At Franklin & Marshall College in 2004 ECAC Southwest Championship Game - Lost 37-20   Box Score

Senior running back Scott Stephen ran for 125 yards and a touchdown on 32 carries, and he caught three passes for 72 yards and another score while being named the Most Valuable Player of the 2004 Eastern College Athletic Conference Southwest Championship game leading Franklin & Marshall College to a 37-20 victory over Moravian College at Sponaugle-Williamson Field in Lancaster Saturday afternoon.

The Diplomats finish the season at 8-3 while the Greyhounds complete the season at 7-4 after beginning the season with a school record 7-0 start.

F&M was forced to punt on its first possession, however, the Diplomats got the ball back when junior defensive back Ryan Sychterz intercepted a pass by Moravian junior quarterback Jerry Venturino. After the interception, F&M drove to the Moravian 19 yard line but senior Dan Eggertsson missed a 37 yard field goal.

On the first play of the following Moravian drive, sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs ran off the right side for 61 yards down to the Diplomat 19-yard line. However, the Greyhounds turned the ball over on downs.

The Diplomats scored with 3:18 remaining in the first quarter on a 23-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Doug Hiltner to sophomore wide receiver Rob Donofrio to cap a 10-play, 79-yard drive on which F&M converted two third downs. Eggertsson added the extra-point for a 7-0 lead.

Moravian answered right back with a 52-yard scoring strike from Venturino to senior wide receiver Jed Warsager. Senior kicker Ken Macaulay added the extra-point to tie the game at 7-7 with 1:25 remaining in the first quarter. The scoring drive covered 65 yards on four plays after F&M had kicked the ball out of bounds after its touchdown.

F&M scored on the first play of the second quarter on a 33-yard scoring pass from junior quarterback Jeff Harner to sophomore wide receiver Bobby Freiler. Eggertsson’s extra-point attempt was blocked by sophomore defensive lineman Nick Feo, setting the score at 13-7 with 14:52 to play in the second quarter.

Moravian would drive right back down the field and looked as if it had tied the game on a 21-yard pass from Venturino to Jacoubs with 10:37 remaining in the second quarter but Diplomat junior defensive back Tim Barry hit Jacoubs and dislodged the ball before Jacoubs could get his feet on the ground.

On the drive, Jacoubs became the all-time leading rusher with an eight-yard run to surpass Jim Joseph’s career record of 2,751 yards. Jacoubs, who had 2,840 yards in just 21 career games, finished the season with school records of 1,789 yards, 342 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, 19 overall touchdowns and 114 points.

F&M would drive back down the field and extend its lead to 16-7 on a 21-yard field goal by Eggertsson.

Moravian would be forced to punt for the first time in the game with nine seconds remaining in the second half, Hiltner hit Stephen with a 16-yard screen pass to cap off a nine-play, 62-yard drive for F&M. Eggertsson added the extra-point for a 23-7 halftime lead. Hiltner completed nine of 11 passes for 97 yards in two scores.

Moravian would take the opening kickoff of the second half and drive down the field to score. Venturino hit sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins with a 14-yard touchdown pass. The Greyhounds went for two but Venturino’s pass was intercepted setting the score at 23-13 with 12:25 remaining in the third quarter. The drive covered 64 yards in seven plays.

Venturino completed 19 of 33 passes for 290 yards with two touchdowns and an interception while being sacked three points. Hawkins caught five passes for 72 yards and the score while sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell added five receptions for 64 yards.

Each team fumbled the ball and the Greyhounds came up with an interception by sophomore defensive back Israel Aguila, however, Moravian was forced to punt the ball away after three plays.

F&M scored on a 30-yard run by Stephen with 4:05 remaining in the third quarter. The drive covered just 33 yards in two plays after a 23 punt return by Donofrio. Eggertsson made the extra-point for a 30-13 Diplomat lead.

On the ensuing kickoff, senior running back Cody Hendershot fielded the ball at the Moravian 20-yard line and pitched the ball to Warsager, who returned the ball to the 31-yard line. The return gave Warsager 39 kickoff return yards in the game to give him 1,240 kickoff return yards for his career, breaking Chad Breidinger’s career mark of 1,230 yards. Warsager, who also caught four passes for 85 yards, had a school record 684 kickoff return yards this season.

Moravian would come right back and score on a four-yard touchdown run by Jacoubs to finish off an eight play, 69-yard drive. Macaulay made the extra-point to pull the Greyhounds within 30-20 with 47 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

F&M would score again on a seven-yard scoring strike from Harner to sophomore Matt Mondonedo to cap a 35-yard drive in four plays after a 37-yard punt return by Stephen to set up the drive. Eggertsson added the extra-point for a 37-20 Diplomat lead with 10:51 remaining in the game. Harner completed seven of 14 passes for 135 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, and Harner added 40 yards on five carries.

Moravian ran up 433 yards of total offense on 73 plays while holding the ball for 30:02. Junior wide receiver Russ Demko caught three passes for 67 yards.

Franklin & Marshall had 417 yards on 71 plays with Freiler catching three passes for 51 yards and Donofrio adding three receptions for 37 yards. Mondonedo caught two passes for 19 yards.

Sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr led the Moravian defense with 15 tackles including a fumble recovery while sophomore linebacker Arturo Duran added eight tackles. Sophomore defensive back Tom Carroll added seven tackles. Aguila, junior defensive back Gerald Weiss and senior defensive linemen Kevin McLaughlin and Richie Cline each had six tackles.

Freshman linebacker George Farrell led the Diplomat defense with 16 tackles including three tackles for loss. Junior linebacker Joe LoCastro added nine tackles with three tackles for loss and a sack.

Vs. Muhlenberg College - Lost 28-14   Box Score

The Muhlenberg College defense, ranked number one in the nation, limited the Moravian College offense to just 194 yards on 60 plays while the Mules used trick plays and ball control on offense to earn a 28-14 victory over the Greyhounds in the regular season finale between the two rivals at Steel Field Saturday afternoon.

The Mules, who held the ball for 34:09 in the game, improve to 8-2 on the year and have won three straight over Moravian while the Greyhounds fall to 7-3 after starting the season with a school record seven-game winning streak.

After the game, the media and sports information staffs voted Muhlenberg senior linebacker Ryan Peer and Moravian sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr the Players of the Game. Peer had seven tackles and blocked an extra-point for the Mules defense while Garr led the Greyhound defense with 13 tackles, two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.

Moravian received the opening kickoff and was forced to punt after three plays. However, Greyhound senior punter John McLain pinned the Mules on the four yard line after a 53-yard punt. After an incomplete pass and a one-yard rush by sophomore running back Jerome Beverly, senior quarterback Nick Rosetti completed a 25-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver Chris Giannini, however, the Mules were called for holding in the end zone which gave Moravian a safety and a 2-0 lead with 12:05 remaining in the first quarter. Beverly led all rushers in the game with a career-high 111 yards on 11 carries with a long of 66 yards, and he became the fourth different Muhlenberg running back to go over the century mark in a game this season.

The Greyhounds would take the ensuing free kick down to the Muhlenberg 27-yard line after four plays, but the Mules defense stiffened and forced Moravian to turn the ball over on downs, one of five times in the game.

Muhlenberg would take 11 plays to drive 67 yards with Rosetti connecting with sophomore tight end Stephen Montalto on a 28-yard touchdown pass on a fourth-and-four play, one of four fourth down conversions in the game for Muhlenberg. Freshman kicker Jordan Grube’s extra-point was blocked by sophomore defensive lineman Nick Feo to set the score at 6-2 Muhlenberg with 3:32 remaining in the first quarter. Montalto caught three passes for 37 yards.

Muhlenberg senior kicker Brian Hendershot would recover his own onsides kick at the Muhlenberg 46-yard line to set up the Mules next scoring drive. Freshman running back Matt Johnson capped off the 11-play, 54-yard scoring drive with a one-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-goal play. Grube added the extra-point for a 13-2 lead with 12:52 remaining in the second quarter. The two drives combined tool 10:48 off the clock. Johnson had 23 yards on 16 carries in the game. On the drive, Rosetti walked away from the line of scrimmage and the ball was snapped directly to Johnson, a converted quarterback, and Johnson completed a 17-yard pass to freshman wide receiver Michael Karchner on the final play of the first quarter.

