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Mercer (5-5 , 4-4) -VS- # 25 Western Carolina (7-4 , 5-3)

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Mercer logo
35
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Western Carolina logo
33

Mercer (5-5 , 4-4) -VS- # 25 Western Carolina (7-4 , 5-3)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
Winner MERMercer 14 14 0 7 35
WCUWestern Carolina 7 13 3 10 33
MER:
Kaelan Riley (102),
Tee Mitchell (120),
Marquise Irvin (35)
WCU:
Tyrie Adams (378),
Detrez Newsome (60),
Terryon Robinson (119)
Date:
11/11/2017
Site:
Cullowhee, N.C.
Stadium:
Whitmire Stadium
Attendance:
10681
Kickoff Time:
2:05 PM
End of Game:
5:22
Duration:
2:57
Temperature:
Mid 50s
Wind:
SSE 4mph
Weather:
Partly Cloudy
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Match History vs Mercer

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play MER WCU
1st - 11:29 1st 11:29 WCU - Steffon Hill 34 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Joshua Gibson kick) 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 3:31 0 7
1st - 05:58 1st 05:58 MER - Tee Mitchell 1 yd run (Cole Fisher kick), 3 plays, 13 yards, TOP 1:01 7 7
1st - 00:45 1st 00:45 MER - Alex Lakes 1 yd run (Cole Fisher kick), 8 plays, 36 yards, TOP 2:50 14 7
2nd - 10:13 2nd 10:13 WCU - Detrez Newsome 1 yd run (Joshua Gibson kick), 17 plays, 62 yards, TOP 5:23 14 14
2nd - 06:06 2nd 06:06 MER - Chris Ellington 25 yd pass from Tanner Brumby (Cole Fisher kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:07 21 14
2nd - 03:01 2nd 03:01 MER - Alex Lakes 24 yd run (Cole Fisher kick), 5 plays, 99 yards, TOP 1:21 28 14
2nd - 01:05 2nd 01:05 WCU - Austin Phillips 8 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Joshua Gibson kick failed) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:56 28 20
3rd - 12:37 3rd 12:37 WCU - Joshua Gibson 31 yd field goal 5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 2:11 28 23
4th - 08:54 4th 08:54 WCU - Joshua Gibson 38 yd field goal 13 plays, 59 yards, TOP 4:37 28 26
4th - 05:21 4th 05:21 MER - Kaelan Riley 1 yd run (Cole Fisher kick), 7 plays, 17 yards, TOP 3:22 35 26
4th - 03:47 4th 03:47 WCU - T. Robinson 48 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Joshua Gibson kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:28 35 33
35 33
Referee: Edwin Lee Line Judge: Brian Harless Side Judge: Will Lug
Umpire: W. Kugelmann Back Judge: Nathan Umberger Score Keeper:
Linesman: Walter Sloan Field Judge: Michael Clary

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic MER WCU
First Downs
Total 20 31
Rushing 12 8
Passing 8 19
Penalty 0 4
Rushing
Total (Net) 217 129
Attempts 54 36
Avg. Per Rush 4.0 3.6
Rushing TDs 4 1
Yds. Gained 228 152
Yds. Lost 11 23
Passing
Total (Net) 127 378
Comp.-Att.-Int. 10-16-0 35-47-1
Avg. / Att. 7.9 8.0
Avg. / Comp. 12.7 10.8
TDs 1 3
Total Offense
Yards 344 507
Plays 70 83
Avg. / Play 4.9 6.1
Fumbles - Lost 1-1 2-1
Penalties - Yds. 5-49 5-29
Punting
Punts - Yds. 5-225 3-138
Avg. / Punt 45.0 46.0
Inside 20 2 2
50+ Yds. 1 1
Touchbacks 1 0
Fair Catch 1 0
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 6-383 7-352
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 63.8 50.3
Touchbacks 1 1
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-46-0 2-8-0
Punt: Avg. / Return 23.0 4.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 6-128-0 5-119-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 21.3 23.8
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-1-0 0-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 29:55 30:05
3rd. Down Conv. 7 of 14 9 of 14
4th. Down Conversions 2 of 2 0 of 0
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 3-3 3-3
Sacks: Total - Yds. 1-11 0-0
PAT: Total - Made 5-5 3-4
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made 0-0 2-2

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
MER - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Kaelan Riley 9 15 102 0 0 37 0
Tanner Brumby 1 1 25 1 0 25 0
Totals 10 16 127 1 0 37 0
WCU - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
Tyrie Adams 35 47 378 3 1 48 1
Totals 35 47 378 3 1 48 1
Individual Rushing Statistics
MER - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Tee Mitchell 26 120 0 120 1 24 4.6
Alex Lakes 20 87 0 87 2 24 4.4
Kaelan Riley 4 17 1 16 1 10 4.0
Tyray Devezin 2 4 0 4 0 3 2.0
TEAM 2 0 10 -10 0 0 -5.0
Totals 54 228 11 217 4 24 4.0
WCU - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Detrez Newsome 19 63 3 60 1 16 3.2
Tyrie Adams 15 75 20 55 0 11 3.7
Corey Holloway 2 14 0 14 0 10 7.0
Totals 36 152 23 129 1 16 3.6
Individual Receiving Statistics
MER - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Marquise Irvin 2 35 0 37
Sam Walker 3 30 0 13
Chris Ellington 1 25 1 25
Kelby Brock 1 15 0 15
Chandler Curtis 1 10 0 10
Tucker Cannon 1 7 0 7
Avery Ward 1 5 0 5
Totals 10 127 1 37
WCU - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Terryon Robinson 9 119 1 48
Steffon Hill 5 77 1 34
Connell Young 8 76 0 38
Detrez Newsome 7 58 0 15
Jordan Mathis 5 40 0 14
Austin Phillips 1 8 1 8
Totals 35 378 3 48

