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1 GAME SCHEDULE Date Opponent Result/Time 11/10 at UCF W, /12 at Florida Atlantic 2 p.m. 11/16 Georgia Southern 7 p.m. 11/19 Georgia 2 p.m. 11/24 vs. Western Kentucky 6 p.m. 11/26 vs. VCU 4 p.m. 11/30 at Campbell 7 p.m. 12/3 Davidson 2 p.m. 12/6 George Washington 7 p.m. 12/10 at UNC Asheville 1 p.m. 12/17 Winthrop 2 p.m. 12/19 South Carolina State 7 p.m. 12/21 Howard 7 p.m. 12/28 at North Carolina 2 p.m. 12/30 at Charlotte 4 p.m. 1/4 at Wofford* 3 p.m. 1/6 at Furman* 2 p.m. 1/13 at Samford* 3 p.m. 1/18 UNCG* 7 p.m. 1/20 Western Carolina* 2 p.m. 1/25 at ETSU* 7 p.m. 1/27 at Chattanooga* 2 p.m. 2/1 Furman* 5 p.m. 2/3 Wofford* 2 p.m. 2/10 Samford* 2 p.m. 2/15 at Western Carolina* 5 p.m. 2/17 at UNCG* 4 p.m. 2/22 Chattanooga* 7 p.m. 2/24 ETSU* 2 p.m. 3/1-4 SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.) * Southern Conference opponent All Times Eastern and subject to change MERCER BASKETBALL Head Coach...Susie Gardner Assistant Coaches...Tiffany Morton Trelanne M. Powell Ben Wierzba Director of Player Personnel...Kendall Ruff WBB Phone...(478) MERCER COMMUNICATIONS WBB Contact...David Fox Office Phone... (478) Cell Phone...(478) fox_dh@mercer.edu Director/Media Relations...Gerrit Van Genderen Asst. Directors...Will Tharp / David Fox Web Site... Address Mercer University Drive Macon, GA MERCER BEARS (1-0) HEAD COACH: Susie Gardner (Georgia, 1986, 88) CAREER RECORD: (19th Season) RECORD AT MERCER: (8th Season) GARDNER VS. FAU: 1-0 Sunday, November 12, p.m. Boca Raton, Fla. FAU Arena PLAY BY PLAY: Max Ziffer ANALYST: Max Ziffer FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS (0-0) HEAD COACH: Jim Jabir CAREER RECORD: (30th Season) RECORD AT FAU: 0-0 (1st Season) PROBABLE STARTERS NO. NAME 1 SYDNI MEANS PPG RPG NO. NAME G 32 MALIA KENCY PPG RPG (5-5; Sr.; Stone Mountain, Ga.) (5-6; Sr.; Statesboro, Ga.) 24 KAHLIA LAWRENCE G 0 DANNEAL FORD (5-8; Sr.; Columbus, Ga.) (5-9; R-Jr.; Miami, Fla.) 0 KEKE CALLOWAY G F 31 RA KYRA GABRIEL (5-9; Jr. Forsyth, Ga.) (6-2; Jr.; Stockton, Calif.) 2 AMANDA THOMPSON F 15 SASHA CEDENO (5-10; Jr.; Hayesville, N.C.) (6-3; Sr.; Spring, Texas) 34 RACHEL SELPH F 5 RAVEN DOYLE (6-3; Jr.; Eastman, Ga.) (6-2; R-Sr.; Lancaster, Calif.) OFF THE BENCH 5 LAKAITLIN WRIGHT C G 3 JAMARIA WILLIAMS (6-3, Fr., Alamo, Ga.) (5-5; Jr.; Chicago, Ill.) 11 LINNEA ROSENDAL G G 4 TYANA ROBINSON (6-1; Jr.; Stockholm, Sweden) (5-9; R-Fr.; Indianapolis, Ind.) 12 SHANNON TITUS G G 11 RHIANNA-MAE LAING (5-11; Fr.; Johns Creek, Ga.) (5-10; Jr.; Bradford, England) 15 ALLY WELCH F G 13 DACHE WILLIAMS (5-11; Jr.; Cumming, Ga.) (6-2; GS; Bloomfield, Conn.) 20 SHON KITCHENS G G 21 MYKA JOHNSON MATTHEWS (5-7; Sr.; Davisboro, Ga.) (5-8; Jr.; Upper Marlboro, Md.) 22 ALEX WILLIAMS F G 23 ALEXIS COWAN (5-9; Sr.; College Park, Ga.) (5-7; Jr.; Bolingbrook, Ill.) 23 KAYLA POTTS G G 33 NIKA ZYRYANOVA (5-10; Sr.; Rex, Ga.) (5-9; Sr.; Yekaterinburg, Russia) 32 GERMANI ABRAM C F 50 MELINDA MYERS (6-2; So.; Huntsville, Ala.) (6-2; Sr.; Gilbert, Ariz.) Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 1

