WASHINGTON, Pa. – Presidents' Athletic Conference leader Washington & Jefferson College snapped the Saint Vincent College football team's two-game winning streak, defeating the visiting Bearcats 63-22.
 
The host Presidents (6-0, 5-0 PAC), ranked 12th in the most recent D3Football.com national poll, jumped out to a 21-3 lead in the first quarter and the Bearcats (3-2, 2-2 PAC) were unable to recover.
 
The Presidents took a 7-0 lead just 90 seconds into the first quarter, and looked primed to add onto the advantage on their next possession, taking over at midfield following an SVC punt. However, SVC's Jaden Pratt stepped in front of a pass and raced 44 yards to the 5-yardline to stop the threat. W&J's defense would hold, and the Bearcats would have to settle for a 38-yard Adam Koscielicki field goal to make it 7-3 with 7:57 left in the quarter.
 
W&J would score two more touchdowns over the next five minutes to open up a 21-3 advantage, before SVC's offense produced its first highlight of the day, as Brady Walker hooked up with Keith Kalp for a 70-yard touchdown to close the deficit to 21-9 with 1:57 to play in the first quarter. It was Kalp's fifth touchdown reception of the season, and the longest play from scrimmage of the season for the Bearcats.
 
Looking to seize the momentum, the Bearcats attempted an onside kick, but it was recovered by W&J at midfield. The Presidents then needed just three plays to add onto the lead, scoring their fourth touchdown of the quarter with 33 seconds left to take a 28-9 advantage.
 
SVC's next possession ended abruptly with an interception, which the Presidents would turn into seven more points to go up 35-9 with 9:07 left in the half, but the Bearcats fared much better on their next drive. After a 13-yard pass from Walker to Irefin and back-to-back completions to Andre Dixon that netted 44 yards, Walker connected with Jeremy Wodarek for a 16-yard touchdown strike to cut the tap to 35-16 with 5:35 until the intermission.
 
The Presidents again countered with a scoring drive, covering 89 yards in seven plays to take a 42-16 lead with 3:30 to go, before the Bearcat offense went back to work. Back-to-back completions to Irefin, followed by a W&J penalty, moved the ball to midfield, before Walker and Kalp hooked up for a 21-yard gain to give SVC a first down on the W&J 19. The Bearcats would get no closer, with W&J forcing three straight incomplete passes for the turnover on downs to take the 42-16 lead into the half.
 
The third quarter would belong to the Presidents, as they forced two Saint Vincent turnovers and scored three unanswered touchdowns to close out their scoring for the afternoon.
 
The Bearcats scored their final points of the afternoon on their last drive, an 8-play, 53-yard journey that was capped off with a 15-yard touchdown run by Antonio Zambrano with 2:50 left in regulation. The drive saw quarterback Devin Gleason complete a 12-yard pass to Kyle Silk and run three times for 21 yards, while Zambrano ran 19 yards on a pair of carries, culminating with his second touchdown of the season.
 
Walker completed 17 of 32 passes, with two touchdowns and two interceptions, for 276 yards. Zambrano led the Bearcat ground game, gaining 38 yards on seven tries, while Kalp hauled in three catches for 94 yards and a touchdown, and Irefin made a team-high six catches for 56 yards. The Bearcats gained 373 yards of total offense on the day, but were hampered by 12 penalties for 122 yards and by surrendering six sacks for 29 yards.
 
Nathan Sullivan paced the Saint Vincent defense with a team-high six tackles, while Caleb Green made five tackles, including 1.5 sacks. Kevin Childress and Andrew Deaton also picked up sacks.  
 
W&J ended the day with 511 yards of total offense, including 314 through the air, with quarterback Justin Heacock completing 16 of 18 passes for 188 yards and five touchdowns, and teammate Colton James 7 of 9 passes for 117 yards and two scores. E.J. Thompson ran for 122 yards and two touchdowns for the Presidents, while Andrew Wolf made nine catches for 142 yards and two scores.
 
The Bearcats will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 16, when they welcome Grove City College to Chuck Noll Field for a 1 p.m. kickoff.