Bears Headed to Nashville for Regular Season Finale

Saturday, April 3

Nashville, Tenn.

7 p.m. (ET)

Mercer University

Belmont

Photo by: Kayla Davis

Bears Headed to Nashville for Regular Season Finale

4/2/2021 1:22:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Mercer and Belmont are fighting for a berth in the SoCon Tournament

By: Stephen Waldman

Macon, Ga. – The Mercer men's soccer team will square off against Belmont in its regular season finale on Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. (ET).

This is a massively important game for the Bears as a win will secure their place in the Southern Conference Tournament.

Bear Necessities
Date | Time: Saturday, April 3 | 7 p.m. (ET)
Teams: Mercer (4-8-1, 2-2-1 SoCon) vs. Belmont (5-2-2, 2-2-1 SoCon)
Location: Nashville, Tenn. | E.S. Rose Park
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Live Stats
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_MSoccer

Series History | Last Meeting
Mercer owns an all-time record of 10-6-1 versus Belmont. The last meeting between the Bears and the Bruins was on October 31^st, 2019 which saw Mercer defeat Belmont 2-0 at home in Macon. The goals came at either side of the half, with the first goal of the match scored by Ousman Jabang late in the first half off of a well taken volley. The goal to seal the game was early in the second half and came in the form of an own goal by Belmont.

Notables

Freshman midfielder Nick Wanzer has featured in all 13 matches this season for the Bears. He picked up his first collegiate goal in the previous match versus Wofford with a well-taken finish inside the box.
Senior goalkeeper JR Derose has played 937 minutes this season, the most of any goalkeeper in the Southern Conference.
Ricardo Packer Jr. ranks second the Southern Conference in assists with three on the season.
Midfielder Dylan Gaither is in fine goal-scoring form this season, tallying a conference-high of five goals.

Scouting the Bruins
Belmont is 5-2-2 this season having played solely in the spring. Goal production has not been an issue for the Bruins with eight different players having at least one goal to their name. Attackers to keep an eye on are junior forward Liam O'Brien and freshman midfielder AJ Chastonay. O'Brien has tallied eight points this season courtesy of three goals and two assists, including two goals against Lipscomb and had a goal and an assist versus Bellarmine. He got his second assist of the season in a 2-1 win at Trevecca Nazarene. Chastonay leads the team in points with four goals and one assist this season. The freshman scored a brace versus Bellarmine, recorded a goal and assist against VMI, and picked up the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win at Wofford.

The Bruins have played two goalies this season, senior Drew Romig and junior Cameron Petty. Romig has played in six games this season for the Bruins, picking up three shutouts. Petty has played just over 300 minutes this season while totaling two shutouts for the Bruins.

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.