Merrimack @ Kent State, Week 1 · 2025

17@FINAL215–7
Sat, Aug 30, 2025Dix StadiumKent, OH

HOW IT WENT

Week 1 · 2025
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PLAY-BY-PLAY

167 plays
Q4Merrimack4 plays · 6 yds · 2:19 · Field Goal17–14
  1. 5:404th & 4 at KENT 28Carlton Thai 45 yd FG GOOD
  2. 5:454th & 4 at KENT 28Timeout Merrimack, clock 05:45
  3. 7:593rd & 10 at KENT 34Ayden Pereira run for 6 yds to the KENT 28
  4. 7:593rd & 5 at KENT 29PENALTY MC False Start (Lizama,Steve) 5 yards from KSU29 to KSU34. NO PLAY.
  5. 7:592nd & 7 at KENT 31Ayden Pereira run for 2 yds to the KENT 29
  6. 7:591st & 10 at KENT 34Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 3 yds to the KENT 31
Q4Kent State3 plays · -6 yds · 0:39 · Fumble14–14
  1. 7:593rd & 12 at KENT 23Dru DeShields sacked by Bryce Warrick for a loss of 4 yards to the KENT 19 Merrimack Penalty, (15 Yards) to the KENT 34
  2. 8:382nd & 12 at KENT 23Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Hunter Hopperton
  3. 8:381st & 10 at KENT 25Dru DeShields run for a loss of 2 yards to the KENT 23
  4. 8:381st & 10 at MRMK 35Mike Ryan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q4Merrimack4 plays · 75 yds · 2:06 · Touchdown6–14
  1. 10:442nd & 7 at KENT 45Ayden Pereira pass complete to Seth Sweitzer for 9 yds to the KENT 36 for a 1ST down
  2. 10:441st & 10 at KENT 48Ayden Pereira pass complete to Brendon Wyatt for 3 yds to the KENT 45
  3. 10:441st & 10 at MRMK 25Ayden Pereira run for 27 yds to the KENT 48 for a 1ST down
  4. 8:381st & 10 at KENT 36Seth Sweitzer 36 Yd pass from Ayden Pereira (Aveon Smith Pass to Cade Callahan for Two-Point Conversion)
Q4Kent State5 plays · 18 yds · 3:08 · Punt6–14
  1. 10:444th & 3 at KENT 49Jake Stoeckel punt for 26 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MRMK 25
  2. 13:523rd & 11 at KENT 41Gavin Garcia run for 8 yds to the KENT 49
  3. 13:522nd & 13 at KENT 39Jahzae Kimbrough run for 2 yds to the KENT 41
  4. 13:521st & 10 at KENT 42CJ Montes sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the KENT 39
  5. 13:522nd & 1 at KENT 40Donovan Delaney Jr. run for 2 yds to the KENT 42 for a 1ST down
  6. 13:521st & 10 at KENT 31CJ Montes pass complete to Jay Jay Etheridge for 9 yds to the KENT 40
Q4Kent State4 plays · 8 yds · 1:42 · End of Game17–21
  1. 0:001st & 10 at MRMK 48Kneel down by Kent St. at KSU49 for loss of 3 yards.
  2. 1:342nd & 3 at KENT 48Timeout Merrimack, clock 01:34
  3. 1:343rd & 1 at KENT 50Donovan Delaney Jr. run for 2 yds to the MRMK 48 for a 1ST down
  4. 1:342nd & 3 at KENT 48Gavin Garcia run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
  5. 1:421st & 10 at KENT 41Gavin Garcia run for 7 yds to the KENT 48
  6. 1:474th & 15 at KENT 41Timeout Kent State, clock 01:47
  7. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
Q4Merrimack11 plays · 34 yds · 3:46 · Downs17–21
  1. 1:424th & 15 at KENT 41Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Seth Sweitzer
  2. 5:283rd & 15 at KENT 41Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Austin Palmer
  3. 5:282nd & 15 at KENT 41Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Cooper Lehman
  4. 5:281st & 10 at KENT 36Ayden Pereira sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the KENT 41
  5. 5:282nd & 10 at KENT 49Ayden Pereira pass complete to Cade Callahan for 13 yds to the KENT 36 for a 1ST down
  6. 5:281st & 10 at KENT 49Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald
  7. 5:283rd & 4 at MRMK 44Brendon Wyatt run for 7 yds to the KENT 49 for a 1ST down
  8. 5:282nd & 7 at MRMK 41Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 3 yds to the MRMK 44
  9. 5:281st & 10 at MRMK 38Ayden Pereira run for 3 yds to the MRMK 41
  10. 5:282nd & 10 at MRMK 25Ayden Pereira pass complete to Brendon Wyatt for 13 yds to the MRMK 38 for a 1ST down
  11. 5:281st & 10 at MRMK 25Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Galamama Mulbah
  12. 5:281st & 10 at KENT 50Will Hryszko kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
  13. 5:281st & 10 at KENT 35PENALTY MC UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Warrick,Bryce) 15 yards from KSU35 to KSU50. NO PLAY.
