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Date	1 p.m. - October 18, 2014
Final Score	Mercyhurst 45 - Slippery Rock 23
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Slippery Rock University football team scored first and led 23-17 at halftime, but Mercyhurst University put together a dominant second half and rolled to a 45-23 victory Saturday in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division action from Michigan Stadium. Slippery Rock fell for the second straight week to drop out of first place in the division and into a tie for second place at 5-2 overall and 4-2 in divisional games. Mercyhurst won its third game in a row to improve to 3-4 overall and 3-3 in PSAC action. Slippery Rock grabbed the momentum early in the game with a 52-yard touchdown pass from Jared Buck to Leroy McClain less than two minutes in. The Rock never trailed in the first half and led 23-17 at the break. From there, it was all Mercyhurst. The Lakers outscored The Rock 28-0 in the second half and posted a total yardage advantage of 299-83 over the final 30 minutes. "We played one half of football today," said head coach George Mihalik after the game. "Give credit to Mercyhurst for their performance in the second half, but we just didn't come out to play after halftime. I want to thank the University of Michigan for providing our team with this incredible, once in a lifetime experience. I just wish we could have put on a better show and played a full game." NOTES: Slippery Rock was playing in the Big House for the third time … The Rock owns the Division II single game attendance record with 61,143 fans attending the 1979 game between SRU and Shippensburg … SRU was held to season lows of 64 offensive plays and 16 first downs … Mercyhurst scored 31 unanswered points after trailing 23-14 in the second quarter … Jared Buck started the game at quarterback, his first start since the last game of the 2012 season … Slippery Rock played without starting right guard Kirk Nypaver and starting safety Isaiah Coleman, who were both injured in the game at California last week ... Nypaver had made 22 consecutive starts and Coleman 15 before Saturday ... Shamar Greene was held under 100 yards rushing for the third week in a row after leading Division II in rushing through the first four weeks of the year … Slippery Rock dropped to 0-3 in games played at the Big House … 15,121 people attended the game, which is the highest single-game attendance in the PSAC this year … SRU wore commemorative all gray uniforms and helmets in the game for the first and only time.