The Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets defeated Saint Vincent by a score of 33-12 at a soggy Wiley Stadium in Greene County.

The Bearcats got off to a promising start, with Jairus Marlow taking a handoff on the first play from scrimmage and dashing 23 yards down the sideline to the Waynesburg 42.  Eight plays later, Kevin Corona hit Jeremy Drischler in the corner of the end zone from 14 yards out to put SVC up 6-0.

However, Waynesburg then gave a glimpse of what was to come often in the first half, as quarterback Brad Dawson connected on a 35-yard strike to Brent Heckel to the Bearcat 9, setting up a touchdown run on the next play by Billy Becker that tied the game.  Waynesburg then went ahead to stay with the extra point, 7-6.

A 16-yard touchdown pass from Dawson to Josh Fisher made it 14-6 with just under five minutes left in the first quarter, with Dawson accounting for 147 yards passing in the first quarter alone.  By halftime, the Jackets ran the lead to 24-6 in a driving rain.

The hosts added a touchdown less than a minute into the second half, set up by a 60-yard pass from Dawson to Fisher, making it 31-6, but neither team scored the remainder of the quarter.

Early in the fourth, SVC capitalized on a fumble recovery by John Jackson at the Waynesburg 35, putting together a 10-play drive that culminated in a 6-yard TD pass from Corona to Sheldon Loughner that made it 31-12.

Later in the quarter, defensive back Rob James intercepted his second pass of the game, but SVC was forced to start a drive from their own 1-yard line, and QB Jake Smith was sacked in the end zone on the next play, making it 33-12.

Overall on the day, Waynesburg (3-1) tallied 443 yards of offense compared to 198 for Saint Vincent.  Becker led all rushers with 74 yards, while Marlow had 13 carries for 62 yards for SVC.

Corona was 12-38 in the air for 94 yards, while Dawson was 13-23 for 242 yards.

Zach Mihalko caught 3 passes for the Bearcats for 14 yards, while Jake Gabelt, Derek Wiley and Loughner had two catches each.  Heckel caught 3 passes for Waynesburg for 44 yards.

Sean Hufgard and Alex Rowan led the SVC defense with 7 tackles each, while Jackson had a sack, two tackles for losses and a fumble recovery.  

Saint Vincent (0-4) will be on the road next week at Grove City, game time is 2PM.