Saturday, Dec. 7
Opponent: Mercer
Location: Macon, Ga. || Hawkins Arena
Time: 2:00 PM

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Quickly: Georgia Southern makes the now-familiar jaunt up I-16 to take on Mercer on Saturday in Macon. This is the 67th meeting between the two schools, and the 11th straight season the in-state rivals have battled ... Last season, Mercer won a 79-72 decision over the Eagles in Statesboro. The Bears lead the overall series, 36-30, and have won the last five matchups, dating back to 2014 ... This season, Mercer is 2-6, snapping a five-game losing streak on Sunday with a 66-55 win at South Carolina State ... Shannon Titus had a career-high 32 points for Mercer in the win ... Georgia Southern's Alexis Brown was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week for averaging 19.5 poitns and 9.5 rebounds per game in the Eagles' two wins last week. She also became the 24th player in GS women's basketball history to surpass 1,000 career points.