Western Carolina vs Mercer (Mar 20, 2021)

 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
2020-21 WCU Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Mar 20, 2021 at Macon, Ga.)

Western Carolina (1-7,1-4) vs. Mercer (2-5,2-2)

Date: Mar 20, 2021 • Site: Macon, Ga.  • Stadium: Five Star Stadium  •  Attendance: 3527

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
Western Carolina   0  14  7  7  28 
Mercer   14  14  7  10  45 

SCORING SUMMARY   WCU -MER  
1st  09:45  MER   N. Clark 2 yd run (Caleb Dowden kick) 
         9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:09  0 - 7 
  01:52  MER   Fred Davis 4 yd run (Caleb Dowden kick) 
         14 plays, 71 yards, TOP 6:26  0 - 14 
2nd  09:49  MER   Carter Peevy 1 yd run (Caleb Dowden kick) 
         7 plays, 34 yards, TOP 2:05  0 - 21 
  07:44  WCU   Ryan Glover 1 yd run (Richard McCollum kick) 
         5 plays, 32 yards, TOP 1:56  7 - 21 
  05:32  WCU   Donnavan Spencer 1 yd run (Richard McCollum kick) 
         3 plays, 30 yards, TOP 0:31  14 - 21 
  00:18  MER   Fred Davis 1 yd run (Caleb Dowden kick) 
         11 plays, 90 yards, TOP 5:07  14 - 28 
3rd  05:41  MER   N. Clark 5 yd run (Caleb Dowden kick) 
         15 plays, 86 yards, TOP 6:38  14 - 35 
  02:26  WCU   Donnavan Spencer 3 yd run (Richard McCollum kick) 
         11 plays, 79 yards, TOP 3:12  21 - 35 
4th  11:42  MER   Ty James 19 yd pass from Carter Peevy (Caleb Dowden kick) 
         4 plays, 33 yards, TOP 1:21  21 - 42 
  11:23  WCU   Donnavan Spencer 53 yd run (Richard McCollum kick) 
         1 play, 53 yards, TOP 0:09  28 - 42 
  04:18  MER   Caleb Dowden 45 yd field goal 
         7 plays, 19 yards, TOP 3:30  28 - 45 

Kickoff time: 4:05 pm  • End of Game: 7:29  • Total elapsed time: 3:24
Referee: Bruce Austin  •  Umpire: Jonathan Gibson •  Linesman: Jerry Wilson  •  Line judge: Erick Pratt  •  Back judge: Jay Earnhardt  •  Field judge: Mark Brooks  •  Side judge: Michael Crowley • 
Temperature: 55 deg  • Wind: 13mph NE • Weather: Clear, Windy

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
2020-21 WCU Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Mar 20, 2021 at Macon, Ga.)

 Team Totals  WCU  MER 
FIRST DOWNS  14  27 
   Rushing  6  16 
   Passing  4  7 
   Penalty  4  4 
NET YARDS RUSHING  143  308 
   Rushing Attempts  26  68 
   Average Per Rush  5.5  4.5 
   Rushing Touchdowns  4  5 
   Yards Gained Rushing  154  314 
   Yards Lost Rushing  11  6 
NET YARDS PASSING  87  118 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  16-30-1  10-22-0 
   Average Per Attempt  2.9  5.4 
   Average Per Completion  5.4  11.8 
   Passing Touchdowns  0  1 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  230  426 
   Total offense plays  56  90 
   Average Gain Per Play  4.1  4.7 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  0-0  2-0 
Penalties: Number-Yards  6-54  11-86 
PUNTS-YARDS  5-195  6-228 
   Average Yards Per Punt  39.0  38.0 
   Net Yards Per Punt  35.6  36.0 
   Inside 20  1  1 
   50+ Yards  0  1 
   Touchbacks  0  0 
   Fair catch  1  2 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  5-298  8-458 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  59.6  57.2 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  46.4  29.6 
   Touchbacks  0  2 
   Fair Catch Yards  0  0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  1-12-0  3-17-0 
   Average Per Return  12.0  5.7 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  5-171-0  5-66-0 
   Average Per Return  34.2  13.2 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  1-0-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  19:16  40:44 
   1st Quarter  5:25  9:35 
   2nd Quarter  4:33  10:27 
   3rd Quarter  4:27  10:33 
   4th Quarter  4:51  10:09 
Third-Down Conversions  3 of 10  10 of 18 
Fourth-Down Conversions  0 of 3  0 of 0 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  3-3  6-6 
   Touchdowns  3-3  6-6 
   Field goals  0-3  0-6 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  0-0  1-6 
PAT Kicks  4-4  6-6 
Field Goals  0-0  1-1 
Points off turnovers  0  0 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
2020-21 WCU Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Mar 20, 2021 at Macon, Ga.)

Western Carolina
  
Mercer
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Donnavan Spencer  12  80  2  78  3  53  6.5 
Ryan Glover   12  60  9  51  1  17  4.2 
Calvin Jones   1  14  0  14  0  14  14.0 
Mikai Stanley   1  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Totals...  26  154  11  143  4  53  5.5 
  
  
  
  
  
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
N. Clark   23  92  0  92  2  14  4.0 
Deondre Johnson  8  60  0  60  0  19  7.5 
B. Marshall   7  54  0  54  0  18  7.7 
Fred Davis   13  47  1  46  2  11  3.5 
Carter Peevy   9  39  0  39  1  9  4.3 
Julian Beris   2  12  0  12  0  9  6.0 
Ethan Dirrim   2  6  0  6  0  6  3.0 
Landon Miller   1  4  0  4  0  4  4.0 
Team   3  0  5  -5  0  0  -1.7 
Totals...  68  314  6  308  5  19  4.5 
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Ryan Glover   16-30-1  87  0  21  1 
Totals...  16-30-1  87  0  21  1 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Carter Peevy   10-22-0  118  1  22  0 
Totals...  10-22-0  118  1  22  0 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Calvin Jones   5  45  0  19 
Donnavan Spencer  5  8  0  4 
Dylan Abernethy  2  15  0  8 
Luke Sutton   2  -1  0  4 
Jakobe Quillen   1  21  0  21 
Mikai Stanley   1  -1  0  0 
Totals...  16  87  0  21 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Ty James   4  73  1  22 
Deondre Johnson  2  27  0  14 
Drake Starks   2  10  0  6 
Fred Davis   1  4  0  4 
Julian Beris   1  4  0  4 
Totals...  10  118  1  22 
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Paxton Robertson  5  195  39.0  48  1  0 
Totals...  5  195  39.0  48  1  0 
  
  
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Caleb Dowden   4  178  44.5  52  1  0 
Grant Goupil   1  39  39.0  39  0  0 
Team   1  11  11.0  11  0  0 
Totals...  6  228  38.0  52  1  0 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Calvin Jones   1  12  12  3  88  44  0  0  0 
Tyree Nelson   0  0  0  2  83  59  0  0  0 
Totals...  1  12  12  5  171  59  0  0  0 
  
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Max Burke   0  0  0  1  3  3  0  0  0 
Yahsyn McKee   1  4  4  4  63  20  1  0  0 
Landon Miller   2  13  10  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals...  3  17  10  5  66  20  1  0  0 
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Calvin Jones   14  45  88  12  0  159 
Donnavan Spencer  78  8  0  0  0  86 
Tyree Nelson   0  0  83  0  0  83 
Ryan Glover   51  0  0  0  0  51 
Jakobe Quillen   0  21  0  0  0  21 
Dylan Abernethy  0  15  0  0  0  15 
Luke Sutton   0  -1  0  0  0  -1 
Mikai Stanley   0  -1  0  0  0  -1 
Totals...  143  87  171  12  0  413 
  
  
  
  
  
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
N. Clark   92  0  0  0  0  92 
Deondre Johnson  60  27  0  0  0  87 
Ty James   0  73  0  0  0  73 
Yahsyn McKee   0  0  63  4  0  67 
B. Marshall   54  0  0  0  0  54 
Fred Davis   46  4  0  0  0  50 
Carter Peevy   39  0  0  0  0  39 
Landon Miller   4  0  0  13  0  17 
Julian Beris   12  4  0  0  0  16 
Drake Starks   0  10  0  0  0  10 
Ethan Dirrim   6  0  0  0  0  6 
Max Burke   0  0  3  0  0  3 
Team   -5  0  0  0  0  -5 
Totals...  308  118  66  17  0  509 
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
  
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Caleb Dowden  4th  04:18  45 yards  Good 
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Paxton Robertson  4  260  0  0  65.0 
Richard McCollum  1  38  0  0  38.0 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Devin Folser   8  458  2  0  57.2 
  
 
FUMBLES: Western Carolina-None. Mercer-Landon Miller 2-0.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
2020-21 WCU Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Mar 20, 2021 at Macon, Ga.)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
WCU   1st  W25  15:00  Kickoff  W40  12:54     Punt  6-15  2:06    
WCU   1st  W25  09:45  Kickoff  W29  08:18     Punt  3-4  1:27    
WCU   1st  W37  01:46  Kickoff  W25  14:50     Punt  3--12  1:56    
WCU   2nd  W25  13:23  Punt  W34  11:54     Downs  4-9  1:29    
WCU   2nd  M32  09:40  Kickoff  M00  07:44  *  TOUCHDOWN  5-32  1:56  # 
WCU   2nd  M30  06:03  Punt  M00  05:32  *  TOUCHDOWN  3-30  0:31  # 
WCU   2nd  W27  00:12  Kickoff  W28  00:00     End of half  1-1  0:12    
WCU   3rd  M48  13:31  Punt  M47  12:19     Punt  3-1  1:12    
WCU   3rd  W21  05:38  Kickoff  M00  02:26  *  TOUCHDOWN  11-79  3:12  # 
WCU   4th  W11  14:16  Punt  W09  13:03     Punt  3--2  1:13    
WCU   4th  W47  11:32  Kickoff  M00  11:23  *  TOUCHDOWN  1-53  0:09    
WCU   4th  W30  09:25  Punt  W46  07:48     Downs  5-16  1:37    
WCU   4th  W33  04:11  Kickoff  M34  03:15     Interception  4-33  0:56    
WCU   4th  W49  02:47  Punt  W46  02:08     Downs  4--3  0:39    
  
MER   1st  M25  12:54  Punt  W00  09:45  *  TOUCHDOWN  9-75  3:09  # 
MER   1st  M29  08:18  Punt  W00  01:52  *  TOUCHDOWN  14-71  6:26  # 
MER   2nd  M31  14:50  Punt  M36  13:23     Punt  3-5  1:27    
MER   2nd  W34  11:54  Downs  W00  09:49  *  TOUCHDOWN  7-34  2:05  # 
MER   2nd  M15  07:39  Kickoff  M19  06:03     Punt  3-4  1:36    
MER   2nd  M10  05:25  Kickoff  W00  00:18  *  TOUCHDOWN  11-90  5:07  # 
MER   3rd  M17  14:56  Kickoff  M11  13:31     Punt  4--6  1:25    
MER   3rd  M14  12:19  Punt  W00  05:41  *  TOUCHDOWN  15-86  6:38  # 
MER   3rd  M18  02:21  Kickoff  M37  14:16     Punt  5-19  3:05    
MER   4th  W33  13:03  Punt  W00  11:42  *  TOUCHDOWN  4-33  1:21  # 
MER   4th  M30  11:21  Kickoff  M28  09:25     Punt  3--2  1:56    
MER   4th  W46  07:48  Downs  W27  04:18  *  FIELD GOAL  7-19  3:30    
MER   4th  M09  03:15  Interception  M16  02:47     Punt  3-7  0:28    
MER   4th  W46  02:08  Downs  M49  00:00     End of half  3--5  2:08    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Western Carolina   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   05:25   04:33   04:27   04:51      09:58   09:18      19:16  
3rd Down Conversions   1/3   0/1   2/3   0/3      1/4   2/6      3/10  
Average field position  W29   W47   W36   W34      W39   W34      W37  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/1   0/0   0/2      0/1   0/2      0/3  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Mercer   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   09:35   10:27   10:33   10:09      20:02   20:42      40:44  
3rd Down Conversions   4/4   3/5   2/3   1/6      7/9   3/9      10/18  
Average field position  M27   M30   M16   M42      M29   M32      M31  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/0      0/0   0/0      0/0  

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
WCU   1st  W25  15:00  Kickoff  W40  12:54     Punt  6-15  2:06    
MER   1st  M25  12:54  Punt  W00  09:45  *  TOUCHDOWN  9-75  3:09  # 
WCU   1st  W25  09:45  Kickoff  W29  08:18     Punt  3-4  1:27    
MER   1st  M29  08:18  Punt  W00  01:52  *  TOUCHDOWN  14-71  6:26  # 
WCU   1st  W37  01:46  Kickoff  W25  14:50     Punt  3--12  1:56    
MER   2nd  M31  14:50  Punt  M36  13:23     Punt  3-5  1:27    
  
WCU   2nd  W25  13:23  Punt  W34  11:54     Downs  4-9  1:29    
MER   2nd  W34  11:54  Downs  W00  09:49  *  TOUCHDOWN  7-34  2:05  # 
WCU   2nd  M32  09:40  Kickoff  M00  07:44  *  TOUCHDOWN  5-32  1:56  # 
MER   2nd  M15  07:39  Kickoff  M19  06:03     Punt  3-4  1:36    
WCU   2nd  M30  06:03  Punt  M00  05:32  *  TOUCHDOWN  3-30  0:31  # 
MER   2nd  M10  05:25  Kickoff  W00  00:18  *  TOUCHDOWN  11-90  5:07  # 
WCU   2nd  W27  00:12  Kickoff  W28  00:00     End of half  1-1  0:12    
MER   3rd  M17  14:56  Kickoff  M11  13:31     Punt  4--6  1:25    
  
