PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Sophomore wide receiver Andrew Wolf (Ashland, Ohio/Hillsdale) had nine receptions for 214 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start and senior defensive back Zac Quattrone (White Oak, Pa./Serra Catholic) picked off two passes, including a 71-yarder returned for a score, in No. 15 Washington & Jefferson's 37-12 win at St. John Fisher.
 
The victory evens the all-time series against Fisher at 2-2 as the Presidents swept this most recent home-and-home series against the Cardinals. It was also the 92nd season-opening win in the program's 127 years. Head coach Mike Sirianni improves to 48-8 in the month of September and now has 140 career wins after the first game of his 16th season at the helm.
 
W&J needed little time to light the scoreboard, forcing a St. John Fisher punt on the game's opening drive. The Presidents had a 23-yard reception by junior running back Jordan West (Washington, Pa./Washington) and a 44-yard catch by senior wide receiver Brandon Barnes (Hagerstown, Md./St. Johns) before West capped the six-play, 87-yard drive with a nine-yard jaunt to give W&J a 7-0 lead. The lead reached 10-0 before the end of the first quarter when junior kicker Adam Napotnik (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) booted a 24-yard field goal with 1:41 left in the period.
 
Both scores in the second quarter were strikes from Adams to Wolf, the first coming at 8:10 from 15 yards for Wolf's first career TD, 16-0. W&J then got the ball back just two plays into the ensuing drive when junior linebacker Nick Getz (Tyrone, Pa./Tyrone) forced a fumble that was recovered by Quattrone around midfield. On the third play of that possession, Adams found a wide-open Wolf streaking down the left sideline for 46 yards to stretch the lead to 23-0 with 6:32 to play in the opening half, the eventual halftime score.
 
Fisher got on the board midway through the third quarter, 23-6, but W&J marched 70 yards on eight plays the next drive before Wolf hauled in his second 15-yard TD of the game and third overall at 4:54, 30-6.
 
SJFC headed down the field and pushed inside the W&J 10-yard line, but Quattrone ended the threat with his first interception off of a tipped pass in the back of the end zone.
 
Quattrone sealed the game with his interception for a TD with just over 9:00 left in regulation, picking the ball off at the Presidents' 29-yard line and racing 71 yards untouched for the score, 37-12.
 
Adams completed 13-of-20 passes for 286 yards and three scores, all of which went to Wolf. West topped 100 yards for the fourth time in his career, and the second-straight season against St. John Fisher, rushing 20 times for 106 net yards and a score. He also caught a pass for 23 yards. Sophomore running back EJ Thompson (La Plata, Md./Thomas Stone) toted the rock 11 times for 74 yards in the win. Barnes posted two catches and 46 yards to finish second on the team in both categories.
 
Quattrone had three of W&J'a four takeaways (two interceptions, one fumble recovery) and also made five tackles (four solo), including 1.0 for loss. Freshman cornerback Nick Freiwald (Clairton, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) added a fourth-quarter interception in his debut. Junior defensive lineman Mike Williams (Pittsburgh, Pa./Langley) posted 1.5 sacks, while senior defensive lineman Brad Villa (South Park, Pa./South Park) notched a strip-sack. Sophomore linebacker Cole Weston (Louisville, Ohio/Louisville) led the Presidents with seven tackles, but six different teammates contributed six stops each.
 
W&J rolled up 491 yards of total offense (291 passing, 200 rushing) and averaged 7.7 yards per play, while it held SJFC to 355 yards I310 passing, 45 rushing) and just 4.9 yards per play.
 
The Presidents will host Thiel to begin Presidents' Athletic Conference action at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8, the first of three consecutive home dates at Cameron Stadium for the Red & Black.