Mercer's Late Tally Drops Eagles Saturday

STATESBORO, Ga. – Ousman Jabang finished a bouncing ball in the box in the 89th minute to defeat the Eagles 3-2 on Saturday at Eagle Field. Mercer improves to 5-6-1 on the season, while the Eagles fall to 4-9-0.

Adam Davie opened the scoring in the 12th minute when the Bears were whistled for a handball in the penalty area. Davie converted on the penalty kick, scoring in the bottom right to lead 1-0. In the 38th minute Dylan Gaither scored off a free kick set piece, as Angel Gonzalez served the ball into the box and found the right foot of Gaither.

Jabang would tally his first goal of the night in the 42nd minute, as Gonzalez once again assisted on the goal. The Bears would take the lead into…