Week 1 · 2025

Merrimack at Kent State

Sat 08/30/2025 12:00 PMDix StadiumKent State pregame65%Pregame win probability: 65% for Kent State. Kent State favored, and won.

67°Cloudy6 mph NNE · 46% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Merrimack

17

4–8

Kent State

21

5–7

Attendance

8,647

reported

MRMK5 plays, 2 yd · Punt

14:571st & 10own 35Will Hryszko kickoff for 59 yds , Austin Palmer return for 6 yds to the MRMK 12+6
14:572nd & 12own 10PENALTY MC False Start (Lanzidelle,Beau) 5 yards from MC10 to MC05. NO PLAY.−5
14:572nd & 17own 5Matthias Latham run for 2 yds to the MRMK 7+2
14:573rd & 15own 7Ayden Pereira run for 7 yds to the MRMK 14+7
12:484th & 8own 14Mike Ryan punt for 46 yds , Wayne Harris returns for 7 yds to the MRMK 48+7

KENT4 plays, 9 yd · On downs

12:481st & 10opp 48Gavin Garcia run for 3 yds to the MRMK 45+3
12:482nd & 7opp 45Gavin Garcia run for 5 yds to the MRMK 40+5
12:483rd & 2opp 40Gavin Garcia run for 1 yd to the MRMK 39+1
11:074th & 1opp 39Gavin Garcia run for no gain to the MRMK 390

MRMK3 plays, 6 yd · Punt

11:071st & 10own 39Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 7 yds to the MRMK 46+7
11:072nd & 3own 46DeMarcus McElroy run for a loss of 1 yard to the MRMK 45−1
11:073rd & 4own 45Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Cooper Lehman0

KENT15 plays, 79 yd · Missed FG

9:444th & 4own 45Mike Ryan punt for 44 yds0
9:441st & 10own 11Gavin Garcia run for 2 yds to the KENT 13+2
9:442nd & 8own 13Jahzae Kimbrough run for 6 yds to the KENT 19+6
9:443rd & 2own 19Jahzae Kimbrough run for 11 yds to the KENT 30 for a 1ST down+11
9:441st & 10own 30CJ Montes run for no gain to the KENT 300
9:442nd & 10own 30CJ Montes pass complete to Sebastian Brown for 16 yds to the KENT 46 for a 1ST down+16
9:441st & 10own 46Jahzae Kimbrough run for 12 yds to the MRMK 42 for a 1ST down+12
9:441st & 10opp 42CJ Montes run for 5 yds to the MRMK 37+5
9:442nd & 5opp 37Gavin Garcia run for 3 yds to the MRMK 34+3
9:443rd & 2opp 34Gavin Garcia run for 4 yds to the MRMK 30 for a 1ST down+4
9:441st & 10opp 30CJ Montes pass complete to Sebastian Brown for 19 yds to the MRMK 11 for a 1ST down+19
9:441st & 10opp 11CJ Montes pass complete to Terik Mulder for no gain to the MRMK 110
9:442nd & 10opp 11CJ Montes run for 1 yd to the MRMK 10+1
9:443rd & 9opp 10CJ Montes pass incomplete to Terik Mulder0
1:434th & 9opp 10Will Hryszko 27 yd FG MISSED+27

MRMK5 plays, 30 yd · Punt

1:431st & 10own 20Aveon Smith run for 22 yds to the MRMK 42 for a 1ST down+22
1:431st & 10own 42Aveon Smith run for 4 yds to the MRMK 46+4
0:002nd & 6own 46Aveon Smith run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line+4
15:003rd & 2midfieldAveon Smith run for no gain to the 50 yard line0
14:164th & 2midfieldMike Ryan punt for 50 yds for a touchback0

KENT7 plays, 36 yd · Punt

0:00own 46End of 1st Quarter0
14:161st & 10own 20Dru DeShields run for 6 yds to the KENT 26 for a 1ST down Merrimack Penalty, (15 Yards) to the KENT 41 for a 1ST down+21
14:161st & 10own 41Dru DeShields pass complete to Hunter Hopperton for 11 yds to the MRMK 48 for a 1ST down+11
14:161st & 10opp 48Jahzae Kimbrough run for 2 yds to the MRMK 46+2
14:162nd & 8opp 46Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Terik Mulder0
14:163rd & 8opp 46Donovan Delaney Jr. run for 2 yds to the MRMK 44+2
11:294th & 6opp 44Jake Stoeckel punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MRMK 80

MRMK3 plays, 1 yd · Punt

11:291st & 10own 8Brendon Wyatt run for no gain to the MRMK 80
11:292nd & 10own 8Ayden Pereira run for 1 yd to the MRMK 9+1
11:293rd & 9own 9Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Seth Sweitzer0

