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14–51
Final
 Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las CrucesNMSU -29.5
FINALMercyhurst 14, New Mexico State 51NMSU covered -29.5CLOSED NMSU -29.5

Highlights

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Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
NMSU WINNING
MERC WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: NMSU 96% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 4 PTS

Scoring plays

10 SCORES
Q1
Interception Return Touchdown

Nick Session 26 Yd Interception Return (Ilya Uvaydov Kick)

15:00
0-7
Rushing Touchdown

Byron Cardwell Jr. 2 Yd Run (Rocco Marcantonio Kick)

8:03
7-7
Rushing Touchdown

TJ Washington Jr. 16 Yd Run (Ilya Uvaydov PAT blocked)

1:24
7-13
Q2
Passing Touchdown

Camden Lewis 14 Yd pass from Alex Gevaudan (Rocco Marcantonio Kick)

12:44
14-13
Field Goal Good

Ilya Uvaydov 39 Yd Field Goal

7:59
14-16
Rushing Touchdown

James Jones 46 Yd Run (Ilya Uvaydov Kick)

5:19
14-23
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

TJ Washington Jr. 1 Yd Run (Ilya Uvaydov Kick)

7:42
14-30
Q4
Passing Touchdown

James Jones 2 Yd pass from Trey Hedden (Ilya Uvaydov Kick)

14:56
14-37
Passing Touchdown

Terrione Graves 83 Yd pass from Trey Hedden (Ilya Uvaydov Kick)

12:32
14-44
Passing Touchdown

AJ Williams III 23 Yd pass from Adam Damante (Ilya Uvaydov Kick)

4:29
14-51

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Nick Sessions' pick-6 on first play of game sparks New Mexico State to 51-14 romp over Mercyhurst

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- , Nick Sessions returned an interception 26 yards for a score on the first play of the game and Trey Hedden threw two touchdown passes to help New Mexico State roll to a 51-14 victory over FCS member Mercyhurst on Saturday night. After Sessions picked off Alex Gevaudan and scored to give the Aggies the lead, the Warriors answered with Byron Cardwell Jr 's 2-yard touchdown run to tie it 7-all. TJ Washington Jr . scored on a 16-yard run for New Mexico State (1-1), but the lead was 13-7 after a missed point-after kick. Camden Lewis caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Gevaudan to give Mercyhurst (0-2) a 14-13 lead with 12:44 left in the second quarter, but it was all Aggies after that. Ilya Uvaydov kicked a go-ahead 39-yard field goal, and Jones followed with a 48-yard touchdown run to help the Aggies take a 23-14 lead into halftime.

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Top performers

MERC
PASSINGAlex Gevaudan13/21, 147 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGJameir Gamble12 CAR, 59 YDS
RECEIVINGEvan Van Dyke4 REC, 60 YDS
NMSU
PASSINGTrey Hedden11/20, 253 YDS, 2 TD
RUSHINGJames Jones19 CAR, 137 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGTK King3 REC, 94 YDS

Team stats

MERC · NMSU
237
TOTAL YARDS
554
167
PASSING
318
70
RUSHING
236
14
1ST DOWNS
20
5-13
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
7-13
2
TURNOVERS
0
6-54
PENALTIES
9-72
30:46
POSSESSION
29:14

AGGIE MEMORIAL STADIUM, LAS CRUCES · ATTENDANCE 9,189

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