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Mercer Travels To Wofford To Close Out Regular Season
10/26/2024 9:07:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Kick off is set for 2 p.m.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Mercer women's soccer team travels to Spartanburg, South Carolina on Sunday to take on the Wofford Terriers in the regular season finale. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.
MATCH INFO
Date | Time: Sunday, October 27 | 2 p.m.
Teams: Mercer (10-4-3 overall, 4-2-2 SoCon) vs Wofford (5-10-2 overall, 1-6-1 SoCon)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Snyder Field
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SERIES HISTORY Saturday's match marks the 11th meeting between the Bears and Terriers. The two teams last met in Macon last season, a 3-1 win for Mercer. The Bears lead the all-time series 9-0-1.
LAST TIME OUT
Mercer defeated The Citadel 3-1 at Betts Stadium on Sunday.
The Bears took an early lead, striking first in the 10th minute. Anna Bachman crossed a ball near the end line, that, after being deflected by the Bulldogs goalie, found Jada Moorman, who buried a shot to put Mercer on top.
Just a few minutes later, the Bears added to the lead. Larkin Thomason beat her defender on the ride side of the field and sent a cross into the box, where Moorman was able to head the ball into the net to secure a brace.
After taking the 2-0 lead into halftime, the Bears scored again in the 56th minute. Keelin Pray faked a shot just outside the box and passed to Sara Engels, who put a left-footed shot into the bottom left corner for another Mercer goal.
The Citadel would score in the 81st minute, but it was not enough for the Bulldogs as the Bears took a 3-1 victory. Mercer finished the regular season with a 8-1-1 record at Betts Stadium.
SCOUTING WOFFORD
Wofford enters Sunday's match with a 5-10-2 record on the season and 1-6-1 record in SoCon play. The Terriers last played on Sunday, a 4-0 loss at Furman.
Ines Obradovac leads the Terriers with eight goals this season. Elizabeth Navola has seen the majority of time in goal Wofford. She has made 68 saves on the year with a goals allowed average of 2.00.
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