Mercer women look to repeat as SoCon champs. Here’s the Bears’ 2021-22 schedule
Mercer women’s basketball tipped off its 2021 season against Wake Forest. The Bears lost the opening contest at home 68-55, despite Mercer jumping out to a 19-11 lead in the first quarter.
In addition to Wake Forest, the Bears will take on two Power 5 teams this season including away games at Georgia and Alabama.
The Bears open the season with three straight home games including a meeting Thursday against Appalachian State.
Mercer’s schedule also features home games against Kennesaw State, UAB and UCF.
The team will begin conference play with a pair of home games against ETSU on Jan. 6 and Chattanooga on Jan. 8. The Bears will play UNCG on Jan. 13 in their first conference road game.
Mercer is coming off of a 19-7 record and a SoCon Championship game over Wofford. Mercer received a bid to the NCAA tournament as a 16 seed. The Bears lost 79-53 to South Carolina, a team that reached the Final Four. Mercer had wins over UAB, Western Kentucky and UNC Wilmington last season. In addition to winning the SoCon title over No. 4 Wofford, the Bears beat the No. 7 seed Western Carolina and No. 6 seed Furman.
The Bears will look to once again take home the conference title game and get back into the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in five years.
Mercer’s full schedule:
- Nov. 9 — Wake Forest 68, Merecer 55
- Nov. 11 vs Appalachian State
- Nov. 15 vs Troy
- Nov. 18 at UGA
- Nov. 21 at Gardner Webb
- Nov. 24 at Alabama
- Nov. 26 at South Alabama
- Nov. 29 vs Kennesaw State
- Dec. 3 at Middle Tennessee State
- Dec. 5 at Tennessee State
- Dec. 12 vs UCF
- Dec. 19 vs UAB
- Dec. 21 vs Bethune-Cookman
- Dec. 28 vs UNCW
- Dec. 31 vs Lagrange
- Jan. 6 vs ETSU
- Jan. 8 vs Chattanooga
- Jan. 13 at UNCG
- Jan. 15 at Western Carolina
- Jan. 20 vs Furman
- Jan.22 vs Wofford
- Jan. 29 vs Samford
- Feb. 3 at Chattanooga
- Feb. 5 at ETSU
- Feb. 10 vs Western Carolina
- Feb. 12 vs UNCG
- Feb. 17 at Wofford
- Feb. 19 at Furman
- Feb. 26 at Samford
This story was originally published November 10, 2021 at 12:53 PM.