NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Interstat) — Ariana Bennett scored 24 points to lead the Mercer women’s basketball team to a 71-45 victory over Charleston Southern on Friday at CSU Field House. The Bears never trailed, using a balanced attack that also featured 17 points from Nahawa Diarra and 10 points with eight assists from Talia Kemp. The Buccaneers were led by Asha Sra and Caelan Ellis, who each scored 16 points in the loss. Mercer improved to 5-3 on the season, while Charleston Southern fell to 1-6.