Tuesday, May 7
Jacksonville, Fla.
3 p.m.
Mercer University
10-10
7
vs
22
Jacksonville
17-3
1
2
F
Mercer
3
4
7
Jacksonville
16
6
22
Team Stats
MER
JU
Shots
18
37
Turnovers
15
10
Caused Turnovers
10
10
Draw Controls
11
20
Free-Position Shots
8
9
Ground Balls
15
12
Game Leaders
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
GK
/ Women's LacrosseMF
/ Women's LacrosseA
/ Women's LacrosseA
/ Women's Lacrosse
GK
/ Women's LacrosseMF
/ Women's Lacrosse
Photo by: David Rosenblum
Mercer Falls to Jacksonville in NCAA Tournament
5/7/2019 4:43:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Bears falter in their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mercer was unable to rally from an early first-half deficit and fell to Jacksonville, 22-7, in the 2019 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship play-in match on Tuesday afternoon at D.B. Milne Field.
The loss eliminated Mercer (10-10) from the NCAA Tournament. Jacksonville (17-3) advances to face No. 8 Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Friday. Eva Thorn scored two of the Bears' three first-half goals and Kendall Garrett added one goal and one assist over the first 30 minutes.
Jacksonville opened the match with an eight-goal run and did not look back. The Bears called a timeout with 27 minutes and 15 seconds remaining in the first half following the Dolphins' first five goals. Thorn scored both of her goals in a one-minute span to cut Mercer's deficit to six. Garrett notched an unassisted goal two minutes later at the 17:53 mark of the first half to make it a 9-3 contest.
The Dolphins forced a running clock on a goal by Molly Brock with 16:20 remaining in the first half as they extended their advantage to 13-3. Mercer trailed 16-3 at the halftime intermission.
Kelly Hagerty (two), Hailey Rhatigan and Caroline Kerr notched four unassisted goals in the second half while Jacksonville padded its lead with six more goals.
NOTABLES
» Mercer is 0-2 all-time in NCAA Championship contests.
» The Bears fell to 0-6 all-time against Jacksonville.
» Rhatigan and Hagerty finished with 64 and 54 goals on the season. Those two season figures rank as the first and third most goals by a Mercer player in a single season.
» Eva Thorn's two goals gave her 35 for the season.
» Kendall Garrett tallied her 19th goal and 13th assist of the season. She finished with 32 points.
» Mercer went 10-of-17 on clear attempts.
» Four Bears tallied two ground balls apiece.
» Iseabal Cryne and Dylan Malamala both saw time between the pipes, recording eight total saves.
RECORDS UPDATE
» Mercer: 10-10
» Jacksonville: 17-3
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWLax (Twitter), /MercerWomensLacrosse (Facebook) and @MercerWLax (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
The loss eliminated Mercer (10-10) from the NCAA Tournament. Jacksonville (17-3) advances to face No. 8 Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Friday. Eva Thorn scored two of the Bears' three first-half goals and Kendall Garrett added one goal and one assist over the first 30 minutes.
Jacksonville opened the match with an eight-goal run and did not look back. The Bears called a timeout with 27 minutes and 15 seconds remaining in the first half following the Dolphins' first five goals. Thorn scored both of her goals in a one-minute span to cut Mercer's deficit to six. Garrett notched an unassisted goal two minutes later at the 17:53 mark of the first half to make it a 9-3 contest.
The Dolphins forced a running clock on a goal by Molly Brock with 16:20 remaining in the first half as they extended their advantage to 13-3. Mercer trailed 16-3 at the halftime intermission.
Kelly Hagerty (two), Hailey Rhatigan and Caroline Kerr notched four unassisted goals in the second half while Jacksonville padded its lead with six more goals.
NOTABLES
» Mercer is 0-2 all-time in NCAA Championship contests.
» The Bears fell to 0-6 all-time against Jacksonville.
» Rhatigan and Hagerty finished with 64 and 54 goals on the season. Those two season figures rank as the first and third most goals by a Mercer player in a single season.
» Eva Thorn's two goals gave her 35 for the season.
» Kendall Garrett tallied her 19th goal and 13th assist of the season. She finished with 32 points.
» Mercer went 10-of-17 on clear attempts.
» Four Bears tallied two ground balls apiece.
» Iseabal Cryne and Dylan Malamala both saw time between the pipes, recording eight total saves.
RECORDS UPDATE
» Mercer: 10-10
» Jacksonville: 17-3
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWLax (Twitter), /MercerWomensLacrosse (Facebook) and @MercerWLax (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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