Defensive

Mercer - Individual Defensive Statistics
Mercer - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Lee Bennett 5 11 16 1.5/5 1.5 -/- - - 0-1 1/- 1-1 1 - - -
Eric Jackson 4 10 14 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Brandon Coney 7 3 10 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Kam Lott 4 2 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Will Coneway 2 4 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Travonte' Easley 4 2 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jamar Hall 1 3 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Kyle Williams 2 2 4 0.5/5 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jalen Penn 1 3 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Destin Guillen 2 2 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Stephen Houzah 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Sidney Otiwu 2 1 3 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
LeMarkus Bailey 3 - 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Brandon Gurley 3 - 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Brady Tindall 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
BJ Bohler - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tee Mitchell - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Michael Freeman - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Isaiah Buehler 1 - 1 1.0/11 1.0 1.0/11 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Logan Craighead 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kyle Trammell - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Steven Nixon 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Austin Wysor - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Austin Barrett - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Western Carolina - Individual Defensive Statistics
Western Carolina - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Marvin Tillman 4 7 11 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Keion Crossen 6 3 9 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Kendall White 4 5 9 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Nate Link 1 8 9 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - 1
Daniel Riddle 3 6 9 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
A.J. Newman 4 4 8 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Shamon Elliott 5 1 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tahjai Watt 1 5 6 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tyler Junius 1 4 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tra Hardy 3 1 4 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Jacquez Williams 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ezavian Dunn - 3 3 0.5/- 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
JerMichael White - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Michael Murphy 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ty Harris 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Quintin Thames - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Detrez Newsome 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mitchell Chancey - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ian Berryman - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jake Helms - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
MER - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Grant Goupil 5 225 45.0 52 2 1 1
WCU - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Ian Berryman 3 138 46.0 55 2 0 1
Individual Return Statistics
MER - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Chandler Curtis 2 46 39 5 128 77 0 0 0
Michael Freeman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lee Bennett 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
WCU - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Terryon Robinson 2 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tra Hardy 0 0 0 5 119 38 0 0 0
Individual Field Goal Statistics
MER - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
WCU - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Joshua Gibson 3rd 12:37 31 GOOD
Joshua Gibson 4th 08:54 38 GOOD
Individual Kickoff Statistics
MER - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Cole Fisher 6 383 1 0 63.8
WCU - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Joel Poinsette 7 352 1 0 50.3
Individual PAT Statistics
MER - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Cole Fisher 5 5 0 0 0 0
WCU - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Joshua Gibson 4 3 0 0 0 0

Drive Chart

All Drives

All Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 WCU 1st WCU17 15:00 KO MER00 11:29 TD 9-83 3:31
1st/11:24 MER 1st MER22 11:24 KO MER40 07:46 PUNT 6-18 3:38
1st/07:46 WCU 1st WCU04 07:46 PUNT WCU16 06:59 INT 3-12 0:47
1st/06:59 MER 1st WCU13 06:59 INT WCU00 05:58 TD 3-13 1:01
1st/05:53 WCU 1st WCU15 05:53 KO WCU32 03:35 PUNT 5-17 2:18
1st/03:35 MER 1st WCU36 03:35 PUNT WCU00 00:45 TD 8-36 2:50
1st/00:36 WCU 1st WCU38 00:36 KO MER00 10:13 TD 17-62 5:23
2nd/10:13 MER 2nd MER25 10:13 KO WCU00 06:06 TD 10-75 4:07
2nd/05:57 WCU 2nd WCU31 05:57 KO WCU44 04:22 PUNT 3-13 1:35
2nd/04:22 MER 2nd MER01 04:22 PUNT WCU00 03:01 TD 5-99 1:21
2nd/03:01 WCU 2nd WCU25 03:01 KO MER00 01:05 TD 6-75 1:56
2nd/01:00 MER 2nd MER37 01:00 KO MER46 00:27 PUNT 4-9 0:33
2nd/00:27 WCU 2nd WCU21 00:27 PUNT WCU40 00:00 HALF 5-19 0:27
3rd/15:00 MER 3rd MER28 15:00 KO MER33 14:48 FUMB 1-5 0:12
3rd/14:48 WCU 3rd MER33 14:48 FUMB MER14 12:37 FG 5-19 2:11
3rd/12:30 MER 3rd MER22 12:30 KO MER49 08:51 PUNT 8-27 3:39
3rd/08:51 WCU 3rd WCU09 08:51 PUNT MER15 05:28 FUMB 9-76 3:23
3rd/05:28 MER 3rd MER15 05:28 FUMB MER24 03:31 PUNT 3-9 1:57
3rd/03:31 WCU 3rd WCU39 03:31 PUNT WCU48 01:31 PUNT 3-9 2:00
3rd/01:31 MER 3rd MER19 01:31 PUNT MER48 13:31 PUNT 8-29 3:00
4th/13:31 WCU 4th WCU20 13:31 PUNT MER21 08:54 FG 13-59 4:37
4th/08:43 MER 4th WCU17 08:43 KO WCU00 05:21 TD 7-17 3:22
4th/05:15 WCU 4th WCU25 05:15 KO MER00 03:47 TD 7-75 1:28
4th/03:42 MER 4th MER24 03:42 KO MER35 00:00 HALF 7-11 3:42

