Men's Soccer Set to Play South Florida on Sunday

Sunday, August 25

Tampa, Fla.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

South Florida

Men's Soccer Set to Play South Florida on Sunday

8/24/2024 12:09:00 PM | Men's Soccer

By: Donovan Schultz, donovan.schultz@live.mercer.edu

MACON, Ga. - The Mercer men's soccer team travels to Tampa, Florida on Sunday to take on the South Florida Bulls. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

MATCH INFO
Date | Time: Sunday, Aug 25 | 7 p.m. ET
Teams: Mercer (0-1-0 overall, 0-0-0 SoCon) vs South Florida (0-1-0 overall, 0-0-0 American)
Location: Tampa, Fla. | Corbett Stadium
Watch: ESPN+
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Twitter Updates: @Mercer_MSoccer

SERIES HISTORY
South Florida leads the all-time series 2-1. This marks the third consecutive season in which the teams have played, with the Bulls winning in 2022 and the Bears winning last year by a score of 2-0. The first meeting came in 2012, a 1-0 victory for South Florida. All meetings have taken place at Corbett Stadium in Tampa.

LAST TIME OUT
Mercer dropped its season opener to 19^th-ranked UCF on Thursday by a score of 3-1. The Knights jumped out to an early lead, scoring first in the 16^th minute before converting a penalty kick in 21^st minute to go up 2-0. After taking the lead into the break, UCF scored again in the 50^th minute to stretch the lead to three. Sekou Agard scored the first goal of the season for the Bears in the 88^th minute off of a Woodi Pondeca free kick, but it would not be enough as UCF secured the 3-1 win.

Thursday's contest saw the collegiate debut of three Bears, highlighted by 49 minutes from freshman Aaron Pondeca. Sophomores Sam Brokopp and Ken Senghore also saw the field for the first time in their collegiate careers.

SCOUTING SOUTH FLORIDA
Last season, South Florida finished with a 6-9-1 record with a 2-4-1 mark in the American Athletic Conference.

Like Mercer, the Bulls dropped their season-opener to a ranked opponent on Thursday, losing 4-1 against #23 Seattle. The Redhawks took a commanding 3-0 lead early in the first half en route to the win. Asher Jones scored the lone goal for South Florida.

In 16 games last season the Bulls scored 21 goals and allowed 26. South Florida's leading returning goal scorer is Pedro Faife, who scored two goals in his freshman campaign.