Scoring Summary |
Western Carolina (5-2,3-0) vs. Mercer (5-3,1-3)
Date: Oct 18, 2014 Site: Macon, Ga. Stadium: Mercer Univ. Stadium Attendance: 9277
| Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| Western Carolina | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Mercer | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| SCORING SUMMARY | WCU -MER | |||
| 1st | 12:33 | WCU | Jaleel Lorquet 10 yd fumble recovery (Richard Sigmon kick) | |
| 7 - 0 | ||||
| 08:26 | WCU | Spearman Robinson 33 yd pass from Troy Mitchell (Richard Sigmon kick) | ||
| 5 plays, 69 yards, TOP 1:22 | 14 - 0 | |||
| 04:37 | MER | Jagger Lieb 35 yd field goal | ||
| 8 plays, 54 yards, TOP 3:45 | 14 - 3 | |||
| 2nd | 06:16 | WCU | Karnorris Benson 39 yd pass from Terryon Robinson (Richard Sigmon kick) | |
| 5 plays, 78 yards, TOP 1:54 | 21 - 3 | |||
| 03:07 | MER | Alex Lakes 9 yd run (Jagger Lieb kick) | ||
| 1 play, 9 yards, TOP 0:05 | 21 - 10 | |||
| 3rd | 12:56 | MER | Will Roper 44 yd field goal | |
| 5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 1:59 | 21 - 13 | |||
| 10:04 | WCU | Spearman Robinson 3 yd pass from Troy Mitchell (Richard Sigmon kick) | ||
| 7 plays, 78 yards, TOP 2:45 | 28 - 13 | |||
| 4th | 12:07 | WCU | Spearman Robinson 42 yd pass from Troy Mitchell (Richard Sigmon kick) | |
| 8 plays, 77 yards, TOP 4:11 | 35 - 13 | |||
| 03:41 | MER | Josh Jones 26 yd pass from John Russ (JT Palmer pass from John Russ) | ||
| 6 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:33 | 35 - 21 | |||
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Kickoff time: 4:05 pm End of Game: 7:19 pm Total elapsed time: 3:14 Referee: Larry Saunders Umpire: Tripp Self Linesman: Robbie Spires Line judge: Terry Mock Back judge: Jamal Shears Field judge: Bryan Murphy Side judge: Rob Rance Temperature: 79 Wind: Weather: Sunny |
Team Statistics |
| Team Totals | WCU | MER |
| FIRST DOWNS | 18 | 20 |
| Rushing | 9 | 10 |
| Passing | 7 | 8 |
| Penalty | 2 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 173 | 201 |
| Rushing Attempts | 46 | 40 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 187 | 231 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 14 | 30 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 233 | 199 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 14-19-0 | 13-25-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 12.3 | 8.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 16.6 | 15.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 4 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 406 | 400 |
| Total offense plays | 65 | 65 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-74 | 8-62 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-224 | 3-112 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.3 | 37.3 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 37.3 | 36.3 |
| Inside 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 50+ Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Fair catch | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 6-282 | 5-267 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 47.0 | 53.4 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 32.2 | 34.2 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-3-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 5-96-0 | 6-89-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.2 | 14.8 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1--1-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 1-10-1 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 31:39 | 28:21 |
| 1st Quarter | 7:35 | 7:15 |
| 2nd Quarter | 6:55 | 8:05 |
| 3rd Quarter | 5:43 | 9:27 |
| 4th Quarter | 11:26 | 3:34 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 7 of 15 | 6 of 14 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 1 of 1 | 0 of 1 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| Touchdowns | 1-1 | 1-4 |
| Field goals | 0-1 | 1-4 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 3-18 | 1-2 |
| PAT Kicks | 5-5 | 1-1 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 2-3 |
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| FUMBLES: Western Carolina-Terryon Robinson 1-0; Detrez Newsome 1-1. Mercer-John Russ 1-1; Alex Lakes 1-1. |
Drive Chart |
| Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
| Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
| WCU | 1st | V35 | 14:50 | Kickoff | V44 | 13:14 | Punt | 3-9 | 1:36 | ||
| WCU | 1st | H10 | 12:33 | Fumble | H10 | 12:33 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 0-0 | 0:00 | |
| WCU | 1st | V31 | 09:48 | Downs | H00 | 08:26 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-69 | 1:22 | |
| WCU | 1st | V26 | 04:31 | Kickoff | H42 | 00:00 | Punt | 9-32 | 4:31 | ||
| WCU | 2nd | V25 | 10:56 | Punt | V34 | 09:42 | Punt | 3-9 | 1:14 | ||
| WCU | 2nd | V22 | 08:10 | Fumble | H00 | 06:16 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-78 | 1:54 | |
| WCU | 2nd | V08 | 03:59 | Punt | V09 | 03:12 | Fumble | 3-1 | 0:47 | ||
| WCU | 2nd | V10 | 02:58 | Kickoff | V14 | 00:07 | Punt | 6-4 | 2:51 | ||
| WCU | 3rd | V22 | 12:49 | Kickoff | H00 | 10:04 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 7-78 | 2:45 | |
| WCU | 3rd | V27 | 05:04 | Missed FG | V32 | 03:31 | Punt | 3-5 | 1:33 | ||
| WCU | 3rd | V23 | 01:18 | Punt | H00 | 12:07 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 8-77 | 4:11 | |
| WCU | 4th | V06 | 10:06 | Interception | V21 | 05:14 | Punt | 6-15 | 4:52 | ||
| WCU | 4th | H49 | 03:41 | Kickoff | H27 | 00:00 | End of half | 7-22 | 3:41 | ||
| MER | 1st | H09 | 13:14 | Punt | H10 | 12:33 | Fumble | 2-1 | 0:41 | ||
| MER | 1st | H32 | 12:29 | Kickoff | V31 | 09:48 | Downs | 9-37 | 2:41 | ||
| MER | 1st | H29 | 08:22 | Kickoff | V17 | 04:37 | * | FIELD GOAL | 8-54 | 3:45 | |
| MER | 2nd | H04 | 15:00 | Punt | H41 | 10:56 | Punt | 7-37 | 4:04 | ||
