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The Bearcat football team lost its 2015 Presidents' Athletic Conference opener to Case Western Reserve University, 49-14, in a night game on the road in Cleveland.

The Spartans got on the board midway through the first quarter, taking advantage of a fumble by SVC running back Jhanard Dorsett.  Taking over at the Bearcat 41, Case Western  scored six plays later, when Rob Cuda hit Ethan Albers for a 17-yard scoring strike to make it 7-0.
 
After a Bearcat punt, Case went back to work putting together a five-play, 75-yard scoring drive, capped by an Anthony Canganelli 1-yard touchdown run that made it 14-0.
 
The Spartans then tried an on-side kickoff, successfully recovering the ball at the SVC 37, and scored three plays later when Cuda threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Luke DiFrancescso, making it 21-0 with 3:36 left in the first quarter.
 
After Case added a touchdown on their first drive of the second quarter that ran the lead to 28-0, Saint Vincent had its best scoring opportunity of the half, starting at the Case 32 after a defensive stop and a poor punt.  Quarterback Tyler Donahue hit Damon Black for a 25-yard pass to the Case one-yard line, but SVC was unable to score.  Evan Shimensky, alternating at quarterback with Donahue, was sacked for a 15 yard loss on fourth down, turning the ball back over to Case.
 
The hosts scored again in the final minute of the first half, taking a 35-0 lead into the break.
 
Case scored a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter, taking a 49-0 lead with one second remaining.  After the kickoff went out of bounds, SVC took over at its own 35.  Donahue connected with Black, who caught the ball at the Case 40, then broke a tackle and ran the rest of the way for the Bearcat score, making it 49-7 at the end of the third.
 
With 3:42 left in the fourth, Donahue and Black teamed again, this time for a 9-yard touchdown pass.  Steven Scherer's extra point made it 49-14.
 
Donahue completed 13 of 21 passes, good for 226 yards, while Shimensky was 8-for-13 for 59 yards.  Black was the top target for the night, catching 8 passes for 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns.  Ariel Martinez had four receptions for 44 yards, while DJ Oceant-Kelly had two catches for 35 yards.  Shavonta Craft carried the ball 7 times for 24 yards.
 
Matt McCarthy had 10 tackles for the Bearcats, while Kim Ornis had 7 and Nick Holtzer tallied six.
 
Saint Vincent is now 1-2 on the season, 0-1 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.