GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College football team dropped a 14-10 decision to visiting Waynesburg in Presidents' Athletic Conference play Saturday afternoon on Homecoming at Robert E. Thorn Field.

Grove City drove to the Waynesburg 40 on the final drive of the game but a desperation pass into the end zone by freshman quarterback Brett Laffoon (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) fell incomplete.

Grove City took a 10-7 lead with 1:51 remaining in the third quarter when freshman kicker Mitch Causer (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont-Hilltop) drilled a 31-yard field goal, his second field goal of the season.

Waynesburg led 7-0 at halftime but Grove City knotted the game with 9:33 remaining in the third quarter on a 13-yard touchdown run by freshman running back Wesley Schools (Sparrowbush, N.Y./Port Jervis). Freshman kicker Kelsey Tischler (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) converted the extra point.

Waynesburg pulled ahead 14-10 with 12:33 remaining on a one-yard quarterback sneak by Aaron Jenkins. 

Laffoon completed 27 of 42 passes for 236 yards. Senior wide receiver Brett Pinson (Canton, Ohio/Jackson) caught nine passes for 58 yards while junior wide receiver Gabe Greco (New Brighton, Pa./New Brighton) hauled in eight passes for 70 yards. Freshman Nick Ponikvar (Bridgeville, Pa./South Fayette) added six receptions for a team-high 90 yards. 

Schools ran for 108 yards on 33 carries. 

Senior linebacker Jeff Croll (Slippery Rock, Pa./Slippery Rock) led the Wolverines with six tackles and a sack. Junior safety Andrew Seifert (Kettering, Ohio/Archbishop Alter) and sophomore linebacker Shawn Simmons (Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg) each had six stops. Junior end Jacob Armbrecht (Streetsboro, Ohio/Streetsboro) also had a sack while freshman tackle Colton Young (Orangeville, Pa./Central Columbia) blocked a field goal.

Jenkins led Waynesburg with 61 rushing yards on eight carries. Whitney White added 59 yards for the Yellow Jackets. Tyler Perone completed 10 of 18 passes for 102 yards while Jenkins went 2 for 7 for 55 yards. Kevin Barnes had four catches for 73 yards.

Grove City held a 23-11 edge in first downs. The Wolverines outgained Waynesburg, 340-265, in total offense.

The Wolverines will visit conference foe Thomas More next Saturday at 12 p.m. in Crestview Hills, Ky.