Western Carolina vs Mercer (Oct 15, 2016)
Scoring Summary
Scoring Summary (Final)
2016 Western Carolina Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Oct 15, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)
Western Carolina (1-5,0-4) vs. Mercer (3-3,2-2)
Date: Oct 15, 2016 Site: Macon, Ga. Stadium: Five Star Stadium
Attendance: 12247
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
----------------- -- -- -- -- -----
Western Carolina.... 0 7 14 3 - 24
Mercer.............. 0 3 21 14 - 38
Scoring Summary:
2nd 02:39 MER - Cole Fisher 38 yd field goal
14 plays, 58 yards, TOP 5:32, WCU 0 - MER 3
00:07 WCU - Detrez Newsome 24 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Logan Howard kick)
8 plays, 73 yards, TOP 1:01, WCU 7 - MER 3
3rd 09:55 WCU - Connell Young 2 yd run (Logan Howard kick)
6 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:01, WCU 14 - MER 3
05:44 MER - Sam Walker 19 yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher kick)
10 plays, 79 yards, TOP 4:11, WCU 14 - MER 10
05:35 MER - Alex Lakes 4 yd run (Cole Fisher kick)
1 play, 4 yards, TOP 0:09, WCU 14 - MER 17
03:57 MER - Marquise Irvin 21 yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher kick)
2 plays, 33 yards, TOP 0:40, WCU 14 - MER 24
01:21 WCU - Terryon Robinson 43 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Logan Howard kick)
8 plays, 82 yards, TOP 2:36, WCU 21 - MER 24
4th 14:56 MER - Chandler Curtis 5 yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher kick)
4 plays, 61 yards, TOP 1:25, WCU 21 - MER 31
05:48 WCU - Logan Howard 30 yd field goal
11 plays, 70 yards, TOP 3:14, WCU 24 - MER 31
01:53 MER - Alex Lakes 2 yd run (Cole Fisher kick)
7 plays, 40 yards, TOP 3:55, WCU 24 - MER 38
Kickoff time: 4:04 PM End of Game: 7:37 PM Total elapsed time: 3:33
Officials: Referee: Marshall Lewis; Umpire: Scott Ray; Linesman: Jerry Wilson;
Line judge: Brian Harless; Back judge: Scott Prewitt; Field judge: Mark Brooks;
Side judge: Michael Crowley;
Temperature: 75 Wind: E, 6 Weather: Cloudy
Team Statistics
Team Statistics (Final)
2016 Western Carolina Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Oct 15, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)
WCU MER
FIRST DOWNS................... 25 28
Rushing..................... 7 16
Passing..................... 15 9
Penalty..................... 3 3
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 99 275
Rushing Attempts............ 32 53
Average Per Rush............ 3.1 5.2
Rushing Touchdowns.......... 1 2
Yards Gained Rushing........ 118 289
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 19 14
NET YARDS PASSING............. 384 224
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 25-40-2 18-32-0
Average Per Attempt......... 9.6 7.0
Average Per Completion...... 15.4 12.4
Passing Touchdowns.......... 2 3
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 483 499
Total offense plays......... 72 85
Average Gain Per Play....... 6.7 5.9
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 3-3 2-1
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 9-102 7-75
PUNTS-YARDS................... 3-169 3-136
Average Yards Per Punt...... 56.3 45.3
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 53.7 45.3
Inside 20................... 2 2
50+ Yards................... 3 1
Touchbacks.................. 0 0
Fair catch.................. 0 2
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 4-241 7-410
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 60.2 58.6
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 36.2 43.7
Touchbacks.................. 1 3
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 0-0-0 1-8-0
Average Per Return.......... 0.0 8.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-29-0 3-71-0
Average Per Return.......... 9.7 23.7
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 0-0-0 2-1-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 23:30 36:30
1st Quarter................. 7:06 7:54
2nd Quarter................. 5:27 9:33
3rd Quarter................. 5:35 9:25
4th Quarter................. 5:22 9:38
Third-Down Conversions........ 3 of 10 8 of 16
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 1 0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 2-4 4-5
Touchdowns.................. 1-4 4-5
Field goals................. 1-4 0-5
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-10 1-9
PAT Kicks..................... 3-3 5-5
Field Goals................... 1-2 1-3
Points off turnovers.......... 7 14
Individual Statistics
Individual Statistics (Final)
2016 Western Carolina Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Oct 15, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)
Western Carolina
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Detrez Newsome 20 90 5 85 0 17 4.2
Connell Young 3 11 0 11 1 8 3.7
Tyrie Adams 4 13 9 4 0 8 1.0
Corey Holloway 5 4 5 -1 0 3 -0.2
Totals... 32 118 19 99 1 17 3.1
Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Tyrie Adams 25-39-2 384 2 43 1
TEAM 0-1-0 0 0 0 0
Totals... 25-40-2 384 2 43 1
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Terryon Robinson 8 106 1 43
Aubry Payne 6 44 0 11
Spearman Robinson 5 131 0 41
Detrez Newsome 5 63 1 19
Brad Swan Jr. 1 40 0 40
Totals... 25 384 2 43
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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Ian Berryman 3 169 56.3 64 2 0
Totals... 3 169 56.3 64 2 0
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
--------------------------------------------------
Detrez Newsome 0 0 0 3 29 17 0 0 0
Totals... 0 0 0 3 29 17 0 0 0
Field goal attempts
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Logan Howard 2nd 13:14 26 yds - Missed
Logan Howard 4th 05:48 30 yds - Good
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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Logan Howard 4 241 1 0 60.2
Mercer
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Alex Lakes 20 112 0 112 2 23 5.6
John Russ 15 71 11 60 0 11 4.0
Payton Usher 5 45 0 45 0 13 9.0
CJ Kleckley 6 23 0 23 0 6 3.8
Kyle Williams 1 16 0 16 0 2 16.0
Chandler Curtis 1 12 0 12 0 12 12.0
Kyle Trammell 4 10 2 8 0 6 2.0
TEAM 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0
Totals... 53 289 14 275 2 23 5.2
Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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John Russ 18-32-0 224 3 55 1
Totals... 18-32-0 224 3 55 1
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Marquise Irvin 6 57 1 21
Chandler Curtis 4 96 1 55
Sam Walker 4 32 1 19
Avery Ward 2 29 0 18
Kelby Brock 1 9 0 9
Alex Lakes 1 1 0 1
Totals... 18 224 3 55
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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Tyler Zielenske 3 136 45.3 53 2 0
Totals... 3 136 45.3 53 2 0
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
--------------------------------------------------
Chandler Curtis 1 8 8 3 71 31 0 0 0
LeMarkus Bailey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Lendell Arnold 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Totals... 1 8 8 3 71 31 2 1 1
Field goal attempts
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Cole Fisher 1st 08:56 45 yds - Missed
Cole Fisher 1st 00:44 39 yds - Missed
Cole Fisher 2nd 02:39 38 yds - Good
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
---------------------------------------
Jagger Lieb 5 280 1 1 56.0
Tyler Zielenske 2 130 2 0 65.0
FUMBLES: Western Carolina-Detrez Newsome 3-3. Mercer-Kyle Williams 1-1; Payton Usher 1-0.