WCU   3rd  M48  13:31  Punt  M47  12:19     Punt  3-1  1:12    
MER   3rd  M14  12:19  Punt  W00  05:41  *  TOUCHDOWN  15-86  6:38  # 
WCU   3rd  W21  05:38  Kickoff  M00  02:26  *  TOUCHDOWN  11-79  3:12  # 
MER   3rd  M18  02:21  Kickoff  M37  14:16     Punt  5-19  3:05    
WCU   4th  W11  14:16  Punt  W09  13:03     Punt  3--2  1:13    
  
MER   4th  W33  13:03  Punt  W00  11:42  *  TOUCHDOWN  4-33  1:21  # 
WCU   4th  W47  11:32  Kickoff  M00  11:23  *  TOUCHDOWN  1-53  0:09    
MER   4th  M30  11:21  Kickoff  M28  09:25     Punt  3--2  1:56    
WCU   4th  W30  09:25  Punt  W46  07:48     Downs  5-16  1:37    
MER   4th  W46  07:48  Downs  W27  04:18  *  FIELD GOAL  7-19  3:30    
WCU   4th  W33  04:11  Kickoff  M34  03:15     Interception  4-33  0:56    
MER   4th  M09  03:15  Interception  M16  02:47     Punt  3-7  0:28    
WCU   4th  W49  02:47  Punt  W46  02:08     Downs  4--3  0:39    
MER   4th  W46  02:08  Downs  M49  00:00     End of half  3--5  2:08    

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2020-21 WCU Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Mar 20, 2021 at Macon, Ga.)

##  Western Carolina   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
93  Roman Johnson   5  6  11  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
37  Ty Harris   4  7  11  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
9   Dorian Davis   4  6  10  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
27  Trevor Childers  2  7  9  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
95  Laquavion Haynes  3  3  6  0.5/0   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
13  Ronald Kent Jr.  3  3  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
90  Tre Jolly   2  4  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
28  Rod Gattison   4  1  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
91  Jaquarius Guinn  2  3  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
10  Willie Hampton   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
38  Jacob Harris   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
94  Timothy Jamison  .  4  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
3   Darrius Smith   3  .  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
30  Micah Nelson   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
2   Aaron Gethers   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
77  Chris Morgan   .  3  3  0.5/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
33  Curtis Roach   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
24  Quintin Talley   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  1  .   . 
92  Darrius Bell   .  2  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
42  Jontavious Shotwell  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
19  Raekwon Heath   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
7   Charles Gadie   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
14  Quintin Thames   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
4   A.J. Rogers   .  .  .  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
##  Mercer   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
32  Pu'u Robinson   8  3  11  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
24  Danijah Gammage  4  3  7  2.5/9   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/6   . 
9   M. Campbell   5  .  5  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
48  Solomon Zubairu  1  3  4  1.0/5   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
46  Isaac Dowling   1  3  4  1.0/3   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
95  Barron King   .  4  4  0.5/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
25  TJ Moore   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
58  Jaden Taylor   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
99  DJ McDaniel   1  2  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
12  Harrison Poole   2  .  2  1.0/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
39  Alex Ferry   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
31  Luke Ward   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
16  L. Johnson   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
2   Yahsyn McKee   1  .  1  .   .  .   1-0   .  .  .   . 
7   Ethan Dirrim   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
42  Alvin Ward Jr.   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
20  Richie Coffey   .  .  .  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
2020-21 WCU Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Mar 20, 2021 at Macon, Ga.)

Western Carolina  
Pos  ##  Offense 
QB   7G  Ryan Glover  
RB   20  D. Spencer  
WR   80  Keenan Hambrick 
WR   19  Raekwon Heath  
WR   82  Jakobe Quillen  
TE   86  Clayton Bardall 
LT   74  Tyler Smith  
LG   69  Dillon Luther  
C   65  Isaiah Helms  
RG   51  Matthew Bair  
RT   76  Jacob Combs  
  
Western Carolina  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   95  L. Haynes  
NG   91  Jaquarius Guinn 
DT   93  Roman Johnson  
LB   30  Micah Nelson  
LB   37  Ty Harris  
LB   10  Willie Hampton  
CB   13  Ronald Kent Jr. 
FS   9   Dorian Davis  
SS   38  Jacob Harris  
CB   2   Aaron Gethers  
LB   33  Curtis Roach  
  
Mercer  
Pos  ##  Offense 
RT   73  John Thomas  
LT   77  Trey Iorillo  
LG   59  Bailey Clark  
RG   56  Collin Foster  
C   74  Luke Barlow  
SB   8   B. Marshall  
QB   15  Carter Peevy  
TE   83  Drake Starks  
SB   7   Ethan Dirrim  
RB   14  N. Clark  
WR   13  Ty James  
  
Mercer  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   42  Alvin Ward Jr.  
DT   58  Jaden Taylor  
NT   99  DJ McDaniel  
DE   48  Solomon Zubairu 
LB   24  Danijah Gammage 
LB   46  Isaac Dowling  
LB   12  Harrison Poole  
CB   9   M. Campbell  
CB   2   Yahsyn McKee  
S   3   Lance Wise  
S   32  Pu'u Robinson  

Western Carolina: 1J-Calvin Jones, 3-Darrius Smith, 4-A.J. Rogers, 7-Charles Gadie, 12-Cade Snotherly, 14-Quintin Thames, 22-Mikai Stanley, 24-Quintin Talley, 26-Tyree Nelson, 27-Trevor Childers, 28-Rod Gattison, 32-Jaiden Bond, 36-Skylin Thomas, 39-Julian Pletz, 41-Cinsere Allison, 42-J. Shotwell, 44-Nigel Manns, 46-P. Robertson, 49-Demorian Smith, 50-Alex McConnell, 58-G. Ricciardi, 62-Michael Harper, 64-Colby Cross, 77-Chris Morgan, 87-Dylan Abernethy, 88-Luke Sutton, 89-R. McCollum, 90-Tre Jolly, 92-Darrius Bell, 94-Timothy Jamison.

Mercer: 1-Deondre Johnson, 5-Fred Davis, 16-L. Johnson, 17-Landon Miller, 20-Richie Coffey, 25-TJ Moore, 26-Byron Bacon, 31-Luke Ward, 35-Max Burke, 38-Julian Beris, 39-Alex Ferry, 45-Dyvon McKinney, 57-John Harris, 60-Conner Krieger, 62-Zach Lassiter, 64-Riley Adcock, 67-Ni Mansell, 70-Santo DeFranco, 81-Bryce Lawrence, 82-Andrew May, 92-Caleb Dowden, 93-Devin Folser, 95-Barron King, 97-Grant Goupil.

 

Box Score

 
Box Score (Final)
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Mar 20, 2021 at Macon, Ga.) 

