At Muhlenberg College - Lost 35-7 -  Box Score

Junior quarterback Eric Santagato completed 15 of 19 passes for a career high 297 yards with two touchdowns, and he added a rushing touchdown to lead the Muhlenberg College football team to a 35-7 victory over Moravian College in Centennial Conference action at Scotty Wood Stadium Saturday afternoon.

The Mules finish their first-ever undefeated regular season at 10-0 and 8-0 in the Centennial Conference while the Greyhounds end the year at 6-4 overall, 4-4 in Centennial Conference action.  Muhlenberg has clinched the conference’s berth in the NCAA Division III National Championship playoffs and will find out on Sunday when they will begin play in the tournament.  The game also marked the first time in 25 years that the two rivals have competed in the same conference.

Santagato was named Muhlenberg’s Most Valuable Player of the Game for the third straight year while Moravian junior defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff was named the Moravian MVP.  Brinkerhoff had 11 tackles and forced a fumble in the game.

Moravian received the opening kickoff and picked up a pair of first downs before punting the ball.  Junior punter Michael Voskian bounced his kick down around the ten yard line and freshman wide receiver Alex Hersch kept the ball out of the end zone, pinning Muhlenberg at its own one-yard line.

The Mules had just one first down before punting, but the Greyhounds were unable to pick up a first down.  Voskian’s second punt hung up long enough for Moravian senior wide receiver Sean Hill to hit Muhlenberg’s Brandon Doyle as soon as he caught the pass, keeping the Muhlenberg offense at its own seven-yard line to start the drive.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Mules would take a 7-0 lead on the first play of the second quarter to cap off the 93-yard drive.  Santagato hit senior tight end Matt Johnson with a 19-yard scoring pass.  Senior Jordan Grube hit the extra-point for a 7-0 Muhlenberg lead with 14:53 remaining in the first half.

Moravian would be unable to pick up a first down on its second straight drive before punting.  The Mules needed just four plays to extend the lead.  Santagato hit sophomore wide receiver Phil Cresta with a 59-yard pass on the first play of the drive to put the ball inside the five-yard line.  Three plays later, Santagato scored from two yards out on a quarterback option.  Grube’s extra-point gave the Mules a 14-0 lead with 11:08 remaining in the second quarter.

The Greyhounds picked up just one first down on its next drive before punting for the fourth time in the game with Voskian putting the ball inside the 11-yard line for the third time of the game.  Moravian’s defense held Muhlenberg without a first down and forced a Mule punt. 

Moravian was able to pick up a pair of first downs before a pass interference penalty gave the Greyhounds the ball in the red zone. Moravian moved the ball to the one-yard line where junior quarterback Marc Braxmeier was stopped on a fourth-and-goal play just inches shy of the goal line.

The Mules were able to just get two yards on three plays and a short punt gave Moravian the ball back at the Muhlenberg 25-yard line.  Braxmeier threw three incomplete passes all intended for junior wide receiver Tyler Hersch before junior kicker Brian Reckenbeil attempted a 42-yard field goal that was short with 27 seconds remaining in the first half.

Muhlenberg had one last shot for points in the second quarter with Santagato moving the Mules to the Moravian 27-yard line where Grube attempted a 44-yard field goal attempt on the final play of the first half that also fell short.

The Mules received the opening kickoff of the second half and appeared to be stopped without a first down, however, junior running back Erik Snyder took a short snap as Muhlenberg lined up to punt and ran 32-yards for the first down to the Moravian 14-yard line.  Three plays later, Santagato hit Cresta with a four-yard touchdown pass.  Grube added the extra-point for a 21-0 lead with 11:45 remaining in the third quarter.

Moravian’s first offensive play of the second half was a 33-yard completion from sophomore quarterback Ryan Rempe, who played tailback in the game, to Tyler Hersch; however, the Greyhounds turned the ball over on downs at the four-yard line when Hill was unable to grab Braxmeier’s fourth down pass in the end zone.

