Tuesday, September 26
Spartanburg, S.C.
7 p.m.
Mercer University
3-4-2, 1-0-0
3
at
1
Wofford
0-9-0, 0-1-0
1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
Mercer
2
1
3
WOFM
0
1
1
Team Stats
MER
WOF
Goals
3
1
Shots
9
7
Shots on Goal
7
4
Saves
3
4
Corners
7
1
Fouls
13
17
Scoring Plays
Jake Mezei
Assisted By: Trenton Whitely , Conner Antley
Throw in to the box settled and passed t
16:29
Will Bagrou (7)
Assisted By: Trenton Whitely , Conner Antley
Bouncing ball in the box floated to Bagr
17:39
TEAM
OWN GOAL
60:19
Jack Sickler (1)
Sicker beat defender from restart and be
49:04
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
2
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
2
Players Mentioned
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Barrage of Goals Elevate Bears over Terriers
9/26/2017 9:50:00 PM | Men's Soccer
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer Men's Soccer cruised to a 3-1 victory over the Wofford Terriers at Snyder Field in Spartanburg, S.C. The contest marked the SoCon opener for both squads.
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STAT OF THE MATCH
Mercer had the same amount of shots on goal as Wofford did total shots for the contest, seven. The Bears recorded seven shots on goal to just four for the Terriers.
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MAN OF THE MATCH
Trenton Whitely and Conner Antley were tabbed as co-men of the match as both seniors finished the game with two assists apiece. Both of Whitely and Antley's assists came in the first half of the contest.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Jake Mezei registered the game's first goal in the 17th minute off a throw-in from the left side. Trenton Whitely hurled the ball to Conner Antley who then flicked the pass to Mezei for the early 1-0 advantage.
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Just over one minute later Will Bagrou buried his seventh goal of the season, which turned out to be the game-winning strike. Bagrou's strike was also set up by Whitely and Antley.
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Both squads traded goals in the second half to solidify the two-goal victory for the Bears. Mercer's second-half goal was scored by Wofford keeper Matthew Reynolds in the 61st minute. Reynolds indirectly punched a Mercer corner kick into the back of the net to provide the Bears with their third tally of the contest.
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NOTABLES
RECORDS UPDATE
NEXT MATCH
Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Soccer, please follow the Bears on social media at @Mercer_MSoccer (Twitter), MercerMSoccer (Instagram) and /MercerMSoccer (Facebook) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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STAT OF THE MATCH
Mercer had the same amount of shots on goal as Wofford did total shots for the contest, seven. The Bears recorded seven shots on goal to just four for the Terriers.
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MAN OF THE MATCH
Trenton Whitely and Conner Antley were tabbed as co-men of the match as both seniors finished the game with two assists apiece. Both of Whitely and Antley's assists came in the first half of the contest.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Jake Mezei registered the game's first goal in the 17th minute off a throw-in from the left side. Trenton Whitely hurled the ball to Conner Antley who then flicked the pass to Mezei for the early 1-0 advantage.
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Just over one minute later Will Bagrou buried his seventh goal of the season, which turned out to be the game-winning strike. Bagrou's strike was also set up by Whitely and Antley.
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Both squads traded goals in the second half to solidify the two-goal victory for the Bears. Mercer's second-half goal was scored by Wofford keeper Matthew Reynolds in the 61st minute. Reynolds indirectly punched a Mercer corner kick into the back of the net to provide the Bears with their third tally of the contest.
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NOTABLES
- Mercer now improves to 9-2-1 against Wofford and 3-1 in SoCon openers since joining the conference in 2014.
- Mercer defeated Wofford 3-1 in Spartanburg last season in the second meeting of the year.
- The Bears improve to 6-0-1 against the Terriers in the last seven meetings.
- Will Bagrou netted his 32nd career goal, passing Del Olaoye for the third-most career goals in Mercer history.
- Jeremy Booth secured career win number 26, remaining atop the leaderboard for active career wins among SoCon goalies.
RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 3-4-2 (1-0-0 SoCon)
- Wofford: 0-9-0 (0-1-0 SoCon)
NEXT MATCH
- Mercer vs. VMI on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at Bear Field in Macon, Ga.
Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Soccer, please follow the Bears on social media at @Mercer_MSoccer (Twitter), MercerMSoccer (Instagram) and /MercerMSoccer (Facebook) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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