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Mercer (7-7-3, 2-4-2) -VS- Western Caro. (4-9-3, 2-4-2)

Box Score

Mercer logo
2
vs
Western Caro. logo
2

Mercer (7-7-3, 2-4-2)
-VS-
Western Caro. (4-9-3, 2-4-2)

Team Score By Period
Team 12 Total F
Mercer MER 2 0 2
Western Caro. WCU 1 1 2
Date:
10/23/2026
Time:
07:00
Site:
Cullowhee, N.C.
Stadium:
Catamount Soccer Complex
Attendance:
279
Officials
Referee: Richard Crowgey
Asst. Referee: Daniel Cardenas
Asst. Referee: Tim Johnson
Alt. Official: James Kaczmarek
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Match History vs Mercer

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Time Team Description
13:35 MER MER Maria Karipidis (1)
MER Maria Karipidis PENALTY KICK GOAL.
30:02 MER MER Olivia Bori (7)
MER Olivia Bori PENALTY KICK GOAL.
32:36 WCU WCU Samantha Vibberts (2)
Assisted By: Maddie Lopez
GOAL by WCU Vibberts, Samantha Assist by Lopez, Maddie.
68:59 WCU WCU Darien Vita (1)
Assisted By: Eliza Rich
GOAL by WCU Vita, Darien Assist by Rich, Eliza.

Cautions and Ejections

Cautions and Ejections
Time Team Type Player
89:10 MER #9 Payton Nutzman

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Statistic 1 2 T
Shots
MER 9 10 19 (7)
WCU 8 8 16 (11)
Saves
MER 6 3 9
WCU 2 3 5
Corner Kicks
MER 1 8 9
WCU 3 5 8
Fouls
MER 4 3 7
WCU 8 3 11
() Shots on goal.

Individual Statistics

Mercer 2

MER - Player Stats
Pos # Player SH SOG G A MIN
Starters
DEF 2 2 Gilbert, Ashley 0 0 0 0 78
DEF 3 3 Moore, Regan 0 0 0 0 38
FWD 7 7 Bori, Olivia 6 3 1 0 83
MID 9 9 Nutzman, Payton 4 2 0 0 78
MID 10 10 Karipidis, Maria 3 1 1 0 90
DEF 12 12 Kreul, Peyton 0 0 0 0 53
DEF 15 15 Bachman, Anna 3 1 0 0 85
DEF 16 16 Lepley, Hayden 1 0 0 0 78
MID 18 18 Rapani, Marianna 0 0 0 0 86
DEF 20 20 Rollins, Maggie 0 0 0 0 90
GK 26 26 Parker, Avery 0 0 0 0 90
Substitutes
fwd 4 4 Henton, Kelsie 1 0 0 0 50
fwd 8 8 Michaelson, Elizabeth 1 0 0 0 26
fwd 11 11 Rutkowski, Emily 0 0 0 0 12
mid 13 13 Moynihan, Addie 0 0 0 0 6
mid 23 23 Bolton, Ariel 0 0 0 0 24
mid 24 24 Bivins, Lily 0 0 0 0 12
fwd 41 41 DeSantis, Isabella 0 0 0 0 11
Totals 19 7 2 0
Mercer - Goalie Statistics
Position # Goalie Minutes GA Saves
Goalkeeping
GK 26 Parker, Avery 90:00 2 9
Totals 2 9

Western Caro. 2

WCU - Player Stats
Pos # Player SH SOG G A MIN
Starters
GK 0 0 Yetka, Amara 0 0 0 0 90
DEF 5 5 Smith, Lauryn 0 0 0 0 90
MID 7 7 Schmidler, Katarina 1 1 0 0 74
FWD 8 8 Simpkins, Caroline 0 0 0 0 58
13 13 Soucy, Emma 0 0 0 0 28
DEF 15 15 Whitaker, Samantha 0 0 0 0 90
DEF 17 17 Grammenopoulos, Alexandra 1 1 0 0 90
MID 21 21 Vita, Darien 3 3 1 0 76
MID 22 22 Vatrano, Gabriela 4 2 0 0 64
DEF 26 26 Drolet, Alexe 0 0 0 0 60
32 32 Roberts, Malia 2 1 0 0 68
Substitutes
def 2 2 Mathers, Piper 0 0 0 0 12
fwd 9 9 Zents, Alexandra 0 0 0 0 15
mid 11 11 Vibberts, Samantha 3 3 1 0 66
mid 16 16 Rich, Eliza 0 0 0 1 22
fwd 18 18 Megill, Mackenzie 1 0 0 0 25
def 20 20 Niemeyer, Rylie 0 0 0 0 30
31 31 Lopez, Maddie 1 0 0 1 32
Totals 16 11 2 2
Western Caro. - Goalie Statistics
Position # Goalie Minutes GA Saves
Goalkeeping
GK 0 Yetka, Amara 90:00 2 5
Totals 2 5

