team vs. mercer
Brian McWalters | RoadWin Photos
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Winner Mercer MER (6-5-2, 1-2-2)
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VMI VMI (1-12-1, 0-5-0)
Winner
Mercer MER
(6-5-2, 1-2-2)
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Final
0
VMI VMI
(1-12-1, 0-5-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Mercer MER 1 1 2
VMI VMI 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Keydets topped by Bears in SoCon battle

LEXINGTON, Va. – Looking to pick up its first Southern Conference victory of the season, the VMI women's soccer team fell by a 2-0 score to visiting Mercer University Sunday afternoon at Patchin Field.
 
With the win, the Bears improve to 6-5-2, 1-2-2 while the Keydets fall to 1-12-1, 0-5-0.
 
Game Summary
Kelsie Henton of Mercer earned the game-winning goal midway through the opening half when she took a free kick by Regan Moore that landed in the goal box and snuck it past VMI keeper Maren Ryberg in the 30th minute (29:18).
 
The Bears (6-5-2, 1-2-2) tacked on another goal late in the second half when Peyton Kreul took a cross from Morganne Eikelbarner in the 78th minute (77:12) and shot it past Ryberg for an insurance goal with a little over 12 minutes left in regulation.
 
Key Stats
*The Bears took 29 shot attempts during the match with 11 on frame and logged six corner kick opportunities
*Ryberg finished the game with nine saves while Mercer's Avery Parker finished with three   
*VMI freshman Taliyah Headman led the Keydets with four shots on the day -including two on goal – while Mackenzie Hobik and Gianna De Cicco both had two
*Rachel Baez, Bailey Reid, Barrett Callejo and Madeline Karsonovich each took one shot attempt during the match
 
Up Next
The Keydets return to SoCon action Friday on the road when they face Samford at 5 p.m. EDT in Birmingham, Alabama.










 
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