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PAC FOOTBALL REPORT
FOR 9/15 NOW ONLINE (9/13/12)
The PAC
Football Report podcast,
reviewing games from the opening weekend while
previewing games on September 15, is now online.
Appearing on this week's report are Thomas More head coach
Jim Hilvert, Washington & Jefferson head coach
Mike Sirianni and Thiel head coach
Kurt Reiser.
ARMED FORCES HOMECOMING HIGHLIGHTED GENEVA-FROSTBURG
STATE FOOTBALL OPENER (9/7/12)
Last Saturday's Geneva-Frostburg State
season opener had more to offer that its 56-53 final
score. To read more about the connection between Geneva
junior defensive back Ryan White and Frostburg
State freshman fullback Matt Rowe,
click here.
PAC FOOTBALL REPORT
FOR 9/8 NOW ONLINE (9/6/12)
The PAC
Football Report podcast,
reviewing games from the opening weekend while
previewing games on September 8, is now online.
Appearing on this week's report are Waynesburg head coach
Rick Shepas, Saint Vincent head coach
Bob Colbert and Thiel head coach
Kurt Reiser.
FIRST WEEK'S PAC FOOTBALL REPORT AVAILABLE ONLINE (8/30/12)
Commissioner Joe Onderko is back with his highly-anticipated weekly PAC Football Report. The Week One Report recaps the 2011 season along with previews of the upcoming opening weekend. Appearing on this week's report with Onderko are Bethany College head coach Tim Weaver, Westminster College head coach Jeff Hand and Grove City College head coach Chris Weaver.
PAC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY: THOMAS MORE COLLEGE (8/11/12)
The ninth and final video from 2012 PAC Football Media Day
features Thomas More head
coach Jim Hilvert and senior defensive end Jay Volker.
PAC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY: WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON COLLEGE (8/10/12)
The eighth video from 2012 PAC Football Media Day
features Washington & Jefferson head coach Mike Sirianni and senior
running back Tim McNerney.
PAC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY: WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY (8/9/12)
The seventh video from 2012 PAC Football Media Day
features Waynesburg head coach
Rick Shepas and senior tight end Adam Moses.
PAC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY: BETHANY COLLEGE (8/8/12)
The sixth video from 2012 PAC Football Media Day
features Bethany head coach
Tim Weaver and junior offensive lineman Evan Sargo.
PAC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY: SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE (8/7/12)
The fifth video from 2012 PAC Football Media Day
features Saint Vincent head
coach Bob Colbert and senior wide receiver Ricky Douglas.
PAC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY: GENEVA COLLEGE (8/6/12)
The fourth video from 2012 PAC Football Media day
features Geneva head football
coach Geno DeMarco and junior quarterback Zack Hayward.
PAC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY: WESTMINSTER COLLEGE (8/5/12)
The third video from 2012 PAC Football Media Day
features Westminster head
football coach Jeff Hand and senior wide receiver Geno Pasquinelli.
PAC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY: GROVE CITY COLLEGE (8/4/12)
The second video from 2012 PAC Football Media Day
features Grove City head
football coach Chris Smith and senior guard Josh Bermann.
PAC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY: THIEL COLLEGE (8/3/12)
The first video from 2012 PAC Football Media Day
features Thiel head football
coach Kurt Reiser and junior defensive back Julian McLean.
FOUR-TIME CHAMPION THOMAS MORE PICKED TO REPEAT AS 2012 PAC
CHAMPIONS (8/2/12)
Four-time defending conference champion Thomas More College has been
picked to capture the 2012 football championship in the Presidents'
Athletic Conference (PAC), according to
the preseason poll released at the 2012 PAC Football Media Day
at Saint Vincent College today. Voters in the poll included
conference head coaches, sports information directors and members of
the media present at the conference media day.
TMC'S BOOKER NOMINEE FOR AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM
(7/31/12)
Thomas More College senior defensive back Antonio Booker is
one of 117
nominees for the 2012 Allstate American Football Coaches Association
(AFCA) Good Works Team. The Good Works Team puts a spotlight on
the countless "good works" and remarkable stories of service by
student-athletes at all levels of college football competition. In
order to meet the criteria set forth by Allstate and the AFCA, each
player must be actively involved and committed to working with a
charitable organization, service group or community service while
maintaining a strong academic standing.
PAC MEDIA DAY SET FOR AUGUST 2 IN LATROBE (7/11/12)
The 2012
Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Football Media Day will
once again be hosted by Saint Vincent College in Latrobe on
Thursday, August 2, in conjunction with Pittsburgh Steelers training
camp. The annual media day event serves as the kickoff to the
football season with each of the conference’s nine football coaches
addressing the media and previewing the upcoming season for each of
their respective programs. The conference preseason poll will be
released that day, while video of the Q&A sessions will be available
here following the event.
IRWIN EARNS NCAA POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIP
(3/16/12)
Grove City College senior football player Tim Irwin has
earned an NCAA postgraduate scholarship in recognition of his
outstanding academic and athletic performance. Irwin is one of
58 fall sports athletes -- 29 men and 29 women representing all
three NCAA divisions -- to earn the $7,500 grant. To qualify,
student-athletes must excel academically and athletically, be in
their final year of eligibility and plan to pursue graduate study.
Student-athletes must also maintain at least a 3.2 grade-point
average and be nominated by their institution’s faculty athletics
representative.
MOORE NAMED ALL-AMERICAN BY WEBSITE (12/19/11)
Waynesburg University senior DT
Darryl Moore Jr. has been
named to the
2011
NCAA Division III Football All-America Third Team by the
D3Football.com website.
Moore racked up 60 total tackles, 36 of which were solo stops, nine
tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks in 2011. He also broke up a pass,
forced a fumble and recovered a fumble on his way to his
second-straight All-South Region lauding from the website. Moore
also notched his second-straight first-team All-PAC selection in
November.
PAC ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF CARNEGIE MELLON
AND CASE WESTERN RESERVE AS FOOTBALL AFFILIATE MEMBERS STARTING PLAY IN
2014 SEASON (12/13/11)
The Presidents' Athletic Conference
has accepted Carnegie Mellon
University (CMU) in Pittsburgh and Case Western Reserve University
(CWRU) in Cleveland as affiliate members in the sport of football.
The Tartan and Spartan football programs will begin play in the PAC
starting in the 2014 season. The addition of the CMU and CWRU
football programs will raise the number of football programs in the
PAC from nine to 11. Beginning in 2014, the PAC will play an
unbalanced football schedule with eight conference and two
non-conference dates. Both schools will remain full members of the
University Athletic Association (UAA) in all other sports. Complete
information on the new PAC members can be found in the
official PAC release, while
releases from
Carnegie Mellon,
Case Western Reserve and the
UAA are also online.
SEVEN FROM PAC TO COMPETE IN MEXICO GAME
(12/13/11)
Seven PAC football standouts who just completed their collegiate
eligibility this fall have been selected
to join the 53-player American roster of NCAA Division III standouts
competing in the 3rd Annual Tazon de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars).
The game, which features the Division III all-stars facing the
Mexican national team, will take place this Saturday (Dec. 17) at
1:30 p.m. in the 5,000-seat El Tempo del Dolor (The Temple of Pain)
in Puebla, Mexico.
Saint Vincent leads the PAC with four participants, as Bearcat
QB Aaron Smetanka, LBs Anthony Johnson and Armando
Fortunato and OL Taofik Amokomowo will be joined by RB/KR
Kendall Owens and P/K
Aaron Walter from PAC champion Thomas More as well as DL
Jarred Frawley from Grove City on the American roster.
The game will be webcast live
here.
PAC PLACES SIX ON ALL-SOUTH REGION TEAMS
(12/6/11)
Six PAC football standouts have been honored
with selection to the
2011 NCAA Division III All-South Region teams, released by the
D3Football.com website.
