Saturday, October 29
Macon, Ga.
7:00 PM
Mercer University
6-4-6, 2-1-2
3
vs
2
East Tennessee State University
8-5-3, 3-1-1
1
2
F
ETSU
1
1
2
Mercer
2
1
3
Team Stats
ETSU
Mercer
Goals
2
3
Shots
13
15
Shots on Goal
8
7
Saves
4
6
Corners
3
2
Fouls
8
13
Scoring Plays
Michael Ille (6)
Assisted By: Ousman Jabang
GOAL by Mercer Ille, Michael Assist by Jabang, Ousman.
03:49
Michael Ille (6)
Assisted By: Dylan Gaither , Angel Gonzalez
GOAL by Mercer Ille, Michael Assist by Gaither, Dylan and Gonzalez, Angel.
13:06
Lucas Lightner (2)
Assisted By: David Kovacic
GOAL by ETSU Lightner, Lucas Assist by Kovacic, David.
31:33
Michael Ille (6)
Assisted By: Dylan Gaither , Kadeem Agard
GOAL by Mercer Ille, Michael Assist by Gaither, Dylan and Agard, Kadeem.
61:08
Tarik Pannholzer (5)
GOAL by ETSU Pannholzer, Tarik.
85:13
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
3
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
2
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Michael Ille scored three goals for the Bears on senior night.
Photo by: Mark Powell
Ille Hat Trick Leads Bears
10/29/2022 9:45:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Get No. 3 Seed For SoCon Tourney
Macon, Ga—The Mercer Bears capped their regular season with a 3-2 win over the East Tennessee State Buccaneers Saturday night at Betts Stadium.
HOW IT HAPPENED
On Senior night, it was seniors who led the way. None more so than Michael Ille who had all three goals, registering the Bears' first hat trick of the season. Ille got the scoring started with an assist from Ousman Jabang, with just under four minutes played. It took less than 10 minutes for him to strike again, this time taking a feed from Dylan Gaither and putting in a left footed shot for his second goal of the night.
Before the half ended Lucas Lightner struck for ETSU, making it 2-1 at the break. Fifteen minutes into the second half Ille again found himself wide open in the six-yard box off the left post and rapped in another Jabang centering feed for his third goal of the night, and team leading sixth of the season.
There were nervous moments at the end, though, as Tarik Pannholzer scored for the Buccaneers with just less than five minutes to play. The Bears were able to withstand the pressure at the end and hold on for the victory.
NOTABLES
The SoCon tournament first round games are Friday Nov. 4. The Bears will play against VMI in a game hosted by ETSU, which earned the number two seed, and will play the winner of the Mercer-VMI game.
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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HOW IT HAPPENED
On Senior night, it was seniors who led the way. None more so than Michael Ille who had all three goals, registering the Bears' first hat trick of the season. Ille got the scoring started with an assist from Ousman Jabang, with just under four minutes played. It took less than 10 minutes for him to strike again, this time taking a feed from Dylan Gaither and putting in a left footed shot for his second goal of the night.
Before the half ended Lucas Lightner struck for ETSU, making it 2-1 at the break. Fifteen minutes into the second half Ille again found himself wide open in the six-yard box off the left post and rapped in another Jabang centering feed for his third goal of the night, and team leading sixth of the season.
There were nervous moments at the end, though, as Tarik Pannholzer scored for the Buccaneers with just less than five minutes to play. The Bears were able to withstand the pressure at the end and hold on for the victory.
NOTABLES
- Mercer ends the regular season 6-4-6 overall, 2-1-2 SoCon
- ETSU ends the regular season 8-6-3 overall, 3-1-1 SoCon
- The Bears are the number three seed in the SoCon tournament and will play VMI in their first tournament game
The SoCon tournament first round games are Friday Nov. 4. The Bears will play against VMI in a game hosted by ETSU, which earned the number two seed, and will play the winner of the Mercer-VMI game.
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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