# 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.

## 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

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