Drive Chart
Drive Chart (Final)
2016 Western Carolina Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Oct 15, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP
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WCU 1st V25 15:00 Kickoff H40 10:41 Fumble 9-35 4:19
WCU 1st V28 08:56 Missed FG V32 06:53 Punt 3-4 2:03
WCU 1st V22 00:44 Missed FG H08 13:14 Missed FG 9-70 2:30
WCU 2nd V15 10:27 Punt V36 08:11 Punt 5-21 2:16
WCU 2nd V35 02:39 Kickoff V35 02:15 Punt 3-0 0:24
WCU 2nd V27 01:08 Punt H00 00:07 *TOUCHDOWN 8-73 1:01
WCU 3rd V39 11:56 Fumble H00 09:55 *TOUCHDOWN 6-61 2:01
WCU 3rd V05 05:44 Kickoff V04 05:44 Fumble 0--1 0:00
WCU 3rd V18 05:35 Kickoff V34 04:37 Interception 3-16 0:58
WCU 3rd V18 03:57 Kickoff H00 01:21 *TOUCHDOWN 8-82 2:36
WCU 4th V25 14:56 Kickoff H08 12:59 Fumble 7-67 1:57
WCU 4th V17 09:02 Punt H13 05:48 *FIELD GOAL 11-70 3:14
WCU 4th V25 01:53 Kickoff V29 01:42 Interception 2-4 0:11
MER 1st H40 10:41 Fumble V28 08:56 Missed FG 7-32 1:45
MER 1st H04 06:53 Punt V22 00:44 Missed FG 14-74 6:09
MER 2nd H20 13:14 Missed FG H32 10:27 Punt 6-12 2:47
MER 2nd H21 08:11 Punt V21 02:39 *FIELD GOAL 14-58 5:32
MER 2nd H11 02:15 Punt H33 01:08 Punt 5-22 1:07
MER 2nd H39 00:07 Kickoff H38 00:00 End of half 1--1 0:07
MER 3rd H25 15:00 Kickoff V39 11:56 Fumble 7-36 3:04
MER 3rd H21 09:55 Kickoff V00 05:44 *TOUCHDOWN 10-79 4:11
MER 3rd V04 05:44 Fumble V00 05:35 *TOUCHDOWN 1-4 0:09
MER 3rd V33 04:37 Interception V00 03:57 *TOUCHDOWN 2-33 0:40
MER 3rd H39 01:21 Kickoff V00 14:56 *TOUCHDOWN 4-61 1:25
MER 4th H08 12:59 Fumble H40 09:02 Punt 8-32 3:57
MER 4th V40 05:48 Kickoff V00 01:53 *TOUCHDOWN 7-40 3:55
MER 4th V35 01:42 Interception V26 00:00 End of half 2-9 1:42
WCU 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 07:06 05:27 05:35 05:22 12:33 10:57 23:30
3rd Down Conversions 1/3 1/4 1/2 0/1 2/7 1/3 3/10
Avg Field Position V25 V25 V25 V22 V25 V23 V24
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/1
MER 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 07:54 09:33 09:25 09:38 17:27 19:03 36:30
3rd Down Conversions 1/3 3/7 2/3 2/3 4/10 4/6 8/16
Avg Field Position H22 H22 H49 H44 H22 H47 H36
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP
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WCU 1st V25 15:00 Kickoff H40 10:41 Fumble 9-35 4:19
MER 1st H40 10:41 Fumble V28 08:56 Missed FG 7-32 1:45
WCU 1st V28 08:56 Missed FG V32 06:53 Punt 3-4 2:03
MER 1st H04 06:53 Punt V22 00:44 Missed FG 14-74 6:09
WCU 1st V22 00:44 Missed FG H08 13:14 Missed FG 9-70 2:30
MER 2nd H20 13:14 Missed FG H32 10:27 Punt 6-12 2:47
WCU 2nd V15 10:27 Punt V36 08:11 Punt 5-21 2:16
MER 2nd H21 08:11 Punt V21 02:39 *FIELD GOAL 14-58 5:32
WCU 2nd V35 02:39 Kickoff V35 02:15 Punt 3-0 0:24
MER 2nd H11 02:15 Punt H33 01:08 Punt 5-22 1:07
WCU 2nd V27 01:08 Punt H00 00:07 *TOUCHDOWN 8-73 1:01
MER 2nd H39 00:07 Kickoff H38 00:00 End of half 1--1 0:07
MER 3rd H25 15:00 Kickoff V39 11:56 Fumble 7-36 3:04
WCU 3rd V39 11:56 Fumble H00 09:55 *TOUCHDOWN 6-61 2:01
MER 3rd H21 09:55 Kickoff V00 05:44 *TOUCHDOWN 10-79 4:11
WCU 3rd V05 05:44 Kickoff V04 05:44 Fumble 0--1 0:00
MER 3rd V04 05:44 Fumble V00 05:35 *TOUCHDOWN 1-4 0:09
WCU 3rd V18 05:35 Kickoff V34 04:37 Interception 3-16 0:58
MER 3rd V33 04:37 Interception V00 03:57 *TOUCHDOWN 2-33 0:40
WCU 3rd V18 03:57 Kickoff H00 01:21 *TOUCHDOWN 8-82 2:36
MER 3rd H39 01:21 Kickoff V00 14:56 *TOUCHDOWN 4-61 1:25
WCU 4th V25 14:56 Kickoff H08 12:59 Fumble 7-67 1:57
MER 4th H08 12:59 Fumble H40 09:02 Punt 8-32 3:57
WCU 4th V17 09:02 Punt H13 05:48 *FIELD GOAL 11-70 3:14
MER 4th V40 05:48 Kickoff V00 01:53 *TOUCHDOWN 7-40 3:55
WCU 4th V25 01:53 Kickoff V29 01:42 Interception 2-4 0:11
MER 4th V35 01:42 Interception V26 00:00 End of half 2-9 1:42
Defensive Statistics
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2016 Western Carolina Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Oct 15, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)
Western Carolina
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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35 Keion Crossen 8 4 12 . . . . 2 . . .
