Men’s Soccer Opens Home Slate Monday

MACON, Ga. – Mercer men's soccer will take the field at Betts Stadium for the first time this season Monday night, as the Bears welcome Presbyterian for a 7 p.m. kickoff; the game will be broadcast live on the SoCon Digital Network.

GAMEDAY MATCHUP
Date: Sep. 2 | 7 p.m. (ET)
Teams: Mercer (1-0-0) vs. Presbyterian (0-0-0)
Location: Mercer, Ga. | Betts Stadium
Live Stats: MercerBears.com
Live Video: SoCon Digital Network
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_MSoccer

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
Mercer has won five of its six all-time meetings with the Blue Hose, the only loss coming in a 0-1, overtime loss in 2016. The two teams met in Clinton, S.C., last season and treated fans to a wild finish – scoring four combined goals in the final 20 minutes of action. Trevor Martineau broke the tie with a goal in the 81^st minute on a corner kick from Leo Toledo Jr.

NOTABLES

Mercer's first goal of the season came from Jason Nduese-udom against Cincinnati last Friday night – coming off assists from two All-SoCon selections in Trevor Martineau and Roberto Arteaga.
Freshman Ousman Jabang sealed Friday's 2-0, season-opening win with a goal in the 90^th minute – the first of his career.
For the first time in program history, Mercer was picked to win the Southern Conference in the league's preseason poll.
Mercer is aiming for its fifth conference title in the last six years in the 2019 season – including three consecutive SoCon championships (2016, 2017, and 2018).

BEATING THE BLUE HOSE
Presbyterian opened its season Thursday night at home against Georgia State. The Blue Hose rallied back from a 2-0 deficit with a late goal from sophomore Riccardo Turcis, but fell just short of tying things up. Last season, the Blue Hose lost their first eight matches but bounced back to win six of its final nine regular season matchups. They advanced to the championship game of the Big South Tournament, where they lost, 0-1, to Campbell.

Follow the Bears
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Players Mentioned

Roberto Arteaga

Ousman Jabang

Trevor Martineau

Jason Nduese-udom

Leo Toledo Jr.

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