Mercyhurst Lakers @ Central Connecticut Blue Devils

5-7, 4-3 NEC

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Mercyhurst MERC	14	7	7	0	28
C Connecticut CCSU	14	7	7	7	35

Central Connecticut Blue DevilsC ConnecticutCCSU

8-4, 6-1 NEC

Olson, Howard power Central Connecticut to NEC crown beating Mercyhurst 35-28

Brady Olson threw for three touchdowns and Elijah Howard ran for two scores and Central Connecticut clinched the Northeast Conference title beating Mercyhurst 35-28 on Saturday.

Nov 22, 2026, 03:33 pm - AP

Play-By-Play

1st Quarter

Touchdown

13:05 - 1st

MERC

CCSU

Elijah Howard 22 Yd Run (Jack Hennessey Kick)

1 play, 22 yards, 0:08

Touchdown

10:05 - 1st

MERC

CCSU

Dylan Evans 5 Yd Run (Max Young Kick)

1 play, 5 yards, 0:05

Touchdown

4:14 - 1st

MERC

CCSU

Brian Trobel 2 Yd Run (Max Young Kick)

7 plays, 66 yards, 4:44

Touchdown

0:51 - 1st

MERC

CCSU

Elijah Howard 4 Yd Run (Jack Hennessey Kick)

8 plays, 72 yards, 3:16

2nd Quarter

Touchdown

7:30 - 2nd

MERC

CCSU

Brian Trobel 63 Yd Run (Max Young Kick)

3 plays, 81 yards, 0:50

Touchdown

1:54 - 2nd

MERC

CCSU

Michael Trovarelli 15 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Hennessey Kick)

14 plays, 78 yards, 5:31

3rd Quarter

Touchdown

11:17 - 3rd

MERC

CCSU

Donny Marcus 17 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Hennessey Kick)

8 plays, 75 yards, 3:43

Touchdown

2:03 - 3rd

MERC

CCSU

Taylor Wright-Rawls 11 Yd pass from Adam Urena (Max Young Kick)

8 plays, 69 yards, 4:37

4th Quarter

Touchdown

11:14 - 4th

MERC

CCSU

Elijah Howard 8 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Hennessey Kick)

6 plays, 12 yards, 2:46

Data is currently unavailable.

MERC

According to ESPN Analytics

FCS

Northeast Conference	CONF	OVR
Central Connecticut	0-0	0-0
Duquesne	0-0	0-0
Long Island University	0-0	0-0
Mercyhurst	0-0	0-0
New Haven	0-0	0-0
Robert Morris	0-0	0-0
Stonehill	0-0	0-0
Wagner	0-0	0-0

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