Mercer Hits the Road for Two Matches

Friday, March 26

Birmingham, ALA.

7:00 PM (ET)

Mercer University

Samford

Photo by: Kurt Ebert

3/25/2021 2:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

The Bears will travel to Samford and Chattanooga.

By: Kraig Doremus

MACON, Ga. – With two weekends left in the regular season, the Mercer women's soccer team is set to play its final two road matches of the regular season at Samford and Chattanooga.

The Bears currently sit second in the Southern Conference standings with 12 points and will battle third-place Samford (11 points) on Friday at 7 p.m. ET before taking on the fourth-place Chattanooga Mocs (10 points) on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET.

SAMFORD MATCH INFO
Date: Friday, March 26, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. (ET)
Teams: Mercer Bears (7-7-1, 4-1-0 SoCon) at Samford Bulldogs (3-1-3, 3-0-2 SoCon)
Location: Birmingham, Ala. | Samford Track and Soccer Stadium
Live Stats: bit.ly/3m2iOOZ
Live Video: ESPN+
Twitter Updates: @MercerWSoccer

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
Mercer is 3-12-1 against Samford. The Bears defeated the Bulldogs in the 2019 regular season thanks to Amaya Evans' goal in the 88^th minute, but Samford won the tournament semifinal matchup by a 3-0 score.

SCOUTING THE BEARS
Mercer has won four consecutive matches to move into second-place in the Southern Conference standings with 12 points. Kendall Cook scored the match-winner in last Friday's 1-0 defeat of UNCG and added two assists in Sunday's 3-1 win over VMI. In the win over UNCG, Jordyn Ebert passed Teresa Patterson (1990-93) for second all-time with 329 saves. The senior goalkeeper made six stops against the Keydets on Sunday afternoon and now has 335 saves to her credit. Ebert has recorded 16 career clean sheets and is two away from passing Jean Worts (2006-09) for second in the Mercer women's soccer record books.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Samford is 3-0-1 this spring and has three multi-goal scorers – Taylor Yount, Alex Bice and Ella Simpson. Yount has scored on four occasions, while Bice has found the back of the net three times with two match-winners. Simpson has two goals to her credit. In goal, Morgan McAslan has made 17 saves while posting a 0.40 goals against average, which ranks second in the Southern Conference to Furman's Addison Corn (0.227) and 22^nd nationally.

CHATTANOOGA MATCH INFO
Date: Sunday, March 21, 2021 | 2:00 p.m.
Teams: Mercer Bears (7-7-1, 4-1-0 SoCon) at Chattanooga Mocs (4-1-1, 3-1-1 SoCon)
Location: Chattanooga, Tenn. | UTC Sports Complex
Live Stats: bit.ly/31lFUGu
Live Video: ESPN+
Twitter Updates: @MercerWSoccer

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
Mercer is currently 4-4-2 against Chattanooga and is coming off a 2-1 win in the fall of 2019. Nicole Icen and Evans scored goals 68 seconds apart early in the first half before the Mocs prevented the shutout with a goal in the 41^st minute.

SCOUTING THE MOCS
Chattanooga is 4-1-1 on the year and 3-1-1 in Southern Conference action. The Mocs' lone non-conference contest was a 2-0 triumph over North Alabama on February 26. Chattanooga is led by a trio of goal scorers – Chloe Arnold, Samantha Shaw and Kendra Mueller – who each have a pair of goals. Six different players have recorded an assist. Ashton Shields and Abbey Saddler have both spent more than 200 minutes in goal and both have two victories. Shields has made 13 stops and boasts a 0.78 goals against, while Sadler has stopped four shots and has a 0.40 goals against average.

NOTABLES

Mercer has won four consecutive matches.
Cook has tallied six points in the Orange & Black's last two contests.
Ebert is 15 saves away from 350 for her career.
The Bears are looking for their fourth win over Samford and fifth over Chattanooga.
Mercer is 3-3-1 on the road this spring.

FOLLOW THE BEARS
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