Mercer Women’s Basketball 2022 NCAA Tournament Capsule
February 24, 2022 · CSM Staff
Mercer Bears
SoCon (23-6, 13-1)
Big Wins: 11/15 Troy (75-66), 3/6 vs Furman (73-54)
Bad Losses: 11/9 Wake Forest (55-68), 1/20 Furman (66-69)
Coach: Susie Gardner
Probable Starters:
Amoria Neal-Tysor, Senior, Guard, 17.0 ppg, 3.1 apg, 4.4 rpg
Erin Houpt, Freshman, Guard, 9.1 ppg
Shannon Titus, Senior, Guard, 11.8 ppg, 2.8 apg, 6.8 rpg
Allie Thayne, Senior, Forward, 2.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Jaron Dougherty, Senior, Forward, 10.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg
Key Role Players:
Nigeria Harkless, Freshman, Forward, 4.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Lauren McNamara-Clement, Senior, Forward, 1.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 65.1 (164th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 56.9 (43, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.8 (100, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 35.6 (19, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.0 (305, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.9 (11, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.7 (226, 5)
Rebound Margin: -1.8 (240, 6)
Assists Per Game: 12.2 (228, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.6 (51, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to South Carolina |
| 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 3/3
