Game 8 Preview: Westminster at No. 16 Carnegie Mellon

10/29/2024 3:55:00 PM

Week 8 Game Notes--
Westminster (6-1, 6-1 PAC) at No. 16 Carnegie Mellon (6-1, 6-1 PAC)
When: Saturday, Nov. 2
Where: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Stadium: Gesling Stadium (3,500)
Kickoff: 1 p.m. (ET)

Gameday Coverage--
Watch (Carnegie Mellon video)
Listen (Titan Radio: Mark Slezak, Ben Kelly)
Simulcast on ysnlive.com
Live Stats
Week 8 Notes (PDF)

First-and-10--
Westminster travels to Pittsburgh Saturday to take on No. 16 Carnegie Mellon... It's the front end of a two-game road swing and likely the first of two matchups against a nationally-ranked opponent to close out the regular season... Westminster sports one of the league's deepest rushing attacks in 2024, with six players totaling 100 or more rushing yards this season while averaging 181.1 yards per game... Grove City's 19 combined rushing touchdowns lead the PAC, while Westminster, W&J and Carnegie Mellon all have 17... Last November, Carnegie Mellon earned a 21-7 win over Westminster in New Wilmington... Ty McGowan completed 28-of-54 passes for 228 yards and a touchdown... The 28 completions are a career high... Jalen Washington finished with eight receptions for 66 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown with under 11 minutes left in the fourth... Evan Lewis had three tackles (2 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack.

Leaders--
Westminster
Passing: Ty McGowan -- 7 games -- 99 comp - 141 att - 10 TD - 1 INT - 1,266 yds [180.9 yds/g]
Rushing: Ryan Gomes -- 5 games -- 63 att - 322 yds - 5TD - 5.1 avg [64.4 yds/g]
Receiving: Brite Cannon -- 7 games -- 22 rec -304 yds - 2 TD - 13.8 avg [43.4 yds/g]
Tackles: Dylan Sleva -- 7 games -- 62 tackles (39 solo/23 ast) -- 6.0 TFL/2.0 SACKS
Carnegie Mellon
Passing: Ben Mills -- 7 games -- 132 comp - 197 att - 18 TD - 6 INT - 1,507 yds [215.3 yds/g]
Rushing: Tre Vasiliadis -- 7 games -- 97 att - 529 yds - 3 TD - 5.5 avg [75.6 yds/g]
Receiving: Brendan McCullough -- 7 games -- 38 rec - 386 yds - 5 TD - 10.2 avg [55.1 yds/g]
Tackles: Robert Coury -- 7 games -- 47 tackles (19 solo/28 ast) -- 11.5 TFL/3.0 SACKS/3 FF/1 FR

Head Coaches--
Westminster
Scott Benzel (Mercyhurst '97) - 11th season - 75-32 (107 games, .701) - 4-6 vs. Carnegie Mellon
Carnegie Mellon
Ryan Larsen (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps '09) - 3rd season - 27-3 (30 games, .900) - 2-0 vs. Westminster

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