| MER | 2nd | H44 | 09:42 | Punt | V22 | 08:10 | Fumble | 6-34 | 1:32 | ||
| MER | 2nd | H45 | 06:11 | Kickoff | H48 | 03:59 | Punt | 3-3 | 2:12 | ||
| MER | 2nd | V09 | 03:12 | Fumble | V00 | 03:07 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 1-9 | 0:05 | |
| MER | 2nd | V45 | 00:07 | Punt | V45 | 00:00 | End of half | 2-0 | 0:07 | ||
| MER | 3rd | H40 | 14:55 | Kickoff | V27 | 12:56 | * | FIELD GOAL | 5-33 | 1:59 | |
| MER | 3rd | H20 | 10:01 | Kickoff | V27 | 04:54 | Missed FG | 11-53 | 5:07 | ||
| MER | 3rd | H25 | 03:31 | Punt | H46 | 01:18 | Punt | 4-21 | 2:13 | ||
| MER | 4th | H36 | 11:58 | Kickoff | V20 | 10:06 | Interception | 4-44 | 1:52 | ||
| MER | 4th | H36 | 05:14 | Punt | V00 | 03:41 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-64 | 1:33 | |
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| Western Carolina | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
| Time of possession | 07:35 | 06:55 | 05:43 | 11:26 | 14:30 | 17:09 | 31:39 | ||
| 3rd Down Conversions | 1/3 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 2/4 | 3/8 | 4/7 | 7/15 | ||
| Average field position | V30 | V16 | V24 | V28 | V22 | V25 | V23 | ||
| 4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | ||
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| Mercer | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
| Time of possession | 07:15 | 08:05 | 09:27 | 03:34 | 15:20 | 13:01 | 28:21 | ||
| 3rd Down Conversions | 2/4 | 2/4 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 4/8 | 2/6 | 6/14 | ||
| Average field position | H23 | H47 | H28 | H36 | H38 | H31 | H35 | ||
| 4th Down Conversions | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
| Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
| WCU | 1st | V35 | 14:50 | Kickoff | V44 | 13:14 | Punt | 3-9 | 1:36 | ||
| MER | 1st | H09 | 13:14 | Punt | H10 | 12:33 | Fumble | 2-1 | 0:41 | ||
| WCU | 1st | H10 | 12:33 | Fumble | H10 | 12:33 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 0-0 | 0:00 | |
| MER | 1st | H32 | 12:29 | Kickoff | V31 | 09:48 | Downs | 9-37 | 2:41 | ||
| WCU | 1st | V31 | 09:48 | Downs | H00 | 08:26 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-69 | 1:22 | |
| MER | 1st | H29 | 08:22 | Kickoff | V17 | 04:37 | * | FIELD GOAL | 8-54 | 3:45 | |
| WCU | 1st | V26 | 04:31 | Kickoff | H42 | 00:00 | Punt | 9-32 | 4:31 | ||
| MER | 2nd | H04 | 15:00 | Punt | H41 | 10:56 | Punt | 7-37 | 4:04 | ||
| WCU | 2nd | V25 | 10:56 | Punt | V34 | 09:42 | Punt | 3-9 | 1:14 | ||
| MER | 2nd | H44 | 09:42 | Punt | V22 | 08:10 | Fumble | 6-34 | 1:32 | ||
| WCU | 2nd | V22 | 08:10 | Fumble | H00 | 06:16 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-78 | 1:54 | |
| MER | 2nd | H45 | 06:11 | Kickoff | H48 | 03:59 | Punt | 3-3 | 2:12 | ||
| WCU | 2nd | V08 | 03:59 | Punt | V09 | 03:12 | Fumble | 3-1 | 0:47 | ||
| MER | 2nd | V09 | 03:12 | Fumble | V00 | 03:07 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 1-9 | 0:05 | |
| WCU | 2nd | V10 | 02:58 | Kickoff | V14 | 00:07 | Punt | 6-4 | 2:51 | ||
| MER | 2nd | V45 | 00:07 | Punt | V45 | 00:00 | End of half | 2-0 | 0:07 | ||
| MER | 3rd | H40 | 14:55 | Kickoff | V27 | 12:56 | * | FIELD GOAL | 5-33 | 1:59 | |
| WCU | 3rd | V22 | 12:49 | Kickoff | H00 | 10:04 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 7-78 | 2:45 | |
| MER | 3rd | H20 | 10:01 | Kickoff | V27 | 04:54 | Missed FG | 11-53 | 5:07 | ||
| WCU | 3rd | V27 | 05:04 | Missed FG | V32 | 03:31 | Punt | 3-5 | 1:33 | ||
| MER | 3rd | H25 | 03:31 | Punt | H46 | 01:18 | Punt | 4-21 | 2:13 | ||
| WCU | 3rd | V23 | 01:18 | Punt | H00 | 12:07 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 8-77 | 4:11 | |
| MER | 4th | H36 | 11:58 | Kickoff | V20 | 10:06 | Interception | 4-44 | 1:52 | ||
| WCU | 4th | V06 | 10:06 | Interception | V21 | 05:14 | Punt | 6-15 | 4:52 | ||
| MER | 4th | H36 | 05:14 | Punt | V00 | 03:41 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-64 | 1:33 | |
| WCU | 4th | H49 | 03:41 | Kickoff | H27 | 00:00 | End of half | 7-22 | 3:41 | ||
Defensive Statistics |
| ## | Western Carolina | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
| 4 | Sertonuse Harris | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3.0/11 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/7 | . |
| 7 | Christon Gill | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.0/11 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.0/11 | . |
| 2 | Jaleel Lorquet | 5 | 3 | 8 | . | . | 2-10 | . | . | . | . | . |
| 28 | Ace Clark | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.5/1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 26 | Trey Morgan | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.5/0 | . | . | 1--1 | . | . | . | . |
| 93 | Caleb Hawkins | 1 | 3 | 4 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| 35 | Keion Crossen | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| 58 | Daniel Riddle | 1 | 2 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 3 | Fred Payne | 1 | 2 | 3 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| 22 | Bryson Jordan | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 43 | Kendall White | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 24 | Terrence Green | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 27 | Tyson Dickson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 41 | Lee Pattillo | . | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 92 | Andrew Mayton | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 51 | Tommy Tate | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 94 | John McBeth | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 91 | Tyler Junius | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 42 | A.J. Newman Jr. | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 70 | Dylan Sluder | . | 1 | 1 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 87 | Destry Barnwell | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 49 | Fred Mooring | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 79 | Helva Matungulu | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| ## | Mercer | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