Moravian would run 11 plays on its next drive and move to the Muhlenberg 33-yard line before turning the ball over on downs again. After forcing the Mules to punt, McLain had a punt blocked with Muhlenberg taking over on the Moravian 20-yard line. Six plays later, Rosetti connected on a five-yard touchdown pass to Giannini. Grube added the extra-point for a 20-2 lead with 35 seconds remaining in the second quarter. Rosetti completed eight of 17 passes for 46 yards and two scores while being intercepted once and he added 11 yards on five carries.

Moravian would score the first points of the second half on the first play of the fourth quarter when sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs took an option pitch from junior quarterback Jerry Venturino in from nine-yards out. The play finished off a five-play, 27-yard drive that started when sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell recovered a fumble punt return by the Mules junior defensive back Phil Gasker.

On the extra-point attempt by Moravian senior Ken Macaulay, Muhlenberg senior linebacker Dan Walker blocked the kick, and the ball eventually ended up in the hands of freshman defensive back Ryan Merrill, who returned it for a two-point defensive conversion, giving the Mules a 22-8 lead with 14:53 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Jacoubs, the nation’s fifth-leading rusher, finished the game with just 94 yards on 26 carries, only the second time this season he was held under 100-yards. Jacoubs finishes the regular season with a school record 1,619 yards on a school best 317 carries. He also set school marks with 15 rushing touchdowns, 18 total touchdowns and 108 points. Jacoubs is second all-time with 2,670 yards in two seasons, just 81 yards shy of tying Jim Joseph’s career record.

On the ensuing kickoff, the Mules ran a reverse with junior defensive back Mike McCurley handing the ball off to Gasker, who raced 85 yards for the touchdown. The Mules lined up for a Grube extra-point attempt, but junior quarterback and holder Tom Kelleher pulled the ball away and attempted a pass that fell incomplete, setting the score at 28-8 with 14:41 remaining in the contest.

With just under five minutes remaining in the game, Gasker would intercept a Venturino pass at the three-yard line to give the Mules possession. After Johnson was stopped for a two-yard loss on the first play, Johnson fumbled in the end zone and Garr recovered for Moravian’s final points. Moravian attempted a two-pointer conversion with Jacoubs, who he was stopped short of the end zone, setting the final score at 28-14 with 3:54 left in the game.

Venturino completed nine of 31 passes in the game for 100 yards; however, he was intercepted three times and sacked once. Sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins caught five passes for the Greyhounds for 65 yards to give him 1,022 career receiving yards, just the 13th player in Moravian history to reach the 1,000-yard receiving yardage milestone.

Junior defensive back Justin Adair and Peer led the Muhlenberg defense with seven tackles each. Adair added a tackle for loss, a fumble recovery, an interception and two pass break-ups. Sophomore linebacker Dustin Martin contributed six tackles with one sack and a blocked punt while Gasker had five tackles with one for loss.

In addition to Garr’s 13 tackles for the Moravian defense, junior defensive Gerald Weiss and junior linebacker Chad DiFelice each had ten tackles. Weiss had one and a half tackles for loss while DiFelice added two tackles for loss and a sack. Senior linebacker Bill Carasia added seven tackles.

The win gives Muhlenberg a 3-2 lead in the annual Matte Award standings between the two rivals and is the Mules third straight football win over the Greyhounds and sixth in the last seven games after Moravian had won ten straight games in the series.

Vs. Albright College - Lost 45-39  Box Score

Junior quarterback John Port completed 25 of 37 passes for 345 yards and three touchdowns while senior wide receiver Nick Cushman caught 12 passes for 223 yards and two scores to lead the Albright College football team to a 45-39 victory over Moravian College in Middle Atlantic Conference action at Steel Field Saturday afternoon.

The victory snaps a two-game losing streak for the Lions and improves Albright’s record to 6-3 overall and 5-3 in the MAC while the Greyhounds dropped their second straight game, falling to 7-2 overall and in the MAC in Moravian’s final conference game of the year. For the second straight week, Moravian had over 500 yards of total offense and out-gained its opponent by over 100 yards and still lost the game. In the loss to the Lions, Moravian ran 87 plays for 575 yards and controlled the ball for 34:19.

Moravian wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, as the Greyhounds drove 69 yards in seven plays on their first possession to take an early 7-0 lead. Faced with third and 11 from their own 47, junior quarterback Jerry Venturino found sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs down the middle for 34 yards to the Albright 29-yard line. Two plays later Venturino hit sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins for a 22-yard touchdown pass to cap the drive and put the Greyhounds on top. Senior kicker Ken Macaulay added the extra-point.

Jacoubs had his third 200-plus yard rushing day of the season to with 238 yards on 36 carries, and he also caught two passes for 57 yards. Jacoubs now has a school record 1,525 yards this season, and he moved into second all-time with 2,576 yards in 19 career games. Jacoubs has run for over 100 yards in 11 of 15 career starts, and he has 557 yards in two games against Albright.

Albright wasted little time answering the Moravian score. Port drove the Lions 60 yards in nine plays and finished the drive by sneaking in from the one on fourth-and-one to tie the score at seven. The big play on the drive was a Port to senior tight end Justin Holland 41-yard pass to the Greyhound nine.

The Lions tried some trickery on the ensuing kickoff, attempting an onside kick. Moravian recovered the kick, however, and took over on the Albright side of midfield. Albright’s defense forced a punt, however, and the Lions took over on the 20 after a touchback.

Once again Albright marched downfield, with Port finding Cushman for 42 yards on the first play of the drive to put Albright in Moravian territory. Eight plays later senior running back Adam Hubley ran in from the one-yard line to put Albright on top 14-7. Hubley finished the game with 66 yards on 20 carries.

Moravian’s next possession resulted in another change on the scoreboard. The Greyhounds senior wide receiver Jed Warsager returned the kickoff 35 yards to the Moravian 40, and the Greyhounds needed seven plays to cover the remaining 60 yards to paydirt. Venturino threw his second touchdown pass of the day, this one a 16-yard toss to junior wide receiver Russ Demko. Albright’s freshman defensive back Alfred Ngauja blocked the extra point attempt, and the score stood at 14-13 early in the second quarter.

Venturino completed nine of 18 passes for 131 yards with two touchdowns and an interception before being knocked out of the game in the third quarter with an injury while Warsager caught three passes for 30 yards and had five kickoff returns for 155 yards.

On the ensuing kickoff, Albright ran a reverse, and sophomore wide receiver Gainet Mata returned the ball all the way to the Moravian 12-yard line. Port hit Cushman for the touchdown on the next play, and junior Dustin Kaplan’s extra point gave Albright a 21-13 lead.

They Greyhounds continued to put points on the board on their next possession, taking 5:39 off the clock in a 56-yard drive that ended when Venturino snuck in from the one-yard line. Moravian went for two after the touchdown, but Albright stopped the attempt to make the score 21-19 midway through the second quarter.

Both defenses stiffened late in the half, and the teams went to the locker room at halftime with Albright holding a 21-19 lead. The Greyhounds had a chance to score with just under ten seconds remaining in the first half but Hawkins was unable to pull in a 45-yard pass attempt from Venturino in the end zone.

On Albright’s last drive of the half, Cushman caught his sixth pass of the day, and that catch gave him 1,232 receiving yards on the season, setting a new Albright single-season record. Cushman finished the day with 1,352 yards this season.

Albright took the second half kickoff and immediately got the offense back in gear. Junior wide receiver Bryon Haupt returned the kickoff 32 yards to the Albright 36, and the Lions used a 10-play drive to reach the end zone. Albright faced a fourth and three from the Moravian 15 on the drive, but Port found senior wide out Scott Shepherd at the eight to keep the drive alive. Two plays later it was Port to senior wide receiver Steve Mocey from the eight to give the Lions a 28-19 lead five minutes into the third quarter. Mocey caught four passes for 41 yards in the game.

Moravian answered the Albright score on its first drive of the second half. The Greyhounds drove 63 yards, all on the ground, and scored on a reverse as sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell ran in untouched from 12-yards out to cut the Albright lead to two, 28-26, with 6:34 left in the third quarter.

The Moravian defense stepped up with a stop on Albright’s next possession. The Greyhounds drove into Albright territory, but the Lion defense rose to the occasion, stopping Moravian on fourth and 13 from the 23 to give the ball back to the Albright offense.