Mercer Drives

Mercer Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/11:24 MER 1st MER22 11:24 KO MER40 07:46 PUNT 6-18 3:38
1st/06:59 MER 1st WCU13 06:59 INT WCU00 05:58 TD 3-13 1:01
1st/03:35 MER 1st WCU36 03:35 PUNT WCU00 00:45 TD 8-36 2:50
2nd/10:13 MER 2nd MER25 10:13 KO WCU00 06:06 TD 10-75 4:07
2nd/04:22 MER 2nd MER01 04:22 PUNT WCU00 03:01 TD 5-99 1:21
2nd/01:00 MER 2nd MER37 01:00 KO MER46 00:27 PUNT 4-9 0:33
3rd/15:00 MER 3rd MER28 15:00 KO MER33 14:48 FUMB 1-5 0:12
3rd/12:30 MER 3rd MER22 12:30 KO MER49 08:51 PUNT 8-27 3:39
3rd/05:28 MER 3rd MER15 05:28 FUMB MER24 03:31 PUNT 3-9 1:57
3rd/01:31 MER 3rd MER19 01:31 PUNT MER48 13:31 PUNT 8-29 3:00
4th/08:43 MER 4th WCU17 08:43 KO WCU00 05:21 TD 7-17 3:22
4th/03:42 MER 4th MER24 03:42 KO MER35 00:00 HALF 7-11 3:42

Western Carolina Drives

Mercer
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 WCU 1st WCU17 15:00 KO MER00 11:29 TD 9-83 3:31
1st/07:46 WCU 1st WCU04 07:46 PUNT WCU16 06:59 INT 3-12 0:47
1st/05:53 WCU 1st WCU15 05:53 KO WCU32 03:35 PUNT 5-17 2:18
1st/00:36 WCU 1st WCU38 00:36 KO MER00 10:13 TD 17-62 5:23
2nd/05:57 WCU 2nd WCU31 05:57 KO WCU44 04:22 PUNT 3-13 1:35
2nd/03:01 WCU 2nd WCU25 03:01 KO MER00 01:05 TD 6-75 1:56
2nd/00:27 WCU 2nd WCU21 00:27 PUNT WCU40 00:00 HALF 5-19 0:27
3rd/14:48 WCU 3rd MER33 14:48 FUMB MER14 12:37 FG 5-19 2:11
3rd/08:51 WCU 3rd WCU09 08:51 PUNT MER15 05:28 FUMB 9-76 3:23
3rd/03:31 WCU 3rd WCU39 03:31 PUNT WCU48 01:31 PUNT 3-9 2:00
4th/13:31 WCU 4th WCU20 13:31 PUNT MER21 08:54 FG 13-59 4:37
4th/05:15 WCU 4th WCU25 05:15 KO MER00 03:47 TD 7-75 1:28

