Mercer Women’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 1, 2021 · CSM Staff
Mercer Bears
Southern (19-6, 10-3)
Big Wins: 12/10 at UAB (71-68), 12/18 at Western Kentucky (71-54), 3/7 Wofford (60-38)
Bad Losses: 1/9 at Samford (69-78), 1/30 Chattanooga (60-69), 2/25 Samford (65-74)
Coach: Susie Gardner
Probable Starters:
Amoria Neal-Tyson, Junior, Guard, 16.9 ppg, 2.1 apg
Jada Lewis, Senior, Guard, 14.2 ppg, 3.5 apg
Shannon Titus, Senior, Guard, 13.0 ppg, 2.8 apg, 7.4 rpg, 1.6 bpg
Jaron Dougherty, Junior, Forward, 16.2 ppg, 9.6 rpg
Allie Thayne, Junior, Forward, 2.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Key Role Players:
Jill Harris, Sophomore, Guard, 2.0 ppg, 3.4 apg
Sierra Votaw, Junior, Forward, 1.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.8 (116th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.6 (59, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.3 (159, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.5 (103, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.6 (276, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.6 (97, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.0 (120, 3)
Rebound Margin: -1.0 (203, 6)
Assists Per Game: 14.3 (94, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.1 (5, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round loss to Iowa |
| 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 3/4
