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Bucs, Bears Battle in Semifinal
11/5/2022 1:02:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Berth In Tournament Final On Line
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
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.
Follow the Bears
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.
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
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.
Follow the Bears
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.
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