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
WCU Capt:21,35,58,68 MER Capt:78,16,2,41
Mercer wins toss and defers. WCU Rec. in N endzone.
MER ball on MER35.
Cole Fisher kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, Tra Hardy return 17 yards to the WCU17 (Stephen Houzah).
Western Carolina at 15:00
Western Carolina at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 15:00
1st and 10 at WCU17 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to T. Robinson.
2nd and 10 at WCU17 Detrez Newsome rush for 1 yard to the WCU18 (Lee Bennett;Jalen Penn).
3rd and 9 at WCU18 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Steffon Hill for 20 yards to the WCU38, 1ST DOWN WCU (LeMarkus Bailey).
1st and 10 at WCU38 Detrez Newsome rush for 7 yards to the WCU45 (Jalen Penn;Eric Jackson).
2nd and 3 at WCU45 Detrez Newsome rush for 3 yards to the WCU48, 1ST DOWN WCU (Destin Guillen;Lee Bennett).
1st and 10 at WCU48 Tyrie Adams rush for 8 yards to the MER44, out-of-bounds (Travonte Easley).
2nd and 2 at MER44 Corey Holloway rush for 4 yards to the MER40, 1ST DOWN WCU (Destin Guillen;Eric Jackson).
1st and 10 at MER40 Tyrie Adams rush for 6 yards to the MER34 (Will Coneway).
2nd and 4 at MER34 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Steffon Hill for 34 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN WCU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:29.
1st and GOAL at MER03 Joshua Gibson kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at WCU35 Joel Poinsette kickoff 54 yards to the MER11, Chandler Curtis return 11 yards to the MER22 (Ty Harris).
Total 9 plays , 83 yards Time of Possession: 3:31
Score:
Mercer 0-7 Western Carolina
Mercer at 11:24
Mercer at 11:24
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 11:24
1st and 10 at MER22 MERCER drive start at 11:24.
1st and 10 at MER22 Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the MER26 (Tra Hardy;Marvin Tillman).
2nd and 6 at MER26 Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the MER30 (Kendall White).
3rd and 2 at MER30 Tee Mitchell rush for 2 yards to the MER32, 1ST DOWN MER (A.J. Newman).
1st and 10 at MER32 Tee Mitchell rush for 5 yards to the MER37 (Kendall White).
2nd and 5 at MER37 Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the MER38 (Tyler Junius;A.J. Newman).
3rd and 4 at MER38 Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the MER40 (Tahjai Watt).
4th and 2 at MER40 Grant Goupil punt 49 yards to the WCU11, T. Robinson return -4 yards to the WCU7 (Eric Jackson), PENALTY WCU illegal block 3 yards to the WCU4, 1st and 10, WCU ball on WCU4.
Total 6 plays , 18 yards Time of Possession: 3:38
Western Carolina at 07:46
Western Carolina at 07:46
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 07:46
1st and 10 at WCU04 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 07:46.
1st and 10 at WCU04 PENALTY WCU false start (T. Poindexter) 2 yards to the WCU2.
1st and 12 at WCU02 Corey Holloway rush for 10 yards to the WCU12 (Brandon Coney).
2nd and 2 at WCU12 Tyrie Adams rush for 4 yards to the WCU16, 1ST DOWN WCU (Will Coneway;Eric Jackson).
1st and 10 at WCU16 Tyrie Adams pass intercepted by Lee Bennett at the WCU14, Lee Bennett return 1 yards to the WCU13, Lee Bennett for no gain to the WCU13 (Detrez Newsome).
Total 3 plays , 12 yards Time of Possession: 0:47
Mercer at 06:59
Mercer at 06:59
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 06:59
1st and 10 at WCU13 MERCER drive start at 06:59.
1st and 10 at WCU13 Tee Mitchell rush for 2 yards to the WCU11 (Kendall White;Tahjai Watt).
2nd and 8 at WCU11 Kaelan Riley pass complete to Sam Walker for 10 yards to the WCU1, 1ST DOWN MER (Shamon Elliott).
1st and GOAL at WCU01 Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:58.
1st and GOAL at WCU03 Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Cole Fisher kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, Tra Hardy return 15 yards to the WCU15 (Kyle Trammell;Travonte Easley).
Total 3 plays , 13 yards Time of Possession: 1:01
Score:
Mercer 7-7 Western Carolina
Western Carolina at 05:53
Western Carolina at 05:53
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 05:53
1st and 10 at WCU15 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 05:53.
1st and 10 at WCU15 Detrez Newsome rush for 4 yards to the WCU19 (Brandon Coney).
2nd and 6 at WCU19 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Steffon Hill for 6 yards to the WCU25, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Brandon Coney).
1st and 10 at WCU25 Detrez Newsome rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU23 (Sidney Otiwu).
2nd and 12 at WCU23 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to T. Robinson (Jamar Hall).
3rd and 12 at WCU23 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 9 yards to the WCU32, out-of-bounds (Stephen Houzah;Eric Jackson).
4th and 3 at WCU32 Ian Berryman punt 43 yards to the MER25, Chandler Curtis return 39 yards to the WCU36 (Ian Berryman;Kendall White).
Total 5 plays , 17 yards Time of Possession: 2:18
Mercer at 03:35
Mercer at 03:35
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 03:35
1st and 10 at WCU36 MERCER drive start at 03:35.
1st and 10 at WCU36 Tee Mitchell rush for 5 yards to the WCU31 (Nate Link;Tahjai Watt).
2nd and 5 at WCU31 Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the WCU27 (Nate Link).
3rd and 1 at WCU27 Tee Mitchell rush for 5 yards to the WCU22, 1ST DOWN MER (Ezavian Dunn;Nate Link).
1st and 10 at WCU22 Kaelan Riley pass complete to Avery Ward for 5 yards to the WCU17, out-of-bounds (Keion Crossen).
2nd and 5 at WCU17 Tee Mitchell rush for 9 yards to the WCU8, 1ST DOWN MER (A.J. Newman;Shamon Elliott).
1st and GOAL at WCU08 Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the WCU5 (Daniel Riddle).
2nd and GOAL at WCU05 Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the WCU1 (Tyler Junius).
3rd and GOAL at WCU01 Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:45.
1st and GOAL at WCU03 Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Cole Fisher kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, Tra Hardy return 38 yards to the WCU38, out-of-bounds (Brandon Gurley).
Total 8 plays , 36 yards Time of Possession: 2:50
Score:
Mercer 14-7 Western Carolina
Western Carolina at 00:36
Western Carolina at 00:36
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 00:36
1st and 10 at WCU38 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 00:36.
1st and 10 at WCU38 Tyrie Adams rush for 2 yards to the WCU40 (Will Coneway;Kyle Williams).
2nd and 8 at WCU40 Detrez Newsome rush for no gain to the WCU40 (Lee Bennett;Jalen Penn).

