Mercer vs Western Carolina (Oct 10, 2015)

 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Mercer vs Western Carolina (Oct 10, 2015 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

Mercer (2-3,0-2) vs. Western Carolina (3-2,1-1)

Date: Oct 10, 2015 • Site: Cullowhee, N.C.  • Stadium: E.J. Whitmire  •  Attendance: 8479

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
Mercer   14  7  0  0  21 
Western Carolina   3  7  0  14  24 

SCORING SUMMARY   MER -WCU  
1st  13:36  MER   Tee Mitchell 12 yd run (Jagger Lieb kick) 
         4 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:24  7 - 0 
  06:56  WCU   Logan Howard 31 yd field goal 
         16 plays, 61 yards, TOP 6:40  7 - 3 
  00:27  MER   John Russ 13 yd run (Jagger Lieb kick) 
         15 plays, 81 yards, TOP 6:25  14 - 3 
2nd  10:16  MER   Alex Lakes 2 yd run (Jagger Lieb kick) 
         10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 3:52  21 - 3 
  08:24  WCU   Tyler Sexton 14 yd pass from Troy Mitchell (Logan Howard kick) 
         5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:52  21 - 10 
4th  08:15  WCU   C.J. Goodman 14 yd run (Logan Howard kick) 
         10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:00  21 - 17 
  00:42  WCU   Detrez Newsome 22 yd run (Logan Howard kick) 
         14 plays, 91 yards, TOP 3:16  21 - 24 

Kickoff time: 3:35 pm  • End of Game: 6:52 PM  • Total elapsed time: 3:17
Referee: Larry Adcock  •  Umpire: Joe Golob  •  Linesman: Perry Clark  •  Line judge: Terry Mock  •  Back judge: Jay Neal  •  Field judge: Neville Hall  •  Side judge: Keith Johnson  •  Scorer: Chris Hess  • 
Temperature: Low 60s  • Wind: Light  • Weather: Overcast, rainy

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Mercer vs Western Carolina (Oct 10, 2015 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

 Team Totals  MER  WCU 
FIRST DOWNS  23  18 
   Rushing  15  10 
   Passing  7  8 
   Penalty  1  0 
NET YARDS RUSHING  199  185 
   Rushing Attempts  50  34 
   Average Per Rush  4.0  5.4 
   Rushing Touchdowns  3  2 
   Yards Gained Rushing  229  218 
   Yards Lost Rushing  30  33 
NET YARDS PASSING  205  153 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  14-25-0  19-32-0 
   Average Per Attempt  8.2  4.8 
   Average Per Completion  14.6  8.1 
   Passing Touchdowns  0  1 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  404  338 
   Total offense plays  75  66 
   Average Gain Per Play  5.4  5.1 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  2-0  1-0 
Penalties: Number-Yards  1-10  3-18 
PUNTS-YARDS  3-120  4-202 
   Average Yards Per Punt  40.0  50.5 
   Net Yards Per Punt  38.7  50.0 
   Inside 20  1  1 
   50+ Yards  0  2 
   Touchbacks  0  0 
   Fair catch  1  0 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  4-258  5-285 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  64.5  57.0 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  43.8  36.4 
   Touchbacks  3  0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  1-2-0  1-4-0 
   Average Per Return  2.0  4.0 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  5-103-0  1-23-0 
   Average Per Return  20.6  23.0 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  34:28  25:32 
   1st Quarter  7:53  7:07 
   2nd Quarter  8:34  6:26 
   3rd Quarter  9:17  5:43 
   4th Quarter  8:44  6:16 
Third-Down Conversions  8 of 16  8 of 15 
Fourth-Down Conversions  3 of 5  1 of 2 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  3-3  3-3 
   Touchdowns  3-3  2-3 
   Field goals  0-3  1-3 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  2-10  1-8 
PAT Kicks  3-3  3-3 
Field Goals  0-1  1-1 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Mercer vs Western Carolina (Oct 10, 2015 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

Mercer
  
Western Carolina
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Tee Mitchell   22  121  10  111  1  20  5.0 
Alex Lakes   16  43  1  42  1  11  2.6 
John Russ   10  51  18  33  1  18  3.3 
Payton Usher   2  14  1  13  0  14  6.5 
Totals...  50  229  30  199  3  20  4.0 
  
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Troy Mitchell   10  92  13  79  0  62  7.9 
Detrez Newsome   15  71  12  59  1  22  3.9 
Corey Holloway   4  24  0  24  0  7  6.0 
C.J. Goodman   1  14  0  14  1  14  14.0 
Wes Holcombe   4  17  8  9  0  9  2.2 
Totals...  34  218  33  185  2  62  5.4 
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
John Russ   14-24-0  205  0  47  1 
TEAM   0-1-0  0  0  0  0 
Totals...  14-25-0  205  0  47  1 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Wes Holcombe   10-16-0  77  0  19  1 
Troy Mitchell   9-16-0  76  1  16  1 
Totals...  19-32-0  153  1  19  2 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Avery Ward   6  111  0  47 
Sam Walker   3  45  0  18 
Tee Mitchell   2  26  0  28 
Robert Brown   1  10  0  10 
Jimmie Robinson  1  7  0  7 
Marquise Irvin   1  6  0  6 
Totals...  14  205  0  47 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Detrez Newsome   5  22  0  8 
Karnorris Benson  4  54  0  19 
Tyler Sexton   3  32  1  14 
Spearman Robinson  3  17  0  7 
C.J. Goodman   2  22  0  14 
Corey Holloway   2  6  0  4 
Totals...  19  153  1  19 
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Matt Shiel   3  120  40.0  42  1  0 
Totals...  3  120  40.0  42  1  0 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Ian Berryman   4  202  50.5  60  1  0 
Totals...  4  202  50.5  60  1  0 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Sam Walker   0  0  0  1  14  14  0  0  0 
Jimmie Robinson  1  2  2  3  71  32  0  0  0 
Stephen Houzah   0  0  0  1  18  18  0  0  0 
Totals...  1  2  2  5  103  32  0  0  0 
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Detrez Newsome   0  0  0  1  23  23  0  0  0 
C.J. Goodman   1  4  4  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals...  1  4  4  1  23  23  0  0  0 
  
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Tee Mitchell   111  26  0  0  0  137 
Avery Ward   0  111  0  0  0  111 
Jimmie Robinson  0  7  71  2  0  80 
Sam Walker   0  45  14  0  0  59 
Alex Lakes   42  0  0  0  0  42 
John Russ   33  0  0  0  0  33 
Stephen Houzah   0  0  18  0  0  18 
Payton Usher   13  0  0  0  0  13 
Robert Brown   0  10  0  0  0  10 
Marquise Irvin   0  6  0  0  0  6 
Totals...  199  205  103  2  0  509 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Detrez Newsome   59  22  23  0  0  104 
Troy Mitchell   79  0  0  0  0  79 
Karnorris Benson  0  54  0  0  0  54 
C.J. Goodman   14  22  0  4  0  40 
Tyler Sexton   0  32  0  0  0  32 
Corey Holloway   24  6  0  0  0  30 
Spearman Robinson  0  17  0  0  0  17 
Wes Holcombe   9  0  0  0  0  9 
Totals...  185  153  23  4  0  365 
  
