Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: MER 59% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 20 PTS
Scoring plays
14 SCORES
Jalynn Williams 2 Yd Run (Paxton Robertson Kick)
7-0
AJ Colombo 17 Yd pass from Cole Gonzales (Paxton Robertson Kick)
14-0
Brayden Smith 6 Yd pass from Whitt Newbauer (Reice Griffith Kick)
14-7
Paxton Robertson 31 Yd Field Goal
17-7
Cole Gonzales 12 Yd Run (Paxton Robertson Kick)
24-7
Dwayne Mcgee 64 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
24-14
Whitt Newbauer 2 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
24-21
Dwayne Mcgee 59 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
24-28
Reice Griffith 30 Yd Field Goal
24-31
Reice Griffith 23 Yd Field Goal
24-34
Zion Booker 3 Yd pass from Cole Gonzales (Paxton Robertson Kick)
31-34
Reice Griffith 40 Yd Field Goal
31-37
Paxton Robertson 44 Yd Field Goal
34-37
CJ Miller 31 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
34-44
What happened
ESPN RECAPMcgee runs for 223 yards and two long touchdowns as Mercer rallies past Western Carolina, 44-34
MACON, Ga. -- , Dwayne Mcgee ran for 223 yards and two long touchdowns to jump start a Mercer comeback and the Bears maintained a share of the Southern Conference lead with a 44-34 win over Western Carolina on Saturday. Mercer (7-1) is tied with Chattanooga, both with four wins in five conference games. East Tennessee and the Catamounts are tied at 3-1, with the Buccaneers facing the Bears on Saturday. Trailing 24-7 with 4:32 left in the second quarter, the Bears scored 27 straight points to take a 34-24 lead to start the fourth quarter. Mcgee broke for touchdown runs covering 64 and 59 yards , wrapped around Whitt Newbauer 's 2-yard keeper just before halftime , to put Mercer in front 28-24. Reice Griffith kicked field goals from 30 and 23 yards out and added a 40-yarder in the fourth quarter.
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Team stats
WCU · MERFIVE STAR STADIUM, MACON · ATTENDANCE 7,389
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