Bears Head to Rock Hill for a Game Against Eagles

MACON, Ga. – After nearly two weeks from their first game, Samantha Eustace and the Mercer Bears head to Rock Hill, S.C. for a game against the Winthrop Eagles. The match-up is set for 12 p.m. on Saturday.

GAMEDAY LINEUP
Date: Saturday, February 27 | 12 p.m. (ET)
Teams: Mercer (0-1) at Winthrop (1-1)
Location: Rock Hill, S.C. | Eagle Field
Live Stats: MercerBears.com/LiveStats
Twitter Updates: @MercerWLAX

SERIES HISTORY
This is the fourth meeting between the Bears and Eagles. The last meeting was last season at Five Star Stadium. The Bears narrowly took the match in a 16-15 comeback. Hailey Rhatigan scored back-to-back goals in the last 3:30 minutes to give Mercer the win.
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ABOUT THE BEARS
Mercer is coming off an 11-13 loss at High Point on February 14. Hailey Rhatigan moved up in the Mercer record books with her two goals. She now sits tied for fifth for career goals, 11 away from becoming the fifth player to hit the 100-goal milestone. Her two goals, which came from free-position shots, also puts her seven away from becoming the first player to record 30 free-position goals. Goalie Iseabal Cryne matched her career high 15 saves on 39 shots faced against High Point. She had previously set it against Vermont last season. Freshman Maddi Koury scored her first collegiate goal with 1:27 left in the game. She became the 12th freshman to score in her first collegiate game. Two other Bears joined Rhatigan with multi-goals at High Point. Lily Morin and Cailey Thornburg each scored two goals.

SCOUTING WINTHROP
Winthrop is coming off a heartbreaking 9-12 loss against Coastal Carolina on Saturday. The Eagles had three players register a multi-goal game. Lauren Asher, Lauren Morris, and Savannah Paton each scored two goals. Both of Paton's goals came off free-position goals. Freshman Kimora Bailey led the team with three draw controls. Rachel Miller had two caused turnovers in the game. Kelsey Johnson stopped 11 balls between the pipes on 30 shots faced. Winthrop welcomes 21 new faces to the squad this year, 20 freshman and one transfer. Julika Blankenship enters her fifth season at the helm. In her tenure, she has registered a 32-35 record.

NEXT UP
The Bears will stay on the road and head to Nashville, Tenn. to go head to head with the Vanderbilt Commodores on March 3. The game is set for 1 p.m. (ET).

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Bears Head to Rock Hill for a Game Against Eagles

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Players Mentioned

Iseabal Cryne

Maddi Koury

Lily Morin

Hailey Rhatigan

Cailey Thornburg

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