Jake Mezei

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Photo by: Christopher Smith

Photo by: Christopher Smith

Photo by: Judy Stapleton

Photo by: Bill Hirsh

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS

SEASON-BY-SEASON
2017 (Jr.):

Logged 2,060 minutes of action, starting in each of Mercer’s 22 matches on the season
Tied for second on the team in points with 11 on three goals and five assists, all three of which are career highs
Launched 39 shots on the season, placing 17 on target (.436)
Tallied a career-high four points against VMI (Oct. 28) with one goal and a career-best two assists
Scored all three goals against conference competitors, including Mercer’s lone goal in the SoCon Championship to take the Bears into penalty kicks
Tallied six games of 100-or-more minutes played, including 110 minutes against Furman (Oct. 3) and ETSU (Oct. 10)

2016 (So.):

Started 15 of the 19 matches he appeared in as a sophomore
Tied for sixth on the team with seven points (three goals, one assist)
Put nine of his 22 total shots on goal (.404)
His first goal of the season was the game-winner in overtime at No. 24 nationally-ranked South Carolina (Aug. 30), sealing Mercer’s first win over a ranked opponent since 2010
Notched two other goals in consecutive SoCon matches (at Wofford, Oct. 18; vs. VMI, Oct. 22)
His score against VMI was the second-fastest goal scored by a SoCon player during the 2016 season (1:23)
Added an assist in Mercer’s 2-1 win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 4)
Played a career-high 110 minutes of Mercer’s SoCon Championship title match vs. ETSU (Nov. 12)
Was named the inaugural SoCon Pinnacle Award winner, which is presented to the student-athlete with the highest GPA on the SoCon Tournament-winning team

2015 (Fr.):

Played in 18 of Mercer’s 20 matches and earned nine starts as a true freshman
Scored one goal and added three assists to total five points on the season
Registered a .333 shots on goal percentage
Netted his first career goal along with one assist and joined in on an offensive frenzy vs. VMI in the SoCon Tournament quarterfinals (7-0; Nov. 7)
Had a two-assist performance in a 3-0 shutout vs. ETSU (Oct. 27)

HIGH SCHOOL

Played for the U.S. Soccer Developmental Academy Concorde Fire program on both the U16 and U18 teams under head coach Everrett Webb
Helped the Concorde Fire to the Developmental Academy playoffs in two consecutive seasons
A member of the Georgia ODP Team from 2009-10 under head coach Steve Gummer
Played at Mt. Paran Christian School as a freshman, helping the team to the Class A Sweet Sixteen
Was the kicker for the Mt. Paran football team, which won the Class A State Championship in 2014
Named to the Headmaster’s Honor Roll from 2011-14