Southbound to Statesboro

MACON, Ga. – For the second-to-last time of the regular season, Mercer will hit the road for a non-conference tilt against in-state, foe Georgia Southern. The match will be streamed on ESPN+, and the link is attached below.

MATCH INFO
Date & Time: Saturday, October 16, 2021 | 7 p.m.
Teams: Mercer Bears (4-6-1, 2-1-1 SoCon) vs. Georgia Southern Eagles (4-8, 0-2 MAC)
Location: Statesboro, Ga. | Eagle Field – Erk Park
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Stream: ESPN+
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_MSoccer

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
Mercer holds a 28-24 advantage against their opponents from Statesboro, and the Bears have taken four of the last five and 11 of the last 12. The last time these two sides met last September, Mercer took a 3-0 decision at Betts Stadium behind scores from Dylan Gaither, Dawson Gideon and Trevor Martineau.

NOTABLES
• Dylan Gaither, a junior forward, is pacing the Mercer attack with six goals and a pair of assists
• Trevor Matrineau and George Iakovidis split time in net in goal in the 5-0 shutout
• Gaither and Michael Ille both recorded braces in the 5-0 romp over VMI a week ago

SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Georgia Southern enters this one having dropped their last four and six of the last seven, three of which were to teams that were receiving votes in the national polls. Adam Davie's three goals and two assists leads the Eagles' attack through their 12 matches. Jokull Blaengsson has spent nine matches between the pipes, allowing 19 scores over 808-plus minutes.

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.

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Players Mentioned

Dylan Gaither

Dawson Gideon

George Iakovidis

Michael Ille

Trevor Martineau

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