Leading the way for the conference was Waynesburg senior DT
Darryl Moore Jr., who was the league's lone first team
selection. Second team honorees included W&J sophomore WR
Alex Baroffio and Thomas More junior DG
Zach Autenrieb,
while three others - Thomas More sophomore RB
Domonique Hayden
and the Waynesburg duo of senior C
Nick Hanley and senior
DB
Sean Hunt - earned third team laurels.
THOMAS MORE FALLS IN NCAA D-III
PLAYOFF 1ST ROUND; SVC, WAYNESBURG SUFFER ECAC SETBACKS (11/19/11)
The 2011 PAC football season came to an end of November 19, as
conference teams dropped three postseason contests. PAC champion
Thomas More was edged 24-21 at Franklin in the opening round of the
2011 NCAA Division III Playoffs, ending the Saints' season at 9-2
overall. The ECAC Division III Southwest Bowl saw Saint Vincent fall
23-15 at Lebanon Valley in the Bearcats' first postseason game since
1949, while Waynesburg dropped a 48-21 decision at Widener in the ECAC Division III South Atlantic Bowl. The lone PAC football win of
the day belonged to Bethany, which improved to 5-5 with a
48-0
blanking of King's in a PAC/MAC Football Challenge contest
originally scheduled for September 11, which had been postponed due
to severe flooding in the Wilkes-Barre area.
MOSES NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
(11/18/11)
Junior football tight end
Adam Moses of Waynesburg University has been named
PAC Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee (SAAC) Male Scholar-Athlete of the Month for November
2011.
2011 ALL-PAC FOOTBALL TEAMS RELEASED (11/14/11)
The 2011 All-PAC football teams have been released. Conference
Player of the Year honors went to Thomas More sophomore running back
Domonique Hayden, while 2011 PAC Coach of the Year laurels
went to Saint Vincent head coach Bob Colbert.
SVC, WU EARN ECAC DIVISION III BOWL BERTHS (11/14/11)
A pair of PAC football teams
have earned berths in ECAC Division III bowl games this Saturday
(Nov. 19), with both facing opponents from the Middle Atlantic
Conference (MAC).
Saint Vincent will travel to Lebanon Valley for the 2011 ECAC
Division III Southwest Bowl, while
Waynesburg heads to Widener
for the 2011 ECAC Division III South Atlantic Bowl
at 1 p.m.
TMC TO FACE FRANKLIN IN NCAA 1ST ROUND (11/13/11)
The 19th-ranked PAC champion
Thomas More College football team will make its sixth appearance in
the NCAA Division III Football playoffs when travels to Franklin,
Indiana to play 16th-ranked Franklin College in a first round
game on Saturday (November 19, 2011) at 12 noon at Faught Stadium.
Franklin (9-1) is an automatic qualifier into the playoffs after
winning the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC). The
winner of the game will face the winner of the first round matchup
between top-ranked defending NCAA Division III national champion
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Albion College. The
complete 32-team NCAA Division III bracket is now online.
WEEK 11: W&J EDGES WAYNESBURG; SVC WINS GREEN GAME;
GENEVA TAKES "THE GAME";
GCC EARNS MERCER COUNTY CUP; TMC KEEPS BRIDGE BOWL (11/12/11)
The final week of the 2011 regular season means the return of
"PAC Football Rivalry Week", with five games on tap. The "PAC
Backyard Brawl" saw W&J race to a 21-0 halftime lead, only to see
Waynesburg rally to tie the game 21-21. The Presidents then blocked
a Yellow Jacket punt in the closing minutes, setting up a 34-yard
field goal as time expired for a
24-21 W&J victory. In the "Green Game", Saint Vincent topped
Bethany for the first time in five tries, prevailing at home over
the Bison 20-14. "The Game"
belongs to Geneva for the second straight year, as the GTs overcame
a 10-3 third quarter deficit with 20 unanswered points to win at
Westminster 23-10. The "Mercer
County Cup" again belongs to Grove City, as the Wolverines used a
huge first half to roll to a 35-3
decision at Thiel. Finally, the lone non-conference matchup saw PAC
champion Thomas More posted a come-from-behind
33-28 win at Cincinnati city
rival Mount Saint Joseph in "Bridge Bowl XVI".
Complete regular season PAC
football statistics are now online.
TEN FROM PAC NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (11/10/11)
The PAC has had 10 conference football student-athletes named
today to the
2011 Capital One Academic All-District Division III
Football teams, released by the College Sports Information Directors
of America (CoSIDA).
Nine of those honorees came in District IV, led by Grove City and
Washington & Jefferson with three selections
each. GCC
representatives included senior LB
Tim Irwin (3.63 GPA,
molecular biology), sophomore DB
Chris Gibbs (3.83, molecular
biology) and sophomore P
Joe Diani (3.62, mathematics). For
W&J, senior TE
Brett Axner (3.91, business administration),
senior OL
Gary Flavion (3.48, history) and senior DL
Frank
Gigler (3.69, pre-physical therapy) represented the
Presidents.
Other D-IV honorees included Westminster senior QB
Shawn Lehocky
(3.86, economics), Waynesburg senior DB
Ryan Williams
(3.48, wellness), and Thiel junior DL
Tim Taylor (3.51,
biology). In District II, the lone PAC representative was Thomas
More junior TE
Sam Brown (3.78, accounting). All 10 PAC
players will now advance to the
Division III Academic All-America
team ballot.
FINAL PAC PODCAST FOR NOV. 12 NOW ONLINE (11/10/11)
The final PAC Football Podcast
of the 2011 regular season, covering "PAC Football Rivalry
Week" on Saturday, November 12th, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the link to
download.
WEEK 10: WAYNESBURG STUNS THOMAS MORE; SAINT VINCENT, BETHANY,
W&J ALL POST WINS (11/5/11)
The next-to-last week of the 2011 PAC football regular season on
November 5th saw an upset with national repercussions, as Waynesburg
(5-3, 5-2 PAC) posted a 26-23
road win over four-time PAC champion and No. 6/8 ranked Thomas More
(8-1, 7-1 PAC), handing the Saints their first loss of the season.
While TMC had already clinched the PAC football crown with its win
over Westminster on Oct. 29, the loss likely eliminates the
possibility of the Saints hosting an NCAA D-III playoff first round
game on Nov. 19. In other grid action, Saint Vincent (5-4, 4-3 PAC)
recorded a 21-9 home decision
against Westminster (5-4, 4-3 PAC). Bethany (4-4, 3-4 PAC) used a
big second half to outgun Grove City (2-7, 2-5 PAC)
33-14. Finally, Washington &
Jefferson (5-4, 4-3 PAC) kept Thiel (0-9, 0-7 PAC) winless by
defeating the Tomcats at home, 21-7.
Geneva had the weekend off.
Complete PAC football statistics through week 10 are now online.
PAC PODCAST FOR NOVEMBER 5 NOW ONLINE (11/3/11)
This week's PAC Football Podcast, covering
conference play on Saturday, November 5th, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the link to
download.
WEEK 9: THOMAS MORE CLINCHES FOURTH STRAIGHT PAC
TITLE; SAINT VINCENT WINS ON
LAST-SECOND FG; GROVE CITY UPSETS W&J; GENEVA TOPS THIEL (10/29/11)
Week nine of the 2011 PAC football season saw the Thomas More clinch
its fourth consecutive PAC football title. The unbeaten Saints (8-0,
7-0 PAC) remained perfect with a 27-10 road victory at second-place
Westminster (5-3, 4-2 PAC). The Saints' title was clinched when
Waynesburg (4-3, 4-2 PAC), which also entered the day with one
league loss, suffered a 17-14 home setback to Saint Vincent (4-4,
3-3 PAC) on a 24-yard field goal by SVC's Morgan Porter as
time expired. In other action, Grove City (2-6, 2-4 PAC) posted its
second upset win in as many weeks, as the Wolverines overcame a 21-0
deficit with 24 unanswered points to edge Washington & Jefferson
(4-4, 3-3 PAC) 24-21. Finally, Geneva (3-6, 3-4 PAC) kept Thiel
(0-8, 0-6 PAC) winless with a 50-31 home decision.
