Saturday, March 25
Greenville, S.C.
12:00 PM
Mercer University
3-5, 0-2SoCon
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11
Furman
3-6, 2-0SoCon
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2
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4
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Mercer
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4
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10
Furman
2
4
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3
11
Team 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
Players
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
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
3
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Lacrosse
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/ Men's Lacrosse
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GK
/ Men's Lacrosse
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/ Men's Lacrosse
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/ Men's LacrosseA
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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.
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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.
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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.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kevin Yoggy tied his season high of two goals and also grabbed a ground ball for the Bears.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer went 2-for-3 on extra-man opportunities and held Furman to 0-of-3.
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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
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.
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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.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kevin Yoggy tied his season high of two goals and also grabbed a ground ball for the Bears.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer went 2-for-3 on extra-man opportunities and held Furman to 0-of-3.
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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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