Antonio Merola dribbles versus Wiley 2026
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Antonio Merola
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Xavier XAVIER ()
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Mobile MOBILE ()
Xavier XAVIER
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Final
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Mobile MOBILE
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Xavier XAVIER 1 1 2
Mobile MOBILE 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Xavier secures tie with Rams

Saturday evening, Xavier Men's Soccer battled the Mobile Rams to a 2-2 tie in Southern States Athletic Conference play. 

Xavier (3-3-1, 1-1-1 SSAC) finished with 9 shots, 3 of which were on goal, while Mobile (3-2-4, 0-1-3 SSAC) got off 18 shots, 6 of which were on goal. 

The early portion of the match belonged to XULA, as the Gold Rush scored in the 8th minute with an unassisted goal from Antonio Merola. 

Mobile answered in the 21st minute, but Xavier again pulled ahead in the second half on a brace-cinching, second unassisted goal by Merola. The Rams found an equalizer in the 85th minute. 

Keeper Lenno Schmidt finished the game with 4 saves. 

This was the second leg of a four-game conference road trip for the Gold Rush, who by the end will have played three teams currently featured in the NAIA polls. 

Up next is a visit to Dalton State in Georgia for a battle of teams receiving votes. That match is scheduled for Friday at 7:30 p.m. Then, on Sunday at 3:30 p.m., the Gold Rush face what is expected to be among their toughest challenge of the year, a showdown with No. 7 Life. 
 
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