  14. 5:281st & 10 at MRMK 35Da'Realyst Clark 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Will Hryszko Kick)
  15. 2:221st & 10 at MRMK 35Mike Ryan kickoff for 46 yds , Cade Wolford return for 7 yds to the KENT 26
Q3Merrimack3 plays · -1 yds · 1:27 · Punt6–14
  1. 13:524th & 11 at MRMK 11Mike Ryan punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the KENT 31 , Wayne Harris returns for 22 yds to the KENT 33 Kent State Penalty, Illegal Block (Angelo Stockstill) to the KENT 31
  2. 15:004th & 6 at MRMK 16Ryan,Mike punt 47 yards to the KSU37 Harris,Wayne return 9 yards to the KSU46 (Wilson,Jacob; Latham,Matthias) PENALTY MC Illegal Formation 5 yards from MC16 to MC11. NO PLAY.
  3. 15:003rd & 6 at MRMK 16Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald
  4. 15:002nd & 7 at MRMK 15Brendon Wyatt run for 1 yd to the MRMK 16
  5. 0:001st & 10 at MRMK 12Brendon Wyatt run for 3 yds to the MRMK 15
Q3Merrimack14 plays · 55 yds · 7:30 · Field Goal6–14
  1. 2:264th & 18 at KENT 20Carlton Thai 37 yd FG GOOD
  2. 9:563rd & 8 at KENT 10Ayden Pereira sacked by Jamond Mathis for a loss of 10 yards to the KENT 20
  3. 9:562nd & 8 at KENT 10Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Hayden Fisher
  4. 9:561st & 10 at KENT 12Brendon Wyatt run for 2 yds to the KENT 10
  5. 9:562nd & 10 at KENT 24Ayden Pereira pass complete to Austin Palmer for 12 yds to the KENT 12 for a 1ST down
  6. 9:561st & 10 at KENT 24Brendon Wyatt run for no gain to the KENT 24
  7. 9:562nd & 10 at KENT 40Ayden Pereira run for 16 yds to the KENT 24 for a 1ST down
  8. 9:561st & 10 at KENT 40Ayden Pereira run for no gain to the KENT 40
  9. 9:562nd & 10 at MRMK 38Ayden Pereira pass complete to Cooper Lehman for 22 yds to the KENT 40 for a 1ST down
  10. 9:561st & 10 at MRMK 38Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald
  11. 9:563rd & 11 at MRMK 24Ayden Pereira pass complete to Seth Sweitzer for 14 yds to the MRMK 38 for a 1ST down
  12. 9:562nd & 12 at MRMK 23Ayden Pereira run for 1 yd to the MRMK 24
  13. 9:562nd & 2 at MRMK 33Brendon Wyatt run for no gain to the MRMK 33 Merrimack Penalty, (-10 Yards) to the MRMK 23
  14. 9:561st & 10 at MRMK 25Brendon Wyatt run for 8 yds to the MRMK 33
  15. 9:561st & 10 at KENT 35Will Hryszko kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3Kent State2 plays · 80 yds · 0:45 · Touchdown3–14
  1. 9:562nd & 9 at KENT 21Dru DeShields pass complete to Cade Wolford for 79 yds for a TD (Will Hryszko KICK)
  2. 10:411st & 10 at KENT 20Cade Wolford run for 1 yd to the KENT 21
Q3Kent State4 plays · 20 yds · 2:03 · Punt6–14
  1. 0:194th & 5 at KENT 46Jake Stoeckel punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Garry Rosemond Jr. at the MRMK 12