2 NOTES // MERCER WOMEN S BASKETBALL SOCON PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS Preseason Player of the Year Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer Preseason All-Conference Tianna Tarter, ETSU Cierra Carter, Furman KeKe Calloway, Mercer Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer Sydni Means, Mercer Nadine Soliman, UNCG Hannah Nichols, Samford Lakelyn Bouldin, Chattanooga Keiana Gilbert, Chattanooga Chloe Wanink, Wofford Coaches Preseason Poll Team (1st Place Votes) 1. Mercer (7) 2. Chattanooga 3. UNCG (1) 4. ETSU 5. Furman 6. Samford 7. Wofford 8. Western Carolina Media Preseason Poll Team (First-Place Votes) 1. Mercer (9) 2. Chattanooga (4) 3. ETSU 4. UNCG 5. Furman 6. Samford 7. Wofford 8. Western Carolina NUMBERS TO WATCH 3 Alex Williams needs just three blocks to make it onto Mercer s career Top-10 blocks list. 9 Coach Gardner needs just nine wins to reach milestone win number Kahlia Lawrence needs nine more steals to make it onto Mercer s career steals list. 11 Sydni Means needs just 11 assists to pass Sharnea Boykin for the fourth-most assists in Mercer history. 21 Blocks Rachel Selph needs to move into No. 5 alltime on Mercer s career blocks list. 28 KeKe Calloway needs just 28 three pointers to move into the top five on Mercer s all-time threes list. 51 Linnea Rosendal is 51 three pointers made away from cracking Mercer s Top-5 all-time list. 79 Kahlia Lawrence needs 79 points to pass Briana Williams to move into 8th all-time in Mercer history. 109 Sydni Means is 109 assists away from cracking the top three in career assists in program history. 118 Kahlia Lawrence needs 118 made field goals to reach Mercer s top five list in career field goals made. MERCER PICKED FIRST IN SOCON PRESEASON POLLS After claiming back-to-back regular season Southern Conference titles, the Mercer women s basketball team was selected to finish first in the conference for the campaign in the coaches and media polls. Two-time defending SoCon Player of the Year Kahlia Lawrence was tabbed as the league s Preseason Player of the Year and joined teammates Sydni Means and KeKe Calloway on the Preseason All-Conference Team. Mercer finished the season with a 25-7 mark, setting a program record for the most wins in a season in the NCAA Division I era. The Bears have collected at least 20 wins in four of the last five seasons. Mercer earned a bid to the WNIT after winning the SoCon regular season title and finishing as the runner-up at the conference tournament. Lawrence led Mercer with 18.0 points per contest last year en route to being named the Georgia Women s College Player of the Year. In just three seasons, Lawrence has accumulated 1,639 career points to rank ninth-all-time in program history. Lawrence also added 4.9 boards per game, while contributing with 56 assists and 49 steals. Means has emerged as one of the league s premier point guards, finishing last season with averages of 10.9 points and 6.8 assists per game. Means finished the season with a 3.54 assist-to-turnover ratio, ranking third in the NCAA. Calloway finished the season second in scoring for the Bears, averaging 12.3 points per game. Calloway knocked down a team-high 68 threes, while also adding 3.9 assists per contest and 36 steals throughout the season. BEARS RANKED NO. 15 IN MID-MAJOR PRESEASON POLL The Bears were voted No. 15 in the CollegeInsider.com Women s Mid-Major Top 25 Preseason Poll. Mercer joins No. 22 Chattanooga as the only two SoCon teams to be ranked in the preseason poll, which is made up of head coaches from 31 mid-major programs. GARDNER AT MERCER Susie Gardner is in her eighth season at the helm of the Mercer Bears. Gardner has led the Bears to a record. Gardner s squads have gone over the last three seasons, posting three consecutive 20- plus win seasons. ROARING TWENTIES Mercer finished the season with a 25-7 record marking the third consecutive 20-plus win season. The Bears have recorded at least 20 wins in four of the last five seasons. Mercer s 25 wins last season set a program record for the most wins in the NCAA Division I era. Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 2

3 NOTES // MERCER WOMEN S BASKETBALL GARDNER AT MERCER Susie Gardner is in her eighth season at the helm of the Mercer Bears. Gardner has led the Bears to a record. Gardner s squads have gone over the last three seasons, posting three consecutive 20- plus win seasons. POSTSEASON PLAY Mercer earned a bid to the WNIT after winning the SoCon regular season championship and finishing as the runner-up at the conference tournament. This was Mercer s third time playing in the WNIT and second in a row. The season was the third consecutive season that Mercer has played in a postseason tournament, as the Bears competed in the WBI at the end of the season and made it all the way to the semifinal round. This was the fourth time in five seasons that Gardner has led Mercer to postseason play, as the Bears also played in the 2013 WBI. LAST TIME OUT Mercer opened its season with a strong statement win over UCF, The Bears claimed the 5-4 advantage and never looked back en route to the nine-point victory. Mercer built its lead to a game-high 24 points on two occasions. Kahlia Lawrence finished the game with a game-high 26 points for Mercer, knocking down 10 shots from the field. KeKe Calloway added 16 points, including burying five triples in the process. Sydni Means etched her fourth career double-double on 15 points and 12 assists. SERIES HISTORY The Bears are all-time against the Owls heading into the 36th meeting. The two foes met last season in Hawkins Arena with the Bears clipping the Owls, Lawrence finished the contest with 34 points on shooting from the field. Means added a 14-point, eight-assists performance for the Bears in the rout over Florida Atlantic. THE OWL VISION Florida Atlantic is under the new direction of head coach, Jim Jabir. Jabir inherits a young program that saw only six of its 13 players record stats last season. The Owls proved to be accurate from beyond the arc, finishing in the top third of the NCAA in triples made (195) and threes made per game (6.7) Sasha Cedeno remained FAU s leading scorer for the majority of the season, averaging 9.8 points per game overall. The junior had a team-leading 23 steals on the year and 49 3-pointers on 36 percent shooting. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Team SoCon Overall ETSU Mercer UNCG Chattanooga Furman Wofford Samford Western Carolina UPCOMING SOCON GAMES Sunday, November 12 Mercer at Florida Atlantic 2 p.m. Wofford at Georgia 2 p.m. Greensboro College at UNCG 2 p.m. ETSU at Tennessee 2 p.m. College of Charleston at Furman 2 p.m. UNC Asheville at Western Carolina 2 p.m. Samford at Arkansas 3 p.m. Monday, November 13 UCF at Chattanooga 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 14 UNCG at Coastal Carolina 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 15 Eastern Kentucky at Western Carolina 12 p.m. Chattanooga at Stetson 5 p.m. ETSU at Appalachian State 6 p.m. Davidson at Furman 7 p.m. Thursday, November 16 Southern Wesleyan at Wofford 7 p.m. Georgia Southern at Mercer 7 p.m. Friday, November 17 Rhode Island at Samford 7 p.m. Tennessee Tech at ETSU 7 p.m. Saturday, November 18 Presbyterian at Chattanooga 11 a.m. Kennesaw State at Furman 2 p.m. UNCG at Eastern Kentucky 6 p.m. Sunday, November 19 Duquesne at ETSU 1 p.m. Georgia at Mercer 2 p.m. Wofford at South Carolina 3 p.m. Alabama State at Samford 3 p.m. Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 3

