District college football: Coming off first win, Saint Vincent hosts unbeaten Case Western
NCAA Division II
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
SETON HILL (1-4, 1-2 PSAC West) at MERCYHURST (3-3, 1-2)
Saxon Stadium, Erie
Noon, Saturday
2019 records: Seton Hill 1-4, Mercyhurst 3-3
Coaches: Daniel Day, Seton Hill; Marty Schaetzle, Mercyhurst
Last week: Seton Hill 25, Gannon 21; Mercyhurst 44, Edinboro 23
All-time series: Mercyhurst leads 3-2
Last meeting: 2018, Seton Hill 34, Mercyhurst 33
Top players: Seton Hill, Ryan Barabe, QB; Mercyhurst, Garrett Owns, RB
This and that: Barabe completed 20 of 25 passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns against Gannon. … Owens scored three times and rushed for 103 yards against Edinboro. … The Lakers defense had three interceptions last week. … Seton Hill WR Kinan Humphrey had 10 catches for 100 yards last week.
Up next: Seton Hill plays host to Edinboro. Mercyhurst travels to Cal U.
NCAA Division III
President’s Athletic Conference
23/19 CASE WESTERN RESERVE (5-0, 4-0 PAC) at SAINT VINCENT (1-4, 1-3 PAC)
Chuck Noll Field, Latrobe
1 p.m. Saturday
2019 records: Case Western Reserve 5-0; Saint Vincent 1-4
Series: Case Western Reserve leads series: 5-1.
Coaches: Greg Debeljak, Case Western Reserve; Aaron Smetanka, Saint Vincent
Last week: Case Western Reserve 35, Washington & Jefferson 19; Saint Vincent 41, Thiel 18
Last season: Case Western Reserve 37, Saint Vincent 7
Top players: Case Western Reserve, Drew Saxton, QB; Saint Vincent, Lorenzo Cota, QB;
This and that: Saint Vincent snapped a four-game losing streak with a win at Thiel. … SV running back Mike Stasko rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns. … Cota threw a touchdown pass and rushed for two. … Saxton completed 21 of 29 passes for 309 yards and four touchdowns against W&J.
Up next: Case Western Reserve plays host to Geneva on Oct. 26. Saint Vincent visits Waynesburg.
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.
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