Mercer 49-6 Western Carolina (8 Oct, 2022) Box Score

Western Carolina Catamounts

3-3, 1-2 Conference

	1	2	3	4	T
WCU	0	0	6	0	6
MER	21	21	0	7	49

Mercer Bears

5-1, 3-0 Conference

Western Carolina Passing


Cole Gonzales#12
Carlos Davis#5
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT
8/12	118	9.8	1
9/18	57	3.2	3
17/30	175	5.8	4

Mercer Passing


Fred Payton#4
Daniel Shoch#17
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
16/22	247	11.2	3
1/2	16	8.0	0
17/24	263	11.0	3

Western Carolina Rushing


TJ Jones#0
Cole Gonzales#12
Desmond Reid#1
Jalynn Williams#8
Camury Reid#43
Carlos Davis#5
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
7	55	7.9	22
8	22	2.8	13
2	8	4.0	6
3	4	1.3	2
5	3	0.6	5
6	-18	-3.0	6
31	74	2.4	22

Mercer Rushing


Justin Coleman#36
Brandon Marshall #8
Fred Payton#4
Al Wooten II#5
Austin Douglas#2
Devron Harper#1
Parker Wroble#10
Lance Wise#0
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
10	56	5.6	0	15
4	53	13.3	1	33
4	48	12.0	0	19
11	35	3.2	1	5
9	29	3.2	1	9
3	22	7.3	1	16
2	11	5.5	0	7
1	3	3.0	0	3
44	257	5.8	4	33

Western Carolina Receiving


Clayton Bardall#86
David White Jr.#7
Jalynn Williams#8
Raphael Williams Jr.#2
Taurus Dotson Jr.#10
TJ Jones#0
AJ Colombo#83
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	89	22.3	47
2	25	12.5	19
4	25	6.3	19
3	22	7.3	17
1	8	8.0	8
2	5	2.5	7
1	1	1.0	1
17	175	10.3	47

Mercer Receiving


Devron Harper#1
Ty James#13
Drake Starks#83
Parker Wroble#10
Austin Douglas#2
Trey Adkins#16
Brandon Marshall #8
Fred Jackson#12
Tayshaun Shipp#21
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	94	15.7	1	46
2	50	25.0	0	33
2	29	14.5	1	15
1	25	25.0	0	25
1	20	20.0	0	20
1	16	16.0	0	16
2	12	6.0	1	9
1	12	12.0	0	12
1	5	5.0	0	5
17	263	15.5	3	46

Western Carolina Fumbles


Cole Gonzales#12
Carlos Davis#5
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	1	0
1	0	0
3	1	1

Mercer Fumbles


Justin Coleman#36
Isaiah Washburn#40
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
0	0	1
1	1	1

Western Carolina Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Western Carolina Interceptions

Mercer Interceptions


Isaac Dowling#3
Shi'heem Watkins#22
Austin Douglas#2
team

INT	YDS	TD
2	0	0
1	20	0
1	0	0
4	20	0

Western Carolina Kick Returns


Jalynn Williams#8
Terrence Horne #6
Nick Louis#14
Blue Monroe#47
Darian Anderson Jr.#25
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	19	9.5	15
1	8	8.0	8
1	5	5.0	5
1	1	1.0	1
1	0	0.0	0
6	33	5.5	15

Mercer Kick Returns


Devron Harper#1
Fred Jackson#12
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	31	31.0	31
1	18	18.0	18
2	49	24.5	31

Western Carolina Punt Returns


AJ Colombo#83
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	6	3.0	6	0
2	6	3.0	6	0

Mercer Punt Returns


Devron Harper#1
Lance Wise#0
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	8	8.0	8
1	4	4.0	4
2	12	6.0	8

Western Carolina Kicking


Richard McCollum#89
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	43	0/0	6
2/2	100.0	43	0/0	6

Mercer Kicking


Devin Folser#93
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7
0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7

Western Carolina Punting


Brandon Dickerson#38
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	158	39.5	0	1	46
4	158	39.5	0	1	46

Mercer Punting


Trey Turk#97
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	138	46.0	0	1	55
3	138	46.0	0	1	55

Five Star Stadium

9:00 PM, 8 October 2022

Macon, GA

Attendance: 10,927

Team	CONF	OVR
Mercer	7-1	11-3
Western Carolina	6-2	7-5
Chattanooga	5-3	7-5
East Tennessee State	5-3	7-5
Samford	3-4	4-7
The Citadel	3-5	5-7
Wofford	3-5	5-7
Furman	2-5	3-8
VMI	1-7	1-11

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