GREENSBORO, N.C. –  The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's soccer team begins postseason play this Friday, November 3 as the fourth seed in The Southern Conference (SoCon) Tournament. The Spartans are set to face the fifth-seeded Mercer Bears in Johnson City, Tennessee at the Summers-Taylor Stadium. Top-seeded ETSU will act as the host.

The Spartans come into Friday's match with a 2-9-5 overall record and 1-2-2 in the SoCon, while the Bears are 5-5-7 overall and 1-2-2 in conference play.

The Spartans and Bears played to a 1-1 draw during the regular season in Greensboro, N.C. on October 21^st. Arnaud Tattevin scored for the Spartans, while Nick Wanzer tallied the goal for the Bears.

The Spartans and the Bears have met five times in SoCon Tournament play, where the series is tied 2-2-1. The two teams last met in the 2022 SoCon Championship match, where UNCG won 2-1 for the 2022 SoCon Tournament title and automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament on November 12, 2022 in Greensboro, N.C.

Friday, November 3
Who: vs. Mercer
Time: 3 p.m.
Where: Johnson City, Tenn. | Summers-Taylor Stadium
Tickets: FREE ADMISSION
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SPARTAN QUICK HITTERS

• Freshman Arnaud Tattevin was most recently named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week for scoring a hat trick against VMI in the Spartans' final regular season contest.
• Tattevin now has six goals on the season for 12 points to lead the team.
• He is fourth in the conference in goals per game (0.40) and fourth in in total goals (6).
• Nabil Homssa is second on the team with eight points (3 G, 2 A), while Ethan Conley is third with six points (2 G, 2 A).
• The Spartans are 65^th nationally in corner kicks per game (5.25).
• UNCG was voted to finish first in the SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll, while Emmanuel Hagan, Ethan Conley, and Basile Marc earned Preseason All-Conference honors. All three were named to SoCon All-Conference teams.
• Hagan, Conley, and Marc were named captains this season.

SCOUTING MERCER

• Barzee Blama is leading the team with 15 points (7 G, 1 A).
• Omar Hernandez and Carlos Santamaria each have scored three goals and chipped in three assists for nine total points for second on the team.
• The Bears are nationally ranked 67^th in save percentage (0.743), 56^th in shutout percentage (0.353), 61^st in team goals against average (1.12), and 82^nd in goal differential (3).
• Trevor McMullen is nationally ranked 20^th save percentage (0.797), 37^th in goals against average (0.851), 39^th in shutouts (5), and 60^th in total saves (51).
• McMullen has started and played in 16 games for the Bears in net, giving up 13 goals for 0.85 goals against average.
• The Bears' lone vvSoCon win was a 5-1 victory over VMI.

The winner of this game will move on to the SoCon Semifinal game to face the top-seeded ETSU on Sunday, November 5 at 3:00 p.m.

2023 SoCon Men's Soccer Tournament Landing Page

2023 SoCon Men's Soccer Championship 
Quarterfinals, Friday, Nov. 3
Campus sites 
Match 1: No. 4 UNCG vs. No. 5 Mercer at 3 p.m. (Johnson City, Tenn.)
Match 2: No. 3 Furman vs. No. 6 VMI at 4 p.m. (Spartanburg, S.C.) 
 
Championship Semifinals, Sunday, Nov. 5
Campus sites (at higher seeds)
Match 3: No. 1 ETSU vs. Match 1 winner 3 p.m. (Johnson City, Tenn.)
Match 4: No. 2 Wofford vs. Match 2 winner 2 p.m. (Spartanburg, S.C.) 
 
Finals, Saturday, Nov. 11 or Sunday, Nov. 12
Campus site (at highest remaining seed)
Match 5: Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner