WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Grove City College football team concluded the road portion of the 2022 regular season Saturday afternoon with a 31-14 setback at Washington & Jefferson in Presidents' Athletic Conference play at Cameron Stadium.

Junior running back Joey Guida (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) ran for a season-high 112 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries to pace Grove City while junior wide receiver Scott Fraser (Butler, Pa./Knoch) caught eight passes for 82 yards. 

Senior linebacker Curtis Freyermuth (Meadville, Ohio/Cochranton) and sophomore safety Jason Muench (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) both intercepted passes for the Wolverines (6-3, 4-3) while freshman defensive end Ben Bladel (Coraopolis, Pa./Moon) recorded a sack. Senior linebacker Nik Grabiec (Newport, Pa./Newport) posted a team-leading nine tackles.

Grove City forged a 7-7 tie with 8:18 left in the second quarter when senior running back Clayton Parrish (Mercer, Pa./West Middlesex) bulled in from the 1. That capped a 16-play, 62-yard drive that used 8:52 of clock.

W&J took a 10-7 lead on Deven Wyandt's 38-yard field goal with 5:26 left in the second quarter. The Presidents then converted a Grove City fumble into a quick touchdown when Jacob Pugh threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Ian Hansen. W&J led 17-7 at halftime. 

Sophomore quarterback Logan Pfeuffer (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) completed 11 of 21 passes for 106 yards. Grove City finished with 290 offensive yards. The Wolverines held a 22-21 edge in first downs and a 35:33-24:27 edge in time of possession. The Wolverines went 7 of 13 on third down.

Pugh completed 21 of 35 passes for 298 yards and four touchdowns. W&J finished with 423 yards.

Grove City will conclude the regular season next Saturday by hosting Thiel at 1 p.m. in the annual Mercer County Cup game at Thorn Field.