Tuesday, October 4
Macon, Ga.
6:00 PM
Mercer University
4-3-5, 0-0-1
1
vs
3
Lipscomb University
9-1-1, 4-0-0
1
2
F
Lipscomb
1
2
3
Mercer
0
1
1
Team Stats
LIP
Mercer
Goals
3
1
Shots
24
8
Shots on Goal
14
1
Saves
0
11
Corners
6
3
Fouls
8
12
Scoring Plays
Javanne Smith (2)
Assisted By: Luca Naumann , Malachi Jones
GOAL by LIP Smith, Javanne Assist by Naumann, Luca and Jones, Malachi.
17:06
Dylan Gaither (5)
Assisted By: Ousman Jabang , Michael Ille
GOAL by Mercer Gaither, Dylan Assist by Jabang, Ousman and Ille, Michael.
59:55
Malachi Jones (6)
Assisted By: Alejandro Lopez
GOAL by LIP Jones, Malachi Assist by Lopez, Alejandro.
71:00
Malachi Jones (6)
Assisted By: Adam McAleenan
GOAL by LIP Jones, Malachi Assist by McAleenan, Adam.
78:40
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
MF
/ Men's Soccer
GK
/ Men's Soccer
Photo by: Anna Burton
Bisons End Bears Unbeaten Streak
10/4/2022 9:27:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Mercer Couldn’t Keep Up With The Jones
Macon Ga.—The nationally ranked Lipscomb Bisons ended the Mercer Bears unbeaten streak at five, with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night at Betts Stadium.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Lipscomb (ranked 18 by College Soccer News and 23 by United Soccer Coaches) broke on top just past the 17-minute mark when Javanne Smith ripped a shot from the middle of the top of the 18-yard box, that beat Mercer goalkeeper Brant Zulauf to the upper right corner of the net.
The Bisons (9-1-1 overall, 4-0-0 ASUN) had a golden opportunity to increase the lead when the nation's leading scorer and goal scorer, Jeldrik Dallmann had a penalty kick. But Zulauf was able to make a kick save, and keep the deficit at one.
Mercer (4-3-5 overall, 0-0-1 SoCon) tied it in the second half when Dylan Gaither tracked down the ball after a long punt and moved to just about the same spot where Jones had scored earlier. But Gaither rifled it low to the left side past Lipscomb goalkeeper Michael Sibley for his fifth goal of the season.
Malachi Jones, a freshman who had assisted on Smith's first half goal, then took over the second half. He scored in the 71st minute when his shot from about 14 yards out, glanced off Zulauf's hand and just inside the right goal post. He struck again seven minutes later, winning a race to a loose ball at the penalty area line, nudged it past Zulauf, then rolled it into the wide open net, giving him two goals and an assist in the 3-1 win.
NOTABLES
UP NEXT
The Bears resume Southern Conference play Saturday at Furman. Lipscomb resumes ASUN play at Steston Saturday.
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
Lipscomb (ranked 18 by College Soccer News and 23 by United Soccer Coaches) broke on top just past the 17-minute mark when Javanne Smith ripped a shot from the middle of the top of the 18-yard box, that beat Mercer goalkeeper Brant Zulauf to the upper right corner of the net.
The Bisons (9-1-1 overall, 4-0-0 ASUN) had a golden opportunity to increase the lead when the nation's leading scorer and goal scorer, Jeldrik Dallmann had a penalty kick. But Zulauf was able to make a kick save, and keep the deficit at one.
Mercer (4-3-5 overall, 0-0-1 SoCon) tied it in the second half when Dylan Gaither tracked down the ball after a long punt and moved to just about the same spot where Jones had scored earlier. But Gaither rifled it low to the left side past Lipscomb goalkeeper Michael Sibley for his fifth goal of the season.
Malachi Jones, a freshman who had assisted on Smith's first half goal, then took over the second half. He scored in the 71st minute when his shot from about 14 yards out, glanced off Zulauf's hand and just inside the right goal post. He struck again seven minutes later, winning a race to a loose ball at the penalty area line, nudged it past Zulauf, then rolled it into the wide open net, giving him two goals and an assist in the 3-1 win.
NOTABLES
- This ended a seven game homestand for the Bears who went 2-2-3 in that stretch
- The Bears became the first team in three games to score on Lipscomb. Ditto for the Bisons
- Prior the game the Southern Conference announced Zulauf as the Defensive Player of the week for games ending Oct. 3 for his consecutive shutouts over Georgia Southern and Wofford
UP NEXT
The Bears resume Southern Conference play Saturday at Furman. Lipscomb resumes ASUN play at Steston Saturday.
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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