Saturday, March 16
Macon, Ga.
12 p.m.
Mercer University
0-7, 0-1
8
vs
20
Air Force
5-2, 1-0
1
2
3
4
F
Air Force
10
3
3
4
20
MERCER
2
1
0
5
8
Team Stats
AFA
MER
Shots
40
41
Turnovers
14
21
Caused Turnovers
10
4
Faceoffs Won
19
13
Extra-Man Opps
5
2
Ground Balls
39
35
Game Leaders
Players
G
3
A
0
FO
-
Pen
1-60
GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
1
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
Players Mentioned
A
/ Men's LacrosseA
/ Men's Lacrosse
GK
/ Men's LacrosseM
/ Men's LacrosseA
/ Men's LacrosseG
/ Men's LacrosseMF
/ Men's Lacrosse
Photo by: Ben Haslem
Bears Fall to Air Force in SoCon Opener
3/16/2019 3:14:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Mercer defeated, 20-8, at home
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's lacrosse team dropped its Southern Conference-opening contest to Air Force, 20-8, on Saturday afternoon at Five Star Stadium.
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The Bears (0-7, 0-1 SoCon) remained winless after a pivotal first period went in favor of the visiting Falcons, who improved to 5-2 overall and 1-0 in conference play. Air Force jumped out to a 10-2 advantage through the first 15 minutes of play and never looked back.
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Freshman Sean Goldsmith netted a hat trick, highlighted by a pair of fourth-quarter goals that ended the match. Six Bears scored in the contest. Josh Tarver took the loss between the pipes and tallied seven saves overall.
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Mercer out-scored Air Force, 5-4, in the fourth quarter on goals by Cade Blouin, John Tarver, Clay Welch and Goldsmith, who netted a pair.
Notables
» Mercer out-shot Air Force, 41-40, and notched 17 shots on goal.
» The Bears were 12-for-15 on clears.
» Will McCarthy led Mercer with four ground balls.
» Bradley Hodoval saw time in goal, logging 23 minutes.
» Luke Saad won nine of his 20 face offs.
Records Update
» Mercer: 0-7 (0-1 SoCon)
» Air Force: 5-2 (1-0 SoCon)
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Next Game
The Bears will travel to Lexington, Va., to face VMI in SoCon action on Saturday, March 23.
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Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerLacrosse (Twitter), /MercerMensLAX(Facebook) and @MercerMensLacrosse (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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The Bears (0-7, 0-1 SoCon) remained winless after a pivotal first period went in favor of the visiting Falcons, who improved to 5-2 overall and 1-0 in conference play. Air Force jumped out to a 10-2 advantage through the first 15 minutes of play and never looked back.
Â
Freshman Sean Goldsmith netted a hat trick, highlighted by a pair of fourth-quarter goals that ended the match. Six Bears scored in the contest. Josh Tarver took the loss between the pipes and tallied seven saves overall.
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Mercer out-scored Air Force, 5-4, in the fourth quarter on goals by Cade Blouin, John Tarver, Clay Welch and Goldsmith, who netted a pair.
Notables
» Mercer out-shot Air Force, 41-40, and notched 17 shots on goal.
» The Bears were 12-for-15 on clears.
» Will McCarthy led Mercer with four ground balls.
» Bradley Hodoval saw time in goal, logging 23 minutes.
» Luke Saad won nine of his 20 face offs.
Records Update
» Mercer: 0-7 (0-1 SoCon)
» Air Force: 5-2 (1-0 SoCon)
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Next Game
The Bears will travel to Lexington, Va., to face VMI in SoCon action on Saturday, March 23.
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Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerLacrosse (Twitter), /MercerMensLAX(Facebook) and @MercerMensLacrosse (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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