Mercer University
East Tennessee State
Women's Soccer Tallies 1-1 Tie With ETSU
10/9/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Mercer University women's soccer team registered a 1-1 tie against East Tennessee State on Friday night.
TURNING POINT
Valeria Bermeo gave the Bears a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute, off an assist from Maddie Clark. The Bucs added a goal 21 minutes in, knotting the score at 1-1. Neither team scored in the remaining 69 minutes, which sent the match to overtime. Another 20 scoreless minutes ended the game in a draw.
WOMAN OF THE MATCH
Maggie Cropp made six saves for the Bears and allowed just one goal. Cropp faced 19 shots on the night and came up big with a save at the buzzer to keep the score at 1-1.
STAT OF THE GAME
ETSU led in shots, 19-9, as well as shots on goal, 7-3.
NOTABLES
- Valeria Bermeo scored her second goal of the season, while Maddie Clark notched her team-leading fourth assist of the year.
- Valeria Bermeo, Maddie Clark, Alexius Hill and Haleigh Svede each registered two shots, led by Bermeo's two shots on goal. Hill also had a shot on goal for the Bears.
- Maggie Cropp made six saves in goal, including three in overtime minutes.
- ETSU also led in corner kicks, 9-5.
QUOTABLES
"It was a tough game tonight with the weather conditions and rain for the majority of the match. I felt our team came out and played a good game. We came out early and got a goal, but ETSU had the momentum and credit to them, they fought back and got a goal. I thought the second half, we created three or four very good chances in front of the goal and unfortunately we didn't put one away. We're happy to get a point on the road and we'll look forward to Western Carolina and try to get a win there." – Head Coach Tony Economopoulos.
RECORDS UPDATE
Mercer moves to 5-5-3 (2-1-1 SoCon) on the season, while ETSU moves to 8-4-1 (3-0-1 SoCon).
UP NEXT
Mercer will take on Western Carolina on Sunday, Oct. 11. The match is set to begin at 2 p.m. in Cullowhee, N.C.
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