Western Carolina @ Mercer, Week 6 · 2026

14@FINAL17
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Five Star Stadium at the Moye ComplexMacon, GA

HOW IT WENT

Week 6 · 2026
FINALQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Western Carolina070714
Mercer0071017
Game leaders
Western CarolinaMercer
PassingLex Thomas19/35 ·215 yds ·1 TD ·1 INTJP Pickles12/15 ·132 yds ·2 TD ·1 INT
RushingJosh Perry12 car ·50 ydsDevon Caldwell12 car ·71 yds
ReceivingJai Boyd6 rec ·76 ydsZahmari Palode-Gary1 rec ·63 yds ·1 TD
TacklesNas Ashenafi10 tackles ·0.5 sacksJyarius Carter9 tackles

Western Carolina vs Mercer Team StatsTeam Stats

Western CarolinaWCUMercerMER
171ST DOWNS23
293TOTAL YDS373
220PASS YDS142
73RUSH YDS231
1TURNOVERS2
27:08POSSESSION32:52

BOX SCORE

Week 6 · 2026

Passing

Western CarolinaWCUC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Lex Thomas19/352156.111
Jai Boyd1/155.010
Totals20/362206.121
MercerMercerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
JP Pickles12/151328.821
Jaylen King3/6101.701
Totals15/211426.822

Rushing

Western CarolinaWCUCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Josh Perry12504.2013
Lex Thomas15181.209
AJ Colombo133.003
Anthony Benjamin111.001
Marlin Cochran310.303
Jordan Martin-Durham100.000
Totals33732.2013
MercerMercerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Devon Caldwell12715.9017
JP Pickles19713.7026
Zahmari Palode-Gary12665.5018
Jaylen King4205.0014
Brayden Smith2168.008
Team1-13-13.000
Totals502314.6026

Receiving

Western CarolinaWCURECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jai Boyd67612.7036
AJ Colombo23216.0019
Josh Perry3289.3019
Marcus Striggles12626.0026
Jake Young3217.008
Marlin Cochran2147.019
Bode Burns11111.0011
Jayden Cornelius177.007
Lex Thomas155.015
Totals2022011.0236
MercerMercerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Zahmari Palode-Gary16363.0163
Brayden Smith5438.6118
Travion Solomon4184.5010
Sam Albee11212.0012
Eric Rasheed155.005
Asa Gregg111.001
Devon Caldwell200.001
Totals151429.5263

Fumbles

MercerMercerFUMLOSTREC
Team100

Interceptions

Western CarolinaWCUINTYDSTD
Jayden Cornelius210
MercerMercerINTYDSTD
Evin McDowell100

Kick Returns

Western CarolinaWCUNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Richard Hollis11818.0180
MercerMercerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Sam Martin23618.0230

Punt Returns

Western CarolinaWCUNOYDSAVGLONGTD
AJ Colombo2-1-0.500
MercerMercerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Brayden Smith22010.0150

Kicking

Western CarolinaWCUFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Bryan McCollum0/00.002/22
MercerMercerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Simon Zeidan1/1100.0422/25

Punting

Western CarolinaWCUNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Mark Fitzgerald831439.30253
MercerMercerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Senin Seymour622938.20348

Defense

Western CarolinaWCUTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Nas Ashenafi1070.51.5000
Marco Patierno6400000
Trystan Anderson6301.5000
Blue Monroe6301000
Da'Shawn Davis6200.5000
Joshua Collins5300000
Chase Kerns521.51.5000
Andre Jackson Jr.4300000
Totals804228200
MercerMercerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Jyarius Carter9500010
Ronin Dangler9502.5000
Nigel Gay7411.5100
CJ Favors6300.5000
Eric Brantley510.50.5000
Kobe McInnis410.51.5010
Cameron Goggins3200200
Jeremy Richardson3200100
Totals673128630

