Western Carolina Catamounts at Mercer Bears

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Western Carolina Catamounts

4-4, 2-3 Away

Final
34 - 44

Mercer Bears

7-1, 4-0 Home

Mcgee runs for 223 yards and two long touchdowns as Mercer rallies past Western Carolina, 44-34

Mercer (7-1) is tied with Chattanooga, both with four wins in five conference games. East Tennessee and the Catamounts are tied at 3-1, with the Buccaneers facing the Bears on Saturday.

Trailing 24-7 with 4:32 left in the second quarter, the Bears scored 27 straight points to take a 34-24 lead to start the fourth quarter. Mcgee broke for touchdown runs covering 64 and 59 yards — wrapped around Whitt Newbauer's 2-yard keeper just before halftime — to put Mercer in front 28-24. Reice Griffith kicked field goals from 30 and 23 yards out and added a 40-yarder in the fourth quarter.

Paxton Robertson connected on a 44-yard field goal with 5:22 left in the game to get the Catamounts within 37-34, but Mercer answered with a six-play, 77-yard drive capped by CJ Miller's 31-yard run to the end zone to set the final margin.

Mcgee did his damage on 18 carries to lead the Bears. Newbauer completed 10 of 21 passes for 234 yards and a touchdown and Kelin Parsons had four catches for 102 yards.

Cole Gonzales was 25-of-47 passing for 395 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Catamounts (4-4, 3-1).

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Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 11:39	Jalynn Williams 2 Yd Run (Paxton Robertson Kick)
TD	1st Period 5:54	AJ Colombo 17 Yd pass from Cole Gonzales (Paxton Robertson Kick)
TD	2nd Period 14:56	Brayden Smith 6 Yd pass from Whitt Newbauer (Reice Griffith Kick)
FG	2nd Period 12:26	Paxton Robertson 31 Yd Field Goal
TD	2nd Period 4:32	Cole Gonzales 12 Yd Run (Paxton Robertson Kick)
TD	2nd Period 3:52	Dwayne Mcgee 64 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
TD	2nd Period 0:55	Whitt Newbauer 2 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
TD	3rd Period 13:26	Dwayne Mcgee 59 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
FG	3rd Period 8:58	Reice Griffith 30 Yd Field Goal
FG	3rd Period 2:07	Reice Griffith 23 Yd Field Goal
TD	4th Period 9:52	Zion Booker 3 Yd pass from Cole Gonzales (Paxton Robertson Kick)
FG	4th Period 8:14	Reice Griffith 40 Yd Field Goal
FG	4th Period 5:22	Paxton Robertson 44 Yd Field Goal
TD	4th Period 1:52	CJ Miller 31 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)

Statistics

WCU		MER
30	1st Downs	22
8-18	3rd down efficiency	3-11
1-3	4th down efficiency	0-1
582	Total Yards	548
395	Passing	234
25/48	Comp/Att	10/21
8.2	Yards per pass	11.1
187	Rushing	314
37	Rushing Attempts	42
5.1	Yards per rush	7.5
11-106	Penalties	7-75
0	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	0
29:41	Possession	30:19

Game Information

Venue: Five Star Stadium

Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 7,389 · Capacity:

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