Mercer Bears vs Samford Bulldogs

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL

15-16, 6-8 SoCon

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Samford SAM	4	16	10	14	44
Mercer MER	22	18	16	25	81

Mercer BearsMercerMER

29-2, 14-0 SoCon

Game Information

Asheville, NC

ESPN3

Referee:Angel Stanton

Referee:Dawn Marsh

Referee:Roy Jackson

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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Notre Dame has reached a multiyear deal with SoFi Technologies that will place the financial service company's brand on the Fighting Irish's jerseys in every sport starting this season, the university announced Tuesday.

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