| 37 | Tyler Ward | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2.0/3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 43 | Devin Davidson | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.0/2 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/2 | . |
| 16 | LeMarkus Bailey | 5 | 1 | 6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 36 | Alex Avant | 5 | . | 5 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| 9 | Lendell Arnold | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.5/4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 40 | Lee Bennett | 1 | 4 | 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 94 | Bret Niederreither | . | 5 | 5 | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . | . |
| 10 | Corey Lockett | 3 | 1 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 99 | Austin Barrett | 1 | 3 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 21 | Zach Jackson | . | 4 | 4 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| 30 | Mike Gray | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 93 | Nick Collins | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 51 | Kyle Williams | . | 3 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 2 | Aaron Avant | 2 | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 59 | Tunde Ayinla | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 33 | Tripp Patterson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0/2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 95 | Jalen Penn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 4 | Sebastian Hicks | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5/5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 98 | Cody Jones | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 18 | Nevin Harton | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 92 | Kelly Brooks | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 22 | Sytavious Brown | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
Participation Report |
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| Western Carolina: 1-Shaun Warren, 6-C.J. Goodman, 12-Mark Powell, 15-Michael Helms, 18-Garrett Brown, 21-Detrez Newsome, 22-Bryson Jordan, 24-Terrence Green, 25-Kris Smith, 27-Tyson Dickson, 30-A.J. McKoy, 32-Chris Seaborn, 33-C. Cunningham, 35-Keion Crossen, 36-Richard Sigmon, 37-K.P. Hicks, 40-Tra Hardy, 41-Lee Pattillo, 42-A.J. Newman Jr., 43-Kendall White, 44-L. Richardson, 49-Fred Mooring, 51-Tommy Tate, 53-Andrew Potts, 57-Avery Worsham, 59-C. Addertion, 68-T. Poindexter, 70-Dylan Sluder, 72-Andrew Miles, 74-Hunter Kirby, 77-Ryan McLaughlin, 80-Gary Richardson, 82-Tyler Sexton, 83-Jeff Moore, 87-Destry Barnwell, 91-Tyler Junius, 92-Andrew Mayton, 95-Daniel Nash, 96-Tahjai Watt. |
| Mercer: 2-Aaron Avant, 5-Andy Nichols, 13-Chandler Curtis, 14-Hunter Mackay, 16-LeMarkus Bailey, 18-Nevin Harton, 21-Zach Jackson, 22-Sytavious Brown, 23-Duronte Carter, 28-Tee Mitchell, 31-JeTarii Donald, 32-Jagger Lieb, 33-Tripp Patterson, 34-Josh Bennett, 40-Lee Bennett, 42-G. Radakovich, 45-CJ Kleckley, 47-Will Roper, 50-Rob East, 52-Kyle Trammell, 65-Caleb Yates, 66-John Abernathy, 76-Thomas Pietro, 79-Colin Mitchell, 80-D'Vante Penamon, 84-Avery Ward, 85-Tyler Zielenske, 86-Jeff Bowens, 92-Kelly Brooks, 93-Nick Collins, 95-Jalen Penn, 99-Austin Barrett. |
Box Score |
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Western Carolina.... 14 7 7 7 - 35 Record: (5-2,3-0)
Mercer.............. 3 7 3 8 - 21 Record: (5-3,1-3)
Scoring Summary:
1st 12:33 WCU - Jaleel Lorquet 10 yd fumble recovery (Richard Sigmon kick), , WCU 7 - MER 0
08:26 WCU - Spearman Robinson 33 yd pass from Troy Mitchell (Richard Sigmon kick), 5-69 1:22, WCU 14 - MER 0
04:37 MER - Jagger Lieb 35 yd field goal, 8-54 3:45, WCU 14 - MER 3
2nd 06:16 WCU - Karnorris Benson 39 yd pass from Terryon Robinson (Richard Sigmon kick), 5-78 1:54, WCU 21 - MER 3
03:07 MER - Alex Lakes 9 yd run (Jagger Lieb kick), 1-9 0:05, WCU 21 - MER 10
3rd 12:56 MER - Will Roper 44 yd field goal, 5-33 1:59, WCU 21 - MER 13
10:04 WCU - Spearman Robinson 3 yd pass from Troy Mitchell (Richard Sigmon kick), 7-78 2:45, WCU 28 - MER 13
4th 12:07 WCU - Spearman Robinson 42 yd pass from Troy Mitchell (Richard Sigmon kick), 8-77 4:11, WCU 35 - MER 13
03:41 MER - Josh Jones 26 yd pass from John Russ (JT Palmer pass from John Russ), 6-64 1:33, WCU 35 - MER 21
WCU MER
FIRST DOWNS................... 18 20
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 46-173 40-201
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 233 199
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 19-14-0 25-13-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 65-406 65-400
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 1-10 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 2-3 0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 5-96 6-89
Interception Returns-Yards.... 1--1 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 6-37.3 3-37.3
Fumbles-Lost.................. 2-1 2-2
Penalties-Yards............... 6-74 8-62
Possession Time............... 31:39 28:21
Third-Down Conversions........ 7 of 15 6 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 1 0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 1-1 2-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 3-18 1-2
RUSHING: Western Carolina-Detrez Newsome 16-76; Troy Mitchell 16-62;
Darius Ramsey 13-37; Team 1-minus 2. Mercer-Alex Lakes 21-125; Tee Mitchell
8-47; John Russ 10-22; JeTarii Donald 1-7.