Complete PAC
statistics through week nine are now online.
PAC PODCAST FOR OCTOBER 29 NOW ONLINE (10/27/11)
This week's PAC Football Podcast, covering
conference play on Saturday, October
29th, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the link to
download.
PAC TRIO NAMED TO
D3FOOTBALL.COM TEAM (10/25/11)
Kurt Devlin of
Grove City,
Zach Autenrieb of Thomas
More, and
Kyle Allen of Westminster were all
named to
D3Football.com's team of the week.
Devlin tied a school record with three interceptions in a 21-16 win
against Saint Vincent and also led Grove City with 10 total tackles,
seven solo.
Autenrieb set a Thomas More single-game record (three) and
career record (22) for
interceptions
in the Saints' win against Bethany. Allen scooped a fumbled Thiel
kick return and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown in a 48-21 win.
WEEK 8: THOMAS MORE STAYS PERFECT; GCC GETS FIRST VICTORY; W&J,
WESTMINSTER RECORD WINS (10/22/11)
Week eight of the PAC football season saw four conference matchups
take place, with the standings beginning to crystallize as we head
into the final three weeks of the regular season. Thomas More (7-0,
6-0 PAC) remained alone in first place, as the Saints posted a
41-21 home win against Bethany
(3-4, 2-4 PAC). The TMC win sets up a huge PAC showdown next weekend
at Westminster (5-2, 4-1 PAC), which remained tied for second in
league play following a 48-21
decision at Thiel (0-7, 0-5 PAC). Washington & Jefferson (4-3, 3-2
PAC) celebrated Homecoming by overcoming a 7-6 halftime deficit to
defeat visiting Geneva (2-6, 2-4 PAC)
24-7. Finally, Grove City (1-6, 1-4 PAC) earned its first
victory of the 2011 season by outlasting Saint Vincent (3-4, 2-3
PAC) at home, 21-16. Waynesburg
(4-2, 4-1 PAC) had the weekend off. Complete
PAC football standings and statistics though October 22 are now
online.
PAC PODCAST FOR OCTOBER 22 NOW ONLINE (10/20/11)
This week's PAC Football Podcast, covering
conference play on Saturday, October
22nd, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the link to
download.
WESTMINSTER'S LEHOCKY NAMED PAC SAAC
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER, 2011 (10/18/11)
Senior football quarterback Shawn Lehocky of Westminster
College has been named PAC
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Male Scholar-Athlete of
the Month for October 2011. Each month, SAAC members at a PAC
school nominate a student-athlete to highlight based on academic and
athletic accomplishments. Honorees must be a varsity member in their
respective sport(s) and in their junior or senior year.
Scholar-Athletes of the Month must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or
higher and be actively involved on his or her campus community.
WEEK 7: THOMAS MORE EDGES SAINT VINCENT TO REMAIN UNBEATEN;
WESTMINSTER HANDS WAYNESBURG 1ST PAC LOSS; BETHANY, GENEVA POST HOME
VICTORIES (10/15/11)
Week seven of the PAC football season is in the books, with
three-time defending PAC champion Thomas More alone at the top of
the league standings. The Saints (6-0, 5-0 PAC) remained unbeaten
Saturday by edging Saint Vincent (3-3, 2-2 PAC)
20-17 in Latrobe. Waynesburg
(4-2, 4-1 PAC) fell out of a first place tie with the Saints after
the Yellow Jackets suffered their first PAC loss of the season with
a 22-20 setback at Westminster
(4-2, 3-1 PAC). In other action, both Bethany and Geneva posted
impressive defensive performances in home wins. The Bison (3-3, 2-3
PAC) blanked Thiel (0-6, 0-4 PAC)
20-0, while the Golden Tornadoes (2-5, 2-3 PAC) forced six
turnovers in a 23-7 win over
Grove City (0-6, 0-4 PAC) under the lights in Beaver Falls.
Washington & Jefferson (3-3,
2-2 PAC) had the weekend off.
PAC
PODCAST FOR OCTOBER 15 NOW ONLINE (10/13/11)
This week's
PAC Football
Podcast, covering conference play on Saturday, October 15th, is
now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the link to download.
WEEK 6: TMC, WAYNESBURG STAY PERFECT IN PAC PLAY; SAINT VINCENT,
WESTMINSTER WIN THRILLERS (10/8/11)
Another thrilling week of PAC football is complete following four
Homecoming games on October 8 that averaged over 60 points scored
per contest. Defending league champion Thomas More (5-0, 4-0 PAC)
had the easiest path, as the Saints broke open a 7-7 tie with 30
unanswered points to post a 37-7
victory over winless Grove City (0-5, 0-3 PAC). Waynesburg (4-1, 4-0
PAC) remained tied with TMC atop the PAC standings, as the Yellow
Jackets outgunned Geneva (1-5, 1-3 PAC) at home
47-33 behind six TD passes by
senior QB Josh Graham. Saint Vincent (3-2, 2-1 PAC) defeated
visiting Washington & Jefferson (3-3, 2-2 PAC) for the first time in
school history 35-27, setting off
an on-field
celebration by the capacity Homecoming crowd. Finally, the lone
Homecoming crowd to go home unhappy was at Bethany (2-3, 1-3 PAC),
as visiting Westminster (3-2, 2-1 PAC) intercepted a fourth-down
Bison pass from the Titan eight-yard line in the final minute to
clinch a 30-27 win. Thiel (0-5,
0-3 PAC) had the weekend off.
PAC
PODCAST FOR OCTOBER 8 NOW ONLINE (10/6/11)
This week's
PAC Football
Podcast, covering conference play on Saturday, October 8th, is
now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the link to download.
TMC EARNS HIGHEST
RANKING
IN TEAM HISTORY (10/4/11)
The Thomas More football team moved up in the AFCA Division III
Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.
The Saints
received 805 points and are ranked No. 6 in the nation. The No.
6 ranking is the highest in the football program's 22-year history
as the Saints' previous best ranking was No. 8, where they were
ranked for the past two weeks. Washington & Jefferson also received
votes for the third straight week.
WEEK 5: THOMAS MORE, WAYNESBURG REMAIN PERFECT IN LEAGUE PLAY;
W&J, GENEVA WIN IN THRILLERS (10/1/11)
The fifth week of the PAC football season is in the books
following four games on October 1, with only two conference squads
remaining unbeaten in league play. Defending PAC champion Thomas
More (4-0, 3-0 PAC) has little trouble in a
50-7 road victory at winless
Thiel (0-5, 0-3 PAC), while Waynesburg (3-1, 3-0 PAC) used a stout
defensive effort to defeated Bethany (2-2, 1-2 PAC) at home,
23-7. The other two PAC games
each came down to the wire, as Geneva (1-4, 1-2 PAC) survived a
Saint Vincent TD as time expired in regulation to send the game to
overtime, prevailing 23-20 over
the Bearcats (2-2, 1-1 PAC) in the extra session on a 41-yard field
goal by Bryan Visingardi for their first-ever PAC victory.
Finally, Washington & Jefferson (3-2, 2-1 PAC) used a pair of late
sacks to snuff out a final scoring threat by Westminster (2-2, 1-1
PAC) in a 20-16 road victory.
Grove City had the weekend off.
