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Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Sheets, McGovern Net First Collegiate Goals In Loss At Mercer

Macon, Ga. – For a second straight contest the Winthrop women's soccer team battled one of the top team's in the Southern Conference as it fell 4-2, Thursday evening at Betts Stadium.
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Winthrop (2-3-2, 0-0-0 Big South) 2, Mercer (5-2-0, 0-0-0 SoCON) 4
Sept. 11, 2025 | Betts Stadium 
Scoring Summary
3' – MERCER – Farr (unassisted)
29' – MERCER – Nutzman (unassisted)
60' – WINTHROP – Sheets (McIntosh)
62' – MERCER – Eikelbarner (Nutzman, Henton)
74' – MERCER – Farr (Henton)
87' – WINTHROP – McGovern (unassisted)
Game Recap
  • Mercer struck early with goal in the 3rd minute as Sydney Farr placed a shot into the bottom right corner
  • Eagles tried to answer right back in the 4th minute but Lauren Kelly's shot was off the mark
  • Ally Bender tested the keeper in the 14th minute as he shot was on frame to the left corner but Avery Parker was there for save
  • Mercer doubled its lead in the 29th minute as Payton Nutzman's shot found the lower right corner of the goal
  • In the 32nd minute Sophia Balliet looked to get Winthrop on the board but her shot to the lower right corner was saved by Parker
  • Balliet had a couple more looks before the half but both of her shots were off the mark
  • Eagles came out of the break seeking a goal early as Mia Silber fired a shot less than a minute in but was saved by Parker
  • Winthrop broke through in the 60th minute as Cordelia McIntosh set up Linsday Sheets who struck a shot into the lower left corner
  • Mercer regained a two goal lead in the 62nd minute as a Morganne Eikelbarner scored off a pass from Nutzman
  • The Bears added another in the 74th minute as Farr took a pass from Kelsie Henton and placed a shot into the right side of the goal
  • Eagles scored again in the 87th minute as Megan McGovern found the back of the net
Notables
  • The goals for Sheets and McGovern were the first of their collegiate careers
  • Mercer finished with a 25-12 advantage in shots and 11-7 in shots on goal
  • Eagles earned five corners while Mercer had three
Looking Ahead
Winthrop returns home on Sunday, Sept. 14 for its final non-conference match of the regular season as it takes on Queens at 2 p.m.
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