Bears Open SoCon Tournament At Home Tuesday Against The Citadel
10/23/2023 4:20:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Game is set for 7:30 p.m. from Betts Stadium
Macon, Ga. - The Mercer women's soccer team begins its SoCon Tournament journey on Tuesday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m. when it welcomes The Citadel to Betts Stadium.Â
After defeating The Citadel, 2-0 on Sunday, the two teams meet again in the first round of the tournament.
MATCH INFO.
SoCon Tournament First Round
Date | Time: Tuesday, Oct. 24 | 7:30 p.m. ET
Teams: No. 7Â Mercer (9-5-5 overall, 4-4-1Â SoCon) vs No. 10 The Citadel (3-8-6 overall, 0-7-2Â SoCon)
Location: Macon, Ga. | Betts Stadium
Watch:Â ESPN+
Live Stats:Â Stats
Twitter Updates:Â @MercerWSoccer
SERIES HISTORY
Mercer leads the all-time series 10-1-2. The Citadel's only win came on October 9, 2020 in Macon.
DID YOU KNOW
The Bears finished the regular season with 41 goals scored, making it back-to-back seasons of at least 40 goals (44 goals in 2022). Mercer led the SoCon with 41 goals this season.
LAST TIME OUT
Mercer's dynamic duo up top in Jada Moorman and Larkin Thomason each scored their 11th goal of the season to help the Mercer women's soccer team earn a 2-0 win at The Citadel on Sunday afternoon in Charleston, South Carolina.
After a scoreless first half, Moorman broke the deadlock in the 51st minute after great on-ball pressure from Thomason who then crossed it to Moorman in front of the goal who tapped it home for her conference best fifth game-winning goal of the season.
Moorman returned the favor as in the 58th minute, she assisted on Thomason's goal who struck a right-footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner to give Mercer a 2-0 lead. It was Moorman's seventh assist on the season which leads the team.
SCOUTING THE CITADEL
The Citadel enters Tuesday's game, still looking for its first conference win of the season. It's two ties in conference play came against Furman and Wofford.
The Citadel has scored just seven goals in SoCon play which is second fewest in the conference. The Bulldogs are last in the SoCon in shots per game at 6.75 per game.
The Citadel's leading goal scorer's are Ariana Paez and Grace Duncan who each have three goals on the year.
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After defeating The Citadel, 2-0 on Sunday, the two teams meet again in the first round of the tournament.
MATCH INFO.
SoCon Tournament First Round
Date | Time: Tuesday, Oct. 24 | 7:30 p.m. ET
Teams: No. 7Â Mercer (9-5-5 overall, 4-4-1Â SoCon) vs No. 10 The Citadel (3-8-6 overall, 0-7-2Â SoCon)
Location: Macon, Ga. | Betts Stadium
Watch:Â ESPN+
Live Stats:Â Stats
Twitter Updates:Â @MercerWSoccer
SERIES HISTORY
Mercer leads the all-time series 10-1-2. The Citadel's only win came on October 9, 2020 in Macon.
DID YOU KNOW
The Bears finished the regular season with 41 goals scored, making it back-to-back seasons of at least 40 goals (44 goals in 2022). Mercer led the SoCon with 41 goals this season.
LAST TIME OUT
Mercer's dynamic duo up top in Jada Moorman and Larkin Thomason each scored their 11th goal of the season to help the Mercer women's soccer team earn a 2-0 win at The Citadel on Sunday afternoon in Charleston, South Carolina.
After a scoreless first half, Moorman broke the deadlock in the 51st minute after great on-ball pressure from Thomason who then crossed it to Moorman in front of the goal who tapped it home for her conference best fifth game-winning goal of the season.
Moorman returned the favor as in the 58th minute, she assisted on Thomason's goal who struck a right-footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner to give Mercer a 2-0 lead. It was Moorman's seventh assist on the season which leads the team.
SCOUTING THE CITADEL
The Citadel enters Tuesday's game, still looking for its first conference win of the season. It's two ties in conference play came against Furman and Wofford.
The Citadel has scored just seven goals in SoCon play which is second fewest in the conference. The Bulldogs are last in the SoCon in shots per game at 6.75 per game.
The Citadel's leading goal scorer's are Ariana Paez and Grace Duncan who each have three goals on the year.
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