Play By Play

Period 1 Plays

Period 1 Plays
Clock MER - Play Description Visiting Team Score Team Logo Home Team Score WCU - Play Description
00:00 Yetka, Amara at goalie for Western Caro.
00:00 Parker, Avery at goalie for Mercer
03:46 Shot by MER Bori, Olivia, out top.
07:10 Shot by MER Bachman, Anna, out top right.
08:31 Shot by WCU Vatrano, Gabriela, bottom right, saved by Parker, Avery.
08:50 Foul on Schmidler, Katarina.
12:30 Shot by WCU Vita, Darien, bottom right, saved by Parker, Avery.
13:01 Corner kick [13:01].
-- Foul on Soucy, Emma
13:35 MER Maria Karipidis PENALTY KICK GOAL. 1 MER 0
18:04 Offside against Western Caro..
18:20 WCU substitution: Vibberts, Samantha for Soucy, Emma.
18:20 MER substitution: Henton, Kelsie for Moore, Regan.
19:15 Shot by MER Bori, Olivia, top woodwork.
20:27 Shot by MER Bori, Olivia, bottom left, saved by Yetka, Amara.
22:10 Shot by MER Bachman, Anna, out top right.
25:04 Shot by WCU Vatrano, Gabriela.
25:21 WCU substitution: Lopez, Maddie for Simpkins, Caroline.
25:21 WCU substitution: Niemeyer, Rylie for Drolet, Alexe.
25:34 Shot by WCU Vibberts, Samantha, bottom right, saved by Parker, Avery.
27:11 Shot by WCU Roberts, Malia, bottom center, saved by Parker, Avery.
27:34 Foul on Vita, Darien.
28:02 Shot by WCU Vatrano, Gabriela, bottom center, saved by Parker, Avery.
28:36 Shot by MER Nutzman, Payton, bottom left, saved by Yetka, Amara.
29:17 WCU substitution: Zents, Alexandra for Vatrano, Gabriela.
29:17 WCU substitution: Rich, Eliza for Roberts, Malia.
29:17 MER substitution: Bolton, Ariel for Kreul, Peyton.
29:28 Foul on Lopez, Maddie.
29:59 Shot by MER Bori, Olivia.
30:02 MER Olivia Bori PENALTY KICK GOAL. 2 MER 0
30:20 Shot by WCU Vita, Darien, bottom right, saved by Parker, Avery.
30:28 Corner kick [30:28].
31:14 Corner kick [31:14].
32:36 2 WCU 1 GOAL by WCU Vibberts, Samantha Assist by Lopez, Maddie.
32:36 WCU substitution: Mathers, Piper for Schmidler, Katarina.
32:36 WCU substitution: Megill, Mackenzie for Vita, Darien.
32:36 MER substitution: Rutkowski, Emily for Gilbert, Ashley.
32:36 MER substitution: Bivins, Lily for Lepley, Hayden.
34:56 Foul on Rutkowski, Emily.
35:58 Corner kick [35:58].
36:46 Foul on Bolton, Ariel.
38:28 MER substitution: Michaelson, Elizabeth for Nutzman, Payton.
39:41 Foul on Bolton, Ariel.
40:15 Foul on Megill, Mackenzie.
40:46 Foul on Bivins, Lily.
41:20 Foul on Lopez, Maddie.
44:47 Foul on Zents, Alexandra.
45:00 End of period [45:00].

