Mercyhurst Lakers @ Wheeling Cardinals

1-0, 1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Mercyhurst MERC	7	14	7	0	28
Wheeling WHEE	7	10	0	8	25

Wheeling CardinalsWheelingWHEE

0-1, 0-1 Home

Mercyhurst beats Wheeling 28-25 to collect its first win as a D-I member

— Adam Urena threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns and Mercyhurst won its inaugural game as a Division-I member with a 28-25 victory over D-II Wheeling on Thursday night.

Aug 30, 2025, 11:50 am - AP

Play-By-Play

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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

NCAA Football

NCAA Division II	CONF	OVR

NCAA Division III	CONF	OVR

NCAAF News

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21h

Senate vote on college sports bill now slated for September

The Protect College Sports Act failed to reach a vote during an all-night, pre-recess session in the Senate, though the bill did gain a spot on next month's calendar after the chamber comes back from its summer break.

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