2015 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Football Report Bethany | Carnegie Mellon | Case Western Reserve | Geneva | Grove City | Saint Vincent | Thiel | Thomas More | W&J | Waynesburg | Westminster Monday, September 21 Presidents’ Athletic Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE P.O. Box 183 Contact: Kevin Fenstermacher New Wilmington, Pa. 16142 E-mail: [email protected] www.pacathletics.org PAC Standings (– through Sep 20 –) PAC Overall School W L Pct. PF PA Home Away Streak W L Pct. PF PA Home Away Streak Thomas More 1 0 1.000 60 12 1-0 0-0 W1 3 0 1.000 192 19 3-0 0-0 W3 W&J 1 0 1.000 38 14 0-0 1-0 W1 3 0 1.000 129 55 1-0 2-0 W3 Westminster 1 0 1.000 38 24 0-0 1-0 W1 2 1 .667 86 68 0-0 2-1 W1 Geneva 1 0 1.000 41 24 1-0 0-0 W1 2 1 .667 83 92 1-1 1-0 W2 Case Western Reserve 1 0 1.000 49 14 1-0 0-0 W1 1 1 .500 79 45 1-0 0-1 W1 Grove City 0 0 .000 0 0 --- --- --- 0 2 .000 29 47 0-1 0-1 L2 Bethany 0 1 .000 24 38 0-1 0-0 L1 1 2 .333 75 101 1-1 0-1 L1 Saint Vincent 0 1 .000 14 49 0-0 0-1 L1 1 2 .333 45 96 1-1 0-1 L1 Thiel 0 1 .000 12 60 0-0 0-1 L1 1 2 .333 65 132 1-0 0-2 L2 Waynesburg 0 1 .000 24 41 0-0 0-1 L1 1 2 .333 80 79 0-0 1-2 L2 Carnegie Mellon 0 1 .000 14 38 0-1 0-0 L1 0 2 .000 38 83 0-1 0-1 L2 This Week’s Schedule PAC Storylines Saturday, September 26 Bethany: Eric Blinn broke another PAC career mark as he surpassed Alex 1 p.m., Case Western Reserve at Thiel* [Greenville, Pa.] Baroffio’s receptions record in the Bison’s loss to Westminster ... Blinn has 273 1 p.m., Thomas More at Westminster* [New Wilmington, Pa.] career receptions. 1:30 p.m., Bethany at Waynesburg* [Waynesburg, Pa.] Carnegie Mellon: Sam Benger broke the school’s single-game rushing record 2 p.m., Saint Vincent at Grove City* [Grove City, Pa.] with 303 yards rushing in 38-14 setback to W&J to open PAC play. 3 p.m., Carnegie Mellon at Geneva* [Beaver Falls, Pa.] Off – W&J Case Western Reserve: Put up highest point total in six years during 49-14 win in its home- and PAC-opening game against Saint Vincent Saturday ... * – PAC game Sophomore Rob Cuda led the way with four passing touchdowns and 145 yards on the ground, while sophomore linebacker Andrew Banathy had two tackles for a loss, including a sack, a forced fumble, and an interception. Geneva: Snapped five-game losing streak against Waynesburg with 41-24 win at Reeves Field Saturday. Grove City: Wolverines open 32nd year of play in Presidents’ Athletic Last Week’s Results Conference ... Homecoming week at Grove City. Saturday, September 19 Westminster 38, Bethany 24* [Bethany, W.Va.] Saint Vincent: Dropped PAC opener Saturday evening at Case, 49-14. W&J 38, Carnegie Mellon 14* [Pittsburgh, Pa.] Case Western Reserve 49, Saint Vincent 14* [Cleveland, Ohio] Thiel: Ryan Radke threw for a touchdown and ran for another in loss at Thomas Geneva 41, Waynesburg 24* [Beaver Falls, Pa.] More Saturday. Thomas More 60, Thiel 12* [Crestview Hills, Ky.] Thomas More: Opened PAC portion of schedule with 60-12 win over Thiel Off – Grove City ... Senior wide receiver Goose Cohorn set new Thomas More single-game reception yardage record with 216 on a school record-tying 10 catches. * – PAC game W&J: Ryan Ruffing had a career day with 38 carries and 231 yards at Carnegie Mellon to lead the Presidents to a 38-14 win ... W&J will be idle this week before playing on the road in week five. Westminster: Won 38-24 at Bethany Saturday in PAC opener ... Senior Michael Frankowski finished with a career-best six-catch, 71-yard, two- touchdown performance in the win. Links • PAC Football PAC unbalanced schedule • PAC Schedule & Results Beginning with the 2014 season, PAC football programs are playing • PAC Statistics an unbalanced schedule with eight conference and two non-conference • D3football.com dates. While some schools are filling one of their two open dates with a non-conference game against a team in the PAC, those non-conference • NCAA Statistics games against league members do not count in the overall conference • NCAA Rankings standings. Week 2015 PAC Football 2 3 PAC FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PAC WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Offensive Player of the Week Offensive Players of the Week Rob Cuda • Sophomore quarterback • Case Western Reserve University September 8 ............... WR Tyler Vogelpohl, Thomas More Bartlett, Ill./South Elgin September 14 ............................... WR Eric Blinn, Bethany Cuda recorded his second-straight four touchdown performance in September 21 ....... QB Rob Cuda, Case Western Reserve Saturday’s 49-14 win over Saint Vincent. Despite leaving after three September 28 ..................................................................... quarters, he finished the game 23-of-30 passing for 236 yards and four October 5 ............................................................................ touchdowns while also leading the team with 145 yards on the ground. October 12 .......................................................................... For the season, the sophomore has completed 67.7 percent of his passes October 19 .......................................................................... for 575 yards and seven touchdowns without an interception, while also leading the team with 210 yards on the ground. October 26 .......................................................................... November 2 ........................................................................ November 9 ........................................................................ Others Nominated: Bethany junior RB Jalen Holmes, Carnegie Mellon sophomore RB Sam November 16 ...................................................................... Benger, Geneva sophomore QB Aaron Channing, Saint Vincent sophomore WR Damon Black, Thiel junior QB Ryan Radke, Thomas More senior WR Goose Cohorn, W&J senior RB Ryan Ruffing, Waynesburg freshman QB Jake Dougherty, and Westminster senior TE Michael Frankowski. Defensive Players of the Week Defensive Player of the Week September 8 .................................LB Ryan Torrance, W&J September 14 ................................LB Jon Fiscus, Geneva Gator Phillips • Junior defensive back • Westminster College Deland, Fla./Deland September 21 ....................DB Gator Phillips, Westminster Phillips finished with a pair of interceptions, including an 89-yard return for September 28 ..................................................................... a touchdown, and three solo tackles to help Westminster claim a 38-24 win October 5 ............................................................................ at Bethany in its 2015 PAC opener. October 12 .......................................................................... October 19 .......................................................................... October 26 .......................................................................... November 2 ........................................................................ November 9 ........................................................................ November 16 ...................................................................... Others Nominated: Bethany senior LB Donavan Hayden, Case sophomore LB Andrew Banathy, Geneva freshman LB Bryan Weyant, Thiel freshman LB Tyron Bynum, Thomas More junior LB Austin Copeland, W&J junior LB Lucas Parrish, and Waynesburg junior DL Zach Machuga. Special Teams Players of the Week September 8 ...................................... WR Daniel Lis, W&J Special Teams Player of the Week September 14 ........................... DB Nate Cannon, Geneva Tre’ Tunstill • Sophomore linebacker • Thomas More College September 21 ..................... LB Tre’ Tunstill, Thomas More Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis September 28 ..................................................................... Tunstill helped lead the Saints’ special teams effort last week in their 60-12 October 5 ............................................................................ win over Thiel, finishing with a team-high four special teams stops (three October 12 .......................................................................... solo, one assisted). Thomas More limited Thiel to an average of 16.1 yards October 19 .......................................................................... per return on eight kickoffs. October 26 .......................................................................... November 2 ........................................................................ November 9 ........................................................................ November 16 ...................................................................... Others Nominated: Carnegie Mellon sophomore P Tyler Kohman, Thiel freshman WR Paul Jones, W&J freshman K Ted Ford, Waynesburg senior K Scott Lewis, and Westminster junior K Justin Dahl. 2015 PAC Football Preseason Poll D3football.com Top 25, Week 3 (Predicted order of finish) No. School (1st-place votes) Record Points Prev. No. School (1st-place votes) Points 2014 Record 13. Thomas More 3-0 311 15 1. W&J (28) 368 10-2 (7-1 PAC) 14. W&J 1-0 302 14 2. Thomas More (6) 341 8-2 (7-1 PAC) AFCA Division III Top 25, Week 1 3. Bethany 265 6-5 (5-3 PAC) No. School (1st-place votes) Record Points Prev. 4. Waynesburg 225 8-3 (6-2 PAC) 12. W&J 3-0 515 --- 5. Saint Vincent 212 4-6 (4-4 PAC) 14. Thomas More 3-0 494 --- 6. Westminster 209 4-6 (4-4 PAC) Others Receiving Votes: 7. Case Western Reserve 169 3-7 (3-5 PAC) -- Westminster 2-1 1 --- 8. Carnegie Mellon 148 4-6 (3-5 PAC) 9. Geneva 128 3-7 (2-6 PAC) 10. Thiel 123 4-6