43 Kendall White 3 4 7 . . . . . . . .
25 Shamon Elliott 5 1 6 1.0/2 . . . . . . .
29 Marvin Tillman 4 2 6 . . . . 1 . . .
97 Ezavian Dunn 3 3 6 . . . . . . . 1
27 Tyson Dickson 1 5 6 . . . . . . . .
26 Trey Morgan 4 1 5 . . . . 2 . . .
33 Coleman Cunningham 3 2 5 . . . . . . . .
95 Daniel Nash 2 3 5 . 1 . . . . . 1
58 Daniel Riddle 2 2 4 . . . . . . . .
96 Tahjai Watt 2 2 4 . . . . . . . .
22 Mikey White 2 1 3 . . . . 1 . . .
92 Andrew Mayton 2 1 3 . . . . . . . .
57 Avery Worsham 1 2 3 1.0/10 . . . . . 1.0/10 1
4 A.J. Newman 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .
81 Jacob Robinson 1 1 2 . . 1-0 . . . . .
32 Chris Seaborn 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
91 Tyler Junius . 2 2 . . . . . . . .
94 Jake Helms 1 . 1 1.0/1 . . . . . . .
28 Terrance Wilson . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
19 Devarius Cortner . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
78 Sheldon Kinard . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
Mercer
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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37 Tyler Ward 4 5 9 . 1 . . . . . 1
21 Zach Jackson 5 2 7 . . . . 1 . . .
17 Eric Jackson 4 2 6 . . . . 1 . . .
16 LeMarkus Bailey 3 2 5 . . 1-0 1-0 . . . .
26 Jeremy James 3 2 5 . . . . 2 . . .
9 Lendell Arnold 3 2 5 . . . 1-1 . . . .
23 Will Coneway 2 3 5 . . . . . . . .
11 Tosin Aguebor 2 3 5 1.5/10 . . . . . 1.0/9 .
51 Kyle Williams 1 4 5 . . . . . . . .
52 Kyle Trammell 2 1 3 1.0/1 . . . . . . .
41 Isaiah Buehler . 3 3 0.5/2 . . . . . . 1
97 Marvin Davis 2 . 2 1.0/4 . . . . . . .
3 Stephen Houzah 1 1 2 . . . . 1 . . .
2 Lee Bennett 1 1 2 1.0/2 . . . . . . .
99 Austin Barrett 1 1 2 . 1 . . . . . .
29 Brandon Gurley 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
59 Tunde Ayinla . 2 2 . . . . . . . .
33 Tripp Patterson . 2 2 . . 1-0 . . . . 1
96 Destin Guillen . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
92 Kelly Brooks . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
44 Travonte Easley . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
58 Dorian Kithcart . . . . . . . . . . 1
30 Mike Gray . . . . . 1-0 . 1 . . .
Participation Report
Participation Report (Final)
2016 Western Carolina Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Oct 15, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)
Western Carolina Mercer
POS ## OFFENSE POS ## OFFENSE
LT 63 Zach Weeks LT 78 Thomas Marchman
LG 72 Andrew Miles LG 76 Jake Flath
C 65 Kaleb Spry C 54 Kirby Southard
RG 50 Walker Lanning RG 65 Caleb Yates
RT 75 Nathan Dalton RT 73 Niederreither
QB 21 Detrez Newsome QB 7 John Russ
RB 7 Corey Holloway RB 27 Alex Lakes
TE 44 Aubry Payne TE 87 Sam Walker
WR 5 T. Robinson FB 49 Sam Arrington
WR 8 S. Robinson WR 8 Marquise Irvin
WR 88 Brad Swan WR 84 Avery Ward
POS ## DEFENSE POS ## DEFENSE
DE 95 Daniel Nash DE 41 Isaiah Buehler
DT 91 Tyler Junius DT 97 Marvin Davis
DT 97 Ezavian Dunn DE 92 Kelly Brooks
DE 57 Avery Worsham OLB 11 Tosin Aguebor
WLB 43 Kendall White ILB 37 Tyler Ward
MLB 27 Tyson Dickson ILB 2 Lee Bennett
SLB 4 A.J. Newman OLB 16 LeMarkus Bailey
CB 35 Keion Crossen S 9 Lendell Arnold
S 25 Shamon Elliott S 21 Zach Jackson
S 22 Mikey White CB 17 Eric Jackson
CB 26 Trey Morgan CB 26 Jeremy James
Western Carolina: 2-Connell Young, 6-C.J. Goodman, 12-Tyrie Adams, 15-Michael Helms, 16-Skyler Matheson, 18-Bryce Wilson,
19-D. Cortner, 24-Jay Gibbs, 28-Terrance Wilson, 29-Marvin Tillman, 32-Chris Seaborn, 33-C. Cunningham, 45-James Foushee,
46-Austin Phillips, 47-Myreon Bennett, 48-M. Chancey, 49-Fred Mooring, 56-Jerod Walls, 58-Daniel Riddle, 59-C. Addertion,
62-Ethan James, 69-Chase Stehling, 71-DeGraffinreed, 76-Sean Biette, 78-Sheldon Kinard, 81-Jacob Robinson, 83-Ian Berryman,
84-Logan Howard, 92-Andrew Mayton, 94-Jake Helms, 96-Tahjai Watt.
Mercer: 1-Jordan Marshall, 3-Stephen Houzah, 6-Josh Jones, 10-Corey Lockett, 12-Michael Haynes, 13-Chandler Curtis,
18-Nevin Harton, 20-Kam Lott, 22-Sytavious Brown, 23-Will Coneway, 25-Payton Usher, 29-Brandon Gurley, 30-Mike Gray,
32-Brandon Coney, 33-Tripp Patterson, 34-CJ Kleckley, 35-Jonathan Ward, 38-Robert Brown, 42-Seth Hattaway, 44-Travonte Easley,
47-Jagger Lieb, 51-Kyle Williams, 52-Kyle Trammell, 53-Steven Nixon, 58-Dorian Kithcart, 59-Tunde Ayinla, 70-Mitch Payne,
71-Dawson Ellis, 74-David Raschen, 77-Garrett Smith, 85-Tyler Zielenske, 86-Kelby Brock, 88-Chris Ellington, 95-Jalen Penn,
96-Destin Guillen, 98-Cole Fisher, 99-Austin Barrett.
Box Score
Box Score (Final)
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Oct 15, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Western Carolina.... 0 7 14 3 - 24 Record: (1-5,0-4)
Mercer.............. 0 3 21 14 - 38 Record: (3-3,2-2)
Scoring Summary:
2nd 02:39 MER - Cole Fisher 38 yd field goal, 14-58 5:32, WCU 0 - MER 3
00:07 WCU - Detrez Newsome 24 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Logan Howard kick), 8-73 1:01, WCU 7 - MER 3
3rd 09:55 WCU - Connell Young 2 yd run (Logan Howard kick), 6-61 2:01, WCU 14 - MER 3
05:44 MER - Sam Walker 19 yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher kick), 10-79 4:11, WCU 14 - MER 10
05:35 MER - Alex Lakes 4 yd run (Cole Fisher kick), 1-4 0:09, WCU 14 - MER 17
03:57 MER - Marquise Irvin 21 yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher kick), 2-33 0:40, WCU 14 - MER 24
01:21 WCU - Terryon Robinson 43 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Logan Howard kick), 8-82 2:36, WCU 21 - MER 24
4th 14:56 MER - Chandler Curtis 5 yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher kick), 4-61 1:25, WCU 21 - MER 31
05:48 WCU - Logan Howard 30 yd field goal, 11-70 3:14, WCU 24 - MER 31
01:53 MER - Alex Lakes 2 yd run (Cole Fisher kick), 7-40 3:55, WCU 24 - MER 38
WCU MER
FIRST DOWNS................... 25 28
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 32-99 53-275
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 384 224
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 40-25-2 32-18-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 72-483 85-499
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 0-0 1-8
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 3-29 3-71
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 2-1
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 3-56.3 3-45.3
Fumbles-Lost.................. 3-3 2-1
Penalties-Yards............... 9-102 7-75
Possession Time............... 23:30 36:30
Third-Down Conversions........ 3 of 10 8 of 16
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 1 0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 2-4 4-5
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-10 1-9
RUSHING: Western Carolina-Detrez Newsome 20-85; Connell Young 3-11; Tyrie
Adams 4-4; Corey Holloway 5-minus 1. Mercer-Alex Lakes 20-112; John Russ 15-60;
Payton Usher 5-45; CJ Kleckley 6-23; Kyle Williams 1-16; Chandler Curtis 1-12;
Kyle Trammell 4-8; TEAM 1-minus 1.
