Women's Soccer And The Citadel Finish In Scoreless Draw

Thursday, October 1

Macon, Ga.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

5-5-2, 0-2-1

The Citadel

6-2-4, 1-1-2

Team	1	2	Final F
The Citadel	0	0	0
Mercer	0	0	0

Women's Soccer And The Citadel Finish In Scoreless Draw

10/1/2026 10:21:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

MACON, Ga. – Despite taking 25 shots, the Mercer women's soccer team was unable to score a goal as The Citadel earned a point on the road as the game finished in a scoreless draw Thursday night from Betts Stadium in Macon.

Mercer (5-5-2, 0-2-1) outshot The Citadel (6-2-4, 1-1-2) 25-8 and shots on goal were 10-5, Bears. The Bears had seven corner kicks to The Citadel's one.

In the first half, Mercer was denied by the woodwork twice. In the 16th minute, Ariel Bolton took a right-footed shot from the left side of the box that was kept low and on the ground but bounced off the near post. Just four minutes later in the 20th minute, Anna Bachman took a corner that was headed by Marianna Rapani but the ball bounced off her head and off the crossbar to once again deny the Bears of a game-opening goal. The Bears kept the pressure on the Bulldogs and took 11 shots in the first half but the score remained 0-0.

In the second half, The Citadel kept the strong defensive formation and was able to create a few more shots on the offensive end, but none that were threatening to Mercer goalie Avery Parker who finished with five saves and a shutout.

Mercer's best scoring opportunities in the second half came in the final 10 minutes. In the 83rd minute, Payton Nutzman took a left-footed shot from a few yards from the top of the box that was saved by a jumping Bulldogs goalie. Olivia Bori had two shots in the final few minutes, but neither were on target as the game ended in a scoreless draw.

NOTABLES

+ Mercer shutout its fifth opponent of the season.
+ Shots were 25-8, Mercer. The 25 shots for the Bears were tied for the third most shots in a game this season.
+ Avery Parker made five saves in goal for Mercer.
+ Marianna Rapani led Mercer with four shots.
+ Seven different Mercer players had two or more shots in the game.

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Mercer visits UNCG Sunday, Oct. 4 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET.

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