Week 1
Final
0-1 MC
17
KENT 1-0
21
MC 
KENT17
21
2Q 03:24
0 - 7
C. Wolford 30-yard TD catch from CJ Montes.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 3
2Q 00:09
3 - 7
C. Thai 26-yard field goal.
FG Made
2nd & 5
3Q 10:01
3 - 14
C. Wolford 79-yard TD catch from D. DeShields.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 9
3Q 02:33
6 - 14
C. Thai 37-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 18
4Q 08:44
14 - 14
S. Sweitzer 36-yard TD catch from A. Pereira.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
1st & 10
4Q 06:14
17 - 14
C. Thai 45-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 4
4Q 05:41
17 - 21
D. Clark 100-yard TD kickoff return.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
176
Pereira
MC
Rush Yds
103
Pereira
MC
Rec Yds
109
Wolford
KENT
Scrim TD
2
Wolford
KENT
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
325
Total Yds
296
31:31
Possession
28:29
17
1st Downs
15
3/14
3rd Down
5/14
0
Turnovers
1
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2025 Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|
Game Summary
The Kent State Golden Flashes emerged victorious over the Merrimack Warriors, 21 to 17, on August 30.
Game Info
August 30, 2025
ESPN+
Dix Stadium
Kent, Ohio
60°
6 mph NNE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Pereira #13 | 15/31 | 176 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 2-15 | 106.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. DeShields #12 | 6/10 | 118 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 192.1 |
CJ Montes #7 | 6/9 | 91 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 188.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Pereira #13 | 19 | 103 | 5.4 | 0 | 27 |
A. Smith #2 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 22 |
B. Wyatt #7 | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 |
S. Sweitzer #3 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
M. Latham #34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. McElroy #12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Garcia #5 | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
J. Kimbrough #84 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 12 |
D. Delaney Jr. #25 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 |
D. DeShields #12 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 |
C. Wolford #21 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
CJ Montes #7 | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Sweitzer #3 | 3/6 | 59 | 19.7 | 1 | 36 |
C. Lehman | 2/5 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 22 |
J. McDonald #4 | 4/9 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 12 |
B. Wyatt #7 | 2/3 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
C. Callahan #89 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
A. Palmer #5 | 1/2 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
D. McElroy #12 | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
H. Fisher #11 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Wolford #21 | 2/3 | 109 | 54.5 | 2 | 79 |
S. Brown #85 | 3/3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 19 |
T. Mulder #89 | 2/4 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 |
J. Jay Etheridge #3 | 2/2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
H. Hopperton #18 | 1/2 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
W. Harris #6 | 2/5 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Rufo #19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. DeShields #12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Sims #18 | 9-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Cooper #31 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Frazier #8 | 7-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RJ Chapman #20 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wilson | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Graham #46 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Compoh #98 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Rosemond Jr. #2 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Green Jr. | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Rufo #19 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #96 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Wyatt | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hathaway #53 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Echols #1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Warrick #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Hamilton #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Claude #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Palanica Jr. #25 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ricks #21 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McElroy #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CJ Young #3 | 9-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Woods #0 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Rawlison #22 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cordoba #21 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Muhammad #1 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Aden #5 | 4-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Davis #95 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Tucker #13 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mathis #4 | 3-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Carroll #17 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Jackson III #31 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Williams #10 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Williams #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bishop #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Cross #2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Blachewicz #58 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Barnes #19 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Maddox #6 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Abuhamdeh #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Thai #88 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 9 | 45 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Hryszko #47 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #83 | 7 | 345 | 49.3 | 57 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stoeckel #97 | 6 | 173 | 28.8 | 42 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Palmer #5 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Wolford #21 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Clark #30 | 1 | 100 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rosemond Jr. #2 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Harris #6 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Pereira #13 | 15/31 | 176 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 2-15 | 106.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Pereira #13 | 19 | 103 | 5.4 | 0 | 27 |
