Saturday, October 22
Macon, Ga.
7 PM
Mercer University
11-5-0, 6-2-0SoCon
5
vs
0
VMI
0-14-0, 0-8-0SoCon
1
2
F
VMI
0
0
0
Mercer
4
1
5
Team Stats
VMI
MER
Goals
0
5
Shots
2
24
Shots on Goal
1
11
Saves
6
1
Corners
1
11
Fouls
7
8
Scoring Plays
Jake Mezei (3)
Assisted By: Jordan Duru , Will Bagrou
Cross into the box by #9, goal into bott
1:23
Will Bagrou (2)
Assisted By: Roberto Arteaga
From the top of the box off of deflected
13:26
Max Poore (4)
Assisted By: Jordan Duru , Conner Antley
Cross from #14, headed by #8 to #12 who
34:46
Cristian Medina
Assisted By: Max Poore , Kobe Perez
Beat the defender and found the bottom l
44:37
Will Bagrou (8)
Beat the defender into the box, found le
55:10
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
2
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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Mercer Rolls Over VMI, 5-0, on Senior Day
10/22/2016 10:21:00 PM | Men's Soccer
MACON, Ga. – Mercer dominated every level of the pitch en route to a 5-0 victory over VMI at Bear Field on Saturday, capping a memorable Senior Day for the Bears' four senior leaders.
Jordan Duru, Ian Antley, Max Poore and Nickolas Tripodi were all recognized prior to the match for their accomplishments as a group and as individuals during their four-year careers at Mercer. The ceremony was a fitting beginning to a night that was all Orange and Black as the Bears improved to 11-5-0 overall and 6-2-0 in the Southern Conference. Duru would go on to notch two assists in the match while Poore found the net for Mercer's third goal.
Mercer's win – complimented by a scoreless draw by ETSU and Furman – vaulted the Bears into first place in the SoCon standings with 18 points. The Buccaneers, who entered Saturday with sole possession of first, now sit in second with 17 points.
STAT OF THE MATCH
The Bears fired off 11 shots on goal on 24 total shots against the Keydets on Saturday, marking season-highs in both categories. Jordan Duru had a team-high four total shots while Will Bagrou and Cristian Medina each recorded three shots on goal.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Bagrou's offensive prowess was too much for the Keydets to handle as he led the way with a pair of goals for Mercer. The junior now has eight goals on the year and lead Mercer with 19 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Per usual, the Bears struck early on their home pitch when Jake Mezei netted his third goal of the year in the second minute of the match on an assist from Duru and Bagrou. After Bagrou found Duru along the right side of the box, the senior crossed it in for Mezei to finish for the opening goal.
Twelve minutes later, Mercer tacked on another when Bagrou rifled one from the top of the box after corralling a deflected shot by Roberto Arteaga moments earlier. The Bears would go on to add two more goals before halftime, as Poore scored his fourth goal of the year on a header after a feed into the box from Duru and Conner Antley. Mercer's youth joined the party shortly after when Cristian Medina beat a defender for his first collegiate goal just prior to halftime (44').
Bagrou would add his second score of the match in the 55th minute as he beat a pair of defenders into the box before putting it past the VMI goalkeeper for the final goal.
NOTABLES
On the Mercer's 5-0 on Senior Day:
"This way a very mature performance from our team, led by our four great seniors who have done a lot for this program," said head coach Brad Ruzzo. "I felt we had control from the start and did the all of the right things in each phase of the match."
RECORD UPDATE
Two matches remain in the 2016 regular season as Mercer travels to Greenville, South Carolina on Tuesday, Oct. 25 to face Furman (6-6-3, 2-4-2) at Stone Stadium before returning home to host ETSU (9-4-2, 5-1-2) at Bear Field on Saturday, Oct. 29 in a match that could decide who is named the SoCon champion. Both matches will begin at 7 p.m.
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Soccer, please follow the Bears on social media at @Mercer_MSoccer (Twitter) and /MercerMSoccer (Facebook) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
Jordan Duru, Ian Antley, Max Poore and Nickolas Tripodi were all recognized prior to the match for their accomplishments as a group and as individuals during their four-year careers at Mercer. The ceremony was a fitting beginning to a night that was all Orange and Black as the Bears improved to 11-5-0 overall and 6-2-0 in the Southern Conference. Duru would go on to notch two assists in the match while Poore found the net for Mercer's third goal.
Mercer's win – complimented by a scoreless draw by ETSU and Furman – vaulted the Bears into first place in the SoCon standings with 18 points. The Buccaneers, who entered Saturday with sole possession of first, now sit in second with 17 points.
STAT OF THE MATCH
The Bears fired off 11 shots on goal on 24 total shots against the Keydets on Saturday, marking season-highs in both categories. Jordan Duru had a team-high four total shots while Will Bagrou and Cristian Medina each recorded three shots on goal.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Bagrou's offensive prowess was too much for the Keydets to handle as he led the way with a pair of goals for Mercer. The junior now has eight goals on the year and lead Mercer with 19 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Per usual, the Bears struck early on their home pitch when Jake Mezei netted his third goal of the year in the second minute of the match on an assist from Duru and Bagrou. After Bagrou found Duru along the right side of the box, the senior crossed it in for Mezei to finish for the opening goal.
Twelve minutes later, Mercer tacked on another when Bagrou rifled one from the top of the box after corralling a deflected shot by Roberto Arteaga moments earlier. The Bears would go on to add two more goals before halftime, as Poore scored his fourth goal of the year on a header after a feed into the box from Duru and Conner Antley. Mercer's youth joined the party shortly after when Cristian Medina beat a defender for his first collegiate goal just prior to halftime (44').
Bagrou would add his second score of the match in the 55th minute as he beat a pair of defenders into the box before putting it past the VMI goalkeeper for the final goal.
NOTABLES
- Mercer has now outscored VMI 14-0 in their last three head-to-head matches dating back to the 2015 SoCon Tournament opener.
- The Orange and Black are now 6-1 at Bear Field this season. They also improved to 9-0 all-time against VMI.
- Will Bagrou's two goals now leave him tied for second among SoCon players with eight on the year.
- Cristian Medina logged 21 minutes and made the most of them as he notched his first collegiate goal just before halftime.
- Goalkeeper Jeremy Booth had an easy day at the office, recording one save on two total shots from VMI. He improved to 10-5-0 in the net.
On the Mercer's 5-0 on Senior Day:
"This way a very mature performance from our team, led by our four great seniors who have done a lot for this program," said head coach Brad Ruzzo. "I felt we had control from the start and did the all of the right things in each phase of the match."
RECORD UPDATE
- Mercer: 11-5-0 (6-2-0 SoCon)
- VMI: 0-14-0 (0-8-0 SoCon)
Two matches remain in the 2016 regular season as Mercer travels to Greenville, South Carolina on Tuesday, Oct. 25 to face Furman (6-6-3, 2-4-2) at Stone Stadium before returning home to host ETSU (9-4-2, 5-1-2) at Bear Field on Saturday, Oct. 29 in a match that could decide who is named the SoCon champion. Both matches will begin at 7 p.m.
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Soccer, please follow the Bears on social media at @Mercer_MSoccer (Twitter) and /MercerMSoccer (Facebook) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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