PASSING: Western Carolina-Troy Mitchell 13-18-0-194; Terryon Robinson
1-1-0-39. Mercer-John Russ 13-25-1-199.
RECEIVING: Western Carolina-Spearman Robinson 7-108; Karnorris Benson
3-63; Terryon Robinson 2-6; Willie Police 1-52; Detrez Newsome 1-4. Mercer-JT
Palmer 6-58; Chandler Curtis 3-59; Avery Ward 1-37; Josh Jones 1-26; Jordan
Marshall 1-10; Tee Mitchell 1-9.
INTERCEPTIONS: Western Carolina-Trey Morgan 1-minus 1. Mercer-None.
FUMBLES: Western Carolina-Detrez Newsome 1-1; Terryon Robinson 1-0.
Mercer-Alex Lakes 1-1; John Russ 1-1.
Stadium: Mercer Univ. Stadium Attendance: 9277
Kickoff time: 4:05 pm End of Game: 7:19 pm Total elapsed time: 3:14
Officials: Referee: Larry Saunders; Umpire: Tripp Self; Linesman: Robbie Spires;
Line judge: Terry Mock; Back judge: Jamal Shears; Field judge: Bryan Murphy;
Side judge: Rob Rance;
Temperature: 79 Wind: Weather: Sunny
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Play-by-Play Summary |
| Western Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. | |||
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu35 | MER ball on MER35. |
| Will Roper kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, Detrez Newsome return 35 yards to the WCU35 (Alex Avant). | |||
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu35 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 14:50. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu35 | Darius Ramsey rush for 6 yards to the WCU41 (Devin Davidson). |
| Wcu | 2-4 | at Wcu41 | Darius Ramsey rush for 3 yards to the WCU44 (Corey Lockett). |
| Wcu | 3-1 | at Wcu44 | Troy Mitchell rush for no gain to the WCU44 (Tyler Ward;Niederreither). |
| Wcu | 4-1 | at Wcu44 | Destry Barnwell punt 47 yards to the MER9, out-of-bounds. |
| Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:36 | |||
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer09 | MERCER drive start at 13:14. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer09 | John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 6 yards to the MER15 (Jaleel Lorquet). |
| Mer | 2-4 | at Mer15 | Alex Lakes rush for no gain to the MER15, fumble forced by Ace Clark, fumble by Alex Lakes recovered by WCU Jaleel Lorquet at MER10, Jaleel Lorquet for 10 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:33. |
| Drive: 2 plays, 1 yards, TOP 00:41 | |||
| Richard Sigmon kick attempt good. | |||
| Western Carolina 7, Mercer 0 | |||
| Mark Powell kickoff 43 yards to the MER22, Derek Owings return 10 yards to the MER32 (Tommy Tate;Lee Pattillo). | |||
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer32 | MERCER drive start at 12:29. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer32 | John Russ pass incomplete to Josh Jones. |
| Mer | 2-10 | at Mer32 | Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the MER36 (S. Harris). |
| Mer | 3-6 | at Mer36 | John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 9 yards to the MER45, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Morgan). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer45 | John Russ pass incomplete to JT Palmer. |
| Mer | 2-10 | at Mer45 | Alex Lakes rush for 17 yards to the WCU38, 1ST DOWN MER (Jaleel Lorquet;Christon Gill). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Wcu38 | Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the WCU37 (Daniel Riddle). |
| Mer | 2-9 | at Wcu37 | Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the WCU33 (Fred Mooring;Ace Clark). |
| Mer | 3-5 | at Wcu33 | John Russ pass complete to JT Palmer for 3 yards to the WCU30, out-of-bounds (Jaleel Lorquet). |
| Mer | 4-2 | at Wcu30 | Alex Lakes rush for loss of 1 yard to the WCU31 (S. Harris). |
| Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, TOP 02:41 | |||
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu31 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 09:48. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu31 | Troy Mitchell pass complete to S. Robinson for 6 yards to the WCU37, out-of-bounds (Alex Avant). |
| Wcu | 2-4 | at Wcu37 | Troy Mitchell pass complete to K. Benson for 17 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN WCU (Mike Gray). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Mer46 | Troy Mitchell pass complete to S. Robinson for 9 yards to the MER37 (Alex Avant). |
| Wcu | 2-1 | at Mer37 | Detrez Newsome rush for 4 yards to the MER33, 1ST DOWN WCU (Tyler Ward). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Mer33 | Troy Mitchell pass complete to S. Robinson for 33 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN WCU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:26. |
| Richard Sigmon kick attempt good. | |||
| Western Carolina 14, Mercer 0 | |||
| Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, TOP 01:26 | |||
| Mark Powell kickoff 47 yards to the MER18, Chandler Curtis return 11 yards to the MER29 (Ace Clark). | |||
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer29 | MERCER drive start at 08:22. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer29 | John Russ pass incomplete to JT Palmer, PENALTY WCU pass interference (Jaleel Lorquet) 15 yards to the MER44, 1ST DOWN MER, NO PLAY. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer44 | Tee Mitchell rush for 2 yards to the MER46 (Ace Clark). |
| Mer | 2-8 | at Mer46 | Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the 50 yardline (Ace Clark;Christon Gill). |
| Mer | 3-4 | at Mer50 | John Russ pass complete to JT Palmer for 6 yards to the WCU44, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (S. Harris). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Wcu44 | Alex Lakes rush for 34 yards to the WCU10, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Ace Clark). |
