Bears Make Short Trip To Take On Owls

MACON, Ga. – Mercer is on the road for the second weekend of the women's soccer season and will make the nearly two-hour trip up Interstate 75 to face Kennesaw State on Friday evening. The match is slated to begin at 7 p.m. at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.

THE BEAR NECESSITIES
Teams: Mercer (1-1) vs. Kennesaw State (1-0-1)
Location: Kennesaw, Ga. | Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Friday, Aug. 26 – 7:00 p.m. | Live stats | Video
Twitter Updates: @MercerWSoccer

MERCER NOTES
The Bears are 1-1 after opening the season with a 6-0 win over Alabama A&M and falling to Big 12 power, Oklahoma State, 0-3.

Abbey Reddig leads Mercer in scoring after netting a pair of goals in the season opener. Reddig ranks second in the Southern Conference with two goals and fifth in the league with four points. Maddie Clark scored the game-winning goal against Alabama A&M, which ties her for first in the SoCon and 11^th nationally with one game-winning goal this season.

Cristina Mursuli has taken over as the starting goalkeeper for the Bears and played the first complete game of her career against Oklahoma State. Mursuli made a season-high seven saves against the Cowgirls last weekend. The senior has made a total of 11 saves this season, ranking her third in the SoCon in total saves as well as saves per game (5.5).

SCOUTING KENNESAW STATE
Kennesaw State has started 2016 with a 1-0-1 record after downing Chattanooga, 1-0, and playing Georgia State to a draw, 0-0, over the opening weekend of play.

The Owls' Shannon Driscoll scored in the 14^th minute against Chattanooga and KSU was able to hold on to the slim lead for the remainder of the match. Kennesaw State has outshot opponents 23-15 this season, but is even at 9-9 in shots on goal.

Catherine McDuff-Viau has spent every minute in goal for the Owls and has made nine saves as she recorded a pair of shutouts. McDuff-Viau has also recently stepped into the starting goalkeeper role, as she saw action in only four games last season.

Kennesaw State owns a 7-3-1 record in the series, but Mercer won the last meeting, 2-1, in 2013.

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Players Mentioned

Maddie Clark

Cristina Mursuli

Abbey Reddig

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