Mercer Women’s Basketball 2019 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 3, 2019 · CSM Staff
Mercer Bears
Southern (25-7, 14-0)
Big Wins: 12/8 Charlotte (57-40), 2/2 at Furman (75-60), 2/23 at Chattanooga (62-56)
Bad Losses: 11/23 vs Memphis (53-59), 1/2 at Jacksonville (66-71), 1/6 Columbia (68-72)
Coach: Susie Gardner
Probable Starters:
KeKe Calloway, Senior, Guard, 17.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.7 apg
Linnea Rosendal, Senior, Guard, 9.0 ppg
Shannon Titus, Sophomore, Guard/Forward, 12.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Amanda Thompson, Senior, Forward, 13.1 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 2.2 spg
Rachel Selph, Senior, Center, 8.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg
Key Role Players:
Jaron Dougherty, Freshman, Forward, 2.1 ppg
Amoria Neal-Tysor, Freshman, Guard, 2.0 ppg
Ally Welch, Senior, Forward, 1.7 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.7 (122nd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.4 (107, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.5 (48, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.7 (114, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.7 (280, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.3 (85, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.8 (165, 6)
Rebound Margin: -0.6 (208, 3)
Assists Per Game: 15.2 (77, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.6 (7, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Georgia |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round loss to Georgia Tech |
| 2015 | WBI | First Round win over Troy |
| 2015 | WBI | Quarterfinal win over Marshall |
| 2015 | WBI | Semifinal loss to Siena |
| 2013 | WBI | First round loss to McNeese State |
*all team stats through 3/7
