The Mercer men's lacrosse team fell to visiting Jacksonville, 20-12, in Southern Conference play at Five Star Stadium on Saturday. The season-ending defeat came on Senior Day, as Mercer recognized Kiel Brennan, Mikey Ewing, Hank Morgan and Jake Sadd prior to the match. Mercer fell to 1-12 overall (1-6 SoCon) while Jacksonville moved to 6-8 and 5-2 in league play. Jake Priester's unassisted goal at the 13:52 mark of the first quarter gave Mercer a one-goal advantage. After a man-up goal from John Tarver put Mercer ahead, 3-1, Jacksonville scored five of the final six goals in the first frame to take a 6-4 lead. The Dolphins extended their lead over the second and third quarters, outscoring Mercer, 9-4, over 30 minutes of play. Ashton Wood, Priester, Sean Goldsmith and John McCormack all tallied goals during the time frame. Mercer made a fourth-quarter push with four goals, but was unable to come any closer than a six-goal deficit to the Dolphins during the final 15 minutes of action. NOTABLES » Jake Priester led the Bears with three goals. Pascal Coombs and John Tarver both followed Priester with two goals off three shots each. » Will McCarty and Nick Rockefeller grabbed the only two Bear assists of the day. » Ashton Wood tallied a match-best 14 ground balls and 23 face offs. » Josh Tarver led the Bears with six saves. Bradley Hodoval and Jake Meyer both saw action in the second half, combining for three saves. » Mercer earned 41 ground balls to the Dolphins' 24. RECORDS » Mercer: 1-12 (1-6 SoCon) » Jacksonville: 6-8 (5-2 SoCon) FOLLOW THE BEARS For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerLacrosse (Twitter), /MercerMensLAX(Facebook) and @MercerMensLacrosse (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.