GROVE CITY, PA. -- The Allegheny College football team dropped its Week 4 matchup on the road against No. 7/8 nationally-ranked Grove City College, 58-7, at the Wolverines' Robert E. Thorn Field on Saturday night.

The defending Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) champions from Grove City (3-0, 3-0 PAC) surrendered season highs in total offense, rushing yards, and passing yards to the Gators (1-3, 1-3 PAC). But those totals pale in comparison to the numbers put up by the host Wolverines, who surrendered only one last-minute touchdown.

Facing the top-ranked defense in the country, Allegheny managed 177 yards of total offense, including a season-high 83 yards on the ground. And while the Gator quarterback duo of Trevor Brncic (Export, Pa./Franklin Regional) and Christian Coudriet (Saint Marys, Pa./Saint Marys) combined for a higher completion percentage than that of the Wolverines, the Grove City defense picked off five passes and returned two for touchdowns.

Coudriet spoiled Grove City's shutout attempt on Allegheny's final drive. After completing passes of 11 yards to Anthony Sines (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) and seven yards to Curtis Knobeloch (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills) to get into the red zone, the junior quarterback carried the ball the final four yards himself for the Gators' lone touchdown.

Inside the Box Score

• The Gators compiled 177 yards of offense, with 94 through the air and 83 on the ground.
• Grove City, which averaged nearly nine yards per play, recorded 500 yards of offense.
• Brncic led Allegheny with 50 yards while completing 10-of-17 (58.8%) pass attempts.
• Senior wide receiver Ian Durci (Lower Burrell, Pa./Burrell) hauled in a game-high seven receptions and led all Gators with 52 receiving yards.
• Dominic Berarducci (Erie, Pa./McDowell) and Elijah Uribe (El Paso, Texas/Eastlake) ran for 39 and 21 yards, respectively.
• Grove City quarterback Logan Pfeuffer only completed 33.3% of his attempts (7-of-21) but threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns, highlighted by a 65-yard touchdown to Scott Fraser.
• Nico Flati ran for a game-high 105 yards for the Wolverines.
• Junior linebacker Coltin Colucci (Brewster, Ohio/Fairless) finished with a team-high seven tackles.
• Vital Joseph II (Humble, Texas/Summer Creek) and Azary Matsuda (Roseville, Calif./Granite Bay) each had five tackles.
• First-year cornerback Elisah Banks (Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Pines) added four tackles and three pass breakups.

News and Notes

• Saturday's contest was the 66th all-time matchup between Allegheny and Grove City.
• Of Grove City's three opponents so far in 2024, the Gators gained the most total yards (177); the next closest was Saint Vincent College with 94.
• Coudriet's touchdown in the fourth quarter marks the second of his career and his first rushing.
• Sines' reception on Allegheny's scoring drive was the first of his freshman season.
• First-year running back VJ Praylor (Rochester, N.Y./Vertus Charter) made his collegiate debut with two kick returns for 18 yards.

Up Next
Allegheny is home on Saturday, October 5, for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff against Case Western Reserve University.