PLAY-BY-PLAY

188 plays
Q4Mercer8 plays · 50 yds · 1:21 · Field Goal14–17
  1. 0:002nd & 6 at WCU 24End of 4th quarter.
  2. 0:002nd & 6 at WCU 24Simon Zeidan 42 Yd Field Goal
  3. 0:031st & 10 at WCU 28Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:03
  4. 0:031st & 10 at WCU 28Timeout Mercer, clock 00:03
  5. 0:361st & 10 at WCU 28No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WCU24 (#0 B.Monroe; #8 R.McKinnis)
  6. 0:362nd & 9 at WCU 43No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush left for 15 yards gain to the WCU28 (#8 R.McKinnis), 1ST DOWN
  7. 0:361st & 10 at WCU 44Timeout Mercer, clock 00:36
  8. 0:461st & 10 at WCU 44No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WCU43 (#0 B.Monroe)
  9. 1:212nd & 11 at MER 37No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MER41 (#18 T.Anderson) PENALTY WCU Face Mask (#18 T.Anderson) 15 yards from MER41 to WCU44, 1ST DOWN
  10. 1:211st & 10 at MER 38No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short right to #21 D.Caldwell caught at MER36, for 1 yard loss to the MER37 (#21 N.Ashenafi), out of bounds
  11. 1:212nd & 2 at MER 34No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MER38 (#90 D.Davis; #16 C.Kerns), 1ST DOWN
  12. 1:211st & 10 at MER 26No Huddle-Shotgun #9 B.Smith rush right for 8 yards gain to the MER34 (#21 N.Ashenafi)
  13. 1:211st & 10 at WCU 35#95 M.Fitzgerald kickoff 52 yards to the MER13 #6 S.Martin Jr. return 13 yards to the MER26 (#21 N.Ashenafi; #8 M.Cochran)
Q4Western Carolina16 plays · 75 yds · 4:59 · Touchdown14–14
  1. 1:293rd & 5 at MER 5No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Boyd pass complete short right to #2 L.Thomas caught at MER00, for 5 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:29 #60 B.McCollum kick attempt good (H: #95 M.Fitzgerald, LS: #50 X.Nocco)
  2. 1:432nd & 7 at MER 7No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush right for 2 yards gain to the MER05 (#0 J.Carter; #8 C.Goggins)
  3. 1:431st & 7 at MER 7Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:43
  4. 1:431st & 7 at MER 7No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short right to #87 J.Young thrown to MER03 broken up by #24 N.Gay QB hurried by #16 M.Williams
  5. 1:564th & 1 at MER 9No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER07 (#48 R.Dangler; #5 J.Richardson), 1ST DOWN
  6. 2:003rd & 10 at MER 18Timeout Western Carolina, clock 02:00
  7. 2:263rd & 10 at MER 18No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush left for 9 yards gain to the MER09, out of bounds at MER09
  8. 2:362nd & 10 at MER 18No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short middle to #0 A.Colombo thrown to MER11 QB hurried by #0 J.Carter
  9. 2:401st & 10 at MER 18No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short middle to #0 A.Colombo thrown to MER00 broken up by #25 E.McDowell
  10. 2:592nd & 10 at MER 31No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short middle to #0 A.Colombo caught at MER21, for 13 yards to the MER18 (#0 J.Carter; #21 S.Jackson), 1ST DOWN
  11. 3:191st & 10 at MER 31No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short left thrown to MER21 QB hurried by #15 K.McInnis
  12. 3:503rd & 5 at MER 36No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush left for 5 yards gain to the MER31, out of bounds at MER31, 1ST DOWN
  13. 4:272nd & 10 at MER 41No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MER36 (#10 E.Brantley Jr.)
  14. 4:391st & 10 at MER 41No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete deep left to #5 M.Rossin thrown to MER20
  15. 5:032nd & 7 at WCU 50No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short left to #1 J.Boyd caught at MER43, for 9 yards to the MER41 (#25 E.McDowell; #24 N.Gay), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  16. 5:331st & 10 at WCU 47No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush right for 3 yards gain to the WCU50, out of bounds at WCU50