KENT7 plays, 6 yd · Punt

9:514th & 9own 9Mike Ryan punt for 57 yds0
9:511st & 10own 34Dru DeShields pass complete to Wayne Harris for 10 yds to the KENT 44 for a 1ST down+10
9:511st & 10own 44No Huddle-Shotgun Kimbrough,Jahzae rush middle for 2 yards gain to the KSU46 (Frazier,DJ; Ricks,Bryce) PENALTY KSU Illegal Formation 5 yards from KSU44 to KSU39. NO PLAY.−5
9:511st & 15own 39Dru DeShields pass complete to Wayne Harris for a loss of 1 yard to the KENT 38−1
9:512nd & 16own 38Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Wayne Harris0
9:513rd & 16own 38Dru DeShields run for 2 yds to the KENT 40+2
7:314th & 14own 40Jake Stoeckel punt for 33 yds0

MRMK5 plays, 1 yd · Punt

7:311st & 10own 27Ayden Pereira run for 4 yds to the MRMK 31+4
7:312nd & 6own 31PENALTY MC UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Lizama,Steve) 15 yards from MC31 to MC16. NO PLAY.−15
7:312nd & 21own 16Ayden Pereira run for 12 yds to the MRMK 28+12
7:313rd & 9own 28Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Brendon Wyatt0
6:104th & 9own 28Mike Ryan punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Wayne Harris at the KENT 240

KENT7 plays, 76 yd · Touchdown

6:101st & 10own 24Gavin Garcia run for 3 yds to the KENT 27+3
6:102nd & 7own 27Gavin Garcia run for 4 yds to the KENT 31+4
6:103rd & 3own 31CJ Montes pass complete to Terik Mulder for 17 yds to the KENT 48 for a 1ST down+17
6:101st & 10own 48PENALTY MC UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Rosemond Jr.,Garry) 15 yards from KSU48 to MC37, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
6:101st & 10opp 37Jahzae Kimbrough run for 5 yds to the MRMK 32+5
6:102nd & 5opp 32Gavin Garcia run for 2 yds to the MRMK 30+2
3:243rd & 3opp 30CJ Montes pass complete to Cade Wolford for 30 yds for a TD (Will Hryszko KICK)+30

MRMK4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

3:241st & 10own 35Will Hryszko kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
3:241st & 10own 25Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Seth Sweitzer0
3:242nd & 10own 25Seth Sweitzer run for 8 yds to the MRMK 33+8
3:243rd & 2own 33Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald0

KENT6 plays, 4 yd · Punt

2:171st & 10own 38PENALTY KSU False Start (Diallo,Junior) 5 yards from KSU38 to KSU33. NO PLAY.−5
2:171st & 15own 33Gavin Garcia run for 5 yds to the KENT 38+5
2:172nd & 10own 38Jahzae Kimbrough run for 1 yd to the KENT 39+1
2:173rd & 9own 39CJ Montes sacked by Jabari Echols for a loss of 2 yards to the KENT 37−2
2:174th & 11own 37PENALTY KSU Delay Of Game 5 yards from KSU37 to KSU32. NO PLAY.−5
0:574th & 16own 32Jake Stoeckel punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MRMK 11 , Garry Rosemond Jr. returns for 9 yds to the MRMK 41 Merrimack Penalty, (10 Yards) to the MRMK 11+9

MRMK14 plays, 80 yd · Field goal

2:174th & 2own 33Mike Ryan punt for 50 yds , Wayne Harris returns for 21 yds to the KENT 38+21
0:571st & 10own 11Ayden Pereira run for 16 yds to the MRMK 27 for a 1ST down+16
0:571st & 10own 27Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald0
0:572nd & 10own 27No Huddle-Shotgun Pereira,Ayden pass incomplete short right to Lehman,Cooper thrown to MC37 broken up by Tucker,Tevin PENALTY KSU Holding (Cordoba,Joel) 10 yards from MC27 to MC37, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+10
0:571st & 10own 37Ayden Pereira run for 5 yds to the MRMK 42+5
0:302nd & 5own 42Ayden Pereira pass complete to Cooper Lehman for 17 yds to the KENT 41 for a 1ST down Kent State Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Jaire Rawlison) to the KENT 26 for a 1ST down+32
0:301st & 10opp 26Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Cooper Lehman0
0:302nd & 10opp 26Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 12 yds to the KENT 14 for a 1ST down+12
0:302nd & 5own 42Timeout Merrimack, clock 00:300
0:091st & 10opp 14Ayden Pereira pass complete to DeMarcus McElroy for 5 yds to the KENT 9+5
0:091st & 10opp 14Timeout Merrimack, clock 00:090
0:042nd & 5opp 9Timeout Merrimack, clock 00:040
0:012nd & 5opp 9Carlton Thai 26 yd FG GOOD+26
14:531st & 10own 35Mike Ryan kickoff for 50 yds , Cade Wolford return for 23 yds to the KENT 42 Kent State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Angelo Stockstill) to the KENT 15+23

