Waynesburg (2-4, 2-4 PAC) at. Allegheny (1-6, 1-6 PAC)

When: Saturday, Oct. 26 5:05 p.m.

Where: Meadville, Pa. (Frank B. Fuhrer Field)

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ON WAYNESBURG 
With Waynesburg's bye located midway through the season, the Yellow Jackets began the second half of the season with its best outing of the year with a 34-14 homecoming win over Bethany. The Jackets set season-highs in points, yards (423) and yards per play (7.69). The Jackets scored a touchdown in all five of their red zone trips and converted five-of-seven third downs on the day. Running back Zayne Cawley was NCAA Division III's top rusher for week seven as he ran for 249 yards and three TDs.

ON ALLEGHENY 
Allegheny returns to Frank B. Fuhrer Field after consecutive road contests at Thiel and Geneva. The Gators outscored Geneva 13-0 over the second half of last week's game in Beaver Falls and quarterback Trevor Brncic passed for 260 yards and two scores in a 30- 13 defeat. Wide receivers Chris Gisewhite and Ian Durci both went over 100 yards recieving last week. Gisewhite had 12 catches for 162 yards and Durci reeled in seven passes for 113 yards. Austin Williams and Dominic Beraducci had TD catches.

THE SERIES (ALLEGHENY LEADS 6-0)
The Jackets rallied from a 19-point halftime deficit to force overtime in a wild season opener at John F. Wiley Stadium last fall. The Gators re-joined the PAC in 2022, prompting the first Jackets-Gators matchup since 1929. Last season the Gators escaped with a 39-36 win. Allegheny scored touchdowns on each of its first four drives and outgained the Yellow Jackets 303-85 in the first half as Allegheny owned a 26-7 lead at the half. Waynesburg's first two scores came on a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Xavier Nelson and a three-yard plunge by Justin Flack following a 39-yard fumble return. Samuel Barber connected with Dakota Romantino on a 39-yard touchdown reception with 28 seconds left to tie the game at 33. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after the score pushed the PAT back 15 yards and the extra point was missed. In overtime, Rico Sastoque booted a 42-yard field goal for the Jackets. Facing a third-and-15, Allegheny scored the gamewinning touchdown with a 19-yard strike to Declan O'Brien. The game was Waynesburg's first overtime affair since defeating W&J in 2014.

PAVE THE LANE FOR ZAYNE
Junior Zayne Cawley posted another breakout performance against Bethany in a 34-14 homecoming victory for the Jackets. The back exploded onto the filed with a season best 255 rushing yards and three touchdowns. After Saturday's performance Cawley has 774 rushing yards which ranks first in the PAC and seventh nationally. The back also has totaled six rushing touchdowns to place fourth in the conference. Cawley was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week on Tuesday for his performance against the Bison. He became the eighth player in program history to be named multiple times to the national team of the week after doing so last fall after setting Waynesburg's single game rushing record of 336 yards at Bethany.

RETURN OF THE SWARM
Senior Jemuel Cypress climbed back to a first place tie in the PAC with solo tackles at 33 after a career high 12 tackle performance on Saturday. Sophomore defensive back Quilik Wooten made his presence felt with a forced fumble, interception and a blocked kick, all in the second quarter, and was rewarded with PAC Defensive Player of the Week laurels. Junior defensive lineman Sebastian Ross had one of his best games of the season totaling seven tackles and a fumble recovery.