  17. 5:442nd & 7 at WCU 28Timeout Mercer, clock 05:44
  18. 5:442nd & 7 at WCU 28No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #3 J.Perry caught at WCU33, for 19 yards to the WCU47 (#99 K.Akintunde; #10 E.Brantley Jr.), 1ST DOWN
  19. 6:171st & 10 at WCU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #0 A.Colombo rush right for 3 yards gain to the WCU28 (#0 J.Carter)
  20. 6:281st & 10 at WCU 0#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
Q4Mercer4 plays · 99 yds · 1:33 · Touchdown7–14
  1. 6:282nd & 12 at MER 37No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short middle to #7 Z.Palode-Gary caught at MER45, for 63 yards to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:28, 1ST DOWN #37 S.Zeidan kick attempt good (H: #97 K.Arnold, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)
  2. 7:031st & 10 at MER 39No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush left for 2 yards loss to the MER37 (#18 T.Anderson)
  3. 7:301st & 10 at MER 27No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 12 yards gain to the MER39 (#21 N.Ashenafi), 1ST DOWN
  4. 7:481st & 10 at MER 1No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 26 yards gain to the MER27 (#4 A.Jackson Jr.; #6 J.Cornelius), 1ST DOWN
Q4Western Carolina5 plays · 31 yds · 3:08 · Punt7–7
  1. 8:014th & 16 at MER 40#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 39 yards to the MER01
  2. 8:383rd & 20 at MER 44No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #1 J.Boyd caught at MER43, for 4 yards to the MER40 (#45 G.Walker Jr.; #10 E.Brantley Jr.)
  3. 9:152nd & 9 at MER 33No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas sacked for loss of 11 yards to the MER44 (#10 E.Brantley Jr., #15 K.McInnis)
  4. 9:501st & 10 at MER 34No Huddle-Shotgun #24 A.Benjamin rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER33 (#0 J.Carter)
  5. 10:191st & 10 at WCU 40No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short middle to #6 M.Striggles caught at MER48, for 26 yards to the MER34 (#6 S.Martin Jr.), 1ST DOWN
  6. 10:541st & 10 at WCU 29No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short middle to #9 B.Burns caught at WCU37, for 11 yards to the WCU40 (#5 J.Richardson), 1ST DOWN
Q4Mercer4 plays · 2 yds · 1:51 · Punt7–7
  1. 11:094th & 19 at MER 22#96 S.Seymour punt 48 yards to the WCU30 #0 A.Colombo return for loss of 1 yard to the WCU29 (#30 J.Bond; #21 S.Jackson)
  2. 11:503rd & 24 at MER 17No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short right to #9 B.Smith caught at MER16, for 5 yards to the MER22 (#4 A.Jackson Jr.)
  3. 12:022nd & 11 at MER 30No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass incomplete short right thrown to MER32 PENALTY MER Intentional Grounding (#19 J.Pickles)
  4. 12:371st & 10 at MER 31No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush left for 1 yard loss to the MER30 (#14 V.Baptiste III; #90 D.Davis)
  5. 12:491st & 10 at MER 20No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 11 yards gain to the MER31 (#5 B.Jones), 1ST DOWN
Q3Western Carolina7 plays · 43 yds · 2:33 · Punt7–7
  1. 13:004th & 8 at MER 38#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 18 yards to the MER20, out of bounds at MER20
  2. 15:003rd & 11 at MER 41No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #3 J.Perry caught at MER42, for 3 yards to the MER38 (#3 C.Favors)
  3. 15:002nd & 11 at MER 41No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short right to #3 J.Perry thrown to MER30 broken up by #8 C.Goggins
  4. 15:001st & 10 at MER 40No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MER41 (#24 N.Gay; #48 R.Dangler)
  5. 15:001st & 10 at WCU 47No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush right for 13 yards gain to the MER40 (#0 J.Carter), 1ST DOWN
