Mercer Drops Match To Tennessee Tech, 3-0

Sunday, August 28

Cookeville, Tenn.

1:00 PM CT

Mercer University

1-3-0

Tennessee Tech

3-1-0

Mercer

Tennessee Tech

8/28/2016 7:53:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Mercer women's soccer fell to Tennessee Tech, 3-0, on Sunday afternoon. The weather-shortened match was spread across four and a half hours due to multiple delays. Ultimately, the match was abandoned in the 71st minute and was declared official after inclement weather prevented its resumption.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Tennessee Tech took a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute before play was suspended for the first time after around 25 minutes of play. After play resumed, the Golden Eagles doubled their lead in the 41^st minute and carried the 2-0 advantage into halftime. Tennessee Tech scored its final goal in the 68^th minute, just before play was stopped for the second and final time.

STAT OF THE GAME
Tennessee Tech led in shots, 19-6, but only by a narrow 6-4 margin in the second half.

NOTABLES

Katelyn Dimopoulos led Mercer with three shots and also registered the Bears' lone shot on goal.
Cristina Mursuli played the first half in goal and made four saves, while Leah Cochran made a save in her 25:07 in goal.

RECORDS UPDATE
Mercer moves to 1-3 overall, while Tennessee Tech improves to 3-1.

UP NEXT
The Bears will return to the pitch on Friday, Sept. 2, when they take on Charlotte at 8 p.m. in Charlotte, North Carolina.

How to Follow the Bears:
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