Monday, September 5
Blacksburg, VA
5:00 PM
Mercer University
2-0-2, 0-0-0
3
at
2
Virginia Tech
0-3-1, 0-0-0
1
2
F
Mercer
1
2
3
Virginia Tech
2
0
2
Team Stats
MER
VT
Goals
3
2
Shots
7
21
Shots on Goal
3
6
Saves
4
0
Corners
3
13
Fouls
13
6
Scoring Plays
Dylan Gaither (2)
GOAL by MER Gaither, Dylan.
09:54
Danny Flores
VT Danny Flores PENALTY KICK GOAL.
22:27
Misei Yoshizawa (1)
Assisted By: Danny Flores
GOAL by VT Yoshizawa, Misei Assist by Flores, Danny.
29:13
Michael Ille (1)
Assisted By: Dylan Gaither , Fernando Arteaga
GOAL by MER Ille, Michael Assist by Gaither, Dylan and Arteaga, Fernando.
62:47
Kadeem Agard (2)
Assisted By: Fernando Arteaga , Tommy Redd
GOAL by MER Agard, Kadeem Assist by Arteaga, Fernando and Redd, Tommy.
70:50
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
2
Players Mentioned
F
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Dylan Gaither Scored the Bears' first goal in the 3-2 win at Virginia Tech
Bears Knock Off Virginia Tech
9/5/2022 7:23:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Mercer Rallies For 3-2 Win To Stay Undefeated
Blacksburg, Va.—The Mercer Bears men's soccer team remained unbeaten with a come from behind 3-2 road win over Atlantic Coast Conference foe Virginia Tech on Monday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bears (2-0-2 overall, 0-0-0 SoCon) struck first as Dylan Gaither scored his second goal of the season. Virginia Tech (0-3-0-1 overall, 0-0-0 ACC) goalkeeper Ben Martino was outside the 18-yard penalty area box and cleared the ball to midfield. Gaither took control and just crossing the midfield stripe launched a shot that sailed into the Hokies' net landing into the bottom right corner, well before Martino could retreat to his net.
The Hokies drew even when Danny Flores scored on a penalty kick after a hand ball call in the penalty area against the Bears. Mercer goalkeeper Trevor McMullen dove and got a piece of the ball, but it just eluded him into the lower right corner to tie the game at 1-1.
Meisei Yoshizawa gave Virginia Tech the lead in the 29th minute. He corralled the ball at the top right corner of the 18-yard box, worked his way through traffic and as he reached the intersection of the penalty arc, let a left footed shot go, which rolled along the ground just out of McMullen's reach inside the left post.
Michael Ille got the Bears even in the 63rd minute. He got control on the left side of the Hokie's six-yard box and his left-foot shot got between Martino and the near goal post for his first goal of the season.
Mercer reclaimed the lead at 3-2 as Kadeem Agard slid to a pass from Fernando Arteaga, and deflected it into the net, just before it was headed wide. It was Agard's second goal of the season.
NOTABLES
*Gaither and Agard each got his second goal of the season, tying them with Fernando Arteaga for the team lead.
*The Bears prevailed in spite of a 13-3 Virginia Tech edge in corner kicks
*Flores' successful first half penalty kick was Virginia Tech's first goal of the season
*This was the Bears' third straight game against an opponent that had received votes in College Soccer News' national ranking poll (Georgia State, North Carolina State and Virginia Tech.
UP NEXT
The Bears will conclude a four-game road trip playing in Tampa taking on the University of South Florida on Friday September 9 at 7p.m.
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.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bears (2-0-2 overall, 0-0-0 SoCon) struck first as Dylan Gaither scored his second goal of the season. Virginia Tech (0-3-0-1 overall, 0-0-0 ACC) goalkeeper Ben Martino was outside the 18-yard penalty area box and cleared the ball to midfield. Gaither took control and just crossing the midfield stripe launched a shot that sailed into the Hokies' net landing into the bottom right corner, well before Martino could retreat to his net.
The Hokies drew even when Danny Flores scored on a penalty kick after a hand ball call in the penalty area against the Bears. Mercer goalkeeper Trevor McMullen dove and got a piece of the ball, but it just eluded him into the lower right corner to tie the game at 1-1.
Meisei Yoshizawa gave Virginia Tech the lead in the 29th minute. He corralled the ball at the top right corner of the 18-yard box, worked his way through traffic and as he reached the intersection of the penalty arc, let a left footed shot go, which rolled along the ground just out of McMullen's reach inside the left post.
Michael Ille got the Bears even in the 63rd minute. He got control on the left side of the Hokie's six-yard box and his left-foot shot got between Martino and the near goal post for his first goal of the season.
Mercer reclaimed the lead at 3-2 as Kadeem Agard slid to a pass from Fernando Arteaga, and deflected it into the net, just before it was headed wide. It was Agard's second goal of the season.
NOTABLES
*Gaither and Agard each got his second goal of the season, tying them with Fernando Arteaga for the team lead.
*The Bears prevailed in spite of a 13-3 Virginia Tech edge in corner kicks
*Flores' successful first half penalty kick was Virginia Tech's first goal of the season
*This was the Bears' third straight game against an opponent that had received votes in College Soccer News' national ranking poll (Georgia State, North Carolina State and Virginia Tech.
UP NEXT
The Bears will conclude a four-game road trip playing in Tampa taking on the University of South Florida on Friday September 9 at 7p.m.
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.
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