Albright’s offense did not waste the opportunity. The Lions drove 73 yards in nine plays, capped by a Port six-yard run. Kaplan’s extra point made the score 35-26 early in the fourth quarter.

On Moravian’s next possession, the Greyhounds drove to the Albright 40, but on third and 10 safety Paul Mohr intercepted Venturino in the end zone to end the Moravian threat.

After one first down, Moravian stopped the Lions, forcing a punt. Moravian was called for roughing the kicker on the punt, however, giving the Lions new life on the drive. Albright moved the ball to the Moravian 10-yard line, but the drive stalled there. Kaplan came on for a 27-yard field goal attempt, and put the kick through the uprights to give Albright a 38-26 lead with 6:34 left in regulation.

Moravian had no intentions of conceding the contest. With backup senior quarterback Rich Muschlitz in the game after Venturino was shaken up, Moravian drove 65 yards on eight plays for a score. Muschlitz completed a key fourth and four to Hawkins to keep the drive alive, then hit Hawkins again from 22-yards out to pull the Greyhounds within six, 38-32. The extra point attempt was blocked, keeping the Lions ahead by six. Hawkins caught five passes for 82 yards and moved within 43 yards of becoming the 13th player in Moravian history to have 1,000 career receiving yards.

Moravian attempted a pooch onside kick, but Hubley fair-caught the kick at the Albright 41. On Albright’s fist play from scrimmage, Port hit Cushman in the flat. Cushman broke two tackles and raced down the sideline for a touchdown. Kaplan’s sixth extra point of the day gave the Lions a 45-32 lead with just under four minutes left in regulation.

Moravian once again responded, as they used just 59 seconds to drive 74 yards for a touchdown. Muschlitz to Jacoubs over the middle covered 33 yards, giving the Greyhounds a first and goal. On the next play Muschlitz found Demko in the end zone to cut the Albright lead to 45-39.

Albright recovered Moravian’s onside kick at midfield, but the Greyhound defense held, forcing an Albright punt. Mohr’s punt bounced into the end zone, giving Moravian the ball on its own 20 with 1:38 left in regulation and no time outs.

Moravian moved to the Albright 46 yard line with 56 seconds on the clock. After spiking the ball to stop the clock, Albright’s freshman defensive end Brian Weiser sacked Muschlitz on second down, forcing a third and 17. Muschlitz threw incomplete, setting up fourth and 17. Muschlitz completed the pass to Hawkins, but junior cornerback Bill Holden stopped Hawkins well short of the first down, giving the victory to the Lions. Port took a knee one time to run out the clock and end the game.

The Lions ran for a total of 121 yards in the game with sophomore running back Darnell Hayes adding 38 yards on nine carries. Holland caught two passes for 51 yards while Hubley had two receptions for 14 yards.

Moravian totaled 313 yards on 53 attempts with sophomore fullback Joe Costanzo added 32 yards on six carries and Muschlitz netting 24 yards on seven attempts. Muschlitz completed eight of 13 passes after coming on in the third quarter for 131 yards and two touchdowns.

Junior linebacker Pete Manotti led the Albright defense with 15 tackles, three tackle for loss and a forced fumble while junior safety Steve Butler added nine tackles.

Sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr paced the Moravian defense with 14 tackles while senior defensive back Bill Skriletz, junior defensive back Gerald Weiss and senior linebacker Bill Carasia each had nine tackles for the Greyhounds.

Albright will close out its 2004 regular season with an MAC game at Lebanon Valley College next Saturday in Annville while the Greyhounds play their annual rivalry game with Muhlenberg College at Steel Field. Both games kickoff at 1:00 p.m. with both the Lions and the Greyhounds still playing for berths in the 2004 Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship games.

At Widener University - Lost 35-31   Box Score

Junior cornerback Mike Lomas completed 19 of 29 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Widener University football team to a 35-31 come-from-behind victory over 25th-ranked Moravian College in Middle Atlantic Conference action at Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Stadium in Chester Saturday afternoon.

The loss snaps Moravian’s seven-game winning streak and drops the Greyhounds to 7-1 overall and in the MAC while Pioneers win their fifth straight game to improve to 5-3 overall and 4-3 in the MAC. Moravian, ranked 25th in the nation this week by D3football.com, still has a chance at the MAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs with a win versus Albright College next Saturday and two losses by Delaware Valley College.

Greyhound sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs scored on a 39-yard run off the right side on the fifth play of the game to give Moravian a 6-0 lead with 12:36 remaining in the first quarter. Senior kicker Ken Macaulay was wide right on the extra-point attempt. Jacoubs finished the game with 166 yards on 33 carries to move into fourth all-time at Moravian with 2,338 yards in just 18 career games. He moved passed Moravian Hall of Famers Kenny King and Bob Ternosky during the game. The 166 yards was also the tenth time in 14 career starts that Jacoubs has rushed for over 100 yards.

On Widener’s first play from scrimmage, Greyhound junior linebacker Chad DiFelice intercepted a pass by Lomas at midfield. However, the Greyhounds were forced to punt.

Moravian junior cornerback Tyler Chomik would get the ball right back for the Greyhounds with an interception, his sixth of the season, at the Widener 30-yard line that he returned to the 11-yard line. The Greyhounds were stopped on three plays, and Macaulay attempted a 28-yard field goal but it was wide right.

Widener would score its first points on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Lomas to junior wide receiver Jeff Chick. Senior Frank Vinci made the extra-point to give Widener a 7-6 lead with 50 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Chick caught three passes for 35 yards in the game.

On the ensuing possession, the Greyhounds would drive to the Widener 44-yard line before junior quarterback Jerry Venturino fumbled a snap recovered by Mo Samusi Kabba. However, the Pioneers were forced to punt after three plays.

Moravian would retake the lead with 5:59 remaining in the second quarter on a four-yard run by Venturino. Venturino’s two-point conversion attempt to sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins failed, leaving the score at 12-7 Moravian. Hawkins did catch eight passes for 127 yards, the eighth highest single game total in school history.

On the drive, Venturino completed a 63-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell and a 35-yard pass to junior wide out Russ Demko. Venturino had the best day of his career in a Greyhound uniform, completing 18 of 31 passes for a career high 340 yards and two touchdowns. The 340 yards is the seventh highest single-game total in Moravian history.

The Pioneers would cut Moravian’s lead to 12-10 on the final play of the first half on a career-long 42-yard field goal by Vinci. Vinci's field goal were the first three points Moravian has allowed in the second quarter this season. The field goal attempt was set up by a bad snap on a Moravian punt attempt with six seconds remaining that forced Moravian senior punter John McLain’s knee to hit the ground at the Widener 25-yard line fielding the snap.

After forcing Widener to punt on the first possession of the second half, the Greyhounds drove 74 yards in nine plays, capped off by a six-yard touchdown pass from Venturino to Martell. Macaulay’s extra-point was blocked, leaving the score at 18-10 Moravian with 10:14 remaining in the third quarter. Martell caught two passes for 69 yards in the game.

On Widener’s next drive, Moravian sophomore defensive end Matt Lieberwirth forced a fumble on a sack at the Widener 43-yard line that was recovered by senior defensive end Richie Cline . Six plays later, sophomore running back Marc Panepinto scored from 13 yards out on his second carry of the game for his first touchdown of the season. Macaulay added the extra-point for a 25-10 lead with 5:34 remaining in the third quarter.

The Pioneers would come right back on an 89-yard return for a touchdown by freshman Mike Schmidt. Vinci added the extra-point to cut Moravian’s lead to 25-17 with 5:18 left in the third stanza.

Widener would score again on the first play of the fourth quarter on a 37-yard pass from Lomas to senior wide receiver Tyreak Saviour. Lomas then hit Schmidt with a two-point conversion pass to pull the Pioneers even at 25-25 with 14:53 remaining in the fourth quarter. Saviour became Widener’s all-time leading receiver during the game and caught five passes for 85 yards.

Widener would retake the lead at 28-25 with 7:28 remaining in the fourth quarter on a 22-yard field goal by Vinci that capped a 13-play, 65-yard drive for the Pioneers.

