Bears Fall To Samford, 2-0

Friday, September 30

Birmingham, Ala.

7:00 PM (CT)

Mercer University

3-7-1, 1-2SoCon

Samford

6-3-2, 2-1SoCon

Mercer

Samford

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MER

SAM

Goals

Shots

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Jermaine Seoposenwe (7)

Breakaway past three defenders down the

18:39

Sara Smeltzer (1)

Assisted By: Jermaine Seoposenwe , Anna Allen

Gathered pass at the middle of the box,

58:11

9/30/2016 11:02:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Mercer women's soccer team dropped a 2-0 match to Samford in Birmingham on Friday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Samford went up 1-0 in the 19^th minute after Jermaine Seoposenwe broke away and chipped the ball in from 15 yards out. The Bulldogs defense kept Mercer from getting a good look at goal in the first half and Samford carried the 1-0 lead into halftime.

Mercer's offense looked more alive in the second half, but was unable to find the back of the net. Meanwhile, Samford was able to add a goal in the 59^th minute to take a 2-0 lead, one which the Bulldogs held onto for the remainder of the match.

STAT OF THE GAME
Samford's offense had a handle on the ball, as the Bulldogs led the Bears in shots, 18-4.

NOTABLES

Cristina Mursuli played 90 minutes in goal for the Bears, making five saves on the night.
Four Mercer players tallied a shot, three of which were on goal.

QUOTABLES
"We knew tonight would be a tough battle with the preseason conference favorite. Samford has had some great results in the non-conference. They beat Baylor and Alabama and we knew it would be a battle for us tonight. Unfortunately, we came out a little slow in the first half and Samford scored a goal. We challenged the players at halftime and we came out with a bit more fire and drive in the second half. We created some opportunities, but it was an uphill battle. Hopefully, we can regroup for our game on Sunday at Chattanooga and get back in the winning ways." – Head Coach Tony Economopoulos.

RECORDS UPDATE

Mercer: 3-7-1, 1-2-0 SoCon
Samford: 6-3-1, 2-1-0 SoCon

UP NEXT
Mercer will stay on the road and take on Chattanooga on Sunday at 2 p.m.

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