WOOSTER, Ohio – Logan Lee's 30-yard touchdown pass to Ben Bachik with 86 seconds left in regulation lifted Allegheny to a 27-20 victory over Wooster in both teams' North Coast Athletic Conference opener.
 
Following the Bachik-to-Lee hookup, the Gators' Seth Warburton forced a fumble recovered by teammate Terran Moore with 59 seconds left in regulation to officially seal the Gator win.
 
Leading 14-0 after the first quarter and 20-10 after the third, the Bachik touchdown and Warburton forced fumble quashed a fourth quarter Wooster rally, and give the Gators their first win over the Fighting Scots since week one of the 2012 season.
 
Junior Alex Victor continued to rewrite the Allegheny record books, as he made six catches for 199 yards and a touchdown to become the team's all-time leader in career receiving yards, as he now has 2,035 for his career to break Jon Turner's previous mark of 2,000 set in 2004.  Victor's 91-yard touchdown reception from Nazareth Greer was a new career-long, and was the 26th of his career, adding on to his school record.
 
Tyler Balla turned in his sixth career 100-yard rushing game, gaining 116 yards on 26 carries, while the Gator defense tallied five quarterback sacks, including two from Marcus Davenport, while Bryan Lopez made 10 tackles and picked off his first career interception.
 
Neither team found the scoreboard in a briskly-paced first quarter. On its first possession, Wooster used a pair of long passes to advance inside the red zone, but the Gator defense held, and forced a missed 31-yard field goal.  Wooster's offense again came up empty on its second trip of the game, with the Gators forcing a turnover on downs after David Perez broke up a fourth down pass attempt.
 
The teams would trade punts over the remainder of the quarter, before the Gators started off the second stanza in fine fashion. Facing a third-and-sixth on their own nine yard line, Greer found Victor with a short pass, and the junior speedster did the rest, out-racing the Wooster defense for the 91-yard score to put the visitors on top 7-0.
 
A sack from Chase Balla thwarted Wooster's ensuing possession, and Greer went back to the air to up the Gators' lead.  The sophomore signal caller found Victor for a 29-yard completion, before hooking up with receiver Jared Shaw for a 36-yard touchdown to give the Gators a 14-0 lead with just inside 10 minutes left in the half.
 
Wooster returned the favor on its next trip, with Caden Croft hooking up with Nick Strausbaugh for a 59-yard score with 8:04 left until the half, before the Gators put together a lengthy drive of nearly five minutes that culminated with a 21-yard field goal from Zach Bednarowicz with 3:45 to go that gave Allegheny a 17-7 lead, which would remain the score at the half.
 
The third quarter would begin with both teams embarking on lengthy drives that would result in field goals, as Wooster's Henry Whyte hit a 20-yarder with 6:55 left in the third, before Bednarowicz came on to make his second three-pointer of the day, this one from 23 yards out, that put the Gators on top 20-10 with 3:28 remaining in the quarter.
 
The fourth quarter opened with Strausbaugh hauling in a 56-yarder from Croft to set up first-and-goal inside the Allegheny 10, but Allegheny would cede just three yards over the next three plays, which included a Davenport sack. The Fighting Scots were forced to settle with another successful Whyte kick to trim the gap to 20-13 with 12:06 left.
 
After an Allegheny three-and-out, Wooster looked primed to tie it, with a 49-yard run from Antonio Bailey setting up first-and-goal inside the two yardline.  However, an unsportsmanlike penalty followed by a false start infraction pushed the ball back to the 21. A pair of short completions brought the ball to the Gator 17, but Lopez would step in front of a Croft pass on the one-yard line to end the 8-play, 88-yard drive.
 
Wooster's defense answered right back with an interception of its own at the Gator 11-yard line, and this time, the Fighting Scot offense would cash in on the short field, with Croft scoring on a quarterback keeper to tie the game at 20-20 with 3:33 left in regulation.
 
Taking over at their own 25 yardline with 3:26, the Gators orchestrated the decisive scoring drive with Logan Lee under center, with the veteran signal caller seeing his first action of the season after missing the duration of preseason and the season opener with an injury.
 
Victor opened the drive with a 13-yard run, before catching a 19-yard pass from Lee to set up first down for Allegheny at the Wooster 43.  After a four-yard run from Balla, Lee hooked up with Tristan Rhoades for a 10-yard pass to move the ball to the Wooster 30. Lee then lofted a pass into the end zone to Bachik,  who hauled in the pass and tiptoed just inside the pylon for the Gator touchdown.  Bednarowicz's extra point was good, and the Gators led 27-20 with 1:20 left to play.  Lee was a perfect 3-for-3 for 59 yards on the game-deciding drive.
 
Wooster started its final drive at its own 36 yardline, and a 22-yard pass to Strausbaugh bringing the ball inside the Allegheny 45.  Croft would then try a quarterback sneak, and the ball was jarred loose by Warburton and picked up by Terran Moore to abruptly halt the comeback attempt.  A trio of runs from Balla would then run out the clock, and seal the Gator victory.
 
Greer completed 14 of 25 passes for 285 yards and two touchdowns. Bachik and Rhoades each made three receptions, with the former going for 46 yards, and the latter 35. 
 
Defensively, Quinten Hunt led Allegheny with 11 tackles, including a tackle for loss, while he forced a fumble. Two of Lopez's 10 tackles were behind the line of scrimmage, while Davenport turned in three TFL's and eight total tackles. 
 
For Wooster, Croft completed 21 passes for 376 yards, with Strausbaugh finishing with seven catches for 179 yards. Bailey gained 114 yards on the ground on 20 carries, while Mark Herron paced the Fighting Scot defense with seven tackles, along with a forced fumble.
 
The Gators will return to the state of Ohio for their next action, as they face Denison on Sat. Sept. 15 beginning at 1 p.m.