Mercer Bears men's soccer

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Mercer Bears
men's soccer
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Founded1970
University Mercer University
Head coach Brad Ruzzo (17th season)
Conference SoCon
Location Macon, Georgia
Stadium Betts Stadium
(Capacity: 300)
NicknameBears
ColorsBlack and orange [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
2001, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Conference Tournament championships
1999, 2001, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
Conference Regular Season championships
1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2014, 2018

The Mercer Bears men's soccer team represents Mercer University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The Bears play in the Southern Conference.

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Coaching staff

As of March 17, 2019.

NamePosition coachedConsecutive season at
Mercer University in current position
Brad Ruzzo Head coach 12th
Jarred BrookinsAssistant coach2nd
Alex GottAssistant coach2nd
Reference: [2]

Championships

Conference regular season championships

Mercer has won six regular season championships. [3]

YearCoachOverall RecordConference Record
1992Dana Robinson9–6–25–0–0
2000Tom Melville9–8–23–1–2
2001Tom Melville13–8–05–2–0
2002Tom Melville10–7–16–1–1
2014Brad Ruzzo14–7–08–2–0
2018Brad Ruzzo12–4–25–1–0
Conference regular season championships6

Conference tournament championships

Mercer has won five conference tournaments. Two Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournaments [4] and three Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournaments. [5]

YearConferenceCoachOpponentScoreSiteOverall RecordConf. Record
1999 Atlantic Sun Tom Melville Florida Atlantic 2–0 Jacksonville, FL 12–7–24–2–0
2001Atlantic SunTom Melville Jacksonville 2–1 Macon, GA 13–8–05–2–0
2016SouthernBrad Ruzzo East Tennessee State 0–0 [a] Greensboro, NC 13–7–17–3–0
2017SouthernBrad Ruzzo UNCG 1–1 [b] Greenville, SC 7–9–64–4–2
2019SouthernBrad Ruzzo UNCG 1–0 Greensboro, NC 14–7–03–3–0
2021 SouthernBrad Ruzzo Belmont 4–3 Macon, GA 10–8–14–1–1
2023 SouthernBrad Ruzzo Furman 2–0 Greenville, SC 7–6–81–2–2
Conference tournament championships7

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

Mercer has appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–4–0. [6]

YearRoundOpponentResult
2001 First round Kentucky L 0–1
2016 First round South Carolina L 0–1
2017 First round Coastal Carolina L 0–1
2019 First round Charlotte L 1–3
2021 First round Wake Forest L 1–2
2023 First round FIU L 0–1

Notes

  1. ↑ Won in penalty kicks.
  2. ↑ Won in penalty kicks.

References

  1. ↑ "Color - Mercer University Style Guide" . Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2019 Mercer Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". MercerBears.com. Mercer University. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ "MSOC 2018 Record Book" (PDF). mercerbears.com. Mercer University Athletics. August 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  4. ↑ "ASUN Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference . ASunSports.org. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2016 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. 2016. pp. 5–6. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 30, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.


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