Saturday, October 6
Lexington, Va.
1 P.M.
Mercer University
7-2-2, 1-0
2
at
0
VMI
1-9-1, 0-1
1
2
F
Mercer
1
1
2
VMI
0
0
0
Team Stats
MER
VMIM
Goals
2
0
Shots
34
6
Shots on Goal
12
2
Saves
2
10
Corners
15
1
Fouls
5
10
Scoring Plays
Trevor Martineau (5)
Assisted By: Jake Mezei
Cross from left, headed to low left corn
7:20
Jake Mezei (1)
Assisted By: Leo Toledo Jr.
Short cross, shot to open net
81:17
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
9
SOG
5
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
6
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
Photo by: Christopher Smith
Bears Blank Keydets in SoCon Opener
10/6/2018 4:27:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Mercer notches sixth road win of the season with 2-0 victory
LEXINGTON, Va. – The Mercer Men's Soccer squad opened the Southern Conference season with a bang, shutting out VMI in Lexington, Va., by the final score of 2-0. With the win, Mercer improves to 7-2-2 on the season and 1-0-0 in conference play. The Keydets fall to 1-9-1 on the campaign and 0-1-0 in league play.
STAT OF THE MATCH
Mercer dominated the possession of the match as evident by the shot count. The Bears registered a season-high 34 shots, including 12 shots on target. The Orange & Black held VMI to just six strikes with two on frame.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Jake Mezei had a foot in both of the Mercer goals this afternoon, earning the nod for man of the match honors. The senior captain assisted in Trevor Martineau's goal in the eighth minute to put the Bears up 1-0. Mezei then doubled the Bears' lead to two in the 82nd minute with his first goal of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Mercer struck first in the eighth minute as two-time SoCon Player of the Week, Trevor Martineau, found the back of the net for the fifth time this season. Martineau's goal was assisted by Mezei as the 6'4" freshman forward rose above the defenders to head the ball into the back of the net.
The Bears tallied 10 more shots in the opening half but could not stretch their lead, taking the 1-0 advantage into the locker room.
Mercer doubled its lead on the 17th shot of the second half as Mezei found the back of the net for the first time this season. The Bears had six attempts turned away in the second stanza until the senior captain collected his first strike of the year to put Mercer ahead 2-0. The Bears held VMI to just two shots in the final 45 minutes of play to walk away with the win.
NOTABLES
RECORDS UPDATE
NEXT MATCH
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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.
STAT OF THE MATCH
Mercer dominated the possession of the match as evident by the shot count. The Bears registered a season-high 34 shots, including 12 shots on target. The Orange & Black held VMI to just six strikes with two on frame.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Jake Mezei had a foot in both of the Mercer goals this afternoon, earning the nod for man of the match honors. The senior captain assisted in Trevor Martineau's goal in the eighth minute to put the Bears up 1-0. Mezei then doubled the Bears' lead to two in the 82nd minute with his first goal of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Mercer struck first in the eighth minute as two-time SoCon Player of the Week, Trevor Martineau, found the back of the net for the fifth time this season. Martineau's goal was assisted by Mezei as the 6'4" freshman forward rose above the defenders to head the ball into the back of the net.
The Bears tallied 10 more shots in the opening half but could not stretch their lead, taking the 1-0 advantage into the locker room.
Mercer doubled its lead on the 17th shot of the second half as Mezei found the back of the net for the first time this season. The Bears had six attempts turned away in the second stanza until the senior captain collected his first strike of the year to put Mercer ahead 2-0. The Bears held VMI to just two shots in the final 45 minutes of play to walk away with the win.
NOTABLES
- Mercer remains undefeated against VMI, improving to 12-0 all-time against the Keydets.
- The Bears have shutout VMI seven times now in the 12-match series.
- Mercer is now outscoring the Keydets by the total of 40-5 in the all-time series.
- Mercer's 34 shots today marked a program record under current head coach Brad Ruzzo.
- Mercer improved to 7-2-2, matching 2017's total of seven wins on the campaign. This is the best 11-match winning percentage (.727) under Coach Ruzzo, besting 2012 and 2010 mark of .682.
- With the win, Mercer improved to 6-0-0 on the road this season and 4-1 all-time in league-opening matches.
- Trevor Martineau netted his fifth goal of the season and is currently tied for the SoCon lead in goals. Martineau is also the current leader in points in the league with 12.
- JR DeRose tallied two saves, earning his third clean sheet of the season and first since blanking Winthrop (2-0) on Aug. 31.
RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 7-2-2, 1-0-0
- VMI: 1-9-1, 0-1-0
NEXT MATCH
- Mercer vs. USC Upstate on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. at Betts Stadium 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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