
Bears Welcome Detroit Mercy on Saturday
3/17/2023 11:05:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's lacrosse program will host Detroit Mercy at home at Five Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia on Saturday, March 18 at 12:00 P.M. This will be the second ASUN game of the season for the Bears. It will be Detroit's first ASUN game this season. Â
GAME DAY INFO
Date | Time:Â Saturday, March 18 | 12 p.m.
Teams:Â Mercer (1-6, 0-1 ASUN) vs Detroit Mercy (0-4, 0-0 ASUN)
Location:Â Macon, Ga. | Five Star Stadium
Live Stats:Â Live Stats
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's matchup between the Bears and the Titans will be the eighth meeting in program history. The Titans currently lead the series 5-2. The last meeting between these two programs was February 18, 2018, when the Bears fell to Detroit Mercy in a 7-8 game at Five Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia.
RECENT ACTIONÂ Â
Head Coach Ryan Danehy and the Bears are coming off a 13-8 loss to UMBC on Saturday, March 11. The Bears moved to 1-6 on the season and 0-1 in ASUN play. Six Bears contributed to the scoring on the afternoon. Freshmen attackman Michael Frederick had two goals, senior attackman Parker Junod had two goals, senior midfield Khory Reid, senior midfield Dean Draughn, sophomore midfielder Connor Panebianco, and freshmen midfielder Thomas Strong all scored one goal for the Bears.
SCOUTING DETROIT MERCY
Detroit Mercy is led by Chris Kolon, who is entering his ninth season as head coach for the Titans. The Titans are currently 0-4 and were selected to finish eighth in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Titans have battled against VMI, High Point, Marquette, and No. 15 Ohio State.
Detroit Mercy returns 32 players from last season and welcomes 14 new freshmen. The Titan's current leading point scorer is senior midfielder Ryan Birney with 8 points (8 goals, 0 assist). Behind Birney with 6 points (5 goals, 1 assist) is freshmen midfielder Drew Kessenich. Behind Kessenich is senior midfielder Luke Majick, who has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists).
GAME DAY INFO
Date | Time:Â Saturday, March 18 | 12 p.m.
Teams:Â Mercer (1-6, 0-1 ASUN) vs Detroit Mercy (0-4, 0-0 ASUN)
Location:Â Macon, Ga. | Five Star Stadium
Live Stats:Â Live Stats
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's matchup between the Bears and the Titans will be the eighth meeting in program history. The Titans currently lead the series 5-2. The last meeting between these two programs was February 18, 2018, when the Bears fell to Detroit Mercy in a 7-8 game at Five Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia.
RECENT ACTIONÂ Â
Head Coach Ryan Danehy and the Bears are coming off a 13-8 loss to UMBC on Saturday, March 11. The Bears moved to 1-6 on the season and 0-1 in ASUN play. Six Bears contributed to the scoring on the afternoon. Freshmen attackman Michael Frederick had two goals, senior attackman Parker Junod had two goals, senior midfield Khory Reid, senior midfield Dean Draughn, sophomore midfielder Connor Panebianco, and freshmen midfielder Thomas Strong all scored one goal for the Bears.
SCOUTING DETROIT MERCY
Detroit Mercy is led by Chris Kolon, who is entering his ninth season as head coach for the Titans. The Titans are currently 0-4 and were selected to finish eighth in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Titans have battled against VMI, High Point, Marquette, and No. 15 Ohio State.
Detroit Mercy returns 32 players from last season and welcomes 14 new freshmen. The Titan's current leading point scorer is senior midfielder Ryan Birney with 8 points (8 goals, 0 assist). Behind Birney with 6 points (5 goals, 1 assist) is freshmen midfielder Drew Kessenich. Behind Kessenich is senior midfielder Luke Majick, who has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists).
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