A. Smith #2 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 22 |
B. Wyatt #7 | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 |
S. Sweitzer #3 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
M. Latham #34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. McElroy #12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Sweitzer #3 | 3/6 | 59 | 19.7 | 1 | 36 |
C. Lehman | 2/5 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 22 |
J. McDonald #4 | 4/9 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 12 |
B. Wyatt #7 | 2/3 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
C. Callahan #89 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
A. Palmer #5 | 1/2 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
D. McElroy #12 | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
H. Fisher #11 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Rufo #19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Sims #18 | 9-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Cooper #31 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Frazier #8 | 7-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RJ Chapman #20 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wilson | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Graham #46 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Compoh #98 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Rosemond Jr. #2 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Green Jr. | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Rufo #19 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #96 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Wyatt | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hathaway #53 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Echols #1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Warrick #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Hamilton #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Claude #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Palanica Jr. #25 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ricks #21 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McElroy #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Thai #88 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 9 | 45 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #83 | 7 | 345 | 49.3 | 57 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Palmer #5 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rosemond Jr. #2 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. DeShields #12 | 6/10 | 118 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 192.1 |
CJ Montes #7 | 6/9 | 91 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 188.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Garcia #5 | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
J. Kimbrough #84 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 12 |
D. Delaney Jr. #25 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 |
D. DeShields #12 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 |
C. Wolford #21 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
CJ Montes #7 | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Wolford #21 | 2/3 | 109 | 54.5 | 2 | 79 |
S. Brown #85 | 3/3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 19 |
T. Mulder #89 | 2/4 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 |
J. Jay Etheridge #3 | 2/2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
H. Hopperton #18 | 1/2 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
W. Harris #6 | 2/5 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. DeShields #12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CJ Young #3 | 9-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Woods #0 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Rawlison #22 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cordoba #21 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Muhammad #1 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Aden #5 | 4-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Davis #95 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Tucker #13 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mathis #4 | 3-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Carroll #17 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Jackson III #31 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Williams #10 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Williams #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bishop #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Cross #2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Blachewicz #58 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Barnes #19 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Maddox #6 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Abuhamdeh #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Hryszko #47 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stoeckel #97 | 6 | 173 | 28.8 | 42 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Wolford #21 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Clark #30 | 1 | 100 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Harris #6 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 21 | 0 |
MC KENT17
21
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
02:120-0
Downs
4 plays,
9 yd,
01:410-0
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:230-0
Missed FG
14 plays,
79 yd,
08:010-0
Punt
4 plays,
30 yd,
02:270-0
Punt
5 plays,
21 yd,
02:470-0
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:380-0
Punt
4 plays,
11 yd,
02:200-0
Punt
3 plays,
16 yd,
01:210-0
Touchdown
6 plays,
61 yd,
02:460-7
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:070-7
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:200-7
Field Goal
8 plays,
55 yd,
00:563-7
End of Half
0 play,
0 yd,
00:013-7
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:003-7
Missed FG
7 plays,
28 yd,
03:193-7
Touchdown
2 plays,
80 yd,
00:453-14
Field Goal
14 plays,
65 yd,
07:346-14
Punt
4 plays,
20 yd,
02:036-14
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:276-14
Punt
5 plays,
18 yd,
03:086-14
Touchdown
4 plays,
75 yd,
02:0714-14
Fumble
3 plays,
-6 yd,
00:4014-14
Field Goal
4 plays,
11 yd,
02:1617-14
Touchdown
0 play,
0 yd,
00:0917-21
Downs
11 plays,
34 yd,
03:4417-21
End of Game
4 plays,
8 yd,
01:4817-21
325
Total Yds
296
161
Pass Yds
200
164
Rush Yds
96
12
Total Drives
15
68
Total Plays
59
4.8
Yards Per Play
5.0
4.9
Yards Per Pass
9.1
4.7
Yards Per Rush
2.6
31:31
Possession
28:29
3
Biggest Lead
11
17
1st Downs
15
9
Passing 1st Downs
8
6
Rushing 1st Downs
5
2
1st Downs from Penalties
2
3/14
3rd Down
5/14
0/1
4th Down
0/1
7
Punts
6
0
Turnovers
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
1
11
Penalties
8
3.0
Sacks
2.0
4
Tackles For Loss
2
0
D/ST TD
1
