Mercer University
Middle Tennessee
Women's Soccer Bests Middle Tennessee, 1-0
9/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
MACON, GA. – The Mercer University women's soccer team used an early goal to take a 1-0 advantage and held on to the lead to defeat Middle Tennessee State on Friday night at Bear Field.
TURNING POINT
The Bears scored just 1:38 into the game after Haley McDuffee threw the ball in and Haleigh Svede flicked it on to Katelyn Dimopoulos, who found the left side of the goal from less than five yards out. The game was very evenly matched, with Mercer's early goal being the deciding factor.
WOMAN OF THE MATCH
Katelyn Dimopoulos scored Mercer's lone goal of the game, also giving the junior her first goal of the year. Dimopoulos also led the Bears with three shots on the night.
STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer led in shots, 12-11, but Middle Tennessee led in shots on goal, 5-4.
NOTABLES
- Maggie Cropp made five saves while recording her third shutout of the year. She now has 40 saves on the season and has allowed just three goals for a .930 save percentage and a 0.37 goals-against average.
- Haley McDuffee and Haleigh Svede each registered their first assist of the season.
- Katelyn Dimopoulos' goal was the first of the season and fourth of her career.
- While Mercer led in shots, 12-11, Middle Tennessee led in shots on goal, 5-4, and corner kicks, 7-5.
QUOTABLES
"It was a great night tonight and I was very proud of the team. We challenged the players after last week, we thought we had some momentum after the UAB game and we had a great week of training, to come out with some energy early on and credit to their energy, we got the goal within the first two minutes. We executed the game plan pretty well, and it was a pretty even game after the goal. Middle Tennessee had some chances and we had some chances, but I was proud of the team for managing the match the next 88 minutes, but still pressing and creating chances." – Head Coach Tony Economopoulos.
RECORDS UPDATE
Mercer improved to 3-4-2 on the season and Middle Tennessee moved to 4-3-1.
UP NEXT
Mercer will open Southern Conference play against The Citadel on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 4:00 p.m. at Bear Field in Macon. The game will be the first in a double header, as the men's team will play at 7 p.m.
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.
