Game Notes vs. Westminster (.pdf)
ONE MILESTONE DOWN, ONE TO GO: With his catch last week, senior WR
Ricky Douglas moved into sole possession of first place on the modern-day career receptions list. He passes former WR Sheldon Loughner who posted 76 catches in his career. His 12 yards receiving against Waynesburg put Douglas within 144 yards of the career receiving yards mark of 1,239, also set by Loughner.
22 AND COUNTING: Douglas also extended his reception streak to 22 games last week. The last time he did not record a catch in a game he played in was the 2010 season-opener against Bridgewater (Va.). The modern-day record is 26 games and is also held by Loughner.
SETTING THE BAR HIGH: Sophomore WR
Lazaro Garcia made his first career reception against the Yellow Jackets, which is a memorable moment itself. However, he also raced 80 yards for a touchdown on the play after hauling in a pass from classmate
Matt Deakins. The play is tied for the fourth-longest pass play in the modern era (Mike Speal to Loughner against Thiel, 2007) and is the longest since
Jake Smith hit Dan Blaszkowski for an 84-yard pass against W&J in 2009.
THE BEARD HAS SPOKEN: With 32 yards receiving against Waynesburg, senior TE
Cody Strelick moved into second for modern-day career receiving yards by a tight end with 269 yards. First place is former TE Jake Gabelt who totaled 465 yards through the air.
TAKING IT TO THE HOUSE: Sophomore DB
Darius Brown entered the record books with his 96-yard kick-off return for a touchdown against Waynesburg. It's the longest kick-off return in modern-history, passing
Zach Mihalko's return against W&J in 2008, the only other KOR for a TD since the re-birth of football. He also set the Chuck Noll Field record, surpassing the return of Bethany's Ed Holmes, which went for 82 yards last season.
SPECIAL TEAMS SCORING: Brown's return for a touchdown marked the first touchdown on special teams for the Bearcats since last season against Waynesburg when
Devin Anderson blocked a punt a returned it 25 yards for a touchdown.
BLOCKED PUNT: When Waynesburg blocked junior
Josh Pomilio's punt near the end of the first half, it marked the first time SVC had a punt blocked since Jim Rockovich had one blocked against Thiel in 2008.
STALLED RUSH: SVC's 35 net rushing yards against Waynesburg ranked as the lowest total since the Bearcats posted 26 yards on the ground against Thomas More in 2010.