W&J'S FLAVION, WESTMINSTER'S LEHOCKY AMONG 30 D-III SEMIFINALISTS
FOR 2011 CAMPBELL TROPHY (9/29/11)
Washington & Jefferson senior offensive lineman
Gary Flavion
and Westminster senior quarterback
Shawn Lehocky are listed
among
the 30 NCAA Division III candidates for the 2011 William V. Campbell
Trophy, awarded by the
National Football
Foundation (NFF), which recognizes an individual as the absolute
best scholar-athlete in the nation. Nominated by their schools,
which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards
must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of
eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have
outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant
contributor, and have demonstrated strong leadership and
citizenship. The NFF Awards Committee will select up to 16
recipients, and the results will be announced via a national press
release on Wednesday, October 26. Each recipient will receive an
$18,000 postgraduate scholarship and will vie as finalists for the
2011 Campbell Trophy.
PAC PODCAST FOR OCTOBER 1 NOW ONLINE (9/29/11)
This week's PAC Football Podcast, covering
conference play on Saturday, October
1, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the link to
download.
THOMAS MORE OUTLASTS W&J; SAINT VINCENT, WAYNESBURG, BETHANY EACH
POST PAC WINS (9/24/11)
Four PAC football games took place on September 24, highlighted
by the battle of perennial national powers Thomas More and
Washington & Jefferson. For the fourth straight year, the Saints
came out on top as Thomas More (3-0, 2-0 PAC) recorded a
35-32 victory at W&J (2-2, 1-1
PAC). Waynesburg (2-1, 2-0 PAC) also won its second league matchup,
spoiling Grove City's (0-4, 0-2 PAC) Homecoming with a
32-26 road decision. Saint
Vincent (2-1, 1-0 PAC) rolled to a 30-0 halftime lead en route to a
36-14 win at Thiel (0-4, 0-2
PAC). Finally, Geneva (0-4, 0-2 PAC) saw its home PAC debut spoiled
by a 48-27 loss to Bethany (2-1,
1-1 PAC). Westminster (2-1, 1-0 PAC) had the weekend off.
PAC
PODCAST FOR SEPTEMBER 24 NOW ONLINE (9/22/11)
This week's
PAC Football
Podcast, covering the opening weekend of conference play on
Saturday, September 24, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on
the link to download.
TMC EARNS HIGHEST
RANKING
IN TEAM HISTORY (9/19/11)
The Thomas More football team moved up in the internet website
D3football.com's Top-25 and earned its highest ranking in 22 years
of football.
The Saints received 386 points and are ranked No. 8 in the nation.
The No. 8 ranking is the highest in the football program's history
as the Saints' previous best ranking was No. 9, where they were
ranked for six straight weeks to end the 2010 season and to begin
the 2011 season.
PAC LEAGUE PLAY OPENS ON
SEPTEMBER
17 (9/17/11)
Week three of the football season on September 17 marked the
beginning of league play with four conference contests, while Saint
Vincent had the weekend off. Three-time defending PAC champion
Thomas More (2-0, 1-0 PAC) opened defense by rolling past Geneva
(0-3, 0-1 PAC)
41-6 in
the Golden Tornadoes' first game which counted in the league
standings. Waynesburg (1-1, 1-0 PAC) also had little trouble at home
this afternoon, posting a
46-7
decision over Thiel (0-3, 0-1 PAC). A pair of PAC openers took place
under the lights, with Washington & Jefferson (2-1, 1-0 PAC) winning
31-14
at Bethany (1-1, 0-1 PAC), while Westminster (2-1, 1-0 PAC)
outlasted Grove City (0-3, 0-1 PAC)
25-20
on the road.
Complete PAC statistics through
week three are now online.
GIGLER HONORED AS SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (9/15/11)
The PAC has selected senior softball athlete Martha Adams of
Geneva and senior football player
Frank Gigler of Washington & Jefferson as
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar-Athletes of the
Month for September 2011.
PAC PODCAST FOR SEPTEMBER 17 NOW ONLINE (9/14/11)
This week's PAC Football Podcast, covering
the opening weekend of conference play on Saturday, September
17, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the link to
download.
PAC FOOTBALL TEAMS GO 2-5 IN WEEK TWO (9/10/11)
PAC football teams recorded a 2-5 record
against non-conference opponents on September 10. Three-time
defending PAC champion Thomas More opened its 2011 season on a high
note with a
44-13 home win against Hanover. The other victor in week two was
Saint Vincent, which led the conference charge in the PAC/MAC
Challenge Series by rolling past FDU-Florham
55-3.
The game of the day took place in Washington, where Delaware Valley
edged Washington & Jefferson
20-19 in
a battle of perennial Top 25 programs. Widener erupted for 30
unanswered second half points to break a 14-14 halftime tie and
defeat Thiel
44-14. Lebanon Valley avenged a 2010 home loss to Grove City by
posting a
27-7 road win over the Wolverines. Lycoming had not trouble at
Westminster, winning
41-3,
while Geneva fell at Albright
46-10
under the lights. The Waynesburg-Wilkes and Bethany-King's games
were both postponed due to severe flooding in the Wilkes-Barre area.
Complete PAC statistics through
week two are now online.
BETHANY-KING'S FOOTBALL GAME POSTPONED (9/9/11)
Due to flooding and a mandatory evacuation in Wilkes-Barre, PA,
where King’s College is located,
Saturday’s football game between Bethany College and King’s has been
postponed. The game could possibly be made up following the
teams’ currently scheduled regular season finales. However, the game
would only be played on Nov. 19 at Bison Stadium if neither Bethany
nor King’s qualified for the postseason.
WAYNESBURG-WILKES GAME CANCELLED (9/8/11)
Due to heavy flooding in the Wilkes-Barre area that has resulted in
a campus evacuation at Wilkes,
the Wilkes-Waynesburg football game scheduled for Saturday at noon
has been cancelled . It is yet to be determined whether the game
will be rescheduled or not. Any other game adjustments/cancellations
for this weekend will be posted here as soon as we receive them.
PAC FOOTBALL PODCAST FOR 9/10 NOW ONLINE (9/8/11)
This week's PAC Football Podcast, covering
the PAC/MAC Football Challenge Series on Saturday, September
10, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the link to
download.
PAC/MAC CHALLENGE SERIES VIDEO NOW ONLINE (9/5/11)
As we begin preparations for the PAC/MAC Football Challenge
Series games this weekend,
a preview
video is now online highlighting the eight contests, with seven
being played on PAC campuses this Saturday, Sept. 10.
PAC TEAMS POST 3-5 RECORD IN WEEK ONE (9/3/11)
PAC football teams opened the 2011 season with a 3-5 record
against non-conference opponents, with four of the five losses
coming by eight points or less. Opening week victories went to
Washington & Jefferson, which rolled to a
40-0
shutout win at Juniata; Bethany, which recorded a
28-7
decision at Allegheny; and Westminster, whp prevailed at home under
the lights over Hiram
17-7.
In other action, Grove City saw a failed two-point attempt in the
closing minutes prove costly in a
21-19
loss at Carnegie Mellon. Bridgewater closed the game with 17
unanswered points to edge Saint Vincent
20-17
in overtime. Waynesburg came up short in a defensive struggle at
Christopher Newport
12-7.
Thiel was stopped at the Marietta three-yard line as time expired in
a 32-24
Pioneer victory. Finally, Geneva fell at home to Frostburg State
34-21.
Thomas More was off and opens the season on September 10.
Complete PAC statistics through
week one are now online.
NFL REF STERATORE TO LEAD PAC
OFFICIALS (8/24/11)
Gene Steratore Jr.,
a 28-year officiating veteran who currently serves as a referee in
the National Football League (NFL), will
serve as the PAC Coordinator of Football Officiating in his role
as head of the Tri-State officials association, beginning in the
2011 season. He replaces Ed Manning, who retired following
the 2010 season after 11 years in the position.
2011 PAC FALL SPORTS PREVIEWS: FOOTBALL (8/22/11)
For six weekdays leading up to the September 1 competition
start date, the
PAC will be releasing 2011 conference previews for all varsity
fall sports. We begin with football, where three-time defending
PAC champion Thomas More has won 19 consecutive league games and
will look for a "four-peat" this fall. However, the Saints will
again face stiff competition from several conference foes,
including 2010 runners-up Washington & Jefferson and Waynesburg.
