dorsey INT vs. mercer
David Elliott
54
Winner Mercer MER 4-2 , 1-1
3
VMI VMI 0-6 , 0-2
Winner
Mercer MER
4-2 , 1-1
54
Final
3
VMI VMI
0-6 , 0-2
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
MER Mercer 10 17 10 17 54
VMI VMI 3 0 0 0 3

Game Recap: Football |

Keydets fall to Mercer on rainy Saturday

LEXINGTON, Va. – Looking to pick up its first victory of the season, the VMI football team fell by a 54-3 score to visiting Mercer University in Southern Conference action on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Foster Stadium.
 
With the loss, VMI falls to 0-6, 0-2 on the season while Mercer improves to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in league play.
 
The teams exchanged field goals during the early part of the first quarter with VMI's Jack Joyce connecting on a 49-yarder to cap a 6-play, 15-yard drive that began following a VMI interception by freshman Terry Dorsey.
 
Mercer responded by going down the field and scoring on the final play of the quarter when JP Pickles connected with Jackson Kostmayer on a three-yard TD reception as time expired on the clock.
 
The second quarter featured a variety of punt exchanges before Mercer's Simon Zeidan connected on a 36-yard field goal with under 4:00 before the half. The Bears would go on to score two touchdowns in the final three minutes to go into the break with a 27-3 advantage.
 
The Bears did not relent in the second half as they went on to score 10 points in the third quarter and 17 in the fourth while holding the Keydets scoreless en route to the victory.
 
Key Stats
*Mercer QB Jaylen King went 14-23 on the day for 202 passing yards primarily to WR Brayden Smith, who led the Bears with 58 receiving yards.
*On the ground, Mercer RB Zahmari Palode-Gary led the team with 130 net rushing yards including a 64-yard TD scamper late in the second quarter
*Aslin Shipe led the Keydets with 37 net rushing yards while Cade Cox led the receiving corps with 20 receiving yards
*VMI safety Nic Land led the Keydets with 13.0 tackles for the day, including nine solo takedowns
 
Up Next
The Keydets have a bye week to prepare for a game at Wofford on October 17 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. 




 
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