Balanced Attack Guides Mercer To 3-1 Win Over Georgia State

Thursday, September 12

Macon, Ga.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

5-2-1, 0-0-0

Georgia State

1-4-2, 0-0-0

Georgia St.

Mercer

Balanced Attack Guides Mercer To 3-1 Win Over Georgia State

9/12/2024 10:28:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Moorman, Engels, and Thomason each scored for Mercer

MACON, Ga. – Goals from three different players helped guide the Mercer Bears to a 3-1 win over in-state rival Georgia State on Thursday night from Betts Stadium.

Jada Moorman, Sara Engels, and Larkin Thomason each showed their composure in front of goal in what was three well worked goals for the Bears Thursday night.

Georgia State ended up with more shots than Mercer with 12 to Mercer's 11, but shots on goal were in favor of the Bears, 9-4. The Bears continue to be dangerous going forward as they now have 26 goals in eight games this season. The three goals scored by the Bears were tied for the most allowed in a game this season for Georgia State.

After a rather uneventful opening 15 minutes in which neither team recorded a shot, Moorman broke through with a spectacular goal in the 21st minute when Kendall Cook sent a cross into the box, where Moorman had a great first touch that set up her shot that went into the top right corner for her fifth goal of the season.

Then, in the 28th minute Moorman dribbled down the right side of the box and had her cross punched away by the Georgia State goalie. Sara Engels beat the Panthers' goalie to the ball and was able to find the back of the net for her first goal of the season which doubled Mercer's lead to 2-0.

In the 64th minute, midfielder Keelin Pray did well to touch the ball past a Georgia State defender and played a ball out wide to Anna Bachman. Bachman sent a perfect cross that went far post to the head of Thomason who's header went back across goal and into the side netting. It was Thomason's - team and SoCon leading - eighth goal of the season.

Georgia State was able to get one goal back in the 68th minute from its Preseason Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year in Aaliyah Faddoul, but was unable to get any closer as the Bears held off the Panthers for the win.

SCORING SUMMARY
21'	MERCER GOAL: Jada Moorman (5) ASSIST: Kendall Cook
28'	MERCER GOAL: Sara Engels (1) ASSIST: None
64'	MERCER GOAL: Larkin Thomason (8) ASSIST: Anna Bachman, Keelin Pray
68'	GEORGIA STATE GOAL: Aaliyah Faddoul (3) ASSIST: None

TOP BEARS

+ Jada Moorman had one of her best games this season for the Bears in not only scoring a fantastic goal but also creating scoring
chances for herself and teammates.
+ Mercer's starting back line of Lena Dykes, Chandler Lewis-Jenkins, and Maggie Rollin earned the GRIT chain for their defensive
work. All three played the full 90 minutes for the Bears.

NOTABLES

+ Mercer has scored in all eight games this season.
+ Thomason's eight goals on the season lead the team and SoCon. She has scored in six consecutive games.
+ Mercer's 11 shots were its second fewest in a game this season (8 vs North Florida)
+ Cook's assist on Moorman's goal was her SoCon leading sixth assist on the year.

UP NEXT

It is Senior Day on Sunday, Sept. 15 as the Bears will honor six seniors before their game against Presbyterian at 2 p.m.

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