The Greyhounds got the ball right back when Brinkerhoff forced Muhlenberg senior wide receiver Mickey Norton to fumble a completed 33-yard pass on the first play of the Mules drive.  Moravian junior defensive back Carl Robinson recovered the ball, giving the Greyhounds possession at the Muhlenberg 37-yard line.  After a pair of long completions by Braxmeier, junior running back Tyler McCambridge dove in from one yard line for Moravian’s first points of the game.  Reckenbeil added the extra-point to cut the Mules lead to 21-7 with 6:58 remaining in the third quarter.

Doyle had a 37-yard kickoff return for the Mules on the ensuing kickoff as Muhlenberg began its drive at the Moravian 43-yard line.  The Mules moved the ball down into the red zone before a pair of 15-yard penalties moved Muhlenberg back near midfield forcing a punt.

Moravian, which started on its own nine-yard line, would move down to the Muhlenberg 41-yard line before a penalty and sack forced the Greyhounds to punt late in the third quarter.

The Mules put together an 11-play, 81 yard drive with junior running back John DeLuca finishing off the drive with a four-yard touchdown run with 11:22 remaining on the clock.  Grube’s extra-point kick pushed the Muhlenberg lead to 28-7.

Moravian would pick up a first down on its next drive before Doyle intercepted a Braxmeier pass at the Muhlenberg 41-yard line.  The teams would trade punts before the Mules drove down into the red zone again.  DeLuca capped the scoring in the game with a 12-yard touchdown run off of the right side.  Grube’s fifth extra-point of the game gave Muhlenberg a 35-7 lead with 4:07 remaining in the game.

Mule freshman defensive back San Koch ended Moravian’s final drive with an interception at the Muhlenberg 42-yard line.  Muhlenberg would eventually run out the clock.

DeLuca led the Mule rushing attack with 133 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries including 65 yards on 11 carries and two scores in the fourth quarter.  Snyder added 33 yards on four attempts while Santagato had 28 yards on 13 carries while being sacked three times by the Moravian defense.  Cresta led the Muhlenberg receivers with five catches for 133 yards while Johnson also caught five passes for 83 yards.

Braxmemier completed seven of 24 passes for 95 yards with two interceptions and he was sacked twice while gaining nine yards on seven carries.  McCambridge led the Moravian rushing attack with 55 yards on 23 carries to go with his touchdown while Rempe had a yard on three carries and the one completed pass for 33 yards.  Freshman wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus caught three passes for 59 yards while Hill had three receptions for 35 yards.

Senior linebacker Dustin Good led the Muhlenberg defense with eight tackles including three for loss while senior linebacker Tom Tarsitano had six stops and a pass break-up.  Senior defensive lineman Chris Musselman has five tackles with two for loss, a sack and two pass break-ups while Doyle added four tackles, three pass break-ups and an interception.

Junior linebacker Kevin McCorry led the Greyhound defense with 12 tackles including one for loss while Brinkerhoff had 11 tackles and the forced fumble.  Robinson, freshman linebacker Philip Bortz, who was making his first career start for an injured junior Andrew Morrissey and senior linebacker Zach Sanitago each had eight tackles with Bortz contributing three tackles for loss and one and a half sacks and Santiago adding a sack.

At Ursinus College - Lost 27-0 -  Box Score

Junior quarterback Nicholas Dye completed 17 of 30 passes for 286 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Ursinus College football team to a 27-0 victory over Moravian College in a Centennial Conference game at Patterson Field Saturday afternoon.

The Bears improve to 7-1 overall and 5-1 in Centennial Conference action while the Greyhounds fall to 6-3 overall and 4-3 in Centennial Conference play as Moravian heads into its bye week next Saturday.

Moravian received the opening kickoff but ran just three plays before punting the ball away to the Bears. 

