| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MRMK | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
 KENT | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Game Leaders
Dru DeShields
· QB
Gavin Garcia
· RB
Ayden Pereira
· QB
Ayden Pereira
· QB
Team Stats
171st Downs15
3-143rd down efficiency5-14
0-14th down efficiency0-1
340Total Yards305
176Passing209
15/31Comp/Att12/19
5.7Yards per pass11.0
164Rushing96
35Rushing Attempts37
4.7Yards per rush2.6
11-115Penalties8-65
0Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
Kneel down by Kent St. at KSU49 for loss of 3 yards.
1:34
Timeout Merrimack, clock 01:34
1:34
Donovan Delaney Jr. run for 2 yds to the MRMK 48 for a 1ST down
1:34
Gavin Garcia run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
1:42
Gavin Garcia run for 7 yds to the KENT 48
1:47
Timeout Kent State, clock 01:47
0:00
End of 3rd Quarter
1:42
Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Seth Sweitzer
5:28
Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Austin Palmer
5:28
Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Cooper Lehman
5:28
Ayden Pereira sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the KENT 41
5:28
Ayden Pereira pass complete to Cade Callahan for 13 yds to the KENT 36 for a 1ST down
5:28
Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald
5:28
Brendon Wyatt run for 7 yds to the KENT 49 for a 1ST down
5:28
Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 3 yds to the MRMK 44
5:28
Ayden Pereira run for 3 yds to the MRMK 41
5:28
Ayden Pereira pass complete to Brendon Wyatt for 13 yds to the MRMK 38 for a 1ST down
5:28
Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Galamama Mulbah
5:28
Will Hryszko kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
5:28
PENALTY MC UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Warrick,Bryce) 15 yards from KSU35 to KSU50. NO PLAY.
5:28
Da'Realyst Clark 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Will Hryszko Kick)
2:22
Mike Ryan kickoff for 46 yds , Cade Wolford return for 7 yds to the KENT 26
5:40
Carlton Thai 45 yd FG GOOD
5:45
Timeout Merrimack, clock 05:45
7:59
Ayden Pereira run for 6 yds to the KENT 28
7:59
PENALTY MC False Start (Lizama,Steve) 5 yards from KSU29 to KSU34. NO PLAY.
7:59
Ayden Pereira run for 2 yds to the KENT 29
7:59
Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jalen McDonald for 3 yds to the KENT 31
7:59
Dru DeShields sacked by Bryce Warrick for a loss of 4 yards to the KENT 19 Merrimack Penalty, (15 Yards) to the KENT 34
8:38
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Hunter Hopperton
8:38
Dru DeShields run for a loss of 2 yards to the KENT 23
8:38
Mike Ryan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:38
Seth Sweitzer 36 Yd pass from Ayden Pereira (Aveon Smith Pass to Cade Callahan for Two-Point Conversion)
10:44
Ayden Pereira pass complete to Seth Sweitzer for 9 yds to the KENT 36 for a 1ST down
10:44
Ayden Pereira pass complete to Brendon Wyatt for 3 yds to the KENT 45
10:44
Ayden Pereira run for 27 yds to the KENT 48 for a 1ST down
10:44
Jake Stoeckel punt for 26 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MRMK 25
13:52
Gavin Garcia run for 8 yds to the KENT 49
13:52
Jahzae Kimbrough run for 2 yds to the KENT 41
13:52
CJ Montes sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the KENT 39
13:52
Donovan Delaney Jr. run for 2 yds to the KENT 42 for a 1ST down
13:52
CJ Montes pass complete to Jay Jay Etheridge for 9 yds to the KENT 40
13:52
Mike Ryan punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the KENT 31 , Wayne Harris returns for 22 yds to the KENT 33 Kent State Penalty, Illegal Block (Angelo Stockstill) to the KENT 31
15:00
Ryan,Mike punt 47 yards to the KSU37 Harris,Wayne return 9 yards to the KSU46 (Wilson,Jacob; Latham,Matthias) PENALTY MC Illegal Formation 5 yards from MC16 to MC11. NO PLAY.
15:00
Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Jalen McDonald
15:00
Brendon Wyatt run for 1 yd to the MRMK 16
0:00
Brendon Wyatt run for 3 yds to the MRMK 15
0:19
Jake Stoeckel punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Garry Rosemond Jr. at the MRMK 12
2:22
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Cade Wolford
2:22
Dru DeShields pass complete to Jay Jay Etheridge for 4 yds to the KENT 46
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.
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