PASSING: Western Carolina-Tyrie Adams 25-39-2-384; TEAM 0-1-0-0.
Mercer-John Russ 18-32-0-224.
RECEIVING: Western Carolina-Terryon Robinson 8-106; Aubry Payne 6-44;
Spearman Robinson 5-131; Detrez Newsome 5-63; Brad Swan Jr. 1-40.
Mercer-Marquise Irvin 6-57; Chandler Curtis 4-96; Sam Walker 4-32; Avery Ward
2-29; Kelby Brock 1-9; Alex Lakes 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS: Western Carolina-None. Mercer-Lendell Arnold 1-1; LeMarkus
Bailey 1-0.
FUMBLES: Western Carolina-Detrez Newsome 3-3. Mercer-Kyle Williams 1-1;
Payton Usher 1-0.
Stadium: Five Star Stadium Attendance: 12247
Kickoff time: 4:04 PM End of Game: 7:37 PM Total elapsed time: 3:33
Officials: Referee: Marshall Lewis; Umpire: Scott Ray; Linesman: Jerry Wilson;
Line judge: Brian Harless; Back judge: Scott Prewitt; Field judge: Mark Brooks;
Side judge: Michael Crowley;
Temperature: 75 Wind: E, 6 Weather: Cloudy
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Oct 15, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)
SACKS (UA-A): Western Carolina-Avery Worsham 1-0. Mercer-Tosin Aguebor
1-0.
TACKLES (UA-A): Western Carolina-Keion Crossen 8-4; Kendall White 3-4;
Shamon Elliott 5-1; Marvin Tillman 4-2; Ezavian Dunn 3-3; Tyson Dickson 1-5;
Trey Morgan 4-1; Coleman Cunningham 3-2; Daniel Nash 2-3; Tahjai Watt 2-2;
Daniel Riddle 2-2; Mikey White 2-1; Andrew Mayton 2-1; Avery Worsham 1-2; A.J.
Newman 2-0; Chris Seaborn 1-1; Jacob Robinson 1-1; Tyler Junius 0-2; Jake Helms
1-0; Terrance Wilson 0-1; Devarius Cortner 0-1; Sheldon Kinard 0-1. Mercer-Tyler
Ward 4-5; Zach Jackson 5-2; Eric Jackson 4-2; Jeremy James 3-2; Lendell Arnold
3-2; LeMarkus Bailey 3-2; Will Coneway 2-3; Tosin Aguebor 2-3; Kyle Williams
1-4; Kyle Trammell 2-1; Isaiah Buehler 0-3; Marvin Davis 2-0; Brandon Gurley
1-1; Austin Barrett 1-1; Lee Bennett 1-1; Stephen Houzah 1-1; Tunde Ayinla 0-2;
Tripp Patterson 0-2; Travonte Easley 0-1; Kelly Brooks 0-1; Destin Guillen 0-1.
Game Starters:
Western Carolina
POS ## OFFENSE
LT 63 Zach Weeks
LG 72 Andrew Miles
C 65 Kaleb Spry
RG 50 Walker Lanning
RT 75 Nathan Dalton
QB 21 Detrez Newsome
RB 7 Corey Holloway
TE 44 Aubry Payne
WR 5 T. Robinson
WR 8 S. Robinson
WR 88 Brad Swan
POS ## DEFENSE
DE 95 Daniel Nash
DT 91 Tyler Junius
DT 97 Ezavian Dunn
DE 57 Avery Worsham
WLB 43 Kendall White
MLB 27 Tyson Dickson
SLB 4 A.J. Newman
CB 35 Keion Crossen
S 25 Shamon Elliott
S 22 Mikey White
CB 26 Trey Morgan
Mercer
POS ## OFFENSE
LT 78 Thomas Marchman
LG 76 Jake Flath
C 54 Kirby Southard
RG 65 Caleb Yates
RT 73 Niederreither
QB 7 John Russ
RB 27 Alex Lakes
TE 87 Sam Walker
FB 49 Sam Arrington
WR 8 Marquise Irvin
WR 84 Avery Ward
POS ## DEFENSE
DE 41 Isaiah Buehler
DT 97 Marvin Davis
DE 92 Kelly Brooks
OLB 11 Tosin Aguebor
ILB 37 Tyler Ward
ILB 2 Lee Bennett
OLB 16 LeMarkus Bailey
S 9 Lendell Arnold
S 21 Zach Jackson
CB 17 Eric Jackson
CB 26 Jeremy James
Player participation:
Western Carolina: 2-Connell Young, 6-C.J. Goodman, 12-Tyrie Adams, 15-Michael Helms, 16-Skyler Matheson, 18-Bryce Wilson,
19-D. Cortner, 24-Jay Gibbs, 28-Terrance Wilson, 29-Marvin Tillman, 32-Chris Seaborn, 33-C. Cunningham, 45-James Foushee,
46-Austin Phillips, 47-Myreon Bennett, 48-M. Chancey, 49-Fred Mooring, 56-Jerod Walls, 58-Daniel Riddle, 59-C. Addertion,
62-Ethan James, 69-Chase Stehling, 71-DeGraffinreed, 76-Sean Biette, 78-Sheldon Kinard, 81-Jacob Robinson, 83-Ian Berryman,
84-Logan Howard, 92-Andrew Mayton, 94-Jake Helms, 96-Tahjai Watt.
Mercer: 1-Jordan Marshall, 3-Stephen Houzah, 6-Josh Jones, 10-Corey Lockett, 12-Michael Haynes, 13-Chandler Curtis,
18-Nevin Harton, 20-Kam Lott, 22-Sytavious Brown, 23-Will Coneway, 25-Payton Usher, 29-Brandon Gurley, 30-Mike Gray,
32-Brandon Coney, 33-Tripp Patterson, 34-CJ Kleckley, 35-Jonathan Ward, 38-Robert Brown, 42-Seth Hattaway, 44-Travonte Easley,
47-Jagger Lieb, 51-Kyle Williams, 52-Kyle Trammell, 53-Steven Nixon, 58-Dorian Kithcart, 59-Tunde Ayinla, 70-Mitch Payne,
71-Dawson Ellis, 74-David Raschen, 77-Garrett Smith, 85-Tyler Zielenske, 86-Kelby Brock, 88-Chris Ellington, 95-Jalen Penn,
96-Destin Guillen, 98-Cole Fisher, 99-Austin Barrett.