Geneva, the only PAC team to top Thomas More during the past
three seasons, also begins its first season in pursuit of the PAC crown
after being approved for NCAA Division III active membership
this summer. The complete 2011 PAC
Football Preview is now online, along with the
2011 composite grid schedule
and the 2011 preseason poll.
PAC MEDIA DAY - 10 FOR 10: JIM HILVERT (8/19/11)
Starting Monday, August 8, the PAC will release one video
each weekday for the next two weeks featuring speakers at the
2011 PAC Football Media Day at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe,
Pa., on Wednesday, August 3.
Our tenth
and final
video is Thomas More's head coach Jim Hilvert of the
three-time defending PAC champion Saints. The first nine
videos released over the past two weeks
of PAC ED
Joe Onderko giving a conference overview and
head
coaches Geno DeMarco
of Geneva,
Kurt
Reiser of Thiel,
Jeff
Hand of Westminster,
Bob
Colbert
of Saint
Vincent,
Chris
Smith of Grove City,
Tim
Weaver of Bethany,
Rick
Shepas of Waynesburg and
Todd
Young of Washington & Jefferson also
remain available for online viewing.
PAC MEDIA DAY - 10 FOR 10: TODD YOUNG
(8/18/11)
Our ninth
video is Washington & Jefferson offensive coordinator Todd Young,
speaking on behalf of head coach Mike Sirianni, who
previews this year's President squad.
PAC MEDIA DAY - 10 FOR 10: RICK SHEPAS
(8/17/11)
Our eighth video is
Waynesburg head coach Rick Shepas, who believes his
Yellow Jackets are poised to make a run at the 2011 PAC title.
PAC MEDIA DAY - 10 FOR 10: TIM WEAVER
(8/16/11)
Our seventh video is
Bethany head coach Tim Weaver, who talks about the
improvements made in the Bison football program over the past
few years and looks ahead to 2011.
PAC MEDIA DAY - 10 FOR 10: CHRIS SMITH
(8/15/11)
Our sixth video is
Grove City head coach Chris Smith, the "dean" of PAC
football coaches who enters his 28th season leading the football
program at his alma mater.
PAC MEDIA DAY - 10 FOR 10: BOB COLBERT
(8/12/11)
Our fifth video is
Saint Vincent head coach Bob Colbert, who is looking
for big things from the Bearcats this fall while also speaking
on the current state of college football.
PAC MEDIA DAY - 10 FOR 10: JEFF HAND
(8/11/11)
Our fourth video is
Westminster head coach Jeff Hand, who talks about the
state of the Titans entering the 2011 campaign.
PAC MEDIA DAY - 10 FOR 10: KURT REISER
(8/10/11)
Our third
video is Thiel head coach Kurt Reiser, who talks
about his Tomcats looking to bounce back
this fall from a tough 2010 campaign.
PAC MEDIA DAY - 10 FOR 10: GENO DEMARCO (8/9/11)
Our second
video is Geneva head coach Geno DeMarco, who talks
about his school's recent approval as an NCAA Division III
active member.
PAC MEDIA DAY - 10 FOR 10: JOE ONDERKO (8/8/11)
Our first
video is a conference overview by PAC Executive Director Joe
Onderko, who also introduces all nine PAC players in
attendance.
PAC PRESEASON LAURELS CONTINUE TO ROLL IN (8/7/11)
Several PAC football programs have been lauded with
preseason honors as we prepare to enter the start of training
camps this week. Three-time defending PAC champion Thomas More (which
is ranked by the NCAA as the second all-time winningest team in
NCAA Division III history) is ranked 11th in the nation by
both
D3Football.com and Lindy's and 14th by The Sporting News.
Washington & Jefferson is also ranked 16th by The Sporting
News and
is
listed among others receiving votes by D3Football.com.
Lindy's also placed the W&J-Thomas More clash on September 24
as one of five games to watch in NCAA Division III this
fall, Finally, Waynesburg junior tight end Adam Moses
was tabbed as a first team preseason All-American by
Lindy's.
ROHRER NAMED DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR AT W&J (8/7/11)
Washington & Jefferson
recently announced Shawn Rohrer as the Presidents’ new
defensive coordinator. Rohrer, who spent the last three
seasons as the defensive coordinator at Saint Vincent, takes
over for Matt Caponi, who was hired as an assistant coach
at the University of Pittsburgh. A 1998 Slippery Rock University
graduate, Rohrer has also spent time as a defensive assistant
coach at California (Pa.), Shepherd (W.Va.) and his alma mater.
THOMAS MORE TABBED FOR PAC "FOUR-PEAT" (8/3/11)
Three-time defending conference champion Thomas More College
has been picked to again capture
the 2011 football championship in the Presidents' Athletic
Conference (PAC), according to the preseason poll released
at the 2011 PAC Football Media Day at Saint Vincent College in
Latrobe today. Voters in the polls included conference head
coaches, sports information directors (SIDs), and members of the
media present at the conference media day.
PAC DUO TABBED TO AFCA "GOOD WORKS" TEAM (7/20/11)
A pair of PAC football standouts -
Tim Taylor of
Thiel and
Jay Volker of Thomas More - are among a record 132
student-athletes honored with nomination to the
2011 Allstate Good Works Team, released today by the
American Football Coaches
Association (AFCA). The award recognizes the selfless
contributions to volunteerism and community service made by
college football student-athletes across the nation and is
widely considered the sport’s pre-eminent community service
award.
2011 FOOTBALL COMPOSITE SCHEDULE RELEASED (5/25/11)
The 2011 composite schedule for PAC football is now online.
Click on the link to get the full league schedule for
football.
GROVE CITY HIRES GREGG FULL-TIME (5/10/11)
Grove City College has
hired Matt
Gregg as a full-time faculty member of its Department of
Physical Education and Athletics, effective July 1, 2011.
Gregg has spent the last three seasons as an assistant football
coach at Grove City. Gregg will remain as an offensive line
coach while also coordinating the preparation and editing of
video for the program.
BOWERS, PILATO NAMED TO ALL-DECADE TEAM (1/18/10)
Two former PAC football standouts have been honored by the
D3Football.com website
with selection to its
NCAA Division III Football All-Decade Team, covering the
years 2000-09. Grove City RB R.J. Bowers (1997-2000) was
a second team honoree, while Washington & Jefferson S
Frank Pilato (2001-04) was tabbed to the third team.
OWENS NAMED ALL-AMERICAN BY WEBSITE (12/18/10)
Thomas More College senior defensive tackle Tyler Owens
has been named a first team All-American by the internet
website, D3football.com.
Owens, named the 2010 PAC Player of the Year after leading the
Saints to their third consecutive PAC football title, previously
earned All-America laurels from the
AFCA.
PAC TRIO PLAYS IN "BOWL OF THE STARS" (12/18/10)
Three PAC football standouts who recently completed their
final season of eligibility were among the
44-player roster of Division III players competing today in the
"Bowl of the Stars" at the Tec de Monterrey
Stadium in Toluca, Mexico. PAC players participating include
senior DL and 2010 PAC Player of the Year
Tyler Owens and
senior FB/TE
Matt Clark of Thomas More, as well as OL
Pete Polesnak of Grove City. The D-III stars faced
the CONADEIP All Stars from Mexico, winning 48-7.
PAC DUO NAMED AFCA ALL-AMERICANS (12/13/10)
A pair of PAC football standouts have been selected to the
25-man
AFCA Division III Coaches All-America team, released today
by the American Football Coaches
Association (AFCA). The 2010 PAC Player of the Year, senior
DL
Tyler Owens of Thomas More, was one of four defensive
linemen selected. He was joined by Washington & Jefferson senior
S
Craig Sedunov, who was one of four defensive backs
lauded. The selection of Sedunov marks the ninth consecutive
year W&J has had a player chosen for AFCA All-America honors,
the longest current streak in the nation.
