Final	1	2	T
Mercer (6-3-1)	2	2	4
Troy (5-4-1)	1	0	1

Scoring Summary
1st - 22:24	BARRETT, Casey (Mercer)
1st - 24:38	KOLLIESUAH, Nadja (Mercer)
1st - 34:52	Chelsey Williams (Troy)
2nd - 68:54	BROGDEN, Sydney (Mercer)
2nd - 71:06	CURRY, Sadie (Mercer)

Mercer	Troy
G: 4 Players (#3, #7, #15, #19 - 1) A: Casey Barrett - 2 Sh: Nadja Kolliesuah - 4 Sv: Nikki Atkinson - 3	G: Chelsey Williams - 1 A: N/A Sh: Chelsey Williams - 3 Sv: Maddie Winter - 2

TEAM STATISTICS	Mercer	Troy
Shots (on goal)	14 (7)	9 (4)
Saves	3	3
Fouls	11	8
Corner Kicks	7	5
Offsides	0	1

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TROY, Ala. – It's become a trend. When the Mercer women's soccer team scores first, the Bears are 6-0-1. On Sunday, the trend continued as Mercer was the first to strike and eventually took down Troy, 4-1 at the Jesse H. Colley Soccer Complex.

The Bears(6-3-1) recorded two goals in the first half and two in the second and now enters Atlantic Sun Conference play next week on a three-game winning streak.  Juniors Casey Barrett, Nadja Kolliesuah, Sadie Curry and freshman Sydney Brogden all had goals for Mercer on Sunday.

"Coming into today we knew it would take a full team effort," head coach Tony Economopoulos said. "Troy did not play on Friday and we knew it was going to be tough. But a lot of girls stepped up and played some quality minutes and we ended non-conference on a good note."

Sunday was the eighth time this season that the Bears outshot their opponent, as Mercer held a 14-9 advantage over Troy(5-4-1). Half of those shots made it on goal and it was Casey Barrett who opened up the scoring on Sunday.

Barrett, who scored the game-winning goal against Jacksonville State, picked up where she left off on Friday. In the 23^rd minute, Barrett took a shot from the far right side off a feed from Nadja Kolliesuah to beat Troy goalkeeper Maddie Winter and give MU the 1-0 lead.

Kolliesuah and Barrett connected again two minutes later when Kolliesuah buried her first of the season. Kolliesuah finished on a nice pass from Barrett inside the Troy box to give Mercer a quick 2-0 advantage. Kolliesuah led the Bears with three total points, four shots and three on goal.

The Trojans however responded just before the half and cut the Bears lead to 2-1 off a goal from Chelsey Williams. It was Williams' fourth of the season.

The Bears score-by-committee philosophy continued to prove its worth in the second half against Troy. Freshman Sydney Brogden scored her third of the season in the 69^th minute to give the Bears a 3-1 lead and then junior Sadie Curry became the 12^th Bear this season to score a goal.

Curry laced a shot from 20 yards out that sailed over the outstretched hands of Troy's Katie Comeno-Lewis to record the first of her career and fourth and final goal for the Bears on the day.

Junior Nikki Atkinson received the start in goal and made three saves while allowing the one goal. Freshman Maggie Cropp took over in the second half and wasn't really challenged in her appearance.

The Bears remain as one of two six-win Atlantic Sun teams heading into conference play next weekend. Mercer opens up league play at in-state rival Kennesaw State next Saturday. The Bears and Owls get underway at 7 p.m.