Saturday, March 25
Greenville, S.C.
12:00 PM
Mercer University
3-5, 0-2SoCon
10
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11
Furman
3-6, 2-0SoCon
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Furman | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's LacrosseTeam Stats
MER
FUR
Shots
38
37
Turnovers
12
11
Caused Turnovers
6
7
Faceoffs Won
11
11
Extra-Man Opps
3
3
Ground Balls
23
21
Game Leaders
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
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Pen
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GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
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Pen
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GB
3
CT
0
Photo courtesy of David Weaver
Paladins Edge Bears, 11-10
3/25/2017 3:19:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
GREENVILLE, S.C. – It was a close game from start to finish, but Mercer was unable to survive another close call as the Bears fell to the Paladins, 11-10, on Saturday afternoon. Eight Bears scored in the game, but Mercer's well-rounded offense wasn't enough to sustain the Bears in the end.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After a slow start from both teams, Lucas Wittenberg scored first to give Mercer a 1-0 lead, which it held on to for six minutes. In the final two minutes of the first period, Furman scored twice and Mercer scored once as the teams were tied 2-2 at the end of 15 minutes of play. Furman took a 3-2 lead to start the second period, but a pair of Mercer goals put the Bears up 4-3 with 6:39 left until halftime. The Paladins scored three goals in 76 seconds to take a 6-4 lead late in the half, but Mercer added a pair of goals in under two minutes, including one with just six seconds on the clock, to once again tie the game, 6-6, heading into halftime.
The teams traded goals in the third quarter, each adding two and moving the score to 8-8 entering the final period. The Paladins scored in the first minute of the quarter to take their final lead of the game and added a second goal to go up 10-8 with 12:11 to play. Jake Sadd scored less than a minute later for Mercer to cut Furman's lead back to one, 10-9. Another goal for each team with less than five minutes to play moved the score to 11-10 and after its final goal of the game, Mercer was unable to get another shot at tying it up and sending the game to overtime.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kevin Yoggy tied his season high of two goals and also grabbed a ground ball for the Bears.
STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer went 2-for-3 on extra-man opportunities and held Furman to 0-of-3.
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.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After a slow start from both teams, Lucas Wittenberg scored first to give Mercer a 1-0 lead, which it held on to for six minutes. In the final two minutes of the first period, Furman scored twice and Mercer scored once as the teams were tied 2-2 at the end of 15 minutes of play. Furman took a 3-2 lead to start the second period, but a pair of Mercer goals put the Bears up 4-3 with 6:39 left until halftime. The Paladins scored three goals in 76 seconds to take a 6-4 lead late in the half, but Mercer added a pair of goals in under two minutes, including one with just six seconds on the clock, to once again tie the game, 6-6, heading into halftime.
The teams traded goals in the third quarter, each adding two and moving the score to 8-8 entering the final period. The Paladins scored in the first minute of the quarter to take their final lead of the game and added a second goal to go up 10-8 with 12:11 to play. Jake Sadd scored less than a minute later for Mercer to cut Furman's lead back to one, 10-9. Another goal for each team with less than five minutes to play moved the score to 11-10 and after its final goal of the game, Mercer was unable to get another shot at tying it up and sending the game to overtime.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kevin Yoggy tied his season high of two goals and also grabbed a ground ball for the Bears.
STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer went 2-for-3 on extra-man opportunities and held Furman to 0-of-3.
NOTABLES
- Will McCarthy had a career-high two points off a goal and his first career assist. He also scooped up a ground ball.
- Lucas Wittenberg scored a pair of goals for a team-high two points, while Kevin Yoggy scored a season-high-tying two goals and grabbed a ground ball.
- Matt Quinn also led Mercer with two points off a goal and an assist as the junior has scored in seven of Mercer's eight games this season.
- Jake Nelson notched a goal, an assist and two ground balls for Mercer.
- Chris Rahill scored a goal and added a season-high three ground balls.
- Scott Baird dished out two assists, tying his career high.
- Pascal Coombs and Jake Sadd rounded out Mercer's scoring with a goal apiece, while Sadd also notched a pair of ground balls.
- Michael O'Brien grabbed a career-high four ground balls.
- Bradley Hodoval made 11 saves in goal and grabbed two ground balls.
- Kiel Brennan went 8-of-15 at the faceoff X and scooped up 3 ground balls for the Bears.
- Patrick deHueck had a ground ball and two caused turnovers.
- Mercer went 2-for-3 on extra-man opportunities and held Furman to 0-of-3.
- Mercer: 3-5, 0-2 SoCon
- Furman: 3-6, 2-0 SoCon
- Mercer: Hosts High Point on Saturday, April 1 at 1 p.m.
- Furman: At Jacksonville on Saturday, April 1 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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