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Jake Otto catching a pass against Rochester
Christopher Cecere
16
Case Western Reserve CWR 7-2 , 4-2
21
Winner Grove City GRO 6-3 , 5-1
Case Western Reserve CWR
7-2 , 4-2
16
Final
21
Grove City GRO
6-3 , 5-1
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
CWR Case Western Reserve 7 3 0 6 16
GRO Grove City 7 0 7 7 21

Game Recap: Football |

CWRU Suffers Hard-Fought Loss at Grove City

The Case Western Reserve University football team suffered a tough loss on Saturday afternoon, as the Spartans (7-2, 4-2 PAC) saw their five-game winning streak come to an end with a 21-16 loss at Grove City College (6-3, 5-1 PAC) at Robert E. Thorn Field in Grove City, Pennsylvania.

Stats and Standouts

  • Graduate student quarterback Aaron Filips returned to action after missing the last six games due to injury, completing 13-of-18 passes for 117 yards before coming out of the game late in the first half. Senior Pierce Olsen relieved him, completing nine-of-18 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown.

  • Sophomore Andy Kavcic had 20 carries for 67 yards and a score, while catching four passes for 26 yards.

  • Senior Jake Otto led the team with six catches for 56 yards and a score.

  • Junior Jake Kavcic had eight tackles (four solo) with a pass breakup, while junior Zach Yordy led the squad with 10 tackles (one solo), including half a tackle for loss. Sophomore Yam Gyamfi finished with five tackles (three solo), half a tackle for loss, and two pass breakups.

First Quarter

  • Filips completed five passes for 58 yards on the opening drive of the game, leading the Spartans on a 13-play, 71-yard drive over eight minutes. Andy Kavcic capped off the drive with a three-yard touchdown run to put CWRU in front 7-0.

  • Grove City answered with a touchdown drive of its own, knotting the score at 7-7 with 2:28 on the clock.

Second Quarter

  • The Spartans' defense stopped Grove City on fourth-and-10 at the CWRU 22-yard line with 9:05 to play in the half to keep the tie intact.

  • Filips threw for 43 yards on the next drive, but came out of the game with an injury just before the two-minute timeout and did not return. CWRU was able to reach the Wolverines' four-yard line, and senior Gabriel Petrozzi converted a 21-yard field goal with 23 seconds on the clock to give the Spartans a 10-7 lead going into the break.

Third Quarter

  • A Grove City fumble on the CWRU one-yard line was recovered by senior Michael Gevaudan, preventing the Wolverines from scoring on their first drive of the second half.

  • The Spartans went three-and-out on the next drive, resulting in good field position for Grove City. The Wolverines would capitalize, taking a 14-10 lead with a touchdown with 4:20 to play in the third.

Fourth Quarter

  • The Wolverines went 92 yards on their first drive of the fourth quarter, scoring a touchdown with 9:22 remaining in the game to extend their lead to 21-10.

  • Olsen completed five passes for 45 yards on the next drive, including a six-yard touchdown pass to Otto on fourth-and-goal with 4:20 left in the game. A failed two-point conversion kept the score at 21-16.

  • CWRU's defense forced a three-and-out on the next drive, and the Spartans got the ball back at their own 35-yard line with 3:07 to play.

  • The Spartans were unable to get a first down on their next drive, and Grove City converted a third-and-four from the CWRU 27 on the first play after the two-minute timeout, giving the Wolverines the ability to run out the clock.

Spartan Notes

  • With his field goal and extra point on Saturday, Petrozzi became just the third kicker and seventh player overall in program history with 200 or more points.

  • Saturday's loss was the Spartans' first road setback of the season, as CWRU fell to 3-1 in away games in 2026.

  • CWRU fell to 5-6 all-time against Grove City, including a 2-4 in road matchups. The Spartans have lost the last five meetings to the Wolverines.

  • With one game left in the regular season, Andy Kavcic needs 180 yards to record the sixth 1,000-yard rushing season in program history.

  • Jake Kavcic broke up another pass in Saturday's game and now has 13 this season. He is two shy of matching the program record set by Mark Elder in 1997.

  • The Spartans have gone 123 consecutive games without being shut out. The streak has stretched over 13 years, dating back to the 2013 campaign when CWRU suffered a 29-0 loss at WashU on November 9. It is the longest streak of consecutive games with points scored in program history. During that time, CWRU has been held under 10 points just three times while scoring 30 or more points on 80 occasions.

Up Next

The Spartans will wrap up their regular season next Saturday in Meadville, Pennsylvania, traveling to face Allegheny College (8-1, 6-1 PAC) at 1:00 p.m.

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