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Western Carolina....  0 14  7  7  - 28       Record: (1-7,1-4)
Mercer.............. 14 14  7 10  - 45       Record: (2-5,2-2)



Scoring Summary:
1st 09:45 MER - N. Clark 2 yd run (Caleb Dowden kick), 9-75 3:09, WCU 0 - MER 7
    01:52 MER - Fred Davis 4 yd run (Caleb Dowden kick), 14-71 6:26, WCU 0 - MER 14
2nd 09:49 MER - Carter Peevy 1 yd run (Caleb Dowden kick), 7-34 2:05, WCU 0 - MER 21
    07:44 WCU - Ryan Glover 1 yd run (Richard McCollum kick), 5-32 1:56, WCU 7 - MER 21
    05:32 WCU - Donnavan Spencer 1 yd run (Richard McCollum kick), 3-30 0:31, WCU 14 - MER 21
    00:18 MER - Fred Davis 1 yd run (Caleb Dowden kick), 11-90 5:07, WCU 14 - MER 28
3rd 05:41 MER - N. Clark 5 yd run (Caleb Dowden kick), 15-86 6:38, WCU 14 - MER 35
    02:26 WCU - Donnavan Spencer 3 yd run (Richard McCollum kick), 11-79 3:12, WCU 21 - MER 35
4th 11:42 MER - Ty James 19 yd pass from Carter Peevy (Caleb Dowden kick), 4-33 1:21, WCU 21 - MER 42
    11:23 WCU - Donnavan Spencer 53 yd run (Richard McCollum kick), 1-53 0:09, WCU 28 - MER 42
    04:18 MER - Caleb Dowden 45 yd field goal, 7-19 3:30, WCU 28 - MER 45



                                    WCU      MER
FIRST DOWNS...................       14       27
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   26-143   68-308
PASSING YDS (NET).............       87      118
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  30-16-1  22-10-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   56-230   90-426
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     1-12     3-17
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    5-171     5-66
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0      1-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   5-39.0   6-38.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      0-0      2-0
Penalties-Yards...............     6-54    11-86
Possession Time...............    19:16    40:44
Third-Down Conversions........  3 of 10 10 of 18
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 3   0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      3-3      6-6
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      0-0      1-6


RUSHING: Western Carolina-Donnavan Spencer 12-78; Ryan Glover 12-51;
Calvin Jones 1-14; Mikai Stanley 1-0. Mercer-N. Clark 23-92; Deondre Johnson
8-60; B. Marshall 7-54; Fred Davis 13-46; Carter Peevy 9-39; Julian Beris 2-12;
Ethan Dirrim 2-6; Landon Miller 1-4; Team 3-minus 5.

PASSING: Western Carolina-Ryan Glover 16-30-1-87. Mercer-Carter Peevy
10-22-0-118.

RECEIVING: Western Carolina-Calvin Jones 5-45; Donnavan Spencer 5-8;
Dylan Abernethy 2-15; Luke Sutton 2-minus 1; Jakobe Quillen 1-21; Mikai Stanley
1-minus 1. Mercer-Ty James 4-73; Deondre Johnson 2-27; Drake Starks 2-10; Julian
Beris 1-4; Fred Davis 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Western Carolina-None. Mercer-Yahsyn McKee 1-0.

FUMBLES: Western Carolina-None. Mercer-Landon Miller 2-0.

Stadium: Five Star Stadium     Attendance: 3527
Kickoff time: 4:05 pm   End of Game: 7:29      Total elapsed time: 3:24
Officials: Referee: Bruce Austin; Umpire: Jonathan Gibson; Linesman: Jerry Wilson;
Line judge: Erick Pratt; Back judge: Jay Earnhardt; Field judge: Mark Brooks;
Side judge: Michael Crowley;
Temperature: 55 deg    Wind: 13mph NE  Weather: Clear, Windy




            Western Carolina vs Mercer (Mar 20, 2021 at Macon, Ga.)

SACKS (UA-A): Western Carolina-None. Mercer-Danijah Gammage 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Western Carolina-Roman Johnson 5-6; Ty Harris 4-7; Dorian
Davis 4-6; Trevor Childers 2-7; Ronald Kent Jr. 3-3; Laquavion Haynes 3-3; Tre
Jolly 2-4; Rod Gattison 4-1; Jaquarius Guinn 2-3; Jacob Harris 2-2; Willie
Hampton 2-2; Timothy Jamison 0-4; Darrius Smith 3-0; Aaron Gethers 2-1; Micah
Nelson 2-1; Chris Morgan 0-3; Curtis Roach 1-1; Quintin Talley 1-1; Darrius Bell
0-2; Jontavious Shotwell 1-0; Raekwon Heath 1-0; Charles Gadie 1-0; Quintin
Thames 0-1. Mercer-Pu'u Robinson 8-3; Danijah Gammage 4-3; M. Campbell 5-0;
Solomon Zubairu 1-3; Isaac Dowling 1-3; Barron King 0-4; TJ Moore 2-1; Jaden
Taylor 2-1; DJ McDaniel 1-2; Harrison Poole 2-0; Alex Ferry 1-1; Luke Ward 1-1;
L. Johnson 1-0; Yahsyn McKee 1-0; Ethan Dirrim 0-1; Alvin Ward Jr. 0-1.


Game Starters:
Western Carolina

POS  ## OFFENSE
QB   7G Ryan Glover
RB   20 D. Spencer
WR   80 Keenan Hambrick
WR   19 Raekwon Heath
WR   82 Jakobe Quillen
TE   86 Clayton Bardall
LT   74 Tyler Smith
LG   69 Dillon Luther
C    65 Isaiah Helms
RG   51 Matthew Bair
RT   76 Jacob Combs

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   95 L. Haynes
NG   91 Jaquarius Guinn
DT   93 Roman Johnson
LB   30 Micah Nelson
LB   37 Ty Harris
LB   10 Willie Hampton
CB   13 Ronald Kent Jr.
FS   9  Dorian Davis
SS   38 Jacob Harris
CB   2  Aaron Gethers
LB   33 Curtis Roach

Mercer

POS  ## OFFENSE
RT   73 John Thomas
LT   77 Trey Iorillo
LG   59 Bailey Clark
RG   56 Collin Foster
C    74 Luke Barlow
SB   8  B. Marshall
QB   15 Carter Peevy
TE   83 Drake Starks
SB   7  Ethan Dirrim
RB   14 N. Clark
WR   13 Ty James

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   42 Alvin Ward Jr.
DT   58 Jaden Taylor
NT   99 DJ McDaniel
DE   48 Solomon Zubairu
LB   24 Danijah Gammage
LB   46 Isaac Dowling
LB   12 Harrison Poole
CB   9  M. Campbell
CB   2  Yahsyn McKee
S    3  Lance Wise
S    32 Pu'u Robinson


Player participation:


Western Carolina: 1J-Calvin Jones, 3-Darrius Smith, 4-A.J. Rogers, 7-Charles Gadie, 12-Cade Snotherly, 14-Quintin Thames,
22-Mikai Stanley, 24-Quintin Talley, 26-Tyree Nelson, 27-Trevor Childers, 28-Rod Gattison, 32-Jaiden Bond, 36-Skylin Thomas,
39-Julian Pletz, 41-Cinsere Allison, 42-J. Shotwell, 44-Nigel Manns, 46-P. Robertson, 49-Demorian Smith, 50-Alex McConnell,
58-G. Ricciardi, 62-Michael Harper, 64-Colby Cross, 77-Chris Morgan, 87-Dylan Abernethy, 88-Luke Sutton, 89-R. McCollum,
90-Tre Jolly, 92-Darrius Bell, 94-Timothy Jamison.

