TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Strong runs in the second and third quarters were not enough for the Mercer Bears as they dropped a Wednesday night tilt to the SEC's Alabama Crimson Tide in Coleman Coliseum. Amoria Neal-Tysor's 17 points were not enough as the Bears fell to Alabama by a 55-48 margin.

How it Happened
The Bears (3-3) clawed their way back from an early hole when Alabama (3-2) opened the contest with an 8-0 run and a lead that got as high as 13 before Mercer made it only a two-point deficit in the early stages of the second to end the half down just 26-22. While Alabama had just an eight-point advantage in the third quarter, they did get stretch their lead to 14 before Mercer closed it back down to seven, which was the final margin.

For the fifth time in the season's six games, Neal-Tysor hit double-figures in points with 19 and added six rebounds – five of which came on the defensive side. Neal-Tysor's 19 points tied her high season-high, which was set just six days ago at Georgia. Shannon Titus was the only other Bear who hit double-figures in points, as she contributed 10 to the cause.

Jaron Dougherty collected 10 rebounds, nine of them coming on the defensive end, which aided in the comeback efforts for the Bears.

The Mercer defense held the Crimson Tide's Brittany Davis to 13 points, the senior guard came into the game averaging just north of 20 points per contest.

Notables
• Neal-Tysor scored double-digit points for the fifth time in six games, and the only time she did not, she had nine
• Erin Houpt, a freshman guard, has hit at least one three-pointer in three of the six games
• Friday's game at South Alabama will close the season's longest road swing

Up Next
Mercer will finish the four-game road swing with a contest at South Alabama on Friday, November 26. Tipoff from Mobile is set for Noon Eastern.