Ursinus would drive down the field and into the red zone before Dye connected on a three-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Jesse Ordonio to finish off the 12-play, 80-yard drive.  Junior kicker Erich Wolf missed the initial extra-point attempt; however, a Moravian penalty gave Wolf another opportunity, which he made to give Ursinus a 7-0 lead with 8:48 remaining in the first quarter.

The Greyhounds again would get to run just three plays before punting.  However, Moravian would get the ball back when senior linebacker Zach Santiago sacked Dye on fourth down.  The Greyhounds were unable to capitalize and punted for the third time in the first quarter.

Ursinus drove down to the Moravian 21-yard line before Greyhound junior defensive lineman Douglas Bocchino sacked Dye and forced a punt by the Bears.

Moravian would get its initial first down of the game on the ensuing possession when junior quarterback Marc Braxmeier connected on a 17-yard pass to sophomore tight end Brian Dencker.  The Greyhounds would not get another first down before punting.

Ursinus would be unable to move the ball, losing yardage on the drive, before punting the ball back to Moravian.  The Greyhounds would take over possession at the Ursinus 42-yard line.  Moravian would also lose yardage with Braxmeier being sacked by Ursinus senior defensive back Chris Frank before punting for the fifth time in the game.

Moravian’s defense forced another three-and-out and took over at its own 38-yard line after the Ursinus punt.  The Greyhounds moved the ball down into the red zone with a 21-yard pass from Braxmeier to junior wide receiver Tyler Hersch to the nine-yard line.  However, Moravian would have to settle for a 28-yard field goal attempt by junior kicker Brian Reckenbeil.  The kick was wide to the left giving the ball back to the Bears.

Ursinus would run out the clock to head to the locker room with a 7-0 lead.

The Bears received the opening kickoff of the second half and needed just three plays to extend their lead when Dye connected on a nine-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Shea Wisler.  Wolf added the extra-point to give Ursinus a 14-0 lead with 14:12 remaining in the third quarter.

Moravian moved the ball again with Braxmeier connecting on passes to freshman wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus and senior wide receiver Sean Hill, eventually reaching the nine-yard line.  The Greyhounds brought Reckenbeil on for a 27-yard field goal; however, Ursinus sophomore linebacker Anthony Ambrogi blocked the kick giving the Bears the ball at their own 20-yard line.

Dye connected on a 42-yard screen pass to Wisler to flip the field and move Ursinus to the Moravian 27-yard line.  Two plays later, Dye hit sophomore running back Aaron Harper with a nine-yard touchdown pass.  Wolf’s extra-point was wide right, leaving the Ursinus lead at 20-0 with 7:57 remaining in the third quarter.

Moravian would move the ball into Bear territory with a Braxmeier to Hill pass, but another sack of Braxmeier by Frank led to another Greyhound punt.  Ursinus would punt after three plays.

The Greyhounds were driving again with Braxmeier connecting with Hill and Sylvainus when freshman running back Ricky Allen fumbled at the Ursinus 37-yard line.  The Bears were unable to capitalize and punted the ball away.

The teams traded punts early in the fourth quarter.  Ursinus would put together a drive and move near midfield before punting for the seventh time in the game, pinning the Greyhounds on their own three-yard line.

Ursinus forced Moravian to punt for the ninth time in the game.  The Bears, who had good field position, picked up a first down and looked to be lining up for a 42-yard field goal but Wolf punted the ball and pinned the Greyhounds inside the ten yard line.

On the first play of the Moravian drive, senior defensive back Ryan Van Wright intercepted a Braxmeier pass and returned it to the Moravian six-yard line.  It would take four plays, including three straight runs from the one-yard line before sophomore Mark Jaskowski punched the ball through.  Wolf’s extra-point gave the Bears a 27-0 lead with just 1:44 remaining in the game.

Moravian freshman Eric Woodruff had a good return on the ensuing kickoff but he was hit by senior defensive back Keith Stahler and fumbled the ball.  Ursinus would run out the clock to end the game.