KENT5 plays, -5 yd · Punt

0:001st & 10own 35Carlton Thai kickoff for 19 yds0
14:531st & 10own 15Gavin Garcia run for no gain to the KENT 150
14:532nd & 10own 15CJ Montes pass incomplete to Wayne Harris0
14:533rd & 10own 15CJ Montes pass incomplete to Wayne Harris0
14:534th & 10own 15PENALTY KSU Delay Of Game (Stoeckel,Jake) 5 yards from KSU15 to KSU10. NO PLAY.−5

MRMK7 plays, 28 yd · Missed FG

14:001st & 10opp 47Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald0
14:002nd & 10opp 47Ayden Pereira run for no gain to the KENT 470
14:003rd & 10opp 47Ayden Pereira run for 25 yds to the KENT 22 for a 1ST down+25
14:001st & 10opp 22DeMarcus McElroy run for 1 yd to the KENT 21+1
14:002nd & 9opp 21Ayden Pereira pass complete to DeMarcus McElroy for 7 yds to the KENT 14+7
14:003rd & 2opp 14Ayden Pereira run for a loss of 5 yards to the KENT 19−5
10:414th & 7opp 19Carlton Thai 36 yd FG MISSED+36

KENT6 plays, 20 yd · Punt

14:004th & 15own 10Jake Stoeckel punt for 37 yds0
2:221st & 10own 26Dru DeShields pass complete to Sebastian Brown for 15 yds to the KENT 41 for a 1ST down+15
2:221st & 10own 41Donovan Delaney Jr. run for 1 yd to the KENT 42+1
2:222nd & 9own 42Dru DeShields pass complete to Jay Jay Etheridge for 4 yds to the KENT 46+4
2:223rd & 5own 46Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Cade Wolford0
0:194th & 5own 46Jake Stoeckel punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Garry Rosemond Jr. at the MRMK 120

KENT2 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown

10:411st & 10own 20Cade Wolford run for 1 yd to the KENT 21+1
9:562nd & 9own 21Dru DeShields pass complete to Cade Wolford for 79 yds for a TD (Will Hryszko KICK)+79

MRMK15 plays, 55 yd · Field goal

9:561st & 10own 35Will Hryszko kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
9:561st & 10own 25Brendon Wyatt run for 8 yds to the MRMK 33+8
9:562nd & 2own 33Brendon Wyatt run for no gain to the MRMK 33 Merrimack Penalty, (-10 Yards) to the MRMK 23−10
9:562nd & 12own 23Ayden Pereira run for 1 yd to the MRMK 24+1
9:563rd & 11own 24Ayden Pereira pass complete to Seth Sweitzer for 14 yds to the MRMK 38 for a 1ST down+14
9:561st & 10own 38Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald0
9:562nd & 10own 38Ayden Pereira pass complete to Cooper Lehman for 22 yds to the KENT 40 for a 1ST down+22
9:561st & 10opp 40Ayden Pereira run for no gain to the KENT 400
9:562nd & 10opp 40Ayden Pereira run for 16 yds to the KENT 24 for a 1ST down+16
9:561st & 10opp 24Brendon Wyatt run for no gain to the KENT 240
9:562nd & 10opp 24Ayden Pereira pass complete to Austin Palmer for 12 yds to the KENT 12 for a 1ST down+12
9:561st & 10opp 12Brendon Wyatt run for 2 yds to the KENT 10+2
9:562nd & 8opp 10Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Hayden Fisher0
9:563rd & 8opp 10Ayden Pereira sacked by Jamond Mathis for a loss of 10 yards to the KENT 20−10
2:264th & 18opp 20Carlton Thai 37 yd FG GOOD+37