  
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Jagger Lieb  4th  00:00  42 yards  Missed 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Logan Howard  1st  06:56  31 yards  Good 
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Tyler Zielenske  4  258  3  0  64.5 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Blake Metcalf   5  285  0  0  57.0 
 
FUMBLES: Mercer-John Russ 2-0. Western Carolina-Detrez Newsome 1-0.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Mercer vs Western Carolina (Oct 10, 2015 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
MER   1st  M26  15:00  Kickoff  W00  13:36  *  TOUCHDOWN  4-74  1:24    
MER   1st  M19  06:52  Kickoff  W00  00:27  *  TOUCHDOWN  15-81  6:25    
MER   2nd  M30  14:08  Punt  W00  10:16  *  TOUCHDOWN  10-70  3:52    
MER   2nd  M32  08:14  Kickoff  W31  03:42     Downs  11-37  4:32    
MER   2nd  M39  00:00  Downs  M39  00:00     End of half  0-0  0:00    
MER   3rd  M26  12:58  Punt  M42  09:42     Punt  6-16  3:16    
MER   3rd  M38  08:11  Punt  M44  03:11     Punt  7-6  5:00    
MER   3rd  M13  01:01  Punt  W32  11:15     Downs  10-55  4:46    
MER   4th  M27  08:09  Kickoff  M49  03:58     Punt  6-22  4:11    
MER   4th  M39  00:34  Kickoff  W25  00:00     Missed FG  7-36  0:34    
  
WCU   1st  W25  13:36  Kickoff  M14  06:56  *  FIELD GOAL  16-61  6:40    
WCU   1st  W25  00:27  Kickoff  W25  14:08     Punt  3-0  1:19    
WCU   2nd  W25  10:16  Kickoff  M00  08:24  *  TOUCHDOWN  5-75  1:52    
WCU   2nd  W31  03:42  Downs  M39  15:00     Downs  8-30  3:42    
WCU   3rd  W25  15:00  Kickoff  W32  12:58     Punt  3-7  2:02    
WCU   3rd  W10  09:42  Punt  W09  08:11     Punt  3--1  1:31    
WCU   3rd  W20  03:11  Punt  W27  01:01     Punt  5-7  2:10    
WCU   4th  W32  11:15  Downs  M00  08:15  *  TOUCHDOWN  10-68  3:00    
WCU   4th  W09  03:58  Punt  M00  00:42  *  TOUCHDOWN  14-91  3:16    
WCU   4th  W32  00:00  Missed FG  W32  00:00     End of half  0-0  0:00    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Mercer   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   07:53   08:34   09:17   08:44      16:27   18:01      34:28  
3rd Down Conversions   3/4   1/3   2/5   2/4      4/7   4/9      8/16  
Average field position  M22   M31   M25   M33      M26   M28      M27  
4th Down Conversions   1/1   1/2   1/1   0/1      2/3   1/2      3/5  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Western Carolina   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   07:07   06:26   05:43   06:16      13:33   11:59      25:32  
3rd Down Conversions   4/5   2/4   0/3   2/3      6/9   2/6      8/15  
Average field position  W25   W28   W18   W20      W26   W19      W22  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/1   0/0   1/1      0/1   1/1      1/2  

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
MER   1st  M26  15:00  Kickoff  W00  13:36  *  TOUCHDOWN  4-74  1:24    
WCU   1st  W25  13:36  Kickoff  M14  06:56  *  FIELD GOAL  16-61  6:40    
MER   1st  M19  06:52  Kickoff  W00  00:27  *  TOUCHDOWN  15-81  6:25    
WCU   1st  W25  00:27  Kickoff  W25  14:08     Punt  3-0  1:19    
MER   2nd  M30  14:08  Punt  W00  10:16  *  TOUCHDOWN  10-70  3:52    
  
WCU   2nd  W25  10:16  Kickoff  M00  08:24  *  TOUCHDOWN  5-75  1:52    
MER   2nd  M32  08:14  Kickoff  W31  03:42     Downs  11-37  4:32    
WCU   2nd  W31  03:42  Downs  M39  15:00     Downs  8-30  3:42    
MER   2nd  M39  00:00  Downs  M39  00:00     End of half  0-0  0:00    
WCU   3rd  W25  15:00  Kickoff  W32  12:58     Punt  3-7  2:02    
  
MER   3rd  M26  12:58  Punt  M42  09:42     Punt  6-16  3:16    
WCU   3rd  W10  09:42  Punt  W09  08:11     Punt  3--1  1:31    
MER   3rd  M38  08:11  Punt  M44  03:11     Punt  7-6  5:00    
WCU   3rd  W20  03:11  Punt  W27  01:01     Punt  5-7  2:10    
MER   3rd  M13  01:01  Punt  W32  11:15     Downs  10-55  4:46    
WCU   4th  W32  11:15  Downs  M00  08:15  *  TOUCHDOWN  10-68  3:00    
  
MER   4th  M27  08:09  Kickoff  M49  03:58     Punt  6-22  4:11    
WCU   4th  W09  03:58  Punt  M00  00:42  *  TOUCHDOWN  14-91  3:16    
MER   4th  M39  00:34  Kickoff  W25  00:00     Missed FG  7-36  0:34    
WCU   4th  W32  00:00  Missed FG  W32  00:00     End of half  0-0  0:00    

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Mercer vs Western Carolina (Oct 10, 2015 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

##  Mercer   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
26  Jeremy James   6  3  9  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
43  Devin Davidson   2  6  8  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
40  Lee Bennett   3  4  7  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
21  Zach Jackson   4  2  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
33  Tripp Patterson  2  4  6  1.5/3   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/2   . 
30  Mike Gray   2  3  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
9   Lendell Arnold   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
41  Isaiah Buehler   2  2  4  0.5/3   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
51  Kyle Williams   1  3  4  1.0/8   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/8   . 
99  Austin Barrett   1  2  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
11  Tosin Aguebor   1  2  3  1.0/4   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
37  Tyler Ward   .  3  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
10  Corey Lockett   2  .  2  1.0/4   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
36  Alex Avant   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
TM  TEAM   1  .  1  1.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
95  Jalen Penn   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
92  Kelly Brooks   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
90  Marvin Davis   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1   Jordan Marshall  .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
59  Tunde Ayinla   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
29  Brandon Gurley   .  .  .  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
##  Western Carolina   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
58  Daniel Riddle   4  10  14  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
26  Trey Morgan   4  9  13  1.0/1   .  .   .   2  .  .   . 
3   Fred Payne   2  10  12  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
27  Tyson Dickson   4  6  10  0.5/3   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
42  A.J. Newman Jr.  5  4  9  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
96  Tahjai Watt   2  4  6  1.0/5   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/4   . 
2   Jaleel Lorquet   3  1  4  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
4   S. Harris   2  2  4  0.5/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
57  Avery Worsham   1  3  4  1.0/5   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/4   . 
91  Tyler Junius   .  4  4  0.5/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
94  John McBeth   .  4  4  0.5/0   .  .   .   .  .  .   2 
29  Marvin Tillman   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
30  A.J. McKoy   .  2  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
97  Ezavian Dunn   .  2  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
35  Keion Crossen   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
51  Tommy Tate   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
79  Helva Matungulu  .  1  1  0.5/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
98  Derrick Davis   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
60  Zachary Greene   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
93  Caleb Hawkins   .  1  1  0.5/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Mercer vs Western Carolina (Oct 10, 2015 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