4 NOTES // MERCER WOMEN S BASKETBALL BEARS IN THE RANKINGS ( Season) Category Total SoCon National Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Pct. Defense point FG Percentage point FG Pct. Defense Free Throw Percentage Rebounds Per Game Rebound Margin Blocks Per Game Assists Assists Per Game Assist/Turnover Ratio Fewest Turnovers Turnovers Per Game Steals Steals Per Game Turnover Margin Turnovers Forced Individual Rankings Points Per Game Total SoCon National Kahlia Lawrence Field Goal Pct. Total SoCon National Alex Williams N/A Three-Point FGs Per Game Total KeKe Calloway 2.1 SoCon 4 National N/A Free Throw Pct. Total SoCon National Kahlia Lawrence Total Points Total SoCon National Kahlia Lawrence Assist/Turnover Ratio Total SoCon National Sydni Means Total Assists Total SoCon National Sydni Means Assists Per Game Total SoCon National Sydni Means Total Steals Total SoCon National Sydni Means Steals Per Game Total SoCon National Sydni Means Total Blocks Total SoCon National Alex Williams 20 5 N/A Blocks Per Game Total SoCon National Alex Williams N/A TALE OF THE (STAT) TAPE STATS Statistic MER FAU Points Per Game Opp. Point Per Game Scoring Margin Field Goal Pct Opp. Field Goal Pct Point Pct Pointers Per Game Opp. 3-Point Pct Free Throw Pct Free Throws Made Per Game Rebounds Per Game Opp. Rebound Per Game Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Assist-to-Turnover Ratio Turnover Margin Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game SERIES HISTORY MERCER LEADS OVERALL: FLORIDA ATLANTIC LEADS IN BOCA RATON MERCER LEADS LAST 10 MEETINGS: /1/03 W Macon /8/04 W at Boca Raton /28/04 W Macon /22/05 L at Boca Raton /10/05 W Macon /2/06 W Macon /12/06 L at Boca Raton /10/06 L Neutral /18/09 W Macon /18/16 W Macon Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 4

5 ROSTER // MERCER WOMEN S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown / Previous School 0 KeKe Calloway G 5-9 Jr. Forsyth, Ga. / Mary Persons HS 1 Sydni Means G 5-5 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga. / Greater Atlanta Christian School 2 Amanda Thompson F 5-10 Jr. Hayesville, N.C. / Hayesville HS 5 LaKaitlin Wright C 6-3 Fr. Alamo, Ga. / Wheeler County HS 11 Linnea Rosendal G/F 6-1 Jr. Stockholm, Sweden / Blackberg Basket 12 Shannon Titus G/F 5-11 Fr. Johns Creek, Ga. / Northview HS 15 Ally Welch F 5-11 Jr. Cumming, Ga. / South Forsyth HS 20 Shon Kitchens G 5-7 Sr. Davisboro, Ga. / Washington County HS 22 Alex Williams F 5-9 Sr. College Park, Ga. / Woodward Academy 23 Kayla Potts G 5-10 Sr. Rex, Ga. / Forest Park HS 24 Kahlia Lawrence G 5-8 Sr. Columbus, Ga. / Kendrick HS 32 Germani Abram C 6-2 So. Huntsville, Ala. / Columbia HS 34 Rachel Selph C 6-3 Jr. Eastman, Ga. / Dodge County HS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. 32 Germani Abram C 6-2 So. 0 KeKe Calloway G 5-9 Jr. 20 Shon Kitchens G 5-7 Sr. 24 Kahlia Lawrence G 5-8 Sr. 1 Sydni Means G 5-5 Sr. 23 Kayla Potts G 5-10 Sr. 11 Linnea Rosendal G/F 6-1 Jr. 34 Rachel Selph C 6-3 Jr. 2 Amanda Thompson F 5-10 Jr. 12 Shannon Titus G/F 5-11 Fr. 15 Ally Welch F 5-11 Jr. 22 Alex Williams F 5-9 Sr. 5 LaKaitlin Wright C 6-3 Fr. STAFF Head Coach...Susie Gardner Assistant Coaches...Tiffany Morton, Trelanne M. Powell, Ben Wierzba Dir. of Player Personnel...Kendall Ruff Athletic Trainer...Evan Cherone Graduate Assistants... Brooklyn Taylor Erin Horne PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Germani Abram Germany Kahlia Lawrence Kuh-LEE-uh Linnea Rosendal Li-NEE-uh ROW-zen-doll Trelanne M. Powell TRUH-lane Ben Wierzba WEERZ-buh Roster Breakdown By Class: Seniors... 5 Shon Kitchens, Kahlia Lawrence, Sydni Means, Kayla Potts, Alex Williams Juniors... 5 KeKe Calloway, Linnea Rosendal, Rachel Selph, Amanda Thompson, Ally Welch Sophomores...1 Germani Abram Freshmen... 2 Shannon Titus, LaKaitlin Wright By Position: Guard... 7 KeKe Calloway, Shon Kitchens, Kahlia Lawrence, Sydni Means, Kayla Potts, Linnea Rosendal, Shannon Titus Foward... 3 Amanda Thompson, Ally Welch, Alex Williams Center... 3 Germani Abram, Rachel Selph, LaKaitlin Wright By State: Alabama... 1 Georgia North Carolina... 1 Sweden... 1 Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 5

