The Mercer men’s soccer team continued its winning streak with a 2-1 victory at home against Harcum College on Wednesday, September 18. The Vikings remain undefeated this season with a record of nine wins and zero losses.
The Harcum Bears slipped to 1-6 following this latest defeat.
Neither team was able to break the deadlock in the first half. However, Harcum jumped ahead seven minutes into the second half with a goal from Archie Sewell.
Mercer sophomore Matheus Martins scored twice midway through the second half to give the Vikings the lead. With ten minutes left in the match, freshman Dalton Sekelsky came off the bench to replace Mercer’s goalscorer after he sustained an injury.
When asked about the match results, Mercer sophomore Yuhei Matsushita claimed that it was not a great win. The midfielder went on to say that Mercer’s movement and playing weren’t good. Despite this, Matsushita remains confident that the team will improve.
Mercer Assistant Coach Milton Suah was more optimistic about the results. “Any time you get a win, it’s a positive within itself,” Suah said, adding that he was happy that Mercer showed resilience after being down a goal and that coming back to win the game.
Cranbury resident Debbie Sekelsky, mother of Dalton Sekelsky, said that the game against Harcum was “pretty exciting, considering the score was 2-1.”
“I hope that [they] continue to do as well as they did [during] the first half of the season,” Sekelsky added.
When asked about previous games against Mercer, Harcum head coach Alex Graver says that “each time we’ve played [them] it’s [been] they’ve won, we won, they’ve won, we won, so it’s going back and forth and it’s always a good game.”
Mercer’s most recent victory follows a string of road wins against community college teams from Maryland and New York.
The Vikings began September by soundly defeating Rockland (NY) 11-1. Next up, Mercer narrowly edged Montgomery Rockville (MD) 2-1 before handily defeating Hagerstown (MD) 11-0.
The Mercer Vikings will host ASA College (NY) on Wednesday, October 2, before traveling on Saturday, October 5 to face Monroe-New Rochelle (NY).