MRMK15 plays, 34 yd · On downs

2:221st & 10own 35Mike Ryan kickoff for 46 yds , Cade Wolford return for 7 yds to the KENT 26+7
5:281st & 10own 35PENALTY MC UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Warrick,Bryce) 15 yards from KSU35 to KSU50. NO PLAY.+15
5:281st & 10midfieldWill Hryszko kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback0
5:281st & 10own 25Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Galamama Mulbah0
5:282nd & 10own 25Ayden Pereira pass complete to Brendon Wyatt for 13 yds to the MRMK 38 for a 1ST down+13
5:281st & 10own 38Ayden Pereira run for 3 yds to the MRMK 41+3
5:282nd & 7own 41Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 3 yds to the MRMK 44+3
5:283rd & 4own 44Brendon Wyatt run for 7 yds to the KENT 49 for a 1ST down+7
5:281st & 10opp 49Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald0
5:282nd & 10opp 49Ayden Pereira pass complete to Cade Callahan for 13 yds to the KENT 36 for a 1ST down+13
5:281st & 10opp 36Ayden Pereira sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the KENT 41−5
5:282nd & 15opp 41Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Cooper Lehman0
5:281st & 10own 35Da'Realyst Clark 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Will Hryszko Kick)+100
5:283rd & 15opp 41Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Austin Palmer0
1:424th & 15opp 41Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Seth Sweitzer0

MRMK5 plays, -1 yd · Punt

0:001st & 10own 12Brendon Wyatt run for 3 yds to the MRMK 15+3
15:002nd & 7own 15Brendon Wyatt run for 1 yd to the MRMK 16+1
15:003rd & 6own 16Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald0
15:004th & 6own 16Ryan,Mike punt 47 yards to the KSU37 Harris,Wayne return 9 yards to the KSU46 (Wilson,Jacob; Latham,Matthias) PENALTY MC Illegal Formation 5 yards from MC16 to MC11. NO PLAY.−5
13:524th & 11own 11Mike Ryan punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the KENT 31 , Wayne Harris returns for 22 yds to the KENT 33 Kent State Penalty, Illegal Block (Angelo Stockstill) to the KENT 31+22

KENT7 plays, 8 yd · End of period

0:00own 12End of 3rd Quarter0
1:474th & 15opp 41Timeout Kent State, clock 01:470
1:421st & 10own 41Gavin Garcia run for 7 yds to the KENT 48+7
1:342nd & 3own 48Gavin Garcia run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line+2
1:343rd & 1midfieldDonovan Delaney Jr. run for 2 yds to the MRMK 48 for a 1ST down+2
1:342nd & 3own 48Timeout Merrimack, clock 01:340
0:001st & 10opp 48Kneel down by Kent St. at KSU49 for loss of 3 yards.−3

KENT6 plays, 18 yd · Punt

13:521st & 10own 31CJ Montes pass complete to Jay Jay Etheridge for 9 yds to the KENT 40+9
13:522nd & 1own 40Donovan Delaney Jr. run for 2 yds to the KENT 42 for a 1ST down+2
13:521st & 10own 42CJ Montes sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the KENT 39−3
13:522nd & 13own 39Jahzae Kimbrough run for 2 yds to the KENT 41+2
13:523rd & 11own 41Gavin Garcia run for 8 yds to the KENT 49+8
10:444th & 3own 49Jake Stoeckel punt for 26 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MRMK 250

MRMK4 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

10:441st & 10own 25Ayden Pereira run for 27 yds to the KENT 48 for a 1ST down+27
10:441st & 10opp 48Ayden Pereira pass complete to Brendon Wyatt for 3 yds to the KENT 45+3
10:442nd & 7opp 45Ayden Pereira pass complete to Seth Sweitzer for 9 yds to the KENT 36 for a 1ST down+9
8:381st & 10opp 36Seth Sweitzer 36 Yd pass from Ayden Pereira (Aveon Smith Pass to Cade Callahan for Two-Point Conversion)+36

KENT4 plays, -6 yd · Turnover

8:381st & 10own 35Mike Ryan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
8:381st & 10own 25Dru DeShields run for a loss of 2 yards to the KENT 23−2
8:382nd & 12own 23Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Hunter Hopperton0
7:593rd & 12own 23Dru DeShields sacked by Bryce Warrick for a loss of 4 yards to the KENT 19 Merrimack Penalty, (15 Yards) to the KENT 34+11

MRMK6 plays, 6 yd · Field goal

7:591st & 10opp 34Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 3 yds to the KENT 31+3
7:592nd & 7opp 31Ayden Pereira run for 2 yds to the KENT 29+2
7:593rd & 5opp 29PENALTY MC False Start (Lizama,Steve) 5 yards from KSU29 to KSU34. NO PLAY.−5
7:593rd & 10opp 34Ayden Pereira run for 6 yds to the KENT 28+6
5:454th & 4opp 28Timeout Merrimack, clock 05:450
5:404th & 4opp 28Carlton Thai 45 yd FG GOOD+45

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