Mercer University
Samford
Women's Soccer Falls, 1-0, to Samford
10/4/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
MACON, GA. – The Mercer University women's soccer team narrowly fell to Samford, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon at Bear Field.
TURNING POINT
Samford scored in the 41st minute off a long shot to the top right corner of the net, taking a 1-0 lead into halftime. Mercer threatened for much of the second half, but was unable to put any chances away.
WOMAN OF THE MATCH
Sarah Daane took three shots on the afternoon, with all three on goal, which was a team-high for the Bears.
STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer led Samford in shots, 13-10, but the teams were even with five shots on goal apiece.
NOTABLES
- Jamilah Tejan led Mercer with four shots, including two on goal.
- Sarah Daane tallied three shots, while Jorden Christensen also had a pair of shots for the Bears.
- Maggie Cropp made four saves in goal for Mercer.
- Mercer also led Samford in corner kicks, 8-2.
QUOTABLES
"It was a great contest today with two heavyweights in the SoCon battling it out for 90 minutes. I felt today we created more chances; statistically, we were very good today. Unfortunately for us, Samford, to their credit, put a chance away and we didn't. We had three of four great chances and that was the difference in the match today - that they put one away and we didn't. Overall, I'm happy with our players' effort; now we have to get a little more composed and clinical in front of the goal and hopefully put a chance away and get a different result." – Head Coach Tony Economopoulos.
RECORDS UPDATE
Mercer moves to 5-5-2 (2-1 SoCon) on the season, while Samford improved to 9-4 (4-0 SoCon).
UP NEXT
Mercer will hit the road to face ETSU on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7:00 p.m. in Johnson City, Tenn.
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.
