11/2/2026 9:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MACON – Mercer forced 23 turnovers and utilized 35 points from its bench as the Bears offset a sluggish first half with a 54.8 percent shooting effort in the second stanza en route to a 69-41 victory over visiting North Greenville in its season opener on Monday evening in Hawkins Arena.
The Bears (1-0) stayed perfect in season openers under head coach
2ND QUARTER
Mercer's offense found its rhythm in the second quarter as the Bears went 7-for-16 from the floor and gained some separation heading into the locker rooms. North Greenville pulled to within a point on Emery Lindsey's triple just more than two minutes into the period, but the Bears responded with a 13-3 run over the next five minutes to run its lead out to double digits. A layup from
3RD QUARTER
The Bears scored the first 11 points of the third quarter to take complete control of the evening, but North Greenville put together a mid-period surge to keep the hosts honest.
4TH QUARTER
Mercer finished out the night strong, shooting 53.3 percent from the field and more than doubling up the Trailblazers in the rebounding column across the last 10 minutes of play. Mercer pushed its lead ba...