SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Wofford College women's soccer team fell to Mercer, 2-0, at Snyder Field on Thursday evening after a brace from the Bear's Payton Nutzman and a red card in the final minutes.
First Half
The match began with both teams battling for control of possession. Wofford had the first shot of the game in the 7
th minute by
Delaney Minor, but the ball hit the side post and flew out left.
Ten minutes into the match, Mercer's Regan Moore received a yellow card for unsportsmanlike behavior.
Satya Tarafdar found another opportunity at 10:26 but was unable to put it past Ariel Bernard.
The Bears found their mark for their first goal of the game at 17:15 by Payton Nutzman.
Mercer received another yellow card at 27:58 on Ashley Gilbert.
Bailey Mullen received her first yellow card of the game with unsportsmanlike behavior at 36:18.
Mercer continued to control the possession after Mullen's yellow card, ending the half with a 1-0 advantage.
Second Half
Mercer continued to find opportunities, outshooting Wofford 10-3 in the second half. Payton Nutzman found the back of the net for her second goal of the game at 66:26.
Wofford was only able to find one scoring opportunity in the final 24 minutes of the match, with a shot from
Bella Drummond that went high.
In the final five minutes of the match,
Bailey Mullen received her second yellow card and was sent off the field, with the Terriers playing woman down in the dwindling minutes.
Wofford had 10 saves in the matchup, with
Chloe Cundiff collecting five in the first half and
Elizabeth Navola collecting the five second half saves.
Up Next
The Terriers continue Southern Conference play with a match at The Citadel on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 6 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and live updates will be available at woffordterriers.com or @WoffordWSoc on X (formerly Twitter) and @woffordwsoc on Instagram.