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
3rd and 8 at WCU40 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
3rd and 8 at WCU40 Tyrie Adams rush for 10 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN WCU (Lee Bennett;Kam Lott).
1st and 10 at WCU50 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Connell Young for 4 yards to the MER46, out-of-bounds (Brandon Gurley).
2nd and 6 at MER46 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 6 yards to the MER40, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Eric Jackson).
1st and 10 at MER40 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Steffon Hill, dropped pass.
2nd and 10 at MER40 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Connell Young.
3rd and 10 at MER40 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 11 yards to the MER29, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Kam Lott).
1st and 10 at MER29 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 4 yards to the MER25, out-of-bounds (Jamar Hall).
2nd and 6 at MER25 Tyrie Adams rush for 3 yards to the MER22 (Jamar Hall;Austin Barrett).
3rd and 3 at MER22 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 9 yards to the MER13, 1ST DOWN WCU (LeMarkus Bailey).
1st and 10 at MER13 Detrez Newsome rush for 9 yards to the MER4 (Jamar Hall;Will Coneway).
2nd and 1 at MER04 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Jordan Mathis for 3 yards to the MER1, 1ST DOWN WCU (Brandon Coney).
1st and GOAL at MER01 Detrez Newsome rush for no gain to the MER1 (Tee Mitchell;Lee Bennett).
2nd and GOAL at MER01 PENALTY WCU unsportsmanlike conduct (Detrez Newsome) 15 yards to the MER16.
2nd and GOAL at MER16 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Connell Young for 6 yards to the MER10 (Eric Jackson;Will Coneway).
3rd and GOAL at MER10 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Connell Young for 8 yards to the MER2, out-of-bounds (Lee Bennett;Eric Jackson), PENALTY MER personal foul 1 yards to the MER1, 1ST DOWN WCU.
1st and GOAL at MER01 1st and 1.
1st and GOAL at MER01 Detrez Newsome rush for 1 yard to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:13.
1st and GOAL at MER03 Joshua Gibson kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at WCU35 PENALTY MER personal foul (Isaiah Buehler) 15 yards to the 50 yardline.
1st and GOAL at WCU50 Joel Poinsette kickoff 50 yards to the MER0, touchback.
Total 17 plays , 62 yards Time of Possession: 5:23
Score:
Mercer 14-14 Western Carolina
Mercer at 10:13
Mercer at 10:13
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 10:13
1st and 10 at MER25 MERCER drive start at 10:13.
1st and 10 at MER25 Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the MER29 (Tyler Junius;Kendall White).
2nd and 6 at MER29 Kaelan Riley pass complete to Tucker Cannon for 7 yards to the MER36, 1ST DOWN MER (Shamon Elliott).
1st and 10 at MER36 Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the MER37 (J. Williams;Nate Link).
2nd and 9 at MER37 Alex Lakes rush for 9 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN MER (Keion Crossen;Marvin Tillman).
1st and 10 at MER46 Alex Lakes rush for 7 yards to the WCU47 (J. Williams).
2nd and 3 at WCU47 Kaelan Riley pass complete to Kelby Brock for 15 yards to the WCU32, 1ST DOWN MER (Marvin Tillman).
1st and 10 at WCU32 Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the WCU29 (Keion Crossen;Nate Link).
2nd and 7 at WCU29 Tyray Devezin rush for 3 yards to the WCU26 (Nate Link;Kendall White).
3rd and 4 at WCU26 Tyray Devezin rush for 1 yard to the WCU25 (A.J. Newman).
4th and 3 at WCU25 Tanner Brumby pass complete to Chris Ellington for 25 yards to the WCU0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:06.
1st and GOAL at WCU03 Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Cole Fisher kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, Tra Hardy return 31 yards to the WCU31 (Eric Jackson;Michael Freeman).
Total 10 plays , 75 yards Time of Possession: 4:07
Score:
Mercer 21-14 Western Carolina
Western Carolina at 05:57
Western Carolina at 05:57
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 05:57
1st and 10 at WCU31 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 05:57.
1st and 10 at WCU31 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Connell Young (Eric Jackson), PENALTY MER pass interference (Eric Jackson) 8 yards to the WCU39, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY.
1st and 10 at WCU39 Detrez Newsome rush for 2 yards to the WCU41 (Brandon Coney).
2nd and 8 at WCU41 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Connell Young for 3 yards to the WCU44 (Eric Jackson).
3rd and 5 at WCU44 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to T. Robinson.
4th and 5 at WCU44 Ian Berryman punt 55 yards to the MER1, downed.
Total 3 plays , 13 yards Time of Possession: 1:35
Mercer at 04:22
Mercer at 04:22
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 04:22
1st and 10 at MER01 MERCER drive start at 04:22.
1st and 10 at MER01 Tee Mitchell rush for 24 yards to the MER25, 1ST DOWN MER (Shamon Elliott).
1st and 10 at MER25 Kaelan Riley pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 37 yards to the WCU38, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Shamon Elliott).
1st and 10 at WCU38 Tee Mitchell rush for no gain to the WCU38 (Daniel Riddle).
2nd and 10 at WCU38 Tee Mitchell rush for 14 yards to the WCU24, 1ST DOWN MER (Shamon Elliott).
1st and 10 at WCU24 Timeout Western Carolina, clock 03:08.
1st and 10 at WCU24 Alex Lakes rush for 24 yards to the WCU0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:01.
1st and GOAL at WCU03 Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Cole Fisher kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Total 5 plays , 99 yards Time of Possession: 1:21
Score:
Mercer 28-14 Western Carolina
Western Carolina at 03:01
Western Carolina at 03:01
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 03:01
1st and 10 at WCU25 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 03:01.
1st and 10 at WCU25 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to T. Robinson.
2nd and 10 at WCU25 PENALTY WCU substitution infraction (Jordan Mathis) 5 yards to the WCU20.
2nd and 15 at WCU20 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 21 yards to the WCU41, 1ST DOWN WCU (Stephen Houzah).
1st and 10 at WCU41 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Connell Young for 38 yards to the MER21, 1ST DOWN WCU (Sidney Otiwu).
1st and 10 at MER21 Tyrie Adams rush for 7 yards to the MER14 (Will Coneway).
2nd and 3 at MER14 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Jordan Mathis for 6 yards to the MER8, 1ST DOWN WCU (LeMarkus Bailey).
1st and GOAL at MER08 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Austin Phillips for 8 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:05.
1st and GOAL at MER03 Joshua Gibson kick attempt failed.
1st and GOAL at WCU35 Joel Poinsette kickoff 28 yards to the MER37, Michael Freeman return 0 yards to the MER37 (Michael Murphy).
Total 6 plays , 75 yards Time of Possession: 1:56
Score:
Mercer 28-20 Western Carolina
Mercer at 01:00
Mercer at 01:00
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 01:00
1st and 10 at MER37 MERCER drive start at 01:00.
1st and 10 at MER37 Kaelan Riley pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 10 yards to the MER47, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Daniel Riddle).
1st and 10 at MER47 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Chandler Curtis.
2nd and 10 at MER47 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Tee Mitchell (Nate Link).
3rd and 10 at MER47 Kaelan Riley rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER46 (Tahjai Watt;Ezavian Dunn).
4th and 11 at MER46 Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:33.
4th and 11 at MER46 Grant Goupil punt 33 yards to the WCU21, fair catch by T. Robinson.
Total 4 plays , 9 yards Time of Possession: 0:33
Western Carolina at 00:27
Western Carolina at 00:27
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 00:27
1st and 10 at WCU21 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 00:27.
1st and 10 at WCU21 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Steffon Hill.
2nd and 10 at WCU21 PENALTY MER personal foul (LeMarkus Bailey) 15 yards to the WCU36, 1ST DOWN WCU.
1st and 10 at WCU36 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 4 yards to the WCU40, out-of-bounds (Brandon Coney;Kam Lott).
2nd and 6 at WCU40 Tyrie Adams rush for 11 yards to the MER49, 1ST DOWN WCU (Lee Bennett).
1st and 10 at MER49 Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:08.
1st and 10 at MER49 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Steffon Hill.
2nd and 10 at MER49 Tyrie Adams sacked for loss of 11 yards to the WCU40 (Isaiah Buehler).
3rd and 21 at WCU40 End of half, clock 00:00.
Total 5 plays , 19 yards Time of Possession: 0:27