NINE FROM PAC NAMED ALL-SOUTH REGION (12/9/10)
Nine PAC football standouts have been honored with selection
to the
2010 All-South Region Football teams, released today by the
D3Football.com website.
A pair of conference standouts earned first team recognition:
senior DT and 2010 PAC Player of the Year
Tyler Owens of Thomas More and Waynesburg sophomore TE
Adam Moses. TMC freshman RB
Domonique Hayden was the lone second team honoree, while
six players were tabbed for third team laurels: Bethany senior G
Jason Soltis, junior DE
Jay Volker and sophomore CB
Zach Autenrieb of Thomas More, senior S
Craig Sedunov of Washington & Jefferson, and juniors DT
Darryl Moore Jr. and CB
Sean Hunt of Waynesburg.
THOMAS MORE FALLS IN NCAA SECOND ROUND (11/27/10)
The PAC champion Thomas More football team saw its season
come to an end Saturday following a
69-7 loss at unbeaten Mary
Hardin-Baylor in the second round of the NCAA Division III
playoffs. The Saints closed the 2010 campaign at 11-1 overall.
Complete final 2010 conference
football statistics are now online.
PAC RELEASES 2010 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS (11/15/10)
The conference has released the
2010 All-PAC Football teams and postseason award winners.
PAC champion Thomas More swept the top two awards, as senior DL
Tyler Owens was selected as 2010 PAC Player of the Year,
while fourth-year Saint mentor Jim Hilvert garnered PAC
Coach of the year laurels for 2010.
THOMAS MORE HOSTS
W&L IN FIRST ROUND IN
NCAA D-III PLAYOFFS; W&J TO HOST
F&M IN ECAC BOWL (11/15/10)
PAC football champion Thomas More (10-0) will host ODAC champion Washington & Lee (8-2)
in the first round of the 2010
NCAA Division III Football Playoffs on Saturday, November 20
at 12 noon at The Bank of Kentucky Field. It will be the
fifth appearance in the national playoffs for the 10th-ranked
Saints. Also this Saturday (Nov. 20), PAC runner-up Washington &
Jefferson (8-2) will host Franklin & Marshall (6-4) in the
ECAC Division III Southwest Bowl at Cameron Stadium
beginning at noon.
RIVALRY WEEK HAS 4 CLASSICS, 1 BLOWOUT
(11/13/10)
The third installment of "PAC Football Rivalry Week" lived up to
its name during the final weekend of the regular season on
November 13. All four games involving conference rivals went
down to the wire, while the PAC remained dominant in the lone
non-league matchup. Washington & Jefferson (8-2, 6-1 PAC) posted
its seventh straight victory of the season, as the Presidents
won the "PAC Backyard Brawl" with a
31-30 overtime decision at
Waynesburg (6-4, 4-3 PAC) after a two-point conversion attempt
by the Yellow Jackets in OT failed. "The Game" certainly lived
up to its historical billing, as Geneva (5-5) outlasted
Westminster (2-8) 30-24 in three overtimes. The "Green Game" saw
Bethany (5-5, 4-3 PAC) edge Saint Vincent (3-7, 3-4 PAC)
35-28,
while Grove City (5-5, 3-4 PAC) jumped out to a 21-0 lead, then
held off a late Thiel (0-10, 0-7 PAC) rally with a long TD run
in the final minutes to defeat the Tomcats
35-21. In the lone
non-league rivalry contest, PAC champion Thomas More (10-0) had
little trouble with Cincinnati city rival Mount St. Joseph (5-5)
in "Bridge Bowl XV," as the Saints recorded a
33-0 home shutout
win. Final regular season conference statistics
are now online.
PAC PODCAST FOR NOVEMBER 13 NOW ONLINE (11/11/10)
The final PAC Football Podcast
of the 2010 season, previewing games on Saturday,
November 13, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the
link to
download.
SAINTS EDGE JACKETS TO CLINCH 2010 CROWN; W&J KEEPS
ROLLING; GCC, SVC ALSO POST WINS
(11/6/10)
The race for the 2010 PAC football title came to an end today in
Waynesburg, as unbeaten Thomas More (9-0, 7-0) overcame a 10-7
fourth quarter deficit by scoring the game-winning touchdown
with less than a minute to play to defeat the host Yellow
Jackets (6-3, 4-2 PAC) 14-10. The win clinched the Saints' third
consecutive league crown and an automatic bid for the NCAA
Division III playoffs, beginning on Nov. 20. In other week 10
league action, Washington & Jefferson (7-2, 5-1 PAC) ran its win
streak to six games with a 47-14 decision at Thiel
(0-9, 0-7 PAC). Saint Vincent (3-6, 3-3 PAC) won its second game
in three weeks, posting a 21-14
victory at Westminster (2-7, 1-6 PAC). Finally, Grove City (4-5,
2-4 PAC) edged Bethany (4-5, 3-3 PAC) at home
21-7. Geneva had the
weekend off. Conference
statistics through November 6 are now online.
EIGHT FROM PAC NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (11/4/10)
The PAC has placed eight football standout student-athletes
on the
2010 ESPN Academic All-District II College Division Football
teams, released today by the
College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Washington & Jefferson led all conference schools with four
honorees, including the lone first team selection, junior DL
Frank Gigler (3.67 cumulative GPA, child development
education). The Presidents also boasted three of the seven
second team awardees: senior QB
Gino Rometo (3.46,
business), senior WR
Jordan Roycroft (3.59, accounting)
and senior DB
Michael Trunzo (3.52, business). Other
second team selections included the Waynesburg duo of senior DL
Anthony Calcagni (3.40, business management) and sophomore
DL
Matt Krause (3.35, nursing) as well as Thiel senior LB
Bobby Shew (3.84, business administration) and Bethany
junior OL
Cory Potter (3.30, English).
PAC PODCAST FOR NOVEMBER 6 NOW ONLINE (11/4/10)
This week's
PAC
Football Podcast for games on Saturday, November 6, is now
online in .mp3 format. Right click on the link to download.
TOP PAC TEAMS WIN, SET UP SHOWDOWNS (10/30/10)
Week nine of the PAC football season on October 30 saw all four
teams with better records entering the weekend post victories,
setting up key showdowns during the final two weeks of the
regular season. Thomas More (8-0, 6-0 PAC) remained unbeaten at
home as the Saints posted a 37-13
decision over Westminster (2-6, 1-5 PAC). TMC has now clinched
at least a share of the 2010 PAC regular season title and can
earn the title outright with a win next week at Waynesburg (6-2,
4-1 PAC), which posted its fourth consecutive win by outlasting
Saint Vincent (2-6, 2-3 PAC) 34-28
in Latrobe. Washington & Jefferson (6-2, 4-1 PAC) ran its win
streak to five games, as the Presidents held off a late rally by
Grove City (3-5, 1-4 PAC) to defeat the Wolverines
21-14. Finally, Geneva (4-5)
snapped a three-game skid as the Golden Tornadoes overcame a 6-0
halftime deficit to win 34-20
at Thiel (0-8, 0-5 PAC). Bethany had the weekend off. Complete
conference statistics
through games of October 30 are now online.
PAC PODCAST FOR OCTOBER 30 NOW ONLINE (10/28/10)
This week's PAC Football Podcast
for games on Saturday,
October 30, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the
link to
download.
WEEK #8: TMC STILL PERFECT; WESTMINSTER WINS FIRST NIGHT HOME
GAME; W&J, SVC, WAY EACH WIN (10/23/10)
Week eight in PAC football ended as it began, with Thomas
More alone atop the PAC standings with an unblemished record.
The Saints had little trouble on the road at Bethany, as TMC
(7-0, 5-0 PAC) snapped the Bison's three-game win streak with a
48-14 victory. Washington &
Jefferson (5-2) earned its fourth straight win in dramatic
fashion, as the Presidents intercepted a Geneva (3-5) pass in
the end zone in the closing seconds to secure a
22-16 road victory.
