MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama women's basketball looks to stay in the win column this weekend, as they travel to Macon, Ga., to face the Mercer Bears on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.
The Jags and the Bears met last season, with Mercer winning the matchup 53-67. The Jags are 7-6 all-time against Mercer, with Sunday's game being the second time the teams have met under their current head coaches.
South (2-4) is coming off a 62-52 win against Florida A&M, where senior transfer
Tristen Washington paced the Jags with 18 points, shooting 100% from behind the arc.
Mercer (2-4) is on a three-game losing streak, with their latest matchup being an 88-52 loss to Alabama.
Freshman guard
Kelsey Thompson currently leads all Sun Belt Conference freshmen in points (11.2), assists (2.7) per game and steals per game (2.2).
GAME INFORMATION vs Mercer
Date: Dec. 4
Time: 1 p.m.
Site: Macon, Ga. – Hawkins Arena
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Game Notes
THE SERIES
All-time series: South Alabama leads 7-6
Home: South leads 5-1
Away: Series is tied 2-2
Neutral: Mercer leads 3-0
NOTES
- Freshman guard Kelsey Thompson currently leads all Sun Belt Conference freshmen in points (11.2), assists (2.7) per game and steals per game (2.2).
- Tristen Washington recorded a season-high 18 points in the win against FAMU.
- Thompson has recorded double digits three times this season (21 pts at Auburn, 11 pts vs Tulane, 15 points vs SLU).
- Thompson is averaging the most playing time as well, averaging 28.0 minutes per game.
- Nadia Howard is tied for fourth in the Sun Belt for steals per game with 2.7.
- She has led the teams in steals the last two games (2 vs SLU, 6 vs FAMU)
- Sunday's game is the first of a three-game stretch on the road for the Jags before returning home on Dec. 18.
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