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Turnovers proved to be costly as the Bearcat football team lost to Washington & Jefferson on the road by a score of 42-10.
 
The Bearcats moved the ball well on the opening drive, with David Marshall Jr opening the game with a 9-yard run.  Completions by Lorenzo Cota to Andre Dixon for 21 yards and to Keith Kalp for 29 yards moved the ball to the W&J 20.  However, the drive ended with a quarterback sack on fourth down, as SVC turned the ball over on downs.  Just two plays later, a screen pass from Jacob Adams to Jordan West turned into a 67-yard touchdown, as the hosts took a 7-0 lead with 9:28 left in the first quarter.
 
Again the Bearcats moved the ball into W&J territory, only to turn the ball over on downs a second time.  After the defense forced a Presidents to attempt a punt, the Bearcats took advantage of a bad snap, as Isaiah Thomas recovered a fumble at the W&J 36. 
 
SVC kept the ball for 8 plays, but the drive stalled at the 7-yard line, and Nick Srnka hit a 26-yard field goal to make it a 7-3 game just four seconds into the second quarter.
 
W&J's next drive ended with a Jeremy Wodarek interception in the end zone, but the W&J defense returned the favor four plays later, as a Cota pass was deflected and intercepted.  Sean Doran returned the pickoff 18 yards to the end zone, putting W&J in front, 14-3.
 
On the next drive, another turnover turned into a defensive score for W&J, as Cota's throw to Sam Nowicki behind the line of scrimmage was off the mark, and recovered by Doran, who scampered 48 yards for his second score of the game, making it a 21-3 lead, a score which carried over into the second half.
 
Late in the third quarter, the Presidents put together a 10-play, 78-yard drive, with a 7-yard run increasing the lead to 28-3.  A pair of touchdown runs later in the fourth made it 42-3, before SVC got its lone touchdown of the day.  Cota hit Sam Nowicki for a 63-yard touchdown pass, and Srnka added the PAT to close scoring for the day.
 
Cota went 12-for-21 on the day for 221 yards, with Nowicki catching three passes for 107 yards.  Phil Harding had 4 receptions for 35 yards.  On the ground, Mike Stasko had 17 carries for 64 yards.  Defensively, Cam Norris had 9 tackles, while Austin Kemp had 6.  Izaak Gray recorded 2 sacks.
 
Saint Vincent is now 2-7 on the season overall, 2-6 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.  W&J improves to 6-2 overall, 4-2 in the conference.
 
The Bearcats will host Bethany College next Saturday (November 16), to wrap up the 2019 season.  Kickoff at Chuck Noll Field will be at 1:00.