Play-by-Play Summary
Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
2016 Western Carolina Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Oct 15, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)
V 1-10 V35 MER 85 now wearing 15.
V 1-10 V35 MER 52 now wearing 39.
Mercer Captains: #11 Aguebor, #73 Niederreither, #7 Russ, #37 T. Ward
WCU Captains: #3 Payne, #21 Newsome, #58 Riddle, #62 James
Mercer wins the coin toss, defers to the second half
V 1-10 V35 MER ball on MER35.
Jagger Lieb kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
V 1-10 V25 Corey Holloway rush for no gain to the WCU25 (Lee Bennett;Isaiah Buehler).
V 2-10 V25 Detrez Newsome rush for 3 yards to the WCU28 (Kelly Brooks;Tyler Ward).
V 3-7 V28 Detrez Newsome rush for loss of 4 yards to the WCU24 (Marvin Davis).
V 4-11 V24 Ian Berryman punt 43 yards to the MER33, Marquise Irvin return to the MER49
(Keion Crossen), PENALTY MER roughing the kicker (Corey Lockett) 15 yards
to the WCU39, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY.
V 1-10 V39 Detrez Newsome rush for 9 yards to the WCU48 (Lendell Arnold).
V 2-1 V48 Detrez Newsome rush for 1 yard to the WCU49, 1ST DOWN WCU (Tyler
Ward;Tripp Patterson).
V 1-10 V49 Connell Young rush for 8 yards to the MER43 (LeMarkus Bailey;Kyle Williams).
V 2-2 H43 Connell Young rush for 1 yard to the MER42 (Tyler Ward;Destin Guillen).
V 3-1 H42 Corey Holloway rush for 1 yard to the MER41, 1ST DOWN WCU (Tunde
Ayinla;Austin Barrett).
V 1-10 H41 Detrez Newsome rush for 1 yard to the MER40, fumble forced by Austin
Barrett, fumble by Detrez Newsome recovered by MER Tripp Patterson at MER40.
--------------- 9 plays, 35 yards, TOP 04:19 ---------------
H 1-10 H40 MERCER drive start at 10:41.
H 1-10 H40 Alex Lakes rush for 8 yards to the MER48 (Tyson Dickson;Mikey White).
H 2-2 H48 Alex Lakes rush for 8 yards to the WCU44, 1ST DOWN MER (Ezavian
Dunn).
H 1-10 V44 Alex Lakes rush for 23 yards to the WCU21, 1ST DOWN MER,
out-of-bounds (Shamon Elliott).
H 1-10 V21 Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the WCU18 (Ezavian Dunn;Tyler Junius).
H 2-7 V18 John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward (Trey Morgan).
H 3-7 V18 John Russ sacked for loss of 10 yards to the WCU28 (Avery Worsham).
H 4-17 V28 Cole Fisher field goal attempt from 45 MISSED - short, spot at WCU28,
clock 08:56.
--------------- 7 plays, 32 yards, TOP 01:45 ---------------
V 1-10 V28 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 08:56.
V 1-10 V28 Detrez Newsome rush for 4 yards to the WCU32 (Isaiah Buehler;Kyle Trammell).
V 2-6 V32 Corey Holloway rush for loss of 3 yards to the WCU29 (Isaiah Buehler;Tosin
Aguebor).
V 3-9 V29 Detrez Newsome rush for 3 yards to the WCU32 (Tyler Ward).
V 4-6 V32 Ian Berryman punt 64 yards to the MER4, downed.
--------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 02:03 ---------------
H 1-10 H04 MERCER drive start at 06:53.
H 1-10 H04 Payton Usher rush for 13 yards to the MER17, 1ST DOWN MER
(Ezavian Dunn;Daniel Nash).
H 1-10 H17 John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 6 yards to the MER23 (Kendall
White).
H 2-4 H23 Payton Usher rush for 10 yards to the MER33, fumble forced by Daniel
Nash, fumble by Payton Usher recovered by MER Payton Usher at MER33, 1ST
DOWN MER.
H 1-10 H33 John Russ pass incomplete to Payton Usher.
H 2-10 H33 John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 11 yards to the MER44, 1ST
DOWN MER (Keion Crossen), PENALTY WCU holding declined.
H 1-10 H44 Payton Usher rush for 2 yards to the MER46 (Sheldon Kinard;Tahjai Watt).
H 2-8 H46 John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 7 yards to the WCU47.
H 3-1 V47 Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the WCU44, 1ST DOWN MER (Kendall
White;Tyson Dickson).
H 1-10 V44 Payton Usher rush for 7 yards to the WCU37 (Ezavian Dunn).
H 2-3 V37 Payton Usher rush for 13 yards to the WCU24, 1ST DOWN MER,
out-of-bounds (Keion Crossen).
H 1-10 V24 John Russ pass complete to Jordan Marshall for 17 yards to the WCU7
(Shamon Elliott), PENALTY MER ineligible downfield on pass (Thomas
Marchman) 5 yards to the WCU29, NO PLAY.
H 1-15 V29 Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the WCU27 (Daniel Riddle).
H 2-13 V27 John Russ rush for 5 yards to the WCU22 (Keion Crossen;Daniel Riddle).
H 3-8 V22 John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward.
H 4-8 V22 Cole Fisher field goal attempt from 39 MISSED - wide right, spot at
WCU22, clock 00:44.
--------------- 14 plays, 74 yards, TOP 06:09 ---------------
V 1-10 V22 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 00:44.
V 1-10 V22 Tyrie Adams pass complete to S. Robinson for 41 yards to the MER37, 1ST
DOWN WCU (Jeremy James).
V 1-10 H37 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 6 yards to the MER31,
out-of-bounds (Lendell Arnold).
V 2-4 H31 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 9 yards to the MER22, 1ST
DOWN WCU (Eric Jackson;Lendell Arnold).
V 1-10 H22 Clock 00:00.
=====END OF 1st QUARTER=====
WESTERN CAROLINA 0, MERCER 0
============================
Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)
V 1-10 H22 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
V 1-10 H22 1st and 10.
V 1-10 H22 Detrez Newsome rush for 6 yards to the MER16 (Kyle Williams).
V 2-4 H16 Detrez Newsome rush for 6 yards to the MER10, 1ST DOWN WCU (LeMarkus
Bailey;Tosin Aguebor).
V 1-G H10 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Brad Swan (Eric Jackson).
V 2-G H10 Tyrie Adams rush for 2 yards to the MER8 (Will Coneway;Tunde Ayinla).
