SoCon-leading Mercer Travels to VMI Saturday

MACON, Ga. – Four days after launching to the top of the Southern Conference standings with a 2-1 home victory over UNCG, the Mercer men's soccer team is set to make its longest road trip of the season to face VMI in Lexington, Virginia.

The Bears (7-4-0, 2-1-0 SoCon) and the Keydets (0-9-0, 0-3-0) will square off at noon on Saturday, Oct. 8, continuing an all-time series that Mercer has found great success in.

SATURDAY'S MATCHUP
Location: Lexington, Va. – Patchin Field
Schedule: Saturday, Oct. 8 – 12 p.m.
Follow Along: VMI Live Stats
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_MSoccer

OFF TO THE RACES
No SoCon team has been able to find the net as quickly as Mercer has this season. The Bears have six of the 10 fastest goals by SoCon players this year, including the top three by Will Bagrou (0:26, 1:30) and Conner Antley (1:32). Five of those six goals have been at Bear Field. Trenton Whitely (15:10 vs. UNCG), Antley (19:20 vs. Wofford) and Kobe Perez (21:11 at South Carolina) have the Bears' other three early scores.

NOTABLES

Mercer is in a three-way tie for first place with Wofford and UNCG, but owns the tiebreaker over the two in head-to-head matchups.
Mercer is 2-2-0 on the road this season.
Will Bagrou continues to rank among the SoCon's offensive leaders. He ranks second in points (11), goals (5) and shots (24).
Conner Antley isn't far behind Bagrou in the points battle with nine of his own after notching his third score against UNCG. He is in a three-way tie for fifth in the SoConn.
Jeremy Booth was excellent in goal Tuesday, tying a season-high of six saves to earn his sixth victory of the year.
Eight Bears have found the net at least once this season, including Trenton Whitely, who scored his first goal earlier this week.

SCOUTING VMI
It has been a difficult season for the Keydets, who are still seeking their first win on the pitch. VMI has been outscored by its opponents 40-5 and allows an average of 4.44 goals per match. No other SoCon team has allowed more than 12 goals this season. Junior midfielder Sam Moffatt has two of the Keydets' five goals.

Mercer is perfect in the all-time series against VMI, having won in all seven meetings. The Bears earned three of those wins last year, defeating the Keydets 2-1 in both regular season contests before dominating a 7-0 match in the SoCon Tournament opener in Macon.

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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Players Mentioned

Conner Antley

Will Bagrou

Jeremy Booth

Kobe Perez

Trenton Whitely

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