Mercer University
Wofford
Women's Soccer Scores Late Goal to Edge Wofford, 2-1
10/23/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer University women's soccer team squeaked past Wofford with a late goal on Friday night to register a 2-1 win at Bear Field.
TURNING POINT
Wofford scored first with a goal in the 8th minute, but Maddie Clark equalized in the 23rd minute with a header off a long serve from Haleigh Svede. The score remained tied, 1-1, until the 87th minute when Katelyn Dimopoulos sent the ball to the back of the net from just a few yards out after getting the rebound from Jamilah Tejan's shot that hit the post.
WOMAN OF THE MATCH
Katelyn Dimopoulos scored the game-winning goal, and also led Mercer with four shots, including three on goal.
STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer led Wofford in shots, 15-4, including a 9-2 shots on goal advantage.
NOTABLES
- Katelyn Dimopoulos scored her sixth goal of the season and the ninth of her career. The score was also her fourth game-winning goal this season, which earns her a spot on Mercer's single-season game-winning goals top 10 list. She is tied for third with several players.
- Maddie Clark scored her fourth goal of the season and the 13th of her career. Clark also fired off a team-high four shots on the night, tying Dimopoulos.
- Haleigh Svede dished out her second assist of the season, and it was also the second assist of her career.
- Jamilah Tejan took a pair of shots for Mercer, with her final shot serving as an assist on Dimopoulos' goal. The assist was Tejan's third of the season, as well as the third of her career at Mercer.
- Maggie Cropp made one save and allowed one goal as the Mercer defense held Wofford to just two shots on goal.
- Sarah Daane recorded three shots, all on target, in her 90 minutes on the field. Daane was one of five Bears to play the entire match.
- Valeria Bermeo and Sydney Brogden each chipped in a shot of their own.
- Wofford held a 3-0 advantage in corner kicks.
QUOTABLES
"We had a tough game tonight against a Wofford team that has caused some fits in the conference and came with two good results this past week. We came out a little flat in the first half, and to Wofford's credit, they put a good chance away and made it difficult for us. Our team responded and tied it up before halftime. I challenged the players at halftime to come out with more energy and really press Wofford and attack more and at a faster pace. We did a good job with that and created a lot of chances in the second half and I felt we deserved the 2-1 victory. Now it's on to a very big game on Sunday for our Senior Day against Furman that hopefully will lead us to host a quarterfinal game next Saturday." – Head Coach Tony Economopoulos.
RECORDS UPDATE
Mercer improves to 8-6-3 (5-2-1 SoCon), while Wofford moves to 4-7-4 (2-4-2 SoCon).
UP NEXT
Mercer will close out the regular season on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 2:00 p.m. against Furman. The match is set to kickoff at Bear Field, following a Senior Day ceremony for Mercer's three seniors.
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