MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The visitors from Westminster College spoiled Blue and Gold Weekend for the Allegheny College football team, as the Titans won Saturday's matchup under the lights at Frank B. Fuhrer Field, 42-7.

Although the turnover bug didn't bite the Gators (1-2) the way it did in their Week 2 game against Saint Vincent College, the offense couldn't find a crack in the Titan's (2-0) armor. Allegheny managed just over 200 yards of total offense and was outgained twofold by the Titans.

The lone exception was a fourth-quarter drive that included two explosive plays and ended with a touchdown. Senior quarterback Trevor Brncic (Export, Pa./Franklin Regional) eluded pressure in the pocket and found Chris Gisewhite (Corpus Christi, Texas/Flour Bluff) crossing over the middle on the fourth play of the series. The 29-yard catch-and-run was the longest play of the night for the Gators. Dominic Berarducci (Erie, Pa./McDowell) followed up with his longest rush, as the first-year running back dashed up the middle and broke a few tackles on his way to a 17-yard scamper. Berarducci was rewarded with a one-yard score three plays later.

Allegheny managed to recover a pooch kick on the ensuing kickoff, but the Titans halted all the momentum the Gators had with an interception return for a touchdown on the following drive.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny compiled 207 yards of offense with 82 yards rushing and another 125 through the air.
• Brncic completed 13-of-23 (56.5%) attempts for 125 yards and ran for 10 more.
• Berarducci led all Gators with 53 rushing yards, which included a one-yard touchdown.
• Gisewhite hauled in two receptions for a team-high 42 yards, followed by Ian Durci (Lower Burrell, Pa./Burrell) with 41 receiving yards.
• Westminster, on the other hand, produced 464 yards of offense.
• All five offensive touchdowns scored by Westminster came on the ground.
• Quarterback Ty McGowan and receiver Clayton Cannon Jr. each scored two rushing touchdowns.
• Allegheny's defense forced two fumbles, but the Titans recovered both.
• Coltin Colucci (Brewster, Ohio/Fairless) had a team-high 10 tackles with 2.0 sacks and one forced fumble.
• Samuel Caito (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy), who had six tackles, also forced a fumble on the opening kickoff.
• Azary Matsuda (Roseville, Calif./Granite Bay) added nine tackles, followed by David Babb (Pembroke Pines, Fla./Chaminade Madonna) with eight.

News and Notes

• Durci surpassed 100 career receptions on Saturday against Westminster.
• The senior receiver is up to 101 career catches for 947 yards and six touchdowns.
• Berarducci scored his first collegiate touchdown while running for a season-high 53 yards.
• Colucci has a team-high 4.5 sacks in his last two games combined.

Up Next
Allegheny travels to No. 9-ranked Grove City College for a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) tilt on Saturday, September 28, at 7:00 p.m.