Tuesday, October 25
Greenville, S.C.
7 PM
Mercer University
12-5-0, 7-2-0SoCon
1
at
0
Furman
6-7-3, 2-5-2SoCon
1
2
F
Mercer
0
1
1
Furman
0
0
0
Team Stats
MER
FUR
Goals
1
0
Shots
11
8
Shots on Goal
2
1
Saves
1
1
Corners
1
1
Fouls
14
15
Scoring Plays
Roberto Arteaga (1)
Assisted By: Will Bagrou
turnover by the gk, shot to empty net
45:43
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
MF
/ Men's Soccer
GK
/ Men's Soccer
Mercer Remains Atop SoCon Tables with 1-0 Win
10/25/2016 9:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Roberto Arteaga took advantage of a mistake by Furman's Max Fisher as he intercepted a pass and scored the match's only goal in Mercer's 1-0 win over the Paladins Tuesday night at Stone Stadium in Greenville.
The win gives Mercer (12-5, 7-2 SoCon) a league-best 21 points in SoCon play, just one ahead of ETSU, who edged UNCG Tuesday evening in Johnson City, Tennessee. That sets up a de facto regular season championship game when the Bears host the Bucs at Bear Field on ESPN3 in Macon, Georgia on Saturday at 7 p.m.
STAT OF THE MATCH
The two teams combined for 29 fouls and six yellow cards in a close, physical match.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Roberto Arteaga gets the nod after scoring the match's only goal. The Mercer midfielder played 71 minutes and had three shots with one on goal.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The two teams were scoreless at halftime but quickly inside the second half Roberto Arteaga took a way a pass from Furman goalkeeper Max Fisher and immediately sent it into the net. That ended up being the lone goal of the game as Mercer claimed a 1-0 win at Furman.
NOTABLES
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.
The win gives Mercer (12-5, 7-2 SoCon) a league-best 21 points in SoCon play, just one ahead of ETSU, who edged UNCG Tuesday evening in Johnson City, Tennessee. That sets up a de facto regular season championship game when the Bears host the Bucs at Bear Field on ESPN3 in Macon, Georgia on Saturday at 7 p.m.
STAT OF THE MATCH
The two teams combined for 29 fouls and six yellow cards in a close, physical match.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Roberto Arteaga gets the nod after scoring the match's only goal. The Mercer midfielder played 71 minutes and had three shots with one on goal.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The two teams were scoreless at halftime but quickly inside the second half Roberto Arteaga took a way a pass from Furman goalkeeper Max Fisher and immediately sent it into the net. That ended up being the lone goal of the game as Mercer claimed a 1-0 win at Furman.
NOTABLES
- The win by Mercer keeps the Bears atop the Southern Conference tables with a one-point advantage over ETSU.
- The win, along with ETSU's win over UNCG, guarantees that Saturday's winner (Mercer vs. ETSU) will decide the Southern Conference regular season champion. With a one-point advantage over ETSU, a draw would result in Mercer claiming the title.
- The win also clinched a top-two seed in the SoCon Tournament and a first-round bye.
- Mercer is now 6-4-2 all-time against the Paladins, including a 3-2-0 mark dating back to the beginning of last season.
- With the win, Mercer has swept the regular season series over Furman for the first time since 2005.
- With the win, the Bears extend their unbeaten streak over Furman to four consecutive matches.
- With the win and UNCG's loss at East Tennessee State, Mercer is the only SoCon team with a winning record (5-3) on the road this season.
- Goalkeeper Jeremy Booth notched his fourth clean sheet of the season. He entered the match ranked second in the SoCon in goals against average (1.06 per game).
- Mercer: 12-5-0 (7-2-0 SoCon)
- Furman: 6-7-3 (2-5-2 SoCon)
- Mercer: hosts ETSU on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. at Bear Field in Macon, Ga.
- Furman: at Wofford on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m.
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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