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Lochow runs for 2 TDs, Dayton picks off 3 passes as Flyers end 11-game Blue Hose win streak 35-19

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Gavin Lochow ran for a pair of touchdowns, including a 79-yarder, and Dayton beat Presbyterian 35-19 on Saturday to end the Blue Hose’s 11-game win streak.

The Flyers (6-2, 4-1 Pioneer League) intercepted three Collin Hurst passes, including Vince Firenze's 20-yard pick-6 for a 35-13 lead midway through the third quarter.

Josh Williams' interception led to Lochow's 5-yard score in a 21-point Dayton second quarter. Mac Grant III had the other pick.

Dayton's other second-quarter scores came on Luke Hansen's 32-yard run one play after a short Presbyterian punt and Drew VanFleet's 31-yard pass to Ethan Thulin with 14 seconds left in the half.

Presbyterian (7-1, 3-1), ranked No. 16 in the FCS coaches' poll, scored on the game’s second play from scrimmage on Hurst’s 72-yard pass play to Cincere Gill. Dayton responded with Lochow’s long TD run before the Blue Hose took their final lead on Nathan Levicki’s 1-yard run to cap a 75-yard first-quarter drive.

Lochow finished with 133 yards on 17 carries.

Hurst thew for 215 yards with Gill collecting 107 yards on three catches.

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