| Mer | 1-G | at Wcu10 | Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the WCU8 (Helva Matungulu;Destry Barnwell), PENALTY MER personal foul (A.M. Posey) 15 yards to the WCU23. |
| Mer | 2-G | at Wcu23 | John Russ sacked for loss of 8 yards to the WCU31 (Christon Gill). |
| Mer | 3-G | at Wcu31 | John Russ pass complete to JT Palmer for 14 yards to the WCU17 (Trey Morgan). |
| Mer | 4-G | at Wcu17 | Jagger Lieb field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 04:37. |
| Western Carolina 14, Mercer 3 | |||
| Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, TOP 03:51 | |||
| Will Roper kickoff 63 yards to the WCU2, Trey Morgan return 24 yards to the WCU26 (Tyler Ward;Lee Bennett). | |||
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu26 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 04:31. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu26 | Troy Mitchell pass complete to T. Robinson for loss of 9 yards to the WCU17 (Sebastian Hicks;Lendell Arnold). |
| Wcu | 2-19 | at Wcu17 | Troy Mitchell rush for 5 yards to the WCU22 (Tripp Patterson;Lee Bennett). |
| Wcu | 3-14 | at Wcu22 | Troy Mitchell pass incomplete to K. Benson, PENALTY MER personal foul (Corey Lockett) 15 yards to the WCU37, 1ST DOWN WCU. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu37 | Detrez Newsome rush for 2 yards to the WCU39 (Tyler Ward). |
| Wcu | 2-8 | at Wcu39 | Darius Ramsey rush for loss of 1 yard to the WCU38 (Jalen Penn). |
| Wcu | 3-9 | at Wcu38 | Troy Mitchell pass complete to T. Robinson for 15 yards to the MER47, 1ST DOWN WCU (Corey Lockett). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Mer47 | Detrez Newsome rush for 2 yards to the MER45 (Devin Davidson;Cody Jones). |
| Wcu | 2-8 | at Mer45 | Troy Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the MER42 (Zach Jackson;Niederreither). |
| Wcu | 3-5 | at Mer42 | Troy Mitchell pass incomplete to S. Robinson (Alex Avant). |
| Wcu | 4-5 | at Mer42 | Destry Barnwell punt 38 yards to the MER4, downed. |
| Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, TOP 04:31 | |||
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer04 | MERCER drive start at 00:00, MER ball on MER4. |
| Western Carolina 14, Mercer 3 |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer04 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer04 | John Russ rush for 12 yards to the MER16, 1ST DOWN MER (Christon Gill;Fred Payne). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer16 | Alex Lakes rush for 5 yards to the MER21 (Fred Payne;Caleb Hawkins). |
| Mer | 2-5 | at Mer21 | John Russ rush for 4 yards to the MER25 (Daniel Riddle;S. Harris). |
| Mer | 3-1 | at Mer25 | Alex Lakes rush for 8 yards to the MER33, 1ST DOWN MER (A.J. Newman Jr.;Jaleel Lorquet). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer33 | Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the MER36 (Caleb Hawkins;Daniel Riddle). |
| Mer | 2-7 | at Mer36 | Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the MER40 (Christon Gill;Tyler Junius). |
| Mer | 3-3 | at Mer40 | Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the MER41 (S. Harris). |
| Mer | 4-2 | at Mer41 | Tyler Zielenske punt 36 yards to the WCU23, C.J. Goodman return 2 yards to the WCU25 (LeMarkus Bailey). |
| Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, TOP 04:04 | |||
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu25 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 10:56. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu25 | Detrez Newsome rush for 2 yards to the WCU27 (Austin Barrett;Devin Davidson). |
| Wcu | 2-8 | at Wcu27 | Troy Mitchell pass incomplete to T. Robinson (Sytavious Brown). |
| Wcu | 3-8 | at Wcu27 | Troy Mitchell rush for 7 yards to the WCU34 (LeMarkus Bailey). |
| Wcu | 4-1 | at Wcu34 | Timeout Western Carolina, clock 09:48. |
| Wcu | 4-1 | at Wcu34 | Destry Barnwell punt 22 yards to the MER44, out-of-bounds. |
| Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:14 | |||
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer44 | MERCER drive start at 09:42. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer44 | John Russ pass incomplete to Chandler Curtis. |
| Mer | 2-10 | at Mer44 | Alex Lakes rush for 9 yards to the WCU47 (S. Harris). |
| Mer | 3-1 | at Wcu47 | Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the WCU43, 1ST DOWN MER (Christon Gill). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Wcu43 | John Russ pass incomplete to Tee Mitchell. |
| Mer | 2-10 | at Wcu43 | John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward, PENALTY WCU holding (Jaleel Lorquet) 10 yards to the WCU33, 1ST DOWN MER, NO PLAY. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Wcu33 | Alex Lakes rush for 12 yards to the WCU21, 1ST DOWN MER (Ace Clark;Jaleel Lorquet). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Wcu21 | John Russ rush for 1 yard to the WCU20, fumble forced by Caleb Hawkins, fumble by John Russ recovered by WCU Jaleel Lorquet at WCU22. |
| Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, TOP 01:32 | |||
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu22 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 08:10. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu22 | Darius Ramsey rush for 2 yards to the WCU24 (Zach Jackson;Devin Davidson). |
| Wcu | 2-8 | at Wcu24 | Troy Mitchell rush for 7 yards to the WCU31 (Corey Lockett). |
