Sunday, October 30
Macon, Ga.
4:00 PM ET
Mercer University
10-8-1
3
vs
0
Chattanooga
6-11-2
1
2
F
Chattanooga
0
0
0
Mercer
0
3
3
Team Stats
UTC
MER
Goals
0
3
Shots
9
10
Shots on Goal
2
6
Saves
3
2
Corners
9
6
Fouls
3
5
Scoring Plays
Valeria Bermeo (3)
Assisted By: Jamilah Tejan
Short pass, shot from right corner of bo
55:31
Maddie Clark (13)
Assisted By: Jamilah Tejan , Megan Delmonico
Headed to 15, served in, 11 finished to
62:28
TEAM (1)
Own goal off UTC header
64:53
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
2
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
M/F
/ Women's SoccerM/F
/ Women's SoccerD/M
/ Women's Soccer
GK
/ Women's SoccerF/M
/ Women's Soccer
Mercer Cruises Past Chattanooga, Advances To SoCon Semifinals
10/30/2016 7:08:00 PM | Women's Soccer
MACON, Ga. – The Bears were back to their old ways and completely dominated the second half as the women's soccer team steamed to a 3-0 win over Chattanooga on Sunday evening. With the win, Mercer advances to the Southern Conference tournament semifinals in Johnson City, Tennessee.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Mercer and Chattanooga played a scoreless first half, but the Mocs held on to the ball for much of the period. Chattanooga outshot Mercer, 5-2, in the first half and led in corner kicks, 8-1.
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After the intermission, Mercer came out with renewed energy and took control of the match early. Valeria Bermeo scored first for the Bears after receiving a short pass from Jamilah Tejan. Bermeo fired off a shot from the top right corner of the box and sent the ball to the center of the net to put Mercer up 1-0 in the 56th minute.
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Maddie Clark struck next for the Bears, stretching Mercer's lead to 2-0 in the 63rd minute. Megan Delmonico headed the ball at midfield and sent it on to Tejan, who served the ball down to Clark, just outside the goal. Clark was able to finish from just a few yards out, netting her 13th goal of the season.
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Mercer went up 3-0 less than three minutes later when a Chattanooga defender headed the ball into the Mocs' net, recording an "own goal." The score remained 3-0 for the final 25 minutes of the match as the Bears held on to their sixth shutout in the last seven matches.
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WOMAN OF THE MATCH
Valeria Bermeo scored the first goal of the match for the Bears, recording the game-winner. Â
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STAT OF THE GAME
After trailing in shots, 5-2, in the first half, Mercer outshot Chattanooga, 8-4 in the second half. Overall, Mercer led in shots, 10-9.
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NOTABLES
- Maddie Clark netted her 13th goal of the season, moving her into fifth place on Mercer's single-season goals leaderboard.
- Clark also led Mercer with four shots, including three on goal.
- Valeria Bermeo scored her third goal of the season and her first game-winning goal of the year.
- Jamilah Tejan led the Bears with two assists, giving her a team-leading four assists on the season.
- Megan Delmonico also tallied an assist for the Bears.
- Cristina Mursuli made two saves in goal and recorded her fifth shutout of the season.
- In the last seven matches, Mercer has outscored opponents 15-1, which includes a 14-0 margin after halftime.
- Mercer has recorded its sixth 10-win season in the last seven years.
"It's great to get a win in the conference tournament. Our players have been working extremely hard the past four weeks. We challenged them at a point when we were 1-3 in conference to finish out the season strong and we have. We finished the season with six wins heading into the conference tournament. We came out in the first half and unfortunately got an injury early on; we didn't substitute and we played a man down for about 12-15 minutes, which made it difficult for us. Overall, I was very happy with the first half and we came out of it 0-0. We challenged the team in the second half to be more aggressive and to get forward more. We created several great chances and we put two away." – Head Coach Tony Economopoulos.
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RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 10-8-1
- Chattanooga: 6-11-2Â
Mercer will head to Johnson City, Tennessee, to face second-seeded ETSU in the SoCon Tournament semifinals. The match is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m.
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