Mercer: 1-Deondre Johnson, 5-Fred Davis, 16-L. Johnson, 17-Landon Miller, 20-Richie Coffey, 25-TJ Moore, 26-Byron Bacon,
31-Luke Ward, 35-Max Burke, 38-Julian Beris, 39-Alex Ferry, 45-Dyvon McKinney, 57-John Harris, 60-Conner Krieger,
62-Zach Lassiter, 64-Riley Adcock, 67-Ni Mansell, 70-Santo DeFranco, 81-Bryce Lawrence, 82-Andrew May, 92-Caleb Dowden,
93-Devin Folser, 95-Barron King, 97-Grant Goupil.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
2020-21 WCU Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Mercer (Mar 20, 2021 at Macon, Ga.)

1st Quarter

Mercer wins toss and defers, Western Carolina will receive
Wcu 1-10at Wcu35MER ball on MER35.
Devin Folser kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25D. Spencer rush for 3 yards to the WCU28 (Jaden Taylor).
Wcu 2-7at Wcu28Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Raekwon Heath.
Wcu 3-7at Wcu28Ryan Glover rush for 9 yards to the WCU37, 1ST DOWN WCU (Barron King;Danijah Gammage).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu37Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Clayton Bardall.
Wcu 2-10at Wcu37Ryan Glover pass complete to D. Spencer for 4 yards to the WCU41, out-of-bounds (M. Campbell).
Wcu 3-6at Wcu41Ryan Glover pass complete to Mikai Stanley for loss of 1 yard to the WCU40 (Harrison Poole).
Wcu 4-7at Wcu40P. Robertson punt 38 yards to the MER22, Landon Miller return 0 yards to the MER22, fumble by Landon Miller recovered by MER Byron Bacon at MER25.
Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, TOP 02:06
Mer 1-10at Mer25MERCER drive start at 12:54, MER ball on MER25.
Mer 1-10at Mer25B. Marshall rush for 17 yards to the MER42, 1ST DOWN MER (Ronald Kent Jr.).
Mer 1-10at Mer42B. Marshall rush for 18 yards to the WCU40, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Dorian Davis).
Mer 1-10at Wcu40Carter Peevy pass complete to Deondre Johnson for 14 yards to the WCU26, 1ST DOWN MER (L. Haynes).
Mer 1-10at Wcu26Carter Peevy rush for 5 yards to the WCU21 (Ty Harris;Aaron Gethers).
Mer 2-5at Wcu21B. Marshall rush for 6 yards to the WCU15, 1ST DOWN MER (Dorian Davis;Micah Nelson).
Mer 1-10at Wcu15Carter Peevy pass incomplete to 33.
Mer 2-10at Wcu15Carter Peevy pass incomplete to Fred Davis, dropped pass.
Mer 3-10at Wcu15Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 15 yards to the WCU0, clock 10:11, PENALTY MER ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the WCU20, NO PLAY.
Mer 3-15at Wcu20Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 18 yards to the WCU2, 1ST DOWN MER (Ronald Kent Jr.;Willie Hampton).
Mer 1-Gat Wcu02N. Clark rush for 2 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:45, PENALTY WCU offside defense declined.
Caleb Dowden kick attempt good.
Mercer 7, Western Carolina 0
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:09
Devin Folser kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 09:45.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25D. Spencer rush for 3 yards to the WCU28 (Barron King;Pu'u Robinson).
Wcu 2-7at Wcu28Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Calvin Jones (Richie Coffey).
Wcu 3-7at Wcu28Ryan Glover pass complete to D. Spencer for 1 yard to the WCU29 (Yahsyn McKee).
Wcu 4-6at Wcu29P. Robertson punt 42 yards to the MER29, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:27
Mer 1-10at Mer29MERCER drive start at 08:18.
Mer 1-10at Mer29Fred Davis rush for no gain to the MER29 (Dorian Davis;Jaquarius Guinn).
Mer 2-10at Mer29Deondre Johnson rush for 7 yards to the MER36 (Timothy Jamison;Trevor Childers).
Mer 3-3at Mer36N. Clark rush for 5 yards to the MER41, 1ST DOWN MER (Micah Nelson).
Mer 1-10at Mer41Fred Davis rush for 11 yards to the WCU48, 1ST DOWN MER (Ty Harris).
Mer 1-10at Wcu48Carter Peevy pass incomplete to Ty James.
Mer 2-10at Wcu48N. Clark rush for no gain to the WCU48 (Roman Johnson;Tre Jolly).
Mer 3-10at Wcu48Carter Peevy pass incomplete to Ethan Dirrim, PENALTY WCU offside defense (Aaron Gethers) 5 yards to the WCU43, NO PLAY.
Mer 3-5at Wcu43Carter Peevy pass complete to Drake Starks for 6 yards to the WCU37, 1ST DOWN MER (Ronald Kent Jr.;L. Haynes).
Mer 1-10at Wcu37Fred Davis rush for 1 yard to the WCU36 (Ty Harris;Tre Jolly).
Mer 2-9at Wcu36Carter Peevy rush for 5 yards to the WCU31, out-of-bounds (Ty Harris).
Mer 3-4at Wcu31Julian Beris rush for 9 yards to the WCU22, 1ST DOWN MER (Tre Jolly).
Mer 1-10at Wcu22Fred Davis rush for loss of 1 yard to the WCU23 (Chris Morgan;L. Haynes).
Mer 2-11at Wcu23Carter Peevy pass incomplete to Bryce Lawrence (Jacob Harris).
Mer 3-11at Wcu23Carter Peevy rush for 9 yards to the WCU14, out-of-bounds (Aaron Gethers), PENALTY WCU personal foul (Roman Johnson) 7 yards to the WCU7, 1ST DOWN MER.
Mer 1-Gat Wcu071st and 7.
Mer 1-Gat Wcu07PENALTY WCU personal foul (Aaron Gethers) 3 yards to the WCU4, 1ST DOWN MER.
Mer 1-Gat Wcu04Fred Davis rush for 4 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:52, PENALTY WCU offside defense declined.
Caleb Dowden kick attempt good.
Mercer 14, Western Carolina 0
Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, TOP 06:32
Devin Folser kickoff 57 yards to the WCU8, Calvin Jones return 29 yards to the WCU37 (Alex Ferry).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu37WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 01:46.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu37Ryan Glover rush for loss of 3 yards to the WCU34 (Isaac Dowling;Barron King), PENALTY WCU personal foul 15 yards to the WCU19.
Wcu 1-28at Wcu191st and 28.
Wcu 1-28at Wcu19D. Spencer rush for 3 yards to the WCU22 (Lance Wise), PENALTY MER offside defense (Solomon Zubairu) 5 yards to the WCU24, NO PLAY.
Wcu 1-23at Wcu24WCU ball on WCU24.
Wcu 1-23at Wcu24D. Spencer rush for 3 yards to the WCU27 (Danijah Gammage).
Wcu 2-20at Wcu27D. Spencer rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU25, out-of-bounds (Danijah Gammage).
Wcu 3-22at Wcu253rd and 24.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 12 yards, TOP 01:56
Mercer 14, Western Carolina 0
2nd Quarter