Mercer  
Pos  ##  Offense 
QB   7   John Russ  
RB   28  Tee Mitchell  
WR   15  Jimmie Robinson 
WR   84  Avery Ward  
TE   61  Sam Arrington  
TE   38  Robert Brown  
LT   78  Thomas Marchman 
LG   70  Mitch Payne  
C   54  Kirby Southard  
RG   65  Caleb Yates  
RT   73  Niederreither  
  
Mercer  
Pos  ##  Defense 
LE   59  Tunde Ayinla  
NT   99  Austin Barrett  
RE   41  Isaiah Buehler  
SAM   10  Corey Lockett  
MLB   33  Tripp Patterson 
WLB   37  Tyler Ward  
B   11  Tosin Aguebor  
FC   36  Alex Avant  
SS   9   Lendell Arnold  
FS   21  Zach Jackson  
BC   26  Jeremy James  
  
Western Carolina  
Pos  ##  Offense 
QB   10  Troy Mitchell  
RB   21  Detrez Newsome  
WR   6   C.J. Goodman  
WR   8   S. Robinson  
WR   14  K. Benson  
TE   82  Tyler Sexton  
LT   63  Zach Weeks  
LG   64  Tyler Philpott  
C   61  Jake Thornton  
RG   75  Nathan Dalton  
RT   76  Josh Wineberg  
  
Western Carolina  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   94  John McBeth  
DT   79  Helva Matungulu 
DT   91  Tyler Junius  
DE   93  Caleb Hawkins  
LB   58  Daniel Riddle  
LB   27  Tyson Dickson  
BUCK  4   S. Harris  
CB   26  Trey Morgan  
FS   42  A.J. Newman Jr. 
SS   3   Fred Payne  
CB   2   Jaleel Lorquet  

Mercer: 1-Jordan Marshall, 3-Stephen Houzah, 4-Sebastian Hicks, 6-Josh Jones, 8-Marquise Irvin, 18-Nevin Harton, 22-Sytavious Brown, 25-Payton Usher, 27-Alex Lakes, 29-Brandon Gurley, 30-Mike Gray, 31-JeTarii Donald, 32-Brandon Coney, 34-Nate Pylant, 39-Jabari Scruggs, 40-Lee Bennett, 43-Devin Davidson, 44-Travonte Easley, 45-CJ Kleckley, 47-Jagger Lieb, 50-Rob East, 51-Kyle Williams, 55-Avery White, 66-John Abernathy, 68-Zac Rice, 72-Mitch Mathes, 85-Tyler Zielenske, 86-Jeff Bowens, 87-Sam Walker, 90-Marvin Davis, 92-Kelly Brooks, 94-Blake Jones, 95-Jalen Penn, 97-Matt Shiel, 98-Cody Jones.

Western Carolina: 9-Wes Holcombe, 11-Jordan Mathis, 13-Hassan Belton, 15-Michael Helms, 29-Marvin Tillman, 30-A.J. McKoy, 31-M. Chancey, 32-Chris Seaborn, 33-C. Cunningham, 34-Corey Holloway, 35-Keion Crossen, 39-Shane Samuels, 43-Kendall White, 44-L. Richardson, 48-Blake Metcalf, 49-Fred Mooring, 51-Tommy Tate, 57-Avery Worsham, 59-C. Addertion, 60-Zachary Greene, 62-Ethan James, 65-Kaleb Spry, 67-B. Berridge, 70-Dylan Sluder, 71-M DeGraffinreed, 74-Hunter Kirby, 83-Ian Berryman, 84-Logan Howard, 85-Steffon Hill, 89-Aaron Pridemore, 95-Daniel Nash, 96-Tahjai Watt, 97-Ezavian Dunn, 98-Derrick Davis.

 

Box Score

 
Box Score (Final)
Mercer vs Western Carolina (Oct 10, 2015 at Cullowhee, N.C.) 

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Mercer.............. 14  7  0  0  - 21       Record: (2-3,0-2)
Western Carolina....  3  7  0 14  - 24       Record: (3-2,1-1)



Scoring Summary:
1st 13:36 MER - Tee Mitchell 12 yd run (Jagger Lieb kick), 4-74 1:24, MER 7 - WCU 0
    06:56 WCU - Logan Howard 31 yd field goal, 16-61 6:40, MER 7 - WCU 3
    00:27 MER - John Russ 13 yd run (Jagger Lieb kick), 15-81 6:25, MER 14 - WCU 3
2nd 10:16 MER - Alex Lakes 2 yd run (Jagger Lieb kick), 10-70 3:52, MER 21 - WCU 3
    08:24 WCU - Tyler Sexton 14 yd pass from Troy Mitchell (Logan Howard kick), 5-75 1:52, MER 21 - WCU 10
4th 08:15 WCU - C.J. Goodman 14 yd run (Logan Howard kick), 10-68 3:00, MER 21 - WCU 17
    00:42 WCU - Detrez Newsome 22 yd run (Logan Howard kick), 14-91 3:16, MER 21 - WCU 24



                                    MER      WCU
FIRST DOWNS...................       23       18
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   50-199   34-185
PASSING YDS (NET).............      205      153
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  25-14-0  32-19-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   75-404   66-338
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      1-2      1-4
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    5-103     1-23
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   3-40.0   4-50.5
Fumbles-Lost..................      2-0      1-0
Penalties-Yards...............     1-10     3-18
Possession Time...............    34:28    25:32
Third-Down Conversions........  8 of 16  8 of 15
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   3 of 5   1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      3-3      3-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     2-10      1-8


RUSHING: Mercer-Tee Mitchell 22-111; Alex Lakes 16-42; John Russ 10-33;
Payton Usher 2-13. Western Carolina-Troy Mitchell 10-79; Detrez Newsome 15-59;
Corey Holloway 4-24; C.J. Goodman 1-14; Wes Holcombe 4-9.

PASSING: Mercer-John Russ 14-24-0-205; TEAM 0-1-0-0. Western Carolina-Wes
Holcombe 10-16-0-77; Troy Mitchell 9-16-0-76.

RECEIVING: Mercer-Avery Ward 6-111; Sam Walker 3-45; Tee Mitchell 2-26;
Robert Brown 1-10; Jimmie Robinson 1-7; Marquise Irvin 1-6. Western
Carolina-Detrez Newsome 5-22; Karnorris Benson 4-54; Tyler Sexton 3-32; Spearman
Robinson 3-17; C.J. Goodman 2-22; Corey Holloway 2-6.

INTERCEPTIONS: Mercer-None. Western Carolina-None.

FUMBLES: Mercer-John Russ 2-0. Western Carolina-Detrez Newsome 1-0.

