Saturday, February 18
Lexington, Ky.
3:00 PM
Mercer University
10
vs
8
Detroit Mercy
1
2
3
4
F
Detroit Mercy
4
2
1
1
8
Mercer
3
3
2
2
10
Team Stats
DETMERCY
MER
Shots
29
39
Turnovers
19
17
Caused Turnovers
8
15
Faceoffs Won
10
11
Extra-Man Opps
2
3
Ground Balls
23
27
Game Leaders
G
4
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
2
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
G
1
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
3
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
D
/ Men's Lacrosse
M
/ Men's LacrosseA
/ Men's Lacrosse
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
GK
/ Men's LacrosseM
/ Men's LacrosseA
/ Men's Lacrosse
GK
/ Men's Lacrosse
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
A
/ Men's Lacrosse
Second Half Lifts Mercer Past Detroit Mercy
2/18/2017 7:12:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
MACON, Ga. – After a 6-6 first half, Mercer outscored Detroit Mercy 4-2 in the second half to secure the Bears' first win of the season. Jake Nelson led Mercer with four goals and five points, while Scott Baird added two goals and two assists for four points.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Detroit Mercy scored first and the teams traded goals throughout the first quarter as the Titans went up 4-3 at the end of the opening period. Mercer tied the game, 4-4, with a goal from Shawn Carter at the beginning of the second quarter, but a pair of goals from the Titans gave Detroit Mercy its largest lead, 6-4, with 9:13 remaining in the half. Nelson and Baird scored back-to-back goals for Mercer in the final five minutes of the half to make it 6-6 as the game went to halftime.
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The Titans scored the first goal of the second half to go up 7-6 and held on to the lead for several minutes. The Bears used a pair of goals in the final two minutes of the third period to take an 8-7 lead. Early in the fourth quarter, Nelson dished the ball to Kevin Yoggy, who found the back of the net and stretched Mercer's lead to 9-7 with 13:48 to play. Another goal for each team in the final five minutes pushed the final score to 10-8 as the Bears held on for the win.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jake Nelson led Mercer with five points and four goals, setting career highs for the sophomore transfer. Nelson's four goals also sets a single-game high for the Bears this season.
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STAT OF THE GAME
 Mercer led in ground balls, 24-17, including a 15-10 advantage in the first half.
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NOTABLES
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Detroit Mercy scored first and the teams traded goals throughout the first quarter as the Titans went up 4-3 at the end of the opening period. Mercer tied the game, 4-4, with a goal from Shawn Carter at the beginning of the second quarter, but a pair of goals from the Titans gave Detroit Mercy its largest lead, 6-4, with 9:13 remaining in the half. Nelson and Baird scored back-to-back goals for Mercer in the final five minutes of the half to make it 6-6 as the game went to halftime.
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The Titans scored the first goal of the second half to go up 7-6 and held on to the lead for several minutes. The Bears used a pair of goals in the final two minutes of the third period to take an 8-7 lead. Early in the fourth quarter, Nelson dished the ball to Kevin Yoggy, who found the back of the net and stretched Mercer's lead to 9-7 with 13:48 to play. Another goal for each team in the final five minutes pushed the final score to 10-8 as the Bears held on for the win.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jake Nelson led Mercer with five points and four goals, setting career highs for the sophomore transfer. Nelson's four goals also sets a single-game high for the Bears this season.
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STAT OF THE GAME
 Mercer led in ground balls, 24-17, including a 15-10 advantage in the first half.
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NOTABLES
- Jake Nelson led Mercer with five points off a team-high four goals and an assist. The sophomore transfer set career highs in points and goals.
- Scott Baird tied his career high of two goals and added an assist to total three points, while picking up a ground ball and causing a turnover.
- Matt Quinn notched a goal and tied his career high of two assists to total three points.
- Kevin Yoggy also tallied a goal and a career-high two assists, while adding a caused turnover.
- Shawn Carter grabbed a team-leading three ground balls and added a goal and an assist.
- Will McCarthy rounded out Mercer's goal-scorers with his second career goal.
- Patrick deHueck led the Bears with three caused turnovers and three ground balls.
- Karson Bobbitt also had a team-leading three caused turnovers and picked up a ground ball.
- Kiel Brennan was 7-of-11 at the faceoff X, while Will Beecham was 4-of-10 in faceoffs.
- Brett Quartuccio got the start in goal for the Bears and made three saves, while Bradley Hodoval played the second half, making six saves and earning the win.
- The Bears were 19-for-21 in clear attempts and 2-of-3 in man-up opportunities.
- Mercer: 1-1, 0-0 SoCon
- Detroit Mercy: 0-3, 0-0 MAACÂ
- Mercer: at UMBC on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 12 p.m.
- Detroit Mercy: Hosts Jacksonville on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 12 p.m.
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerLacrosse (Twitter), /MercerMensLAX (Facebook) and @MercerMensLacrosse (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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