Wcu 3-24at Wcu25Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Wcu 3-24at Wcu25P. Robertson punt 48 yards to the MER27, Yahsyn McKee return 4 yards to the MER31 (Rod Gattison).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 12 yards, TOP 01:56
Mer 1-10at Mer31MERCER drive start at 14:50.
Mer 1-10at Mer31N. Clark rush for 4 yards to the MER35 (Curtis Roach).
Mer 2-6at Mer35B. Marshall rush for 1 yard to the MER36 (Timothy Jamison;Ty Harris).
Mer 3-5at Mer36Carter Peevy pass incomplete to Deondre Johnson (Willie Hampton).
Mer 4-5at Mer36Grant Goupil punt 39 yards to the WCU25, fair catch by Calvin Jones.
Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:27
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 13:23.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25Ryan Glover rush for 9 yards to the WCU34 (Pu'u Robinson).
Wcu 2-1at Wcu34Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Raekwon Heath (M. Campbell).
Wcu 3-1at Wcu34Mikai Stanley rush for no gain to the WCU34 (Solomon Zubairu;DJ McDaniel).
Wcu 4-1at Wcu34D. Spencer rush for no gain to the WCU34 (Danijah Gammage).
Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:29
Mer 1-10at Wcu34MERCER drive start at 11:54.
Mer 1-10at Wcu34N. Clark rush for 5 yards to the WCU29 (Ty Harris;Dorian Davis).
Mer 2-5at Wcu29Fred Davis rush for 7 yards to the WCU22, 1ST DOWN MER (Tre Jolly;Quintin Thames).
Mer 1-10at Wcu22Timeout Western Carolina, clock 11:07.
Mer 1-10at Wcu22Carter Peevy pass incomplete to Andrew May, dropped pass.
Mer 2-10at Wcu22N. Clark rush for 14 yards to the WCU8, 1ST DOWN MER (Dorian Davis).
Mer 1-Gat Wcu08N. Clark rush for 5 yards to the WCU3 (Jaquarius Guinn;Darrius Bell).
Mer 2-Gat Wcu03N. Clark rush for 2 yards to the WCU1 (Dorian Davis;Curtis Roach).
Mer 3-Gat Wcu01Carter Peevy rush for 1 yard to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:49.
Caleb Dowden kick attempt good.
Mercer 21, Western Carolina 0
Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, TOP 02:14
Devin Folser kickoff 56 yards to the WCU9, Tyree Nelson return 59 yards to the MER32 (TJ Moore).
Wcu 1-10at Mer32WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 09:40.
Wcu 1-10at Mer32Ryan Glover pass complete to Calvin Jones for 7 yards to the MER25 (Pu'u Robinson).
Wcu 2-3at Mer25Ryan Glover pass complete to Calvin Jones for 8 yards to the MER17, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Pu'u Robinson).
Wcu 1-10at Mer17Ryan Glover rush for 7 yards to the MER10 (Isaac Dowling).
Wcu 2-3at Mer10D. Spencer rush for 8 yards to the MER2, 1ST DOWN WCU (Solomon Zubairu;Pu'u Robinson), PENALTY MER face mask (Pu'u Robinson) 1 yards to the MER1, 1ST DOWN WCU.
Wcu 1-Gat Mer011st and 1.
Wcu 1-Gat Mer01Ryan Glover rush for 1 yard to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:44.
R. McCollum kick attempt good.
Mercer 21, Western Carolina 7
Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, TOP 02:01
P. Robertson kickoff 59 yards to the MER6, Yahsyn McKee return 9 yards to the MER15 (Rod Gattison;Quintin Talley).
Mer 1-10at Mer15MERCER drive start at 07:39.
Mer 1-10at Mer15N. Clark rush for 2 yards to the MER17 (Willie Hampton;Roman Johnson).
Mer 2-8at Mer17Deondre Johnson rush for 2 yards to the MER19, out-of-bounds (Ronald Kent Jr.).
Mer 3-6at Mer19Carter Peevy pass incomplete to Isaia Harris (Micah Nelson).
Mer 4-6at Mer19Team punt 11 yards to the MER30, downed (blocked by Quintin Talley).
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:36
Wcu 1-10at Mer30WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 06:03.
Wcu 1-10at Mer30Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Raekwon Heath.
Wcu 2-10at Mer30Ryan Glover pass complete to Calvin Jones for 4 yards to the MER26 (Pu'u Robinson), PENALTY MER face mask (Pu'u Robinson) 13 yards to the MER13, 1ST DOWN WCU.
Wcu 1-10at Mer131st and 10.
Wcu 1-10at Mer13Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Keenan Hambrick (M. Campbell), PENALTY MER pass interference (M. Campbell) 12 yards to the MER1, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY.
Wcu 1-Gat Mer01Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Keenan Hambrick, PENALTY MER offside defense 0 yards to the MER1, NO PLAY.
Wcu 1-Gat Mer01D. Spencer rush for 1 yard to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:32.
R. McCollum kick attempt good.
Mercer 21, Western Carolina 14
Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, TOP 00:38
P. Robertson kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, Yahsyn McKee return 20 yards to the MER20 (J. Shotwell), PENALTY MER holding (Andrew May) 10 yards to the MER10, 1st and 10, MER ball on MER10.
Mer 1-10at Mer10MERCER drive start at 05:25.
Mer 1-10at Mer10N. Clark rush for 11 yards to the MER21, 1ST DOWN MER (Trevor Childers).
Mer 1-10at Mer21B. Marshall rush for 6 yards to the MER27 (Jaquarius Guinn).
Mer 2-4at Mer27Deondre Johnson rush for 19 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN MER (Trevor Childers).
Mer 1-10at Mer46Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 22 yards to the WCU32, 1ST DOWN MER (Jacob Harris).
Mer 1-10at Wcu32Julian Beris rush for 3 yards to the WCU29 (Roman Johnson;Chris Morgan).
Mer 2-7at Wcu29Carter Peevy pass complete to Fred Davis for 4 yards to the WCU25 (Darrius Smith).
Mer 3-3at Wcu25N. Clark rush for 4 yards to the WCU21, 1ST DOWN MER (Trevor Childers;Jaquarius Guinn).
Mer 1-10at Wcu21Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 14 yards to the WCU7, 1ST DOWN MER (Darrius Smith).
Mer 1-Gat Wcu07Landon Miller rush for 4 yards to the WCU3 (Dorian Davis).
Mer 2-Gat Wcu03N. Clark rush for 2 yards to the WCU1 (Roman Johnson).
Mer 3-Gat Wcu01Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:21.
Mer 3-Gat Wcu01Fred Davis rush for 1 yard to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:18.
Caleb Dowden kick attempt good.
Mercer 28, Western Carolina 14
Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, TOP 05:13
Devin Folser kickoff 53 yards to the WCU12, Calvin Jones return 15 yards to the WCU27 (Harrison Poole).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu27WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 00:12.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu27D. Spencer rush for 1 yard to the WCU28 (Jaden Taylor;Danijah Gammage).
Wcu 2-9at Wcu28End of half, clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, 1 yards, TOP 00:12
Mercer 28, Western Carolina 14
3rd Quarter