Stadium: E.J. Whitmire         Attendance: 8479
Kickoff time: 3:35 pm   End of Game: 6:52 PM   Total elapsed time: 3:17
Officials: Referee: Larry Adcock; Umpire: Joe Golob; Linesman: Perry Clark;
Line judge: Terry Mock; Back judge: Jay Neal; Field judge: Neville Hall;
Side judge: Keith Johnson; Scorer: Chris Hess;
Temperature: Low 60s   Wind: Light     Weather: Overcast, rainy




          Mercer vs Western Carolina (Oct 10, 2015 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

SACKS (UA-A): Mercer-Tripp Patterson 1-0; Kyle Williams 1-0. Western
Carolina-Avery Worsham 0-1; Tahjai Watt 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Mercer-Jeremy James 6-3; Devin Davidson 2-6; Lee Bennett
3-4; Zach Jackson 4-2; Tripp Patterson 2-4; Mike Gray 2-3; Lendell Arnold 2-2;
Isaiah Buehler 2-2; Kyle Williams 1-3; Tosin Aguebor 1-2; Austin Barrett 1-2;
Tyler Ward 0-3; Alex Avant 2-0; Corey Lockett 2-0; TEAM 1-0; Jalen Penn 1-0;
Kelly Brooks 0-1; Tunde Ayinla 0-1; Marvin Davis 0-1; Jordan Marshall 0-1.
Western Carolina-Daniel Riddle 4-10; Trey Morgan 4-9; Fred Payne 2-10; Tyson
Dickson 4-6; A.J. Newman Jr. 5-4; Tahjai Watt 2-4; Jaleel Lorquet 3-1; S. Harris
2-2; Avery Worsham 1-3; Tyler Junius 0-4; John McBeth 0-4; Marvin Tillman 1-1;
A.J. McKoy 0-2; Ezavian Dunn 0-2; Tommy Tate 1-0; Keion Crossen 1-0; Helva
Matungulu 0-1; Caleb Hawkins 0-1; Derrick Davis 0-1; Zachary Greene 0-1.


Game Starters:
Mercer

POS  ## OFFENSE
QB   7  John Russ
RB   28 Tee Mitchell
WR   15 Jimmie Robinson
WR   84 Avery Ward
TE   61 Sam Arrington
TE   38 Robert Brown
LT   78 Thomas Marchman
LG   70 Mitch Payne
C    54 Kirby Southard
RG   65 Caleb Yates
RT   73 Niederreither

POS  ## DEFENSE
LE   59 Tunde Ayinla
NT   99 Austin Barrett
RE   41 Isaiah Buehler
SAM  10 Corey Lockett
MLB  33 Tripp Patterson
WLB  37 Tyler Ward
B    11 Tosin Aguebor
FC   36 Alex Avant
SS   9  Lendell Arnold
FS   21 Zach Jackson
BC   26 Jeremy James

Western Carolina

POS  ## OFFENSE
QB   10 Troy Mitchell
RB   21 Detrez Newsome
WR   6  C.J. Goodman
WR   8  S. Robinson
WR   14 K. Benson
TE   82 Tyler Sexton
LT   63 Zach Weeks
LG   64 Tyler Philpott
C    61 Jake Thornton
RG   75 Nathan Dalton
RT   76 Josh Wineberg

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   94 John McBeth
DT   79 Helva Matungulu
DT   91 Tyler Junius
DE   93 Caleb Hawkins
LB   58 Daniel Riddle
LB   27 Tyson Dickson
BUCK 4  S. Harris
CB   26 Trey Morgan
FS   42 A.J. Newman Jr.
SS   3  Fred Payne
CB   2  Jaleel Lorquet


Player participation:


Mercer: 1-Jordan Marshall, 3-Stephen Houzah, 4-Sebastian Hicks, 6-Josh Jones, 8-Marquise Irvin, 18-Nevin Harton,
22-Sytavious Brown, 25-Payton Usher, 27-Alex Lakes, 29-Brandon Gurley, 30-Mike Gray, 31-JeTarii Donald, 32-Brandon Coney,
34-Nate Pylant, 39-Jabari Scruggs, 40-Lee Bennett, 43-Devin Davidson, 44-Travonte Easley, 45-CJ Kleckley, 47-Jagger Lieb,
50-Rob East, 51-Kyle Williams, 55-Avery White, 66-John Abernathy, 68-Zac Rice, 72-Mitch Mathes, 85-Tyler Zielenske,
86-Jeff Bowens, 87-Sam Walker, 90-Marvin Davis, 92-Kelly Brooks, 94-Blake Jones, 95-Jalen Penn, 97-Matt Shiel, 98-Cody Jones.

Western Carolina: 9-Wes Holcombe, 11-Jordan Mathis, 13-Hassan Belton, 15-Michael Helms, 29-Marvin Tillman, 30-A.J. McKoy,
31-M. Chancey, 32-Chris Seaborn, 33-C. Cunningham, 34-Corey Holloway, 35-Keion Crossen, 39-Shane Samuels, 43-Kendall White,
44-L. Richardson, 48-Blake Metcalf, 49-Fred Mooring, 51-Tommy Tate, 57-Avery Worsham, 59-C. Addertion, 60-Zachary Greene,
62-Ethan James, 65-Kaleb Spry, 67-B. Berridge, 70-Dylan Sluder, 71-M DeGraffinreed, 74-Hunter Kirby, 83-Ian Berryman,
84-Logan Howard, 85-Steffon Hill, 89-Aaron Pridemore, 95-Daniel Nash, 96-Tahjai Watt, 97-Ezavian Dunn, 98-Derrick Davis.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
Southern Conference Football
Mercer vs Western Carolina (Oct 10, 2015 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