| Wcu | 3-1 | at Wcu31 | Detrez Newsome rush for 23 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Alex Avant). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Mer46 | Troy Mitchell pass complete to K. Benson for 7 yards to the MER39 (Tyler Ward). |
| Wcu | 2-3 | at Mer39 | T. Robinson pass complete to K. Benson for 39 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN WCU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:16. |
| Richard Sigmon kick attempt good. | |||
| Western Carolina 21, Mercer 3 | |||
| Wcu | 1-G | at Wcu35 | PENALTY WCU unsportsmanlike conduct (K. Benson) 15 yards to the WCU20. |
| Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, TOP 01:59 | |||
| Mark Powell kickoff 57 yards to the MER23, JeTarii Donald return 22 yards to the MER45 (Keion Crossen). | |||
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer45 | MERCER drive start at 06:11. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer45 | John Russ rush for 6 yards to the WCU49 (Christon Gill;Caleb Hawkins). |
| Mer | 2-4 | at Wcu49 | Alex Lakes rush for loss of 2 yards to the MER49 (Dylan Sluder;Tyson Dickson). |
| Mer | 3-6 | at Mer49 | John Russ pass complete to JT Palmer for loss of 1 yard to the MER48 (Ace Clark;Trey Morgan). |
| Mer | 4-7 | at Mer48 | Tyler Zielenske punt 44 yards to the WCU8, downed. |
| Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 02:12 | |||
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu08 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 03:59. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu08 | Detrez Newsome rush for 5 yards to the WCU13 (Tyler Ward;Niederreither). |
| Wcu | 2-5 | at Wcu13 | Troy Mitchell pass incomplete to S. Robinson. |
| Wcu | 3-5 | at Wcu13 | Detrez Newsome rush for loss of 4 yards to the WCU9, fumble by Detrez Newsome recovered by MER Niederreither at WCU9. |
| Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 00:47 | |||
| Mer | 1-G | at Wcu09 | MERCER drive start at 03:12, MER ball on WCU9. |
| Mer | 1-G | at Wcu09 | Alex Lakes rush for 9 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:07. |
| Jagger Lieb kick attempt good. | |||
| Western Carolina 21, Mercer 10 | |||
| Drive: 1 plays, 9 yards, TOP 00:14 | |||
| Will Roper kickoff 60 yards to the WCU5, K. Benson return 15 yards to the WCU20 (LeMarkus Bailey), PENALTY WCU holding (Gary Richardson) 10 yards to the WCU10, 1st and 10, WCU ball on WCU10. | |||
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu10 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 02:58. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu10 | Detrez Newsome rush for 2 yards to the WCU12 (Niederreither;Corey Lockett). |
| Wcu | 2-8 | at Wcu12 | Darius Ramsey rush for 3 yards to the WCU15 (Lee Bennett). |
| Wcu | 3-5 | at Wcu15 | Troy Mitchell rush for 9 yards to the WCU24, 1ST DOWN WCU (Alex Avant). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu24 | Darius Ramsey rush for no gain to the WCU24 (Lee Bennett;Niederreither). |
| Wcu | 2-10 | at Wcu24 | Darius Ramsey rush for 4 yards to the WCU28 (Austin Barrett), PENALTY WCU personal foul (Josh Wineberg) 14 yards to the WCU14. |
| Wcu | 3-20 | at Wcu14 | Timeout Mercer, clock 00:18. |
| Wcu | 3-20 | at Wcu14 | Detrez Newsome rush for no gain to the WCU14 (Kyle Williams;Jalen Penn). |
| Wcu | 4-20 | at Wcu14 | Timeout Mercer, clock 00:14. |
| Wcu | 4-20 | at Wcu14 | Destry Barnwell punt 31 yards to the WCU45, out-of-bounds. |
| Drive: 6 plays, 4 yards, TOP 02:51 | |||
| Mer | 1-10 | at Wcu45 | MERCER drive start at 00:07. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Wcu45 | John Russ pass incomplete to JT Palmer. |
| Mer | 2-10 | at Wcu45 | QB hurry by Caleb Hawkins. |
| Mer | 2-10 | at Wcu45 | John Russ pass incomplete to JT Palmer (Fred Payne). |
| Mer | 3-10 | at Wcu45 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:07 | |||
| Western Carolina 21, Mercer 10 |
| Mer | 3-10 | at Wcu45 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, WCU ball on WCU35. |
| Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:07 | |||
| Mark Powell kickoff 32 yards to the MER33, Derek Owings return 7 yards to the MER40 (Lee Pattillo;Kendall White). | |||
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer40 | MERCER drive start at 14:55. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer40 | John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 37 yards to the WCU23, 1ST DOWN MER (Jaleel Lorquet). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Wcu23 | Alex Lakes rush for no gain to the WCU23 (Fred Payne). |
| Mer | 2-10 | at Wcu23 | John Russ rush for 6 yards to the WCU17 (S. Harris). |
| Mer | 3-4 | at Wcu17 | PENALTY MER false start (A.M. Posey) 5 yards to the WCU22. |
| Mer | 3-9 | at Wcu22 | PENALTY MER false start (Thomas Marchman) 5 yards to the WCU27. |
| Mer | 3-14 | at Wcu27 | John Russ pass incomplete to JT Palmer. |
| Mer | 4-14 | at Wcu27 | Will Roper field goal attempt from 44 GOOD, clock 12:56. |
| Western Carolina 21, Mercer 13 | |||
| Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 02:06 | |||
| Will Roper kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, K. Benson return 22 yards to the WCU22 (Lee Bennett;Nevin Harton). | |||
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu22 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 12:49. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu22 | Darius Ramsey rush for 3 yards to the WCU25 (Tunde Ayinla). |
| Wcu | 2-7 | at Wcu25 | Troy Mitchell sacked for loss of 2 yards to the WCU23 (Devin Davidson). |
| Wcu | 3-9 | at Wcu23 | Timeout Mercer, clock 11:33. |
