Women’s Soccer Falls in SoCon Semifinals

Friday, November 8

Greensboro, N.C.

4 p.m.

Mercer University

16-4-0 (7-2-0)

Samford

12-3-5 (7-1-1)

Mercer

Samford

11/8/2019 7:43:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

The Bears finish the season with 16 a program record

By: Travis Rae

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer women's soccer team was eliminated by Samford in the Southern Conference Semifinals, 3-0, on Friday afternoon at the UNCG Soccer Complex.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bears and Bulldogs were locked in a tough battle in the first half. The first shot for the Bears came with 17:19 in the contest when Abigail Zoeller had a shot block. The next shot came when Kylie Buchanan had a shot blocked. Samford took six shots and Jordyn Ebert recorded four saves. The game went scoreless into halftime.

Sixteen seconds into the second half, the Bulldogs scored the first goal of the game. With the game 1-0, the Bulldogs scored its second goal of the game when Keyli Borman scored. Samford added its third goal of the contest on a penalty kick. Mercer attempted two shots in the second half and were defeated 3-0.

NOTABLES

The 16 wins for Bears is a program record.
Mercer was outshot in the contest 17-4 and 10-0 on shots on goal.
Jordyn Ebert recorded seven saves in the match.
Four different players recorded a shot for the Bears in the loss.
The Bears took seven corner kicks in the match.

Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Soccer, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWSoccer (Twitter), /MercerWSoccer (Facebook) and @MercerWSoccer (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.