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Jabang, Gaither Named to All-South Region Squad
12/7/2021 3:03:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Duo tabbed to third team by United Soccer Coaches
MACON, Ga. – Two Mercer men's soccer players – Ousman Jabang and Dylan Gaither – were tabbed to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA DI Men's All-South Region Third Team.
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Jabang and Gaither led the Bears attack with a combined 18 goals and 12 assists. Mercer was just one of two schools (UNCG) from the SoCon to land multiple student-athletes on the team.
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A first team All-SoCon selection, Jabang led the Bears with eight assists, which placed him 42nd in Division I. His brace was the difference in the 3-2 win at Georgia Southern and added an assist in the thrilling 4-3 win over Belmont to clinch the SoCon title and the NCAA tournament berth.
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Gaither, a second team All-SoCon selection, paced Mercer with 14 goals and led the nation in shot accuracy (.700) this past season. The junior's 0.74 goals per game placed him 10th in Division I and had contributed five game-winning scores, which was also 10th nationally. His hat trick in the SoCon semifinal in a 4-0 romp over Furman carried to the Bears to the final the next weekend.
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Mercer finished the 2021 season with their fourth SoCon tournament title and an appearance in the NCAA tournament.
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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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Jabang and Gaither led the Bears attack with a combined 18 goals and 12 assists. Mercer was just one of two schools (UNCG) from the SoCon to land multiple student-athletes on the team.
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A first team All-SoCon selection, Jabang led the Bears with eight assists, which placed him 42nd in Division I. His brace was the difference in the 3-2 win at Georgia Southern and added an assist in the thrilling 4-3 win over Belmont to clinch the SoCon title and the NCAA tournament berth.
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Gaither, a second team All-SoCon selection, paced Mercer with 14 goals and led the nation in shot accuracy (.700) this past season. The junior's 0.74 goals per game placed him 10th in Division I and had contributed five game-winning scores, which was also 10th nationally. His hat trick in the SoCon semifinal in a 4-0 romp over Furman carried to the Bears to the final the next weekend.
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Mercer finished the 2021 season with their fourth SoCon tournament title and an appearance in the NCAA tournament.
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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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