2017 Men's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 21
Trenton Whitely
- Position:
- Midfield/Defense
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 130
- Class:
- Senior
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, Ga.
- High School:
- Archer HS
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS
2017 (Sr.):
- 2017 All-Southern Conference Second Team
- 2016 Southern Conference All-Tournament Team
- 2014 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
2017 (Sr.):
- Appeared and started in all of Mercer’s 22 matches, logging 2,094 minutes which ranked second-most minutes on the squad
- Tallied a career-best 10 points thanks to three goals and four assists
- Whitely’s 10 points ranked fourth on the squad and was good enough to garner a spot on the All-SoCon Second Team
- Tallied 36 shots on the campaign with 12 on target (.333)
- Recorded strong numbers against Wofford in both contests, tallying one goal three combined assists against the Terriers for five points
- Notched two assists against Wofford (Sept. 26) and registered a season-high three points against the Terriers on Oct. 14
- Tallied his final goal of the season against VMI on Senior Day (Oct. 28)
- One of six Bears to start all 21 matches during his junior season
- Finished the campaign tied for first on the team and seventh in the Southern Conference with five assists
- Added his first career goal to cap a seven-point season, all seven points coming against SoCon opponents
- Notched an assist on Mercer’s match-opening goal just 92 seconds in hosting UNCG (Oct. 4) before scoring the eventual game-winner 14 minutes later for a three-point performance
- Recorded a single assist in four other matches: vs. Wofford (Sept. 27); at VMI (Oct. 8); at Wofford (Oct. 18); and vs. ETSU (Oct. 29)
- Nine of his 19 total shots were on goal (.474)
- Earned SoCon All-Tournament honors after netting a shootout attempt in the SoCon Championship title match (Nov. 12) and helping the Bears’ earn two shutouts during the title run
- Further developed into a key player for the Bears as a sophomore and earned 13 starts over 18 matches played
- Tallied two assists on the season to total a pair of points
- Registered a .375 shots on goal percentage
- Assisted in leading Mercer to a SoCon-best eight shutouts and an impressive 1.01 goals against average
- Saw action in 19 matches for Mercer, including eight starts as a freshman
- Dished out three assists on the season to total three points
- Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
- Started on his high school team as a freshman and sophomore before playing exclusively for his club team
- Was named an All-County Second Team selection as a sophomore
- Also a member of the Georgia ODP team and the ODP Region III team
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