Wcu 2-9at Wcu28Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00.
Drive: 1 plays, 1 yards, TOP 00:12
P. Robertson kickoff 71 yards to the MER1, Yahsyn McKee return 16 yards to the MER17 (Darrius Smith).
Mer 1-10at Mer17MERCER drive start at 14:56.
Mer 1-10at Mer17N. Clark rush for 2 yards to the MER19 (Ty Harris), PENALTY MER holding 10 yards to the MER9.
Mer 1-18at Mer091st and 18.
Mer 1-18at Mer09Fred Davis rush for 2 yards to the MER11 (Micah Nelson).
Mer 2-16at Mer11Carter Peevy pass incomplete to Ethan Dirrim (Dorian Davis).
Mer 3-16at Mer11Carter Peevy pass incomplete to Ty James, dropped pass.
Mer 4-16at Mer11Caleb Dowden punt 37 yards to the MER48, downed.
Drive: 4 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 01:25
Wcu 1-10at Mer48WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 13:31.
Wcu 1-10at Mer48Ryan Glover rush for no gain to the MER48, out-of-bounds (Luke Ward).
Wcu 2-10at Mer48Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Calvin Jones, QB hurry by Alvin Ward Jr..
Wcu 3-10at Mer48D. Spencer rush for 1 yard to the MER47 (DJ McDaniel).
Wcu 4-9at Mer47P. Robertson punt 33 yards to the MER14, fair catch by Landon Miller.
Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:12
Mer 1-10at Mer14MERCER drive start at 12:19.
Mer 1-10at Mer14N. Clark rush for 1 yard to the MER15 (Timothy Jamison;Trevor Childers).
Mer 2-9at Mer15Carter Peevy pass complete to Deondre Johnson for 13 yards to the MER28, 1ST DOWN MER (Ty Harris;Trevor Childers).
Mer 1-10at Mer28Fred Davis rush for 5 yards to the MER33 (Dorian Davis;Jacob Harris).
Mer 2-5at Mer33N. Clark rush for 4 yards to the MER37 (Tre Jolly).
Mer 3-1at Mer37Carter Peevy rush for 5 yards to the MER42, 1ST DOWN MER (Jaquarius Guinn).
Mer 1-10at Mer42Carter Peevy rush for 6 yards to the MER48, PENALTY WCU personal foul (Darrius Smith) 15 yards to the WCU37, 1ST DOWN MER.
Mer 1-10at Wcu371st and 10.
Mer 1-10at Wcu37N. Clark rush for 6 yards to the WCU31 (Trevor Childers;Roman Johnson).
Mer 2-4at Wcu31N. Clark rush for 2 yards to the WCU29 (Trevor Childers;Roman Johnson).
Mer 3-2at Wcu29Carter Peevy rush for 4 yards to the WCU25, 1ST DOWN MER (Roman Johnson;Chris Morgan).
Mer 1-10at Wcu25Carter Peevy rush for no gain to the WCU25 (Roman Johnson).
Mer 2-10at Wcu25Carter Peevy pass complete to Julian Beris for 4 yards to the WCU21 (Rod Gattison), PENALTY MER illegal block (Deondre Johnson) 10 yards to the WCU31.
Mer 2-16at Wcu312nd and 16.
Mer 2-16at Wcu31Fred Davis rush for 8 yards to the WCU23 (Roman Johnson).
Mer 3-8at Wcu23Carter Peevy rush for 4 yards to the WCU19 (Darrius Bell;Trevor Childers), PENALTY WCU face mask (Ty Harris) 9 yards to the WCU10, 1ST DOWN MER.
Mer 1-Gat Wcu101st and 10.
Mer 1-Gat Wcu10Deondre Johnson rush for 5 yards to the WCU5, out-of-bounds (Rod Gattison).
Mer 2-Gat Wcu05N. Clark rush for 5 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:41.
Caleb Dowden kick attempt good.
Mercer 35, Western Carolina 14
Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, TOP 06:41
Devin Folser kickoff 44 yards to the WCU21, downed.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu21WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 05:38.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu21Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Keenan Hambrick, dropped pass.
Wcu 2-10at Wcu21Ryan Glover rush for 4 yards to the WCU25 (Jaden Taylor).
Wcu 3-6at Wcu25Ryan Glover pass complete to Dylan Abernethy for 8 yards to the WCU33, 1ST DOWN WCU.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu33Ryan Glover pass complete to Dylan Abernethy for 7 yards to the WCU40, out-of-bounds (M. Campbell).
Wcu 2-3at Wcu40Ryan Glover rush for 8 yards to the WCU48, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Isaac Dowling;Solomon Zubairu).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu48Ryan Glover pass complete to Calvin Jones for 7 yards to the MER45, out-of-bounds (Pu'u Robinson).
Wcu 2-3at Mer45Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Clayton Bardall (Isaac Dowling).
Wcu 3-3at Mer45Ryan Glover rush for 17 yards to the MER28, 1ST DOWN WCU (Luke Ward;Pu'u Robinson).
Wcu 1-10at Mer28Ryan Glover pass complete to Jakobe Quillen for 21 yards to the MER7, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds.
Wcu 1-Gat Mer07D. Spencer rush for 4 yards to the MER3, out-of-bounds (M. Campbell).
Wcu 2-Gat Mer03D. Spencer rush for 3 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:26.
R. McCollum kick attempt good.
Mercer 35, Western Carolina 21
Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, TOP 03:17
P. Robertson kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, Yahsyn McKee return 18 yards to the MER18 (Quintin Talley).
Mer 1-10at Mer18MERCER drive start at 02:21.
Mer 1-10at Mer18B. Marshall rush for 6 yards to the MER24 (Willie Hampton).
Mer 2-4at Mer24Fred Davis rush for 7 yards to the MER31, 1ST DOWN MER (Dorian Davis).
Mer 1-10at Mer31N. Clark rush for 3 yards to the MER34 (Ty Harris).
Mer 2-7at Mer34N. Clark rush for 3 yards to the MER37 (Willie Hampton).
Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, TOP 03:05
Mercer 35, Western Carolina 21
4th Quarter