V 3-G H08 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Aubry Payne (Zach Jackson).
V 4-G H08 Logan Howard field goal attempt from 26 MISSED - wide right, spot at MER20,
clock 13:14.
--------------- 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:30 ---------------
H 1-10 H20 MERCER drive start at 13:14.
H 1-10 H20 Kyle Trammell rush for 6 yards to the MER26 (Daniel Riddle).
H 2-4 H26 Kyle Trammell rush for 3 yards to the MER29 (C. Cunningham;Shamon
Elliott).
H 3-1 H29 John Russ rush for 4 yards to the MER33, 1ST DOWN MER (C.
Cunningham).
H 1-10 H33 Kyle Trammell rush for 1 yard to the MER34 (Daniel Riddle;Andrew
Mayton).
H 2-9 H34 Kyle Trammell rush for loss of 2 yards to the MER32 (Shamon Elliott).
H 3-11 H32 John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin, QB hurry by Avery Worsham.
H 4-11 H32 Tyler Zielenske punt 53 yards to the WCU15, downed.
--------------- 6 plays, 12 yards, TOP 02:47 ---------------
V 1-10 V15 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 10:27.
V 1-10 V15 Detrez Newsome rush for no gain to the WCU15 (LeMarkus Bailey).
V 2-10 V15 Tyrie Adams pass complete to S. Robinson for 26 yards to the WCU41, 1ST
DOWN WCU (Zach Jackson).
V 1-10 V41 Detrez Newsome rush for no gain to the WCU41 (Will Coneway), PENALTY WCU
personal foul (Zach Weeks) 15 yards to the WCU26, NO PLAY.
V 1-25 V26 Tyrie Adams sacked for loss of 9 yards to the WCU17 (Tosin Aguebor).
V 2-34 V17 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 19 yards to the WCU36 (Tosin
Aguebor).
V 3-15 V36 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Detrez Newsome.
V 4-15 V36 Ian Berryman punt 51 yards to the MER13, Chandler Curtis return 8 yards to
the MER21 (Marvin Tillman;Tahjai Watt).
--------------- 5 plays, 21 yards, TOP 02:16 ---------------
H 1-10 H21 MERCER drive start at 08:11.
H 1-10 H21 John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 1 yard to the MER22 (Chris
Seaborn).
H 2-9 H22 John Russ rush for 5 yards to the MER27 (A.J. Newman), PENALTY MER
holding (Thomas Marchman) 10 yards to the MER12, NO PLAY.
H 2-19 H12 John Russ pass incomplete to CJ Kleckley, QB hurry by Ezavian Dunn.
H 3-19 H12 John Russ rush for 11 yards to the MER23, out-of-bounds (A.J. Newman).
H 4-8 H23 Tyler Zielenske punt 45 yards to the WCU32, fair catch by Connell Young,
PENALTY WCU roughing the kicker (M. Chancey) 14 yards to the MER37,
1ST DOWN MER, NO PLAY.
H 1-10 H37 John Russ rush for 6 yards to the MER43 (Keion Crossen;Marvin Tillman).
H 2-4 H43 Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the MER46 (Kendall White;Terrance
Wilson).
H 3-1 H46 John Russ rush for 6 yards to the WCU48, 1ST DOWN MER (Marvin
Tillman).
H 1-10 V48 Alex Lakes rush for 6 yards to the WCU42 (Andrew Mayton).
H 2-4 V42 John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward.
H 3-4 V42 Timeout Western Carolina, clock 04:38.
H 3-4 V42 John Russ rush for 6 yards to the WCU36, 1ST DOWN MER (Kendall
White;Tyson Dickson).
H 1-10 V36 Michael Haynes at QB for Mercer.
H 1-10 V36 Alex Lakes rush for 11 yards to the WCU25, 1ST DOWN MER (Keion
Crossen;Tyson Dickson).
H 1-10 V25 John Russ at QB for Mercer.
H 1-10 V25 John Russ rush for 4 yards to the WCU21, out-of-bounds (Andrew Mayton).
H 2-6 V21 John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward (Trey Morgan).
H 3-6 V21 Timeout Mercer, clock 02:50.
H 3-6 V21 John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward (Marvin Tillman).
H 4-6 V21 Cole Fisher field goal attempt from 38 GOOD, clock 02:39.
============================
WESTERN CAROLINA 0, MERCER 3
============================
--------------- 14 plays, 58 yards, TOP 05:32 ---------------
Jagger Lieb kickoff 56 yards to the WCU9, out-of-bounds, WCU ball on
WCU35.
V 1-10 V35 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 02:39.
V 1-10 V35 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Detrez Newsome, QB hurry by Isaiah Buehler.
V 2-10 V35 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Detrez Newsome, QB hurry by Tripp Patterson.
V 3-10 V35 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Brad Swan (Jeremy James).
V 4-10 V35 Ian Berryman punt 54 yards to the MER11.
--------------- 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:24 ---------------
H 1-10 H11 MERCER drive start at 02:15.
H 1-10 H11 Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the MER15 (C. Cunningham).
H 2-6 H15 John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 18 yards to the MER33, 1ST
DOWN MER (Trey Morgan).
H 1-10 H33 John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin (Keion Crossen).
H 2-10 H33 John Russ pass incomplete to Chandler Curtis.
H 3-10 H33 Timeout Mercer, clock 01:19.
H 3-10 H33 John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin.
H 4-10 H33 Tyler Zielenske punt 40 yards to the WCU27, fair catch by Connell Young.
--------------- 5 plays, 22 yards, TOP 01:07 ---------------
V 1-10 V27 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 01:08.
V 1-10 V27 Tyrie Adams rush for 4 yards to the WCU31 (Will Coneway), PENALTY WCU
holding (Nathan Dalton) 10 yards to the WCU17, NO PLAY.
V 1-20 V17 Detrez Newsome rush for 5 yards to the WCU22 (Eric Jackson;Tripp Patterson).
V 2-15 V22 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to S. Robinson (Stephen Houzah).
V 3-15 V22 Detrez Newsome rush for 17 yards to the WCU39, 1ST DOWN WCU,
out-of-bounds (Zach Jackson).
V 1-10 V39 Clock 00:36.
V 1-10 V39 Tyrie Adams rush for 8 yards to the WCU47 (Eric Jackson).
V 2-2 V47 Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:26.
V 2-2 V47 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Aubry Payne for 9 yards to the MER44, 1ST
DOWN WCU (Eric Jackson).
V 1-10 H44 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 16 yards to the MER28, 1ST
DOWN WCU (Zach Jackson).
V 1-10 H28 TEAM pass incomplete.
V 2-10 H28 Clock 00:13.
V 2-10 H28 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 4 yards to the MER24, Detrez
Newsome for 24 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN WCU, TOUCHDOWN, clock
00:07.
Logan Howard kick attempt good.
============================
WESTERN CAROLINA 7, MERCER 3
============================
--------------- 8 plays, 73 yards, TOP 01:01 ---------------
Logan Howard kickoff 26 yards to the MER39, on-side kick, recovered by MER
Chris Ellington on MER39.
H 1-10 H39 MERCER drive start at 00:07.
H 1-10 H39 TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER38.
H 2-11 H38 End of half, clock 00:00.
=====END OF 2nd QUARTER=====
WESTERN CAROLINA 7, MERCER 3
============================
Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)
H 2-11 H38 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, WCU ball on WCU35.
--------------- 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:07 ---------------
Logan Howard kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, touchback.
H 1-10 H25 MERCER drive start at 15:00.
H 1-10 H25 Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the MER28 (Keion Crossen).
H 2-7 H28 Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the MER32 (Kendall White).
H 3-3 H32 John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 6 yards to the MER38, 1ST
DOWN MER (Kendall White).
H 1-10 H38 John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin (Mikey White).
H 2-10 H38 John Russ pass complete to Alex Lakes for 1 yard to the MER39 (Chris
Seaborn;Keion Crossen).
H 3-9 H39 John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 6 yards to the MER45
(Tyler Junius;C. Cunningham).
H 4-3 H45 Kyle Williams rush for 2 yards to the MER47, fumble by Kyle Williams
recovered by WCU Jacob Robinson at WCU39.
--------------- 7 plays, 36 yards, TOP 03:04 ---------------
V 1-10 V39 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 11:56.
V 1-10 V39 Detrez Newsome rush for 3 yards to the WCU42 (Kyle Williams;Jeremy James).
V 2-7 V42 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 11 yards to the MER47,
1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (LeMarkus Bailey).
V 1-10 H47 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 2 yards to the MER45
(LeMarkus Bailey).
V 2-8 H45 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Brad Swan for 40 yards to the MER5, 1ST DOWN
WCU (Eric Jackson).
V 1-G H05 Corey Holloway rush for 3 yards to the MER2 (Jeremy James;Tyler Ward).
V 2-G H02 Connell Young rush for 2 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:55.
Logan Howard kick attempt good.
=============================
WESTERN CAROLINA 14, MERCER 3
=============================
--------------- 6 plays, 61 yards, TOP 02:01 ---------------
Logan Howard kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, Chandler Curtis return 21 yards
to the MER21 (Jacob Robinson;D. Cortner).
H 1-10 H21 MERCER drive start at 09:55.
H 1-10 H21 John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 4 yards to the MER25
(Keion Crossen).
H 2-6 H25 CJ Kleckley rush for 5 yards to the MER30 (Mikey White).
H 3-1 H30 Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the MER32, 1ST DOWN MER (Keion
Crossen).
H 1-10 H32 PENALTY MER substitution infraction 5 yards to the MER27.
H 1-15 H27 John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 10 yards to the MER37
(Keion Crossen).
H 2-5 H37 John Russ rush for 8 yards to the MER45, 1ST DOWN MER,
out-of-bounds (Shamon Elliott).
H 1-10 H45 CJ Kleckley rush for 4 yards to the MER49 (Mikey White), PENALTY MER
holding (Sam Walker) 10 yards to the MER39.
H 1-16 H39 1st and 16.
H 1-16 H39 John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 30 yards to the WCU31,
1ST DOWN MER (Marvin Tillman).
H 1-10 V31 CJ Kleckley rush for 4 yards to the WCU27 (C. Cunningham).
H 2-6 V27 John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 8 yards to the WCU19,
1ST DOWN MER (Trey Morgan).
H 1-10 V19 John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 19 yards to the WCU0, 1ST
DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:44.
Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
==============================
WESTERN CAROLINA 14, MERCER 10
==============================
H 1-G H35 PENALTY WCU roughing passer (Andrew Mayton) 15 yards to the 50
yardline.
Roughing the passer penalty from previous play assessed on kickoff
--------------- 10 plays, 79 yards, TOP 04:11 ---------------
Jagger Lieb kickoff 45 yards to the WCU5, Detrez Newsome return 0 yards
to the WCU5, fumble by Detrez Newsome recovered by MER LeMarkus Bailey at
WCU4.
H 1-G V04 MERCER drive start at 05:44.
H 1-G V04 Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:35.
H 1-G V03 Timeout Western Carolina, clock 05:35.
Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
==============================
WESTERN CAROLINA 14, MERCER 17
==============================
--------------- 1 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:09 ---------------
Jagger Lieb kickoff 54 yards to the WCU11, Detrez Newsome return 17
yards to the WCU28 (Brandon Gurley;Travonte Easley), PENALTY WCU holding
(Chris Seaborn) 10 yards to the WCU18, 1st and 10, WCU ball on WCU18.
V 1-10 V18 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 05:35.
V 1-10 V18 Detrez Newsome rush for 6 yards to the WCU24 (Will Coneway;Stephen Houzah).
V 2-4 V24 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Aubry Payne for 10 yards to the WCU34, 1ST
DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Tosin Aguebor;Zach Jackson).
V 1-10 V34 Tyrie Adams pass intercepted by LeMarkus Bailey at the WCU33, LeMarkus
Bailey return 0 yards to the WCU33, QB hurry by Dorian Kithcart.
--------------- 3 plays, 16 yards, TOP 00:58 ---------------
H 1-10 V33 MERCER drive start at 04:37.
H 1-10 V33 Chandler Curtis rush for 12 yards to the WCU21, 1ST DOWN MER
(Trey Morgan).
H 1-10 V21 John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 21 yards to the WCU0,
1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:57.
Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
==============================
WESTERN CAROLINA 14, MERCER 24
==============================
--------------- 2 plays, 33 yards, TOP 00:40 ---------------
Jagger Lieb kickoff 60 yards to the WCU5, Detrez Newsome return 13 yards
to the WCU18 (Brandon Gurley).
V 1-10 V18 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 03:57.
V 1-10 V18 Detrez Newsome rush for 3 yards to the WCU21 (Kyle Williams;Tyler Ward).
V 2-7 V21 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to S. Robinson.
V 3-7 V21 Tyrie Adams pass complete to S. Robinson for 22 yards to the WCU43, 1ST
DOWN WCU (Lendell Arnold).
V 1-10 V43 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Aubry Payne for 5 yards to the WCU48.
V 2-5 V48 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to S. Robinson (Jeremy James), QB hurry by Tyler
Ward.
V 3-5 V48 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 3 yards to the MER49 (Eric
Jackson).
V 4-2 H49 Detrez Newsome rush for 6 yards to the MER43, 1ST DOWN WCU (Lendell
Arnold;Zach Jackson).
V 1-10 H43 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 43 yards to the MER0, 1ST
DOWN WCU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:21.
Unsportsmanlike conduct on WCU #5 to be assessed on KO (celebration)
Logan Howard kick attempt good.
==============================
WESTERN CAROLINA 21, MERCER 24
==============================
V 1-G V35 PENALTY WCU unsportsmanlike conduct (T. Robinson) 15 yards to the
WCU20.
