Merrimack Warriors

0-1

Ugh, no.

Merrimack Warriors lost to the Kent State Golden Flashes

0-1 17 – 21

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Final · Sat, Aug 30

Game Details

Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium (Kent) · 8,647 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Clark's 100-yard kickoff return ends Kent State's 21-game losing streak, 21-17 over Merrimack

Da'Realyst Clark returned a kickoff 100-yard for a touchdown to lift Kent State to a 21-17 win over Merrimack on Saturday, ending the Golden Flashes' 21-game losing streak in interim coach Mark Carney's first game.

Recap via ESPN

0:10 Jelani Davis makes timely sack vs. Kent State

0:26 Ayden Pereira throws 36-yard touchdown pass pass to Seth Sweitzer

0:34 Dru Deshields throws 79-yard touchdown pass pass to Cade Wolford

Clips play on ESPN

Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium · Kent

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MRMK	0	3	3	11	17
KENT	0	7	7	7	21

Win Probability · Merrimack Warriors

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Game Leaders

Merrimack Warriors

Ayden Pereira · 15/31, 176 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Ayden Pereira · 19 CAR, 103 YDSRushing Yards
Seth Sweitzer · 3 REC, 59 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
JE Jabari Echols · 1Sacks
KS Kendal Sims · 9Tackles

Kent State Golden Flashes

Dru DeShields · 6/10, 118 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Gavin Garcia · 15 CAR, 49 YDSRushing Yards
Cade Wolford · 2 REC, 109 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Jamond Mathis · 1Sacks
CJ Young · 9Tackles

2026 FCS Independents Standings

Team
Merrimack
Chicago State

2026 Mid-American Conference Standings

Team
Eastern Michigan
Toledo
Central Michigan
Ohio
Western Michigan
Bowling Green
Massachusetts
Kent State
Buffalo
Miami (OH)
Akron
Ball State
Sacramento State

Scoring

Q4 5:28

TD Da'Realyst Clark 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Will Hryszko Kick)17–21

Q4 5:40

FG Carlton Thai 45 Yd Field Goal 17–14

Q4 8:38

TD Seth Sweitzer 36 Yd pass from Ayden Pereira (Aveon Smith Pass to Cade Callahan for Two-Point Conversion)14–14

Q3 2:26

FG Carlton Thai 37 Yd Field Goal 6–14

Q3 9:56

TD Cade Wolford 79 Yd pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko Kick)3–14

Q2 0:01

FG Carlton Thai 26 Yd Field Goal 3–7

Q2 3:24

TD Cade Wolford 30 Yd pass from CJ Montes (Will Hryszko Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Merrimack WarriorsKent State Golden Flashes

Offense

340 Total Yards 305

176 Passing Yards 209

164 Rushing Yards 96

17 First Downs 15

Efficiency

3-14 3rd Down 5-14

0-1 4th Down 0-1

15/31 Completions 12/19

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 1

11-115 Penalties 8-65

31:31 Possession 28:24

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Ayden Pereira	15/31	176	5.7	1	0	--
Team	15/31	176	5.7	1	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Ayden Pereira	19	103	5.4	27
Aveon Smith	4	30	7.5	22
Brendon Wyatt	8	21	2.6	8
Seth Sweitzer	1	8	8.0	8
Matthias Latham	1	2	2.0	2
DeMarcus McElroy	2	0	0.0	1
Team	35	164	4.7	27

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Seth Sweitzer	3	59	19.7	1	36
Cooper Lehman	2	39	19.5	0	22
Jalen McDonald	4	25	6.3	0	12
Brendon Wyatt	2	16	8.0	0	13
Cade Callahan	1	13	13.0	0	13
Austin Palmer	1	12	12.0	0	12
DeMarcus McElroy	2	12	6.0	0	7
Team	15	176	11.7	1	36

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Garry Rosemond Jr.	1	0
Adrian Rufo	0	1
Team	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Kendal Sims	9	2	0	0	0	0
Rajahn Cooper	7	2	0	0	1	0
DJ Frazier	7	0	0.5	0.5	0	1
RJ Chapman	6	5	0	0	0	0
Jacob Wilson	6	4	0	0	0	0
Jason Compoh	4	4	0	0	0	0
Garry Rosemond Jr.	4	3	0	1	1	0
Dwayne Green Jr	4	1	0	0	0	0
Logan Graham	3	1	0	0	0	0
Adrian Rufo	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kamden Wyatt	2	2	0	0	0	0
Cidney Johnson	2	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Jabari Echols	1	1	1	1	0	0
Bryce Gentry-Warrick	1	1	1	1	0	1
Nate Palanica Jr.	1	1	0	1	0	0
DeMarcus McElroy	1	1	0	0	0	0
Will Claude	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bryce Ricks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Justyce Hathaway	1	0	0	0	0	0
Darrell Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	65	29	3	5	2	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Austin Palmer	1	6	6.0	6	0
Team	1	6	6.0	6	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Garry Rosemond Jr.	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Carlton Thai	3/3	100.0	45	0/0	9
Team	3/3	100.0	45	0/0	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Mike Ryan	7	345	49.3	1	1	57
Team	7	345	49.3	1	1	57

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Dru DeShields	6/10	118	11.8	1	8.6
CJ Montes	6/9	91	10.1	1	20.3
Team	12/19	209	11.0	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Gavin Garcia	15	49	3.3	8
Jahzae Kimbrough	7	39	5.6	12
Donovan Delaney Jr.	4	7	1.8	2
Dru DeShields	4	2	0.5	6
Cade Wolford	1	1	1.0	1
CJ Montes	5	1	0.2	5
Team	1	-3	-3.0	0
Team	37	96	2.6	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Cade Wolford	2	109	54.5	2	79
Sebastian Brown	3	50	16.7	0	19
Terik Mulder	2	17	8.5	0	17
Jay Jay Etheridge	2	13	6.5	0	9
Hunter Hopperton	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wayne Harris	2	9	4.5	0	10
Team	12	209	17.4	2	79

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Dru DeShields	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
CJ Young	9	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Woods	8	2	0	0.5	0	0	0
Jaire Rawlison	7	5	0	0.5	1	0	0
Joel Cordoba	7	2	0	0	0	1	0
A'tiq Muhammad	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jelani Davis	4	2	0.5	1.5	0	1	0
Thomas Aden	4	0	0.5	1	0	0	0
Tevin Tucker	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jamond Mathis	3	1	1	1	0	5	0
Mattheus Carroll	3	1	0	0.5	0	1	0
Canaan Williams	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick Jackson III	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sayed Abuhamdeh	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brodyn Bishop	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Semaj Cross	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amon Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Maddox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
DJ Barnes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darian Blachewicz	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jaihien Roy	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Da'Realyst Clark	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	64	24	2	5	2	9	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Da'Realyst Clark	1	100	100.0	100	1
Cade Wolford	2	17	8.5	10	0
Team	3	117	39.0	100	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Wayne Harris	3	30	10.0	21	0
Team	3	30	10.0	21	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Will Hryszko	0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3
Team	0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jake Stoeckel	6	173	28.8	0	2	42
Team	6	173	28.8	0	2	42

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