Sunday, February 19
Macon, Ga.
11:00 AM
Mercer University
1-1
10
vs
12
Fresno State
3-0
1st quarter1
2nd quarter2
FinalF
Fresno State
4
8
12
Mercer
5
5
10
Team Stats
FRST
MER
Shots
28
28
Turnovers
11
12
Caused Turnovers
1
6
Draw Controls
16
8
Free-Position Shots
7
5
Ground Balls
14
22
Game Leaders
G
4
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
2
G
4
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
3
CT
1
G
1
A
4
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
Players Mentioned
D
/ Women's LacrosseA
/ Women's Lacrosse
MF
/ Women's LacrosseA
/ Women's LacrosseA
/ Women's Lacrosse
M
/ Women's Lacrosse
GK
/ Women's LacrosseMF
/ Women's Lacrosse
Bears Fall to Bulldogs, 12-10, in Home Opener
2/19/2017 2:08:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
MACON, Ga. – Erica Coyne and Kate Leone each scored a season-high four goals, but it was not enough on Sunday afternoon as the Mercer women's lacrosse team narrowly fell to Fresno State, 12-10.
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Lindsey Zeltwanger also scored a goal and added a season-high four assists, while Meghan Segreti notched a goal and an assist to round out Mercer's scoring.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Fresno State scored the first two goals of the game, but Coyne forced the Bulldogs' goalie to turn the ball over and was then fouled, giving the junior a free-position shot with an open net. She scored and cut Fresno State's lead to 2-1 with 21:42 left in the first half. After another goal from each team, Mercer rattled off three unanswered goals in less than two minutes to take a 5-3 lead with 4:56 remaining in the period. The Bulldogs added a goal in the final minute of the half to cut Mercer's lead to 5-4 at halftime.
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The Bulldogs were unstoppable in the first10 minutes of the second half, scoring six goals and taking a 10-5 lead with 20:42 left to play. Leone and Coyne each added a goal to slow Fresno State down and cut the lead to 10-7, but the Bulldogs scored just over a minute later to make it 11-7 with 16:46 remaining. Segreti found the back of the net with 12:00 on the clock and after another Bulldog goal, Mercer was still down four, 12-8, with 11:02 to play. The Bears kept fighting and scored two more goals in the final 10 minutes of play but were unable to rally for the win as Fresno State held on to its 12-10 advantage as the clock wound down.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kate Leone tied her season highs of four goals, one assist and five points to lead Mercer. She also had a career-high-tying two caused turnovers, a draw control and a ground ball.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Despite the strong defensive effort from both teams, Mercer had a season-low 12 turnovers and Fresno State had 11 turnovers. Mercer did have six caused turnovers as opposed to just one for Fresno State.
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NOTABLES
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWLax (Twitter), /MercerWomensLacrosse (Facebook) and @MercerWLax (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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Lindsey Zeltwanger also scored a goal and added a season-high four assists, while Meghan Segreti notched a goal and an assist to round out Mercer's scoring.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Fresno State scored the first two goals of the game, but Coyne forced the Bulldogs' goalie to turn the ball over and was then fouled, giving the junior a free-position shot with an open net. She scored and cut Fresno State's lead to 2-1 with 21:42 left in the first half. After another goal from each team, Mercer rattled off three unanswered goals in less than two minutes to take a 5-3 lead with 4:56 remaining in the period. The Bulldogs added a goal in the final minute of the half to cut Mercer's lead to 5-4 at halftime.
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The Bulldogs were unstoppable in the first10 minutes of the second half, scoring six goals and taking a 10-5 lead with 20:42 left to play. Leone and Coyne each added a goal to slow Fresno State down and cut the lead to 10-7, but the Bulldogs scored just over a minute later to make it 11-7 with 16:46 remaining. Segreti found the back of the net with 12:00 on the clock and after another Bulldog goal, Mercer was still down four, 12-8, with 11:02 to play. The Bears kept fighting and scored two more goals in the final 10 minutes of play but were unable to rally for the win as Fresno State held on to its 12-10 advantage as the clock wound down.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kate Leone tied her season highs of four goals, one assist and five points to lead Mercer. She also had a career-high-tying two caused turnovers, a draw control and a ground ball.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Despite the strong defensive effort from both teams, Mercer had a season-low 12 turnovers and Fresno State had 11 turnovers. Mercer did have six caused turnovers as opposed to just one for Fresno State.
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NOTABLES
- Kate Leone led Mercer with five points, four goals and two caused turnovers. She also had a ground ball and a draw control.
- Erica Coyne set season-highs with four goals, four points and three ground balls, while also tallying a caused turnover.
- Lindsey Zeltwanger added a goal and a season-high four assists to also lead Mercer with five points.
- Meghan Segreti earned her third spot on Mercer's single-season draw control leaderboard after grabbing three draw controls to total 15 on the season. She also had a goal, an assist and a season-high two ground balls.
- Catie Snee had a season-high three ground balls and two draw controls, while Kendall Garrett picked up three ground balls.
- Katie Brueske notched season highs of two ground balls and a caused turnover.
- Haleigh Wurzel made a season-high 11 saves and picked up three ground balls for the Bears.
- Mercer: 1-1, 0-0 ASUN
- Fresno State: 3-0, 0-0 MPSF
- Mercer: Hosts Gardner-Webb on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. ET
- Fresno State: At Oregon on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. PT
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWLax (Twitter), /MercerWomensLacrosse (Facebook) and @MercerWLax (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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