  6. 15:002nd & 10 at WCU 32No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short right to #1 J.Boyd thrown to WCU45 PENALTY MER Roughing The Passer (#4 C.Moore) 15 yards from WCU32 to WCU47, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
  7. 15:001st & 10 at WCU 32No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short middle to #87 J.Young thrown to WCU37
  8. 0:002nd & 2 at WCU 27End of 3rd quarter.
  9. 0:112nd & 2 at WCU 27No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #87 J.Young caught at WCU27, for 5 yards to the WCU32 (#25 E.McDowell; #48 R.Dangler), 1ST DOWN
  10. 0:111st & 10 at WCU 19No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #87 J.Young caught at WCU27, for 8 yards to the WCU27 (#0 J.Carter; #17 C.Barrett)
  11. 0:331st & 10 at MER 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 64 yards to the WCU01 #13 R.Hollis return 18 yards to the WCU19 (#3 C.Favors)
Q3Mercer5 plays · 50 yds · 2:06 · Touchdown7–7
  1. 0:382nd & 1 at WCU 18No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short left to #9 B.Smith caught at WCU00, for 18 yards to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:38, 1ST DOWN #37 S.Zeidan kick attempt good (H: #97 K.Arnold, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)
  2. 1:001st & 15 at WCU 32No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush middle for 14 yards gain to the WCU18 (#21 N.Ashenafi)
  3. 1:271st & 10 at WCU 27PENALTY MER False Start (#2 J.King) 5 yards from WCU27 to WCU32. NO PLAY
  4. 1:302nd & 4 at WCU 32No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short left to #0 E.Rasheed caught at WCU27, for 5 yards to the WCU27 (#2 N.Simpson-Nealy), 1ST DOWN
  5. 2:181st & 10 at WCU 38No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WCU32 (#2 N.Simpson-Nealy)
  6. 2:311st & 10 at MER 50No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short middle to #18 S.Albee caught at WCU46, for 12 yards to the WCU38 (#0 B.Monroe), 1ST DOWN
Q3Western Carolina3 plays · 2 yds · 1:29 · Punt7–0
  1. 2:444th & 8 at WCU 3#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 52 yards to the MER45 #9 B.Smith return 5 yards to the WCU50 (#3 J.Collins), out of bounds
  2. 2:543rd & 8 at WCU 3No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete deep left to #1 J.Boyd thrown to WCU42
  3. 3:352nd & 6 at WCU 5No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush right for 2 yards loss to the WCU03 (#15 K.McInnis)
  4. 4:041st & 10 at WCU 1No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WCU05 (#0 J.Carter)
Q3Mercer9 plays · 15 yds · 4:47 · Punt7–0
  1. 4:134th & 18 at WCU 42#96 S.Seymour punt 41 yards to the WCU01
  2. 4:493rd & 24 at WCU 48No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WCU42 (#8 R.McKinnis)
  3. 5:232nd & 14 at WCU 38No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles sacked for loss of 10 yards to the WCU48 (#16 C.Kerns, #21 N.Ashenafi)
  4. 5:492nd & 4 at WCU 28No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WCU23 (#21 N.Ashenafi) PENALTY MER Holding (#63 K.Washington) 10 yards from WCU28 to WCU38. NO PLAY
  5. 6:041st & 10 at WCU 34No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short right to #9 B.Smith caught at WCU34, for 6 yards to the WCU28 (#6 J.Cornelius), out of bounds
  6. 6:333rd & 9 at WCU 45No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 11 yards gain to the WCU34 (#21 N.Ashenafi), 1ST DOWN
  7. 7:002nd & 7 at WCU 43No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short right to #1 T.Solomon caught at WCU45, for 2 yards loss to the WCU45 (#0 B.Monroe)
  8. 7:441st & 10 at WCU 46No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush right for 3 yards gain to the WCU43 (#21 N.Ashenafi)
  9. 7:543rd & 4 at MER 49No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short middle to #1 T.Solomon caught at WCU46, for 5 yards to the WCU46 (#5 B.Jones), 1ST DOWN
