2023–24 Mercer Bears women's basketball team

2023–24 Mercer Bears women's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record15–17 (8–6 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Susie Gardner (14th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jocelyn Brown
  • Lindsay Hieronymus
  • Jordan Walker
  • Ali Trani
Home arenaHawkins Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga † 13 – 1   .929 28 – 5   .848
UNC Greensboro 8 – 6   .571 21 – 12   .636
Wofford 8 – 6   .571 17 – 13   .567
Mercer 8 – 6   .571 15 – 17   .469
East Tennessee State 7 – 7   .500 18 – 12   .600
Samford 6 – 8   .429 14 – 16   .467
Furman 5 – 9   .357 15 – 16   .484
Western Carolina 1 – 13   .071 6 – 24   .200
† 2024 SoCon tournament winner

The 2023–24 Mercer Bears women's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, who were led by 14th-year head coach Susie Gardner, played their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia as members of the Southern Conference. On March 9, 2024, head coach Susie Gardner announced her resignation, after 14 years with the team.[1]

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2022–23 season 12–16, 8–6 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fourth place.[2] They were defeated by UNC Greensboro in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.[3]

Roster

2023–24 Mercer Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Mackenzie Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Young Harris Chattanooga, Tennessee
F 1 Ariana Dyson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Luella High School Griffin, Georgia
G 2 Maria Serracanta 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Escola Sant Nicolau Sabadell, Spain
G 4 Hanna Knoll 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Central Michigan Angola, Indiana
G 5 Deja Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Cleveland State Long Beach, California
G 11 Enjulina Gonzalez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Miami Christian School Miami, Florida
G 12 Cianté Downs 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Gulf Coast State Vaughan, Canada
G 15 Aspen Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Seminole Ridge High School Wellington, Florida
F 20 Stacie Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Kennesaw State Kathleen, Georgia
F 23 Ashlee Locke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Flowery Branch High School Flowery Branch, Georgia
G 24 Briana Peguero 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Trinity Valley Community College Houston, Texas
F 33 Summah Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr North Florida Cairns, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 30, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky L 64–70  0–1
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,387)
Bowling Green, KY
November 9, 2023*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic W 70–62  1–1
 Hawkins Arena (934)
Macon, GA
November 12, 2023*
2:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Clemson L 66–90  1–2
 Littlejohn Coliseum (822)
Clemson, SC
November 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia L 57–77  1–3
 Hawkins Arena (2,372)
Macon, GA
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tulane L 58–64  1–4
 Hawkins Arena (607)
Macon, GA
November 22, 2023*
12:00 pm 		vs. Bowling Green
Savannah Hoops Invitational 		L 38–59  1–5
 Enmarket Arena (123)
Savannah, GA
November 23, 2023*
11:30 am 		vs. Marist
Savannah Hoops Invitational 		W 73–67 OT 2–5
 Enmarket Arena (84)
Savannah, GA
November 25, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charleston Southern L 53–66  2–6
 Buccaneer Field House (102)
North Charleston, SC
November 29, 2023*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charlotte L 58–65  2–7
 Dale F. Halton Arena (733)
Charlotte, NC
December 2, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Austin Peay W 78–75 2OT 3–7
 Hawkins Arena (574)
Macon, GA
December 5, 2023*
7:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Georgia Tech L 60–73  3–8
 McCamish Pavilion (1,353)
Atlanta, GA
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		at North Carolina A&T W 55–52  4–8
 Corbett Sports Center (1,054)
Greensboro, NC
December 17, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville W 74–63  5–8
 Hawkins Arena (63)
Macon, GA
December 21, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State L 78–81  5–9
 Holmes Center (196)
Boone, NC
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bethune–Cookman L 58–60  5–10
 Hawkins Arena (513)
Macon, GA
January 2, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kennesaw State W 70–54  6–10
 Hawkins Arena (483)
Macon, GA
SoCon regular season
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga L 57–66  6–11
(0–1) 		McKenzie Arena (1,446)
Chattanooga, TN
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State L 71–77  6–12
(0–2) 		Brooks Gymnasium (561)
Johnson City, TN
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro W 76–52  7–12
(1–2) 		Hawkins Arena (753)
Macon, GA
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina W 78–44  8–12
(2–2) 		Hawkins Arena (607)
Macon, GA
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford L 64–65  8–13
(2–3) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (414)
Spartanburg, SC
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Furman L 56–58  8–14
(2–4) 		Timmons Arena (518)
Greenville, SC
February 3, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford W 87–59  9–14
(3–4) 		Pete Hanna Center (312)
Homewood, AL
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State W 65–57  10–14
(4–4) 		Hawkins Arena (618)
Macon, GA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chattanooga L 52–61  10–15
(4–5) 		Hawkins Arena (1,627)
Macon, GA
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina W 76–62  11–15
(5–5) 		Ramsey Center (642)
Cullowhee, NC
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 49–69  11–16
(5–6) 		Fleming Gymnasium (396)
Greensboro, NC
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Furman W 55–50  12–16
(6–6) 		Hawkins Arena (473)
Macon, GA
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wofford W 79–74  13–16
(7–6) 		Hawkins Arena (1,272)
Macon, GA
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Samford W 76–69  14–16
(8–6) 		Hawkins Arena (1,072)
Macon, GA
SoCon tournament
March 7, 2024
5:45 pm, ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (5) East Tennessee State
Quarterfinals 		W 67–52  15–16
 Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,029)
Asheville, NC
March 8, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (1) Chattanooga
Semifinals 		L 55–66  15–17
 Harrah's Cherokee Center (–)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Susie Gardner resigns as Mercer women's head basketball coach". 13wmaz.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mercer vs UNC Greensboro Women's Basketball Game Summary - March 2nd, 2023". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Mercer Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2024.