  2. 2:223rd & 5 at KENT 46Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Cade Wolford
  3. 2:222nd & 9 at KENT 42Dru DeShields pass complete to Jay Jay Etheridge for 4 yds to the KENT 46
  4. 2:221st & 10 at KENT 41Donovan Delaney Jr. run for 1 yd to the KENT 42
  5. 2:221st & 10 at KENT 26Dru DeShields pass complete to Sebastian Brown for 15 yds to the KENT 41 for a 1ST down
  6. 14:004th & 15 at KENT 10Jake Stoeckel punt for 37 yds
Q3Merrimack7 plays · 28 yds · 3:19 · Missed FG3–7
  1. 10:414th & 7 at KENT 19Carlton Thai 36 yd FG MISSED
  2. 14:003rd & 2 at KENT 14Ayden Pereira run for a loss of 5 yards to the KENT 19
  3. 14:002nd & 9 at KENT 21Ayden Pereira pass complete to DeMarcus McElroy for 7 yds to the KENT 14
  4. 14:001st & 10 at KENT 22DeMarcus McElroy run for 1 yd to the KENT 21
  5. 14:003rd & 10 at KENT 47Ayden Pereira run for 25 yds to the KENT 22 for a 1ST down
  6. 14:002nd & 10 at KENT 47Ayden Pereira run for no gain to the KENT 47
  7. 14:001st & 10 at KENT 47Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald
Q3Kent State3 plays · -5 yds · 0:53 · Punt3–7
  1. 14:534th & 10 at KENT 15PENALTY KSU Delay Of Game (Stoeckel,Jake) 5 yards from KSU15 to KSU10. NO PLAY.
  2. 14:533rd & 10 at KENT 15CJ Montes pass incomplete to Wayne Harris
  3. 14:532nd & 10 at KENT 15CJ Montes pass incomplete to Wayne Harris
  4. 14:531st & 10 at KENT 15Gavin Garcia run for no gain to the KENT 15
  5. 0:001st & 10 at MRMK 35Carlton Thai kickoff for 19 yds
Q2Kent State3 plays · 4 yds · 1:20 · Punt0–7
  1. 0:574th & 16 at KENT 32Jake Stoeckel punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MRMK 11 , Garry Rosemond Jr. returns for 9 yds to the MRMK 41 Merrimack Penalty, (10 Yards) to the MRMK 11
  2. 2:174th & 11 at KENT 37PENALTY KSU Delay Of Game 5 yards from KSU37 to KSU32. NO PLAY.
  3. 2:173rd & 9 at KENT 39CJ Montes sacked by Jabari Echols for a loss of 2 yards to the KENT 37
  4. 2:172nd & 10 at KENT 38Jahzae Kimbrough run for 1 yd to the KENT 39
  5. 2:171st & 15 at KENT 33Gavin Garcia run for 5 yds to the KENT 38
  6. 2:171st & 10 at KENT 38PENALTY KSU False Start (Diallo,Junior) 5 yards from KSU38 to KSU33. NO PLAY.
Q2Kent State4 plays · 6 yds · 2:20 · Punt0–0
  1. 7:314th & 14 at KENT 40Jake Stoeckel punt for 33 yds
  2. 9:513rd & 16 at KENT 38Dru DeShields run for 2 yds to the KENT 40
  3. 9:512nd & 16 at KENT 38Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Wayne Harris
  4. 9:511st & 15 at KENT 39Dru DeShields pass complete to Wayne Harris for a loss of 1 yard to the KENT 38
  5. 9:511st & 10 at KENT 44No Huddle-Shotgun Kimbrough,Jahzae rush middle for 2 yards gain to the KSU46 (Frazier,DJ; Ricks,Bryce) PENALTY KSU Illegal Formation 5 yards from KSU44 to KSU39. NO PLAY.
