Mercer Bears men's lacrosse

The Mercer Bears men's lacrosse team is a college lacrosse team that represents Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, United States. As of the next NCAA lacrosse season of 2023, the Bears compete in the ASUN Conference. Mercer had competed in its full-time home of the Southern Conference (SoCon) through the 2022 season,[2] but the SoCon shuttered its men's lacrosse league after that season.[3] Chad Surman was the head coach of the Bears lacrosse program, after having been named the interim head coach on August 6, 2020 and subsequently having the interim tag removed on October 27, 2020.[4] Ryan Danehy was hired on August 5, 2022. [5]

Mercer Bears men's lacrosse
UniversityMercer University
Head coachRyan Danehy (2nd season)
StadiumMoye Complex
LocationMacon, Georgia
ConferenceASUN
NicknameBears
ColorsBlack and orange[1]
   

History

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A game between Mercer and Air Force at the Moye Complex in 2019

Conference affiliations

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Year by year results

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Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
2011 Jason Childs 1–12
2012 Jason Childs 1–13
2013 Kyle Hannan 4–8
2014 Kyle Hannan 7–7 4–1 2nd
2015 Kyle Hannan 5–8 5–1 2nd
2016 Kyle Hannan 5–8 3–4 5th
2017 Kyle Hannan 5–8 2–5 6th
2018 Kyle Hannan 4–10 2–5 7th
2019 Kyle Hannan 1–12 1–6 7th
2020 Chad Surman 6–1
2021 Chad Surman 5–8 2–4 T-5th
2022 Chad Surman 5–10 2–3 T-3rd
2023 Ryan Danehy 6–10 5–4 T-4th
2024 Ryan Danehy 1–2 0–0

All-time coaching records

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Head Coach Years Win–loss–tie Pct.
Jason Childs 2011-2012 2-25 .074
Kyle Hannan 2013-2019 31-61 .337
Chad Surman 2020–2022 16–19 .457
Ryan Danehy 2023–present 6–10 .375

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Then known as the Atlantic Sun Conference.

References

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  1. ^ "Color - Mercer University Style Guide". Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Mercer joins Southern Conference". ncaa.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  3. ^ "Jacksonville, Lindenwood & Mercer Joining #ASUNMLAX for 2023 Season" (Press release). ASUN Conference. March 30, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Interim Tag Removed; Surman Named Head Men's Lacrosse Coach". mercerbears.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  5. ^ "Mercer Names Danehy New Head Men's Lacrosse Coach". mercerbears.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
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