Simon Zeidan's last-second field goal lifts Mercer to 17-14 win over Western Carolina

MACON, Ga. -- , JP Pickles threw two touchdown passes and led Mercer on a last-minute drive that resulted in Simon Zeidan 's game-winning field goal in the Bears' 17-14 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday. In a soggy matchup between two otherwise high-powered offenses, Stats Perform No. 20 Mercer (5-2, 2-1 Southern Conference) prevailed in conditions that saw Hurricane Isaias dump more than two inches of rain in the Macon-Bibb County area. The score was tied at 7 in the fourth quarter before Zahmari Palode-Gary took a short pass over the middle from Pickles and was untouched as he took it the last 55 yards for a go-ahead score. The Catamounts (3-4, 1-2) soon tied it at 14 when wide receiver Jai Boyd hit quarterback Lex Thomas for a 5-yard touchdown on a double-reverse pass.