NCAA - Football

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Western Carolina Catamounts 14
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Mercer Bears 17
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Five Star Stadium · 3,139 att.

Match Report

Simon Zeidan's last-second field goal lifts Mercer to 17-14 win over Western Carolina

— JP Pickles threw two touchdown passes and led Mercer on a last-minute drive that resulted in Simon Zeidan's game-winning field goal in the Bears' 17-14 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday.

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Team Stats

WCU MER
17
1st Downs
23
6-17
3rd down efficiency
4-13
1-2
4th down efficiency
0-1
293
Total Yards
373
220
Passing
142
20/36
Comp/Att
15/21
6.1
Yards per pass
6.8
73
Rushing
231
33
Rushing Attempts
50
2.2
Yards per rush
4.6
5-55
Penalties
11-80
1
Turnovers
2
0
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions thrown
2
27:08
Possession
32:52

Top Performers

WCU

  • Mark Fitzgerald NO 8 · YDS 314 · AVG 39.3
  • Lex Thomas C/ATT 19/35 · YDS 215 · AVG 6.1
  • Jai Boyd REC 6 · YDS 76 · AVG 12.7
  • Josh Perry CAR 12 · YDS 50 · AVG 4.2

MER

  • Senin Seymour NO 6 · YDS 229 · AVG 38.2
  • Zahmari Palode-Gary REC 1 · YDS 63 · AVG 63.0
  • JP Pickles C/ATT 12/15 · YDS 132 · AVG 8.8
  • Simon Zeidan FG 1/1 · PCT 100.0 · LONG 42

Highlights

00:34 Picked! Jayden Cornelius hauls in the interception Watch on ESPN 00:40 JP Pickles throws 18-yard touchdown Watch on ESPN 01:00 JP Pickles throws 63-yard TD pass to Zahmari Palode-Gary Watch on ESPN 00:31 Jai Boyd throws 5-yard touchdown Watch on ESPN

Play by Play

  1. Field Goal 0:00 14-17

    Simon Zeidan 42 Yd Field Goal

    Q4
  2. Touchdown 1:29 14-14

    Lex Thomas 5 Yd pass from Jai Boyd (Bryan McCollum Kick)

    Q4
  3. Touchdown 6:28 7-14

    Zahmari Palode-Gary 63 Yd pass from JP Pickles (Simon Zeidan Kick)

    Q4
  4. Touchdown 0:38 7-7

    Brayden Smith 18 Yd pass from JP Pickles (Simon Zeidan Kick)

    Q3
  5. Touchdown 0:39 7-0

    Marlin Cochran 9 Yd pass from Lex Thomas (Bryan McCollum Kick)

    Q2
  1. MER 0:03

    8 plays, 50 yards, 1:21 · Field Goal

    Q4
  2. WCU 1:29

    16 plays, 75 yards, 4:59 · Touchdown

    Q4
  3. Field Goal 0:00 14-17

    Simon Zeidan 42 Yd Field Goal

    Q4
  4. Touchdown 1:29 14-14

    Lex Thomas 5 Yd pass from Jai Boyd (Bryan McCollum Kick)

    Q4
  5. MER 6:28

    4 plays, 99 yards, 1:33 · Touchdown

    Q4
  6. Touchdown 6:28 7-14

    Zahmari Palode-Gary 63 Yd pass from JP Pickles (Simon Zeidan Kick)

    Q4
  7. WCU 8:01

    5 plays, 31 yards, 3:08 · Punt

    Q4
  8. MER 11:09

    4 plays, 2 yards, 1:51 · Punt

    Q4
  9. WCU 13:00

    7 plays, 43 yards, 2:33 · Punt

    Q4
  10. MER 0:38

    5 plays, 50 yards, 2:06 · Touchdown

    Q3
  11. Touchdown 0:38 7-7

    Brayden Smith 18 Yd pass from JP Pickles (Simon Zeidan Kick)

    Q3
  12. WCU 2:44

    3 plays, 2 yards, 1:29 · Punt

    Q3
  13. MER 4:13

    9 plays, 15 yards, 4:47 · Punt

    Q3
  14. WCU 9:00

    3 plays, -2 yards, 1:49 · Punt

    Q3
  15. MER 10:49

    4 plays, 8 yards, 2:44 · Punt

    Q3
  16. WCU 13:33

    3 plays, -9 yards, 1:27 · Punt

    Q3
  17. MER 0:32

    2 plays, 2 yards, 0:32 · End Of Half

    Q2
  18. WCU 0:39

    9 plays, 82 yards, 1:49 · Touchdown

    Q2
  19. Touchdown 0:39 7-0

    Marlin Cochran 9 Yd pass from Lex Thomas (Bryan McCollum Kick)

    Q2
  20. MER 2:28

    7 plays, 47 yards, 3:18 · Punt

    Q2
  21. WCU 5:46

    3 plays, 5 yards, 0:53 · Interception

    Q2
  22. MER 6:39

    7 plays, 21 yards, 3:39 · Interception

    Q2
  23. WCU 10:18

    3 plays, 8 yards, 1:14 · Punt

    Q2
  24. MER 11:32

    7 plays, 7 yards, 3:14 · Downs

    Q2
  25. WCU 14:46

    3 plays, 24 yards, 0:52 · Punt

    Q2
  26. MER 0:38

    8 plays, 47 yards, 4:02 · Interception

    Q1
  27. WCU 4:40

    9 plays, 34 yards, 4:29 · Downs

    Q1
  28. MER 9:09

    4 plays, 8 yards, 2:47 · Punt

    Q1
  29. WCU 11:56

    5 plays, 10 yards, 2:21 · Punt

    Q1
  30. MER 14:17

    3 plays, 2 yards, 0:43 · Punt

    Q1

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