hall, davis, marini vs. mercer
Paul Bouis
2
Winner Mercer MERCER (8-2-5, 3-1-1)
0
VMI VMI (2-12-0, 1-4-0)
Winner
Mercer MERCER
(8-2-5, 3-1-1)
2
Final
0
VMI VMI
(2-12-0, 1-4-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Mercer MERCER 1 1 2
VMI VMI 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

VMI Drops Home Contest to Mercer

Box Score

LEXINGTON, Va. - Looking to continue its momentum from Sunday's win, the VMI women's soccer team fell by a 2-0 score to visiting Mercer University Thursday afternoon at Drill Field #2 on North Post.

The Bears (8-2-5, 3-1-1) came out strong in the opening half and outshot the Keydets (2-12-0, 1-4-0) by a 14-3 margin, eventually finding the back of the net in the 28th minute (27:22) when Larkin Thomason headed in a ball that ricocheted between Mercer and VMI players for a few moments to give Mercer the game-winning goal.

VMI had several close scoring opportunities in the first half, but went into the half trailing by a 1-0 score.

Mercer and VMI battled evenly in the second half with both squads accounting for seven shot attempts, but VMI was unable to capitalize. The Bears' Keelin Pray added an insurance goal for Mercer in the 81st minute (80:37) off a free kick from Kendall Cook on a set piece that she slotted into the lower right corner of the VMI net for the final 2-0 tally. 

Key Stats
*VMI goalie Jillian Hall earned seven saves in the loss while Mercer's Lindsay Bell registered five saves to preserve the road win
*Barrett Callejo led VMI with three shots on the day while Sedona Dancu accounted for two
*Mercer and SoCon leading scorer, Jada Moorman, was unable to put in a goal but logged seven shot attempts on the afternoon. Thomason finished with four, and Cook ended up with three attempts

Up Next
VMI continues its SoCon journey by hitting the road for a Sunday matchup at Chattanooga. Kickoff is set for a 1 p.m. start in Chattanooga, Tennessee.








 
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