NCAA Division 1 Football
Western Carolina at Mercer
Sat, Oct 10 · 3:00 PMChecked Oct 10, 2026 ·
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Final score
Final| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Mercer | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
Team stats
WCUMER
171st Downs23
6-173rd down efficiency4-13
1-24th down efficiency0-1
293Total Yards373
220Passing142
20/36Comp/Att15/21
6.1Yards per pass6.8
73Rushing231
33Rushing Attempts50
2.2Yards per rush4.6
5-55Penalties11-80
1Turnovers2
0Fumbles lost0
1Interceptions thrown2
27:08Possession32:52
Top performers
Western CarolinaYDS
1Lex Thomas#2 · 19/35 · 215 YDS · 1 TD215
2Jai Boyd#1 · 6 REC · 76 YDS5
MercerYDS
1JP Pickles#19 · 12/15 · 132 YDS · 2 TD132
2Jaylen King#2 · 4 CAR · 20 YDS10
Box score
Final| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lex Thomas#2 | 19/35 | 215 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jai Boyd#1 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 20/36 | 220 | 6.1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Perry#3 | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Lex Thomas#2 | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 0 | 9 |
| AJ Colombo#0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Anthony Benjamin#24 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marlin Cochran#8 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jordan Martin-Durham#34 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 73 | 2.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jai Boyd#1 | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 36 |
| AJ Colombo#0 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Josh Perry#3 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Marcus Striggles#6 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Jake Young#87 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Marlin Cochran#8 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Bode Burns#9 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jayden Cornelius#6 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Lex Thomas#2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Team | 20 | 220 | 11.0 | 2 | 36 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassor Ashenafi#21 | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Patierno#11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trystan Anderson#18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Monroe#0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Shawn Davis#90 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Collins#3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Kerns#16 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Jackson Jr.#4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McKinnis#8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Jones#5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Quintero#12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Cornelius#6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Torian Mack#17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Na'koma Simpson-Nealy#2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Stone#99 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari McWilliams#10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Jeanty#97 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlin Cochran#8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Johnson II#96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martin-Durham#34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac McLellan#44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marseille Taylor#7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanier Baptiste III#14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakoby Diamond#91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermiyah Douglas#27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 80 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Cornelius#6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kick returns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hollis#13 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Punt returns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Colombo#0 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan McCollum#60 | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fitzgerald#95 | 8 | 314 | 39.3 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| Team | 8 | 314 | 39.3 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
C/ATT = completions/attempts · CAR = carries · REC = receptions · TOT = total tackles · TFL = tackles for loss · PD = passes defended · FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted