MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Senior tailback Tre Worship (East Cleveland, Ohio/Shaw) ran for a career-high 201 yards and a pair of scores to guide the Allegheny College football team to a 31-15 win over Waynesburg University on Saturday afternoon.

To the delight of the over 4,200 fans in attendance at Frank B. Fuhrer Field on Blue & Gold Weekend, the Gators (2-2, 1-1 PAC) earned their first Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory in their first home PAC game since the 1983 season.

Looking to rebound after scoring a season-low 14 points last weekend at Westminster College, the Allegheny offense relied heavily on Worship and the ground game. In total, the Gators ran for 304 yards and three touchdowns against the Yellow Jackets (2-2, 1-1 PAC). Worship is the first Gator back to produce over 200 rushing yards since Mario Tarquinio carried for 252 yards in a 49-38 win against Kenyon College on October 14, 2006. His longest gain of the day was the first play of the third quarter, a 54-yard carry through the heart of the Waynesburg defense.

First-year receiver Levi Swartz (Greenville, Pa./Greenville), who took a kickoff return 89 yards for a touchdown last week, continued to flash big-play potential. Leading 10-7 in the second quarter, Jack Johnson (Hingham, Mass./Hingham/Milford Academy) connected with the speedy rookie for a 63-yard score on a play-action bootleg to the left. The pitch-and-catch was the longest play of the afternoon for either team.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny outpaced Waynesburg in total offense, 559 yards to 298 yards.
• The Gators ran for 304 yards with a 5.5 yards-per-carry average.
• Of the team's 36 first downs, 19 were earned on the ground.
• Worship carried the ball 22 times for a game-high 201 yards.
• John Ian Duron (Coral Springs, Fla./J.P. Taravella) picked up 65 yards with one rushing touchdown on 22 attempts.
• Johnson paced all quarterbacks with 228 yards with one touchdown pass.
• Ian Durci (Lower Burrell, Pa./Burrell) and Declan O'Brien (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) each had a team-high six catches.
• Swartz only had one catch, but the reception was a 63-yard score.
• Jathan Reynolds (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Boyd H. Anderson) and Chris Rubino (Monaca, Pa./The Kiski School) each had six tackles.
• Rubino made three tackles for a loss, which included two of Allegheny's four sacks.
• Garrett Paxton (Freedom, Pa./Freedom Area) was 2-for-2 on field goals.

News and Notes

• Allegheny evened its overall record (2-2) and PAC record (1-1)
• The Gators, who have won all five meetings against Waynesburg, earned their first victory against the Yellow Jackets since 1929.
• Waynesburg was limited to a season-worst 15 points thanks to a strong defensive effort.
• Saturday's game was the first home PAC contest for the Gators since 1983.
• Worship is the first Gator to reach 200 yards on the ground since 2006.
• Worship's 201 yards are a single-game career high.
• At halftime, the members of the Allegheny College Hall of Fame Class of 2022 were recognized: Greg Stone '78 (men's golf), Emily Pfeufer '08 (women's track & field), Ashley Rogerson '06 (women's soccer/lacrosse), Michelle Schaner Becker '93 (women's swimming and diving), the late John Wilcher (coach), Lona Lesh (coach/administrator), and Rick Creehan (coach/administrator).

Up Next
Allegheny begins a two-game PAC road stand with a trip to Washington and Jefferson College on Saturday, October 1, at 2:00 p.m.