Highlights
8 CLIPS · ESPNWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: VMI 59% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 13 PTS
Scoring plays
11 SCORES
Simon Zeidan 39 Yd Field Goal
3-0

Jack Joyce 49 Yd Field Goal
3-3

Jackson Kostmayer 3 Yd pass from JP Pickles (Simon Zeidan Kick)
10-3

Simon Zeidan 36 Yd Field Goal
13-3

Zahmari Palode-Gary 64 Yd Run (Simon Zeidan Kick)
20-3

Kel Calixte 40 Yd pass from Jaylen King (Simon Zeidan Kick)
27-3

Simon Zeidan 28 Yd Field Goal
30-3

JP Pickles 5 Yd Run (Simon Zeidan Kick)
37-3

Kaden Hanson 20 Yd pass from Adrian Parker (Simon Zeidan Kick)
44-3

Simon Zeidan 23 Yd Field Goal
47-3

Karlise Price 52 Yd Run (Simon Zeidan Kick)
54-3
What happened
ESPN RECAPMercer 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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Team stats
MER · VMIFOSTER STADIUM, LEXINGTON · ATTENDANCE 3,031
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