10/31/25
West Windsor, NJ-Mercer men’s soccer (16-0) advanced to the Region 19 Championship with a 9-0 win vs Lackawanna (0-8) in the Semifinals. Sophomore Daniel Garcia (Madrid, Spain/Zola School) led Mercer with four goals and sophomore Jesse Van Den Berg (Rhoon, Netherlands/Portus Groene Hart) added two goals in the win. Freshman Emilio Muguruza (Madrid, Spain/GSD Las Rozas) had a goal and two assists and sophomores Javier Hernandez (Madrid, Spain/IES Lazaro Cardenas) and Camilo Osorio ( Manitales, Columbia/Gimnasio Campestre la Consulate) each had two assists. Freshman Brandon Banton (Kingston, Jamaica/ Andrews Osborne Academy) and sophomore Deniz Karcher (Heidenheim, Germany/Max Planck Gymnasium) each scored a goal and freshman Miguel Tafur (Hightstown, NJ/Hightstown HS) and Riku Yasuda (Ogaki-City, Japan/Chukyo HS) each added an assist in the win.
Mercer will next face Essex (10-3) in the Region 19 Championship at 2:30 PM at MCCC on Saturday, November 1st.