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, WCU ball on WCU35.
Joel Poinsette kickoff 55 yards to the MER10, Chandler Curtis return 18 yards to the MER28 (Marvin Tillman).
Mercer at 15:00
Mercer at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 15:00
1st and 10 at MER28 MERCER drive start at 15:00.
1st and 10 at MER28 Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the MER31, fumble forced by Keion Crossen, fumble by Tee Mitchell recovered by WCU Daniel Riddle at MER33.
Total 1 plays , 5 yards Time of Possession: 0:12
Western Carolina at 14:48
Western Carolina at 14:48
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 14:48
1st and 10 at MER33 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 14:48.
1st and 10 at MER33 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Jordan Mathis for 14 yards to the MER19, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Travonte Easley).
1st and 10 at MER19 Detrez Newsome rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER20 (Lee Bennett).
2nd and 11 at MER20 Tyrie Adams rush for 5 yards to the MER15 (Brandon Coney;Lee Bennett).
3rd and 6 at MER15 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Connell Young for 1 yard to the MER14 (Kyle Williams).
4th and 5 at MER14 Joshua Gibson field goal attempt from 31 GOOD, clock 12:37.
1st and GOAL at WCU35 Joel Poinsette kickoff 55 yards to the MER10, Chandler Curtis return 12 yards to the MER22 (Ty Harris).
Total 5 plays , 19 yards Time of Possession: 2:11
Score:
Mercer 28-23 Western Carolina
Mercer at 12:30
Mercer at 12:30
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 12:30
1st and 10 at MER22 MERCER drive start at 12:30.
1st and 10 at MER22 Alex Lakes rush for 8 yards to the MER30 (A.J. Newman).
2nd and 2 at MER30 Kaelan Riley pass complete to Marquise Irvin for loss of 2 yards to the MER28 (Tra Hardy).
3rd and 4 at MER28 Kaelan Riley pass complete to Sam Walker for 7 yards to the MER35, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Keion Crossen).
1st and 10 at MER35 Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the MER39 (Keion Crossen;Daniel Riddle).
2nd and 6 at MER39 Alex Lakes rush for 7 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN MER (Keion Crossen).
1st and 10 at MER46 Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the MER47 (Ezavian Dunn;Tahjai Watt).
2nd and 9 at MER47 Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the MER49 (J. Williams;Daniel Riddle).
3rd and 7 at MER49 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Avery Ward (Tra Hardy), QB hurry by Nate Link.
4th and 7 at MER49 Grant Goupil punt 42 yards to the WCU9, downed.
Total 8 plays , 27 yards Time of Possession: 3:39
Western Carolina at 08:51
Western Carolina at 08:51
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 08:51
1st and 10 at WCU09 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 08:51.
1st and 10 at WCU09 Detrez Newsome rush for 3 yards to the WCU12 (Lee Bennett;Travonte Easley).
2nd and 7 at WCU12 Detrez Newsome rush for 3 yards to the WCU15 (Austin Wysor;Lee Bennett).
3rd and 4 at WCU15 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Steffon Hill for 9 yards to the WCU24, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Brandon Gurley).
1st and 10 at WCU24 Detrez Newsome rush for 5 yards to the WCU29 (Travonte Easley).
2nd and 5 at WCU29 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 8 yards to the WCU37, 1ST DOWN WCU (Kam Lott).
1st and 10 at WCU37 Detrez Newsome rush for 16 yards to the MER47, 1ST DOWN WCU (Logan Craighead).
1st and 10 at MER47 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Steffon Hill, PENALTY MER holding (Brandon Gurley) 10 yards to the MER37, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY.
1st and 10 at MER37 Tyrie Adams rush for 4 yards to the MER33 (Lee Bennett).
2nd and 6 at MER33 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Connell Young for 10 yards to the MER23, 1ST DOWN WCU (Kyle Williams).
1st and 10 at MER23 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 4 yards to the MER19, fumble forced by Brandon Coney, fumble by Detrez Newsome recovered by MER Lee Bennett at MER15.
Total 9 plays , 76 yards Time of Possession: 3:23
Mercer at 05:28
Mercer at 05:28
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 05:28
1st and 10 at MER15 MERCER drive start at 05:28.
1st and 10 at MER15 Tee Mitchell rush for 5 yards to the MER20 (Kendall White;Marvin Tillman).
2nd and 5 at MER20 Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the MER21 (Kendall White).
3rd and 4 at MER21 Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the MER24 (Jake Helms;Tyler Junius).
4th and 1 at MER24 Grant Goupil punt 49 yards to the WCU27, T. Robinson return 12 yards to the WCU39 (Steven Nixon).
Total 3 plays , 9 yards Time of Possession: 1:57
Western Carolina at 03:31
Western Carolina at 03:31
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 03:31
1st and 10 at WCU39 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 03:31.
1st and 10 at WCU39 Detrez Newsome rush for 3 yards to the WCU42 (Destin Guillen).
2nd and 7 at WCU42 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Connell Young for 6 yards to the WCU48 (Eric Jackson).
3rd and 1 at WCU48 Detrez Newsome rush for no gain to the WCU48 (Lee Bennett).
4th and 1 at WCU48 Ian Berryman punt 40 yards to the MER12, Chandler Curtis return 7 yards to the MER19 (J. White;Michael Murphy).
Total 3 plays , 9 yards Time of Possession: 2:00
Mercer at 01:31
Mercer at 01:31
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 01:31
1st and 10 at MER19 MERCER drive start at 01:31.
1st and 10 at MER19 Tee Mitchell rush for no gain to the MER19 (Nate Link;Daniel Riddle).
2nd and 10 at MER19 Kaelan Riley pass complete to Sam Walker for 13 yards to the MER32, 1ST DOWN MER.
1st and 10 at MER32 Tee Mitchell rush for 9 yards to the MER41 (Keion Crossen).

