Bears Start Tourney Defense

Johnson City, Tenn.,– The Mercer men's soccer team moves into the Southern Conference Tournament, looking to repeat as champions. The quarterfinal game is against Virginia Military Institute on Friday, in Johnson City, Tennessee.

FRIDAY'S MATCHUP
Date | Time: Friday Nov. 4 | 3 p.m.
Teams: Mercer (6-4-6 overall, 2-1-2 SoCon) vs. VMI (2-13-1 overall, 0-5-0 SoCon)
Location: Johnson City, TN | Summers-Taylor Stadium
Watch: ESPN+ https://es.pn/3fy2arw
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/3DU7KxN
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_MSoccer

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
The Bears are 16-0-0 all time against the VMI Keydets. In this years game in Lexington on Oct. 22, the Bears got goals from Nick Wanzer on a header from a free kick, and Kadeem Agard headed in a throw-in giving he Bears a 2-0 win.
NOTABLES

Mercer is the defending tournament champion, having defeated Belmont (no longer in the SoCon) 4-3 in last year's championship match
The Bears have won four previous SoCon Tournaments (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021)
The winner of this game plays East Tennessee State in the semifinals
The other quarterfinal has Furman playing Wofford, that winner playes North Carolina-Greensboro in the semifinals

SCOUTING THE KEYDETS
VMI is coming off a hard fought 2-1 loss to Furman in its regular season finale. VMI also had a one goal loss to regular season champion North Carolina-Greensboro, 1-0. Goalkeeper Gabe Calhoun made eight saves in the game with Mercer. Nathan Lam and Grant Martin pace the Keydets attack, each with two goals. Lam also has three assists on the season.

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