Women's Soccer Falls At Home To Tennessee Tech, 1-0

Friday, October 9

Macon, Ga.

5 p.m.

Mercer University

5-7-2, 0-4-1

Tennessee Tech

5-6-4, 2-2-2

Team	1	2	Final F
Tennessee Tech	1	0	1
Mercer	0	0	0

Women's Soccer Falls At Home To Tennessee Tech, 1-0

10/9/2026 10:37:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer women's soccer team dropped it's game at home to Tennessee Tech, 1-0 Friday night from Betts Stadium in Macon, Georgia.

Mercer (5-7-2, 0-4-1) outshot Tennessee Tech (5-6-3, 2-2-1) 14-8. Shots on goal were 7-5, Bears. Mercer also had a season high 11 corner kicks, but still the Bears were unable to find the back of the net.

Mercer got off to a fairly strong start with two shots and one corner kick in the first five minutes. In the 21st minute, Payton Nutzman stood over a free kick at the top of the box. Her left-footed shot was saved by Tennessee Tech goalie Laila McNamee.

In the 34th minute, Maria Karipidis took too shots from distance that were saved by McNamee as the Bears kept putting the pressure on the Golden Eagles' back line. Just before halftime in the 43rd minute, Tennessee Tech's Kayla Childs slid a shot from inside the box past Mercer's Avery Parker to break the scoreless tie as the Golden Eagles took a 1-0 lead into halftime.

The second half didn't see quite as many quality scoring opportunities as the first half did. The Bears earned three corner kicks in the first eight minutes of the half, but nothing would come of them. In the 66th minute, Karlie Dell found herself dribbling towards goal at the top of the box, but her left-footed shot was deflected by a Tennessee Tech defender and out for another Mercer corner. Nutzman had Mercer's last decent look at goal in the 87th minute but her shot took a slight deflection and was saved by the diving McNamee as Tennessee Tech held on for the 1-0 win.

NOTABLES

+ Mercer outshot Tennessee Tech, 14-8. Mercer has outshot each of its last three opponents by a margin of 55-27.
+ The Bears had 21 players see the field, with three field players playing the full 90 minutes.
+ Payton Nutzman led Mercer with five shots and four on goal.
+ Three Bears made their first career starts in Lily Bivins, Kiki Mesa and Mia Savarese.
+ Avery Parker made four saves in goal.

UP NEXT

Mercer will travel up to Spartanburg, South Carolina to play Wofford on Thursday, October. 15. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.

STAY CONNECTED

Follow Mercer Soccer on Twitter and Instagram and "Like" Mercer Soccer on Facebook.

SUPPORT THE BEARS

Fans can help support the Mercer athletics department by making a gift to the Mercer Athletic Foundation. To find out more information about the Mercer Athletic Foundation, visit S upportMAF.com or email maf@mercer.edu.