Westminster (2-5, 1-4 PAC) celebrated the first home night game
in the program's history by shutting out winless Thiel (0-7, 0-5
PAC) 35-0. The final
conference matchup saw Saint Vincent (2-5, 2-2 PAC) snap a
three-game losing skid with a
42-17 home decision over Grove City (3-4, 1-3 PAC). Finally,
Waynesburg (5-2) stepped out of league play to topple Frostburg
State 41-7, running the
Yellow Jacket win streak to three games.
Conference statistics
through games of October 23 are now online.
PAC PODCAST FOR OCTOBER 23 NOW ONLINE (10/21/10)
This week's PAC Football Podcast
for games on Saturday,
October 23, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the
link to
download.
WEEK #7: TMC, BC, W&J KEEP ROLLING;
BLOCKED XP COSTS WESTMINSTER; GCC OUTSLUGS GENEVA (10/16/10)
All nine PAC football teams were in action on October 16,
featuring four conference games. Nationally-ranked Thomas More
(6-0) remained unbeaten at home as the Saints defeated Saint
Vincent (1-5) 24-6. Bethany and Washington & Jefferson each
extended their respective win streaks to three games, as the
Bison (4-3) rolled past winless Thiel (0-6)
41-7 while W&J (4-2)
posted a 21-6 non-conference home victory over Frostburg State
(1-5). Westminster scored a touchdown in the game's final minute
and appeared poised to tie Waynesburg, but the Yellow Jackets
(4-2) blocked the extra point attempt by the Titans (1-5) to
clinch a 24-23 Homecoming win. Finally, Grove City (3-3)
celebrated its annual night game by edging Geneva (3-4)
13-7 in a defensive
slugfest. Conference statistics
through games of October 16 are now online.
PAC PODCAST FOR OCTOBER 16 NOW ONLINE (10/14/10)
This week's PAC Football Podcast
for games on Saturday,
October 16, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the
link to
download.
WEEK #6: TMC STAYS UNBEATEN; W&J WINS AT HOME;
BETHANY, WAYNESBURG POST SHOOTOUT WINS (10/9/10)
It was Homecoming week in the PAC on October 9, as all four
home teams welcomed their alumni back to campus. However, only
one of the four home squads was able to come away with a
victory. Nationally-ranked PAC leader Thomas More (5-0, 3-0 PAC)
remained unbeaten, as the Saints overcame an early 9-7 deficit
with 24 unanswered points to outlast Grove City (2-3, 1-2 PAC)
31-9. Washington & Jefferson (3-2, 3-1 PAC) was the lone home
victor, as the Presidents defeated visiting Saint Vincent (1-4,
1-1 PAC) 31-20. Waynesburg and Geneva combined to score 97
points, the highest single-game total in GC football history,
with the Yellow Jackets (3-2) outgunning the Golden Tornadoes
(3-3) 55-42. Finally, Bethany (3-3, 2-1 PAC) built a 40-18 lead
at Westminster (1-4, 0-3 PAC), then held off a late Titan rally
for a 47-39 victory. Thiel (0-5, 0-3 PAC) had the weekend off.
Conference statistics through games of October 9 are now online.
PAC PODCAST FOR OCTOBER 9 NOW ONLINE (10/7/10)
This week's PAC Football Podcast
for games on Saturday,
October 9, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the
link to
download.
WEEK #5: TMC, W&J POST BIG WINS; GENEVA
EDGES ST. VINCENT; BETHANY HANDS WU FIRST PAC LOSS (10/2/10)
As we near the halfway point of the 2010 football season,
two-time defending champion Thomas More remains in control of
its own destiny as the Saints attempt to "three-peat". TMC (4-0,
2-0 PAC) celebrated Homecoming by handling winless Thiel (0-5,
0-3 PAC) 42-3. In other week
five action, Bethany also posted a Homecoming victory, as the
Bison (2-3, 1-1 PAC) handed Waynesburg (2-2, 2-1 PAC) its first
league loss with a 24-17
decision. All of the scoring took place in the opening 30
minutes in Latrobe, where a 53-yard TD pass on the final play of
the first half was enough to lift Geneva (3-2) past host Saint
Vincent (1-3) 27-23. Finally,
Washington & Jefferson (2-2, 2-1 PAC)) bounced back from its
loss at TMC a week ago, as the Presidents had little trouble
with Westminster (1-3, 0-2 PAC), winning
49-7 under the lights in
Washington. Conference statistics
through games of October 2 are now online.
HARMOTTO NAMED CAMPBELL SEMIFINALIST (10/1/2010)
Washington & Jefferson senior safety Nathan Harmotto was selected by The National Football Foundation &
College Hall of Fame (NFF) Thursday as a semifinalist for the
William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth. Harmotto
is one of 121 semifinalists from FBS (47), FCS (28), Division II
(12, Division III (27) or NAIA (7).
PAC PODCAST FOR OCTOBER 2 NOW ONLINE (9/30/10)
This week's PAC Football Podcast
for games on Saturday,
October 2, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the
link to
download.
WEEK 4: TMC EDGES W&J; SVC GETS FIRST PAC WIN; WU 2-0 PAC
AFTER GCC WIN; GENEVA WINS THRILLER (9/25/10)
Week four of the 2010 PAC football season is in the books
following four games on September 25. The game which has decided
the PAC champion each of the past two years took place in
Kentucky, as Thomas More overcame a 21-17 halftime deficit with
12 unanswered second half points to defeat Washington &
Jefferson by a score of 29-21.
Saint Vincent made its first-ever game to count in the PAC
standings an historic one, as the Bearcats posted their first
win over a PAC opponent since the return of SVC football in 2007
with a 17-3 Homecoming win
over Thiel. Waynesburg is now 2-0 in PAC action, as the Jackets
posted their second impressive league win in as many weeks by
defeating Grove City at home
42-16. Finally, the game of the day took place under the
lights at Bethany, where Geneva edged BC in a
37-33 shootout as the GT
defense stopped the Bison at the one-yard line as time expired.
Westminster had the weekend off.
Conference statistics through
games of September 25 are now online.
PAC PODCAST FOR SEPTEMBER 25 NOW ONLINE (9/23/10)
This week's PAC Football Podcast
for games on Saturday,
September 23, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the
link to
download.
FOUR GAMES OPEN PAC LEAGUE SCHEDULE (9/18/10)
The race for the 2010 PAC Football Championship is
officially underway, as four games opened the conference portion
of the schedule on September 18. Defending PAC champion Thomas
More (2-0) remained unbeaten following a
36-20 road win at Geneva (1-2).
It was an historic win for Grove City (2-1, 1-0 PAC), which
posted a 31-16 victory at
Westminster (1-2, 0-1 PAC) for the program's first victory in
New Wilmington since 1961. Waynesburg (1-1, 1-0 PAC) put a
damper on Homecoming festivities at Thiel (0-3, 0-1 PAC) with a
34-6 win over the Tomcats.
Finally, Washington & Jefferson (1-1, 1-0 PAC) bounced back from
a season-opening loss a week ago by blowing past Bethany (1-2,
0-1 PAC) 59-21 under the lights
in Washington. Saint Vincent (0-2, 0-0 PAC) had the weekend off.
Conference statistics through
games of September 18 are now online.
PAC PODCAST FOR SEPTEMBER 18 NOW ONLINE (9/16/10)
This week's
PAC
Football Podcast for games on Saturday, September 18, is now
online in .mp3 format. Right click on the link to download.
POTTER NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (9/15/10)
The PAC announced that football
standout Cory Potter of Bethany has been named
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Male Scholar-Athlete
of the Month for September 2010.
