Mercyhurst Lakers at New Mexico State Aggies
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Nick Sessions' pick-6 on first play of game sparks New Mexico State to 51-14 romp over Mercyhurst
After Sessions picked off Alex Gevaudan and scored to give the Aggies the lead, the Warriors answered with Byron Cardwell Jr's 2-yard touchdown run to tie it 7-all.
TJ Washington Jr. scored on a 16-yard run for New Mexico State (1-1), but the lead was 13-7 after a missed point-after kick.
Camden Lewis caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Gevaudan to give Mercyhurst (0-2) a 14-13 lead with 12:44 left in the second quarter, but it was all Aggies after that.
Ilya Uvaydov kicked a go-ahead 39-yard field goal, and Jones followed with a 48-yard touchdown run to help the Aggies take a 23-14 lead into halftime.
Jones caught a 2-yard scoring toss from Hedden 4 seconds into the final quarter and Terrione Graves hauled in an 83-yard scoring strike from Hedden a couple minutes later for a 44-14 advantage.
Backup Adam Damante connected with AJ Williams III for a 23-yard touchdown and the game's final score with 4:29 left.
Hedden completed 11 of 20 passes for 253 yards, and Damante was 3 for 3 for 65. Jones rushed 19 times for 137 yards.
Gevaudan totaled 147 yards on 13-for-21 passing.
New Mexico State had 553 yards of offense to Mercyhurst's 237.
New Mexico State: At Hawaii on Saturday.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 15:00 | Nick Session 26 Yd Interception Return (Ilya Uvaydov Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 8:03 | Byron Cardwell Jr. 2 Yd Run (Rocco Marcantonio Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 1:24 | TJ Washington Jr. 16 Yd Run (Ilya Uvaydov PAT blocked) |
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TD | 2nd Period 12:44 | Camden Lewis 14 Yd pass from Alex Gevaudan (Rocco Marcantonio Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 7:59 | Ilya Uvaydov 39 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:19 | James Jones 46 Yd Run (Ilya Uvaydov Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:42 | TJ Washington Jr. 1 Yd Run (Ilya Uvaydov Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 14:56 | James Jones 2 Yd pass from Trey Hedden (Ilya Uvaydov Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:32 | Terrione Graves 83 Yd pass from Trey Hedden (Ilya Uvaydov Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:29 | AJ Williams III 23 Yd pass from Adam Damante (Ilya Uvaydov Kick) |
Statistics
 MERC |
 NMSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1st Downs | 20 |
| 5-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-13 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 237 | Total Yards | 530 |
| 167 | Passing | 295 |
| 16/31 | Comp/Att | 14/23 |
| 5.4 | Yards per pass | 12.8 |
| 70 | Rushing | 235 |
| 27 | Rushing Attempts | 42 |
| 2.6 | Yards per rush | 5.6 |
| 6-54 | Penalties | 9-72 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 30:46 | Possession | 29:14 |
Game Information
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 9,189 · Capacity:
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