The Pioneers would score again on a 47-yard touchdown pass from Lomas to freshman Elliott White with 3:20 remaining in the game. Vinci’s extra-point gave Widener a 35-25 lead. White caught four passes for 83 yards in the victory.

Moravian would answer right back with a 62-yard touchdown pass on a screen play on which Widener was going to be called offsides on from Venturino to Jacoubs with 2:44 remaining in the fourth quarter. Macaulay’s extra-point hit the left upright to pull the Greyhounds within 35-31.

The Greyhounds tried an onside kick but was called for kick catch interference so the Pioneers took over on the Moravian 37-yard line after the penalty. Widener was forced to punt with 29 seconds remaining in the game. However, Venturino’s final pass of the game was intercepted by Widener senior defensive back BJ Hogan at the Widener 25-yard line.

Moravian had a total of 517 total yards of offense on 77 plays while controlling the game for 34:15. Senior wide receiver Jed Warsager had five catches for 47 yards in the game.

The Greyhound defense did limit Widener to just 22 yards on 25 carries in the game. Freshman running back Dominick Rock led Widener with 32 yards on 20 carries. Widener receiver Jon Steever added two receptions for 72 yards while Rock caught two passes for 25 yards.

Sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr led the Moravian defense with ten tackles including one for loss. Senior linebacker Bill Carasia added six tackles with three for loss while junior safety Gerald Weiss had five tackles.

Sophomore defensive lineman David Barger led the Widener defense with 13 tackles including two for loss while senior linebacker Nick Rubino added nine tackles with one for loss.

At Lycoming College - Won 35-14   Box Score

Sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns on 35 carries and junior quarterback Jerry Venturino completed six of 18 passes for 144 yards and two more scores to lead Moravian to a 35-14 victory over Lycoming College in Middle Atlantic Conference action at David Person Field in Williamsport Saturday afternoon.

The win improved the Greyhounds to 7-0 overall and in the MAC for the first time in school history while Lycoming falls to 2-5 overall and 2-4 in the MAC. The loss also ends the Warriors’ streak of 29-consecutive winning seasons.

The Greyhounds would get possession for the first time in the game after an interception by junior cornerback Tyler Chomik at the Lycoming 34-yard line, which Chomik returned to the 27-yard line. The interception was Chomik’s fourth of the season. After Jacoubs was stopped for a two-yard loss and no gain, Venturino hit sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell with a 27-yard touchdown pass. Senior kicker Ken Macaulay added the extra-point for a 7-0 just 2:18 into the game. Martell had four receptions for 87 yards.

Lycoming would answer on the ensuing drive when sophomore quarterback Glenn Smith connected on a 25-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Ray Withelder to cap a nine-play, 65-yard drive. Sophomore Chris Schrader added the extra-point to tie the contest at 7-7 with 7:35 remaining in the first quarter. Smith completed seven of 18 passes for 66 yards with the touchdown and two interceptions while Withelder caught three passes for 119 yards and two scores.

The Warriors would take over at the own 26-yard line after Jacoubs fumbled the ball. However, Moravian forced Lycoming to punt with the Greyhounds taking over at their own 41-yard line. Moravian would punt for the first time in the game with Lycoming taking over at its own 19-yard line.

Lycoming had to punt on the first play of the second quarter, and Chomik set the Greyhounds up at the Lycoming 35-yard line with a 29-yard punt return. On fourth-and-five from the 30-yard line, Venturino ran a quarterback draw to the nine-yard line for a first-and-goal. Venturino finished off the drive with a nine-yard scamper off the left side. Macaualy was wide left with the extra-point, giving Moravian a 13-7 lead with 11:49 remaining in the second quarter.

Lycoming would gain possession in good field position on an interception by freshman linebacker Nick Tsirigotis at the Moravian 34-yard line. However, Chomik would come up with his second interception of the game and fifth of the season at the Moravian four-yard line. Moravian would be forced to punt after three plays.

The Greyhounds would extend their lead to 21-7 with 8:43 remaining in the third quarter. Moravian started the drive on the Lycoming 28-yard line after senior linebacker Bill Carasia recovered a fumble. Jacoubs finished off the drive with a ten-yard run. Venturino hit freshman tight end Kris Bisci with the two-point conversion pass. The touchdown was Jacoubs’ 12th rushing score of the season and 14th overall touchdown of the year to break the Moravian single season record for points with 84 this fall.

Moravian would score again with 8:50 remaining in the fourth quarter when Venturino found junior wide receiver Russ Demko with a 41-yard touchdown strike, three plays after the Greyhound defense had forced Lycoming to turn the ball over on downs. Macaulay added the extra-point for a 28-7 lead. Demko caught two passes for 57 yards, and the touchdown reception was the first of his collegiate career.

Lycoming would come back on the first play of the ensuing drive when senior quarterback David Hall hit Withelder with a 65-yard touchdown pass and run. Schrader made the extra-point to pull the Warriors within 28-14 with 8:35 remaining in the game. Hall completed eight of 21 passes fir 129 yards and one score.

Greyhound senior wide receiver Jed Warsager had a 55-yard kickoff return on the ensuing kickoff to the Lycoming 33-yard line and a 15-yard penalty on the Warriors gave Moravian the ball at the Lycoming 18-yard line. Jacoubs scored from 16 yards out off the left side on the second play, and the carry pushed Jacoubs over 100 yards for the ninth time in his Moravian career in 13 career starts. Macaulay added the extra-point for a 35-14 lead with 7:14 left in the fourth quarter. Jacoubs now has a school record 1,121 yards this season and moved into sixth in school history with 2,172 yards in just 17 career games.

Moravian held the ball for 33:38 in the game and ran 71 plays for 362 yards in the game. Venturino also had 52 yards on five carries to go with his touchdown while sophomore fullback Joe Costanzo had 32 yards on five carries.

Freshman running back Brandon Traugh led the Warriors on the ground with 61 yards on 11 carries while freshman running back Dustin Heintzelman had 24 yards on seven carries.

Sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr led the Greyhound defense with eight tackles and a sack while Carasia had six tackles, a pass break-up and a fumble recovery.

Junior linebacker Luke Sterling and senior defensive back Brian Kaspick led the Lycoming defense with six tackles with Kaspick adding two tackles for loss.

Vs. FDU-Florham - Won 35-27   Box Score

Sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns including the winning score early in the fourth quarter on 25 carries to help Moravian College football team celebrate its annual homecoming by improving to 6-0 for just the second time in school history with a 35-27 victory over FDU-Florham in Middle Atlantic Conference action at Steel Field Saturday afternoon.

The Greyhounds, who are now 6-0 overall and in the MAC, have equaled the 1940 team, which was 6-0 before finishing 6-1. The six straight wins also ties the Moravian school record for single season winning streak, which has been done four other times. The Devils fall to 2-4 on the season and in the MAC with the team’s fourth consecutive loss.

FDU scored the only points of the first quarter when freshman tailback Louis Smith punched through the line with a two-yard touchdown run with 2:12 remaining in the first quarter. Smith’s run capped a five-play, 35-yard drive after the Devil defense stopped Moravian sophomore quarterback Jerry Venturino on a fourth-and-one play. Junior kicker Michael Rabasca added the extra-point for a 7-0 lead.

The Greyhounds tied the game on the first play of the second quarter when Venturino found sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins with a 55-yard touchdown pass on a third-and-13 play. Hawkins caught the ball at the line of scrimmage on a wide receiver screen play, made two Devil defenders miss and then outran the rest of the defense down the left side line for the score. Senior kicker Ken Macaulay added the extra-point to tie the game at 7-7 with 14:48 remaining in the second quarter. Hawkins caught four passes for 100 yards in the game while Venturino completed eight of 15 passes for 157 yards while being sacked twice.

Both team’s would miss field goal attempts late in the second quarter with Rabasca missing from 33-yards and Macaulay missing from 40 yards.

Moravian opened the scoring in a wild third quarter that saw four touchdowns scored in a span of 4:45. On FDU’s first drive of the second half, Greyhound junior defensive lineman Mike Hurden sacked Devil sophomore quarterback Dan Huff at the FDU 38-yard line and forced a fumble. Moravian junior linebacker Chad DiFelice picked up the ball at the FDU 40-yard line and raced down the left side line for a touchdown. Macaulay added the extra-point for a 14-7 Moravian lead with 11:55 to play in the third quarter.

