Bears Close Out Regular Season at Home

The Mercer Women’s Basketball team will close out its 2019-20 regular season slate with a pair of home games against Western Carolina and UNCG this weekend at Hawkins Arena.

The Bears open the weekend against the Western Carolina on Thursday before taking on UNCG on Saturday. The games are set to tip off at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+.

BEAR NECESSITIES
Date: Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 | 7 p.m.
Teams: Mercer (6-21, 3-9 SoCon) vs. Western Carolina (5-22, 2-10 SoCon)
Location: Macon, Ga. | Hawkins Arena
Live Stats: MercerBears.com/LiveStats
TV: ESPN+
TV Talent: Craig Lawson and Sybil Blalock
Radio: 100.9 “The Creek”, Sports Mic
Radio Talent: Rick Cameron
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_WBB
Game Notes: Mercer | Western Carolina

Date: Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 | 2 p.m.
Teams: Mercer (7-21, 4-9 SoCon) vs. UNCG (20-8, 9-4 SoCon)
Location: Macon, Ga. | Hawkins Arena
Live Stats: MercerBears.com/LiveStats
TV: ESPN+
TV Talent: Craig Lawson and Sybil Blalock
Radio: 100.9 “The Creek”, Sports Mic
Radio Talent: Rick Cameron
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_WBB
Game Notes: Mercer | UNCG

Lending A Helping Hand
Rookie Jill Harris has been one of the most selfless players for the Bears in the 2019-20 season with a team-high 106 assists on the year. The Navarre, Fla., native has more assists than any other freshman in the Southern Conference. Her 10-assist performance against ETSU on Saturday pushed her over the century mark on the season. Harris became the first Mercer freshman to record 100 assists in a season since 2010-11 when Sharnea Boykin accomplished that feat.

Harris’ 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio is the second best in the conference overall and ranks third in the country among freshmen.