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Mercyhurst vs Western Kentucky

Final · Week 5 · Sat Sep 26 · 7:00 PM ET · Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium

Mercyhurst LakersMercyhurst1-4

FinalSep 26, 2026

Western Kentucky HilltoppersWestern Kentucky1-3

StreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Spread

MERC +39.5−112

WKU −39.5−108

Total O/U

Over 58.5−112

Under 58.5−108

Spread: Western Kentucky −39.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 58.5 (59 points).

Recap

Western Kentucky routed Mercyhurst 52-7 at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green on Sep 26, 2026, a 45-point win to move to 1-3.

They scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter.

Score by quarter

Mercyhurst Lakers and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
MERC	0	0	7	0	7
WKU	10	21	14	7	52

Scoring plays

First Quarter

WKUTouchdown · 11:41Nigel Johnson 72 Yd pass from Rodney Tisdale Jr. (Karl Campbell Kick)0-7
WKUField Goal · 1:01Karl Campbell 35 Yd Field Goal0-10

Second Quarter

WKUTouchdown · 12:52Cameron Flowers 23 Yd pass from Rodney Tisdale Jr. (Karl Campbell Kick)0-17
WKUTouchdown · 4:41Brock Glenn 1 Yd Run (Karl Campbell Kick)0-24
WKUTouchdown · 1:07Ajay Allen 41 Yd pass from Rodney Tisdale Jr. (Karl Campbell Kick)0-31

Third Quarter

WKUTouchdown · 11:16Quincy Burroughs 20 Yd pass from Rodney Tisdale Jr. (Karl Campbell Kick)0-38
WKUTouchdown · 7:34Lofton Howard 3 Yd pass from Brock Glenn (Karl Campbell Kick)0-45
MERCTouchdown · 1:49Sha'lik Hampton 10 Yd pass from Alex Gevaudan (Rocco Marcantonio Kick)7-45

Fourth Quarter

WKUTouchdown · 11:01Zion Taylor 72 Yd pass from Brock Glenn (Karl Campbell Kick)7-52

Team stats

MERCWKU

1st Downs: 14; 24
Total Yards: 264; 596
Passing: 172; 407
Rushing: 92; 189
3rd down efficiency: 6-17; 6-11
Turnovers: 0; 1
Possession: 31:27; 28:33

Top performers

Mercyhurst LakersWestern Kentucky Hilltoppers

Passing

Alex Gevaudan22/44, 172 YDS, 1 TD

Rodney Tisdale Jr.19/23, 303 YDS, 4 TD

Rushing

Jameir Gamble9 CAR, 58 YDS

Brock Glenn5 CAR, 50 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

Emanuel Fincher4 REC, 40 YDS

Nigel Johnson1 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Mark Hawkins Jr.1

Elin Jones1

Tackles

Elijah Binakonsky6

Jaylen Wester8

Player stats

Mercyhurst · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Alex Gevaudan	22/44	172	3.9	1	0	--

Mercyhurst · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jameir Gamble	9	58	6.4	35
Emanuel Fincher	5	18	3.6	7
Harrison Snyder	1	7	7.0	7
Ethen Knox	3	5	1.7	2
Ryan Miller	1	4	4.0	4
Christian MacDonald	1	3	3.0	3
Amare Lattimore	1	0	0.0	0
Alex Gevaudan	2	-3	-1.5	3

Mercyhurst · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Emanuel Fincher	4	40	10.0	0	29
Ethen Knox	6	38	6.3	0	15
Amare Lattimore	3	27	9.0	0	12
Evan Van Dyke	3	20	6.7	0	14
Christian MacDonald	1	13	13.0	0	13
Dylan Evans	2	12	6.0	0	11
Sha'lik Hampton	1	10	10.0	1	10
Wakeem Page Jr.	1	7	7.0	0	7
Ethan Holbrook	1	5	5.0	0	5

Mercyhurst · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Adonis Marshall	0	0	1

Mercyhurst · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR
Braylon Beckwith	6	5	0	1	0
Elijah Binakonsky	6	3	0	0	0
Mark Hawkins Jr.	6	2	1	1	1
Zacchaeus Dixon	5	3	0	1	0
Jeff Leavell	5	2	0	0	0
Daylan Pringle	4	4	0	1	0
Adonis Marshall	4	2	0	0	0
Anez Jordan	3	2	0	0	0

Mercyhurst · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Shakile Ferguson	5	72	14.4	24	0

Mercyhurst · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Rocco Marcantonio	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Mercyhurst · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Thomas O'Neill	6	295	49.2	0	3	58

Western Kentucky · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Rodney Tisdale Jr.	19/23	303	13.2	4	79.3
Brock Glenn	4/6	101	16.8	2	70.5
Caleb McMickle	1/2	3	1.5	0	--

Western Kentucky · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Brock Glenn	5	50	10.0	1	18
Le'Kamren Meadows	4	45	11.3	0	17
Ajay Allen	8	42	5.3	0	12
Rodney Tisdale Jr.	7	24	3.4	0	16
Kalib Hicks	5	17	3.4	0	6
Cameron Flowers	1	8	8.0	0	8
Caleb McMickle	1	5	5.0	0	5
Jonathan Stafford Jr.	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	2	-4	-2.0	0	0

Western Kentucky · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Nigel Johnson	1	72	72.0	1	72
Zion Taylor	2	66	33.0	1	72
CC Ezirim	4	60	15.0	0	38
Jonathan Stafford Jr.	6	60	10.0	0	23
Ajay Allen	1	41	41.0	1	41
Cameron Flowers	2	35	17.5	1	23
Quincy Burroughs	1	20	20.0	1	20
Qua'Vez Humphreys	2	20	10.0	0	10
Lofton Howard	2	14	7.0	1	11
Coleson Arends	1	9	9.0	0	9
Le'Kamren Meadows	1	7	7.0	0	7
Jeremiah Carroll	1	3	3.0	0	3

Western Kentucky · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Le'Kamren Meadows	1	1	0
Rodney Tisdale Jr.	1	0	0

Western Kentucky · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jaylen Wester	8	6	0	2.5	1	0
Jaylen Lewis	7	6	0	0	1	0
Jordan Donald	4	3	0	0	0	0
Elin Jones	4	2	1	1.5	0	0
Westen Ard	3	2	0	0	2	0
Josaiah Knight	3	1	0	0	0	1
Jacob Cosby-Mosley	3	1	0	0	0	0
Geajorm Akpaloo	3	1	0	0	0	0

Western Kentucky · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Sincere Baines	1	47	47.0	47	0
Le'Kamren Meadows	1	25	25.0	25	0

Western Kentucky · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Cameron Flowers	1	34	34.0	34	0
Jonathan Stafford Jr.	1	17	17.0	17	0

Western Kentucky · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Karl Campbell	1/1	100.0	35	7/7	10

Game info

VenueHouchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY

Attendance17,247

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