Period 2 Plays

Period 2 Plays
Clock MER - Play Description Visiting Team Score Team Logo Home Team Score WCU - Play Description
45:00 Start of 2nd period [45:00].
45:00 FOR MER: , #26 Parker, Avery, #2 Gilbert, Ashley, #4 Henton, Kelsie, #7 Bori, Olivia, #9 Nutzman, Payton, #10 Karipidis, Maria, #12 Kreul, Peyton, #15 Bachman, Anna, #16 Lepley, Hayden, #18 Rapani, Marianna, #20 Rollins, Maggie.
45:00 FOR WCU: , #0 Yetka, Amara, #5 Smith, Lauryn, #7 Schmidler, Katarina, #8 Simpkins, Caroline, #11 Vibberts, Samantha, #15 Whitaker, Samantha, #17 Grammenopoulos, Alexandra, #21 Vita, Darien, #22 Vatrano, Gabriela, #20 Niemeyer, Rylie, #32 Roberts, Malia.
45:00 WCU substitution: Schmidler, Katarina for Mathers, Piper.
45:00 WCU substitution: Simpkins, Caroline for Lopez, Maddie.
45:00 WCU substitution: Vita, Darien for Megill, Mackenzie.
45:00 WCU substitution: Vatrano, Gabriela for Zents, Alexandra.
45:00 WCU substitution: Roberts, Malia for Rich, Eliza.
45:00 MER substitution: Gilbert, Ashley for Rutkowski, Emily.
45:00 MER substitution: Nutzman, Payton for Michaelson, Elizabeth.
45:00 MER substitution: Kreul, Peyton for Bolton, Ariel.
45:00 MER substitution: Lepley, Hayden for Bivins, Lily.
45:56 Corner kick [45:56].
47:53 Corner kick [47:53].
49:32 Shot by MER Lepley, Hayden.
49:36 Corner kick [49:36].
50:05 Corner kick [50:05].
50:45 Corner kick [50:45].
51:13 Shot by MER Henton, Kelsie.
52:22 Shot by MER Bori, Olivia, bottom center, saved by Yetka, Amara.
55:30 Shot by MER Nutzman, Payton, out top.
55:51 WCU substitution: Drolet, Alexe for Niemeyer, Rylie.
55:51 MER substitution: Bolton, Ariel for Kreul, Peyton.
55:51 MER substitution: Moore, Regan for Henton, Kelsie.
55:51 WCU substitution: Lopez, Maddie for Simpkins, Caroline.
56:28 Foul on Bolton, Ariel.
57:22 MER substitution: Kreul, Peyton for Bolton, Ariel.
57:44 Corner kick [57:44].
58:29 Shot by WCU Roberts, Malia.
58:36 Shot by WCU Vatrano, Gabriela.
59:17 Shot by WCU Vibberts, Samantha, bottom center, saved by Parker, Avery.
60:17 Corner kick [60:17].
61:34 Corner kick [61:34].
64:50 Shot by WCU Lopez, Maddie, out left.
64:50 WCU substitution: Megill, Mackenzie for Schmidler, Katarina.
64:50 WCU substitution: Soucy, Emma for Vatrano, Gabriela.
66:04 Foul on Roberts, Malia.
66:52 Shot by MER Bachman, Anna, bottom right, saved by Yetka, Amara.
68:22 WCU substitution: Rich, Eliza for Lopez, Maddie.
68:22 WCU substitution: Simpkins, Caroline for Roberts, Malia.
68:22 MER substitution: DeSantis, Isabella for Bachman, Anna.
68:24 Offside against Mercer.
68:59 2 WCU 2 GOAL by WCU Vita, Darien Assist by Rich, Eliza.
68:59 WCU substitution: Schmidler, Katarina for Vibberts, Samantha.
68:59 MER substitution: Bolton, Ariel for Bori, Olivia.
69:24 MER substitution: Michaelson, Elizabeth for Kreul, Peyton.
69:55 Foul on Simpkins, Caroline.
70:21 Corner kick [70:21].
70:54 Shot by MER Nutzman, Payton, top woodwork.
71:43 Offside against Western Caro..
72:24 Shot by MER Michaelson, Elizabeth.
73:22 WCU substitution: Vibberts, Samantha for Soucy, Emma.
73:22 MER substitution: Bachman, Anna for Nutzman, Payton.
73:22 MER substitution: Moynihan, Addie for Rapani, Marianna.
74:24 MER substitution: Henton, Kelsie for Moore, Regan.
74:42 Corner kick [74:42].
75:28 MER substitution: Bori, Olivia for Bolton, Ariel.
75:28 WCU substitution: Vatrano, Gabriela for Megill, Mackenzie.
75:28 WCU substitution: Roberts, Malia for Rich, Eliza.
75:31 Shot by WCU Grammenopoulos, Alexandra, bottom left, saved by Parker, Avery.
75:46 Corner kick [75:46].
77:04 Shot by MER Karipidis, Maria, out top.
77:04 MER substitution: Rapani, Marianna for Henton, Kelsie.
77:59 Shot by WCU Schmidler, Katarina, bottom left, saved by Parker, Avery.
79:49 MER substitution: Nutzman, Payton for DeSantis, Isabella.
79:49 MER substitution: Henton, Kelsie for Moynihan, Addie.
81:22 Corner kick [81:22].
82:07 Shot by MER Karipidis, Maria, out top.
83:05 Foul on Vita, Darien.
84:03 Offside against Mercer.
85:30 Foul on Bachman, Anna.
87:07 Shot by MER Nutzman, Payton, bottom center, saved by Yetka, Amara.
87:10 WCU substitution: Megill, Mackenzie for Vita, Darien.
88:37 Corner kick [88:37].
89:10 Yellow card on MER Nutzman, Payton.
89:54 Shot by WCU Megill, Mackenzie.
90:00 End of period [90:00].