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
2nd and 1 at MER41 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
2nd and 1 at MER41 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Avery Ward.
3rd and 1 at MER41 Tee Mitchell rush for 2 yards to the MER43, 1ST DOWN MER (Marvin Tillman;Daniel Riddle).
1st and 10 at MER43 Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the MER44 (A.J. Newman).
2nd and 9 at MER44 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin.
3rd and 9 at MER44 PENALTY WCU offside (Ezavian Dunn) 4 yards to the MER48.
3rd and 5 at MER48 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Chandler Curtis (Kendall White).
4th and 5 at MER48 Grant Goupil punt 52 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Total 8 plays , 29 yards Time of Possession: 3:00
Western Carolina at 13:31
Western Carolina at 13:31
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 13:31
1st and 10 at WCU20 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 13:31.
1st and 10 at WCU20 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 9 yards to the WCU29, out-of-bounds (Lee Bennett).
2nd and 1 at WCU29 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 5 yards to the WCU34, 1ST DOWN WCU (Brady Tindall).
1st and 10 at WCU34 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 7 yards to the WCU41, out-of-bounds (Kam Lott).
2nd and 3 at WCU41 Detrez Newsome rush for 1 yard to the WCU42 (Travonte Easley).
3rd and 2 at WCU42 Tyrie Adams rush for 6 yards to the WCU48, 1ST DOWN WCU (Jalen Penn).
1st and 10 at WCU48 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 15 yards to the MER37, 1ST DOWN WCU (Lee Bennett;Eric Jackson).
1st and 10 at MER37 Tyrie Adams rush for 7 yards to the MER30 (Sidney Otiwu;Jamar Hall).
2nd and 3 at MER30 Tyrie Adams rush for 2 yards to the MER28 (Destin Guillen).
3rd and 1 at MER28 Timeout Western Carolina, clock 10:17.
3rd and 1 at MER28 Detrez Newsome rush for 5 yards to the MER23, 1ST DOWN WCU (Brandon Coney;Eric Jackson).
1st and 10 at MER23 Fumble by Tyrie Adams, Tyrie Adams rush for loss of 9 yards to the MER32 (Kyle Williams;Lee Bennett).
2nd and 19 at MER32 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Jordan Mathis for 11 yards to the MER21.
3rd and 8 at MER21 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Connell Young.
4th and 8 at MER21 Joshua Gibson field goal attempt from 38 GOOD, clock 08:54.
1st and GOAL at WCU35 Joel Poinsette kickoff 59 yards to the MER6, Chandler Curtis return 77 yards to the WCU17, out-of-bounds (Tra Hardy).
Total 13 plays , 59 yards Time of Possession: 4:37
Score:
Mercer 28-26 Western Carolina
Mercer at 08:43
Mercer at 08:43
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 08:43
1st and 10 at WCU17 MERCER drive start at 08:43.
1st and 10 at WCU17 Alex Lakes rush for 5 yards to the WCU12 (Marvin Tillman;Tahjai Watt).
2nd and 5 at WCU12 Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the WCU11 (Tra Hardy).
3rd and 4 at WCU11 Kaelan Riley rush for 6 yards to the WCU5, 1ST DOWN MER (Marvin Tillman;Daniel Riddle).
1st and GOAL at WCU05 Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the WCU3 (J. White;A.J. Newman).
2nd and GOAL at WCU03 Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the WCU1 (Tyler Junius;A.J. Newman).
3rd and GOAL at WCU01 Timeout Mercer, clock 05:45.
3rd and GOAL at WCU01 Alex Lakes rush for no gain to the WCU1 (Marvin Tillman;Nate Link).
4th and GOAL at WCU01 Kaelan Riley rush for 1 yard to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:21.
1st and GOAL at WCU03 Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Cole Fisher kickoff 58 yards to the WCU7, Tra Hardy return 18 yards to the WCU25 (BJ Bohler;Eric Jackson).
Total 7 plays , 17 yards Time of Possession: 3:22
Score:
Mercer 35-26 Western Carolina
Western Carolina at 05:15
Western Carolina at 05:15
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 05:15
1st and 10 at WCU25 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 05:15.
1st and 10 at WCU25 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 6 yards to the WCU31.
2nd and 4 at WCU31 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Connell Young.
3rd and 4 at WCU31 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 7 yards to the WCU38, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds.
1st and 10 at WCU38 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Steffon Hill for 8 yards to the WCU46, out-of-bounds (Kam Lott).
2nd and 2 at WCU46 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Steffon Hill.
3rd and 2 at WCU46 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Jordan Mathis for 6 yards to the MER48, 1ST DOWN WCU (Brandon Coney).
1st and 10 at MER48 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 48 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN WCU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:47.
1st and GOAL at MER03 Joshua Gibson kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at WCU35 Joel Poinsette kickoff 51 yards to the MER14, Chandler Curtis return 10 yards to the MER24 (M. Chancey;Quintin Thames).
Total 7 plays , 75 yards Time of Possession: 1:28
Score:
Mercer 35-33 Western Carolina
Mercer at 03:42
Mercer at 03:42
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 03:42
1st and 10 at MER24 MERCER drive start at 03:42.
1st and 10 at MER24 Alex Lakes rush for no gain to the MER24 (Daniel Riddle;Nate Link).
2nd and 10 at MER24 Timeout Mercer, clock 02:56.
2nd and 10 at MER24 Kaelan Riley rush for 10 yards to the MER34, 1ST DOWN MER (Marvin Tillman).
1st and 10 at MER34 Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the MER38 (Marvin Tillman).
2nd and 6 at MER38 Tee Mitchell rush for 5 yards to the MER43 (Keion Crossen).
3rd and 1 at MER43 Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:23.
3rd and 1 at MER43 Tee Mitchell rush for 2 yards to the MER45, 1ST DOWN MER (Kendall White).
1st and 10 at MER45 TEAM rush for loss of 5 yards to the MER40.
2nd and 15 at MER40 Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:37.
2nd and 15 at MER40 TEAM rush for loss of 5 yards to the MER35.
3rd and 20 at MER35 End of game, clock 00:00.
Total 7 plays , 11 yards Time of Possession: 3:42
Score:
Mercer 35-33 Western Carolina

