2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball team
Appearance
2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 7–22 (4–10 SoCon) |
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Home arena | Hawkins Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford† | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2020 SoCon Tournament winner As of December 19, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, led by tenth-year head coach Susie Gardner, played their home games at the Hawkins Arena as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 7–22; 4–10 in SoCon play to finish in a tie with East Tennessee State for sixth place.
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
LaGrange | W 74–47 | 1–0 |
Hawkins Arena (1,296) Macon, GA | |||||||
November 8, 2019* 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 |
Western Kentucky | L 62–75 | 1–1 |
Hawkins Arena (1,393) Macon, GA | |||||||
November 13, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Kennesaw State | L 64–92 | 1–2 |
KSU Convocation Center (591) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
November 17, 2019* 2:00 p.m., SEC Network |
at Alabama | L 56–111 | 1–3 |
Coleman Coliseum (1,885) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
November 21, 2019* 7:00 p.m., SEC Network |
at Georgia | L 60-76 | 1–4 |
Stegeman Coliseum (2,230) Athens, GA | |||||||
November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Eastern Kentucky | L 60–61 OT | 1–5 |
Hawkins Arena (1,061) Macon, GA | |||||||
November 29, 2019* 6:30 p.m. |
at Appalachian State | L 68–77 | 1–6 |
Holmes Convocation Center (236) Boone, NC | |||||||
December 1, 2019* 2:00 p.m. |
at South Carolina State | W 66–55 | 2–6 |
SHM Memorial Center (215) Orangeburg, SC | |||||||
December 7, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Georgia Southern | W 62–52 | 3–6 |
Hawkins Arena (1,261) Macon, GA | |||||||
December 15, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Clemson | L 61–65 | 3–7 |
Hawkins Arena (1,484) Macon, GA | |||||||
December 17, 2019* 7:00 p.m., SEC Network |
at Florida | L 50–71 | 3–8 |
O'Connell Center (1,017) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
December 20, 2019* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Gardner–Webb | L 62–65 | 3–9 |
Hawkins Arena (2,272) Macon, GA | |||||||
December 29, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Jacksonville | L 83–87 OT | 3–10 |
Hawkins Arena (1,150) Macon, GA | |||||||
January 2, 2020* 7:00 p.m. |
at Yale | L 60–68 | 3–11 |
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (256) New Haven, CT | |||||||
January 4, 2020* 2:00 p.m. |
at Columbia | L 48–77 | 3–12 |
Levien Gymnasium (587) New York, NY | |||||||
SoCon regular season | |||||||||||
January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Furman | L 49–62 | 3–13 (0–1) |
Timmons Arena (392) Greenville, SC | |||||||
January 11, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Wofford | L 49–77 | 3–14 (0–2) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (767) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 18, 2020 5:30 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Samford | L 64–72 | 3–15 (0–3) |
Pete Hanna Center (397) Homewood, AL | |||||||
January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
East Tennessee State | L 66–72 | 3–16 (0–4) |
Hawkins Arena (1,274) Mercer, GA | |||||||
January 25, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Chattanooga | W 55–48 | 4–16 (1–4) |
Hawkins Arena (1,427) Mercer, GA | |||||||
January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro | L 51–67 | 4–17 (1–5) |
Fleming Gymnasium (475) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
February 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Western Carolina | L 40–51 | 4–18 (1–6) |
Ramsey Center (342) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Wofford | W 54–53 | 5–18 (2–6) |
Hawkins Arena (519) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Furman | W 61–55 | 6–18 (3–6) |
Hawkins Arena (2,172) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 15, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Samford | L 54–60 | 6–19 (3–7) |
Hawkins Arena (1,871) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Chattanooga | L 52–58 | 6–20 (3–8) |
McKenzie Arena (1,494) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
February 22, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at East Tennessee State | L 54–56 | 6–21 (3–9) |
Brooks Gymnasium (705) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Western Carolina | W 60–54 | 7–21 (4–9) |
Hawkins Arena (1,231) Mercer, GA | |||||||
February 29, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UNC Greensboro | L 50–60 | 7–22 (4–10) |
Hawkins Arena (2,197) Mercer, GA | |||||||
SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
March 5, 2020 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(7) | vs. (2) Chattanooga Quarterfinals |
W 66–55 | 8–22 |
U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
March 6, 2020 1:15 p.m., ESPN+ |
(7) | vs. (3) UNC Greensboro Semifinals |
L 73–75 OT | 8–23 |
U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
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Rankings
[edit]Poll | Pre- season |
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Final |
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AP | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | N/A |
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(RV) | Received votes | |
(NR) | Not ranked |
References
[edit]- ^ "2019–20 Women's Basketball Schedule". mercerbears.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.