6 RADIO/TV SPOTTER S CHART // MERCER WOMEN S BASKETBALL 0 KeKe Calloway 1 Sydni Means 5 LaKaitlin Wright 6-3 Fr. C Alamo, Ga. 6-1 Jr. G Stockholm, Sweden 22 Alex Williams 23 Kayla Potts 5-9 Jr. G Forsyth, Ga. 5-5 Sr. G Stone Mountain, Ga. 12 Shannon Titus 15 Ally Welch 20 Shon Kitchens 5-7 Sr. G Davisboro, Ga. 5-9 Sr. F College Park, Ga. 24 Kahlia Lawrence 32 Germani Abram 34 Rachel Selph 5-10 Fr. G Johns Creek, Ga Jr. F Cumming, Ga. 5-8 Sr. G Columbus, Ga. Susie Gardner Head Coach 8th Season 11 Linnea Rosendal 2 Amanda Thompson 5-10 Jr. F Hayesville, N.C. 6-2 So. C Huntsville, Ala. Tiffany Morton Assistant Coach 3rd Season 5-10 Sr. G Rex, Ga. 6-3 Jr. C Eastman, Ga. Trelanne M. Powell Assistant Coach 3rd Season Ben Wierzba Assistant Coach 3rd Season Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 6

7 HEAD COACH SUSIE GARDNER// MERCER WOMEN S BASKETBALL Susie Gardner Head Coach 19th Season Overall 8th Season at Mercer Georgia 86, 88 Mercer University named veteran NCAA Division I coach Susie Gardner as the school s 10th women s basketball head coach on June 24, With nearly 300 Division I wins to her resume, Coach Gardner has transformed Mercer into one of the premier mid-major programs in the southeast. During the season, Gardner led the Bears to a 25-7 overall record, a SoCon Regular Season Championship for the second consecutive season and an appearance in the SoCon Tournament Championship game. Mercer earned a WNIT berth, competing in the postseason for the third consecutive season. The team s 25 wins set a program record for the most wins in a season in the NCAA DI era, surpassing the previous record of 24 set in The Bears finished 12-2 in SoCon action for the second year in-a-row. Mercer led the conference in several categories, including scoring offense (65.8), scoring defense (56.7), scoring margin (9.1), assists per game (14.3), steals per game (9.5), turnover margin (7.5) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.5). The Bears assist-toturnover ratio ranked third nationally, trailing only UConn and Baylor. Mercer claimed the Player of the Year honor for the third consecutive season as Kahlia Lawrence repeated as SoCon Player of the Year in Lawrence was joined by teammate Sydni Means on the SoCon All-Conference First Team. Lawrence finished second in the conference in scoring with 18.0 points per game, while Means led the league in assists (216), assists per game (6.8), assist-to-turnover ratio (3.50) and steals (80), while ranking third nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio and 11th in total assists. Prior to the start of the season, Gardner authored a children s book to help promote children s literacy titled 1, 2, 3 Team!. The book, which touches on teamwork and how to be a good teammate, is geared towards readers ages four to eight. Gardner was named a finalist for the Georgia Author of the Year Award in the Children s Book category. In the campaign, Gardner was named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year after leading a young Mercer team to a 24-9 record, a SoCon Regular Season Championship and an appearance in the SoCon Tournament Championship game. The Bears also earned a WNIT berth, squaring off against Georgia Tech. Mercer s 24 wins set a program record at the time for the most wins in a single season. Mercer went 12-2 in league games and highlights included snapping Chattanooga s 52-game SoCon winning streak and setting a new margin of victory record in University Center with an win over Wofford. Mercer led the SoCon in several categories, including scoring margin (8.2), assists per game (13.7) and turnovers per game (11.5) and ranked sixth nationally in turnovers per game. In just its second season in the SoCon, Mercer once again claimed the Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year awards, as Kahlia Lawrence and Linnea Rosendal capped Mercer s postseason honors. Lawrence was also named to the SoCon All-Conference First Team, while Rosendal and KeKe Calloway were selected to the All-Freshman Team. Lawrence finished the season second in the SoCon with 18.0 points per game, while Sydni Means led the league in assists (189), assists per game (5.7), assist-toturnover ratio (2.91) and steals (80), while ranking sixth nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio. In her fifth season at the helm of the Mercer women s basketball program, Gardner led the Bears to a record, the second time in three years that the Orange and Black had posted 20+ wins. Mercer also registered a 9-5 record in Southern Conference play and advanced to the semifinals of the SoCon tournament in the school s first year in the league. Mercer s appearance in the WBI Tournament was the second time under Coach Gardner and just the second time since the season that the Bears have played in the postseason. Mercer also recorded its third consecutive winning season, the first time in program history since joining the NCAA in Senior Precious Bridges was named the SoCon Player of the Year, having finished the season with a league-leading 20.5 points per game. Bridges led Mercer in points, points per game, minutes, assists and steals, while ranking fifth for the Bears in rebounds. She also became the first player in SoCon history to earn Player of the Month honors in four consecutive months. Kahlia Lawrence was named Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 7

