Men's Soccer Battles to Final Whistle Against Georgia State

Wednesday, October 4

Macon, Ga.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

5-3-4, 1-0-0

Georgia State

4-3-4, 1-1-1

Georgia St.

Mercer

Men's Soccer Battles to Final Whistle Against Georgia State

10/4/2023 9:57:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

MACON, GA. –The Mercer Bears would lose to Georgia State in the Battle of I-75 on Wednesday, October 4 at Betts Stadium in Macon, Georgia.

Mercer moves to 5-2-4 on the season, while Georgia State moves to 4-3-4 on the season. The Bears would start the game off behind early off a goal when a Georgia State free kick deflected off a Mercer player into the goal. The Bears would battled back and be inches offsides from evening the score at 1-1. Georgia State would use this call to move the ball quickly up the wing creating another scoring chance which that would bury. Mercer would continue to battle back from this deficit creating many opportunities for the forwards and midfielders. One of the opportunities the Bears created, lead to a free kick from 20-yards. Angel Gonzalez would step up and bury the shot into the top left corner in the 32nd minute. This would be the final goal scored in the match, putting the Bears behind 2-1. Mercer continued to battle in the second half, creating many opportunities from crossing balls that were met by Mercer forwards and midfielders who were able to place the headers on target. The Bears and Panthers continued to battle up until the final whistle, the game ended in a 2-1 defeat for Mercer.

Up next, the Bears will travel to Spartanburg, South Carolina to play conference foe, Wofford on Saturday, October 9 at 7 p.m. ET.

SCORING SUMMARY
16'	GOAL By Georgia State
22'	GOAL By Georgia State
33'	GOAL By Mercer, Angel Gonzalez

TOP BEARS

+ Senior goalkeeper Trevor McMullen made four saves in the game
+ Graduate forward Angel Gonzales netted in his second goal of the season
+ Tomas Morales was a constant presence in the midfield

NOTABLES

+ Bear's had 4-of-13 shots on target
+ Defenders Chad Eldridge, Sekou Agard, Trevor McMullen and Natnael McDonald each played 90 minutes
+ The Bears had four corners

UP NEXT

Up next, the Bears will travel to Spartanburg, South Carolina to play conference foe, Wofford on Saturday, October 9 at 7 p.m. ET.

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