Mercer Bears vs Samford Bulldogs

SoCon Championship - Semifinal

13-17, 7-7 SoCon

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Samford SAM	14	4	6	11	35
Mercer MER	15	19	24	7	65

Mercer BearsMercerMER

22-6, 13-1 SoCon

Game Information

Asheville, NC

Referee:Jennifer Rezac

Referee:Carla Roberts-Jeter

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

Women's College Basketball News

Female college athletes see surge in NIL deals

College sports marketing company Learfield saw a 123% increase in female athlete participation in NIL compensation activities over the 2025-26 fiscal year.

Sources: Notre Dame passes Ohio State for richest patch deal

Notre Dame has reached a multiyear deal with SoFi Technologies that will place the financial service company's brand on the Fighting Irish's jerseys in every sport starting this season, the university announced Tuesday.

Ohio State, JPMorganChase reach lucrative jersey patch deal

Ohio State is entering a partnership with JPMorganChase that includes jersey patches for all 36 teams and will yield nearly $17 million per year for the athletic program.

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