Mercer Plays UNCG To 1-1 Draw

Sunday, September 24

Macon, Ga.

2 p.m.

Mercer University

5-2-5, 0-1-1

UNC Greensboro

4-6-2, 1-0-1

UNC Greensboro

Mercer

9/24/2023 5:20:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Moorman scored her ninth goal of season for Bears

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer women's soccer team and UNCG exchanged goals in the first half in a 1-1 draw Sunday afternoon at Betts Stadium.

UNCG scored first in the 10th minute to take a 1-0 lead.

The Bears responded in the 18th minute when Ciara Whitely found Jada Moorman at the top of the box on the right side. Moorman's shot went to the top right corner and grazed the post and went in to level the game at one. It was Moorman's conference leading ninth goal of the season.

18' | Goal Mercer!

Jada Moorman goes upper 90. Assisted by Ciara Whitely.

MER 1 | UNCG 1#MUWS | #RoarTogether | #GoBears pic.twitter.com/5COjDHIaGg
— Mercer Women's Soccer (@MercerWSoccer) September 24, 2023

Mercer almost took the lead before half when Kendall Cook sent a ball in to the box and Thomason's header was saved by a diving Emma Malone from UNCG.

In the second half, each team created a few chances but each team was solid defensively and prevented any quality goal scoring chances.

However, in the 90th minute, with 12 seconds to play, UNCG was called for a back-pass as the Spartan goalie picked up the ball directly from a pass from a teammate. Cook's shot on the free kick from inside the box was blocked and the two teams had to settle for a point a piece.

Shots were 12-11 in favor of UNCG and each team had five shots on goal in the game.

Mercer's next game is Thursday at home against Wofford. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

SCORING SUMMARY
10'	UNCG GOAL: Mel Herrera (2); ASSIST: Caroline Woods
18'	MERCER GOAL: Jada Moorman (9); ASSIST: Ciara Whitely

TOP BEARS

+ Jada Moorman scored her conference leading ninth goal of the season. She has six goals in her last six games.
+ Ciara Whitely was excellent in the midfield for the Bears. She was strong in making tackles and in connecting passes to teammates in the midfield. She assisted on Moorman's goal.
+ Mercer's back line did a good job all game of stepping up and intercepting UNCG passes and also was strong in tackling and marking on set pieces.

NOTABLES

+ For the second consecutive season, Mercer has started conference play with one loss and one tie.
+ Lindsay Bell made four saves in goal for the Bears. She has eight saves through two games to start conference play.
+ Mercer has scored 30 goals in 12 games this season. After a 0-0 draw against Evansville to start the season, Mercer has scored in every game since.

UP NEXT

Mercer's next game is Thursday at home against Wofford. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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