Bears Travel to Milwaukee for Marquette Invitational This Weekend

MACON, Ga. – Mercer's women's soccer team looks to bounce back from last time on the pitch, when the Bears travel to Milwaukee, Wis. for the Marquette Invitational this weekend.

Three other universities will be competing in the invitational, including Central Michigan, Loyola Chicago and host, Marquette. Loyola Chicago and Mercer will meet on Friday, Sept. 1 beginning at 3 p.m., followed by Marquette against Central Michigan at 7:15 p.m. On Sunday, Sept. 3, Loyola-Chicago and Central Michigan will begin the afternoon with a 4:30 p.m. match, with the Bears and Marquette concluding the invitational at 8:30 p.m. All matches will be held at Valley Fields.

FRIDAY'S MATCHUP
Date: Friday, Sept. 1 | 4 p.m.
Teams: Mercer (2-2-0) vs. Loyola-Chicago (2-2-0)
Location: Milwaukee, Wis. | Valley Fields
Live Stats: GoMarquette.com/LiveStats
Twitter Updates: @MercerWSoccer

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
This will be the first meeting between the two teams.

SUNDAY'S MATCHUP
Date: Sunday, Sept. 3 | 8:30 p.m.
Teams: Mercer (2-2-0) at Marquette (3-1-0)
Location: Milwaukee, Wis. | Valley Fields
Live Stats: GoMarquette.com/LiveStats
Video: Watch Live
Twitter Updates: @MercerWSoccer

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
This will be the first meeting between the two teams.

NOTABLES

Last time on the pitch the Bears dropped a 2-0 decision to Kennesaw State, in spite of outshooting the Owls 10-9.
The Bears opened the season with two straight shutouts, with 1-0 wins over both Troy and Montevallo.
Goalkeepers Leah Cochran and Jordyn Ebert have split time protecting the net this season, combining for 13 saves.
Although the Bears have only scored two goals this season, they are averaging 14 shots per game.
After their match Sunday, the Bears will return home to host Georgia State on Friday, Sept. 8 at Bear Field beginning at 7 p.m.

SCOUTING THE RAMBLERS
Loyola Chicago enters the matchup coming off a 4-1 victory over Akron this past Sunday. Much like the Bears, the Ramblers failed to produce a goal in both of their losses. Junior forward Jenna Szczesny leads the squad with three goals on the season. The Ramblers' roster is very similar to Mercer's being full of new faces, with eight freshmen on the team.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
Marquette enters Sunday's match riding a three-match winning streak, most recently winning at Lousiville, 2-0. The Golden Eagles also earned three points over another team from the Bluegrass state, defeating Kentucky 2-1 earlier this season. Marquette's lone loss of the year was in their season opener to then No. 2 Stanford. The Golden Eagles have proved to be a second-half squad this year, scoring six goals in the second period, while only netting one in the first.

Follow the Bears
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Bears Travel to Milwaukee for Marquette Invitational This Weekend

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Leah Cochran

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