  10. 8:232nd & 7 at MER 46No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush left for 3 yards gain to the MER49 (#21 N.Ashenafi), out of bounds
  11. 8:491st & 10 at MER 43No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER46 (#10 J.Mcwilliams; #96 J.Johnson II)
Q3Western Carolina3 plays · -2 yds · 1:49 · Punt7–0
  1. 9:004th & 12 at WCU 10#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 47 yards to the MER43 fair catch by #9 B.Smith at MER43
  2. 10:493rd & 12 at WCU 10No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short right thrown to WCU11
  3. 10:493rd & 7 at WCU 15PENALTY WCU False Start (#2 L.Thomas) 5 yards from WCU15 to WCU10. NO PLAY
  4. 10:492nd & 5 at WCU 17No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush left for 2 yards loss to the WCU15 (#48 R.Dangler)
  5. 10:491st & 10 at WCU 12No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short left to #1 J.Boyd caught at WCU14, for 5 yards to the WCU17 (#8 C.Goggins)
Q3Mercer4 plays · 8 yds · 2:44 · Punt7–0
  1. 10:494th & 19 at WCU 43#96 S.Seymour punt 31 yards to the WCU12, out of bounds at WCU12
  2. 13:334th & 14 at WCU 38PENALTY MER False Start (#5 J.Richardson) 5 yards from WCU38 to WCU43. NO PLAY
  3. 13:333rd & 20 at WCU 44No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WCU38 (#97 F.Jeanty)
  4. 13:333rd & 15 at WCU 39PENALTY MER False Start (#7 Z.Palode-Gary) 5 yards from WCU39 to WCU44. NO PLAY
  5. 13:332nd & 9 at WCU 33No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles sacked for loss of 6 yards to the WCU39 (#16 C.Kerns)
  6. 13:331st & 10 at WCU 34No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short right to #21 D.Caldwell caught at WCU35, for 1 yard to the WCU33 (#90 D.Davis; #3 J.Collins)
  7. 13:331st & 10 at MER 49No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush right for 17 yards gain to the WCU34 (#5 B.Jones), 1ST DOWN
Q3Western Carolina3 plays · -9 yds · 1:27 · Punt7–0
  1. 13:334th & 19 at WCU 16#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 50 yards to the MER34 #9 B.Smith return 15 yards to the MER49, out of bounds at MER49
  2. 15:003rd & 9 at WCU 26No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas sacked for loss of 10 yards to the WCU16 (#24 N.Gay)
  3. 15:002nd & 10 at WCU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush left for 1 yard gain to the WCU26 (#4 C.Moore)
  4. 15:001st & 10 at WCU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short right thrown to WCU30
  5. 15:001st & 10 at MER 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
Q2Mercer2 plays · 2 yds · 0:32 · End Of Half7–0
  1. 0:002nd & 10 at MER 23End of 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:322nd & 10 at MER 23No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER25 (#97 F.Jeanty; #8 R.McKinnis)
  3. 0:321st & 10 at MER 23No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass incomplete short right to #0 E.Rasheed thrown to MER25
  4. 0:321st & 10 at WCU 35#95 M.Fitzgerald kickoff 65 yards to the MER00 #6 S.Martin Jr. return 23 yards to the MER23 (#44 I.McLellan; #8 M.Cochran)
Q2Western Carolina9 plays · 82 yds · 1:49 · Touchdown7–0
  1. 0:393rd & 3 at MER 9Marlin Cochran 9 Yd pass from Lex Thomas (Bryan McCollum Kick)
  2. 1:343rd & 8 at MER 14No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass intercepted by #25 E.McDowell at MER00 PENALTY MER Offside (#15 K.McInnis) 5 yards from MER14 to MER09. NO PLAY
  3. 1:342nd & 10 at MER 16No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush left for 2 yards gain to the MER14 (#48 R.Dangler)
  4. 1:341st & 10 at MER 16No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short right thrown to MER00
  5. 1:343rd & 5 at WCU 48Timeout Mercer, clock 01:34
  6. 1:343rd & 5 at WCU 48No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete deep left to #1 J.Boyd caught at MER16, for 36 yards to the MER16 (#24 N.Gay), 1ST DOWN
