MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Following a 35-7 win over the Case Western Reserve Spartans to credit the program with it's 800
th victory, Washington & Jefferson College football sophomore defensive lineman
Alex Boyce (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette) and junior running back
Andrew Sharp (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) each earned spots on the D3football.com Team of the Week, announced by the organization on Tuesday (Sept. 29).
Sharp rushed for a career-high four touchdowns in the Presidents' road victory at Case Western Reserve. Sharp racked up 186 yards on just 15 carries to power a ground game that rushed for 341 yards in the win. The four rushing touchdowns were the most in a game by a President in a game since the 2015 season. Sharp scampered in for scores on runs of 4, 43, 21 and 52 yards. With 341 rushing yards, W&J put together its highest single-game rushing output since the 2022 regular season finale versus Waynesburg.
Boyce finished with five tackles, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble in the win at Case Western Reserve to open PAC play. His forced fumble set up the initial scoring drive of the game for W&J inside the CWRU 10-yard line. The W&J defense limited CWRU to just seven points, forced two turnovers, three turnovers on downs, and totaled seven sacks and limited the Spartans to just 3-of-15 on third downs.
W&J welcomes Geneva College for a conference game at Cameron Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 3. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.