2023 Men's Soccer Roster
Gaither, Dylan
Jersey Number 10
Dylan Gaither
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 164
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Letters:
- 4
- Hometown:
- Lilburn, Ga.
- High School:
- Parkview HS
Bio
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS
2022 (Sr.)
- 2020-21 All-Southern Conference First Team
- 2019 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
- 2021 United Soccer Coaches NCAA DI Men's All-South Region Third Team
- 2021 Second Team All-SoCon
2022 (Sr.)
- Started 18-of-19 games
- Was sixth on the team in minutes (1401)
- Lead the team in assists (10), points (22), shots (49), and shots on goal (20)
- Finished second in the SoCon assists
- Finished third in the SoCon in points
- Had a season high 6 points against Winthrop (1 goal, 4 assists)
- Was named to the United Soccer Coaches D1 All-South Region Second Team
- Named to the 2022 SoCon All-Tournament Team Â
- Played in all 19 games, making 17 starts
- Led the team in goals (14), points (33), game-winning goals (5), shots on goal (35), and shots (50)
- His 33 points were second most among all conference players
- Finished tied for second on the team with five assists
- Finished tied for second in the conference with 50 shots on the season
- Scored a hat-trick to go with an assist in the season-opening 4-0 win over Gardner-Webb. Named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week for his performance (week of August 31)
- Scored his second hat-trick of the season in the 4-0 win over Furman (Nov. 7)
- Assisted on the game-winning goal in the SoCon championship game against Belmont
- Had two goals and an assist in a 5-0 win over VMI (Oct. 9)
- Scored the opening goal in the Bear's NCAA Tournament game against Wake Forest
- Played the third-most minutes on the team with 1,424 Â Â
- One of three Mercer players to start all 14 matches
- Accumulated the second-most minutes played with 1,105 minutes
- Totaled 12 points on five goals and two assists
- Led the team in points and goals
- Ranked fourth in the SoCon in points and fifth in goals
- Recorded 33 shots while placing 16 of them on goal
- Scored game-winning goals against Georgia Southern (Sept. 22) and Jacksonville (Feb. 21)
- Started in 20 of Mercer’s 21 matches as a freshman, totaling 1317 minutes
- Finished his first collegiate season with 13 points on five goals and three assists
- Recorded 36 shots with 15 on frame
- Made his collegiate debut in the season opener at Cincinnati, tallying two shots in 83 minutes
- Notched his first career point with an assist versus Jacksonville
- Added another assist and played a season-high 96 minutes at USC Upstate
- Netted his first-career goal in a 3-2 victory at Georgia Southern
- Earned a goal on two shots at Wofford
- Assisted on a goal in the squad’s 4-3 overtime win against Furman
- Capped the scoring in a 3-0 victory over Wofford in the SoCon Quarterfinals
- Scored the first goal of the match in the third minute against top-seeded Furman in the SoCon Semifinals
- Posted one shot at UNC Greensboro in the SoCon Championship and at Charlotte in the NCAA Tournament
- Played three seasons in the Atlanta United Development Academy, starting 70 matches and scoring 13 goals for the U-15/16 and U-18/19 clubs
- Helped lead to Atlanta United to the 2017 USSDA National Championship and back-to-back Southeast Division Championships in 2017 and 2018
- Played four seasons for Georgia ODP and led the squad to a third-place finish at the ODP Nationals
- Won the GHSA 6A State Championship at Parkview HS in 2016
Mercer Football Press Conference (Week 3 vs. Wofford)
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. South Florida Men's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/7/2025
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Gardner-Webb Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/7/2025
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Kennesaw State Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/4/2025
Friday, September 05