  7. 1:422nd & 5 at WCU 48No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short left to #9 B.Burns thrown to MER48 broken up by #5 J.Richardson
  8. 1:451st & 10 at WCU 43No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short left to #8 M.Cochran caught at WCU48, for 5 yards to the WCU48, out of bounds at WCU48
  9. 1:473rd & 4 at WCU 24No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short middle to #0 A.Colombo caught at WCU30, for 19 yards to the WCU43 (#5 J.Richardson), 1ST DOWN
  10. 1:592nd & 3 at WCU 25Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:59
  11. 1:592nd & 3 at WCU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 M.Cochran rush left for 1 yard loss to the WCU24 (#48 R.Dangler)
  12. 2:191st & 10 at WCU 18No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WCU25 (#13 M.Polke)
Q2Mercer7 plays · 47 yds · 3:18 · Punt0–0
  1. 2:284th & 8 at WCU 45#96 S.Seymour punt 27 yards to the WCU18 fair catch by #0 A.Colombo at WCU18
  2. 2:343rd & 8 at WCU 45No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass incomplete short left to #9 B.Smith thrown to WCU30
  3. 3:062nd & 9 at WCU 46No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush right for 1 yard gain to the WCU45 (#3 J.Collins)
  4. 3:521st & 10 at WCU 47No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush left for 1 yard gain to the WCU46 (#90 D.Davis)
  5. 4:171st & 10 at MER 36No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 17 yards gain to the WCU47 (#17 J.Mack), 1ST DOWN
  6. 4:212nd & 10 at MER 26No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short middle to #9 B.Smith caught at MER33, for 10 yards to the MER36 (#17 J.Mack), 1ST DOWN
  7. 5:021st & 10 at MER 26No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush right for 0 yards to the MER26 (#18 T.Anderson; #0 B.Monroe)
  8. 5:341st & 10 at MER 8No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 18 yards gain to the MER26 (#4 A.Jackson Jr.), 1ST DOWN
Q2Western Carolina3 plays · 5 yds · 0:53 · Interception0–0
  1. 5:463rd & 5 at MER 47No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass intercepted by #25 E.McDowell at MER08, End Of Play
  2. 6:142nd & 4 at MER 46No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MER47 (#4 C.Moore; #3 C.Favors)
  3. 6:261st & 10 at WCU 48No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush middle for 6 yards gain to the MER46 (#48 R.Dangler)
Q2Mercer7 plays · 21 yds · 3:39 · Interception0–0
  1. 6:393rd & 11 at MER 22No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass intercepted by #6 J.Cornelius at WCU48 broken up by #5 B.Jones, End Of Play
  2. 6:513rd & 6 at MER 27PENALTY MER False Start (#9 B.Smith) 5 yards from MER27 to MER22. NO PLAY
  3. 7:132nd & 7 at MER 26No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER27 (#99 A.Stone)
  4. 7:571st & 10 at MER 23No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush left for 3 yards gain to the MER26 (#11 M.Patierno)
  5. 8:292nd & 2 at MER 19No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MER23 (#11 M.Patierno; #21 N.Ashenafi), 1ST DOWN
  6. 9:021st & 10 at MER 11No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush right for 8 yards gain to the MER19 (#16 C.Kerns)
  7. 9:362nd & 7 at MER 4No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MER11 (#11 M.Patierno), 1ST DOWN
  8. 10:101st & 10 at MER 1No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER04 (#11 M.Patierno; #96 J.Johnson II)
Q2Western Carolina3 plays · 8 yds · 1:14 · Punt0–0
  1. 10:184th & 2 at WCU 46#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 53 yards to the MER01, out of bounds at MER01
  2. 10:273rd & 2 at WCU 46No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short right to #8 M.Cochran thrown to MER49
  3. 10:532nd & 1 at WCU 47No Huddle-Shotgun #8 M.Cochran rush right for 1 yard loss to the WCU46 (#55 E.Johnson-Kelley)
