2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball team

2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball
2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7-22 (4-10 SoCon)
Head coach	Susie Gardner (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Ben Wierzba; Kaitlyn Cresencia; Sydni Means;
Home arena	Hawkins Arena
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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 May 2, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball team represents Mercer University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, led by tenth-year head coach Susie Gardner, play their home games at the Hawkins Arena as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 7-22, 4–10 in the Southern Conference.

Roster[edit]

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

Susie Gardner (Georgia)

Assistant coach(es)

Ben Wierzba (SIU Edwardsville)
Kaitlyn Cresencia (Connecticut College)
Sydni Means (Mercer)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		LaGrange	W 74–47	1–0	Hawkins Arena (1,296) Macon, GA
Nov 8, 2019* 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Western Kentucky	L 62–75	1–1	Hawkins Arena (1,393) Macon, GA
Nov 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	L 64–92	1–2	KSU Convocation Center (591) Kennesaw, GA
Nov 17, 2019* 2:00 pm, SEC Network		at Alabama	L 56–111	1–3	Coleman Coliseum (1,885) Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, SEC Network		at Georgia	L 60-76	1–4	Stegeman Coliseum (2,230) Athens, GA
Nov 24, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 60–61 ^OT	1–5	Hawkins Arena (1,061) Macon, GA
Nov 29, 2019* 6:30 pm		at Appalachian State	L 68–77	1–6	Holmes Convocation Center (236) Boone, NC
Dec 1, 2019* 2:00 pm		at South Carolina State	W 66–55	2–6	SHM Memorial Center (215) Orangeburg, SC
Dec 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern	W 62–52	3–6	Hawkins Arena (1,261) Macon, GA
Dec 15, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Clemson	L 61–65	3–7	Hawkins Arena (1,484) Macon, GA
Dec 17, 2019* 7:00 pm, SEC Network		at Florida	L 50–71	3–8	O'Connell Center (1,017) Gainesville, FL
Dec 20, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Gardner–Webb	L 62–65	3–9	Hawkins Arena (2,272) Macon, GA
Dec 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 83–87 ^OT	3–10	Hawkins Arena (1,150) Macon, GA
Jan 2, 2020* 7:00 pm		at Yale	L 60–68	3–11	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (256) New Haven, CT
Jan 4, 2020* 2:00 pm		at Columbia	L 48–77	3–12	Levien Gymnasium (587) New York City, NY
SoCon Regular Season
Jan 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 49–62	3–13 (0–1)	Timmons Arena (392) Greenville, SC
Jan 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wofford	L 49–77	3–14 (0–2)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (767) Spartanburg, SC
Jan 18, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN3		at Samford	L 64–72	3–15 (0–3)	Pete Hanna Center (397) Homewood, AL
Jan 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		East Tennessee State	L 66–72	3–16 (0–4)	Hawkins Arena (1,274) Mercer, GA
Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Chattanooga	W 55–48	4–16 (1–4)	Hawkins Arena (1,427) Mercer, GA
Jan 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 51–67	4–17 (1–5)	Fleming Gymnasium (475) Greensboro, NC
Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Carolina	L 40–51	4–18 (1–6)	Ramsey Center (342) Cullowhee, NC
Feb 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	W 54–53	5–18 (2–6)	Hawkins Arena (519) Macon, GA
Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Furman	W 61–55	6–18 (3–6)	Hawkins Arena (2,172) Macon, GA
Feb 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Samford	L 54–60	6–19 (3–7)	Hawkins Arena (1,871) Macon, GA
Feb 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	L 52–58	6–20 (3–8)	McKenzie Arena (1,494) Chattanooga, TN
Feb 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at East Tennessee State	L 54–56	6–21 (3–9)	Brooks Gymnasium (705) Johnson City, TN
Feb 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 60–54	7–21 (4–9)	Hawkins Arena (1,231) Mercer, GA
Feb 29, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	L 50–60	7–22 (4–10)	Hawkins Arena (2,197) Mercer, GA
SoCon Tournament
Mar 5, 2020 3:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Chattanooga Quarterfinals	W 66–55	8–22	U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC
Mar 6, 2020 1:15 pm, 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 Time.

Rankings[edit]

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 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[edit]

^ "Mercer University Athletics". MercerBears.com.

[1] "Mercer University Athletics". MercerBears.com.

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