1st Quarter

WCU Capt:61,3,10,4,58 MER Capt:54,37,8,1,11,7
WCU wins toss, chooses to defer to 2nd half. MER to recieve.
Mer 1-10at Mer35WCU ball on WCU35.
Blake Metcalf kickoff 57 yards to the MER8, Stephen Houzah return 18 yards to the MER26 (Tyson Dickson;Daniel Riddle).
Mer 1-10at Mer26John Russ pass complete to Jimmie Robinson for 7 yards to the MER33 (A.J. Newman Jr.).
Mer 2-3at Mer33Tee Mitchell rush for 8 yards to the MER41, 1ST DOWN MER (Fred Payne;Trey Morgan).
Mer 1-10at Mer41John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 47 yards to the WCU12, 1ST DOWN MER (Jaleel Lorquet).
Mer 1-10at Wcu12Tee Mitchell rush for 12 yards to the WCU0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:36.
Jagger Lieb kick attempt good.
Mercer 7, Western Carolina 0
Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, TOP 01:24
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu20WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 13:36.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu20Detrez Newsome rush for 8 yards to the WCU28 (Tripp Patterson;Isaiah Buehler).
Wcu 2-2at Wcu28Troy Mitchell pass incomplete to K. Benson.
Wcu 3-2at Wcu28Troy Mitchell pass complete to K. Benson for 12 yards to the WCU40, 1ST DOWN WCU (Jeremy James;Zach Jackson).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu40Detrez Newsome rush for no gain to the WCU40 (Tripp Patterson).
Wcu 2-10at Wcu40Troy Mitchell pass complete to S. Robinson for 6 yards to the WCU46 (Jeremy James).
Wcu 3-4at Wcu46Troy Mitchell pass complete to C.J. Goodman for 8 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN WCU (Lendell Arnold).
Wcu 1-10at Mer46Troy Mitchell pass complete to S. Robinson for 7 yards to the MER39 (Jeremy James).
Wcu 2-3at Mer39Troy Mitchell rush for no gain to the MER39 (Isaiah Buehler).
Wcu 3-3at Mer39Troy Mitchell rush for 7 yards to the MER32, 1ST DOWN WCU (Tyler Ward;Austin Barrett).
Wcu 1-10at Mer32Detrez Newsome rush for no gain to the MER32 (Jalen Penn).
Wcu 2-10at Mer32Troy Mitchell pass incomplete to S. Robinson.
Wcu 3-10at Mer32Troy Mitchell rush for 16 yards to the MER16, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Zach Jackson).
Wcu 1-10at Mer16Detrez Newsome rush for no gain to the MER16 (Austin Barrett).
Wcu 2-10at Mer16Troy Mitchell pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 2 yards to the MER14 (Lendell Arnold).
Wcu 3-8at Mer14Troy Mitchell pass incomplete to Jordan Mathis, dropped pass.
Wcu 4-8at Mer14Logan Howard field goal attempt from 31 GOOD, clock 06:56.
Mercer 7, Western Carolina 3
Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, TOP 06:44
Blake Metcalf kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, Jimmie Robinson return 19 yards to the MER19 (Daniel Riddle).
Mer 1-10at Mer19MERCER drive start at 06:52.
Mer 1-10at Mer19Tee Mitchell rush for 7 yards to the MER26, out-of-bounds (Trey Morgan).
Mer 2-3at Mer26Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the MER27 (Tyson Dickson).
Mer 3-2at Mer27John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 13 yards to the MER40, 1ST DOWN MER (Tyson Dickson), PENALTY WCU offside declined.
Mer 1-10at Mer40John Russ rush for loss of 5 yards to the MER35, fumble by John Russ recovered by MER John Russ at MER37.
Mer 2-13at Mer37Tee Mitchell rush for 10 yards to the MER47, out-of-bounds (Tyson Dickson).
Mer 3-3at Mer47Payton Usher rush for 14 yards to the WCU39, 1ST DOWN MER (S. Harris).
Mer 1-10at Wcu39Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the WCU38 (Avery Worsham;Trey Morgan).
Mer 2-9at Wcu38John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin.
Mer 3-9at Wcu38Tee Mitchell rush for 8 yards to the WCU30, out-of-bounds (A.J. Newman Jr.).
Mer 4-1at Wcu30Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the WCU29, 1ST DOWN MER (Tyson Dickson;A.J. Newman Jr.).
Mer 1-10at Wcu29Tee Mitchell rush for 9 yards to the WCU20 (S. Harris).
Mer 2-1at Wcu20Alex Lakes rush for loss of 1 yard to the WCU21 (Tyler Junius;John McBeth).
Mer 3-2at Wcu21Timeout Mercer, clock 01:25.
Mer 3-2at Wcu21Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the WCU17, 1ST DOWN MER (Daniel Riddle;Fred Payne).
Mer 1-10at Wcu17Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the WCU13 (Tyler Junius;Fred Payne).
Mer 2-6at Wcu13John Russ rush for 13 yards to the WCU0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:27.
Jagger Lieb kick attempt good.
Mercer 14, Western Carolina 3
Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, TOP 06:25
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu20WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 00:27.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu20Troy Mitchell rush for 7 yards to the WCU27 (Isaiah Buehler).
Drive: 1 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:19
Mercer 14, Western Carolina 3
2nd Quarter

Wcu 2-3at Wcu27Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Wcu 2-3at Wcu27Troy Mitchell pass incomplete to K. Benson (Jeremy James).
Wcu 3-3at Wcu27Troy Mitchell rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU25 (Tosin Aguebor;Tripp Patterson).
Wcu 4-5at Wcu25Ian Berryman punt 45 yards to the MER30, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:19
Mer 1-10at Mer30MERCER drive start at 14:08.
Mer 1-10at Mer30John Russ pass complete to Tee Mitchell for 28 yards to the WCU42, 1ST DOWN MER (Jaleel Lorquet).
Mer 1-10at Wcu42Tee Mitchell rush for 7 yards to the WCU35 (Derrick Davis;S. Harris).
Mer 2-3at Wcu35Tee Mitchell rush for 5 yards to the WCU30, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Fred Payne;Trey Morgan).
Mer 1-10at Wcu30John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 6 yards to the WCU24 (Daniel Riddle;Trey Morgan).
Mer 2-4at Wcu24Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the WCU21 (Trey Morgan;Tyson Dickson).
Mer 3-1at Wcu21John Russ rush for 2 yards to the WCU19, 1ST DOWN MER (Daniel Riddle).
Mer 1-10at Wcu19Alex Lakes rush for 11 yards to the WCU8, 1ST DOWN MER (Marvin Tillman).
Mer 1-Gat Wcu08Timeout Western Carolina, clock 11:13.
Mer 1-Gat Wcu08John Russ pass incomplete to Robert Brown.
Mer 2-Gat Wcu08Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the WCU5 (Daniel Riddle;John McBeth).
Mer 3-Gat Wcu05John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward (Trey Morgan), PENALTY WCU pass interference (Trey Morgan) 3 yards to the WCU2, 1ST DOWN MER, NO PLAY.
Mer 1-Gat Wcu02Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:16.
Jagger Lieb kick attempt good.
Mercer 21, Western Carolina 3
Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 03:52
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu20WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 10:16.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu20Detrez Newsome rush for 8 yards to the WCU28 (Lee Bennett;Marvin Davis).
Wcu 2-2at Wcu28Troy Mitchell pass incomplete to K. Benson.
Wcu 3-2at Wcu28Troy Mitchell rush for 62 yards to the MER10, 1ST DOWN WCU (Alex Avant).
Wcu 1-Gat Mer10Detrez Newsome rush for loss of 4 yards to the MER14 (Corey Lockett).
Wcu 2-Gat Mer14Troy Mitchell pass complete to Tyler Sexton for 14 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:24.
Logan Howard kick attempt good.
Mercer 21, Western Carolina 10
Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:02
Blake Metcalf kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, Jimmie Robinson return 32 yards to the MER32 (Tahjai Watt).
Mer 1-10at Mer32MERCER drive start at 08:14.
Mer 1-10at Mer32John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 14 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Morgan).
Mer 1-10at Mer46John Russ rush for 4 yards to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds (Keion Crossen).
Mer 2-6at Mer50Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the WCU46 (A.J. Newman Jr.).
Mer 3-2at Wcu46Alex Lakes rush for no gain to the WCU46 (A.J. McKoy;Daniel Riddle).
Mer 4-2at Wcu46Timeout Mercer, clock 06:14.
Mer 4-2at Wcu46Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the WCU44, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Morgan;Tyson Dickson).
Mer 1-10at Wcu44Tee Mitchell rush for 6 yards to the WCU38 (A.J. Newman Jr.).
Mer 2-4at Wcu38John Russ rush for 4 yards to the WCU34, 1ST DOWN MER (Tahjai Watt;Daniel Riddle).
Mer 1-10at Wcu34Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the WCU32 (Daniel Riddle;Fred Payne).
Mer 2-8at Wcu32Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the WCU31 (Tahjai Watt;A.J. McKoy).
Mer 3-7at Wcu31John Russ pass incomplete to Sam Walker.
Mer 4-7at Wcu31John Russ pass incomplete to Sam Walker (Trey Morgan).
Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, TOP 04:32
Wcu 1-10at Wcu31WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 03:42.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu31Detrez Newsome rush for 7 yards to the WCU38 (Lee Bennett).
Wcu 2-3at Wcu38Detrez Newsome rush for 2 yards to the WCU40 (Tosin Aguebor).
Wcu 3-1at Wcu40Corey Holloway rush for 6 yards to the WCU46, 1ST DOWN WCU (Austin Barrett;Tripp Patterson).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu46Troy Mitchell pass complete to K. Benson for 16 yards to the MER38, 1ST DOWN WCU (Zach Jackson).
Wcu 1-10at Mer38Troy Mitchell pass complete to K. Benson for 7 yards to the MER31 (Alex Avant).
Wcu 2-3at Mer31Troy Mitchell sacked for loss of 2 yards to the MER33 (Tripp Patterson).
Wcu 3-5at Mer33Troy Mitchell rush for loss of 6 yards to the MER39 (Tosin Aguebor;Isaiah Buehler).
Wcu 4-11at Mer39Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:01.
Wcu 4-11at Mer39Timeout Mercer, clock 00:01.
Wcu 4-11at Mer39Troy Mitchell pass incomplete to Tyler Sexton (Brandon Gurley).
Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, TOP 03:42
Mer 1-10at Mer39End of half, clock 00:00.
Mercer 21, Western Carolina 10
3rd Quarter

