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54–3
Final
0-6

VMI

 Foster Stadium, LexingtonMER -34.5
FINALMercer 54, VMI 3MER covered -34.5CLOSED MER -34.5

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN
Simon Zeidan makes 39-yard field goalVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
VMI WINNING
MER WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: VMI 59% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 13 PTS

Scoring plays

11 SCORES
Q1
Field Goal Good

Simon Zeidan 39 Yd Field Goal

13:12
3-0
Field Goal Good

Jack Joyce 49 Yd Field Goal

4:15
3-3
Passing Touchdown

Jackson Kostmayer 3 Yd pass from JP Pickles (Simon Zeidan Kick)

0:00
10-3
Q2
Field Goal Good

Simon Zeidan 36 Yd Field Goal

3:55
13-3
Rushing Touchdown

Zahmari Palode-Gary 64 Yd Run (Simon Zeidan Kick)

1:48
20-3
Passing Touchdown

Kel Calixte 40 Yd pass from Jaylen King (Simon Zeidan Kick)

0:14
27-3
Q3
Field Goal Good

Simon Zeidan 28 Yd Field Goal

9:59
30-3
Rushing Touchdown

JP Pickles 5 Yd Run (Simon Zeidan Kick)

6:42
37-3
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Kaden Hanson 20 Yd pass from Adrian Parker (Simon Zeidan Kick)

14:48
44-3
Field Goal Good

Simon Zeidan 23 Yd Field Goal

8:45
47-3
Rushing Touchdown

Karlise Price 52 Yd Run (Simon Zeidan Kick)

6:24
54-3

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Mercer rolls up 658 yards offense on way to 54-3 victory over winless VMI

LEXINGTON, Va. -- , Mercer quarterbacks Jaylen King , JP Pickles and Adrian Parker all threw touchdown passes and the Bears rolled past winless VMI 54-3 on Saturday. King was 14 of 23 in throwing for 202 of the Bears' 256 yards passing while Pickles ran for 66 yards including a score. Zahmari Palode-Gary rushed for 130 yards on 10 carries with a touchdown and Karlise Price also scored in a 402-yard ground attack. Mercer (4-2, 1-1 Southern Conference) outgained the Keydets (0-6, 0-2) 658-102. Pickles threw a 3-yard TD pass to Jackson Kostmayer to snap a 3-3 tie. Palode-Gary had a 64-yard TD run and King threw a 40-yard TD pass to Kel Calixte for a 27-3 halftime lead. The Bears, ranked No. 23 in the Stats Perform poll, defeated VMI for the fifth straight time. Up next Mercer: Hosts Western Carolina Saturday. VMI: at Wofford on Oct. 17.

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Top performers

MER
PASSINGJaylen King14/23, 202 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGZahmari Palode-Gary10 CAR, 130 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGBrayden Smith3 REC, 58 YDS
VMI
PASSINGIan Reynolds3/10, 33 YDS
RUSHINGAslin Shipe7 CAR, 37 YDS
RECEIVINGCade Cox2 REC, 20 YDS

Team stats

MER · VMI
658
TOTAL YARDS
102
256
PASSING
41
402
RUSHING
61
28
1ST DOWNS
8
6-15
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
3-15
1
TURNOVERS
0
7-63
PENALTIES
4-20
31:45
POSSESSION
28:15

FOSTER STADIUM, LEXINGTON · ATTENDANCE 3,031

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