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Case Western Reserve University Athletics
Case Western Reserve University Athletics

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Joseph Swarm and Sean Reilly celebrating a tackle
Marilee Kline
17
CWRU CWR 4-3 , 4-2
28
Winner Wash. & Jeff. WJC 6-2 , 6-0
CWRU CWR
4-3 , 4-2
17
Final
28
Wash. & Jeff. WJC
6-2 , 6-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
CWR CWRU 3 7 7 0 17
WJC Wash. & Jeff. 7 14 7 0 28

Game Recap: Football |

CWRU Football Falls Short at Washington & Jefferson, 28-17

The Case Western Reserve University football team saw its four-game winning streak come to a close with a 28-17 loss at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night.

The loss dropped the Spartans to 4-3-1 overall with a 4-2 Presidents' Athletics Conference record, while Washington and Jefferson remained atop the PAC standings with a 6-0 league record and improved to 6-2 overall.

Stats and Standouts

  • The Spartans finished the game with 292 total yards, including 194 passing and 98 rushing, while allowing 173 rushing yards and 184 passing yards for 357 total yards in the game.

  • Senior defensive lineman Sean Reilly had a career day, collecting 10 tackles (five solo), including three tackles for loss, a sack, a fumble recovery, and a quarterback hurry.

  • Senior linebacker Daniel King added a team-high 15 tackles (seven solo), including one for loss.

  • Junior quarterback Sam DeTillio completed 15-of-31 pass attempts for 194 yards and one touchdown with one interception. He also carried the ball 16 times for 81 yards with a touchdown.

  • Sophomore wide receiver Will Stack caught four passes for 50 yards with a touchdown, while senior wide receiver Dylan Cave added four catches for 46 yards.

First Quarter

  • The Presidents went 83 yards on nine plays on their opening drive of the game, reaching the endzone on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Kellan Stahl to John Peduzzi with 11:54 on the clock.

  • CWRU got on the board later in the quarter on a 19-yard field goal by junior kicker Gabriel Petrozzi with 2:50 left in the stanza that capped off a nine-play, 44-yard drive.

  • Senior defensive lineman Joseph Swarm had a strip sack on Stahl with 25 seconds left in the opening frame that was recovered by Reilly, giving the Spartans the ball back on the Presidents' 30-yard line. 

Second Quarter

  • On the second play of the quarter, DeTillio found Stack open in the back corner of the endzone to give the Spartans a 10-7 lead.

  • CWRU remained in front until the 4:22 mark when Washington & Jefferson's Kobe Derosa ran for a 13-yard touchdown to put the Presidents in front 14-10. 

  • An interception on the Spartans' next possession led to another rushing touchdown by Derosa and gave Washington and Jefferson a 21-10 lead with 1:01 to play in the half. The Presidents would remain ahead by 11 heading into the break.

Third Quarter

  • The Spartans reached the Washington and Jefferson side of the field on their opening drive of the second half, but a fumble cost CWRU possession and led to a touchdown for the Presidents, who pushed their lead to 28-10 with 10:00 to play in the third.

  • CWRU had a response, as DeTillio ran for 31 yards on second and 10 from the Spartans' 20-yard line and completed a 39-yard pass to graduate student wide receiver Brian Caldwell Jr. on the next play to get into the red zone. Two plays later, the Spartans' offensive line helped move the pile into the endzone on a DeTillio scoring run from a yard out, cutting the Presidents' lead to 28-17 with 6:38 on the clock.

Fourth Quarter

  • The Spartans' defense locked in during the fourth quarter, holding the Presidents scoreless on 35 yards and forcing three punts in the frame to give the team a chance.

  • However, CWRU would not be able to get on the board in the frame, and a late fumble with 1:53 left on the clock gave Washington & Jefferson the ball back and allowed them to run out the clock. 

Spartan Notes

  • King's 15-tackle effort on Saturday matched his career high, marking the third time this season that he has tallied 15 tackles in a game. He leads all Spartan players with 63 tackles this season.

  • Swarm's sack in the first quarter marked his sixth consecutive game with a sack for the Spartans. He leads all Spartans with 6.5 sacks this season.

  • DeTillio leads all CWRU players with 383 rushing yards and is tied for the team lead with five rushing touchdowns this season. He has thrown for an additional 12 touchdowns and 1,468 yards during the campaign. 

  • Washington and Jefferson leads the all-time series 15-10 over CWRU and has won the last three meetings. CWRU fell to 5-7 all-time on the road against the Presidents.

Up Next

The Spartans will return to DiSanto Field for their final two games of the 2025 regular season, starting with a 1:00 p.m. kickoff against Grove City next Saturday, November 8 in Cleveland.

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