GREENSBORO, N.C. – The No. 20 and third seed UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's soccer team advances to the semifinals of The 2025 Southern Conference (SoCon) Tournament to play second seed Mercer on Sunday at Betts Stadium in Macon, Georgia, at 7:00 p.m.   
  

  
SERIES VS. MERCER
The Spartans are leading the series 14-7-4 with UNCG most recently securing a 3-0 win over the Bears on Nov. 1 in Greensboro, North Carolina.  
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE SPARTANS 
UNCG concluded the first round of The SoCon Tournament friday with a 5-1 victory over VMI. Arnaud Tattevin scored a hat-trick with Enzo Dovlo and Colton Sessoms each contributing a goal.  
 
SPARTANS IN SOCON POSTSEASON 

• UNCG has won five SoCon Championships since joining the league in 1997, with the last title coming in 2022. 

• In 2024, UNCG won the Co-Regular Season Championship with ETSU and entered SoCon Tournament as the No. 1 seed. The Spartans were upset by No. 4 Furman in Greensboro on penalty kicks.  

• The 2022 season was the last time UNCG played in a SoCon Championship game. UNCG dispatched Mercer, 2-1, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.  

• UNCG and Mercer last faced off in the playoffs in 2023. With the Bears taking the win in Greensboro 3-1.  

ABOUT THE SPARTANS 

• UNCG ranks 24th in RPI and 20th in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.    

• The Spartans boast the second most All-SoCon players in the league with nine honorees, announced on Thursday.  

• Dovlo is second on the Spartans in goals with 10 and first in assists with eight for 28 points. 

• Tattevin is leads the team in goals with 11, while also having two assists on the season.    

• This is the first time since 2006, where two Spartans have had 10+ goals in a season.  

• Steven Hernandez is third on the team in total points with 14 (5G,4A).   

•  The trio of Dovlo, Tattevin and Hernandez have scored 26 out of the 40 goals this season.  

•  The Spartans boast one of the best offenses in the nation and are ranked 12th in total goals (40), 20th in scoring offense (2.12), 22th in total points (101), 28th in points per game (5.94) and 43rd in total assists (29).  

• The Spartans were voted first in the 2025 SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning four out of the six first-place votes and totaling 24 points.     

• The Spartans concluded the 2024 season 10-2-5 overall and 3-1-1 in SoCon and a shared Regular Season Title with ETSU. 

• The squad boasts 11 returners from last season and nine seniors.         

SCOUTING MERCER 

• Mercer is currently ranked 164th in RPI and are 0-1-3 in Quad 1 and Quad 2 opponents this year.   

• The Bears are coached by Brad Ruzzo who enters his 18th season with a 155-138-53 record.  

• Mercer boasts four All-SoCon award winners this season. 

• Mercer is led offensively by Junior Casillas who has six goals and four assists this season.   

• Ehi Aimiuwu (4G,1A) and Fernando Artega (3G,3A) are both tied for second on the team in points with nine.    

• In between the posts for the Bears is Henry Hampshaw who has started all 17 games with a SoCon Defensive Player of the Week award on Sept. 9th.   

• Mercer is 40th in the nation and second in the SoCon in total assists with 40 this season.     

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UP NEXT 
The winner of this match will move on to the SoCon Tournament Championship where they play the winner of the Furman/Wofford match on Saturday, Nov 15. The highest remaining seed will host the championship.   
 
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