Saturday, October 15
Lexington, VA
1 PM
Mercer University
5-3-6, 1-0-2
2
at
0
Virginia Military Institute
2-10-1, 0-3-0
1
2
F
Mercer
2
0
2
VMI
0
0
0
Team Stats
MER
VMI
Goals
2
0
Shots
20
5
Shots on Goal
11
1
Saves
1
9
Corners
5
2
Fouls
10
11
Scoring Plays
Nick Wanzer (1)
Assisted By: Dylan Gaither
Header off free kick
16:11
Kadeem Agard (4)
Assisted By: Liam Coxhead
GOAL by MER Agard, Kadeem Assist by Coxhead, Liam.
30:25
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
5
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
F
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GK
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Photo by: Mark Powell
Ready, SET, Win
10/15/2022 3:19:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Goals On Set Pieces Propel Bears To Win
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Lexington, Va.--Two goals directly off set pieces, led the Mercer Bears to a 2-0 victory over Virginia Military Institute on Oct. 15 at Patchin Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bears (5-3-6 overall, 1-0-2 SoCon) controlled possession much of the first half against the Keydets (2-10-1 overall, 0-3-0 SoCon). Angel Gonzaelz had a backheel attempt thwarted by VMI goalkeeper Gabe Calhoun just four minutes into the game. Kadeem Agard headed a set up from Gonzalez just wide, five minutes later.
Mercer broke through when leading scorer Dylan Gaither placed a free kick beautifully to the top of the goal area box, and Nick Wanzer headed it in for a 1-0 lead. In the 30th minute, Agard did head in a long throw in from Liam Coxhead, giving the Bears their 2-0 lead they held the rest of contest.
NOTABLES
UP NEXT
The Bears return home to face nationally ranked North Carolina-Greensboro on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at Betts Stadium. VMI steps out of conference play to host Robert Morris October 19.
FOLLOW THE BEARSÂ
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.Â
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Lexington, Va.--Two goals directly off set pieces, led the Mercer Bears to a 2-0 victory over Virginia Military Institute on Oct. 15 at Patchin Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bears (5-3-6 overall, 1-0-2 SoCon) controlled possession much of the first half against the Keydets (2-10-1 overall, 0-3-0 SoCon). Angel Gonzaelz had a backheel attempt thwarted by VMI goalkeeper Gabe Calhoun just four minutes into the game. Kadeem Agard headed a set up from Gonzalez just wide, five minutes later.
Mercer broke through when leading scorer Dylan Gaither placed a free kick beautifully to the top of the goal area box, and Nick Wanzer headed it in for a 1-0 lead. In the 30th minute, Agard did head in a long throw in from Liam Coxhead, giving the Bears their 2-0 lead they held the rest of contest.
NOTABLES
- Mercer now has three shutouts in three SoCon games
- The Bears were credited with 20 shots-11 on goal. VMI 5-1
- It's consecutive shutouts for goalkeeper Trevor McMullen
- This was the final road game of the regular season for the Bears
UP NEXT
The Bears return home to face nationally ranked North Carolina-Greensboro on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at Betts Stadium. VMI steps out of conference play to host Robert Morris October 19.
FOLLOW THE BEARSÂ
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.Â
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