CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Grove City College football team opened Presidents' Athletic Conference play Saturday night by dropping a 42-10 decision to No. 17 Case Western Reserve at DiSanto Field.

Grove City trailed 14-0 after one quarter but broke through 11 seconds into the second period when sophomore quarterback Randall Labrie (McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour) fired a 25-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Matt Pennypacker (Lititz, Pa./Warwick). 

Following a four-yard touchdown run by Case Western Reserve's Jacob Burke at the 11:22 mark of the second quarter, the Wolverines cut the lead to 21-10 by halftime. Sophomore kicker Mitch Causer (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont-Hilltop) drilled a 35-yard field goal on an untimed down to close the first half. Causer had pushed a 40-yard attempt wide on the previous play but Case Western Reserve jumped offsides. 

Case Western Reserve (2-0, 1-0) pulled away in the second half as Burke scored on touchdown runs of 12 yards and one yard while Giuseppe Orsini caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Rob Cuda. Orsini opened the scoring with a 39-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter while Burke also scored on a one-yard plunge.

Labrie completed 18 of 33 passes for 146 yards. He also led Grove City with 56 rushing yards on 15 attempts. Freshman wide receiver Cameron Drake (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley) caught a team-high six passes for 44 yards. Pennypacker grabbed four passes for 41 yards. 

Defensively, freshman linebacker Carl Jaszcar (Darlington, Pa./Blackhawk) led Grove City with 19 total tackles and a fumble recovery. Junior safety Ethan Conto (Bruin, Pa./Karns City) intercepted a pass while senior ends Caleb Allen (La Grange, Ky./Oldham County) and Jacob Armbrecht (Streetsboro, Ohio/Streetsboro) combined for a sack.

Cuda threw for 267 yards and also ran for 118 yards. Burke ran for 104 yards. 

Grove City returns home next Saturday night to host conference foe Saint Vincent. Kickoff at Robert E. Thorn Field will be 7 p.m. It will be a "Whiteout" night at Thorn Field.