Saturday, March 18
Macon, Ga.
1:00 PM
Mercer University
3-4, 0-1SoCon
6
vs
14
Air Force
5-3, 1-0SoCon
1
2
3
4
F
Air Force
5
4
3
2
14
Mercer
1
1
1
3
6
Team Stats
AFA
MER
Shots
45
20
Turnovers
12
21
Caused Turnovers
10
6
Faceoffs Won
9
15
Extra-Man Opps
3
1
Ground Balls
20
27
Game Leaders
Players
G
1
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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M
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GK
/ Men's Lacrosse
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Mercer Falls To Air Force In SoCon Opener
3/18/2017 3:53:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
MACON, Ga. – Mercer was unable to stretch its win streak to three, falling to Air Force, 14-6, on Saturday afternoon in the Bears' Southern Conference opener.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons started strong, surging to a 4-0 lead over the Bears in the first 11 minutes. Shawn Carter found the back of the net with 2:39 left in the opening period to put Mercer on the board but Air Force added another goal to lead 5-1 after the first period. The Falcons scored another four unanswered goal to stretch its lead to 9-1. Chris Rahill dished the ball to Will McCarthy, who scored with 23 seconds left in the half as Air Force led 9-2 heading into halftime.
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The scoring slowed down in the third quarter, but Air Force maintained its lead and outscored the Bears 3-1 in the period as the Falcons led 12-3 heading into the final 15 minutes of play. Mercer outscored Air Force 3-2 in the final period, but the Falcons' lead was too much for the Bears to overcome late in the game.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Gabe Anderson had a career-high three caused turnovers and added a ground ball for the Bears.
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STAT OF THE GAME
The Bears were 15-of-24 at the faceoff X, which included a season-high 12 faceoff wins from Will Beecham.
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NOTABLES
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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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons started strong, surging to a 4-0 lead over the Bears in the first 11 minutes. Shawn Carter found the back of the net with 2:39 left in the opening period to put Mercer on the board but Air Force added another goal to lead 5-1 after the first period. The Falcons scored another four unanswered goal to stretch its lead to 9-1. Chris Rahill dished the ball to Will McCarthy, who scored with 23 seconds left in the half as Air Force led 9-2 heading into halftime.
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The scoring slowed down in the third quarter, but Air Force maintained its lead and outscored the Bears 3-1 in the period as the Falcons led 12-3 heading into the final 15 minutes of play. Mercer outscored Air Force 3-2 in the final period, but the Falcons' lead was too much for the Bears to overcome late in the game.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Gabe Anderson had a career-high three caused turnovers and added a ground ball for the Bears.
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STAT OF THE GAME
The Bears were 15-of-24 at the faceoff X, which included a season-high 12 faceoff wins from Will Beecham.
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NOTABLES
- Shawn Carter led Mercer with a season-high-tying two points off a goal and an assist and also grabbed a ground ball.
- Chris Rahill also had a team-leading two points off a goal and an assist to go along with his season-high two ground balls.
- Lucas Wittenberg dished out a season-high two assists and scooped up a ground ball.
- Bryan Gibson, Will McCarthy and Matt Quinn each scored a goal for the Bears.
- Kevin Yoggy rounded out the scoring with a goal and added a season-high-tying two ground balls.
- Colin Massa notched a career-high seven ground balls and had a caused turnover.
- Gabe Anderson had a career-high three caused turnovers and a ground ball.
- Will Beecham went 12-of-17 at the faceoff X, setting a season-high with 12 wins.
- In goal, Bradley Hodoval made 10 saves for the Bears.
- Mercer led Air Force in ground balls, 26-20.
- Mercer: 3-4, 0-1 SoCon
- Air Force: 5-3, 1-0 SoCon
- Mercer: At Furman on Saturday, March 25 at 1 p.m.
- Air Force: Hosts Jacksonville on Saturday, March 25 at 2 p.m. ET
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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