Mercer Bears vs Western Carolina Catamounts
SOCON WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
4-26, 0-14 SoCon
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4-26, 0-14 SoCon
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WCU | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
MER | 16 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 55 |
23-7, 14-0 SoCon
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23-7, 14-0 SoCon
Western Carolina Catamounts
starters |
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bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 34 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | 11 | 5-25 | 1-11 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | 10 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | 3 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
32 | 13-60 | 2-20 | 4-8 | 33 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 9 | |
22% | 10% | 50% |
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 19 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| 24 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | 18 | 7-14 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
55 | 22-55 | 5-9 | 6-8 | 49 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 10 | |
40% | 56% | 75% |
Game Information
Asheville, NC
ESPN+
Referee:Mark McClenney
Referee:Roy Jackson
Referee:Tommi Paris
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 10-4 | - | 20-11 |
| East Tennessee State | 10-4 | - | 18-13 |
| Wofford | 10-4 | - | 16-13 |
| Furman | 9-5 | 1 | 18-13 |
| Mercer | 7-7 | 3 | 17-13 |
| Samford | 6-8 | 4 | 16-19 |
| UNC Greensboro | 4-10 | 6 | 14-16 |
| Western Carolina | 0-14 | 10 | 3-26 |
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