On FDU’s ensuing drive, Huff found freshman wide receiver Louis Cerrato on a third-and-ten play for a 60-yard touchdown pass. Cerrato out jumped two Moravian defenders at the Moravian 20-yard line and raced into the end zone for the touchdown. Rabasca added the extra-point and tied the game at 14-14 with 9:52 remaining in the third stanza. Huff completed nine of 20 passes for 236 yards while Cerrato caught five aerials for 169 yards.

On the ensuing kickoff, Moravian senior wide receiver Jed Warsager received the ball at the Moravian 15-yard line and raced up the right hash marks, untouched for an 85-yard touchdown return. The return was Warsager’s second touchdown return of the season and the third of his career. Macaulay’s extra-point attempt failed, setting the score at 20-14 Moravian with 9:41 remaining in the third quarter.

The Greyhounds forced FDU to punt on the next possession, taking over at their own 26-yard line. Jacoubs ran for four-yards up the middle on the first play before bouncing the second play to the left sideline and outrunning the FDU defense for a 70-yard touchdown. On the play, Jacoubs became just the eighth player in school history to reach 2,000 rushing yards in a career and the first-ever player to reach that milestone as a sophomore. The Greyhounds went for a two-point conversion to build a two-touchdown lead. Jacoubs took the handoff from Venturino and sprinted towards the left sideline before finding senior tight end Chad Opdyke in the back of the end zone with a pass to set the score at 28-14 Moravian with 7:10 remaining in the third quarter.

FDU drove down to the Moravian 22-yard line on its next drive, but Moravian junior defensive back Gerald Weiss forced Smith to fumble the ball. DiFelice recovered the ball at the Greyhound 23-yard line. However, Venturino fumbled the ball right back to FDU on the second play, setting the Devils up at the Moravian 20-yard line.

Smith would cap the four-play, 20-yard drive with a five-yard touchdown run. Smith finished the game with 207 yards and three scores on 49 carries, however, he fumbled the ball away twice, two of three turnovers forced by the Greyhounds. Rabasca added the extra-point to cut Moravian’s lead to 28-21 with 2:25 remaining in the third quarter.

Moravian would put the game away on its next drive when Jacoubs capped a ten-play, 61-yard drive with five-yard touchdown run. During the drive, Jacoubs became the first player in school history with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. Jacoubs, who has gone over 100 yards in eight of 12 career starts, is now seventh all-time with 2,070 yards with 1,019 yards this season. Jacoubs also tied the single season record with 78 points this fall after the score. Macaulay added the extra-point for a 35-21 Moravian lead with 13:38 left in the game.

FDU would score again on its next drive when Smith scored from 20-yards out to finish off a seven-play, 58-yard drive. Rabasca’s extra-point attempt was wide right setting the score at 35-27 with 10:10 led in the game.

Moravian had excellent field position for its next drive after the Devils were forced to kickoff from their own 20-yard line as Smith was called for unsportsmanlike conduct on the touchdown run for celebration. However, FDU forced the Greyhounds to punt the ball away after just three plays.

The Devils took over on their own eight-yard line and put together a drive inside the Moravian five-yard line. The drive was helped by a pass interference call on the Greyhounds on a third-and-five play at the FDU-24-yard line. With the Devils facing a fourth-and-nine from the Moravian 45-yard line, Huff found Cerrato with a 42-yard completion to the Moravian three-yard line. After Smith was stopped for back-to-back one-yard losses on the first two plays, Huff attempted a pass to freshman wide receiver Stacey Daniels in the back right corner of the end zone, but Daniels couldn’t make the reception. On fourth-and-goal from the five-yard line, the Devils attempted a reverse with Smith handing the ball off to freshman wide receiver Rob Felicetta, however, Felicetta was stopped at the seven-yard line by DiFelice and senior defensive end Richie Cline to turn the ball over to the Greyhounds on downs.

Moravian would run out the clock on three plays. The Greyhound offense, which led the MAC in time of possession coming into the game, was limited to 52 plays for 322 yards while handling the ball for just 23:11 of the game.

The FDU offense ran 72 plays in its 36:49 time of possession for 483 yards. Huff added 52 yard rushing to go with his 236 yards through the air.

The Greyhound defense, which was nationally ranked in turnover margin coming into the game, forced three turnovers. Senior linebacker Bill Carasia led the squad with 14 tackles including four for loss while Weiss added 12 tackles and a forced fumble. DiFelice had ten stops with four tackles for loss, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries including the one for a touchdown while freshman linebacker Mike Prata added nine tackles with four for loss.

Senior linebacker Matt DeNardo led the FDU defense with nine tackles including one for loss while senior linebacker Joe Sangiovani and freshman defensive lineman K.C. Ogbonna each had six tackles.

At Wilkes University - Won 34-27   Box Score

Sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs ran for 164 yards and two touchdowns on 49 carries and junior quarterback Jerry Venturino completed eight of 11 passes for 165 yards and two scores to lead Moravian to a 34-27 victory over Wilkes University in Middle Atlantic Conference action Saturday afternoon at Ralston Field in Edwardsville.

The Greyhounds improve to 5-0 overall and in the MAC for the first time since 1940 while the Colonels fall to 2-3 overall and 2-2 in the MAC.

Moravian opened the scoring by taking the opening kickoff 75 yards on nine plays to take a 7-0 lead with 10:32 remaining in the first quarter. Venturino capped the drive with a 32-yard scoring strike to sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell on a third and six play. Senior kicker Ken Macaulay added the extra-point. Venturino’s pass was the only pass play on the drive when featured Jacoubs gaining 27 yards on six carries. Martell caught two passes for 52 yards.

On Wilkes first possession, Moravian junior linebacker Chad DeFelice intercepted a Durran Purino pass after the ball was tipped by Greyhound junior defensive back Tyler Chomik. Purrino completed just four of ten passes for 37 yards wile being intercepted twice.

The Greyhounds took over on their own 26-yard line. On the fifth play of the drive, Jacoubs had a 20-yard carry on a draw play to become the eighth player in Moravian history to go over 1,800 career yards. Jacoubs, who has run for more than 100 yards in seven of his 11 career starts, finished the game with 1,911 yards in just 15 games at Moravian. Venturino would finish off the 74-yard, eight-play drive with his second pass of the game, a 24-yard touchdown strike to sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins on a third-and-one play. Macaulay’s extra-point was wide right giving Moravian a 13-0 lead with 4:20 remaining in the first quarter. Hawkins had three receptions for 79 yards in the victory.

The Colonels had good field position to start their next drive after a kickoff return by senior running back Maleek Mills to the Wilkes 39-yard line. Wilkes senior running back Brett Trichilo capped off the ten-play, 61-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run off the right side. The touchdown for Trichilo tied the MAC all-time rushing touchdown record at 51 with Widener University’s Billy “White Shoes” Johnson. Sophomore Ryan Yurewicz added the extra-point for a 13-7 Moravian lead with 56 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

Moravian was forced to punt its first possession of the second quarter with Wilkes taking over on its own 12-yard line. However, Chomik forced Trichilo to fumble and Chomik fell on the ball at the Wilkes 26-yard line. On a third-and-goal play from the one-yard line, Jacoubs jumped over the pile for his eighth rushing touchdown of the season to finish off a six-play, 26-yard drive. However, Jacoubs was stopped on the two-point conversion attempt giving the Greyhounds a 19-7 lead with 11:32 in the second quarter.

Wilkes took a short kickoff and returned it to its own 40-yard line to start the ensuing drive. The Colonels would drive to the Moravian 31-yard line but senior running back Kyle Gallagher was stopped on a fourth-and-two play by Greyhounds’ sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr to give Moravian possession of the ball. However, the Greyhounds were forced to put after three plays.

The Colonels took over at their own 22-yard line after a 49-yard punt by Moravian senior John McLain. Wilkes drove to Moravian’s 40-yard line, however, a Purrino pass was tipped at the line of scrimmage by Moravian senior defensive end Richie Cline and was intercepted at the Moravian 26-yard line by senior linebacker Bill Carasia with 5:15 left in the second quarter.

