Mercer Bears at Princeton Tigers
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Braden Atkinson's 3 touchdown passes spark Mercer in 38-14 victory over Princeton
Two of Mercer's first four touchdown drives were for less than 50 yards as the Bears cashed in on Fox's fumble recoveries.
Mercer led 21-7 at halftime and Atkinson's third touchdown pass made it 28-7 in the third quarter. Adjatay Dabbs had a 10-yard touchdown run to make it 35-7 heading to the fourth quarter.
Atkinson completed 27 of 42 passes. He threw one interception. His leading receivers were Dabbs and Adonis McDaniel, each with three catches for 78 yards.
Princeton got two touchdown passes from Kai Colon, who was 13-for-21 passing for 124 yards.
Mercer (5-1) outgained Princeton (2-2) in total yards, 503-257.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 9:31 | Malik Simmons 2 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 1:11 | CJ Miller 5 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:49 | Samuel Albee 23 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:33 | Aidan Besselman 2 Yd pass from Kai Colón (Esteban Nunez Perez Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:33 | Brayden Smith 10 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:39 | Adjatay Dabbs 10 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 14:04 | Reice Griffith 30 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 8:54 | Jackson Green 11 Yd pass from Kai Colón (Esteban Nunez Perez Kick) |
Statistics
 MER |
 PRIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 7-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-14 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 503 | Total Yards | 257 |
| 347 | Passing | 191 |
| 27/42 | Comp/Att | 18/34 |
| 8.3 | Yards per pass | 5.6 |
| 156 | Rushing | 66 |
| 31 | Rushing Attempts | 30 |
| 5.0 | Yards per rush | 2.2 |
| 7-65 | Penalties | 4-40 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 2 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 31:43 | Possession | 28:17 |
Game Information
Location: Princeton, NJ
Attendance: 2,970 · Capacity:
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