Mercer Bears
Southern (25-6, 12-2)
Big Wins: 11/22 at Illinois (51-33), 11/25 at Houston (64-60), 2/4 at East Tennessee State (71-56)
Bad Losses: 11/13 at Georgia (64-72), 1/7 Chattanooga (56-74), 2/2 at Chattanooga (50-70)
Coach: Susie Gardner
Probable Starters:
Kahlia Lawrence, Junior, Guard, 18.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Sydni Means, Junior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 6.7 apg, 4.2 rpg, 2.6 spg
Kayla Potts, Junior, Guard, 3.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Amanda Thompson, Sophomore, Forward, 4.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg
Rachel Selph, Sophomore, Center, 5.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Key Role Players:
KeKe Calloway, Sophomore, Guard, 12.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Alex Williams, Junior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg
Linnea Rosendal, Sophomore, Guard, 4.5 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 66.4 (144th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.9 (20, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.7 (134, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.4 (106, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.2 (299, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 29.8 (251, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.6 (85, 2)
Rebound Margin: 1.4 (142, 3)
Assists Per Game: 14.5 (105, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.8 (2, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
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 3/2