On the following drive, the Greyhounds were faced with a third-and-nine play at their own 47-yard line when Venturino hit Hawkins with a 46-yard pass to get inside the Wilkes ten-yard line. On second and goal from the four-yard line, Jacoubs reached the one-yard line before fumbling into the end zone. Moravian junior wide receiver Russ Demko fell on the ball for a touchdown to cap a six-play, 74-yard drive. Macaulay converted the extra-point for a 26-7 Moravian lead with 2:03 remaining in the first half.

The Greyhound defense forced Wilkes to punt on the first possession of the second half, and Moravian took over on its own 33-yard line after a 12-yard punt return by Chomik. On a third-and-ten play from the Wilkes 48-yard line, Venturino hit Hawkins with a pass, however, Wilkes sophomore defensive back John Darrah stripped the ball and sophomore linebacker Tyler Henninger covered the ball for the Colonels at the Wilkes 46-yard line.

Trichilo, who rushed for 250 yards and four touchdowns on 33 carries, scored his second rushing touchdown of the game with 9:53 remaining in the third quarter to take the MAC all-time rushing touchdown record with 52 career touchdowns. Trichilo’s touchdown capped a five-play, 54-yard drive. Sophomore quarterback Brock Snyder attempted a two-point conversion run failed giving Moravian a 26-13 lead in the third quarter.

The Colonels forced Moravian to punt on the next possession after sophomore defensive Anthony Serafin forced a fumble while sacking Venturino. Moravian sophomore offense lineman Andrew Remsing fell on the ball for the Greyhounds. Wilkes took over at the Moravian 49-yard line after a 35-yard punt return by sophomore defensive back Bo Tkach. Trichilo, who has an MAC record 5,000 rushing yards in his career, would cap off the eight-play, 49-yard drive with his third rushing touchdown of the game with 3:25 remaining in the third quarter. Yurewicz added the extra-point to cut Moravian’s lead to 26-20.

Chomik set-up Moravian’s next drive with a 17-yard kickoff return to the Moravian 22-yard line. On a fourth and three from the Wilkes 29-yard line, Jacoubs picked up seven yards for a first down. Venturino would keep the ball on another fourth down play, picking up two yards to give the Greyhounds a first-and-ten at the Wilkes 12-yard line. Jacoubs capped off a 20-play, 78-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown run with 9:00 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Greyhound drive took 9:25 off the clock. After an illegal procedure call, Venturino ran a quarterback draw out of a shot gun formation for the two-point conversion giving the Greyhounds a 34-20 lead.

Wilkes would begin its next drive at its own 29-yard line. However, the Greyhounds forced a Colonel punt with Moravian taking possession on its own eight-yard line with 6:42 remaining in the game. Wilkes would force the Greyhounds to punt as well with the Colonels taking over at Moravian 48-yard line.

Trichilo picked up his fourth rushing touchdown of the game with a two-yard score with 2:31 remaining in the fourth quarter. Yurewicz added the extra-point to pull the Colonels within 34-27. Trichilo’s run capped a nine-play, 48-yard drive.

Wilkes would try an onsides kick but Hawkins covered the ball at the Wilkes 47-yard line. The Greyhounds tried running out the clock but was forced to turn the ball on downs at the Wilkes 27-yard line with 16 seconds remaining. Snyder completed a 14-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver Stephon Burgette, and after an incomplete pass, Snyder connected on a pass with sophomore wide receiver Sean Sholtes to the Moravian 18-yard line as time expired. Snyder was three of seven for 65 yards in the game for the Colonels while freshman Al Karaffa completed two of four passes for 25 yards.

Both offenses were balanced in the game with each team collecting 22 first downs. The Greyhounds had 398 yards on 76 plays while controlling the ball for 37:32 in the game. The Greyhounds gained 233 yards on the ground behind Jacoubs’ 164-yard effort. Sophomore fullback Joe Costanzo had 35 yards on five carries while junior fullback Kevin Lukich added 21 yards on three attempts for the Greyhounds before leaving the game with an injury. Costanzo also caught one pass for 19 yards while senior wide out Jed Warsager had one reception for 16 yards.

The Colonels gained 432 yards on 69 plays but were hurt by three turnovers that Moravian converted into points in the first half. Trichilo was also Wilkes’ leading receiver with two receptions for 24 yards. Gallagher also had two receptions for 23 yards.

The Moravian defense was led by Carasia, who had seven tackles to go along with his interception. Junior defensive back Gerald Weiss added six tackles while Chomik had five tackles and a pass break-up to go with his forced fumble and fumble recovery. Chomik also had three kickoff returns for 47 yards and two punt returns for 12 yards.

Freshman linebacker Kyle Follweiller and senior defensive back Jon Jamison each had nine tackles for the Colonels defense with Follweiller adding three tackles for loss.

Vs. King's College - Won 21-18   Box Score

Junior quarterback Jerry Venturino connected on a five-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Jed Warsager with 29 seconds remaining to rally the Moravian College football team to a 21-18 victory over King’s College in Middle Atlantic Conference action Saturday afternoon at Steel Field.

The victory keeps the Greyhounds undefeated at 4-0 overall and in the MAC for the first time since 1988 while the loss drops the Monarchs to 1-4 overall and 1-3 in the MAC.

Venturino’s touchdown pass capped a wild second half that saw five lead changes and 36 of the game’s 39 points scored. The fourth quarter began with Venturino scoring on a six-yard bootleg run off the left six and a extra-point kick by senior Ken Macaulay giving the Greyhound a 14-12 lead at that point.

King’s would come right back down the field and retake the lead with 12:32 to play in the game on a 15-yard touchdown run by senior tailback Richard Jackson. King’s attempted a two-point conversion but Jackson was stopped outside the end zone to keep the score at 18-14 King’s. Jackson finished the game with 105 yards on 29 carries to move into second all-time in the MAC with 4,493 career rushing yards.

Each team punted on its next possession before the Greyhounds drove into King’s territory, only to turn the ball over on downs at the King’s 36-yard line. Moravian would force the Monarchs to punt for the eighth time in the game on the ensuing possession. The Greyhounds took control on their own 31-yard line with 1:44 remaining in the game.

Venturino began the drive with a 13-yard pass to Warsager before hitting sophomore wideout Shawn Martell with a 19-yard pass to move the ball to the King’s 37-yard line. After a pair of incompletions sandwiched around a three-yard loss by Venturino on a quarterback draw, Venturino hit sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins with a 35-yard completion on fourth-and-13. King’s was called for defensive holding on the play but the penalty was declined. Hawkins and King’s senior defensive back Derek Zambino fought for the ball in midair with Hawkins winning the battle as they hit the ground. Hawkins led the Moravian receivers with five catches for 86 yards.

The completion gave Moravian the ball on the King’s five-yard line with 39 second to play. After a pair of incomplete passes in the end zone, Venturino found Warsager in the back left-hand corner for the go-ahead score. Macaulay’s extra-point, his third of the afternoon while making his debut as Moravian’s place-kicker, gave the Greyhounds a 21-18 lead with 29 seconds remaining. Warsager had three receptions for 32 yards in the game.

After a fair catch on the kickoff, King’s junior quarterback Chris Barnic found junior wide receiver Julian Walker down the left sideline for an 18-yard completion. However, Barnic would throw a pair of incompletions sandwiched around a King’s holding penalty, the Monarchs’ 11th penalty in the game. Moravian junior cornerback Tyler Chomik intercepted Barnic’s final pass attempt as time expired.

King’s scored the only points of the first half when senior kicker Bobby Nawrocki connected on a 22-yard field goal attempt with 1:19 remaining in the first quarter to cap a 15-play, 66-yard drive. The Monarchs dominated the first half, gaining 191 yards on 42 plays and limiting the Greyhounds to just 48 yards on 21 plays. King’s forced Moravian to punt five times in the first half and commit two turnovers; however, the Monarchs were called for nine penalties for 82 yards in the first 30 minutes of the game.

Moravian would take its first lead of the game on the opening drive of the second half when Venturino hit Martell with an 18-yard scoring strike to cap a nine-play, 70-yard drive. Macaulay’s first career extra-point gave the Greyhounds a 7-3 lead with 11:04 remaining in the third quarter. Venturino completed 13 of 29 passes for 194 yards with two touchdowns and an interception while Martell caught four passes for 75 yards.