  4. 11:211st & 10 at WCU 38No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush middle for 9 yards gain to the WCU47 (#3 C.Favors; #24 N.Gay)
Q2Mercer7 plays · 7 yds · 3:14 · Downs0–0
  1. 11:324th & 1 at WCU 25No Huddle-Shotgun Mercer rush middle for 13 yards loss to the WCU38 fumbled by Mercer at WCU28 recovered by MER #21 D.Caldwell at WCU38, End Of Play, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 11:473rd & 1 at WCU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 0 yards to the WCU25 (#18 T.Anderson)
  3. 12:282nd & 7 at WCU 31No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WCU25 (#91 J.Diamond; #18 T.Anderson)
  4. 13:011st & 10 at WCU 34No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WCU31 (#11 M.Patierno)
  5. 13:283rd & 1 at WCU 36No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WCU34 (#90 D.Davis), 1ST DOWN
  6. 13:592nd & 11 at WCU 46No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short right to #1 T.Solomon caught at WCU36, for 10 yards to the WCU36, out of bounds at WCU36
  7. 14:391st & 10 at WCU 45No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush left for 1 yard loss to the WCU46 (#10 J.Mcwilliams)
Q1Western Carolina3 plays · 24 yds · 0:52 · Punt0–0
  1. 14:464th & 1 at WCU 25#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 20 yards to the WCU45, out of bounds at WCU45
  2. 15:003rd & 1 at WCU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete deep left to #1 J.Boyd thrown to MER47 broken up by #8 C.Goggins
  3. 0:002nd & 8 at WCU 18End of 1st quarter.
  4. 0:042nd & 8 at WCU 18No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short left to #6 J.Cornelius caught at WCU25, for 7 yards to the WCU25 (#8 C.Goggins)
  5. 0:271st & 10 at WCU 16No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WCU18 (#54 K.Wellington; #15 K.McInnis)
  6. 0:371st & 10 at WCU 1No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete deep middle to #10 S.Carlos thrown to WCU50 PENALTY MER Pass Interference (#6 S.Martin Jr.) 15 yards from WCU01 to WCU16, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
Q1Mercer8 plays · 47 yds · 4:02 · Interception0–0
  1. 0:433rd & 5 at WCU 15#2 J.King pass intercepted by #6 J.Cornelius at WCU00 #6 J.Cornelius return 1 yard to the WCU01 (#4 K.Calixte)
  2. 1:122nd & 6 at WCU 16#2 J.King pass complete short right to #17 A.Gregg caught at WCU17, for 1 yard to the WCU15 (#12 J.Quintero)
  3. 1:451st & 10 at WCU 20No Huddle #19 J.Pickles rush right for 4 yards gain to the WCU16, out of bounds at WCU16
  4. 2:283rd & 1 at WCU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WCU20 (#34 J.Martin-Durham), 1ST DOWN
  5. 2:572nd & 6 at WCU 30No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short right to #1 T.Solomon caught at WCU25, for 5 yards to the WCU25 (#6 J.Cornelius; #12 J.Quintero)
  6. 3:411st & 10 at WCU 34No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush right for 4 yards gain to the WCU30 (#3 J.Collins; #99 A.Stone)
  7. 4:102nd & 2 at WCU 39No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WCU34 (#0 B.Monroe; #12 J.Quintero), 1ST DOWN
  8. 4:321st & 10 at WCU 47No Huddle-Shotgun #9 B.Smith rush right for 8 yards gain to the WCU39, out of bounds at WCU39
  9. 4:401st & 10 at MER 38PENALTY WCU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct 15 yards from MER38 to WCU47, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
Q1Western Carolina9 plays · 34 yds · 4:29 · Downs0–0
  1. 4:404th & 1 at MER 38No Huddle-Shotgun #34 J.Martin-Durham rush middle for 0 yards to the MER38 (#0 J.Carter), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 5:133rd & 4 at MER 41No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER38 (#55 E.Johnson-Kelley)
  3. 5:362nd & 7 at MER 44No Huddle-Shotgun #8 M.Cochran rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER41 (#16 M.Williams)
  4. 6:121st & 10 at MER 47No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush right for 3 yards gain to the MER44, End Of Play
