2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball team

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.

2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2019–20 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Greensboro10–4 .714  21–8  .724
Samford†10–4 .714  15–14  .517
Chattanooga10–4 .714  11–17  .393
Furman8–6 .571  12–11  .522
Wofford8–6 .571  15–14  .517
East Tennessee State4–10 .286  9–20  .310
Mercer4–10 .286  7–22  .241
Western Carolina2–12 .143  5–24  .172
† 2020 SoCon Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

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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