8 HEAD COACH SUSIE GARDNER // MERCER WOMEN S BASKETBALL the SoCon Freshman of the Year after leading league freshmen in points per game and ranking fifth in rebounds per game. In her fourth season at Mercer, Gardner directed her team to a overall record, a 9-9 mark in A-Sun play and a trip to the A-Sun Championship Semifinals game. Three of the Bears nonconference wins came against current Southern Conference foes in - Western Carolina, Furman and Samford. In A-Sun play, Mercer won four of its final five games of the regular season and routed Jacksonville, 59-36, in the first round of the A-Sun Championship Tournament. Teanna Robinson highlighted Mercer s individual achievements for the season, having been named the A-Sun Defensive Player of the Year. Robinson tallied 312 rebounds and 114 blocks, while adding 177 points. The junior s 114 blocks set a new Mercer record, almost doubling the previous mark. Additionally, Kendra Grant was named to the A-Sun All-Conference Second Team and Kate Alemann was an Academic All-Conference Selection. The campaign represented year three for Gardner at Mercer and the results reflected all the work put in by Gardner and her staff to turn the Bears program around. Mercer posted a overall record for the program s first 20-win season since the campaign. The Orange and Black went 13-5 during A-Sun Conference play, setting a new program record for most league wins in a single-season. The Bears captivated the nation from early January to late February when they went on a 12-game winning streak, the longest for the program since the edition of the Bears won 14 consecutive games as a Division II member. Aided by the second-biggest turnaround in the country, based on total wins, Mercer capped off the season by earning the No. 1 seed in the 2013 Women s Basketball Invitational for its first appearance in a nationally sponsored postseason tournament since Season-by-Season AUSTIN PEAY: (.546) Season Record ARKANSAS: (.542) Season Record MERCER: (.516) Season Record OVERALL: (.534) Several Bears also achieved significant individual achievements under Gardner s direction during the season. Sophomore Precious Bridges and junior Kendra Grant were both named to the A-Sun All-Conference first team, the first time two Bears have made the first team since Andrea Congreaves and Jaana Sintonen were recognized in Bridges averaged 16.8 points per game to capture the A-Sun Conference scoring title, making the season the third-straight campaign a Mercer player has led the A-Sun in scoring. Lastly, junior point guard Sharnea Boykin led the A-Sun and ranked fourth in the nation averaging 7.4 assists per game. The season saw eight of Gardner s recruits make their Division I collegiate debuts with Mercer. In year two under Gardner the Bears finished 6-23, but the Bears overall record was not indicative of the significant improvements they made throughout the campaign. Mercer went on the road and beat a top mid-major program at High Point on Nov. 25, 2012 and won four games at home which is the most since the Bears were victorious in seven home tilts back in The Bears placed two players on Atlantic Sun All-Conference squads, with sophomore Briana Williams landing on the second team after leading the league in scoring for the second-straight season and freshman Precious Bridges represented Mercer on the All-Freshman team. Junior forward Ry van Buchanan showed well in her first season in Macon, finishing second on the team and tied for 15th in the A-Sun Conference averaging 10.8 points per game. Junior Alex Phillips tied for third in the A-Sun with 1.4 blocks per game and tied for ninth with 6.7 rebounds per game while Bridges paced the squad and ranked ninth in the A-Sun by averaging 31.8 minutes per game. In her first year at Mercer, Gardner faced what she describes as her greatest challenge in 18 years of coaching at the Division I level. Her first team at Mercer was the third-youngest team in Division I basketball the 12-player roster featured a combined seven years of collegiate playing experience prior to the season. Mercer finished 2-27, a tally that doesn t represent the growth the team experienced under Gardner s direction. The team suffered numerous heartbreaking losses, dropping nine games by six points or less. Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 8

9 The season did produce several bright spots, as freshman Briana Williams landed Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year, Second Team All-Atlantic Sun team and A-Sun All-Freshman Team honors. Freshman guard Sharnea Boykin led the conference in both minutes played and assists and sophomore Alex Phillips increased her scoring average from 1.8 to 7.5 points per game. Before arriving at Mercer, Gardner spent the three previous campaigns ( ) as an assistant coach at the University of Florida. She joined the Gators after four seasons ( ) as the head coach at the University of Arkansas to give her seven seasons as a coach in the Southeastern Conference, regarded by many as the toughest college women s basketball league in the nation. At Florida, the 2009 Gators advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament with Gardner on staff. Likewise, UF sandwiched that with WNIT appearances in 2008 and 2010 (advancing to the round of 16 during Gardner s first year and to the second round in 2010). With Gardner at the Razorbacks helm in , Arkansas earned a trip to the WNIT tournament. Prior to that, she had the SEC Player of the Year in Arkansas was a combined during Gardner s tenure and her team raced out to the best SEC start in the Lady Hogs program history. Gardner cut her teeth as a Division I head coach at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., where she had a highly successful seven-season run ( ) and was The Lady Govs accomplishments during that period included three Ohio Valley Conference tournament championships (2001, 2002 & 2003), and OVC regular season title (2003) and three NCAA postseason berths (2001, 2002 & 2003). Gardner was tabbed as the OVC Coach of the Year in She also produced the OVC Player of the Year in both 2003 and 2004, with her players also garnering the league s Freshman of the Year awards twice (2000 and 2001). From , Gardner was the assistant coach at Western Athletic Conference power San Diego State University. In her three seasons with the Aztecs, she was a part of a program that won three-consecutive WAC tournament championships and, subsequently, also made three NCAA tourney appearances. SDSU was with Gardner on staff and garnered two WAC regular season crowns in 1994 and Gardner is no stranger to middle Georgia or the Southeast region, having spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at the University of Georgia ( ) following a highly-successful four-year career for the Bulldogs under legendary head coach Andy Landers. UGA made the NCAA Final Four in 1983 and 1985 with Gardner on the squad including a national runner-up finish in and reached the NCAA tournament both of her years as a graduate assistant, as well. The Bulldogs won the SEC title in 1983, 1984 and 1986 as Gardner played alongside other noteworthy Georgia players like Teresa Edwards, Janet Harris and Katrina McClain. Gardner was a member of the 1983 Sports Festival South Team which earned a gold medal. She was also a member of the USA s Select Team which competed in Canada. Gardner earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia in 1986, followed by a Master of Education degree in Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 9

