BOX SCORE
MACON, Ga. – The Samford soccer team's 30-game unbeaten streak in Southern Conference regular season games ended in a 1-0 setback at Mercer Sunday evening.
With the loss, Samford falls to 7-3-5 overall and 4-1-1 in league games. Mercer improves to 12-2 overall and 4-1 in SoCon contests. Samford's last loss in a SoCon regular season game came on Sept. 25, 2016 in a 3-2 loss at Furman.
KEY PLAYS
- The game was scoreless until the 88th minute when Amaya Evans scored to give Mercer the victory.
- Samford had eight corner kicks, compared to two for Mercer.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- Kyla Reynolds led Samford with four shots.
- As a team, Samford outshot Mercer, 14-9.
- Samford goalkeeper Morgan McAslan had one save in the contest.
SCORING SUMMARY
- Mercer's Amaya Evans scored off an assist from Nicole Icen in the 88th minute: Mercer 1, Samford 0.
LOOKING AHEAD
- Samford will return home to host UNCG Friday, Oct. 18. The match will be this year's Shauna's House game and is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start from the Samford Track and Soccer Stadium. Admission to all home soccer games is FREE.