Mercer Returns Home to Face Robert Morris

Saturday, March 5

Macon, Ga.

Noon

Mercer University

Robert Morris

Photo by: Connor Garrison

3/4/2022 10:24:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse

Bears, Colonials set for Noon faceoff

MACON, Ga. – The Bears return to action following their bye week to face Robert Morris in a nonconference clash at Five Star Stadium.

BEAR NECESSITIES
Teams: Mercer Bears (2-3) vs. Robert Morris Colonials (0-3)
Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022 • Noon
Location: Macon, Ga. • Five Star Stadium
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter Updates: @MercerLacrosse

Series History
Mercer and Robert Morris have met one time before, with the Colonials edging the homestanding Bears by an 11-10 score in March 2016.

Scouting Mercer
In their last time out, Mercer snapped a three-game skid with an 11-9 road win over Cleveland State 13 days ago. Daniel Shumake's hat trick led the Mercer offense in the victory over the Vikings, while Ashton Wood, Khory Reid and Matthew Winegardner each added two goals. Between the pipes, Collin Kelley stopped 18 shots to preserve the result.

Coming into the game, Mercer carries a 62.7 faceoff win percentage – which places them third in the country. Individually, Ashton Wood's 63.6% ranks eighth nationally. Sean Goldsmith leads Mercer with 17 points behind a dozen goals and five assists.

Scouting Robert Morris
The Colonials come into the game with an 0-3 mark, but two of those setbacks came by just four goals or fewer. Taggart Clark and Corson Kealey lead the Robert Morris offense with 13 and 10 goals, respectively. Nate Randall has done the bulk of the work between the pipes, tallying 29 saves in a little more than 117 minutes in goal.

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