10 ASSISTANT COACHES // MERCER WOMEN S BASKETBALL Tiffany Morton Assistant Coach 3rd Season at Mercer Wisconsin-Whitewater 09, 12 Responsibilities include recruiting, working with Mercer s post players, financial aid and student assistance liaison and working with the Full Court Press Booster Club Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Mercer Coached the Bears to rank second in the conference in rebounds per game (37.8) Assistant Coach, Mercer Coached center Rachel Selph, who tallied 43 blocks, ranking second in the Southern Conference and earning the freshman a spot on Mercer s single-season blocks leaderboard Assistant Coach, Wagner College Aided in the development of Jasmine Nwajei, who finished the year second in the NCAA in scoring (24.8 ppg) Graduate Assistant, LSU Assistant Coach, Montevallo Graduate Assistant, Wisconsin-Whitewater Trelanne M. Powell Assistant Coach 3rd Season at Mercer Columbus State 04, 08 Responsibilities include recruiting, working with Mercer s defense, and serving as the program s academic liaison Assistant Coach, Mercer Coached the Mercer defense that ranked first in the conference in points allowed per game (56.7) and first in steals (305) Assistant Coach, Mercer Coached a Mercer defense that ranked second in the SoCon in steals (297) and third in the conference in turnovers forced (17.15 per game) Head Assistant Coach, Francis Marion Head Coach, Chattahoochee Valley Community College ACCC Southern Conference Coach of the Year 2014 ACCC Southern Conference Championship 2013 ACCC Southern Conference runner-up finish Coached 2014 ACCC Southern Conference Player of the Year, Braxtyn Talton Assistant Coach, Chattahoochee Valley Community College 2011 ACCC Southern Conference regular season championship Graduate Assistant, Columbus State Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 10

11 ASSISTANT COACHES // MERCER WOMEN S BASKETBALL Ben Wierzba Assistant Coach 3rd Season at Mercer SIU Edwardsville 99 Responsibilities include recruiting, working with Mercer s offense and scheduling Assistant Coach, Mercer Helped Mercer to finish first in the conference in scoring offense (65.8), assists per game (14.3) and scoring margin (9.1) Assistant Coach, Mercer Coached Mercer s offense, which finished the season ranked second in the Southern Conference with 64.5 points per game and third with a 40.1 field goal percentage Assistant Coach, SIU Edwardsville men s basketball Head Coach, Illinois-Springfield men s basketball Three Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament appearances Coached three all-conference team players and two all-defensive team members Assistant Coach, Evansville men s basketball Assistant Coach, SIU Edwardsville men s basketball Assistant Coach, Lewis University men s basketball Director of Basketball Operations, United States Military Academy men s basketball Assistant Coach, St. Joseph s College men s basketball Graduate Assistant, North Dakota Kendall Ruff Director of Player Personnel 1st Season Arkansas, Responsibilities include coordinating the team s travel, the Bear Cub program and community service efforts present - Director of Player Personnel Assist Head Women s Basketball Coach in all phases of the operation of the program Involved in video editing, budget, team travel, team events, on-campus recruiting and marketing Graduate Assistant, University of Arkansas Supervised student managers and scout team members Assist team s Director of Operations with team & individual camps Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 11

12 SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS // MERCER WOMEN S BASKETBALL No. 0 KeKe Calloway G, 5-9, Jr., Forsyth, Ga. / Mary Persons HS 16 at UCF (11/10/17)...Points vs. Chattanooga (3/1/17) 5 at UCF (11/10/17)...FG Made at Georgia (11/13/16) 13 at UCF (11/10/17)... FG Attempted... 22, 2x, last at Georgia Tech (12/7/16) 5 at UCF (11/10/17)...3-Point FG Made...7 vs. Chattanooga (3/1/17) 9 at UCF (11/10/17)... 3-Point FG Attempted...14 vs. Chattanooga (3/1/17) 1 at UCF (11/10/17)... Free Throws Made... 6 at Houston (11/25/16) 2 at UCF (11/10/17)...Free Throws Attempted... 6 at Houston (11/25/16) 3 at UCF (11/10/17)...Rebounds...9 vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/15) N/A...Assists... 4, 4x, last vs. West Georgia (12/10/16) N/A... Blocks...3 at Alabama (3/16/17) N/A...Steals...5 at Houston (11/25/16) 33 at UCF (11/10/17)...Minutes vs. Wofford (1/21/17) No. 1 Sydni Means G, 5-5, Sr., Stone Mountain, Ga. / Greater Atlanta Christian School 15 at UCF (11/10/17)...Points...25, 2x, last vs. Furman (3/4/16) 4 at UCF (11/10/17)...FG Made... 8, 4x, last at Wofford (2/16/17) 6 at UCF (11/10/17)... FG Attempted vs. Samford (3/3/17) N/A...3-Point FG Made...1, 7x, last at Alabama (3/16/17) N/A... 3-Point FG Attempted...4 vs. Chattanooga (1/7/17) 7 at UCF (11/10/17)... Free Throws Made...14 vs. Samford (1/28/17) 8 at UCF (11/10/17)...Free Throws Attempted...16 vs. Samford (1/28/17) N/A...Rebounds...10, 2x, last vs. Samford (3/3/17) 12 at UCF (11/10/17)...Assists vs. Furman (1/19/17) N/A... Blocks... 2 vs. Georgia Southern (11/20/15) 2 at UCF (11/10/17)...Steals...7, 2x, last at Georgia Southern (11/29/16) 37 at UCF (11/10/17)...Minutes...40, 10x, last vs. Samford (3/3/17) No. 2 Amanda Thompson F, 5-10, Jr., Hayesville, N.C. / Hayesville HS N/A...Points...12 vs. Kennesaw State (12/3/16) N/A...FG Made... 5 vs. Kennesaw State (12/3/16) 1 at UCF (11/10/17)... FG Attempted...10, 3x, last vs. Kennesaw St. (12/3/16) N/A...3-Point FG Made... 2 vs. Georgia Southern (11/20/15) N/A... 3-Point FG Attempted...3 at Georgia (12/2/15) N/A... Free Throws Made... 4 at Kennesaw State (12/5/15) N/A...Free Throws Attempted...4, 6x, last at Houston (11/25/16) 5 at UCF (11/10/17)...Rebounds...16 vs. Kennesaw State (12/3/16) 1 at UCF (11/10/17)...Assists... 5 vs. College of Charleston (12/30/15) N/A... Blocks...3 vs. Samford (1/28/17) N/A...Steals... 4 at Illinois (11/22/16) 29 at UCF (11/10/17)...Minutes vs. Kennesaw State (12/3/16) No. 5 LaKaitlin Wright C, 6-3, Fr., Alamo, Ga. / Wheeler County HS N/A...Points...N/A N/A...FG Made...N/A N/A... FG Attempted...N/A N/A...3-Point FG Made...N/A N/A... 3-Point FG Attempted...N/A N/A... Free Throws Made...N/A N/A...Free Throws Attempted...N/A N/A...Rebounds...N/A N/A...Assists...N/A N/A... Blocks...N/A N/A...Steals...N/A N/A...Minutes...N/A Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 12

