Bears Dominate Dolphins to Claim Mike Gibbs Memorial Tournament

Sunday, August 26

Jacksonville, Fla.

7 P.M.

Mercer University

2-0-0, 0-0-0

Jacksonville

0-2-0, 0-0-0

Mercer

Jacksonville

Bears Dominate Dolphins to Claim Mike Gibbs Memorial Tournament

8/26/2018 10:17:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Mercer scores four goals to defeat Jacksonville in final game of tournament

By: David Fox

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Bears overpowered the Dolphins in the final game of the Mike Gibbs Memorial Tournament, pouring on four goals to walk out of the Sunshine State with a 2-0 record after the 4-0 victory. Mercer claimed the clean sheet in tonight's triumph, yielding just one goal on the weekend.

STAT OF THE MATCH
Mercer tallied 13 shots in the match, placing 10 on frame. The Bears proved that your chances to score increase when you are able to strike the ball on target, netting four goals in the match.

MAN OF THE MATCH
For the second consecutive match, Trevor Martineau garnered man of the match honors. Martineau finished the evening with one goal and one assist. The Texas native scored in the 21^st minute to double Mercer's lead to 2-0, later assisting on the squad's third goal of the contest.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Mercer applied the early pressure and did not let up, firing three shots on frame in the first 12 minutes of action to control the tempo. The Bears finally broke through in the 20^th minute following Ramario Thompson's first goal of the season. Roberto Arteaga found Thompson inside the box on a set piece and the Jamaica native took advantage of his first shot on the season, lacing the ball to the upper left corner for the 1-0 advantage.

The Bears doubled their lead to two in the very next minute of play. This time it would be Trevor Martineau to score, his second goal in as many games. Martineau received the ball following a flick from Leo Toledo Jr. to set up the strike. Martineau was drug down to the ground by a defender and still managed to get the kick off and keep it out of the reach of the Jacksonville keeper for the 2-0 lead.

Neither squad scored for the next 59 minutes until the Bears added an insurance strike in the 80^th minute. Dawson Gideon provided the third goal for the Orange & Black, his first of the season. Gideon's initial shot was turned away before the ball found the feet of Martineau. The Texas native flicked the ball back to the middle where Gideon knocked it down before placing it in the near side for the 3-0 advantage.

Mercer placed the cherry on top in the 88^th minute of play with its fourth goal of the evening. Kalvin Lingard found the back of the net in his first match of the season. Lingard's goal began with a beautiful ball from Martineau to Ricardo Packer Jr. in the far corner. Ricardo took one touch and passed the ball across the frame to Jack Wilson who then completed the one-touch pass to Lingard in front of the net. Lingard took advantage of his first collegiate shot and buried the ball into the back of the net for the 4-0 victory.

NOTABLES

Mercer improves to 9-16-3 in the all-time series against Jacksonville and 2-0 against ASUN foes in the 2018 campaign.
Four different Bears scored on the evening with five different players recording assists.
The Bears improve to 2-0 for the second time in three seasons following the victory.
Martineau finished the weekend with two goals and one assist for five points in two games.
The Bears have outscored the Dolphins 7-1 in the last two matches.
Mercer scored four goals in a nonconference game for the first time since defeating UNC Asheville 4-0 on Sept. 26, 2012.
JR DeRose registered four saves en route to his second career clean sheet.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Offensive MVP: Trevor Martineau, Mercer
Defensive MVP: JR DeRose, Mercer
Emmet Johnson, Mercer
Roberto Arteaga, Mercer
Camden Holbrook, App. State
Ian Bennett, App. State
Felix Kollmannthaler, App. State
Mikey Connell, UNF
Nick Burgess, UNF
Ignacio Muccilli, JU
Alex Dixon, JU

RECORDS UPDATE

Mercer: 2-0-0
Jacksonville: 0-2-0

NEXT MATCH

Mercer at Winthrop on Friday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. at Eagle Field in Rock Hill, S.C.

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