| Wcu | 3-9 | at Wcu23 | Timeout Western Carolina, clock 11:33. |
| Wcu | 3-9 | at Wcu23 | Troy Mitchell pass complete to S. Robinson for 10 yards to the WCU33, 1ST DOWN WCU (Sebastian Hicks). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu33 | Troy Mitchell rush for 11 yards to the WCU44, 1ST DOWN WCU (Tunde Ayinla;Kyle Williams). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu44 | Troy Mitchell pass complete to Willie Police for 52 yards to the MER4, 1ST DOWN WCU (Lendell Arnold), PENALTY MER personal foul (Lendell Arnold) 2 yards to the MER2, 1ST DOWN WCU. |
| Wcu | 1-G | at Mer02 | Darius Ramsey rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER3 (Tyler Ward). |
| Wcu | 2-G | at Mer03 | Troy Mitchell pass complete to S. Robinson for 3 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:04. |
| Richard Sigmon kick attempt good. | |||
| Western Carolina 28, Mercer 13 | |||
| Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, TOP 02:48 | |||
| Mark Powell kickoff 63 yards to the MER2, Chandler Curtis return 28 yards to the MER30, PENALTY MER holding 10 yards to the MER20, 1st and 10, MER ball on MER20. | |||
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer20 | MERCER drive start at 10:01. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer20 | Tee Mitchell rush for 7 yards to the MER27, out-of-bounds (Tyson Dickson). |
| Mer | 2-3 | at Mer27 | Tee Mitchell rush for 14 yards to the MER41, 1ST DOWN MER (Kendall White). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer41 | John Russ pass incomplete to Josh Jones, dropped pass. |
| Mer | 2-10 | at Mer41 | JeTarii Donald rush for 7 yards to the MER48 (Jaleel Lorquet). |
| Mer | 3-3 | at Mer48 | PENALTY MER false start (G. Radakovich) 5 yards to the MER43. |
| Mer | 3-8 | at Mer43 | John Russ pass complete to JT Palmer for 25 yards to the WCU32, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Terrence Green). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Wcu32 | John Russ pass incomplete to Jordan Marshall. |
| Mer | 2-10 | at Wcu32 | Tee Mitchell rush for 12 yards to the WCU20, 1ST DOWN MER (Jaleel Lorquet). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Wcu20 | John Russ sacked for loss of 7 yards to the WCU27 (S. Harris). |
| Mer | 2-17 | at Wcu27 | Alex Lakes rush for no gain to the WCU27 (S. Harris). |
| Mer | 3-17 | at Wcu27 | John Russ rush for no gain to the WCU27 (Andrew Mayton). |
| Mer | 4-17 | at Wcu27 | Will Roper field goal attempt from 44 MISSED - wide right, spot at WCU27, clock 04:54. |
| Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, TOP 04:57 | |||
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu27 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 05:04, WCU ball on WCU27. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu27 | Darius Ramsey rush for 4 yards to the WCU31 (Lendell Arnold;Zach Jackson). |
| Wcu | 2-6 | at Wcu31 | Troy Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the WCU32 (Kyle Williams;Austin Barrett). |
| Wcu | 3-5 | at Wcu32 | Troy Mitchell pass incomplete to Willie Police (Zach Jackson), PENALTY WCU holding declined. |
| Wcu | 4-5 | at Wcu32 | Destry Barnwell punt 43 yards to the MER25, fair catch by Chandler Curtis. |
| Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:33 | |||
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer25 | MERCER drive start at 03:31. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer25 | Alex Lakes rush for 22 yards to the MER47, 1ST DOWN MER (Keion Crossen). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer47 | John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward (Keion Crossen). |
| Mer | 2-10 | at Mer47 | Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the MER49 (John McBeth;Christon Gill). |
| Mer | 3-8 | at Mer49 | John Russ sacked for loss of 3 yards to the MER46 (Christon Gill). |
| Mer | 4-11 | at Mer46 | Tyler Zielenske punt 32 yards to the WCU22, T. Robinson return 0 yards to the WCU22, fumble by T. Robinson recovered by WCU T. Robinson at WCU23. |
| Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, TOP 02:13 | |||
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu23 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 01:18, WCU ball on WCU23. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu23 | Troy Mitchell pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 4 yards to the WCU27, out-of-bounds (Aaron Avant). |
| Wcu | 2-6 | at Wcu27 | Troy Mitchell pass complete to S. Robinson for 5 yards to the WCU32, out-of-bounds (Aaron Avant). |
| Wcu | 3-1 | at Wcu32 | Troy Mitchell rush for 2 yards to the WCU34, 1ST DOWN WCU (Cody Jones). |
| Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, TOP 04:20 | |||
| Western Carolina 28, Mercer 13 |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu34 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu34 | Troy Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the WCU38 (Devin Davidson;Kelly Brooks). |
| Wcu | 2-6 | at Wcu38 | Troy Mitchell rush for 13 yards to the MER49, 1ST DOWN WCU. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Mer49 | Detrez Newsome rush for 7 yards to the MER42 (Tyler Ward;Zach Jackson). |
| Wcu | 2-3 | at Mer42 | Troy Mitchell rush for no gain to the MER42 (LeMarkus Bailey). |
| Wcu | 3-3 | at Mer42 | Troy Mitchell pass complete to S. Robinson for 42 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN WCU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:07. |
| Richard Sigmon kick attempt good. | |||
| Western Carolina 35, Mercer 13 | |||
| Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, TOP 04:20 | |||
