2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7-22 (4-10 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Susie Gardner (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Wierzba
  • Kaitlyn Cresencia
  • Sydni Means
Home arenaHawkins Arena
2019–20 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Greensboro10–4 .71421–8  .724
Samford†10–4 .71415–14  .517
Chattanooga10–4 .71411–17  .393
Furman8–6 .57112–11  .522
Wofford8–6 .57115–14  .517
East Tennessee State4–10 .2869–20  .310
Mercer4–10 .2867–22  .241
Western Carolina2–12 .1435–24  .172
† 2020 SoCon Tournament winner
As of January 9, 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

2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jill Harris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCrestview Navarre, FL
G 1 Amoria Neal-Tysor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoLee County Sanford, NC
G/F 4 Cierra Scott 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSacred Heart Academy Louisville, KY
G 5 Emily Stradling 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSt David's Catholic College Wales, England
G 11 Kiana Barkhoff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoPalm Harbor University
Arizona		 Kitzingen, Germany
F 13 PJ Wintermyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrVero Beach Vero Beach, FL
F 20 Sierra Votaw 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoHarrells Christian Harrells, NC
G/F 21 Shannon Titus 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrNorthview Johns Creek, GA
G 23 Summer Pahl 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSt. Mary's Kitchener, ON
F 32 Jaron Dougherty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCollins Hill Buford, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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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

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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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. ↑ "Mercer University Athletics". MercerBears.com.
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