Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

10thin Conference USA · 1-3

YES!

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers beat the Mercyhurst Lakers

1-4 7 – 52

1-3

Final · Sat, Sep 26

Game Details

Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium (Bowling Green) · 17,247 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Tisdale Jr. racks up 309 passing yards, 4 TDs in Western Kentucky's 52-7 win against Mercyhurst

Rodney Tisdale Jr. threw for 309 yards and four touchdowns, 12 different Hilltoppers had catches, and Western Kentucky defeated Mercyhurst 52-7 on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:14 Rodney Tisdale Jr. connects for 72-yard TD pass

0:11 Karl Campbell makes 35-yard field goal

0:33 Rodney Tisdale Jr. throws 23-yard touchdown

0:19 Brock Glenn rushes in for 1-yard TD

Clips play on ESPN

Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MERC	0	0	7	0	7
WKU	10	21	14	7	52

Win Probability · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

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Game Leaders

Mercyhurst Lakers

AG Alex Gevaudan · 22/44, 172 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
JG Jameir Gamble · 9 CAR, 58 YDSRushing Yards
EF Emanuel Fincher · 4 REC, 40 YDSReceiving Yards
MH Mark Hawkins Jr. · 1Sacks
EB Elijah Binakonsky · 6Tackles

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Rodney Tisdale Jr. · 19/23, 303 YDS, 4 TDPassing Yards
Brock Glenn · 5 CAR, 50 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Nigel Johnson · 1 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
EJ Elin Jones · 1Sacks
Jaylen Wester · 8Tackles

2026 Northeast Conference Standings

Team
Robert Morris
Central Connecticut
Stonehill
Long Island University
Duquesne
Mercyhurst
New Haven
Wagner

2026 Conference USA Standings

Team
Liberty
Jacksonville State
New Mexico State
Florida International
Kennesaw State
Missouri State
Sam Houston
Delaware
Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky

Scoring

Q4 11:01

TD Zion Taylor 72 Yd pass from Brock Glenn (Karl Campbell Kick)7–52

Q3 1:49

TD Sha'lik Hampton 10 Yd pass from Alex Gevaudan (Rocco Marcantonio Kick)7–45

Q3 7:34

TD Lofton Howard 3 Yd pass from Brock Glenn (Karl Campbell Kick)0–45

Q3 11:16

TD Quincy Burroughs 20 Yd pass from Rodney Tisdale Jr. (Karl Campbell Kick)0–38

Q2 1:07

TD Ajay Allen 41 Yd pass from Rodney Tisdale Jr. (Karl Campbell Kick)0–31

Q2 4:41

TD Brock Glenn 1 Yd Run (Karl Campbell Kick)0–24

Q2 12:52

TD Cameron Flowers 23 Yd pass from Rodney Tisdale Jr. (Karl Campbell Kick)0–17

Q1 1:01

FG Karl Campbell 35 Yd Field Goal 0–10

Q1 11:41

TD Nigel Johnson 72 Yd pass from Rodney Tisdale Jr. (Karl Campbell Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Mercyhurst LakersWestern Kentucky Hilltoppers

Offense

264 Total Yards 596

172 Passing Yards 407

92 Rushing Yards 189

14 First Downs 24

Efficiency

6-17 3rd Down 6-11

2-5 4th Down 4-4

22/44 Completions 24/31

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 1

2-15 Penalties 0-0

31:27 Possession 28:33

Box Score

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Passing

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

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
Team	23	92	4.0	35

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
Team	22	172	7.8	1	29

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Adonis Marshall	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

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
Camariyon Bridges	3	2	0	0	0
Patrick Carter	3	1	0	0	0
Shakile Ferguson	2	2	0	0	0
Jordan Brown	2	2	0	0	0
Broderick Washington	2	1	0	0	0
Jayonn Saunders	2	1	0	0	0
Mason Mudd	2	1	0	0	0
Corey Cobb Jr.	2	0	0	0	0
Matias Ortiz Jr.	1	1	0	0	0
Da'Sean Anderson	1	1	0	0	0
Ethan Holbrook	1	1	0	0	0
Maverick Clark	1	1	0	0	0
Thomas O'Neill	1	1	0	0	0
Colin Scharriter	1	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Platz	1	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Askew	0	0	0	0	1
Team	64	38	1	4	2

Kick Returns

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

Kicking

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

Punting

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

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Rodney Tisdale Jr.	19/23	303	13.2	4	79.6
Brock Glenn	4/6	101	16.8	2	70.9
Caleb McMickle	1/2	3	1.5	0	--
Team	24/31	407	13.1	6	--

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
Team	34	189	5.6	1	18

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
Team	24	407	17.0	6	72

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Le'Kamren Meadows	1	1
Rodney Tisdale Jr.	1	0
Team	2	1

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
Dave Herard	2	2	0	0	1	0
Latrevion Thompson	2	2	0	0	1	0
Tony Newsome Jr.	2	2	0	0	1	0
Zeiqui Lawton	2	1	0	0	0	1
Justin Brown	2	1	0	0	1	0
Joshua Mensah	2	1	0	0	0	1
Jaylen Pollard	2	1	0	0	0	0
Venson Sneed	1	1	0	0	0	0
Christian White	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zsacari Minnis	1	1	0	0	0	0
Alan Gbee	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nigel Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Makhi Brazier	1	0	0	0	0	0
Karl Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mackavelli Malotumau	0	0	0	0	0	1
Cameron Flowers	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lataj Wright	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	56	36	1	4	10	4

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Sincere Baines	1	47	47.0	47
Le'Kamren Meadows	1	25	25.0	25
Team	2	72	36.0	47

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Cameron Flowers	1	34	34.0	34
Jonathan Stafford Jr.	1	17	17.0	17
Team	2	51	25.5	34

Kicking

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

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