Men's Soccer Closes Nonconference Slate with Georgia Southern

MACON, Ga. – Mercer Men's Soccer will travel to Statesboro, Ga., on Saturday to take on the Georgia Southern Eagles at 7 p.m. Saturday's match will mark the final nonconference tilt of the 2017 season for the Bears.

SATURDAY'S MATCHUP
Date: Sept. 23 | 7 p.m. (ET)
Teams: Mercer (1-4-2) at Georgia Southern (4-3-0)
Location: Statesboro, Ga. | Eagle Field
Live Stats: gseagles.com/livestats
Live Video: gseagles.com/livevideo
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_MSoccer

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
Mercer and Georgia Southern have each captured 24 wins in the series as both squads will be in search of the go-ahead victory in the all-time series. The Eagles bested the Bears by the final score of 2-1 last season in Macon, Ga., ending a string of six consecutive Mercer victories in the series.

NOTABLES

Mercer most recently fell to Stetson on Sunday at Bear Field by the score of 2-1.
The Bears are 1-4-2 for the first time since the 2009 season.
Mercer has competed in five overtime contests this season, holding a 1-2-2 record in extra periods.
Will Bagrou leads Mercer and the SoCon in goals (4), goals per game (0.57) and points (8).

FLY LIKE AN EAGLE
Georgia Southern enters the contest with a 4-3 overall record, winning three consecutive outings. Most recently the Eagles defeated Winthrop, 2-1, in Rock Hill, S.C., on Tuesday. Georgia Southern has won four of its last five matches with its one loss coming to No. 5 Clemson in overtime, 2-1. Blake Wilson leads the Eagles with three goals, while Javier Carbonell paces the squad in points with seven thanks to a Sun Belt-best five assists.

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Men's Soccer Closes Nonconference Slate with Georgia Southern

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