Friday, November 4
Johnson City, Tenn.
7:30 PM
Mercer University
10-9-1
1
at
3
ETSU
13-5-2
1
2
F
Mercer
0
1
1
ETSU
1
2
3
Team Stats
MER
ETSU
Goals
1
3
Shots
7
24
Shots on Goal
2
14
Saves
11
1
Corners
8
5
Fouls
12
5
Scoring Plays
Isabel Hodgson (3)
Corner by #3, ball bounced in front, #10
20:04
Maddie Clark (14)
Assisted By: Haley McDuffee
Race up the right side, off post and int
55:16
Molly Collinson (7)
Assisted By: Isabel Hodgson
#10 off crossbar, #14 off rebound, right
71:17
Isabel Hodgson (4)
Assisted By: Georgia Allen
#20 off the post, #10 off the post, tips
76:28
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
M/F
/ Women's SoccerM/D
/ Women's SoccerD
/ Women's Soccer
GK
/ Women's Soccer
F/M
/ Women's Soccer
Mercer Falls to ETSU, 3-1, in SoCon Tournament
11/4/2016 10:32:00 PM | Women's Soccer
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Bears came up short on Friday night in the Southern Conference Tournament semifinal match, as ETSU defeated the Mercer women's soccer team, 3-1.
Maddie Clark and Jamilah Tejan were named to the All-Tournament Team for their efforts in the match.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
ETSU tallied the first goal of the evening when Isabel Hodgson got the ball past Mercer's Cristina Mursuli on a second-chance shot in the 21st minute. The Bucs held on to their 1-0 advantage through halftime until Clark evened the score, 1-1, in the 56th minute. Haley McDuffee sent a long ball over the top and Clark caught up to it in time to play it past an ETSU defender and sail it into the goal.
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Mercer's second-half magic ran out about 15 minutes later when ETSU scored a pair of goals in just over five minutes to take a 3-1 lead with only 13 minutes remaining in the match. Each of the Bucs additional goals was off a second- or third-chance shot. Mercer tried to score again, but was unable to make it happen in the final minutes of the match.
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WOMAN OF THE MATCH
Cristina Mursuli made a career-high 11 saves in her final match in goal for the Bears. Â
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STAT OF THE GAME
ETSU led Mercer in shots, 24-7, including a 14-2 shots on goal margin.
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NOTABLES
"I'm very proud of our team tonight, competing with the No. 2 seed ETSU. Credit to ETSU, they came out and had a great first half and got an early goal on us. I thought we came out in the second half with a renewed spirit after tweaking a few things. We pressed them and created some great chances and tied it up. At that time, I thought we had the momentum, we created a few more chances but unfortunately we couldn't put a second goal in the back of the net to give us the advantage. And then ETSU got a couple more goals to close out the game. I'm very proud of the nine seniors; the turnaround we had this year was phenomenal and all the returners will have some big shoes to fill moving forward." – Head Coach Tony Economopoulos.
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RECORDS UPDATE
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Soccer, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWSoccer (Twitter), /MercerWSoccer (Facebook) and @MercerWSoccer (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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Maddie Clark and Jamilah Tejan were named to the All-Tournament Team for their efforts in the match.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
ETSU tallied the first goal of the evening when Isabel Hodgson got the ball past Mercer's Cristina Mursuli on a second-chance shot in the 21st minute. The Bucs held on to their 1-0 advantage through halftime until Clark evened the score, 1-1, in the 56th minute. Haley McDuffee sent a long ball over the top and Clark caught up to it in time to play it past an ETSU defender and sail it into the goal.
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Mercer's second-half magic ran out about 15 minutes later when ETSU scored a pair of goals in just over five minutes to take a 3-1 lead with only 13 minutes remaining in the match. Each of the Bucs additional goals was off a second- or third-chance shot. Mercer tried to score again, but was unable to make it happen in the final minutes of the match.
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WOMAN OF THE MATCH
Cristina Mursuli made a career-high 11 saves in her final match in goal for the Bears. Â
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STAT OF THE GAME
ETSU led Mercer in shots, 24-7, including a 14-2 shots on goal margin.
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NOTABLES
- Maddie Clark netted her 14th goal of the season, moving her into sole possession of fifth place on Mercer's single-season goals leaderboard. Clark is also 8th on the single-season points leaderboard (30).
- Haley McDuffee notched her third assist of the season when she aided in Clark's goal.
- Cristina Mursuli made a career-high 11 saves, besting her previous career high of eight.
- Katelyn Dimopoulos led Mercer with two shots on the night.
- Mercer led ETSU in corner kicks, 8-5.
"I'm very proud of our team tonight, competing with the No. 2 seed ETSU. Credit to ETSU, they came out and had a great first half and got an early goal on us. I thought we came out in the second half with a renewed spirit after tweaking a few things. We pressed them and created some great chances and tied it up. At that time, I thought we had the momentum, we created a few more chances but unfortunately we couldn't put a second goal in the back of the net to give us the advantage. And then ETSU got a couple more goals to close out the game. I'm very proud of the nine seniors; the turnaround we had this year was phenomenal and all the returners will have some big shoes to fill moving forward." – Head Coach Tony Economopoulos.
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RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 10-9-1
- ETSU: 13-5-2
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Soccer, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWSoccer (Twitter), /MercerWSoccer (Facebook) and @MercerWSoccer (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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