Bucs, Bears Battle in Semifinal

Johnson City, Tenn.,– The Mercer men's soccer team plays East Tennessee State in the Southern Conference Tournament semifinals.

SUNDAY'S MATCHUP
Date | Time: Sunday Nov. 6 | 3 p.m.
Teams: Mercer (7-4-6 overall, 2-1-2 SoCon) vs. ETSU (8-5-3 overall, 3-1-1 SoCon)
Location: Johnson City, TN | Summers-Taylor Stadium
Watch: ESPN+ https://es.pn/3UpQq9l
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/3hf1RlI
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_MSoccer

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
The series is split, 8-8-5. The Bears won this year's regular season match up 3-2 in Macon on Oct. 29. ETSU's last win was March 16, 2021 2-1 in Johnson City.
NOTABLES

Mercer is the number three seed in the tournament, ETSU is number two
Mercer's Michael Ille scored all three Bears' goals against ETSU Oct. 29
Dylan Gaither is tied for second in the SoCon with 19 points
The winner of this game will advance to play the winner of Furman-North Carolina-Greensboro in the tournament final

SCOUTING THE BUCCANEERS
ETSU earned a bye into this round of the tournament by virtue of its second-place finish in the regular season. The Buccaneers have the conference leading goal scorer and point leader in Kieran Richards with 11 goals and 25 points. Cole Hunter is the Bucs' number one goalkeeper with a goals against average of 0.77 and seven shutouts.

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