msoc win vs. mercer - socon tourney 2026
0
Mercer MERCER (0-13-5, 0-4-2)
1
Winner VMI VMI (6-12-1, 1-5-0)
Mercer MERCER
(0-13-5, 0-4-2)
0
Final
1
VMI VMI
(6-12-1, 1-5-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Mercer MERCER 0 0 0
VMI VMI 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Keydets take down Mercer in SoCon Tournament play-in game

VMI advances to the quarterfinals to face No. 3 UNCG Thursday night in Greensboro

LEXINGTON, Va. – Hosting a Southern Conference Tournament game for the first time in program history, the VMI men's soccer team defeated Mercer University for the second time this season as the Keydets prevailed by a 1-0 score Tuesday afternoon at Patchin Field.
 
The No. 6 seeded Keydets topped the No. 7 seeded Bears to improve to 6-12-1 for the year while the Bears fall to 0-13-5 on the season.  With the win, VMI advances to the quarterfinals where they will face No. 3 seed UNCG Thursday night at 5 p.m. in Greensboro, North Carolina.
 
VMI senior Yeirin Mejia scored the game-winning goal in the 12th minute (11:34) when he took a cross from Lennox Moua and slotted the ball past Mercer keeper Michael Roth to lift the Keydets to the historic win.
 
The game was evenly matched as the Keydets finished with 10 shot attempts to nine for the Bears and both goalies logged four saves on the afternoon.
 
Keydet goalie Santiago Rocha played his final game at Patchin Field with a clean slate in a complete 90 minutes on the pitch. VMI took six corner kicks on the day to two for the Bears.
 
Mejia led VMI with five shots on the afternoon while Ian Joya logged two. Four of Mejia's shots required a save. Andrew Seward and Ethan Manzella led the Bears with two shot attempts each.
 
 
 
 
 
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