13 SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS // MERCER WOMEN S BASKETBALL No. 11 Linnea Rosendal G, 6-1, Jr., Stockholm Sweden / Blackeberg Basket N/A...Points...22 vs. College of Charleston (12/30/15) N/A...FG Made...7, 3x, last at ETSU (2/18/16) 2 at UCF (11/10/17)... FG Attempted...18 vs. College of Charleston (12/30/15) N/A...3-Point FG Made... 7 vs. College of Charleston (12/30/15) 2 at UCF (11/10/17)... 3-Point FG Attempted...17 vs. College of Charleston (12/30/15) N/A... Free Throws Made...2, 6x, last at Samford (2/25/17) N/A...Free Throws Attempted...3 at Furman (1/30/16) 2 at UCF (11/10/17)...Rebounds...6 at Georgia Tech (3/17/15) 1 at UCF (11/10/17)...Assists... 5 vs. Paine (12/31/16) N/A... Blocks... 1, 12x, last vs. ETSU (1/5/17) N/A...Steals... 2 vs. Western Carolina (2/4/16) 5 at UCF (11/10/17)...Minutes... 34, 2x, last vs. Kennesaw State (12/3/16) No. 12 Shannon Titus G, 5-10, Fr., Johns Creek, Ga. / Shelton State CC N/A...Points...N/A N/A...FG Made...N/A N/A... FG Attempted...N/A N/A...3-Point FG Made...N/A N/A... 3-Point FG Attempted...N/A N/A... Free Throws Made...N/A N/A...Free Throws Attempted...N/A N/A...Rebounds...N/A N/A...Assists...N/A N/A... Blocks...N/A N/A...Steals...N/A N/A...Minutes...N/A No. 15 Ally Welch F, 5-11, Jr., Cumming, Ga. / South Forsyth HS N/A...Points...2, 10x, last vs. Paine (12/31/16) N/A...FG Made...1, 10x, last vs. Paine (12/31/16) N/A... FG Attempted... 5 vs. Faulkner (12/14/15) N/A...3-Point FG Made...N/A N/A... 3-Point FG Attempted...N/A N/A... Free Throws Made... 1 vs. Paine (12/31/16) N/A...Free Throws Attempted... 2 vs. Paine (12/31/16) N/A...Rebounds... 7 vs. Paine (12/31/16) N/A...Assists...3 at Tennessee Tech (11/16/15) N/A... Blocks... 1 vs. Paine (12/31/16) N/A...Steals... 1, 7x, last vs. Paine (12/31/16) N/A...Minutes vs. West Georgia (12/10/16) No. 20 Shon Kitchens G, 5-7, Sr., Davisboro, Ga. / Washington County HS N/A...Points...7 vs. Western Carolina (2/9/17) N/A...FG Made...3 vs. Western Carolina (2/9/17) N/A... FG Attempted...5 vs. Faulkner (12/13/15) N/A...3-Point FG Made...N/A N/A... 3-Point FG Attempted...3 vs. Faulkner (12/13/15) N/A... Free Throws Made... 3, 2x, last vs. Faulkner (12/13/15) N/A...Free Throws Attempted...6 vs. Coastal Georgia (11/13/15) N/A...Rebounds... 4 vs. Faulkner (12/13/15) N/A...Assists...2 vs. Coastal Georgia (11/13/15) N/A... Blocks...1 vs. West Georgia (12/10/16) N/A...Steals...3 vs. Howard (11/29/15) N/A...Minutes...19 vs. Faulkner (12/13/15) Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 13

