Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: MER 66% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 25 PTS
Scoring plays
10 SCORES
Cole Fisher 38 Yd Field Goal
0-3
Detrez Newsome 24 Yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Logan Howard Kick)
7-3
Connell Young 2 Yd Run (Logan Howard Kick)
14-3
Sam Walker 19 Yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher Kick)
14-10
Alex Lakes 4 Yd Run (Cole Fisher Kick)
14-17
Marquise Irvin 21 Yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher Kick)
14-24
Terryon Robinson 43 Yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Logan Howard Kick)
21-24
Chandler Curtis 5 Yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher Kick)
21-31
Logan Howard 30 Yd Field Goal
24-31
Alex Lakes 2 Yd Run (Cole Fisher Kick)
24-38
What happened
ESPN RECAPLakes' 2 TDs help Mercer beat Western Carolina 38-24
MACON, Ga. -- Alex Lakes rushed for 112 yards with two touchdowns and Mercer pulled away in the fourth to beat Western Carolina 38-24 on Saturday. WCU made it a seven-point game with 5:48 to go on Logan Howard 's 30-yard field goal. The ensuing kickoff was returned 31 yards by Chandler Curtis and a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty set up Mercer on the WCU 40. Seven plays later, Lakes' 2-yard plunge sealed it with 1:53 left. John Russ completed 18 of 32 attempts for 224 yards and three touchdowns for Mercer (3-3, 2-2 Southern). Western Carolina (1-5, 0-4) went up 14-3 midway through the third on Connell Young 's 2-yard touchdown run, but Mercer responded with three straight touchdowns, including Russ' 19-yard pass to Sam Walker and Marquise Irvin 's 21-yard scoring catch. Russ hit Curtis for a 5-yard touchdown to put Mercer up 31-21 with 14:46 remaining.
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Team stats
WCU · MERFIVE STAR STADIUM, MACON · ATTENDANCE 12,247
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