Mer 1-10at Mer39Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, MER ball on MER35.
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 63 yards to the WCU2, Detrez Newsome return 23 yards to the WCU25 (Jeremy James).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 15:00.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25Detrez Newsome rush for loss of 6 yards to the WCU19, fumble by Detrez Newsome recovered by WCU Detrez Newsome at WCU17, Detrez Newsome for 6 yards to the WCU23 (Lee Bennett).
Wcu 2-12at Wcu23Troy Mitchell pass complete to Corey Holloway for 4 yards to the WCU27 (Jeremy James).
Wcu 3-8at Wcu27Troy Mitchell rush for 5 yards to the WCU32 (Devin Davidson;Tripp Patterson).
Wcu 4-3at Wcu32Ian Berryman punt 42 yards to the MER26, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 02:02
Mer 1-10at Mer26MERCER drive start at 12:58.
Mer 1-10at Mer26Tee Mitchell rush for 2 yards to the MER28 (Daniel Riddle;A.J. Newman Jr.).
Mer 2-8at Mer28John Russ rush for 7 yards to the MER35 (Fred Payne), QB hurry by John McBeth.
Mer 3-1at Mer35Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the MER36, 1ST DOWN MER (Tyler Junius;Fred Payne).
Mer 1-10at Mer36John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward (Jaleel Lorquet).
Mer 2-10at Mer36John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 6 yards to the MER42 (Trey Morgan).
Mer 3-4at Mer42John Russ pass incomplete to Robert Brown.
Mer 4-4at Mer42Matt Shiel punt 42 yards to the WCU16, C.J. Goodman return 4 yards to the WCU20 (Jordan Marshall;Kelly Brooks), PENALTY WCU illegal block (Roderick Poag) 10 yards to the WCU10.
Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, TOP 03:16
Wcu 1-10at Wcu10WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 09:42, WCU ball on WCU10.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu10Troy Mitchell pass incomplete to K. Benson.
Wcu 2-10at Wcu10Detrez Newsome rush for 2 yards to the WCU12 (Zach Jackson).
Wcu 3-8at Wcu12Troy Mitchell rush for loss of 3 yards to the WCU9 (TEAM), QB hurry by Tosin Aguebor.
Wcu 4-11at Wcu09Ian Berryman punt 55 yards to the MER36, Jimmie Robinson return 2 yards to the MER38 (Avery Worsham).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:31
Mer 1-10at Mer38MERCER drive start at 08:11.
Mer 1-10at Mer38John Russ pass complete to Tee Mitchell for loss of 2 yards to the MER36 (Daniel Riddle).
Mer 2-12at Mer36John Russ rush for loss of 5 yards to the MER31, fumble by John Russ recovered by MER John Russ at MER29.
Mer 3-19at Mer29John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 18 yards to the MER47 (A.J. Newman Jr.).
Mer 4-1at Mer47Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN MER (Daniel Riddle).
Mer 1-10at Mer50John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 5 yards to the WCU45.
Mer 2-5at Wcu45Tee Mitchell rush for loss of 3 yards to the WCU48 (S. Harris;Tahjai Watt).
Mer 3-8at Wcu48John Russ sacked for loss of 8 yards to the MER44 (Tahjai Watt;Avery Worsham).
Mer 4-16at Mer44Matt Shiel punt 36 yards to the WCU20, fair catch by C.J. Goodman.
Drive: 7 plays, 6 yards, TOP 05:00
Wcu 1-10at Wcu20WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 03:11.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu20Detrez Newsome rush for 9 yards to the WCU29 (Kyle Williams;Lee Bennett).
Wcu 2-1at Wcu29Wes Holcombe pass complete to S. Robinson for 4 yards to the WCU33, 1ST DOWN WCU (Jeremy James).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu33Wes Holcombe sacked for loss of 8 yards to the WCU25 (Kyle Williams).
Wcu 2-18at Wcu25Wes Holcombe pass incomplete to C.J. Goodman.
Wcu 3-18at Wcu25Wes Holcombe pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 2 yards to the WCU27 (Corey Lockett).
Wcu 4-16at Wcu27Ian Berryman punt 60 yards to the MER13, downed.
Drive: 5 plays, 7 yards, TOP 02:10
Mer 1-10at Mer13MERCER drive start at 01:01.
Mer 1-10at Mer13Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the MER16 (Tyson Dickson).
Mer 2-7at Mer16John Russ pass incomplete to Robert Brown.
Mer 3-7at Mer16John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 14 yards to the MER30, 1ST DOWN MER (Jaleel Lorquet;Daniel Riddle).
Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, TOP 04:46
Mercer 21, Western Carolina 10
4th Quarter