  6. 9:511st & 10 at KENT 34Dru DeShields pass complete to Wayne Harris for 10 yds to the KENT 44 for a 1ST down
  7. 9:514th & 9 at MRMK 9Mike Ryan punt for 57 yds
Q2Merrimack8 plays · 80 yds · 0:56 · Field Goal0–7
  1. 14:531st & 10 at MRMK 35Mike Ryan kickoff for 50 yds , Cade Wolford return for 23 yds to the KENT 42 Kent State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Angelo Stockstill) to the KENT 15
  2. 0:571st & 10 at MRMK 37Ayden Pereira run for 5 yds to the MRMK 42
  3. 0:572nd & 10 at MRMK 27No Huddle-Shotgun Pereira,Ayden pass incomplete short right to Lehman,Cooper thrown to MC37 broken up by Tucker,Tevin PENALTY KSU Holding (Cordoba,Joel) 10 yards from MC27 to MC37, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
  4. 0:571st & 10 at MRMK 27Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald
  5. 0:571st & 10 at MRMK 11Ayden Pereira run for 16 yds to the MRMK 27 for a 1ST down
  6. 2:174th & 2 at MRMK 33Mike Ryan punt for 50 yds , Wayne Harris returns for 21 yds to the KENT 38
  7. 0:012nd & 5 at KENT 9Carlton Thai 26 yd FG GOOD
  8. 0:042nd & 5 at KENT 9Timeout Merrimack, clock 00:04
  9. 0:091st & 10 at KENT 14Timeout Merrimack, clock 00:09
  10. 0:091st & 10 at KENT 14Ayden Pereira pass complete to DeMarcus McElroy for 5 yds to the KENT 9
  11. 0:302nd & 5 at MRMK 42Timeout Merrimack, clock 00:30
  12. 0:302nd & 10 at KENT 26Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 12 yds to the KENT 14 for a 1ST down
  13. 0:301st & 10 at KENT 26Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Cooper Lehman
  14. 0:302nd & 5 at MRMK 42Ayden Pereira pass complete to Cooper Lehman for 17 yds to the KENT 41 for a 1ST down Kent State Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Jaire Rawlison) to the KENT 26 for a 1ST down
Q2Merrimack3 plays · 8 yds · 1:07 · Punt0–7
  1. 3:243rd & 2 at MRMK 33Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald
  2. 3:242nd & 10 at MRMK 25Seth Sweitzer run for 8 yds to the MRMK 33
  3. 3:241st & 10 at MRMK 25Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Seth Sweitzer
  4. 3:241st & 10 at KENT 35Will Hryszko kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Kent State6 plays · 76 yds · 2:46 · Touchdown0–7
  1. 3:243rd & 3 at MRMK 30CJ Montes pass complete to Cade Wolford for 30 yds for a TD (Will Hryszko KICK)
  2. 6:102nd & 5 at MRMK 32Gavin Garcia run for 2 yds to the MRMK 30
  3. 6:101st & 10 at MRMK 37Jahzae Kimbrough run for 5 yds to the MRMK 32
  4. 6:101st & 10 at KENT 48PENALTY MC UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Rosemond Jr.,Garry) 15 yards from KSU48 to MC37, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
  5. 6:103rd & 3 at KENT 31CJ Montes pass complete to Terik Mulder for 17 yds to the KENT 48 for a 1ST down
  6. 6:102nd & 7 at KENT 27Gavin Garcia run for 4 yds to the KENT 31
  7. 6:101st & 10 at KENT 24Gavin Garcia run for 3 yds to the KENT 27
Q2Merrimack3 plays · 1 yds · 1:21 · Punt0–0
  1. 7:313rd & 9 at MRMK 28Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Brendon Wyatt
  2. 7:312nd & 21 at MRMK 16Ayden Pereira run for 12 yds to the MRMK 28
  3. 7:312nd & 6 at MRMK 31PENALTY MC UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Lizama,Steve) 15 yards from MC31 to MC16. NO PLAY.
  4. 7:311st & 10 at MRMK 27Ayden Pereira run for 4 yds to the MRMK 31
  5. 6:104th & 9 at MRMK 28Mike Ryan punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Wayne Harris at the KENT 24
Q2Merrimack3 plays · 1 yds · 1:38 · Punt0–0
  1. 11:293rd & 9 at MRMK 9Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Seth Sweitzer
  2. 11:292nd & 10 at MRMK 8Ayden Pereira run for 1 yd to the MRMK 9
  3. 11:291st & 10 at MRMK 8Brendon Wyatt run for no gain to the MRMK 8
Q2Kent State5 plays · 36 yds · 2:47 · Punt0–0
  1. 11:294th & 6 at MRMK 44Jake Stoeckel punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MRMK 8
  2. 14:163rd & 8 at MRMK 46Donovan Delaney Jr. run for 2 yds to the MRMK 44
  3. 14:162nd & 8 at MRMK 46Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Terik Mulder
  4. 14:161st & 10 at MRMK 48Jahzae Kimbrough run for 2 yds to the MRMK 46
  5. 14:161st & 10 at KENT 41Dru DeShields pass complete to Hunter Hopperton for 11 yds to the MRMK 48 for a 1ST down
  6. 14:161st & 10 at KENT 20Dru DeShields run for 6 yds to the KENT 26 for a 1ST down Merrimack Penalty, (15 Yards) to the KENT 41 for a 1ST down
  7. 0:00End of 1st Quarter
Q1Merrimack3 plays · 2 yds · 2:09 · Punt0–0
  1. 12:484th & 8 at MRMK 14Mike Ryan punt for 46 yds , Wayne Harris returns for 7 yds to the MRMK 48
  2. 14:573rd & 15 at MRMK 7Ayden Pereira run for 7 yds to the MRMK 14
  3. 14:572nd & 17 at MRMK 5Matthias Latham run for 2 yds to the MRMK 7
  4. 14:572nd & 12 at MRMK 10PENALTY MC False Start (Lanzidelle,Beau) 5 yards from MC10 to MC05. NO PLAY.
