Western Carolina vs. Mercer Box Score and Stats - October 10, 2026 | FOX Sports

Western Carolina

3-4

3-4

14

FINAL

17

5-2

5-2

RECAP

BOX SCORE

GAME STATS

PLAY-BY-PLAY

ODDS

NEWS

	1	2	3	4	T
WCU	0	7	0	7	14
MER	0	0	7	10	17

WESTERN CAROLINA

PASSING	COM	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
L. Thomas	19/35	54.3	215	6.1	1	1	-
J. Boyd	1/1	100.0	5	5.0	1	0	-
TOTALS	20/36	55.6	220	6.1	2	1	-

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
J. Perry	12	50	4.2	0	13
L. Thomas	15	18	1.2	0	9
A. Colombo	1	3	3.0	0	3
M. Cochran	3	1	0.3	0	3
A. Benjamin	1	1	1.0	0	1
J. Martin-Durham	1	0	0.0	0	0
TOTALS	33	73	2.2	0	13

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	TGT
J. Boyd	6	76	12.7	0	36	6
A. Colombo	2	32	16.0	0	19	2
J. Perry	3	28	9.3	0	19	3
M. Striggles	1	26	26.0	0	26	1
J. Young	3	21	7.0	0	8	3
M. Cochran	2	14	7.0	1	9	2
B. Burns	1	11	11.0	0	11	1
J. Cornelius	1	7	7.0	0	7	1
L. Thomas	1	5	5.0	1	5	1
TOTALS	20	220	11.0	2	36	20

DEFENSIVE	TCK	SOL	SCK	TFL	INT	PD	TD
C. Kerns	0	0	1.5	0	0	0	0
N. Ashenafi	0	0	0.5	0	0	0	0
J. Cornelius	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
TOTALS	0	0	2	0	2	0	0

FUMBLES	FUM	LST	FF	REC
TOTALS	0	0	0	0

KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
R. Hollis	1	18	18.0	18	0
TOTALS	1	18	18.0	18	0

PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
A. Colombo	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
TOTALS	2	-1	-0.5	0	0

KICKING	FG	PCT	LNG	XP	PTS
B. McCollum	0/0	-	-	2/2	2
TOTALS	0/0	-	-	2/2	2

PUNTING	NO	AVG	20	TB	LNG
M. Fitzgerald	8	39.2	2	0	53
TOTALS	8	39.2	2	0	53

MERCER

PASSING	COM	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
J. Pickles	12/15	80.0	132	8.8	2	1	-
J. King	3/6	50.0	10	1.7	0	1	-
TOTALS	15/21	71.4	142	6.8	2	2	-

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
J. Pickles	19	71	3.7	0	26
D. Caldwell	12	71	5.9	0	17
Z. Palode-Gary	12	66	5.5	0	18
J. King	4	20	5.0	0	14
B. Smith	2	16	8.0	0	8
TOTALS	49	244	5.0	0	26

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	TGT
Z. Palode-Gary	1	63	63.0	1	63	1
B. Smith	5	43	8.6	1	18	5
T. Solomon	4	18	4.5	0	10	4
S. Albee	1	12	12.0	0	12	1
E. Rasheed	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
A. Gregg	1	1	1.0	0	1	1
D. Caldwell	2	0	0.0	0	1	2
TOTALS	15	142	9.5	2	63	15

DEFENSIVE	TCK	SOL	SCK	TFL	INT	PD	TD
N. Gay	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
E. Brantley Jr.	0	0	0.5	0	0	0	0
K. McInnis	0	0	0.5	0	0	0	0
E. McDowell	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTALS	0	0	2	0	1	0	0

FUMBLES	FUM	LST	FF	REC
TOTALS	0	0	0	0

KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
S. Martin Jr.	2	36	18.0	23	0
TOTALS	2	36	18.0	23	0

PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
B. Smith	2	20	10.0	15	0
TOTALS	2	20	10.0	15	0

KICKING	FG	PCT	LNG	XP	PTS
S. Zeidan	1/1	100	42	2/2	5
TOTALS	1/1	100	42	2/2	5

PUNTING	NO	AVG	20	TB	LNG
S. Seymour	6	38.2	3	0	48
TOTALS	6	38.2	3	0	48