Mer 1-10at Mer30Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Mer 1-10at Mer30Payton Usher rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER29 (Helva Matungulu;Trey Morgan).
Mer 2-11at Mer29John Russ rush for 3 yards to the MER32 (A.J. Newman Jr.;Tyler Junius).
Mer 3-8at Mer32Timeout Mercer, clock 13:33.
Mer 3-8at Mer32John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 31 yards to the WCU37, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Jaleel Lorquet).
Mer 1-10at Wcu37Alex Lakes rush for 7 yards to the WCU30 (Fred Payne;A.J. Newman Jr.).
Mer 2-3at Wcu30Tee Mitchell rush for no gain to the WCU30 (Daniel Riddle;Ezavian Dunn).
Mer 3-3at Wcu30Tee Mitchell rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU32 (Trey Morgan;Avery Worsham).
Mer 4-5at Wcu32John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward (Trey Morgan).
Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, TOP 04:46
Wcu 1-10at Wcu32WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 11:15.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu32Corey Holloway rush for 6 yards to the WCU38 (Devin Davidson;Tyler Ward).
Wcu 2-4at Wcu38Corey Holloway rush for 5 yards to the WCU43, 1ST DOWN WCU (Tyler Ward;Kyle Williams).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu43Wes Holcombe pass incomplete to S. Robinson.
Wcu 2-10at Wcu43Wes Holcombe pass complete to C.J. Goodman for 14 yards to the MER43, 1ST DOWN WCU (Kyle Williams;Jeremy James).
Wcu 1-10at Mer43Wes Holcombe pass complete to Corey Holloway for 2 yards to the MER41 (Lendell Arnold;Devin Davidson).
Wcu 2-8at Mer41Wes Holcombe rush for 9 yards to the MER32, 1ST DOWN WCU (Devin Davidson).
Wcu 1-10at Mer32Detrez Newsome rush for 4 yards to the MER28 (Mike Gray;Tunde Ayinla).
Wcu 2-6at Mer28Wes Holcombe pass complete to Tyler Sexton for 6 yards to the MER22, 1ST DOWN WCU (Jeremy James).
Wcu 1-10at Mer22Wes Holcombe pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 8 yards to the MER14 (Mike Gray).
Wcu 2-2at Mer14C.J. Goodman rush for 14 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN WCU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:15.
Wes Holcombe pass attempt to K. Benson good, PENALTY WCU ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the MER8, NO PLAY.
Logan Howard kick attempt good.
Mercer 21, Western Carolina 17
Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 03:06
Blake Metcalf kickoff 58 yards to the MER7, Jimmie Robinson return 20 yards to the MER27 (Tommy Tate).
Mer 1-10at Mer27MERCER drive start at 08:09.
Mer 1-10at Mer27Tee Mitchell rush for 8 yards to the MER35 (Tyson Dickson;Fred Payne), PENALTY MER holding (Marquise Irvin) 10 yards to the MER25.
Mer 1-12at Mer251st and 12.
Mer 1-12at Mer25Tee Mitchell rush for 6 yards to the MER31 (Fred Payne;Trey Morgan).
Mer 2-6at Mer31Tee Mitchell rush for 20 yards to the WCU49, 1ST DOWN MER (Fred Payne).
Mer 1-10at Wcu49Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the WCU47 (John McBeth;Marvin Tillman).
Mer 2-8at Wcu47Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the WCU46 (John McBeth;Ezavian Dunn).
Mer 3-7at Wcu46Timeout Mercer, clock 04:55.
Mer 3-7at Wcu46Tee Mitchell rush for loss of 5 yards to the MER49 (Tyson Dickson;Caleb Hawkins).
Mer 4-12at Mer49Matt Shiel punt 42 yards to the WCU9, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, TOP 04:11
Wcu 1-10at Wcu09WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 03:58.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu09Detrez Newsome rush for 6 yards to the WCU15 (Devin Davidson;Lee Bennett).
Wcu 2-4at Wcu15Detrez Newsome rush for 7 yards to the WCU22, 1ST DOWN WCU (Lee Bennett;Mike Gray).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu22Wes Holcombe rush for 6 yards to the WCU28 (Zach Jackson).
Wcu 2-4at Wcu28Wes Holcombe pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 3 yards to the WCU31 (Mike Gray).
Wcu 3-1at Wcu31Corey Holloway rush for 7 yards to the WCU38, 1ST DOWN WCU (Devin Davidson;Lendell Arnold).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu38Wes Holcombe pass incomplete to S. Robinson (Jalen Penn).
Wcu 2-10at Wcu38Wes Holcombe pass complete to Tyler Sexton for 12 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN WCU (Devin Davidson;Mike Gray).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu50Wes Holcombe pass incomplete to Jordan Mathis.
Wcu 2-10at Wcu50Wes Holcombe pass incomplete to Detrez Newsome.
Wcu 3-10at Wcu50Wes Holcombe pass complete to K. Benson for 19 yards to the MER31, 1ST DOWN WCU (Zach Jackson;Jeremy James).
Wcu 1-10at Mer31Wes Holcombe pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 7 yards to the MER24 (Devin Davidson).
Wcu 2-3at Mer24Wes Holcombe pass incomplete to C.J. Goodman.
Wcu 3-3at Mer24Wes Holcombe rush for 2 yards to the MER22 (Lee Bennett).
Wcu 4-1at Mer22Timeout Mercer, clock 00:46.
Wcu 4-1at Mer22Detrez Newsome rush for 22 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN WCU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:42.
Logan Howard kick attempt good.
Western Carolina 24, Mercer 21
Drive: 14 plays, 91 yards, TOP 03:24
Blake Metcalf kickoff 40 yards to the MER25, Sam Walker return 14 yards to the MER39 (Zachary Greene;Fred Payne).
Mer 1-10at Mer39MERCER drive start at 00:34.
Mer 1-10at Mer39John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 8 yards to the MER47 (Trey Morgan).
Mer 2-2at Mer47John Russ pass complete to Robert Brown for 10 yards to the WCU43, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds.
Mer 1-10at Wcu43John Russ pass incomplete to Tee Mitchell, QB hurry by John McBeth.
Mer 2-10at Wcu43John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward.
Mer 3-10at Wcu43John Russ rush for 18 yards to the WCU25, 1ST DOWN MER (Tahjai Watt), PENALTY WCU holding declined.
Mer 1-10at Wcu25TEAM pass incomplete.
Mer 2-10at Wcu25Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:05.
Mer 2-10at Wcu25Jagger Lieb field goal attempt from 42 MISSED - wide left, spot at WCU32, clock 00:00.
Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, TOP 00:00
Wcu 1-10at Wcu32End of game, clock 00:00.
FINAL SCORE
Western Carolina 24, Mercer 21
 

Play Breakdown Summary

 
Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Mercer vs Western Carolina (Oct 10, 2015 at Cullowhee, N.C.) 




Mercer                                 Western Carolina

Down               RUN PASS  Total     Down               RUN PASS  Total

OVERALL..........   49   26     75     OVERALL..........   32   34     66
1ST DOWN.........   19   12     31     1ST DOWN.........   14   11     25
2ND DOWN-SHORT...    5    1      6     2ND DOWN-SHORT...    3    6      9
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    6    0      6     2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    2    2      4
2ND DOWN-LONG....    7    4     11     2ND DOWN-LONG....    2    9     11
3RD DOWN-SHORT...    4    1      5     3RD DOWN-SHORT...    3    1      4
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    2    1      3     3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    3    1      4
3RD DOWN-LONG....    3    5      8     3RD DOWN-LONG....    4    3      7
4TH DOWN.........    3    2      5     4TH DOWN.........    1    1      2

