WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson rolled up 28 second quarter points enroute to a 35-18 victory over visiting Hobart College in the 2022 ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl played at Cameron Stadium Saturday afternoon. Quarterback Jake Pugh hit 13-of-24 for 221 yards and three touchdowns. Freshman John Peduzzi caught a pair of scoring passes in his 102-yard receiving afternoon. Anthony Rosati also had a touchdown catch for the Presidents. Sophomore running back Zach Cernuto ran nine time for 73 yards and a pair of touchdowns including a 32-yard scamper that put the Presidents up 21-6 early in the second quarter. All of W&J’s points came in the first half. The Red & Black led 35-12.
Anthony Romano returned an interception 27 yards for the Statesmen late in the first quarter. Following Peduzzi’s second touchdown, Rayshawn Boswell returned the kickoff 94 yards, the first kickoff return of the season for either team. Hobart’s only offensive score came with less than seven minutes to play, a reverse option pass from reserve wide out Benjamin Farrell to quarterback David Krewson.
The victory is the third all-time against Hobart and allows the Presidents to finish the season at 9-2 overall. W&J has won at least eight games in each of the past 10 full seasons. The Presidents have now posted 39 consecutive winning seasons. Hobart, who had won bowl games in 2019 and 2021, finishes the season at 7-4 overall.