Bears Begin Road Swing at Georgia State Friday Night

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer women's soccer squad will take an early winning streak on the road, as the Bears travel to face Georgia State this Friday, Aug. 24. The match will be held at the GSU Soccer Complex with a 7 p.m. start time.

FRIDAY'S MATCHUP
Date: Friday, Aug. 24 | 7 p.m.
Teams: Mercer (2-0-0) at Georgia State (0-2-0)
Location: Atlanta, Ga. | GSU Soccer Complex
Live Stats: GeorgiaStateSports.com/LiveStats
Twitter Updates: @MercerWSoccer

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
Georgia State leads the all-time series, 13-10-3. The Bears took the most recent decision, topping the Panthers, 1-0, last season (9/8/17).

NOTABLES

Mercer leads the Southern Conference and the country with 12 goals scored. Mercer is also second nationally in points per game (15.50), shot per game (31.50) and goals per game (6.0). The Bears are tied for first in the country in shots on goal per game (17.0).
In Mercer's 7-0 win over USC-Aiken to open the season, six different Bears scored their first career goals. In the two games last weekend, Mercer had eight different goal scorers.
Heading into Friday's matchup, sophomore midfielder Sarah Adcock is tied for second in the nation in assists (3).
Friday night's goal-fest was the first time Mercer had scored seven goals since 2014. The Bears went on to claim the Southern Conference championship that season.
After Sunday's shutout, Coach Tony Economopoulos has now led the Bears to 50 shutouts in six seasons.

SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
Georgia State enters Friday's matchup coming off a pair of 1-0 losses to Tennessee Tech and Kennesaw State last weekend. The Panthers found themselves victims to a late game winner in both decisions. Maddie Card and Lydia Fraga split time in between the posts last weekend for Georgia State, with Fraga racking up four saves. Jocelyn Jones leads the Panthers in shots (3) and shots on goal (2). The Panthers are led by head coach Ed Joyce who enters his third season at Georgia State.

UP NEXT
The Bears will continue their first road swing of the season, heading to Charleston Southern this Sunday, Aug. 26. The match is slated for 1 p.m.

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Bears Begin Road Swing at Georgia State Friday Night

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