Mercyhurst Lakers at Youngstown State Penguins
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Beau Brungard accounts for 5 touchdowns in Youngstown State's season-opening win over Mercyhurst
Brungard, the reigning Walter Payton Award winner as the top offensive player in FCS, had 98 yards rushing in the first half as the Penguins built a 29-3 lead. He accounted for three touchdowns — two on the ground and one passing. His second touchdown pass, 27 yards to Bryan Hunt, gave the Penguins a 36-3 lead to open the third quarter. He added a short touchdown pass to Jaden Gilbert with under 10 minutes left in the fourth before coming out of the game.
Brungard finished with 232 yards passing, completing 20 of 29 throws, and was intercepted once. He had 119 yards rushing on 21 carries. Gilbert had five carries for 89 yards, which included a 50-yard run. The Penguins, ranked No. 9 in the Stats Perform FCS top 25, had 484 yards on offense, with 232 passing and 252 rushing.
After driving 65 yards for a 24-yard field goal on the opening possession of the game, the Lakers didn't cross midfield until the middle of the fourth when they reached the YSU 34-yard line before being stopped on fourth down.
A blocked punt by Kaleb Platz set up the Lakers for a 53-yard drive to their only touchdown, a 2-yard pass from Alex Gevaudan to Sha'lik Hampton.
Gevaudan threw for 212 yards, including the short touchdown, and was intercepted twice.
The game was Tom Sydeski's debut as coach of the Lakers. He replaced Ryan Riemedio, who is now defensive coordinator at Youngstown State.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 9:38 | Rocco Marcantonio 24 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 3:59 | Beau Brungard 5 Yd Run (Andrew Lastovka Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 13:31 | Lynn Wyche-El 11 Yd pass from Beau Brungard (Beau Brungard Pass to Max Welter for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:13 | Jaden Gilbert 24 Yd Run (Andrew Lastovka Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:23 | Beau Brungard 9 Yd Run (Andrew Lastovka Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:40 | Bryan Hunt 27 Yd pass from Beau Brungard (Andrew Lastovka Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 9:52 | Jaden Gilbert 8 Yd pass from Beau Brungard (Andrew Lastovka Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:50 | Sha'lik Hampton 2 Yd pass from Alex Gevaudan (Rocco Marcantonio Kick) |
Statistics
 MERC |
 YSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1st Downs | 27 |
| 3-9 | 3rd down efficiency | 9-13 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 241 | Total Yards | 484 |
| 212 | Passing | 232 |
| 18/31 | Comp/Att | 20/30 |
| 6.8 | Yards per pass | 7.7 |
| 29 | Rushing | 252 |
| 20 | Rushing Attempts | 36 |
| 1.5 | Yards per rush | 7.0 |
| 6-45 | Penalties | 9-79 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 27:26 | Possession | 32:34 |
Game Information
Location: Youngstown, OH
Attendance: 8,214 · Capacity:
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