--------------- 8 plays, 82 yards, TOP 02:36 ---------------
Logan Howard kickoff 60 yards to the MER20, Chandler Curtis return 19 yards
to the MER39 (Jacob Robinson).
H 1-10 H39 MERCER drive start at 01:21.
H 1-10 H39 John Russ pass incomplete to Josh Jones, QB hurry by Daniel Nash.
H 2-10 H39 John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 55 yards to the WCU6,
1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Keion Crossen).
H 1-G V06 John Russ rush for 1 yard to the WCU5 (Tahjai Watt).
H 2-G V05 Clock 00:00.
======END OF 3rd QUARTER======
WESTERN CAROLINA 21, MERCER 24
==============================
Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
H 2-G V05 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
H 2-G V05 John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 5 yards to the WCU0,
TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:56.
Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
==============================
WESTERN CAROLINA 21, MERCER 31
==============================
--------------- 4 plays, 61 yards, TOP 01:25 ---------------
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
V 1-10 V25 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 14:56.
V 1-10 V25 Tyrie Adams pass complete to S. Robinson for 23 yards to the WCU48, 1ST
DOWN WCU (Jeremy James).
V 1-10 V48 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 16 yards to the MER36, 1ST
DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Zach Jackson).
V 1-10 H36 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Aubry Payne for 8 yards to the MER28,
out-of-bounds (Tyler Ward).
V 2-2 H28 Tyrie Adams rush for 3 yards to the MER25, 1ST DOWN WCU (Marvin
Davis).
V 1-10 H25 Detrez Newsome rush for 9 yards to the MER16 (Will Coneway).
V 2-1 H16 Detrez Newsome rush for 5 yards to the MER11, 1ST DOWN WCU (Kyle
Williams;Will Coneway).
V 1-10 H11 Detrez Newsome rush for 3 yards to the MER8, fumble forced by Tyler Ward,
fumble by Detrez Newsome recovered by MER Mike Gray at MER8.
--------------- 7 plays, 67 yards, TOP 01:57 ---------------
H 1-10 H08 MERCER drive start at 12:59.
H 1-10 H08 John Russ pass complete to Kelby Brock for 9 yards to the MER17 (Tyson
Dickson;Kendall White).
H 2-1 H17 CJ Kleckley rush for 6 yards to the MER23, 1ST DOWN MER (Tahjai
Watt).
H 1-10 H23 CJ Kleckley rush for 3 yards to the MER26 (Shamon Elliott).
H 2-7 H26 CJ Kleckley rush for 1 yard to the MER27 (Shamon Elliott).
H 3-6 H27 John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 7 yards to the MER34,
1ST DOWN MER (Trey Morgan).
H 1-10 H34 John Russ rush for 4 yards to the MER38 (A.J. Newman).
H 2-6 H38 John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward (Keion Crossen).
H 3-6 H38 John Russ rush for 2 yards to the MER40 (Keion Crossen).
H 4-4 H40 Tyler Zielenske punt 43 yards to the WCU17, fair catch by Connell Young.
--------------- 8 plays, 32 yards, TOP 03:57 ---------------
V 1-10 V17 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 09:02.
V 1-10 V17 Corey Holloway rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU15 (Lee Bennett).
V 2-12 V15 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Brad Swan, PENALTY MER roughing passer
(Destin Guillen) 15 yards to the WCU30, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY.
V 1-10 V30 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 4 yards to the WCU34 (Jeremy
James).
V 2-6 V34 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Aubry Payne for 11 yards to the WCU45, 1ST
DOWN WCU (Tyler Ward).
V 1-10 V45 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Aubry Payne for 1 yard to the WCU46 (Kyle
Trammell).
V 2-9 V46 Tyrie Adams pass complete to S. Robinson for 19 yards to the MER35, 1ST
DOWN WCU (Stephen Houzah).
V 1-10 H35 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Aubry Payne.
V 2-10 H35 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Corey Holloway.
V 3-10 H35 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to T. Robinson, PENALTY MER roughing passer
(Lee Bennett) 15 yards to the MER20, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY.
V 1-10 H20 Tyrie Adams pass complete to T. Robinson for 8 yards to the MER12 (Zach
Jackson).
V 2-2 H12 Detrez Newsome rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER13 (Kyle Trammell).
V 3-3 H13 Tyrie Adams pass incomplete to Aubry Payne (Mike Gray).
V 4-3 H13 Logan Howard field goal attempt from 30 GOOD, clock 05:48.
==============================
WESTERN CAROLINA 24, MERCER 31
==============================
--------------- 11 plays, 70 yards, TOP 03:14 ---------------
Logan Howard kickoff 51 yards to the MER14, Chandler Curtis return 31 yards
to the MER45 (Marvin Tillman), PENALTY WCU unsportsmanlike conduct 15
yards to the WCU40, 1st and 10, MER ball on WCU40.
H 1-10 V40 MERCER drive start at 05:48.
H 1-10 V40 John Russ rush for 11 yards to the WCU29, 1ST DOWN MER (Tyson
Dickson).
H 1-10 V29 Alex Lakes rush for 9 yards to the WCU20 (Ezavian Dunn;Daniel Nash).
H 2-1 V20 John Russ rush for loss of 1 yard to the WCU21 (Jake Helms).
H 3-2 V21 Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the WCU20 (Tyler Junius), PENALTY WCU
offside 6 yards to the WCU15, 1ST DOWN MER, NO PLAY.
H 1-10 V15 Alex Lakes rush for 6 yards to the WCU9 (Avery Worsham;Daniel Nash).
H 2-4 V09 Timeout Mercer, clock 02:08.
H 2-4 V09 Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the WCU7 (Daniel Nash).
H 3-2 V07 Timeout Western Carolina, clock 02:04.
H 3-2 V07 John Russ rush for 3 yards to the WCU4, 1ST DOWN MER (Marvin
Tillman), PENALTY WCU personal foul (Marvin Tillman) 2 yards to the WCU2,
1ST DOWN MER.
H 1-G V02 1st and 2.
H 1-G V02 Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:53.
Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
==============================
WESTERN CAROLINA 24, MERCER 38
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--------------- 7 plays, 40 yards, TOP 03:55 ---------------
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
V 1-10 V25 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 01:53.
V 1-10 V25 Tyrie Adams pass complete to Detrez Newsome for 4 yards to the WCU29,
out-of-bounds (Will Coneway).
V 2-6 V29 Tyrie Adams pass intercepted by Lendell Arnold at the WCU36, Lendell Arnold
return 1 yards to the WCU35, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 2 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:11 ---------------
H 1-10 V35 MERCER drive start at 01:42.
H 1-10 V35 Alex Lakes rush for 7 yards to the WCU28 (Trey Morgan;Avery Worsham).
H 2-3 V28 Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the WCU26 (Ezavian Dunn).
H 3-1 V26 End of game, clock 00:00.
--------------- 2 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:42 ---------------
==========FINAL SCORE=========
WESTERN CAROLINA 24, MERCER 38
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