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
Conference	Southern Conference
2019–20 record	7-22 (4-10 SoCon)
Head coach	Susie Gardner (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Ben Wierzba Kaitlyn Cresencia Sydni Means
Home arena	Hawkins Arena

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 January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

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 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

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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

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

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