Big 3rd quarter gives Mercer women SoCon title, NCAA berth


              Mercer guard Endia Banks (4) shoots for the basket between Furman guard Tierra Hodges (15) and Sydney James as Mercer guard Shannon Titus (21) looks for the rebound in the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball championship game for the Southern Conference tournament, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
            
              Mercer forward Jaron Dougherty (32) and Furman forward Grace van Rij (14) tip off for the start of an NCAA college basketball championship game for the Southern Conference tournament, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
            
              Furman guard Janay Outten (2) grabs a rebound in front of Mercer forward Allie Thayne (44) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball championship game for the Southern Conference tournament, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
            
              Mercer guard Amoria Neal-Tysor (1) looks to pass the ball away from Furman forward Grace van Rij (14) and Furman guard Janay Outten (2) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball championship game for the Southern Conference tournament, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
            
              Mercer guard Amoria Neal-Tysor (1) shoots past Furman forward Grace van Rij (14) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball championship game for the Southern Conference tournament, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
Big 3rd quarter gives Mercer women SoCon title, NCAA berth