Mercer Set for Fall Finale at No. 4 Kentucky

Wednesday, October 14

Lexington, KY.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

Kentucky

Photo by: Mitch Robinson

10/13/2020 2:48:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Mercer will face the fourth-ranked Wildcats at 7 p.m. on ESPN+

By: Stephen Waldman

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's soccer team wraps up its 2020 fall slate with a trip to the Bluegrass State to face the fourth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats at the Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

BEAR NECESSITIES
Date | Time: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 | 7 p.m.
Teams: Mercer (1-3-0, 0-0-0 SoCon) at #4 Kentucky (3-1-0, 0-0-0 C-USA)
Location: Lexington, Ky. | Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: UKAthletics.com/LiveStats
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_MSoccer

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
Mercer and Kentucky have only met once in the history of their programs in the 2001 NCAA Tournament. The Bears fell 1-0 on Nov. 23 in a neutral site contest at Clemson.

NOTABLES

Mercer will face its second consecutive Conference USA opponent after playing South Carolina on Friday.
This will be the first time the Bears travel to Lexington, Ky.
Trevor Martineau leads the Bears with four points and two goals.
Kevin Kim has dished out the most assists on the team with two.
Dylan Gaither has collected three points on a goal and an assist this year.
JR DeRose has made 12 saves on the season, boasting a 1.33 goals-against average and a .750 save percentage.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS

The Wildcats enter Wednesday's match on a three-match winning streak, all of which were at home.
Aime Mabika leads Kentucky with five points on two goals and an assist.
Eythor Bjorgolfsson is the only other Wildcat with multiple goals on the season with two.
Seven different players have scored a goal for Kentucky, while nine have recorded an assist.
Ryan Troutman has recorded all three of the Wildcats' wins this season.
Troutman has a 0.78 goals-against average and a .714 save percentage while making five stops.

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