Mercer blanks ETSU women's soccer 3-0

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Saturday, October 16, 2010

MACON, Ga. (Oct. 15, 2010) - The ETSU women's soccer team fell to Mercer 3-0 in Atlantic Sun play Friday night at Bear Field in Macon, Ga.

Mercer (6-8-1, 5-3-0 A-Sun) outshot the Bucs (7-7-1, 3-5-0 A-Sun) 14-6 in the match as the Bears had an 8-3 advantage in corners.

The Bears went in front 1-0 in the 41^st minute as Lizzy Shaughnessy beat a couple ETSU defenders and sent a shot past keeper Megan Masch (Virginia Beach, Va.) into the goal.

In the 71^st minute, Lauren Johnson put Mercer ahead 2-0 as she headed a pass from Raschelle Riley on a set piece into the back of the net.

Emily Milone capped off the scoring for the Bears in the 86^th minute as she netted a shot from 15-yards out to make the final 3-0.

The Bucs are back in action on Saturday at 1 p.m. as they head to Kennesaw, Ga. to face Kennesaw State.

For more information on the ETSU women's soccer team, please visit www.ETSUBucs.com. Also you can follow daily post and updates on the official ETSU women's soccer Twitter page at www.twitter.com/ETSUSoccer.