2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, led by tenth-year head coach Susie Gardner, played their home games at the Hawkins Arena as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 7–22; 4–10 in SoCon play to finish in a tie with East Tennessee State for sixth place.

2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–22 (4–10 SoCon)
Head coach	Susie Gardner (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Ben Wierzba Kaitlyn Cresencia Sydni Means
Home arena	Hawkins Arena

2019–20 Southern Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Greensboro	10	–	4		.714			21	–	8		.724
Samford†	10	–	4		.714			15	–	14		.517
Chattanooga	10	–	4		.714			11	–	17		.393
Furman	8	–	6		.571			12	–	11		.522
Wofford	8	–	6		.571			15	–	14		.517
East Tennessee State	4	–	10		.286			9	–	20		.310
Mercer	4	–	10		.286			7	–	22		.241
Western Carolina	2	–	12		.143			5	–	24		.172
† 2020 SoCon Tournament winner As of November 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2019–20 Mercer Bears women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jill Harris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Crestview Navarre, FL G 1 Amoria Neal-Tysor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Lee County Sanford, NC G/F 4 Cierra Scott 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Sacred Heart Academy Louisville, KY G 5 Emily Stradling 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St David's Catholic College Wales, England G 11 Kiana Barkhoff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Palm Harbor University Arizona Kitzingen, Germany F 13 PJ Wintermyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Vero Beach Vero Beach, FL F 20 Sierra Votaw 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Harrells Christian Harrells, NC G/F 21 Shannon Titus 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Northview Johns Creek, GA G 23 Summer Pahl 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Mary's Kitchener, ON F 32 Jaron Dougherty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Collins Hill Buford, GA	Head coach Susie Gardner (Georgia) Assistant coach(es) Ben Wierzba (SIU Edwardsville) Kaitlyn Cresencia (Connecticut College) Sydni Means (Mercer) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		LaGrange	W 74–47	1–0	Hawkins Arena (1,296) Macon, GA
November 8, 2019* 4:30 p.m., ESPN3		Western Kentucky	L 62–75	1–1	Hawkins Arena (1,393) Macon, GA
November 13, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	L 64–92	1–2	KSU Convocation Center (591) Kennesaw, GA
November 17, 2019* 2:00 p.m., SEC Network		at Alabama	L 56–111	1–3	Coleman Coliseum (1,885) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 21, 2019* 7:00 p.m., SEC Network		at Georgia	L 60-76	1–4	Stegeman Coliseum (2,230) Athens, GA
November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 60–61 OT	1–5	Hawkins Arena (1,061) Macon, GA
November 29, 2019* 6:30 p.m.		at Appalachian State	L 68–77	1–6	Holmes Convocation Center (236) Boone, NC
December 1, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		at South Carolina State	W 66–55	2–6	SHM Memorial Center (215) Orangeburg, SC
December 7, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	W 62–52	3–6	Hawkins Arena (1,261) Macon, GA
December 15, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Clemson	L 61–65	3–7	Hawkins Arena (1,484) Macon, GA
December 17, 2019* 7:00 p.m., SEC Network		at Florida	L 50–71	3–8	O'Connell Center (1,017) Gainesville, FL
December 20, 2019* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Gardner–Webb	L 62–65	3–9	Hawkins Arena (2,272) Macon, GA
December 29, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 83–87 OT	3–10	Hawkins Arena (1,150) Macon, GA
January 2, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		at Yale	L 60–68	3–11	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (256) New Haven, CT
January 4, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		at Columbia	L 48–77	3–12	Levien Gymnasium (587) New York, NY
SoCon regular season
January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Furman	L 49–62	3–13 (0–1)	Timmons Arena (392) Greenville, SC
January 11, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Wofford	L 49–77	3–14 (0–2)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (767) Spartanburg, SC
January 18, 2020 5:30 p.m., ESPN3		at Samford	L 64–72	3–15 (0–3)	Pete Hanna Center (397) Homewood, AL
January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		East Tennessee State	L 66–72	3–16 (0–4)	Hawkins Arena (1,274) Mercer, GA
January 25, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Chattanooga	W 55–48	4–16 (1–4)	Hawkins Arena (1,427) Mercer, GA
January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 51–67	4–17 (1–5)	Fleming Gymnasium (475) Greensboro, NC
February 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Western Carolina	L 40–51	4–18 (1–6)	Ramsey Center (342) Cullowhee, NC
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wofford	W 54–53	5–18 (2–6)	Hawkins Arena (519) Macon, GA
February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Furman	W 61–55	6–18 (3–6)	Hawkins Arena (2,172) Macon, GA
February 15, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Samford	L 54–60	6–19 (3–7)	Hawkins Arena (1,871) Macon, GA
February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Chattanooga	L 52–58	6–20 (3–8)	McKenzie Arena (1,494) Chattanooga, TN
February 22, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at East Tennessee State	L 54–56	6–21 (3–9)	Brooks Gymnasium (705) Johnson City, TN
February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 60–54	7–21 (4–9)	Hawkins Arena (1,231) Mercer, GA
February 29, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	L 50–60	7–22 (4–10)	Hawkins Arena (2,197) Mercer, GA
SoCon tournament
March 5, 2020 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Chattanooga Quarterfinals	W 66–55	8–22	U.S. Cellular Center  Asheville, NC
March 6, 2020 1:15 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (3) UNC Greensboro Semifinals	L 73–75 OT	8–23	U.S. Cellular Center  Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro Region. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular-season polls

Poll	Pre- season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches		N/A

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received votes
(NR)		Not ranked