  5. 14:571st & 10 at KENT 35Will Hryszko kickoff for 59 yds , Austin Palmer return for 6 yds to the MRMK 12
Q1Merrimack4 plays · 30 yds · 2:27 · Punt0–0
  1. 14:164th & 2 at MRMK 50Mike Ryan punt for 50 yds for a touchback
  2. 15:003rd & 2 at MRMK 50Aveon Smith run for no gain to the 50 yard line
  3. 0:002nd & 6 at MRMK 46Aveon Smith run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
  4. 1:431st & 10 at MRMK 42Aveon Smith run for 4 yds to the MRMK 46
  5. 1:431st & 10 at MRMK 20Aveon Smith run for 22 yds to the MRMK 42 for a 1ST down
Q1Kent State14 plays · 79 yds · 8:01 · Missed FG0–0
  1. 1:434th & 9 at MRMK 10Will Hryszko 27 yd FG MISSED
  2. 9:443rd & 9 at MRMK 10CJ Montes pass incomplete to Terik Mulder
  3. 9:442nd & 10 at MRMK 11CJ Montes run for 1 yd to the MRMK 10
  4. 9:441st & 10 at MRMK 11CJ Montes pass complete to Terik Mulder for no gain to the MRMK 11
  5. 9:441st & 10 at MRMK 30CJ Montes pass complete to Sebastian Brown for 19 yds to the MRMK 11 for a 1ST down
  6. 9:443rd & 2 at MRMK 34Gavin Garcia run for 4 yds to the MRMK 30 for a 1ST down
  7. 9:442nd & 5 at MRMK 37Gavin Garcia run for 3 yds to the MRMK 34
  8. 9:441st & 10 at MRMK 42CJ Montes run for 5 yds to the MRMK 37
  9. 9:441st & 10 at KENT 46Jahzae Kimbrough run for 12 yds to the MRMK 42 for a 1ST down
  10. 9:442nd & 10 at KENT 30CJ Montes pass complete to Sebastian Brown for 16 yds to the KENT 46 for a 1ST down
  11. 9:441st & 10 at KENT 30CJ Montes run for no gain to the KENT 30
  12. 9:443rd & 2 at KENT 19Jahzae Kimbrough run for 11 yds to the KENT 30 for a 1ST down
  13. 9:442nd & 8 at KENT 13Jahzae Kimbrough run for 6 yds to the KENT 19
  14. 9:441st & 10 at KENT 11Gavin Garcia run for 2 yds to the KENT 13
  15. 9:444th & 4 at MRMK 45Mike Ryan punt for 44 yds
Q1Merrimack3 plays · 6 yds · 1:23 · Punt0–0
  1. 11:073rd & 4 at MRMK 45Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Cooper Lehman
  2. 11:072nd & 3 at MRMK 46DeMarcus McElroy run for a loss of 1 yard to the MRMK 45
  3. 11:071st & 10 at MRMK 39Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 7 yds to the MRMK 46
Q1Kent State4 plays · 9 yds · 1:41 · Downs0–0
  1. 12:483rd & 2 at MRMK 40Gavin Garcia run for 1 yd to the MRMK 39
  2. 12:482nd & 7 at MRMK 45Gavin Garcia run for 5 yds to the MRMK 40
  3. 12:481st & 10 at MRMK 48Gavin Garcia run for 3 yds to the MRMK 45
  4. 11:074th & 1 at MRMK 39Gavin Garcia run for no gain to the MRMK 39

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