PAC POSTS 3-6 MARK IN WEEK TWO GRID ACTION (9/11/10)
All nine PAC football teams were in action on September 11,
as the conference posted a 3-6 mark against non-conference
competition, including a 2-6 record in the inaugural PAC/MAC
Football Challenge Series. After having a bye during the opening
weekend, two-time defending PAC champion Thomas More (1-0) got
its season off to a solid start. The Saints overcame an early
6-0 road deficit to roll past Hanover
56-12. Other week two
winners in the conference included Grove City and Bethany, who
each rebounded from opening week losses with come-from-behind
wins. The Wolverines (1-1) edged Lebanon Valley
17-14, while the Bison
(0-2) topped King's 31-29.
Waynesburg (0-1) opened its season by coming up on the short end
of a 38-35 shootout at
Wilkes, while Saint Vincent (0-2) also came up just short at FDU-Florham,
28-23. In a battle of
preseason Top 25 teams, Washington & Jefferson was shut out
27-0 at Delaware Valley.
Other PAC-MAC matchups included Geneva falling at home to
Albright 54-27, Westminster
suffering a 40-10 setback at
Lycoming, and Thiel being blanked
21-0 at Widener.
Conference statistics through
September 11 are now online.
GC'S MUSCHETTE EARNS NCCAA POW HONORS (9/9/10)
Geneva senior RB Gerard Muschette
claimed co-NCCAA national player of the week honors after an
impressive start last Saturday in Geneva’s 32-27 victory at
Frostburg State. With 180 yards on the ground and an additional
48 receiving yards. Muschette earned NCCAA player of the week
honors once last year and was also named the NCCAA offensive
player of the year and Victory Bowl offensive MVP in 2009. If
the first game of 2010 is any indication, Muschette is primed
for even bigger and better results.
PAC FOOTBALL PODCAST FOR 9/11 NOW ONLINE (9/9/10)
This week's PAC Football Podcast, covering
the PAC-MAC Football Challenge Series on Saturday,
September 11, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the
link to
download.
PAC TEAMS POST 2-4 OPENING WEEK RECORD (9/4/10)
It was a tough day to be at home in PAC Football on
Saturday, Sept. 4, as road teams were a perfect 6-0 in games
involving conference programs. As a result, PAC teams were a
combined 2-4 on the day. Winners included Westminster, which
posted a 23-6 win at Hiram; and Geneva, which held off a late
rally to win 32-27 under the lights at Frostburg State. Saint
Vincent nearly pulled off the upset of the day against preseason
Top 25 Bridgewater, before falling late
19-14. Grove City
suffered a 28-21 home defeat to Carnegie Mellon, while Thiel
was defeated by Marietta 28-7
and Bethany was shut out at home by Allegheny
28-0. Thomas More,
Washington & Jefferson and Waynesburg all had the opening
weekend off. Conference
statistics are now online through week one.
PAC FOOTBALL PODCAST FOR 9/4 NOW ONLINE (9/2/10)
The first PAC Football
Podcast of the 2010 season, covering all six games on
Saturday, September 4, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click
on the link to download.
2010 PAC PREVIEW: TMC CHASES "THREE-PEAT" (8/24/10)
Will the Thomas More Saints capture their third consecutive
PAC football crown? Will fellow preseason Top 25 power
Washington & Jefferson knock the Saints off their throne? Will
another PAC program surprise the top two programs from 2009?
Will the PAC earn two NCAA Division III playoff berths for the
fourth time in the past six years in 2010? These questions and
others will be answered beginning Saturday, Sept. 4 when the PAC
football season kicks off. In preparations for the upcoming
kickoff, previews of all nine PAC football programs are
available in the 2010 PAC Football
Preview, which is now online. The 2010 conference football
composite schedule and
preseason poll are also
available.
GENEVA ASSISTANT WICKLINE PASSES AWAY (8/12/10)
Mike Wickline, who was entering his second year as football
defensive line coach at Geneva,
passed
away today at the age of 52. Wickline spent 26 years
at the high school level throughout Beaver County prior to
joining the Geneva staff in 2009. In addition to his coaching
duties at Geneva, Wickline worked as an industrial arts teacher
at Riverside Middle School and High School. Last year, he
transitioned into the position of guidance counselor at the high
school. He also worked as a mobile therapist for Western
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Care. Wickline is survived by his wife,
Gretchen, and their three children.
2010 PAC MEDIA DAY VIDEOS NOW ONLINE (8/7/10)
Videos of all nine PAC football coaches speaking at the 2010
PAC Football Media Day in Latrobe on Wednesday are now online,
thanks to the efforts of Saint Vincent College video team. Click
on the following links to see the coaches speeches from
Tim Weaver of Bethany,
Geno DeMarco of Geneva,
Chris Smith of Grove City,
Bob Colbert of Saint Vincent,
Kurt Reiser of Thiel,
Jim Hilvert of Thomas More,
Mike Sirianni of Washington & Jefferson,
Rick Shepas of Waynesburg and
Jeff Hand of Westminster.
THOMAS MORE PICKED TO REPEAT IN PAC POLL (8/4/10)
The Thomas More College football team has been selected to
repeat as champions in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC,
according to the preseason poll released at the 2010 PAC
Football Media Day at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe today.
The defending PAC champion Saints of head coach Jim Hilvert
earned 22 of 30 first-place votes to lead the preseason
poll, followed by Washington & Jefferson, Waynesburg, Grove
City, Westminster, Thiel, Bethany and Saint Vincent.
The complete preseason poll is now
online.
WAYNESBURG MOURNS PASSING OF CZERWIEN (7/7/10)
Waynesburg
University
graduate assistant in athletics Mike Czerwien
passed away
on July 6, 2010, as a result of an incident he suffered during part-time
employment for a local construction contractor.
A
Pittsburgh
native and product of
North
Hills
High School,
Czerwien graduated from
Waynesburg
in 2008 with
a degree in business management. He was currently pursuing a
master’s degree in business administration at the university
while coaching the defensive end unit for the Yellow Jacket
football program. An accomplished football player who started
all four years at Waynesburg, Czerwien was a four-time,
first-team all-PAC selection. As a 5’8”, 225-pound defensive
end, he garnered All-America accolades in 2007, and as of 2009
was the NCAA (all divisions) leader in career sacks with 53.5.
MCKOLOSKY NAMED TOP PAC SAAC SCHOLAR (6/23/10)
The PAC has announced that football standout
Nick McKolosky of Westminster College has been named
PAC Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee (SAAC) Male Scholar-Athlete of the Month for June
2010.
TMC, W&J RAKE IN PRESEASON RECOGNITION (6/23/10)
The start of the 2010 PAC football season is over two months
away, but the conference is already receiving extensive
preseason recognition from multiple national publications. The
PAC has two teams - two-time defending PAC champion
Thomas More and 2009 NCAA playoff participant
Washington & Jefferson - ranked in all three national
Division III Top 25 polls: USA Today Sports Weekly (Thomas More
is ranked 12th, Washington & Jefferson is 19th), The Sporting
News (W&J 13th, TMC 21st) and Lindy's College Football Annual (TMC
12th, W&J 21st). In addition, the TMC-W&J game scheduled for
Sept. 25 at Bank of Kentucky Field has been tabbed as one of
seven national "Games to Watch" in Division III football by TSN.
Preseason All-America laurels have been awarded to Thomas More
sophomore DB Zach Autenrieb (Lindy's/TSN) and senior DL
Tyler Owens (Lindy's) and W&J senior S Craig Sedunov
(Lindy's). Owens and Autenreib were also each named to the
D3Football.com preseason All-America team. The
complete 2010 PAC
composite football schedule is now online.
PAC PLAYERS ACADEMICALLY HONORED BY NFF (5/6/10)
Three PAC football players were honored by the National
Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame in its 2010 NFF
Hampshire Honor Society. Thomas More's
Brandon Kohrs, Washington & Jefferson's Mitch Erdley
and Westminster's
Nick McKolosky were all named to the
society, which recognizes college football players from all
divisions who maintained a 3.2 GPA or better. A total of 620
players from 246 schools qualified for membership in the
society's fourth year. |
