Bears Draw Even with Bucs in SoCon Showdown

Tuesday, October 10

Johnson City, Tenn.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

4-5-4

ETSU

5-2-5

Team	1	2	OT 5	OT 6	Final F
Mercer	0	0	0	0	0
ETSU	0	0	0	0	0

Box Score (PDF)

10/10/2017 10:02:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

By: David Fox

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Mercer men's soccer competed in its eighth overtime contest of the season and third in-a-row on Tuesday evening against ETSU in Johnson City, Tenn. The contest ended in a 0-0 draw after 110 minutes of play. Mercer improved to 4-5-4 (2-1-2), while ETSU improved to 5-2-5 and 2-0-3 in conference action.

STAT OF THE MATCH
Despite being outshot 17-10, the Bears held a 4-1 advantage in shots on goal over the Bucs.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Neither team found the back of the net in the opening stanza despite ETSU outshooting Mercer, 7-3. The Bears had their best chance to score in the 29^th minute as Will Bagrou's one-on-one with the keeper was turned away by the outstretched arms of Jon Sutherland.

The two teams combined for 13 shots in the second half but zero goals to set up an eighth overtime contest this season for Mercer, including third in-a-row. Bruno Andrade nearly placed the Bucs on top with 42 seconds left as his free kick from 25-yards out bounced off the left post to keep the contest scoreless.

After 20 minutes of extended play, the two squads walked off the pitch with one hard-fought point each in the 0-0 tie. Mercer outshot ETSU in the final 20 minutes, 3-1.

NOTABLES

Mercer competed in its eighth overtime game of the season, further extending the program record for overtime contests in a single season.
The Bears are now 1-3-4 in overtime contests this season.
Mercer improved to 7-4-4 all-time against ETSU following the scoreless draw.
Jeremy Booth registered one save during the contest, notching his second clean sheet of the season.

RECORDS UPDATE

Mercer: 4-5-4 (2-1-2 SoCon)
ETSU: 5-2-5 (2-0-3 SoCon)

NEXT MATCH

Mercer vs. Wofford on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. at Bear Field in Macon, Ga.

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