Men’s Soccer to Face Furman in Marquee SoCon Match

Tuesday, October 3

Greenville, S.C.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

#25 Furman

Men’s Soccer to Face Furman in Marquee SoCon Match

10/2/2017 10:02:00 AM | Men's Soccer

By: David Fox

MACON, Ga. – Mercer Men's Soccer will travel to Greenville, S.C., on Tuesday night for a critical SoCon matchup against the Furman Paladins. The contest is slated to kick off at 7 p.m. at Stone Soccer Stadium.

TUESDAY'S MATCHUP
Date: Oct. 3 | 7 p.m. (ET)
Teams: Mercer (4-4-2, 2-0-0) at Furman (7-3-0, 1-1-0)
Location: Greenville, S.C. | Stone Soccer Stadium
Live Stats: furmanpaladins.com/livestats
Live Video: SoCon Digital Network
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_MSoccer

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
Mercer is 6-4-2 all-time against the Furman Paladins heading into tomorrow's tilt. The Bears are 2-1-2 in the last five meetings against the Paladins after sweeping Furman a season ago. Mercer upended the Paladins in Greenville last season, 1-0, as Roberto Arteaga netted the game winner in the 46^th minute.

NOTABLES

Mercer most recently defeated VMI on Saturday, 4-1.
Mercer leads the SoCon in shots with 150 and ranks second in goals with 16.
Will Bagrou leads Mercer and the SoCon in goals (8) and points (16).
Bagrou now ranks third in the NCAA in goals and ninth in total points.
Rooby Dalusma competed in his second game of the season on Saturday, burying two goals against the Keydets.
Jeremy Booth has 27 career wins in goal for Mercer, remaining atop the leaderboard for active career wins among SoCon keepers.

FIGURING OUT FURMAN
The Paladins began the season with a 6-0 record and have since then dropped three of their last four games. Most recently, Furman fell to UNCG by the final score of 2-0 in Greensboro, N.C. Laurence Wyke and Connor Hubbard lead the Paladins with four goals apiece, while Wyke paces the squad in points with 11. Ben Hale sits in goal for the Paladins, allowing 1.13 goals per game and recording 22 saves thus far in the season. Furman leads the conference in goals (20) and assists (17) heading into tomorrow's match.

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