  5. 6:413rd & 5 at WCU 44No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short middle to #1 J.Boyd caught at WCU50, for 9 yards to the MER47 (#24 N.Gay), 1ST DOWN
  6. 7:272nd & 8 at WCU 41No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush left for 3 yards gain to the WCU44 (#3 C.Favors; #13 M.Polke)
  7. 7:591st & 10 at WCU 39No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush right for 2 yards gain to the WCU41 (#15 K.McInnis; #13 M.Polke)
  8. 8:342nd & 4 at WCU 34No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WCU39 (#3 C.Favors), 1ST DOWN
  9. 9:011st & 10 at WCU 28No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush right for 6 yards gain to the WCU34 (#54 K.Wellington; #0 J.Carter)
Q1Mercer4 plays · 8 yds · 2:47 · Punt0–0
  1. 9:094th & 14 at MER 33#96 S.Seymour punt 39 yards to the WCU28 fair catch by #0 A.Colombo at WCU28
  2. 9:423rd & 22 at MER 25No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MER33 (#90 D.Davis; #16 C.Kerns)
  3. 9:573rd & 17 at MER 30PENALTY MER False Start (#57 T.Murray) 5 yards from MER30 to MER25. NO PLAY
  4. 10:232nd & 21 at MER 26No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short left to #9 B.Smith caught at MER28, for 4 yards to the MER30 (#4 A.Jackson Jr.)
  5. 11:062nd & 11 at MER 36No Huddle-Shotgun #0 E.Rasheed rush left for 6 yards gain to the MER42 (#0 B.Monroe), out of bounds PENALTY MER Holding (#14 J.Kostmayer) 10 yards from MER36 to MER26. NO PLAY
  6. 11:101st & 10 at MER 37No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush right for 1 yard loss to the MER36 (#7 M.Taylor; #18 T.Anderson)
  7. 11:471st & 10 at MER 25No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush left for 12 yards gain to the MER37 (#11 M.Patierno), 1ST DOWN
Q1Western Carolina5 plays · 10 yds · 2:21 · Punt0–0
  1. 11:564th & 11 at WCU 40#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 35 yards to the MER25 fair catch by #9 B.Smith at MER25
  2. 12:093rd & 11 at WCU 40Timeout Western Carolina, clock 12:09
  3. 12:093rd & 11 at WCU 40No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short middle to #1 J.Boyd thrown to MER45 broken up by #13 M.Polke
  4. 12:323rd & 1 at WCU 50No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush left for 3 yards gain to the MER47 (#24 N.Gay) PENALTY WCU Holding (#72 A.Threatt) 10 yards from WCU50 to WCU40. NO PLAY
  5. 12:452nd & 7 at WCU 44No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short left to #3 J.Perry caught at WCU41, for 6 yards to the WCU50 (#24 N.Gay)
  6. 13:151st & 10 at WCU 41No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WCU44 (#48 R.Dangler; #10 E.Brantley Jr.)
  7. 13:232nd & 12 at WCU 28No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #1 J.Boyd caught at WCU40, for 13 yards to the WCU41, out of bounds at WCU41, 1ST DOWN
  8. 13:391st & 20 at WCU 20No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short middle to #87 J.Young caught at WCU27, for 8 yards to the WCU28 (#48 R.Dangler)
  9. 14:111st & 10 at WCU 30No Huddle-Shotgun #80 C.Swint rush right for 15 yards gain to the WCU45, out of bounds at WCU45 PENALTY WCU Holding (#6 M.Striggles) 10 yards from WCU30 to WCU20. NO PLAY
Q1Mercer3 plays · 2 yds · 0:43 · Punt0–0
  1. 14:174th & 8 at MER 27#96 S.Seymour punt 43 yards to the WCU30 #0 A.Colombo return 0 yards to the WCU30 (#6 S.Martin Jr.)
  2. 14:243rd & 8 at MER 27Shotgun #2 J.King pass incomplete deep right to #0 E.Rasheed thrown to WCU45 PENALTY MER Personal Foul declined
  3. 14:292nd & 8 at MER 27Shotgun #2 J.King pass incomplete short left to #0 E.Rasheed thrown to MER33 broken up by #27 J.Douglas
  4. 14:531st & 10 at MER 25Shotgun #2 J.King rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER27 (#3 J.Collins)
  5. 15:001st & 10 at WCU 35#95 M.Fitzgerald kickoff 65 yards to the MER00, Touchback

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