King’s would pull within one-point on its first drive of the second half when Nawrocki made his second 22-yard field goal of the game to finish off a seven-play, 45-yard drive. The Monarchs began the drive at midfield after a 40-yard kickoff return by sophomore Craig Haywood. The Moravian defense held King’s to minus one-yard after the Monarchs had a first-and-goal from the four-yard line.

After forcing Moravian to punt King’s would retake the lead. On a fourth-and-seven play from the Moravian 40-yard line, the Monarchs pulled off a fake punt with Zambino taking the snap 40 yards for the score. King’s attempted a two-point conversion to build a touchdown lead but Barnic’s pass was knocked away keeping the score at 12-7 King’s with 2:03 to play in the third stanza.

Venturino’s touchdown run would start the wild fourth quarter. Venturnio ran for 12 yards on nine carries and was sacked once in the game. Moravian, which was ranked sixth in the nation coming into the contest in rushing offense with an average of 357 yards per game, was limited to 127 yards on the ground on 37 carries. Sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs, who was the nation’s leading rusher at 204 yards per game, had just 84 yards on 25 carries with a long of 37 yards, which helped set up Venturino’s touchdown run. Sophomore tailback Marc Panepinto added two carries for 28 yards with a 30-yard run, two plays before Ventruino’s scoring jaunt.

The King’s offense, which controlled the ball for 33:31 of the game, gained 410 yards on 76 plays with Barnic completing 14 of 27 passes for 214 yards and an interception, however, Barnic was sacked three times. Walker was his top target, catching nine passes for 162 yards while junior tight end Matt Nicodemus had three receptions for 35 yards. In addition to Jackson’s 105 yards on the ground, sophomore running back John Ortiz had 62 yards on 13 carries.

Senior linebacker Bill Carasia led the Moravian defense with 12 tackles and two forced fumbles while junior linebacker Chad DeFelice added 11 tackles. Sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr contributed nine tackles with two for loss and a sack.

Zambino and senior linebacker Casey Meehan each had ten tackles for the Monarchs with Meehan adding three tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble.

At Lebanon Valley College - Won 27-20   Box Score

Sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs had his second straight 200-plus yard game, running for 257 yards on 36 carries with three touchdowns and another score by pass reception to lead the Moravian College football team to a 27-20 victory over Lebanon Valley College in a Middle Atlantic Conference game.

The Greyhounds improve to 3-0 overall and in the MAC for the first time since the 2000 season while the Flying Dutchmen fall to 2-2 overall and 1-2 in the MAC. Moravian, which was ranked third in the nation in rushing offense entering the game at 358.0 yards per game, ran for 355 yards on 56 attempts and controlled the ball for 34:28 during the game.

The Greyhounds took the opening kickoff down and scored on a 16-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Jerry Venturino to Jacoubs on a fourth-and-15 play from the 16-yard line. Senior kicker John McLain had his extra-point blocked giving the Greyhounds a 6-0 lead with 11:28 to play in the first quarter. Venturino completed eight of 18 passes for 89 yards with the score and an interception in the game.

The Flying Dutchmen responded in just three plays when sophomore quarterback Dan Kelly rolled to his left and hit freshman wide receiver Adam Brossman with a 49-yard touchdown strike. Freshman kicker Eldin Brodlic added the extra-point to give Lebanon Valley a 7-6 lead with 10:03 remaining in the first quarter. Brossman caught eight passes for 174 yards in the contest.

Jacoubs gave the Greyhounds the lead right back with 8:27 left in the first quarter when he bounced a run to the left sideline and scored from 53 yards out. Venturnio hit freshman tight end Kris Bisci with the two-point conversion pass for a 14-7 Moravian lead.

Moravian freshman defensive back Brandon Keiper forced a fumble on the ensuing kickoff that was recovered by Greyhound senior defensive back Mario Bevilaqua at the Lebanon Valley 42. However, Venturnio was intercepted by junior defensive back Joey Venezia at the Lebanon Valley five-yard line. The Greyhounds would force Lebanon Valley to fumble the ball again, this time the loose ball was forced by sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr and recovered by junior defensive lineman Robert Stockley.

Moravian started the ensuing drive on the Lebanon Valley 30-yard line after the fumble recovery. On the third play of the drive with 1:50 remaining in the first quarter, Jacoubs had an 11-yard run to give him 1,501 yards in his brief 13-game Moravian career, making him the ninth player in school history to reach 1,500 yards. Jacoubs scored his third touchdown, second rushing, on a four-yard run off the left side on the first play of the second quarter. McLain added the extra-point for a 21-7 Moravian lead with 14:54 in the second stanza. In just three games in 2004, Jacoubs has 612 yards on 91 carries.

On Lebanon Valley’s next drive, junior defensive lineman Steve Cline forced another fumble for Moravian and Garr fell on the ball at the Lebanon Valley 46-yard line. Jacoubs would finish off the 11-play, 46-yard drive with an eight-yard touchdown run with 6:56 remaining in the second quarter. McLain missed the extra-point wide right to give Moravian a 27-7 lead.

The Greyhounds had one last drive in the first half after forcing the Flying Dutchmen to turn the ball over on downs at the Moravian 22-yard line. However, Moravian ended the half with an incomplete pass on fourth down at the Lebanon Valley 21-yard line. Before that play, the Greyhounds had been four-for-four on fourth down attempts in the game.

Each team was unable to score on their first drives of the second half. Lebanon Valley turned the ball over on downs while Venturino had the ball slip out of his hands for a fumble while trying to complete a pass. The Flying Dutchmen scored the first points of the second half on a four-yard touchdown pass from Kelly to junior wide receiver Luke Rendine by to cap off an 11–play, 68 yard drive. Brodlic added the extra-point to pull the Flying Dutchmen within 27-14 with 1:55 to play in the third quarter. Rendine also caught eight passes in the contest for 78 yards.

Moravian tried to put its first points of the second half on the scoreboard on the second play of the fourth quarter, however, sophomore kicker Michael Liccketto missed a 26-yard field goal wide left. The Greyhounds’ would force another Lebanon Valley turnover on the first career interception by Garr at the Lebanon Valley 20 with a three-yard return to the 17-yard line. However, the Greyhounds turned the ball over on downs inside the ten-yard line.

On the ensuing drive, Kelly found freshman wide receiver Brian Murphy on a 21-yard scoring strike to cap an 11-play, 91-yard drive. Brodlic was wide left on the extra-point attempt which pulled Lebanon Valley within 27-20 with 3:02 remaining in the game. Kelly finished the game 20 for 36 for 282 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Kelly also was the Flying Dutchmen’s top rusher with 67 yards on 13 carries while Murphy had three catches for 28 yards.

The Flying Dutchmen forced Moravian to punt on the Greyhounds’ final possession of the game. Lebanon Valley took over at its own 20-yard line and drove down to the Moravian 23-yard line before Moravian junior defensive back Tyler Chomik intercepted a Kelly pass in the end zone as time expired in the game.

For the Greyhounds, sophomore running back Marc Panepinto added 39 yards on seven carries while junior fullback Kevin Lukich had 34 yards on five carries. Bisci was Moravian’s leading receiver with three catches for 29 yards while sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell had two receptions for 26 yards.

Chomik and freshman linebacker Arturo Duran led the Moravian defense with eight tackles while Garr contributed seven tackles, a sack, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

Junior linebacker Todd Dietrich led the Flying Dutchmen defense with 12 tackles while senior defensive lineman Lucas Robinson added nine stops.

Vs. Susquehanna University - Won 32-13   Box Score

Sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs ran for 216 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Moravian College football team to a 32-13 win over Susquehanna University in Middle Atlantic Conference football action at a rain-drenched Steel Field in Bethlehem on Saturday afternoon.

Jacoubs, who has now run for 1,406 yards, tenth all-time at Moravian, in just 12 career games, carried the ball 40 times for the Greyhounds (2-0 overall, 2-0 MAC), who finished the game with 59 yards passing. Jacoubs, whose 216 yards was the fourth best day in school history, is also the first player in Moravian history with at least 200 yards in two games during his career, and he needs just 17 yards to move into ninth all-time. Jacoubs also owns the Moravian single game record with 319 yards last November at Albright College.

