Toledo, DeRose Lead Mercer Past Memphis

Sunday, September 8

Birmingham, Ala.

3:30 P.M.

Mercer University

4-0-0

Memphis

2-2-0

Mercer

Memphis

Photo by: Michael Wade

9/8/2019 6:27:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Bears finish off perfect weekend at Soccer for a Cure Classic

By: Jace Sanders

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mercer men's soccer capped off a strong weekend at the Soccer for a Cure Classic Sunday by shutting out Memphis, 1-0, at BBVA Field.

The Bears (4-0) improved on their impressive start to the 2019 season with their second shutout victory this year. Mercer finished the Soccer for a Cure Classic as the only team to win both matches, as UAB, Memphis and Milwaukee each split their two matches at the tournament.

MAN OF THE MATCH
JR DeRose earned his second clean sheet of the season, facing 13 Memphis shots and turning away the only two that were on goal. DeRose now has seven career shutouts under his belt.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Spectators at BBVA Field hardly had time to find their seats before Mercer got on the board in the match, as Leo Toledo Jr. took a pass from Trevor Martineau and put it in the back of the net for his first goal of the season. Martineau now has three goals and three assists in four games this season.

NOTABLES

Trevor Martineau leads the Bears with nine points already this season, coming on three goals and three assists.
Mercer improved to 4-0 on the young season and has now started 4-0 in each of the last two years.
The Bears allowed a new season-low two shots on goal in Sunday's match – which is also tied for the fewest shots on goal allowed by a Mercer team since holding VMI to none on Oct. 28, 2017, in the SoCon Tournament.

UP NEXT
The Bears hit the road once again Wednesday night, this time to Columbia, S.C., to face South Carolina at 7 p.m.

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