Men’s Soccer Back at Betts Tuesday

Tuesday, September 17

Macon, Ga.

7 P.M.

Mercer University

Jacksonville

Photo by: Michael Wade

9/16/2019 4:45:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Bears return home after three-match road swing

By: Jace Sanders

MACON, Ga. – Mercer men's soccer looks to bounce back against Jacksonville Tuesday night at Betts Stadium. The game will be broadcast live on SoCon Digital Network with a 7:04 p.m. (ET) official start time.

The Bears (4-1-0) come into the match after suffering their first loss of the season at South Carolina last Wednesday – the Gamecocks scored in the 94^th minute to seal the 1-0 victory.

GAMEDAY MATCHUP
Dates: Sept. 16 | 7 p.m. (ET)
Teams: Mercer (4-1-0) vs. Jacksonville (2-1-1)
Location: Macon, Ga. | Betts Stadium
Live Stats: MercerBears.com/LiveStats
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_MSoccer

NOTABLES

Trevor Martineau leads the SoCon in four categories- points, points per game, assists, and assists per game-and is ranked second in goals and goals per game.
Mercer is ranked first in the SoCon in six leaderboards; standings, assists per game, goals allowed, goals against average, shutouts, and corners.
Goalkeeper JR DeRose is ranked top 50 in the nation in save percentage and saves per game.

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
The Bears enter tomorrow's match with a 9-16-3 all-time series record. Mercer has won the last two meetings, 3-1 in 2016 and a 4-0 shutout in the 2018 season.

DOWNING THE DOLPHINS
Jacksonville comes into the match off a 2-1 win against Presbyterian Saturday night. Senior Jesus Colombo and redshirt junior Connar Lufkin led the team with two goals apiece. Goalkeeper Matt Levy has started in all seven matches and has 24 saves on the season.

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