College conference tourney hoops Central: Mercer women roll again

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CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS

Southern Conference

At Asheville, N.C.

Women

Thursday

1/Mercer 75, 8/Western Carolina 44

          Not a lot of suspense was expected. Not a lot of suspense happened.

          Mercer never trailed, stymied a brief early rally, and rolled to a 75-44 win Thursday over Western Carolina.

          Kahlia Lawrence led Mercer with 23 points in 27 minutes and KeKe Calloway added 18 in 29 as 11 Bears scored and 12 got a rebound.

          The Bears led by 15 at halftime and ended up doubling the margin.

5/Samford 59, 4/Furman 58

2/ETSU 78, 7/Wofford 64

 6/UNCG 70, 3/Chattanooga 66, 2 OT

Friday

Mercer 81, Samford 44

ETSU 54, UNCG 52

Sunday

12 p.m.: Mercer vs. ETSU

All games streamed on ESPN3

Men

Friday

8/The Citadel 78, 9/VMI 70

10/Chattanooga 89, 7/Samford 79

Saturday

1/UNCG 72, The Citadel 58

5/Wofford 73, 4/Mercer 53

2/ETSU 77, Chattanooga 59

3/Furman 97, 6/Western Carolina 73

Sunday

4 p.m.: UNCG vs. Wofford

6:30 p.m.: ETSU vs. Furman

Monday

9 p.m.: Championship, ESPN 2

All games streamed on ESPN3

PEACH BELT CONFERENCE

Women

          Georgia College earned a spot in the semifinals with a 62-53 win over Flagler on the road Wednesday.

          The Bobcats (18-11) play at North Georgia at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.

SOUTHERN STATES ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Men’s information

Women’s information

          Middle Georgia State’s men lost 81-70 to Loyola in the first round Thursday morning, ending the Knights’ season at 15-13.

          TyAsia Grayer, a senior from Rutland, finished her career with 1,004 rebounds, but the MGS women lost 62-53 to Martin Methodist, to end the season.

GCAA

Tournament information

          Central Georgia Tech’s women beat Georgia Highlands 78-74, but, according to a CGTC Tweet, "Due to player disqualifications during the CGTC/Georgia Highlands semifinal, the Lady Titans have been disqualified from the GCAA Region XVII Championship game.

          The men’s tournament starts on March 6. CGTC is currently tied for third.

SEC

Women's info

Georgia thumped by South Carolina, Wilson in semi

          Player of the Year A'ja Wilson wasn't 100 percent, but still had 21 points and 11 rebounds while Georgia struggled in a 71-49 loss to South Carolina in an SEC semifinal

https://www.redandblack.com/sports/womens_basketball/georgia-women-s-basketball-falls-to-no-south-carolina-in/article_3225a26a-1f51-11e8-849d-571f46a35093.html

ACC

Women's info