
Bears Hosts Bellarmine Wednesday at Noon
3/19/2024 1:13:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
MACON – The Mercer men's lacrosse program will welcome the Bellarmine Knights to Five Star Stadium on Wednesday, March 20 in Macon, Georgia.
GAME DAY INFO
Date | Time:Â Wednesday , March 20 | 12 p.m. EST
Teams:Â Mercer (2-4, 1-0 ASUN) vs Bellarmine (4-4, ASUN 0-1)
Location: Macon, GA. | Five Star Stadium   Â
Live Stats:Â Live Stats
SERIOUS HISTORY
Wednesday's game will be the 15th meeting between these two programs. Bellarmine leads the series 11-3. The last time these two program was May 2, 2023, in the ASUN Quarterfinals where the Knights defeated the Bears by a score of 14-13.
LAST TIME OUT
Graduate student Parker Junod would lead the way for Mercer with four goals and two assists. The Bears would go on an eight-goal run in the third and fourth quarter to secure the 17-11 victory over Detroit Mercy.
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Seven different players scored goals for the Bears (2-4), Parker Junod, Jack Parolin, Khory Reid, and Dillon Bush all had had hat-tricks and combined for 13 total goals. Between the pipes Senior Collin Kelley notched 11 saves while Rand Paddack added a save in his two minutes of play
SCOUTING BELLARMINE
Bellarmine is led by Andrew Whitley who is entering his fifth season as head coach for Bellarmine. The Knights are currently 4-4 and 0-1 in ASUN conference play. They have had wins over St. Bonaventure, Marist, Hampton, and Marquette.
The Knights currently leading point score is Sophomore attackman John Alie who has 28 points on the year (21 goals, 7 assists). Behind Alie is graduate midfielder Benny O'Rourk who has 28 points (14 goals, 14 assists)Â on the season. The Knights third leading point scorer is senior attackman Kyle Playsted, who also has 24 points (15 goals, 9 assists).
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FOLLOW THE BEARS:
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerLacrosse (Twitter) and @MercerMensLacrosse (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com
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GAME DAY INFO
Date | Time:Â Wednesday , March 20 | 12 p.m. EST
Teams:Â Mercer (2-4, 1-0 ASUN) vs Bellarmine (4-4, ASUN 0-1)
Location: Macon, GA. | Five Star Stadium   Â
Live Stats:Â Live Stats
SERIOUS HISTORY
Wednesday's game will be the 15th meeting between these two programs. Bellarmine leads the series 11-3. The last time these two program was May 2, 2023, in the ASUN Quarterfinals where the Knights defeated the Bears by a score of 14-13.
LAST TIME OUT
Graduate student Parker Junod would lead the way for Mercer with four goals and two assists. The Bears would go on an eight-goal run in the third and fourth quarter to secure the 17-11 victory over Detroit Mercy.
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Seven different players scored goals for the Bears (2-4), Parker Junod, Jack Parolin, Khory Reid, and Dillon Bush all had had hat-tricks and combined for 13 total goals. Between the pipes Senior Collin Kelley notched 11 saves while Rand Paddack added a save in his two minutes of play
SCOUTING BELLARMINE
Bellarmine is led by Andrew Whitley who is entering his fifth season as head coach for Bellarmine. The Knights are currently 4-4 and 0-1 in ASUN conference play. They have had wins over St. Bonaventure, Marist, Hampton, and Marquette.
The Knights currently leading point score is Sophomore attackman John Alie who has 28 points on the year (21 goals, 7 assists). Behind Alie is graduate midfielder Benny O'Rourk who has 28 points (14 goals, 14 assists)Â on the season. The Knights third leading point scorer is senior attackman Kyle Playsted, who also has 24 points (15 goals, 9 assists).
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FOLLOW THE BEARS:
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerLacrosse (Twitter) and @MercerMensLacrosse (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com
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