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The Saint Vincent football team took a 17-14 lead into the half, but was unable to hold off a determined Waynesburg University squad, falling 35-24 on the road in Greene County.

Darius Brown had a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, and sophomore transfer Shavonta Craft had a pair of rushing scores in his Bearcat debut, but Waynesburg prevailed thanks to a second half comeback.

Waynesburg took the early lead just under five minutes into play, as Carter Hill hit Bernie Thompson on a 31-yard pass to give the Jackets a 7-0 advantage.  
 
With 3:16 left in the first half, Darius Brown intercepted a Hill pass near midfield, returning it to the Waynesburg 23.  On the first play of the drive, Matt Deakins threw a short pass to Craft, who worked his way to the one-yard-line, and Craft carried the ball in on the next play to tie the game, 7-7, after the extra point by Morgan Porter.
 
After holding the Jackets and causing turnover on downs early in the second quarter, the Bearcats embarked on a 12-play, 58-yard drive that stalled at the Waynesburg 11, but Porter hit a 28-yard field goal to put SVC in front, 10-7.
 
The hosts came back with a scoring drive of their own, capped by a 2-yard run by Willie Leavell to go in front, 14-10 with 2:30 left in the half.

Scott Lewis then kicked off and the ball was misplayed by Brown, who had to chase it down at his own 1-yard-line.  Brown was then able to pick up key blocks and work his way through the entire Waynesburg coverage team, going 99 yards for the score, putting SVC in front 17-14. 

The Bearcats had another chance to score before the half ran out, as Derek Yanosick forced a fumble on Porter's kickoff.  Darrell Burrell recovered at the Waynesburg 43, but Porter's 30-yard field goal attempt as time expired sailed wide to the right.
 
Waynesburg (2-0) retook the lead on the first possession of the second half, with a Jake Forsythe 2-yard touchdown run, then held the Bearcats to force a punt on the next possession.  The Jackets then put together another scoring drive to go ahead 28-17 just past the midway point of the third quarter.
 
Andy Borgen then came on at quarterback for SVC and started a drive with a 16-yard run, then connected on a 28-yard pass to Matt Duffey.  Craft then completed the drive with a 15-yard run to the 2-yard-line, and later scored from the 1 to cut the deficit to just four, 28-24 to end the third quarter.
 
In the fourth quarter, the Bearcats were unable to move the ball, and the hosts put together a four-play, 43-yard scoring drive that made it 35-24 with 8:53 to go. Neither team managed to score the rest of the way. 
 
Craft led the offense with 90 yards on 22 carries and a pair of touchdowns, while Borgen carried the ball 5 times for 24 yards. 
 
Deakins was 11-for-30 for 96 yards through the air, while Borgen was 5-7 for 50 yards.  DJ Oceant-Kelly caught 7 passes for 40 yards, while Craft had four catches good for 29 yards.  Lazaro Garcia had three receptions for 42 yards on the afternoon.
 
Defensively, Matt McCarthy and Nick Revis each had 7 tackles, while Dwayne Brown tallied six. 
 
Saint Vincent (0-2) will host Case Western University at 1PM on Saturday, September 20 in the 2014 home opener.