GAME 9: Kennesaw State (3-5) vs Mercer (4-3)
DATE: Thursday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. ET
LOCATION: KSU Convocation Center | Kennesaw, Ga.
WATCH: ESPN3
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SCOUTING MERCER…
 - The Owls will put their two-game home winning streak on the line against Mercer on Saturday.
- Mercer and KSU have battled 22 times since 2005-06, with the Bears owning a 12-10 edge over the Owls.
- Mercer is located in Macon, Ga.
- The Bears welcome back five returners from the 2014-15 campaign, and one starter (Kahlia Lawrence – 13.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.0 apg)
- Mercer has eight newcomers to fill out the roster.
- The Bears finished 20-15 in the 2014-15 season, including a 9-5 mark in SoCON play.
- Mercer finished 10-6 at home and a respectable 9-8 away from its home floor.
- Coach Susie Gardner is in her 6th season with a 69-94 overall record at MU. She holds a 245-241 overall record in 16 –plus seasons.
- Mercer's first year of competition was in 1970-71.
- Mercer's overall all-time record is 580-624.
- The Bears compete at Hawkins Arena, home to 3,200 fans.  

MERCER
2015-16 Overall Record: 4-3
2015-16 SEC: 0-0
Streak: L1
Last Game: L, at Georgia, 57-44
Head Coach: Susie Gardner
Overall: 245-241
at Mercer: 69-94

TEAM LEADERS
Points: Kahlia Lawrence,  15.6
Rebounds: Kahlia Lawrence, 5.7
Assists (total): Sydni Means, 5.4
Blocks (total): Rachel Selph, 0.7
Steals (total): Sydni Means, 2.1

A LOOK AT THE BEARS…
 - Mercer is off to a respectable 4-3 start to the 2015-16 season. The Bears won three straight before dropping three of its last four games.
-  Mercer has wins over Coastal Carolina, Tennessee Tech, Georgia Southern, and Howard Atlanta.
-  The Bears, who takes on Kennesaw State Saturday, also played Georgia on Wednesday, dropping a 57-44 decision at the Stegeman Coliseum.
- Returning starter Kahlia Lawrence is leading the team with a 15.6 points per game in 30.7 minutes of action on the court.
-  Lawrence is also leading the Bears with 5.7 boards per contest, while leading the team in minutes played.
 - Sydnie Means (26.0), Amanda Thompson (26.3), Linnea Rosendal (22.6) and Rachel Selph (25.9) is averaging over 20 minutes of actin along with Lawrence.

MERCER BEARS' ROSTER
No.   Name                                Cl.     Ht.     Pos.                  Hometown/Previous School
0      Kyesha Lewis                    G/F    5-11    Fr.       Springfield, Ga. / Effingham County HS
1      Sydni Means                      G      5-5     So.      Stone Mountain, Ga. / Greater Atlanta Christian School
2      Amanda Thompson             F      5-10    Fr.        Hayesville, N.C. / Hayesville HS
4      Callie Hackett                    G      5-5      Fr.       Carthage, Tenn. / Smith County HS
5      Brittnee Broadway              G      5-7     So.      Searcy, Ark. / Searcy HS
11     Linnea Rosendal               G/F    6-1     Fr.       Stockholm, Sweden
15    Ally Welch                        F/C    5-11    Fr.      Cumming, Ga. / South Forsyth HS
20    Shon Kitchens                   G       5-7    So.     Davisboro, Ga. / Washington County HS
22    Alex Williams                    F       5-9    So.     College Park, Ga. / Woodward Academy
23    Kayla Potts                      G       5-10   So.      Rex, Ga. / Forest Park HS
24    Kahlia Lawrence               G        5-8    So.     Columbus, Ga. / Kendrick HS
25    KeKe Calloway                 G        5-9    Fr.      Forsyth, Ga. / Mary Persons HS
34    Rachel Selph                    C       6-3    Fr.      Eastman, Ga. / Dodge County HS
43    Ciarra Edwards                 C        6-1    Jr.      Florence, Ala. / Shelton State CC