BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Interstat) — Rodney Tisdale Jr. threw for 309 yards and four touchdowns and added 18 rushing yards as Western Kentucky defeated Mercyhurst 52-7 on Saturday at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. Brock Glenn passed for 101 yards and two scores and rushed for 50 yards and another touchdown for the Hilltoppers, who led 21-0 after the first quarter and never looked back. Western Kentucky scored 14 in the second and seven in the third before adding 10 in the fourth. Mercyhurst avoided the shutout when Alex Gevaudan hit Sha’lik Hampton for a 10-yard touchdown. Gevaudan finished 22-of-44 for 172 yards and one score. Jameir Gamble ran for 58 yards, while Ethen Knox caught six passes for 38 yards. Mark Hawkins Jr. made six tackles with a sack and a quarterback hurry for the Lakers. Elijah Binakonsky and Braylon Beckwith each recorded six tackles. Sincere Baines returned a kickoff 47 yards for Western Kentucky. Mercyhurst dropped to 1-4; Western Kentucky improved to 1-3.