Mer 3-4at Mer37Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Mer 3-4at Mer37Fred Davis rush for no gain to the MER37 (L. Haynes).
Mer 4-4at Mer37Caleb Dowden punt 52 yards to the WCU11, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 03:05
Wcu 1-10at Wcu11WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 14:16.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu11Ryan Glover pass complete to Luke Sutton for 4 yards to the WCU15, out-of-bounds (Pu'u Robinson).
Wcu 2-6at Wcu15Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Calvin Jones.
Wcu 3-6at Wcu15Ryan Glover sacked for loss of 6 yards to the WCU9 (Danijah Gammage).
Wcu 4-12at Wcu09P. Robertson punt 34 yards to the WCU43, Landon Miller return 10 yards to the WCU33, fumble by Landon Miller recovered by MER TJ Moore at WCU33.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 01:13
Mer 1-10at Wcu33MERCER drive start at 13:03.
Mer 1-10at Wcu33Carter Peevy pass incomplete to Deondre Johnson (A.J. Rogers).
Mer 2-10at Wcu33Deondre Johnson rush for 13 yards to the WCU20, 1ST DOWN MER (Jacob Harris).
Mer 1-10at Wcu20Fred Davis rush for 1 yard to the WCU19 (Dorian Davis;Ronald Kent Jr.).
Mer 2-9at Wcu19Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 19 yards to the WCU0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:42.
Caleb Dowden kick attempt good.
Mercer 42, Western Carolina 21
Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, TOP 01:31
Devin Folser kickoff 62 yards to the WCU3, Calvin Jones return 44 yards to the WCU47, out-of-bounds (TJ Moore).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu47WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 11:32.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu47D. Spencer rush for 53 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN WCU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:23.
R. McCollum kick attempt good.
Mercer 42, Western Carolina 28
Drive: 1 plays, 53 yards, TOP 00:11
R. McCollum kickoff 38 yards to the MER27, Max Burke return 3 yards to the MER30.
Mer 1-10at Mer30MERCER drive start at 11:21.
Mer 1-10at Mer30Carter Peevy pass incomplete.
Mer 2-10at Mer30N. Clark rush for 4 yards to the MER34 (Roman Johnson).
Mer 3-6at Mer34Carter Peevy pass complete to Deondre Johnson for 3 yards to the MER37 (Tre Jolly), PENALTY MER holding 10 yards to the MER24, NO PLAY.
Mer 3-16at Mer24Carter Peevy pass complete to Drake Starks for 4 yards to the MER28 (Rod Gattison).
Mer 4-12at Mer28Caleb Dowden punt 42 yards to the WCU30, fair catch by Calvin Jones.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 01:56
Wcu 1-10at Wcu30WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 09:25.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu30Calvin Jones rush for 14 yards to the WCU44, 1ST DOWN WCU (Pu'u Robinson).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu44Ryan Glover rush for 1 yard to the WCU45 (DJ McDaniel;Alvin Ward Jr.).
Wcu 2-9at Wcu45Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Keenan Hambrick.
Wcu 3-9at Wcu45Ryan Glover pass complete to D. Spencer for 3 yards to the WCU48 (M. Campbell).
Wcu 4-6at Wcu48Ryan Glover pass complete to D. Spencer for loss of 2 yards to the WCU46 (Danijah Gammage;Isaac Dowling).
Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, TOP 01:37
Mer 1-10at Wcu46MERCER drive start at 07:48.
Mer 1-10at Wcu46Deondre Johnson rush for 6 yards to the WCU40 (Aaron Gethers).
Mer 2-4at Wcu40N. Clark rush for 2 yards to the WCU38 (L. Haynes;Timothy Jamison).
Mer 3-2at Wcu38Deondre Johnson rush for 5 yards to the WCU33, 1ST DOWN MER (Roman Johnson).
Mer 1-10at Wcu33Ethan Dirrim rush for 6 yards to the WCU27 (Ronald Kent Jr.).
Mer 2-4at Wcu27Ethan Dirrim rush for no gain to the WCU27 (Ty Harris;Jacob Harris).
Mer 3-4at Wcu27Carter Peevy pass incomplete to Deondre Johnson (Ty Harris).
Mer 4-4at Wcu27Caleb Dowden field goal attempt from 45 GOOD, clock 04:18.
Mercer 45, Western Carolina 28
Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, TOP 03:37
Devin Folser kickoff 56 yards to the WCU9, Tyree Nelson return 24 yards to the WCU33, out-of-bounds (L. Johnson).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu33WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 04:11.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu33Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Raekwon Heath, PENALTY MER pass interference (M. Campbell) 10 yards to the WCU43, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu43Ryan Glover rush for 4 yards to the WCU47 (Alex Ferry;Barron King).
Wcu 2-6at Wcu47Ryan Glover pass complete to Calvin Jones for 19 yards to the MER34, 1ST DOWN WCU (Pu'u Robinson).
Wcu 1-10at Mer34Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Clayton Bardall.
Wcu 2-10at Mer34Ryan Glover pass intercepted by Yahsyn McKee at the MER9, Yahsyn McKee return 0 yards to the MER9 (Raekwon Heath).
Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, TOP 00:56
Mer 1-10at Mer09MERCER drive start at 03:15.
Mer 1-10at Mer09Deondre Johnson rush for 3 yards to the MER12 (Charles Gadie).
Mer 2-7at Mer12Timeout Western Carolina, clock 03:10.
Mer 2-7at Mer12B. Marshall rush for no gain to the MER12 (Ty Harris;Tre Jolly).
Mer 3-7at Mer12Timeout Western Carolina, clock 03:04.
Mer 3-7at Mer12N. Clark rush for 4 yards to the MER16 (L. Haynes).
Mer 4-3at Mer16Timeout Western Carolina, clock 02:59.
Mer 4-3at Mer16Caleb Dowden punt 47 yards to the WCU37, Calvin Jones return 12 yards to the WCU49, out-of-bounds (Ethan Dirrim;TJ Moore).
Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 00:28
Wcu 1-10at Wcu49WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 02:47.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu49Ryan Glover pass complete to Luke Sutton for loss of 5 yards to the WCU44 (Solomon Zubairu).
Wcu 2-15at Wcu44Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Luke Sutton.
Wcu 3-15at Wcu44Ryan Glover pass incomplete to D. Spencer.
Wcu 4-15at Wcu44Ryan Glover pass complete to D. Spencer for 2 yards to the WCU46 (M. Campbell).
Drive: 4 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 00:39
Mer 1-10at Wcu46MERCER drive start at 02:08.
Mer 1-10at Wcu46Team rush for loss of 3 yards to the WCU49.
Mer 2-13at Wcu49Team rush for loss of 2 yards to the MER49.
Mer 3-15at Mer49Team rush for no gain to the MER49.
Mer 4-15at Mer49End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 02:08
FINAL SCORE
Mercer 45, Western Carolina 28