Tuesday, October 3
Greenville, S.C.
7 p.m.
Mercer University
4-4-3, 2-0-1SoCon
0
at
0
#25 Furman
7-3-1, 1-1-1SoCon
1st half1
2nd half2
OT 3 halfOT 3
OT 4 halfOT 4
FinalF
Mercer
0
0
0
0
0
Furman
0
0
0
0
0
Team Stats
MER
FUR
Goals
0
0
Shots
8
9
Shots on Goal
3
4
Saves
4
3
Corners
1
6
Fouls
21
22
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Soccer
Bears Earn Clean Sheet in Double-Overtime Draw at #25 Furman
10/3/2017 10:16:00 PM | Men's Soccer
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Mercer Men's Soccer (4-4-3, 2-0-1) earned a hard-fought 0-0 draw with the No. 25 Furman Paladins (7-3-1, 1-1-1) on Tuesday night in Greenville, S.C. With the draw, the Bears remain undefeated in SoCon action through three games.
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STAT OF THE MATCH
Neither team broke away from each other, remaining neck-and-neck for the entirety of the contest. Furman outshot Mercer 9-8, including 4-3 in shots on goal. However, the Bears recorded four saves compared to three for the Paladins.
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MAN OF THE MATCH
Jeremy Booth earned the man of the match honors after turning in a stellar performance in goal for Mercer. Booth turned away three shots, including two fingertip saves to preserve his first clean sheet of the season.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Neither team found the back of the net in the opening half, despite both Jake Mezei and Conner Antley placing beautiful headers on frame that were stoned by Ben Hale.
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Both squads tallied four shots apiece in the second half but neither team could bury the game-winning goal. The Paladins placed one shot on net that was turned away by Booth to preserve the clean sheet in regulation.
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Overtime was not short of drama as both squads duked it out in the final 20 minutes of play, walking away with a well-deserved 0-0 draw. Each team recorded one shot in the overtime periods as the Bears were the lone team to put one on frame.
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NOTABLES
RECORDS UPDATE
NEXT MATCH
Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Soccer, please follow the Bears on social media at @Mercer_MSoccer (Twitter), MercerMSoccer (Instagram) and /MercerMSoccer (Facebook) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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STAT OF THE MATCH
Neither team broke away from each other, remaining neck-and-neck for the entirety of the contest. Furman outshot Mercer 9-8, including 4-3 in shots on goal. However, the Bears recorded four saves compared to three for the Paladins.
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MAN OF THE MATCH
Jeremy Booth earned the man of the match honors after turning in a stellar performance in goal for Mercer. Booth turned away three shots, including two fingertip saves to preserve his first clean sheet of the season.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Neither team found the back of the net in the opening half, despite both Jake Mezei and Conner Antley placing beautiful headers on frame that were stoned by Ben Hale.
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Both squads tallied four shots apiece in the second half but neither team could bury the game-winning goal. The Paladins placed one shot on net that was turned away by Booth to preserve the clean sheet in regulation.
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Overtime was not short of drama as both squads duked it out in the final 20 minutes of play, walking away with a well-deserved 0-0 draw. Each team recorded one shot in the overtime periods as the Bears were the lone team to put one on frame.
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NOTABLES
- Mercer competed in its sixth overtime game of the season, first since defeating No. 16 Washington on Sept. 10.
- The Bears are now 1-2-3 in overtime contests this season.
- The Mercer defense combined to shutout Furman for the team's first clean sheet of the season.
- Rooby Dalusma registered four of the team's eight shots in the draw.
RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 4-4-3 (2-0-1 SoCon)
- Furman: 7-3-1 (1-1-1 SoCon)
NEXT MATCH
- Mercer vs. UNCG on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at Bear Field in Macon, Ga.
Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Soccer, please follow the Bears on social media at @Mercer_MSoccer (Twitter), MercerMSoccer (Instagram) and /MercerMSoccer (Facebook) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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