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NCAA SOCCER: AUG 17 Georgia UNC Winmington vs Winthrop
Jeff Sochko
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Winthrop WU (2-7-0, 0-1-0)
2
Winner Mercer MU (7-2-0, 0-0-0)
Winthrop WU
(2-7-0, 0-1-0)
1
Final
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Mercer MU
(7-2-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Winthrop WU 0 1 1
Mercer MU 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Eagles Drop Hard Fought Game 2-1 At Mercer

MACON, GA— Winthrop men's soccer dropped a tough 2-1 non-conference battle at Mercer, Tuesday evening.
 
Winthrop (2-7, 0-1 Big South) 1, Mercer (6-2-0, 0-0 SoCON) 2
Oct. 1, 2019
Macon, GA (Betts Stadium)
 
Winthrop Starters: Jones (GK), Mace, Rapp, Jackson, Smith, Estevez, Jacobsen, Carreras, Goodman, Foster, Thayer
Mercer Starters: DeRose (GK), Gideon, Toledo Jr., Martineau, Richards, Jabang, Harrison, Gaither, Anyafo, Agbaje
 
Goals
49' – MERCER – Martineau (unassisted)
89' – MERCER – Martineau (Toledo Jr., Coxhead)
90' – WINTHROP – Smith (Estevez, Jacobsen) 

Game Recap
  • Mercer applied pressure in the early going and had three shots in the first 6:19 of the game but none were on target
  • The Bears continued to pressure and forced Sam Jones to make his first save in the 16th minute
  • In the 18th minute the Eagles generated their first opportunity as Marc Carreras' shot was saved and over the line for a corner as the Eagles earned back-to-back corners
  • Off the second corner, Jogvan Jacobsen eventually got some space and fired a shot headed toward the bottom left corner that was saved
  • In the 23rd minute Carrares again tested J.R. DeRose but the save was made
  • Mercer had back-to-back shots in the 29th minute as Jones was able to make the save on both to keep the slate clean through the first 30 minutes
  • A defensive snafu led to the first goal of the game as Mercer's Trevor Martineau capitalized with his sixth goal of the year in the 49th minute
  • Mercer doubled its lead late as the Eagles looked to equalize as Martineau struck again off a pass from Leonel Toledo Jr.
  • Winthrop spoiled the shutout late as Michael Smith scored with 28 seconds remaining for his second of the season
 
Notables
  • Mercer finished with a 20-7 advantage in shots and 9-3 in shots on goal
  • The Eagles had a 7-5 advantage in corner kicks
  • Sam Jones played the first half finishing with six saves while Chandler Gaunce played the second half finishing with one save
  • This was Gaunce's first game since he left the game at Mount St. Mary's on Sept. 1
 
Looking Ahead
Winthrop gets back to league play as it hosts UNC Asheville on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 5 p.m.   
 
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