Mercer University
Furman
Women's Soccer Edged By Furman, 1-0
10/25/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer University women's soccer team fell to Furman, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon at Bear Field.
TURNING POINT
After a majority of the game went by without a goal, Furman notched the only goal of the match in the 76th minute when Kristian Leone found the back of the net off a corner kick from Kristen Baker. Mercer was unable to equalize in the final 14 minutes of play.
WOMAN OF THE MATCH
Haley McDuffee led Mercer with two shots, both on goal, in her 90 minutes of play.
STAT OF THE GAME
Despite Furman owning a 12-8 advantage in shots, the Bears and the Paladins were tied in shots on goal, 4-4.
NOTABLES
- Haleigh Svede also had two shots for Mercer, including one on goal.
- Sarah Daane, Katelyn Dimopoulos, Taylor Dowse and Jamilah Tejan all tallied a shot for the Bears.
- Maggie Cropp made three saves in goal for the Bears.
- Mercer led in corner kicks, 6-5.
QUOTABLES
"It was a huge game for us today and we knew it had a lot of tournament implications, as far as seeding goes. It was a very good Furman team, and it was an even game and we battled back and forth; I think they had more shots, but it was even on shots on goal. We had more corner kicks, but to their credit, they were a little bit hungrier than us on a set piece and put a corner kick away. We had a couple of good looks in front of goal on some set pieces, but we just couldn't get it done today. Luckily for us, it's a new season starting tomorrow and we get to host ETSU on Saturday. We're looking for a great crowd to come out and support us, win that one and get into the final four of the SoCon Tournament." – Head Coach Tony Economopoulos.
RECORDS UPDATE
Mercer moves to 8-7-3 (5-3-1 SoCon), while Furman improves to 14-4-1 (7-1-1 SoCon).
UP NEXT
Mercer earned a No. 4 seed in the Southern Conference Tournament and will host No. 5 ETSU in the second round of play on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. at Bear Field.
For all the latest information on Mercer women's soccer, please visit MercerBears.com or, for up-to-the-minute updates, follow Mercer soccer on Twitter at @MercerWSoccer or www.twitter.com/MercerWSoccer.
