Mercer Bears
Southern (30-2, 14-0)
Big Wins: 11/10 at UCF (73-64), 12/6 George Washington (61-44), 1/27 at Chattanooga (71-50)
Bad Losses: 11/19 Georgia (54-72), 11/24 vs Western Kentucky (62-67)
Coach: Susie Gardner
Probable Starters:
Kahlia Lawrence, Senior, Guard, 19.2 ppg, 2.1 apg, 5.1 rpg
KeKe Calloway, Junior, Guard, 16.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Sydni Means, Senior, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 8.0 apg, 2.4 spg
Amanda Thompson, Junior, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg
Rachel Selph, Junior, Center, 6.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Key Role Players:
Alex Williams, Senior, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Kayla Potts, Senior, Guard, 4.0 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.7 (73rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 54.9 (13, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.6 (51, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.7 (96, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.9 (251, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.9 (67, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.5 (17, 1)
Rebound Margin: -1.4 (222, 5)
Assists Per Game: 16.6 (25, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.2 (1, 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 3/1