Mercer                                 Western Carolina

Formation        RUN PASS  Total       Formation        RUN PASS  Total

...............   49   26     75       ...............   32   34     66





Mercer (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (19 RUN, 12 PASS)                                  1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 M30 #25  -1 [    ]                                          1-10 M26 #7  to #15     7 [     ]
1-10 W49 #27   2 [    ]                                          1-10 M38 #7  to #28    -2 [     ]
1-10 W34 #27   2 [    ]                                          1-10 M30 #7  to #28    28 [     ]
1-10 M13 #27   3 [    ]                                          1-10 W43 #7  to #28     - [     ]
1-10 W19 #27  11 [    ]                                          1-8  W08 #7  to #38     - [     ]
1-10 W39 #27   1 [    ]                                          1-10 M36 #7  to #84     - [     ]
1-2  W02 #27   2 [    ]                                          1-10 M50 #7  to #84     5 [     ]
1-10 W37 #27   7 [    ]                                          1-10 M39 #7  to #84     8 [     ]
1-10 M27 #28   8 [    ]                                          1-10 W30 #7  to #84     6 [     ]
1-10 W44 #28   6 [    ]                                          1-10 M41 #7  to #84    47 [     ]
1-10 M19 #28   7 [    ]                                          1-10 M32 #7  to #87    14 [     ]
1-12 M25 #28   6 [    ]                                          1-10 W25 #TM to #       - [     ]
1-10 W42 #28   7 [    ]
1-10 W17 #28   4 [    ]
1-10 W12 #28  12 [    ]
1-10 M26 #28   2 [    ]
1-10 W29 #28   9 [    ]
1-10 M46 #7    4 [    ]
1-10 M40 #7   -5 [    ]

2ND-SHORT RUN  (5 RUN, 1 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-1  W20 #27  -1 [    ]                                          2-2  M47 #7  to #38    10 [     ]
2-3  M26 #28   1 [    ]
2-3  W30 #28   0 [    ]
2-3  W35 #28   5 [    ]
2-3  M33 #28   8 [    ]

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (6 RUN, 0 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-4  W24 #27   3 [    ]
2-6  M50 #28   4 [    ]
2-6  M31 #28  20 [    ]
2-5  W45 #28  -3 [    ]
2-4  W38 #7    4 [    ]
2-6  W13 #7   13 [    ]

2ND-LONG RUN  (7 RUN, 4 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-8  W47 #27   1 [    ]                                          2-7  M16 #7  to #38     - [     ]
2-8  W32 #27   1 [    ]                                          2-10 M36 #7  to #8      6 [     ]
2-13 M37 #28  10 [    ]                                          2-9  W38 #7  to #8      - [     ]
2-8  W08 #28   3 [    ]                                          2-10 W43 #7  to #84     - [     ]
2-11 M29 #7    3 [    ]
2-8  M28 #7    7 [    ]
2-12 M36 #7   -5 [    ]

3RD-SHORT RUN  (4 RUN, 1 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-2  W46 #27   0 [    ]                                          3-2  M27 #7  to #87    13 [     ]
3-2  W21 #27   4 [    ]
3-1  M35 #28   1 [    ]
3-1  W21 #7    2 [    ]

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (2 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-3  M47 #25  14 [    ]                                          3-4  M42 #7  to #38     - [     ]
3-3  W30 #28  -2 [    ]

3RD-LONG RUN  (3 RUN, 5 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-7  W46 #28  -5 [    ]                                          3-7  M16 #7  to #84    14 [     ]
3-9  W38 #28   8 [    ]                                          3-8  M32 #7  to #84    31 [     ]
3-10 W43 #7   18 [    ]                                          3-19 M29 #7  to #87    18 [     ]
                                                                 3-7  W31 #7  to #87     - [     ]
                                                                 3-8  W48 #7  to #    SACK [     ]

4TH DOWN RUN  (3 RUN, 2 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
4-1  M47 #27   3 [    ]                                          4-5  W32 #7  to #84     - [     ]
4-2  W46 #27   2 [    ]                                          4-7  W31 #7  to #87     - [     ]
4-1  W30 #27   1 [    ]



Western Carolina (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (14 RUN, 11 PASS)                                  1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 W20 #10   7 [    ]                                          1-10 W50 #9  to #11     - [     ]
1-10 W25 #21  -6 [    ]                                          1-10 W46 #10 to #14    16 [     ]
1-10 W31 #21   7 [    ]                                          1-10 M38 #10 to #14     7 [     ]
1-10 M16 #21   0 [    ]                                          1-10 W10 #10 to #14     - [     ]
1-10 M32 #21   4 [    ]                                          1-10 M22 #9  to #21     8 [     ]
1-10 M32 #21   0 [    ]                                          1-10 M31 #9  to #21     7 [     ]
1-10 W40 #21   0 [    ]                                          1-10 M43 #9  to #34     2 [     ]
1-10 W09 #21   6 [    ]                                          1-10 W38 #9  to #8      - [     ]
1-10 M10 #21  -4 [    ]                                          1-10 M46 #10 to #8      7 [     ]
1-10 W20 #21   8 [    ]                                          1-10 W43 #9  to #8      - [     ]
1-10 W20 #21   8 [    ]                                          1-10 W33 #9  to #    SACK [     ]
1-10 W20 #21   9 [    ]
1-10 W32 #34   6 [    ]
1-10 W22 #9    6 [    ]

2ND-SHORT RUN  (3 RUN, 6 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-3  M39 #10   0 [    ]                                          2-2  W28 #10 to #14     - [     ]
2-3  W38 #21   2 [    ]                                          2-2  W28 #10 to #14     - [     ]
2-2  M14 #6   14 [    ]                                          2-3  W27 #10 to #14     - [     ]
                                                                 2-3  M24 #9  to #6      - [     ]
                                                                 2-1  W29 #9  to #8      4 [     ]
                                                                 2-3  M31 #10 to #    SACK [     ]

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (2 RUN, 2 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-4  W15 #21   7 [    ]                                          2-4  W28 #9  to #21     3 [     ]
2-4  W38 #34   5 [    ]                                          2-6  M28 #9  to #82     6 [     ]

2ND-LONG RUN  (2 RUN, 9 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-10 W10 #21   2 [    ]                                          2-10 M16 #10 to #21     2 [     ]
2-8  M41 #9    9 [    ]                                          2-10 W50 #9  to #21     - [     ]
                                                                 2-12 W23 #10 to #34     4 [     ]
                                                                 2-10 W43 #9  to #6     14 [     ]
                                                                 2-18 W25 #9  to #6      - [     ]
                                                                 2-10 M32 #10 to #8      - [     ]
                                                                 2-10 W40 #10 to #8      6 [     ]
                                                                 2-10 W38 #9  to #82    12 [     ]
                                                                 2-14 M14 #10 to #82    14 [     ]

3RD-SHORT RUN  (3 RUN, 1 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-2  W28 #10  62 [    ]                                          3-2  W28 #10 to #14    12 [     ]
3-1  W40 #34   6 [    ]
3-1  W31 #34   7 [    ]

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (3 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-3  M39 #10   7 [    ]                                          3-4  W46 #10 to #6      8 [     ]
3-3  W27 #10  -2 [    ]
3-3  M24 #9    2 [    ]

3RD-LONG RUN  (4 RUN, 3 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-10 M32 #10  16 [    ]                                          3-8  M14 #10 to #11     - [     ]
3-8  W27 #10   5 [    ]                                          3-10 W50 #9  to #14    19 [     ]
3-5  M33 #10  -6 [    ]                                          3-18 W25 #9  to #21     2 [     ]
3-8  W12 #10  -3 [    ]

4TH DOWN RUN  (1 RUN, 1 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
4-1  M22 #21  22 [    ]                                          4-11 M39 #10 to #82     - [     ]