| Richard Sigmon kickoff 40 yards to the MER25, Jordan Marshall return 11 yards to the MER36, out-of-bounds (S. Harris). | |||
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer36 | MERCER drive start at 11:58. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer36 | John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 44 yards to the WCU20, 1ST DOWN MER (Keion Crossen;Bryson Jordan). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Wcu20 | Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the WCU17 (S. Harris). |
| Mer | 2-7 | at Wcu17 | Alex Lakes rush for loss of 3 yards to the WCU20 (S. Harris). |
| Mer | 3-10 | at Wcu20 | John Russ pass intercepted by Trey Morgan at the WCU7, Trey Morgan return -1 yards to the WCU6. |
| Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, TOP 01:52 | |||
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu06 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 10:06. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu06 | Detrez Newsome rush for 2 yards to the WCU8 (Austin Barrett;Mike Gray). |
| Wcu | 2-8 | at Wcu08 | Troy Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the WCU11 (Nick Collins). |
| Wcu | 3-5 | at Wcu11 | Detrez Newsome rush for 20 yards to the WCU31, 1ST DOWN WCU (LeMarkus Bailey). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu31 | Troy Mitchell rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU29 (Tyler Ward). |
| Wcu | 2-12 | at Wcu29 | Troy Mitchell pass complete to Darius Ramsey for 5 yards to the WCU34 (LeMarkus Bailey;Mike Gray), PENALTY WCU holding (Andrew Miles) 10 yards to the WCU19, NO PLAY. |
| Wcu | 2-22 | at Wcu19 | Darius Ramsey rush for 4 yards to the WCU23 (Mike Gray). |
| Wcu | 3-18 | at Wcu23 | Darius Ramsey rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU21 (Tripp Patterson). |
| Wcu | 4-20 | at Wcu21 | Destry Barnwell punt 43 yards to the MER36, downed. |
| Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, TOP 04:52 | |||
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer36 | MERCER drive start at 05:14. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer36 | John Russ pass complete to Jordan Marshall for 10 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Terrence Green;S. Harris). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Mer46 | John Russ rush for 13 yards to the WCU41, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Wcu41 | John Russ pass complete to Tee Mitchell for 9 yards to the WCU32 (Bryson Jordan). |
| Mer | 2-1 | at Wcu32 | PENALTY MER illegal procedure (Kirby Southard) 5 yards to the WCU37. |
| Mer | 2-6 | at Wcu37 | John Russ pass incomplete to JT Palmer. |
| Mer | 3-6 | at Wcu37 | John Russ pass complete to JT Palmer for 11 yards to the WCU26, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Morgan). |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Wcu26 | Timeout Western Carolina, clock 03:47. |
| Mer | 1-10 | at Wcu26 | John Russ pass complete to Josh Jones for 26 yards to the WCU0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:41. |
| John Russ pass attempt to JT Palmer good. | |||
| Western Carolina 35, Mercer 21 | |||
| Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, TOP 01:33 | |||
| Jagger Lieb kickoff 14 yards to the MER49, T. Robinson return 0 yards to the MER49. | |||
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Mer49 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 03:41. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Mer49 | Detrez Newsome rush for 3 yards to the MER46 (Devin Davidson;LeMarkus Bailey). |
| Wcu | 2-7 | at Mer46 | Detrez Newsome rush for 6 yards to the MER40 (Tyler Ward). |
| Wcu | 3-1 | at Mer40 | Detrez Newsome rush for no gain to the MER40 (Lendell Arnold;Nick Collins). |
| Wcu | 4-1 | at Mer40 | Timeout Mercer, clock 02:05. |
| Wcu | 4-1 | at Mer40 | Troy Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the MER39, 1ST DOWN WCU (Nick Collins). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Mer39 | Detrez Newsome rush for 2 yards to the MER37 (Tyler Ward). |
| Wcu | 2-8 | at Mer37 | Darius Ramsey rush for 12 yards to the MER25, 1ST DOWN WCU (Lendell Arnold). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Mer25 | Team rush for loss of 2 yards to the MER27. |
| Wcu | 2-12 | at Mer27 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
| Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, TOP 03:41 | |||
| FINAL SCORE | |||
| Western Carolina 35, Mercer 21 |
Play Breakdown Summary |
Western Carolina Mercer Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total OVERALL.......... 45 20 65 OVERALL.......... 37 28 65 1ST DOWN......... 19 7 26 1ST DOWN......... 16 15 31 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 2 2 4 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 1 0 1 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 3 3 6 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 3 1 4 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 10 2 12 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 12 2 14 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 4 0 4 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 2 0 2 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 0 1 1 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 1 2 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 6 5 11 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 1 9 10 4TH DOWN......... 1 0 1 4TH DOWN......... 1 0 1 Western Carolina Mercer Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total ............... 45 20 65 ............... 37 28 65 |