Mercer Earns 2-2 Draw At Furman In SoCon Opener

Thursday, September 18

Greenville, S.C.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

5-3-1, 0-0-1

Furman

6-1-2, 0-0-1

Mercer

Furman

Mercer Earns 2-2 Draw At Furman In SoCon Opener

9/18/2025 10:14:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Farr and Nutzman scored two minutes apart

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Sydney Farr and Payton Nutzman scored two minutes apart in the first half as Mercer came back from an early 2-0 deficit to earn a 2-2 draw at Furman Thursday night from Stone Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Furman scored twice in the first 16 minutes of the game, however Mercer responded with goals from Farr and Nutzman in the 32nd and 34th minutes of the game to even the score.

Furman outshot Mercer 12-8, including a 6-4 shots on goal advantage. Corners in the game were 6-4, Furman.

The Paladins struck first in the seventh minute after a misplay in the back by the Bears to take a 1-0 lead. Furman added a second off a corner kick in the 16th minute to take a 2-0 lead.

In the 32nd minute Farr received a pass in the box and was tripped. She stepped up to the penalty spot and buried her shot to the top right of the goal to cut Mercer's deficit in half.

Less than two minutes later, Maria Karipidis sent a cross into the 6-yard box that was punched out by the Furman goalkeeper. Nutzman beat everyone to the loose ball and hit a first-time shot from the top of the box that went into the top left corner to tie the game at two.

Both teams had a few scoring chances in the second half, but both defenses were well organized and kept out any quality scoring chances for the opposing offensive attacks.

SCORING SUMMARY
7'	FURMAN GOAL: Norah Roller (3) ASSIST: Callah Dando
16'	FURMAN GOAL: Maddie Massie (4) ASSISTS: Callah Dando
32'	MERCER GOAL: Sydney Farr (4) ASSISTS: None
34'	MERCER GOAL: Payton Nutzman (6) ASSISTS: None

NOTABLES

+ Mercer and Furman have now played to a draw in each of the last two seasons.
+ Mercer was just the second team this season to score more than one goal against Furman this season.
+ Both of Mercer's goals came in a span of one minute and 31 seconds.
+ Nutzman scored her team best sixth goal of the season which is good for second most in the SoCon.
+ Shots in the game were 12-8, Furman.
+ Lindsay Bell had four saves in goal.

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Mercer returns home to welcome the defending SoCon champion Western Carolina Catamounts to Macon. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. from Betts Stadium.

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