Participation

Starters

MER - Offense
# Player Pos.
71 Dawson Ellis C
76 Jake Flath LG
78 Thomas Marchman LT
1 Kaelan Riley QB
28 Tee Mitchell RB
65 Caleb Yates RG
67 Austin Sanders RT
88 Chris Ellington TE
89 Chase Westfall TE
8 Marquise Irvin WR
84 Avery Ward WR
MER - Defense
# Player Pos.
3 Stephen Houzah CB
20 Kam Lott CB
41 Isaiah Buehler DE
95 Jalen Penn DE
32 Brandon Coney FS
2 Lee Bennett ILB
23 Will Coneway ILB
99 Austin Barrett NG
16 LeMarkus Bailey OLB
51 Kyle Williams OLB
17 Eric Jackson SS
WCU - Offense
# Player Pos.
65 Kaleb Spry C
72 Andrew Miles LG
75 Nathan Dalton LT
12 Tyrie Adams QB
21 Detrez Newsome RB
63 Zach Weeks RG
68 Tanner Poindexter RT
46 Austin Phillips TE
1 Steffon Hill WR
5 Terryon Robinson WR
11 Jordan Mathis WR
WCU - Defense
# Player Pos.
8 Tra Hardy CB
35 Keion Crossen CB
49 Nate Link DE
97 Ezavian Dunn DE
91 Tyler Junius DT
4 A.J. Newman ILB
58 Daniel Riddle ILB
43 Kendall White OLB
96 Tahjai Watt OLB
24 Shamon Elliott S
29 Marvin Tillman S

Player Participation

Mercer
# Player
6 Jamar Hall
9 Sidney Otiwu
11 Ahmad Arnold
13 Chandler Curtis
14 Tanner Brumby
22 Brady Tindall
26 BJ Bohler
27 Alex Lakes
29 Brandon Gurley
33 Michael Freeman
34 Tyray Devezin
44 Travonte' Easley
46 Trey Peppers
50 Logan Craighead
52 Kyle Trammell
53 Steven Nixon
56 Andrew Robinson
57 Jack Raines
58 Dorian Kithcart
60 Conner Krieger
68 Alex Comer
80 Tucker Cannon
81 Ryan May
86 Kelby Brock
87 Sam Walker
90 Behr Cooper
91 Austin Wysor
96 Destin Guillen
97 Grant Goupil
98 Cole Fisher