MACON, Ga. – The Citadel women's soccer team allowed a 25th minute goal off a corner kick and were unable to make it back, falling to Mercer in a SoCon Championship First Round match on Tuesday night.

How It Happened:

8' – MER earned the first corner of the match, but Nicoletta Anuci kicked the low cross away.
17' – Caroline Weeren helped give CIT its first scoring chance of the night with a good cross into the box from the right end line, but Maggie Melogy's header sailed over the crossbar.
25' – Bears got on the board first off a corner kick as a line drive kick to the near post was headed perfectly inside the right post, MER 1-0.
32' – MER tried to add another but an attempt of a bouncing ball at the 18' missed just left of the post.
41' – The Bulldogs made a couple of runs late in the first half, but Alexis Haire's cross was corralled by the Mercer keeper.
44' – The Bears had a good look late as a drop pass gave MER a wide-open look from the 8' but Nora Sampson was in perfect position to make the save with no rebound.
53' – MER sent a high, floating ball into the 8' off a free kick and it was loose momentarily before Kennedi Walker tipped it over the crossbar for a Bears corner, which the Bulldogs also defended.
59' – This time CIT had a free kick opportunity from 35' out but Ariana Paez's good ball in was deflected away by the MER defense.
74' – Melogy's line drive service from the left wing was just missed by a running Olivia Rhodes inside the 8'.
75' – MER came right back with a free kick just outside the 18' but the attempt sailed high.

Inside the Numbers:

0 - The Bulldogs were unable to earn a corner kick in the match for the first time this season.
4 – Number of subs used by The Citadel, a season low.
19 – Weeren capped off her Bulldogs career by playing a season-high 88 minutes.
22 – Anuci finished her collegiate career with a fourth straight start, playing the entire match for the first time this season.
23 – Grace Duncan closed her collegiate career by playing full-time for the 12^th time in the last 13 matches while playing 80+ minutes in the last 16 matches of the year.
25 – Ryleigh Jenkins made her 15^th start of the season for The Citadel, ending her career playing the full 90 in three of the last four matches.
31 – Sampson made three saves in goal as she started all but one match in her lone season with The Citadel.
32 - Rhodes played her most minutes off the bench for The Citadel this season in her 10^th appearance.

Jess Newton, Caitlin Curmode, and Shannon Curtis also donned the Bulldogs kit for their final time.