2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball team

2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–22 (4–10 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Wierzba
  • Kaitlyn Cresencia
  • Sydni Means
Home arenaHawkins Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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 12, 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

2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jill Harris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Crestview Navarre, FL
G 1 Amoria Neal-Tysor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Lee County Sanford, NC
G/F 4 Cierra Scott 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Sacred Heart Academy Louisville, KY
G 5 Emily Stradling 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St David's Catholic College Wales, England
G 11 Kiana Barkhoff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Palm Harbor University
Arizona 		Kitzingen, Germany
F 13 PJ Wintermyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Vero Beach Vero Beach, FL
F 20 Sierra Votaw 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Harrells Christian Harrells, NC
G/F 21 Shannon Titus 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Northview Johns Creek, GA
G 23 Summer Pahl 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Mary's Kitchener, ON
F 32 Jaron Dougherty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Collins Hill Buford, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular-season polls
Poll Pre-
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19		 Final
AP N/A
Coaches N/A
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received votes
(NR)   Not ranked

References

  1. ^ "2019–20 Women's Basketball Schedule". mercerbears.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.