Women’s Soccer Season So Far
Ryan Weaver, Lead Sports Writer
September 23, 2018
The Mercer women’s soccer team is off to a good start to the 2018 season, going 5-3-2 over the first 10 games and having scored 29 goals. “I think we've done well,” said star forward Abigail Zoeller. “We definitely have shown growth from day one.” Head coach Tony Economopoulos said he...
Men’s soccer to face Coastal Carolina in NCAA Tournament
Hayes Rule, Lead Writer
November 14, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Soccer, Sports
When it mattered most, they found a way to win. Mercer men’s soccer has experienced more than its fair share of close games this season, boasting a whopping 13 overtime appearances since August. In the first 11 overtime games, the Bears won only two of them; they finished with a 1-6-4 record in e...
The Cluster Roundup: The sun begins to set on football and soccer season as basketball looms just on the horizon
Kyle Mullins, Sports Editor
November 10, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Soccer, Sports, Tennis
Men’s Soccer The Men’s soccer team overcame their first obstacle to a SoCon championship Saturday with a victory over Wofford College. They beat the Terriers at home 2-1. The final score does not reflect how dominant Mercer remained during the match, outshooting their opponent 8-1 in just the first...
How this Mercer soccer player overcomes diabetes
Jenna Eason, Editor-in-Chief
November 5, 2017
Filed under Galleries, Multimedia, Showcase, Soccer, Sports, Video
Prick. Test. Zip. Ally Fordham is ready to play a soccer game. Fordham plays for the Mercer University’s women’s soccer team, and she has Type I diabetes. “It was a bit of a shocker when it came to me,” Fordham said about when she first found out she was a diabetic. “Once I kind of got a gras...
Men’s Club Soccer proves itself capable at first ever tournament
Kyle Mullins, Sports Editor
October 2, 2017
The Mercer men’s soccer club team has only been around for as long as this year’s senior class, but the amount of growth they’ve seen in the past year puts them as possible contenders with schools like the University of Georgia. The executive board of the team, President Juan Munoz, Vice Pres...
Mercer Sports: The Cluster Roundup
Kyle Mullins, Sports Editor
August 30, 2017
Filed under Football, Showcase, Soccer, Sports
Men’s Soccer The men’s soccer team fell in their first game to Georgia State 0-2 and their second match to the South Carolina Gamecocks 1-2. On Sept.1, the team will be hosting the Big South/ Socon Challenge at Bear Field where they will play against teams like Gardner-Webb, Wofford and Winthro...
SoCon Male Athlete of the Year Will Bagrou now being considered for MAC Hermann trophy
Kyle Mullins, Sports Editor
August 16, 2017
After a team leading 2017 season that included eight goals and 20 points, Will Bagrou is now on the watchlist for the MAC Hermann trophy, a prestigious award annually given to the top NCAA division one men’s soccer player.
Men’s soccer holds four fastest goals in conference heading into SoCon tournament
Hayes Rule, Social Media Editor
November 8, 2016
Filed under Showcase, Soccer, Sports
When it comes to scoring goals early in games, no team is better in the Southern Conference than the Mercer Bears -- and it’s not even close. Over the course of a regular season in which the Bears went 12-6 (7-3) and earned the second seed in the SoCon tournament, Mercer found a knack for jumping on to...
Women’s Soccer overcomes initial slump, gains momentum going into tournament
Cody Moran, Staff Writer
October 27, 2016
Mercer’s women’s soccer team is diligently preparing for the upcoming SoCon tournament on Oct. 26-Nov. 6. The team had a rough start this season. But after pulling off a six-game win streak, they’ve built some momentum to carry into the tournament. “It started off slow for sure,” said Mad...
As part of Breast Cancer awareness month, Kirby Southard dons pink for mother
Caitlyn Patton, Contributing Writer
October 27, 2016
Filed under Football, Soccer, Sports
Millions of people in the United States are affected by cancer, and October has been recognized for years in many ways across the country as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Kirby Southard, the senior center for Mercer’s football team, is no stranger to pink. Every October he wears pink in his un...
Mursuli has big cleats to fill
Rose Scoggins, Contributing Writer
September 21, 2016
Filed under Showcase, Soccer, Sports
The face minding the net for the Mercer Bears women’s soccer team this season is new, but not unfamiliar. Cristina Mursuli is Mercer’s new full-time keeper, but she has plenty of experience with the program, including being on the team in 2014 when they brought home a Southern Conference Champ...
Mercer Maniac president knows saying goodbye won’t be easy
Katie Atkinson, Staff Writer
February 11, 2016
Filed under Basketball, Football, Soccer, Softball, Sports, Tennis, Uncategorized
After his very last basketball game, a high school-aged Thomas Norton couldn’t bring himself to walk away at first. He sat in a corner of the locker room alone, holding onto his things and not yet ready to leave. He hesitated even when his father came to retrieve him. Years later, he’s ...
