MACON, Ga. (Sept. 28, 2024) – Following a week layoff, the ETSU women's soccer team returns to the pitch as the Buccaneers host Mercer on Sunday afternoon at Summers-Taylor Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
GAMEDAY INFO
ETSU (2-4-2, 1-0-1) vs. Mercer (6-3-2, 0-1-1)
Sunday, Sept. 29 • 1 p.m. • Summers-Taylor Stadium •
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ABOUT THE BUCS
- ETSU is 2-4-1 overall and 1-0-1 in SoCon play
- The Bucs are coming off a 1-1 draw at UNCG last Sunday
- Kyra Ranvek scored the first goal of the match against the Spartans in the 35th minute, but after leading for over 54 minutes, UNCG tied the game with seven seconds remaining to force the draw
- ETSU opened SoCon play with a 6-0 win at The Citadel on Sept. 19
- The six goals were the most by a Buccaneer team against a SoCon foe since netting seven in a win over Wofford on Sept. 23, 2018
- Ruby Teixeira and Grace Eatz both scored their second goals of the season, while Megan Burleson registered her first collegiate goal … Natalie Capannelli got the Bucs on the board with a penalty kick in the third minute, while Kyra Ranvek scored her first goal of the year in the 24th minute
- Ashton Blair recorded her 13th career shutout en route to tying the all-time program record with Jasmine Elliott (2013-16)
- ETSU's six non-conference opponents they completed matches with are a combined 35-16-9
- The Bucs were picked third in the SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll, while Blair and Sydney Somogyi both landed a spot on the preseason all-conference team
ABOUT MERCER
- Mercer enters the second weekend of SoCon play with an overall record of 6-3-2 and an 0-1-1 in conference
- Like the Bucs, the Bears haven't played in a week as Mercer fell 1-0 at Western Carolina on Sept. 22
- Mercer is 5-1-1 at home, but 1-2-1 away from Macon
- The Bears are led by Larkin Thomason as she leads the team with nine goals and two assists … The nine goals are tied for the seventh-most nationally
- In goal, Lindsay Bell has played all 990 minutes for the Bears as she has totaled 31 saves and notched four shutouts
- As a team, Mercer is outscoring its opponents 28-11 on the season
SERIES HISTORY
- Sunday marks the 26th all-time meeting in the series
- Mercer leads the series, 14-6-5
- The Bucs won the last meeting 1-0 last Oct. 27 in the SoCon quarterfinal match at Summers-Taylor Stadium
- ETSU is 6-4-2 all-time against Mercer in Johnson City
WHAT'S NEXT
ETSU is scheduled to play at Wofford on Thursday night at 6 p.m.
For more information on Buccaneer women's soccer, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's soccer tab.
