Saturday, April 15
Macon, Ga.
1:00 PM
Mercer University
4-7, 1-4SoCon
7
vs
13
Jacksonville
2-9, 2-3SoCon
1
2
3
4
F
Jacksonville
3
3
2
5
13
Mercer
1
1
2
3
7
Team Stats
JAV
MER
Shots
39
39
Turnovers
15
12
Caused Turnovers
4
10
Faceoffs Won
17
7
Extra-Man Opps
5
3
Ground Balls
28
18
Game Leaders
Players
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
1
Players Mentioned
D
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/ Men's Lacrosse
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/ Men's Lacrosse
D
/ Men's LacrosseA
/ Men's Lacrosse
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
A
/ Men's Lacrosse
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/ Men's LacrosseA
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Photo credit: Paul Woody
Photo by: Paul Woody
Bears Fall To Dolphins, 13-7
4/15/2017 4:13:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
MACON, Ga. – An early lead for Jacksonville cost the Mercer men's lacrosse team the game as the Dolphins grabbed a 13-7 win over the Bears on Saturday afternoon. Bryan Gibson and Kevin Yoggy led Mercer with two goals each.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Jacksonville took a 3-0 lead less than five minutes into the game, as the Bears spent much of the first half on defense. Will McCarthy found the back of the net first for Mercer, making it 3-1 with 4:24 remaining in the first quarter. Gibson scored the first goal of the second period and cut Jacksonville's lead to 3-2, but the Dolphins added another three unanswered goals to take a 6-2 lead into halftime.
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In the third quarter the teams traded goals, keeping Jacksonville up by four, 8-4, with 15 minutes left in the game. The Dolphins added a pair of goals at the start of the fourth quarter to stretch their lead to 10-4, but Yoggy scored his second goal of the day to slow Jacksonville down and make it 10-5 with 9:56 to play. In the final five minutes, Jacksonville outscored Mercer 3-2 as the final score moved to 13-7.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bryan Gibson scored a career-high-tying two goals, including a beauty of a behind-the-back goal in the fourth quarter. He also tied his season high of two points and scooped up a ground ball.
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STAT OF THE GAME
The faceoff was a key element as Mercer was just 7-for-24 from the faceoff X this afternoon.
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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
Jacksonville took a 3-0 lead less than five minutes into the game, as the Bears spent much of the first half on defense. Will McCarthy found the back of the net first for Mercer, making it 3-1 with 4:24 remaining in the first quarter. Gibson scored the first goal of the second period and cut Jacksonville's lead to 3-2, but the Dolphins added another three unanswered goals to take a 6-2 lead into halftime.
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In the third quarter the teams traded goals, keeping Jacksonville up by four, 8-4, with 15 minutes left in the game. The Dolphins added a pair of goals at the start of the fourth quarter to stretch their lead to 10-4, but Yoggy scored his second goal of the day to slow Jacksonville down and make it 10-5 with 9:56 to play. In the final five minutes, Jacksonville outscored Mercer 3-2 as the final score moved to 13-7.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bryan Gibson scored a career-high-tying two goals, including a beauty of a behind-the-back goal in the fourth quarter. He also tied his season high of two points and scooped up a ground ball.
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STAT OF THE GAME
The faceoff was a key element as Mercer was just 7-for-24 from the faceoff X this afternoon.
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NOTABLES
- Bryan Gibson scored a career-high-tying two goals and a season-high-tying two points. He also tied his career high of one ground ball.
- Kevin Yoggy also scored two goals, tying his season high. He added an assist to lead Mercer with three points, while grabbing a ground ball.
- Chris Rahill tallied a goal and an assist for two points to go along with his career-high-tying one caused turnover and one ground ball.
- Will McCarthy tied his season high of one goal, while Scott Baird scored a goal and tied his career-high with one caused turnover.
- Jake Nelson dished out an assist.
- Willy Deines had a career-high-tying two ground balls, while Gabe Anderson scooped up two ground balls to tie his season high.
- Michael Quinn also notched a season-high-tying two ground balls, while Jake Sadd had a career-high-tying two caused turnovers.
- Patrick deHueck led Mercer with a career-high-tying three caused turnovers and grabbed a ground ball.
- Mercer was 2-of-3 on man-up opportunities, while Jacksonville was just 1-of-5.
- The shots were tied, 39-39, but Jacksonville led in ground balls, 28-18.
- Mercer: 4-7, 1-4 SoCon
- Jacksonville: 2-9, 2-3 SoCon
- Mercer: Hosts Bellarmine on Saturday, April 22 at 1 p.m.
- Jacksonville: Hosts High Point on Saturday, April 22 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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