Furman Paladins vs Mercer Bears
SoCon Championship - Quarterfinal
17-13, 7-7 SoCon
45
17-13, 7-7 SoCon
18-12, 9-5 SoCon
66
18-12, 9-5 SoCon
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Micah O'Dell makes 19-foot jumper
- Micah O'Dell makes free throw 1 of 1
- Alyssa Ervin makes 8-foot jumper (Clare Coyle assists)
- Ariana Bennett misses 4-foot jumper
- Sophia Pearl misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Micah O'Dell misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Ervin misses layup
- Raina McGowens misses free throw 1 of 2
- Raina McGowens makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clare Coyle makes layup (Alyssa Ervin assists)
- Alyssa Ervin misses 18-foot jumper
- Alyssa Ervin makes 18-foot jumper (Chantelle Stuart assists)
- Talia Harris makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Chantelle Stuart misses 17-foot jumper
- Micah O'Dell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Abigail Holtman misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tyriana Berry makes 8-foot jumper (Chantelle Stuart assists)
- Nahawa Diarra makes layup (Talia Harris assists)
- Nahawa Diarra makes free throw 1 of 1
- Stephanie Utomi makes layup
- Stephanie Utomi misses free throw 1 of 1
- Micah O'Dell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Raina McGowens misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Elena Cabello misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Ervin misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Sophia Pearl makes 7-foot floating jump shot
- Micah O'Dell makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot
- Ariana Bennett misses layup
- Micah O'Dell misses 13-foot jumper
- Micah O'Dell misses layup
- Raina McGowens misses 20-foot jumper
- Nahawa Diarra misses 20-foot jumper
- Raina McGowens makes driving layup
- Raina McGowens misses free throw 1 of 1
- Raina McGowens misses 16-foot jumper
- Elena Cabello misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Raina McGowens misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot
- Nahawa Diarra misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Stephanie Utomi makes layup
- Stephanie Utomi misses free throw 1 of 1
- Nahawa Diarra makes 11-foot jumper
- Raina McGowens misses driving layup
- Alyssa Ervin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sophia Pearl assists)
- Micah O'Dell makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot
- Alyssa Ervin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brooklyn King assists)
- Micah O'Dell makes driving layup
- Micah O'Dell misses free throw 1 of 1
- Alyssa Ervin misses free throw 1 of 3
- Alyssa Ervin makes free throw 2 of 3
- Alyssa Ervin makes free throw 3 of 3
- Lex Brewster makes layup
- Raina McGowens misses driving layup
- Micah O'Dell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Ervin makes driving layup
- Sophia Pearl misses driving layup
- Micah O'Dell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Micah O'Dell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Samaria Taylor makes 16-foot jumper
- Talia Kemp makes layup
- Alyssa Ervin misses 18-foot jumper
- Brooklyn King makes driving layup
- Stephanie Utomi makes layup
- Sophia Pearl makes driving layup
- Stephanie Utomi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Stephanie Utomi misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ariana Bennett misses 3-foot jumper
- Sophia Pearl misses driving layup
- Raina McGowens misses layup
- Talia Kemp misses 6-foot floating jump shot
- Talia Kemp misses layup
- Brooklyn King misses layup
- Raina McGowens misses 5-foot jumper
- Sophia Pearl misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Micah O'Dell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Talia Harris assists)
- Raina McGowens misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Ervin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Raina McGowens assists)
- Micah O'Dell misses 12-foot jumper
- Brooklyn King misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chantelle Stuart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Clare Coyle assists)
- Talia Harris misses 12-foot jumper
- Clare Coyle makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot
- Nahawa Diarra makes layup (Rania Curry assists)
- Alyssa Ervin misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nahawa Diarra makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rania Curry assists)
- Alyssa Ervin makes free throw 1 of 3
- Alyssa Ervin makes free throw 2 of 3
- Alyssa Ervin makes free throw 3 of 3
- Stephanie Utomi misses layup
- Micah O'Dell misses 14-foot jumper
- Alyssa Ervin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alyssa Ervin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clare Coyle makes driving layup (Raina McGowens assists)
- Nahawa Diarra misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Raina McGowens misses free throw 1 of 2
- Raina McGowens makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alyssa Ervin misses layup
- Ariana Bennett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ariana Bennett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alyssa Ervin misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Elena Cabello misses 9-foot hook shot
- Clare Coyle makes layup (Chantelle Stuart assists)
- Chantelle Stuart makes 12-foot jumper
- Abigail Holtman misses 8-foot jumper
- Chantelle Stuart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Ervin assists)
- Ariana Bennett misses layup
- Brooklyn King misses 10-foot jumper
- Ariana Bennett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ariana Bennett misses free throw 2 of 2
- Raina McGowens misses 12-foot jumper
- Clare Coyle misses layup
- Raina McGowens misses 7-foot jumper
- Rania Curry misses layup
- Clare Coyle makes layup
- Micah O'Dell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Raina McGowens misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Ervin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brooklyn King assists)
- Raina McGowens misses 15-foot jumper
- Elena Cabello misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Micah O'Dell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brooklyn King makes layup (Alyssa Ervin assists)
- Talia Harris misses 18-foot jumper
- Alyssa Ervin makes 17-foot jumper
- Stephanie Utomi misses layup
- Sophia Pearl makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Nahawa Diarra misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nahawa Diarra makes driving layup
- Sophia Pearl makes 13-foot jumper
- Rania Curry misses 19-foot jumper
- Abigail Holtman makes 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: FUR, 58.9
Win %: FUR, 57.5
Win %: FUR, 60.2
Win %: FUR, 60.2
Win %: FUR, 57.4
Win %: FUR, 57.4
Win %: FUR, 54.6
Win %: FUR, 52.5
Win %: FUR, 51.8
Win %: FUR, 55.1
Win %: FUR, 56.6
Win %: FUR, 56.6
Win %: FUR, 55.1
Win %: FUR, 57.1
Win %: FUR, 55.6
Win %: FUR, 55.1
Win %: FUR, 56.5
Win %: FUR, 57.0
Win %: FUR, 55.5
Win %: FUR, 55.0
Win %: FUR, 57.0
Win %: FUR, 57.0
Win %: FUR, 55.0
Win %: FUR, 55.0
Win %: FUR, 57.1
MER vs FUR Videos
Mercer Bears vs. Furman Paladins: Game Highlights
Micah O'Dell drills shot vs. Furman Paladins
Stephanie Utomi drills basket vs. Furman Paladins
Game Information
Asheville, NC
ESPN+
Referee:David Jenkins
Referee:Jody Cantrell
Referee:LaTrice Johnson
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 10-4 | - | 20-11 |
| East Tennessee State | 10-4 | - | 18-13 |
| Wofford | 10-4 | - | 16-13 |
| Furman | 9-5 | 1 | 18-13 |
| Mercer | 7-7 | 3 | 17-13 |
| Samford | 6-8 | 4 | 16-19 |
| UNC Greensboro | 4-10 | 6 | 14-16 |
| Western Carolina | 0-14 | 10 | 3-26 |
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