Mercer University
Wofford
Men's Soccer Records 1-1 Draw Against Wofford
10/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Mercer University men's soccer team registered its first draw of the season, a 1-1 decision, at Wofford on Saturday night.
TURNING POINT
Jordan Duru scored for the Bears in the 43rd minute after receiving a pass from Nickolas Tripodi. Tripodi stepped in and took the ball away from a Wofford player around midfield, just inside Mercer's offensive half. He then dribbled down the field before sending the ball to Duru, who was just outside the corner of the box on the left side of the net. Duru sent the ball to the right corner of the net, past the Wofford keeper who had come out of the goal.
Mercer held on to its 1-0 lead and looked to have the game in hand, but Wofford scored a goal with 29 seconds remaining in regulation after a Terrier shot was deflected into the goal by a Mercer defender. The game went to overtime and neither team was able to net a goal in the 20 additional minutes.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Jordan Duru led Mercer with four shots, and scored the Bears' only goal of the game. He was also one of five players to play the entire 110 minutes of the match.
STAT OF THE GAME
Wofford outshot Mercer, 16-8, but only held a 5-3 shots on goal advantage.
NOTABLES
- Jeremy Booth made four saves for the Bears while in goal.
- Jordan Duru scored his third goal of the season and the sixth of his career. He also scored in Mercer's 2-1 win over Wofford on Oct. 3.
- Nickolas Tripodi registered his first assist of the season and the third of his career.
- Drew Schall and Trenton Whitely each placed a shot on goal for the Bears, while Ian Antley and Max Poore tallied a shot apiece.
- Mercer led Wofford in corner kicks, 4-3.
- Despite the fact that Mercer has now played five overtime games this season, this was the first to end in a draw. It is the Bears' first tie since Oct. 17, 2013, when Mercer and FGCU played to a scoreless draw.
- Since joining the Southern Conference last season, Mercer has recorded a 4-2-1 mark in league games that go to overtime.
- This was the third consecutive game between the Bears and the Terriers that required overtime.
- Wofford received a pair of red cards in the 81st minute, as a player and the head coach were ejected. The Terriers played the remainder of the match a man down.
RECORDS UPDATE
Mercer moves to 8-5-1 (3-2-1 SoCon), while Wofford is now 8-3-2 (3-2-1 SoCon).
UP NEXT
Mercer will host UNCG on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at Bear Field. The Bears and the Terriers are set to kick off at 7:00 p.m.
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