Bears Open ASUN Play At Central Michigan

MACON, Ga. – Mercer is set to open ASUN conference play on Friday at 3:30 when the Bears take on Central Michigan on the road. Mercer heads to league play after going 5-2 against non-conference opponents.

THE BEAR NECESSITIES
Date: Friday, March 24 | 3:30 p.m.
Teams: Mercer (5-2, 0-0 ASUN) vs. Central Michigan (3-4, 0-0 Big South)
Location: Mount Pleasant, Mich. | CMU Lacrosse-Soccer Stadium
Game Notes: Mercer
Live Stats: CMUChippewas.com | Video: CMUChippewas.com
Twitter Updates: @MercerWLAX

OUTSTANDING OFFENSE
Mercer, which has won three games by 10+ goals this season, leads the ASUN and ranks second nationally with 16.86 goals per game. Additionally, the Bears are averaging 26.29 points per game, which ranks first nationally. With a scoring margin of +6.43 goals per game, the Bears are ranked sixth nationally and first in the ASUN.

Mercer's 37 points against Presbyterian ranks as the third most nationally in a single game this season. The Bears have scored 23 goals in two of their wins, which comes in at the fourth most in a single game this year.

LINDSEY LEADING THE WAY
Lindsey Zeltwanger tied her career high of 7 goals and set program single-game records with 13 points and six assists against Gardner-Webb. Zeltwanger's 13 points also set a single-game high in the nation, which still stands.

Zeltwanger leads the ASUN with 45 points, 24 goals and 21 assists. Additionally, she in second in the nation with 6.43 points per game and leads the nation with 3.00 assists per game. With her 45 points, Zeltwanger has earned her third spot on Mercer's single-season point leaderboard and has her just four points out of third place. She currently holds the top two spots on the list.

SHARING IS CARING
Mercer is averaging 9.43 assists per game, leading the ASUN and ranking second nationally. In addition to Zeltwanger leading the nation in assists per game, she leads the ASUN and ranks seventh nationally with 21 total assists.

Zeltwanger's 21 assists currently ranks third on Mercer's single-season leaderboard. She is just five assists away from eclipsing her 2015 total, which holds second place on the leaderboard.

DOMINATING THE DRAW CIRCLE
The Bears have led in the draw circle in four of their six games, leading to an average of 15.00 draw controls per game. Mercer ranks 10th in the nation and second in the ASUN in draw controls per game.

Meghan Segreti leads the ASUN and ranks 18th nationally with 5.29 draw controls per game. With 37 draw controls this year, she ranks third in program history on the single-season leaderboard. Segreti, who is Mercer's career leader in draw controls, is 55 draw controls away from the 200th of her career.

GROUND BALLS APLENTY
Aided by a program-record 38 ground balls against Butler, Mercer leads the nation with 25.00 ground balls per game. The Bears' 38 ground balls also set a single-game high in the nation so far this season.

Catie Snee leads Mercer with 20 ground balls and is 11th in the league with 2.86 ground balls per game.

SCOUTING CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Central Michigan is in its second year as a program and is 3-4 this season and 1-2 at home.

Jocelyne Lemay leads the Chippewas with 17 goals and is second on the team with 20 points. Riley Huda has dished out a team-leading 18 assists and added seven goals to lead CMU with 25 points. Shannon Doyle is second on the team with 14 goals and leads the Chippewas with 22 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers.

Anna Schoonover has grabbed a team-high 23 draw controls, leading CMU in the draw circle. Logan Halvorson is second on the team with 14 draw controls and third with 18 ground balls.

Dominique Hamman and Hope Murray have split time in goal this season. Hamman has made 51 saves and allowed 55 goals for a .481 save percentage and 12.71 goals-against average. Murray has made 22 saves and allowed 31 goals for a .415 save percentage and 13.02 GAA.

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Players Mentioned

Meghan Segreti

Catie Snee

Lindsey Zeltwanger

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