Week 6 · 2026
Western Carolina at Mercer
Sat 10/10/2026 03:00 PMFive Star Stadium at the Moye ComplexConference
88°Mostly Cloudy10 mph S · 59% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Western Carolina
14
4–5
Mercer
17
7–2
Attendance
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not yet reported
Western CarolinaWCU
MercerMER
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Lex Thomas | 19/35 | 215 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 |
| WCU | Jai Boyd | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 |
| MER | JP Pickles | 12/15 | 132 | 8.8 | 2 | 1 |
| MER | Jaylen King | 3/6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Josh Perry | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 |
| WCU | Lex Thomas | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 0 | 9 |
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| WCU | Anthony Benjamin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| WCU | Marlin Cochran | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| WCU | Jordan Martin-Durham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Devon Caldwell | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 0 | 17 |
| MER | JP Pickles | 19 | 71 | 3.7 | 0 | 26 |
| MER | Zahmari Palode-Gary | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 0 | 18 |
| MER | Jaylen King | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 |
| MER | Brayden Smith | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Jai Boyd | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 36 |
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 19 |
| WCU | Josh Perry | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 19 |
| WCU | Marcus Striggles | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| WCU | Jake Young | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| WCU | Marlin Cochran | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 9 |
| WCU | Bode Burns | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| WCU | Jayden Cornelius | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| WCU | Lex Thomas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
| MER | Zahmari Palode-Gary | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 1 | 63 |
| MER | Brayden Smith | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 1 | 18 |
| MER | Travion Solomon | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 |
| MER | Samuel Albee | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| MER | Eric Rasheed | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| MER | Asa Gregg | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| MER | Devon Caldwell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Nassor Ashenafi | 10 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Blue Monroe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Da'Shawn Davis | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Marco Patierno | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Trystan Anderson | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Chase Kerns | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Joshua Collins | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Andre Jackson Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Ryan McKinnis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Braylon Jones | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WCU | Jayden Cornelius | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Julian Quintero | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Adrian Stone | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Fernando Jeanty | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Ja'Torian Mack | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jabari McWilliams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jeremy Johnson II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Marlin Cochran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Na'koma Simpson-Nealy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Isaac McLellan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jakoby Diamond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jordan Martin-Durham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Marseille Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Vanier Baptiste III | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jermiyah Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MER | Jyarius Carter | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Ronin Dangler | 9 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Nigel Gay | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MER | CJ Favors | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Eric Brantley Jr. | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Kobe McInnis | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Cameron Goggins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MER | Jeremy Richardson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MER | Mike Polke | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MER | Cam Moore | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Ean Johnson-Kelley | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Evin McDowell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MER | Ke'Vion Wellington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Sam Martin Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Shareef Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Christian Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Gerald Walker Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Javious Bond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Kehinde Akintunde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Marquis Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Mykel Calixte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Jayden Cornelius | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| MER | Evin McDowell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Bryan McCollum | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
| MER | Simon Zeidan | 1/1 | 100.0 | 42 | 2/2 | 5 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Mark Fitzgerald | 8 | 314 | 39.3 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| MER | Senin Seymour | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Richard Hollis | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| MER | Sam Martin Jr. | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 23 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Brayden Smith | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Western Carolina
Mercer 9–1 vs Western Carolina
- 2025 · wk 11Mercer 49 @ Western Carolina 47
- 2024 · wk 9Western Carolina 34 @ Mercer 44
- 2023 · wk 9Mercer 45 @ Western Carolina 38
- 2022 · wk 6Western Carolina 6 @ Mercer 49
- 2021 · wk 6Mercer 34 @ Western Carolina 24
- 2019 · wk 1Mercer 49 @ Western Carolina 27
- 2018 · wk 8Western Carolina 46 @ Mercer 59
- 2017 · wk 11Mercer 35 @ Western Carolina 33
- 2016 · wk 7Western Carolina 24 @ Mercer 38
- 2015 · wk 6Mercer 21 @ Western Carolina 24
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