Mercer University
Drexel
Mercer Men's Lacrosse Suffers 12-5 Defeat at Drexel
3/26/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
PHILADELPHIA – The Mercer University men's lacrosse team dropped a 12-5 decision to Drexel in its final non-conference game of the season on Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bears and Dragons played a fairly even opening 15 minutes of action, as Drexel held a 3-2 lead heading into the second quarter. After the hosts scored in the opening minute, Mercer answered with two goals of its own from Chris Rahill and Chris Baxa to take a 2-1 lead. The Dragons managed to score the last two goals of the quarter to retake the lead.
Drexel completely controlled the second quarter, outscoring the Bears 5-0 to take a six-goal lead into the halftime intermission by a score of 8-2. Mercer managed to cut the deficit to four goals at the end of the third but that would be as close as the Bears got the rest of the way, as the Dragons won by a final score of 12-5.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Junior Chris Rahill led the team in scoring on Saturday, netting two of Mercer's five goals. The junior scored Mercer's first goal of the game in the first quarter and added a score in the third stanza. Rahill now has six goals on the season.
MERCER STAT OF THE DAY
Mercer excelled on clear attempts on Saturday as they have all season. The Bears finished 16-of-18 on clear opportunities. The Orange and Black lead the Southern Conference in clearing percentage and entered this weekend ranked ninth in the country for the stat.
NOTABLES
- Mercer is 0-1 against Drexel in the all-time series.
- Rahill's two goals marked his second multi-goal performance of the season.
- Mike Nugent recorded double-digit saves for the 32nd time in his Mercer career with 15 on Tuesday.
- Chris Baxa pushed his scoring streak to six straight games with a first quarter goal.
- Shawn Carter scored his fifth goal of the season. The freshman has now scored in each of the last two outings.
- Sophomore Dustin White recorded the first goal of his Mercer career.
RECORD UPDATE
Mercer drops to 3-5 on the season, while Drexel is now 4-5 on the year.
UP NEXT
The Bears remain on the road next weekend for the second of three consecutive away games. Mercer travels to High Point to take on the Panthers in a Southern Conference matchup. The game is scheduled to begin at noon on Sunday, April 3.
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