After both offenses stalled for a pair of drives to open the game, the Greyhounds pounded the Crusaders exclusively on the ground as Jacoubs ran 30 yards for a touchdown to complete a seven-play, 93-yard drive and give the Greyhounds a 7-0 lead with 5:06 remaining in the first quarter. Senior kicker John McLain added the extra-point for Moravian, and McLain made two of four extra-point attempts in the game and averaged 43.0 yards on four punts with a loss of 63 yards that pinned the Crusaders at the one-yard line in the second quarter.

The Greyhounds then surprised the Crusaders with an onsides kick, but sophomore Cade Vogelsong fell on the ball at the Moravian 47. On the next play, sophomore Dennis Robertson hit senior Matt Hill over the middle, and Hill rumbled the rest of the way for a touchdown. The extra point attempt failed, keeping the Moravian lead at 7-6.

After an offsides call – one of the Crusaders’ 10 penalties on the day – on the ensuing kickoff forced the Crusaders to re-kick from their own 30, Moravian senior wide receiver Jed Warsager returned the boot untouched 79 yards for a touchdown to push the Greyhounds’ lead to 14-6 at the 4:29 mark. The kickoff return for a touchdown was the second of Warsager’s Moravian career; the other was a school record return of 98 yards at Lebanon Valley College in 2002.

Following a three-and-out by the Susquehanna offense, junior Colin Burger stripped Jacoubs on the Crusader 5, and sophomore Damian Buggy recovered the ball. A personal foul on the Crusaders stalled the drive, however, and Greyhound junior defensive back Tyler Chomik returned the punt to the Susquehanna 30.

Facing fourth-and-14 from the 23, Moravian got new life on a pass interference penalty in the end zone, but junior Kyle Jury and senior Larry Cannon corralled Greyhound junior quarterback Jerry Venturino for a 2-yard loss on fourth-and-goal from the 2.

After hauling in a first-down pass on third-and-six, Susquehanna senior wide receiver Josh Kleha, who caught a game-high eight passes for 89 yards, fumbled on the 34. Two plays later, Jacoubs ran 30 yards down the left sidelines for a touchdown to increase the Greyhounds’ lead to 20-6 with 7:01 left in the half.

With the Crusaders driving late in the half, Robertson was sacked and stripped of the ball on the Crusaders 30 with 39 seconds remaining. The Crusaders escaped further damage, however, when junior Ben Gibboney intercepted a Venturino pass on the goal line.

On the Greyhounds’ first possession of the second half, Burger picked off Venturino and returned the ball to the Moravian 33. On fourth-and-10 from the 20, Robertson hit Kleha for a first down to the 8. Two plays later, senior Jason Eck barreled in from the 4 to cut the deficit to 20-13 with 9:57 left in the quarter. Eck finished with 21 yards on eight carries. Robertson finished the game 16-of-34 for 195 yards for Susquehanna while Venturino completed three of eight attempts for only 26 yards for Moravian.

The Greyhounds responded with another ground-based drive deep into Susquehanna territory, but a blitzing Jones dropped Venturino for an eight-yard loss on third-and-10 and the Crusaders held on fourth down. An interception on a tipped pass gave the ball right back to Moravian at the 41, however, and Jacoubs finished off the drive on a 4-yard touchdown run to restore the lead to 26-13.

On third-and-eight from the Susquehanna 33 with 3:57 remaining, Moravian sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins found a wide-open Warsager on a wide receiver option pass to increase the Moravian lead to 32-13.

The Greyhounds ran for over 330 yards for the second straight game this season, racking up a total of 377 yards on 71 attempts. Junior fullback Kevin Lukich added a career high 94 yards on 13 attempts while Venturino has 29 yards on eight carries despite being sacked three times. The Greyhounds’ running game also allowed Moravian to have a 37:24 to 22:36 advantage in time of possession.

Senior Chris Ross led the Susquehanna rushing attack with 62 yards on 11 carries while sophomore Nick Friday had 27 yards on seven attempts.

Senior linebacker Bill Carasia led the Greyhound defense with nine tackles while Chomik had six tackles, a interception and three pass break-ups. Junior linebacker Chad DeFelice also had six tackles with one for loss while senior defensive back Bill Skriletz and junior defensive back Gerald Weiss each have five stops. Skriletz had three pass break-ups and a tackle for loss while Weiss added a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up for the Greyhounds.

Gibboney led the Susquehanna defense with 13 tackles and an interception while freshman defensive back Eddie Jones contributed 12 tackles, two sacks and a pass break-up. Cannon added 12 tackles and one and a half tackles for loss while senior linebacker Tony Treese had nine tackles with one for loss.

At Juniata College - Won 34-0   Box Score

Sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs ran for 139 yards and a touchdown, and he added one pass reception for 23 yards and a score to lead the Moravian College football team to a 34-0 victory at Juniata College in Middle Atlantic Conference action at Knox Stadium. The shutout was the first for the Greyhounds since a 27-0 shutout win at FDU-Florham on November 17, 2001. The Eagles fall to 0-2 on the year and 0-1 in the MAC after being shutout for the first time since the 1995 season.

Moravian took a 2-0 lead with 9:07 remaining in the first quarter when Greyhound senior defensive lineman Shawn Nelson sacked Juniata quarterback Jeff Hayes in the end zone for a seven-yard loss and two points. Moravian extended its lead with 3:08 remaining in the first quarter on a four-yard scoring run by junior quarterback Jerry Venturino. Senior John McLain added the extra-point for a 9-0 Greyhound lead.

Venturino, who completed six of ten passes for 138 yards and two scores, helped the Greyhounds improve the lead to 16-0 with 32 seconds remaining in the first quarter when he hit sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins on a 76-yard touchdown pass. McLain added the extra-point. Hawkins also had two carries for 33 yards.

McLain, who is Moravian’s place kicker in addition to his punting duties this season, made his first career field goal with 13:01 remaining in the second quarter when he connected on a 26-yard field goal to give the Greyhounds a 19-0 lead.
Jacoubs scored his first touchdown of the season for the Greyhounds on a 62-yard touchdown run with 2:53 remaining in the second quarter. McLain added the extra-point for a 26-0 lead for Moravian.

On the Greyhounds first drive of the second half, which was set up by a 22-yard interception return by freshman linebacker Autro Duran, Venturino connected on a 23-yard touchdown pass to Jacoubs. After a bad snap on the extra-point attempt, Venturino hit senior defensive end Steve Cline with a two point conversion to give the Greyhounds a 34-0 lead with 12:33 remaining in the third quarter.

Moravian’s defense ended the next Juniata drive on a one-handed interception by sophomore cornerback Israel Aguila at the Moravian 49 yard line. However, the Greyhounds’ ensuing drive ended inside the Juniata ten-yard line on downs, and that was the closest either team was to scoring again.

Jacoubs 139-yard day led the Greyhounds, who gained 339 yards on 61 carries. Sophomore tailback Marc Panepinto added 60 yards on 13 carries while freshman running back Kyle Heffron ran for 43 yards on seven carries. Senior tailback Cody Hendershot added 34 yards on eight carries while junior fullback Kevin Lukich had 18 yards on three carries. Sophomore running back Joe Costanzo also had 11 yards on four carries while senior quarterback RicK Muschlitz added five yards on two carries. Muschlitz was also intercepted once in two attempts. The Greyhounds had a total of 477 yards on 73 plays and had a 39:33 to 20:27 advantage in time of possession and a 19-9 edge in time of possession. Freshman tight end Kris Bisci was the only Greyhound to catch more than one pass with two receptions for 22 yards.

The Moravian defense held Juniata to just 124 yards on 44 plays. The Eagles had 18 carries for no yards. Junior wide receiver Chase Steffy had eight yards on one carry. Hayes completed 14 of 34 passes for 123 yards and he was intercepted twice. Junior wide receiver John Boyer caught five passes for 58 yards while sophomore wide receiver Jason Koch had five catches for 45 yards.

Junior defensive back Tyler Chomik and sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr each have five tackles for the Moravian defense with Garr adding a tackle for loss. Nelson made three tackles for the Greyhounds with two for loss, a sack and two pass break-ups while senior defensive back Bill Skriletz and sophomore defensive back Tom Carroll each had three tackles.

Junior linebacker Peter Thomas led the Juniata defense with 14 tackles including one for loss while senior defensive back Matt Garner had 13 tackles. Junior defensive back Steve Parsons contributed eight stops before leaving the game with an injury.