14 SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS // MERCER WOMEN S BASKETBALL No. 22 Alex Williams F, 5-9, Sr., College Park, Ga. / Woodward Academy 4 at UCF (11/10/17)...Points vs. ETSU (1/5/17) 2 at UCF (11/10/17)...FG Made...9 vs. Furman (1/19/17) 3 at UCF (11/10/17)... FG Attempted vs. ETSU (1/5/17) N/A...3-Point FG Made...N/A N/A... 3-Point FG Attempted...N/A N/A... Free Throws Made vs. Western Carolina (2/9/15) N/A...Free Throws Attempted...12 vs. Western Carolina (2/9/15) 2 at UCF (11/10/17)...Rebounds...15 at UNCG (1/12/17) 1 at UCF (11/10/17)...Assists...3, 2x, last at Siena (3/25/15) N/A... Blocks... 3, 3x, last vs. Emmanuel (11/11/16) 3 at UCF (11/10/17)...Steals...6, 2x, last at Furman (2/18/17) 24 at UCF (11/10/17)...Minutes at Jacksonville State (12/29/14) No. 23 Kayla Potts G, 5-10, Sr., Rex, Ga. / Forest Park HS 2 at UCF (11/10/17)...Points... 10, 2x, last vs. West Georgia (12/10/16) 1 at UCF (11/10/17)...FG Made...5 vs. West Georgia (12/10/16) 2 at UCF (11/10/17)... FG Attempted...8, 2x, last vs. West Georgia (12/10/16) N/A...3-Point FG Made...2 vs. Coastal Georgia (11/13/15) N/A... 3-Point FG Attempted...5 vs. Faulkner (12/13/15) N/A... Free Throws Made...4, 2x, last vs. Samford (1/28/17) N/A...Free Throws Attempted... 5, 2x, last vs. Faulkner (12/13/15) 1 at UCF (11/10/17)...Rebounds...9 at Georgia Southern (11/29/16) N/A...Assists...5 vs. Faulkner (12/13/15) N/A... Blocks...2 vs. West Georgia (12/10/16) 1 at UCF (11/10/17)...Steals...4, 2x, last at Georgia Tech (12/7/16) 11 at UCF (11/10/17)...Minutes...36 vs. Kennesaw State (12/3/16) No. 24 Kahlia Lawrence G, 5-8, Sr., Columbus, Ga. / Kendrick HS 26 at UCF 11/10/17)...Points...36 at UNCG (1/7/16) 10 at UCF (11/10/17)...FG Made...16 vs. Furman (2/27/16) 21 at UCF (11/10/17)... FG Attempted...29, 2x, last vs. FAU (11/18/16) 3 at UCF (11/10/17)...3-Point FG Made...4 vs. Chattanooga (1/7/17) 6 at UCF (11/10/17)... 3-Point FG Attempted...9 vs. Chattanooga (1/7/17) 3 at UCF (11/10/17)... Free Throws Made...10, 2x, last at Samford (2/25/17) 3 at UCF (11/10/17)...Free Throws Attempted at Samford (2/25/17) 3 at UCF (11/10/17)...Rebounds vs. UNCG (2/11/17) 1 at UCF (11/10/17)...Assists...7 vs. Emmanuel (11/11/16) 1 at UCF (11/10/17)... Blocks...2, 3x, last vs. Samford (3/3/17) 4 at UCF (11/10/17)...Steals... 5 at Chattanooga (2/2/17) 33 at UCF (11/10/17)...Minutes at Saint Louis (11/28/14) No. 32 Germani Abram C, 6-2, So., Huntsville, Ala. / Columbia HS N/A...Points... 2, 2x, last vs. Paine (12/31/16) N/A...FG Made...1 at Georgia Southern (11/29/16) N/A... FG Attempted...3 vs. Western Carolina (2/9/17) N/A...3-Point FG Made...N/A N/A... 3-Point FG Attempted...N/A N/A... Free Throws Made... 2 vs. Paine (12/31/16) N/A...Free Throws Attempted... 2 vs. Paine (12/31/16) N/A...Rebounds...5 vs. Western Carolina (2/9/17) N/A...Assists...1 vs. West Georgia (12/10/16) N/A... Blocks...N/A N/A...Steals...N/A N/A...Minutes... 5 vs. Paine (12/31/16) Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 14

15 SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS // MERCER WOMEN S BASKETBALL No. 34 Rachel Selph C, 6-3, Jr., Eastman, Ga. / Dodge County HS 10 at UCF (11/10/17)...Points at ETSU (2/4/17) 4 at UCF (11/10/17)...FG Made... 7 vs. Charlotte (11/28/15) 8 at UCF (11/10/17)... FG Attempted... 11, 5x, last at Alabama (3/16/17) N/A...3-Point FG Made...N/A N/A... 3-Point FG Attempted...N/A 2 at UCF (11/10/17)... Free Throws Made... 5 at ETSU (2/4/17) 2 at UCF (11/10/17)...Free Throws Attempted... 6 at ETSU (2/4/17) 4 at UCF (11/10/17)...Rebounds...10 at Western Carolina (1/9/16) 1 at UCF (11/10/17)...Assists...3 vs. Western Carolina (2/9/17) 2 at UCF (11/10/17)... Blocks... 7 vs. Furman (3/4/16) 2 at UCF (11/10/17)...Steals...3, 3x, last vs. Chattanooga (1/21/16) 28 at UCF (11/10/17)...Minutes...36 vs. Southern Illinois (12/19/15) Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 15

16 MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS & STATISTICS // MERCER WOMEN S BASKETBALL RECORD WHEN... Overall Southern Conference At home On the road At a neutral site Day games (before 6 p.m.) Night games (6 p.m. or later) November games December games January games February games March games Monday games Tuesday games Wednesday games Thursday games Friday games Saturday games Sunday games Overtime Against ranked opponents Leading after first quarter Trailing after first quarter Tied after first quarter Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading after third quarter Trailing after third quarter Tied after third quarter Leading with 5:00 left Trailing with 5:00 left Tied with 5:00 left Mercer shoots 50 percent or better Mercer shoots percent Mercer shoots percent Mercer shoots 29 percent or less Opponent shoots 50 percent or better Opponent shoots percent Opponent shoots percent Opponent shoots 29 percent or less Outrebounding the opponent Opponent outrebounds Mercer Rebounds are the same Recording more assists Recording fewer assists Assists are the same Recording fewer turnovers Recording more turnovers Turnovers are the same Mercer scores 80 points or more Mercer scores points Mercer scores points Mercer scores points Mercer scores less than 50 points Opponent scores 80 points or more Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Opponent scores less than 50 points One Mercer player scores 10+ points Two Mercer players score 10+ points Three Mercer players score 10+ points Four Mercer players score 10+ points Five or more Mercer players score 10+ points Double-Figure Points Player Season Career KeKe Calloway 1 32 Kahlia Lawrence 1 81 Sydni Means 1 33 Kayla Potts 0 2 Linnea Rosendal 0 22 Rachel Selph 1 11 Amanda Thompson 0 3 Alex Williams 0 9 Double-Doubles Player Season Career Kahlia Lawrence 0 8 Sydni Means 1 4 Amanda Thompson 0 1 Alex Williams 0 5 DOUBLE-DIGIT BEARS 20-Point Games Player Season Career KeKe Calloway 0 8 Kahlia Lawrence 1 33 Sydni Means 0 5 Linnea Rosendal 0 1 Alex Williams 0 1 Double-Figure Rebounds Player Season Career Kahlia Lawrence 0 8 Sydni Means 0 2 Rachel Selph 0 1 Amanda Thompson 0 8 Alex Williams 0 13 LEADING THE BEARS Games leading Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Sydni Means Kahlia Lawrence Rachel Selph Amanda Thomson Mercer Women s Basketball Notes - FAU // 16