2023–24 Mercer Bears women's basketball team

2023–24 Mercer Bears women's basketball
2023–24 Mercer Bears women's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	15–17 (8–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Susie Gardner (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Jocelyn Brown; Lindsay Hieronymus; Jordan Walker; Ali Trani;
Home arena	Hawkins Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chattanooga †	13	–	1	.929	28	–	5	.848
UNC Greensboro	8	–	6	.571	21	–	12	.636
Wofford	8	–	6	.571	17	–	13	.567
Mercer	8	–	6	.571	15	–	17	.469
East Tennessee State	7	–	7	.500	18	–	12	.600
Samford	6	–	8	.429	14	–	16	.467
Furman	5	–	9	.357	15	–	16	.484
Western Carolina	1	–	13	.071	6	–	24	.200

† 2024 SoCon tournament winner

The 2023–24 Mercer Bears women's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, who were led by 14th-year head coach Susie Gardner, played their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia as members of the Southern Conference. On March 9, 2024, head coach Susie Gardner announced her resignation, after 14 years with the team.^[1]

Previous season[edit]

The Bears finished the 2022–23 season 12–16, 8–6 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[2] They were defeated by UNC Greensboro in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.^[3]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Mercer Bears women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Mackenzie Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Young Harris	Chattanooga, Tennessee
F	1	Ariana Dyson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Luella High School	Griffin, Georgia
G	2	Maria Serracanta	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Escola Sant Nicolau	Sabadell, Spain
G	4	Hanna Knoll	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS So	Central Michigan	Angola, Indiana
G	5	Deja Williams	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	GS	Cleveland State	Long Beach, California
G	11	Enjulina Gonzalez	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Miami Christian School	Miami, Florida
G	12	Cianté Downs	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Gulf Coast State	Vaughan, Canada
G	15	Aspen Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Seminole Ridge High School	Wellington, Florida
F	20	Stacie Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Kennesaw State	Kathleen, Georgia
F	23	Ashlee Locke	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Flowery Branch High School	Flowery Branch, Georgia
G	24	Briana Peguero	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Trinity Valley Community College	Houston, Texas
F	33	Summah Evans	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	North Florida	Cairns, Australia

Head coach

Susie Gardner (Georgia)

Assistant coach(es)

Jocelyn Brown (Appalachian State)
Lindsay Hieronymus (Transylvania)
Jordan Walker (Tennessee)
Ali Trani (UNC Asheville)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 30, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	L 64–70	0–1	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,387) Bowling Green, KY
November 9, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 70–62	1–1	Hawkins Arena (934) Macon, GA
November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, ACCNX		at Clemson	L 66–90	1–2	Littlejohn Coliseum (822) Clemson, SC
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia	L 57–77	1–3	Hawkins Arena (2,372) Macon, GA
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulane	L 58–64	1–4	Hawkins Arena (607) Macon, GA
November 22, 2023* 12:00 pm		vs. Bowling Green Savannah Hoops Invitational	L 38–59	1–5	Enmarket Arena (123) Savannah, GA
November 23, 2023* 11:30 am		vs. Marist Savannah Hoops Invitational	W 73–67 ^OT	2–5	Enmarket Arena (84) Savannah, GA
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	L 53–66	2–6	Buccaneer Field House (102) North Charleston, SC
November 29, 2023* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 58–65	2–7	Dale F. Halton Arena (733) Charlotte, NC
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	W 78–75 ^2OT	3–7	Hawkins Arena (574) Macon, GA
December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Georgia Tech	L 60–73	3–8	McCamish Pavilion (1,353) Atlanta, GA
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at North Carolina A&T	W 55–52	4–8	Corbett Sports Center (1,054) Greensboro, NC
December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 74–63	5–8	Hawkins Arena (63) Macon, GA
December 21, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 78–81	5–9	Holmes Center (196) Boone, NC
December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Bethune–Cookman	L 58–60	5–10	Hawkins Arena (513) Macon, GA
January 2, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 70–54	6–10	Hawkins Arena (483) Macon, GA
SoCon regular season
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	L 57–66	6–11 (0–1)	McKenzie Arena (1,446) Chattanooga, TN
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 71–77	6–12 (0–2)	Brooks Gymnasium (561) Johnson City, TN
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	W 76–52	7–12 (1–2)	Hawkins Arena (753) Macon, GA
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 78–44	8–12 (2–2)	Hawkins Arena (607) Macon, GA
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	L 64–65	8–13 (2–3)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (414) Spartanburg, SC
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 56–58	8–14 (2–4)	Timmons Arena (518) Greenville, SC
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	W 87–59	9–14 (3–4)	Pete Hanna Center (312) Homewood, AL
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	W 65–57	10–14 (4–4)	Hawkins Arena (618) Macon, GA
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 52–61	10–15 (4–5)	Hawkins Arena (1,627) Macon, GA
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 76–62	11–15 (5–5)	Ramsey Center (642) Cullowhee, NC
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 49–69	11–16 (5–6)	Fleming Gymnasium (396) Greensboro, NC
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	W 55–50	12–16 (6–6)	Hawkins Arena (473) Macon, GA
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	W 79–74	13–16 (7–6)	Hawkins Arena (1,272) Macon, GA
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	W 76–69	14–16 (8–6)	Hawkins Arena (1,072) Macon, GA
SoCon tournament
March 7, 2024 5:45 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) East Tennessee State Quarterfinals	W 67–52	15–16	Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,029) Asheville, NC
March 8, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (1) Chattanooga Semifinals	L 55–66	15–17	Harrah's Cherokee Center (–) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Susie Gardner resigns as Mercer women's head basketball coach". 13wmaz.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "Mercer vs UNC Greensboro Women's Basketball Game Summary - March 2nd, 2023". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "Mercer Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[1] "Susie Gardner resigns as Mercer women's head basketball coach". 13wmaz.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[2] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[3] "Mercer vs UNC Greensboro Women's Basketball Game Summary - March 2nd, 2023". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[4] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[5] "Mercer Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

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