Thursday's Central Georgia news 'n notes

Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes

Compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media

Mercer women roll to easy first-round win in SoCon Tournament

          Mercer's women had as much trouble as expected with Western Carolina in the SoCon Tournament women's opener: almost none, rolling to a 31-point win.

          Then the Bears got a gift with a double-overtime loss by Chattanooga, whom Mercer unseated atop the conference and had lost to in two straight tournament title games.

          Head coach Susie Gardner appeared on ESPNW's "Around the Rim" podcast.

Mayhem get off to good start, win at home

          Macon scored three times in the first two periods en route to a 4­-2 win over Knoxville at the Macon Coliseum.

Struggling Georgia Tech pulls of upset of NC State

          The Yellow Jackets' "studs" led the way to snapping a 7-game losing streak against the Wolfpack.

Sun Belt gets with ESPN for long-term contract

          This is good news for Georgia Southern and Georgia State.

Memory Lane visit: FGCU top seeds for men and women

          Florida Gulf Coast faces Lipscomb

          They're the only two teams to have a winning overall record, FGCU at 23-10 and Lipscomb at 22-9.

          The women's tournament starts Friday, with the semifinals on Wednesday and final on March 11.

Honor Roll

          Georgia College's Alyah McGriff knows what it's like to get all-conference in the Peach Belt.

          The Bobcats' men had the top freshman.