NCAA Division III
Presidents’ Athletic Conference
Grove City (5-1, 4-1 PAC) vs. Saint Vincent (3-2, 2-2 PAC)
1 p.m. Saturday, Chuck Noll Field, Unity
Series: Grove City leads, 10-6
Last meeting: March 19, 2021: Grove City 37, Saint Vincent 14
About Grove City: Wolverines QB Josh Ehst has completed 96 of 168 passes for 1,569 yards and 11 touchdowns. Running back Nico Flati has rushed for 612 yards and two scores, and wide receiver Cody Gustafson has 51 catches for 758 yards and eight touchdowns.
The Wolverines boast the PAC’s top offense, averaging 456.7 yards per game, while their defense surrenders 12.5 points and 273.3 yards per game to rank second in the league.
Grove City’s only loss was 33-32 to rival Westminster.
Coach: Andrew DiDonato (28-23, sixth season).
About Saint Vincent: The Bearcats are looking to regroup after seeing a two-game winning streak snapped last Saturday with a 63-22 loss to PAC leader and 12th-ranked Washington & Jefferson. The Presidents jumped to a 28-9 lead in the first quarter.
Quarterback Brady Walker threw for 276 yards and two touchdowns in the loss. Grove City is coming off a 56-7 home victory over Geneva.
The Bearcats scored their first touchdown against W&J on a 70-yard pass from Walker to Keith Kalp, the longest play from scrimmage for the team this season. It was Kalp’s fifth TD catch of the season and 13th of his career, fourth most in Saint Vincent football’s modern era. With his 93 receiving yards last week, Kalp jumped into third place in the team’s modern-era record books with 1,265 career yards, while his 88 career receptions are fifth-most in SVC’s modern era. This season, Kalp has 15 catches for 391 yards for an average of 26.1 yards per catch.
Coach: Aaron Smetanka (8-11, third season).
