Sunday Showdown with Jackson State

Sunday, September 19

Macon, Ga.

1:00 PM

Mercer University

Jackson State

9/17/2021 4:08:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Women's Soccer welcomes Lady Tigers

By: Will Vaught

MACON, Ga. – Mercer women's soccer will welcome the Jackson State Lady Tigers for a Sunday showdown at 1 p.m. at Betts Stadium.
MATCH INFO
Date & Time: Sunday, September 19, 2021 | 1 p.m.
Teams: Jackson State Lady Tigers at Mercer Bears
Location: Macon, Ga. | Betts Stadium
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter Updates: @MercerWSoccer

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
Mercer and Jackson State will meet for the first-ever time. The Lady Tigers are the second and final team from Mississippi that the Bears are scheduled to play in the 2021 slate. On September 3, Mercer dispatched Mississippi Valley State by a 10-0 margin.

SCOUTING THE BEARS
Mercer enters its final non-conference game of the season, and is coming off of a gut-wrenching 1-0 loss to in-state foe, Georgia Southern this past Sunday evening. The difference between the Bears and Eagles was a converted penalty kick for the visitors in the 83^rd minute. Jordyn Ebert made five saves over the entire 90 minutes in the tilt versus Georgia Southern. For the season, Ebert has stopped 24 while she's been in net. The leaders of Mercer's attack – Mackenzie Gassie and Lana Whitfield – each have seven points in the six games so far.

SCOUTING THE LADY TIGERS
Jackson State enters the Sunday contest with a 1-6 record and a four-match skid, but will visit North Alabama prior to meeting Mercer. In their last contest, the Lady Tigers fell to Little Rock when the Trojans' Jana Heinen slipped the ball past JSU's keeper, Tionna Taylor in the 23^rd minute for the match's decisive goal. Maya-Joy Thompson and Brynn Walker are the top scorers for the Lady Tigers, each having a goal to their name for two points.

FOLLOW THE BEARS
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