Sunday, September 25
Macon, Ga.
2:00 PM
Mercer University
3-6-1, 1-1-0SoCon
3
vs
2
ETSU
6-4-1, 1-1-0SoCon
1
2
F
ETSU
0
2
2
Mercer
1
2
3
Team Stats
ETSU
MER
Goals
2
3
Shots
20
11
Shots on Goal
10
6
Saves
3
8
Corners
6
7
Fouls
7
13
Scoring Plays
Maddie Clark (5)
Assisted By: Hayley Moore
short shot off rebound from 22's shot
40:26
Eleonora Goldoni (7)
Assisted By: Georgia Allen
tipped in off rebound from 20's shot
46:49
Molly Collinson (3)
Shot from 25yards out on right to top le
69:17
Maddie Clark (6)
straight shot from 15 yards out after do
75:38
Maddie Clark (7)
Assisted By: Jamilah Tejan
shot from left side of goal off rebound
81:55
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
5
SOG
3
Goals
3
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
M/F
/ Women's SoccerF/M
/ Women's Soccer
GK
/ Women's SoccerF/M
/ Women's Soccer
Photo courtesy of Judy Stapleton
Clark Nets Hat Trick, Leads Mercer Past ETSU, 3-2
9/25/2016 5:09:00 PM | Women's Soccer
MACON, Ga. – Redshirt senior Maddie Clark netted a hat trick to lead the Mercer women's soccer team to a 3-2 victory over ETSU on Sunday afternoon.
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Clark set a career high with her three goals and is now tied for third all-time on Mercer's career game-winning goals leaderboard. In goal, Cristina Mursuli made a career-high tying eight saves to anchor the Mercer defense.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bears struck first when Clark knocked the ball in the net off a rebounded shot from Hayley Moore. Mercer took its 1-0 lead in the 41st minute and carried the advantage into halftime. ETSU came out strong in the second half and knotted the score, 1-1, in the 47th minute when Eleonora Goldoni tipped the ball in the net, also off a rebounded shot. The Bucs went up 2-1 in the 70th minute when Molly Collinson sailed the ball to the top left of the net from 25 yards out on the right side of the box.
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Clark tied the game, 2-2, in the 76th minute after beating a pair of ETSU defenders and taking a shot from 15 yards out to the center of the net. The Peachtree Corners, Georgia, native struck again in the 82nd minute after corralling a rebounded shot just to the left of the net and tapping it in the goal to give the Bears a 3-2 advantage. ETSU was unable to answer in the final minutes of the match.
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WOMAN OF THE MATCH
Redshirt senior forward Maddie Clark scored all three of Mercer's goals, while setting a new career high. Clark has notched nine game-winning goals in her career, including two this season, and is now tied for third on Mercer's career game-winning goals leaderboard.
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STAT OF THE GAME
ETSU led Mercer in shots, 20-11, including a 10-6 shots on goal tally.
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NOTABLES
- Clark set a career high with her three goals. She also moved up to third on Mercer's career game-winning goals leaderboard with a total of nine.
- Mursuli made a career-high-tying eight saves, which is also a season high for the senior.
- Moore assisted on Clark's first goal, recording her first point of the season.
- Jamilah Tejan also tallied an assist after her shot in the 82nd minute was knocked out by the keeper and led to Clark's game-winning goal.
- Mercer led ETSU in corner kicks, 7-6.
"I was very proud of our players today for bouncing back after a hard-fought game on Friday and the disappointment of not coming up with the result. We came out in the first half and got a goal and we had some more energy today on a hot Sunday afternoon. Credit to ETSU – they came out in the second half and scored right off the bat, tied up the match, had the momentum for a little bit and got a second goal. I was extremely proud of the team for their resiliency in not only tying the game but getting the game-winning goal. Hats off to Maddie Clark for getting a hat trick; you expect that from your leaders. Overall, I'm just excited that we got back on the winning track and we're back to even in conference play." – Head Coach Tony Economopoulos.
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RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 3-6-1, 1-1-0 SoCon
- ETSU: 6-4-1, 1-1-0 SoCon
Mercer will hit the road for the first time in SoCon play to take on Samford on Friday, Sept. 30 in Birmingham, Alabama. The match is slated to begin at 7 p.m. CT.
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How to Follow the Bears:
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