Harper led the Ursinus rushing attack with 49 yards on 23 carries while Dye ran for 44 yards on nine carries despite being sacked twice.  Jaskowski finished with 25 yards on ten carries including his touchdown run.  Wisler caught five passes for 118 yards and a score while Harper grabbed five passes for 89 yards and a touchdown. 

Braxmeier completed ten of 24 passes for 167 yards and was intercepted once with Hill catching three passes for 57 yards and Sylvainus pulling down three catches for 56 yards.  Dencker had three receptions for 33 yards.  Junior Tyler McCambridge led the Moravian rushing attack with 34 yards on 16 carries while sophomore quarterback Ryan Rempe finished the game at tailback with 19 yards on five attempts.

Senior linebacker Brian Hyrnczyszyn led the Ursinus defense with nine tackles while junior defensive back DeVohn Butler had seven tackles.  Frank had six tackles to go with one and a half sacks and two and a half tackles for loss.

Junior defensive back Eric Brinkerhoff and junior linebacker Kevin McGorry each had 11 tackles for the Greyhounds with Brinkerhoff breaking up one pass and McGorry adding one and a half tackle for loss.  Santiago had nine tackles with two for loss and one sack.

Vs. Juniata College - Won 28-13 -  Box Score

Junior quarterback Marc Braxmeier completed ten of 21 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns and added a ten-yard touchdown run to lead the Moravian College football team to a 28-13 Centennial Conference victory over Juniata College at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday afternoon.

The Greyhounds improve to 6-2 overall and 4-2 in Centennial Conference action with their second straight win.  The game was Moravian’s final home contest for the 2007 season and the school’s annual Homecoming game.  The Eagles are now 0-7 overall and 0-6 in Centennial Conference play.

Moravian received the opening kickoff and ran just three plays before punting to Juniata.  The Eagles were able to pick up a pair of first downs on their first possession of the game but would eventually punt the ball back to the Greyhounds.

Moravian started from its own 20-yard line and would need just eight plays to cover the 80 yards to the end zone. Junior tailback Tyler McCambridge, who returned to action after missing two games with an injury, carried the ball four times for 19 yards on the drive before Braxmeier found senior wide receiver Sean Hill for a 47-yard touchdown pass.  Junior kicker Brian Reckenbeil made the extra-point to give the Greyhounds a 7-0 lead with 6:41 remaining in the first quarter.  Hill, who caught two passes for 69 yards, now has eight touchdown receptions on the season, the most by a Greyhound since Jeff Roy set the school record with ten touchdown catches in the 1994 season.

Juniata’s ensuing possession went nowhere, and Tyler Templeton’s punt went for a touchback again, setting the Moravian offense up at the 20-yard line for a second straight drive.

The Greyhounds would need ten plays to cover the 80 yards to the end zone this time.  With McCambridge running and Braxmeier connecting on short passes, Moravian moved the ball to the Juniata ten-yard line on the final play of the first quarter.  Braxmeier called his own number on the first play of the second quarter and ran off of the right side for the ten-yard score, his fourth rushing touchdown of the season.  Reckenbeil’s extra-point gave Moravian a 14-0 lead with 14:53 left in the first half.  McCambridge had 26 yards on four carries in the drive to have 49 yards on nine carries; however, he we injured again and would not play in the rest of the contest.

The Eagles had another three-and-out series on their next drive bringing Templeton in for his third put of the game.  This time, the Greyhound rush, which had nearly blocked the first two attempts, got through with sophomore linebacker Derek Protasiewicz blocking the punt at the Juniata 21-yard line.  The Eagles recovered the block after several Moravian players were unable to control the loose ball; however, Moravian took over that Juniata ten-yard line.

The Greyhounds needed just one play with junior fullback Michael Cancelliere scoring his first collegiate touchdown on a ten-yard run of the middle.  Reckenbeil would give Moravian a 21-0 lead with 13:09 remaining in the second quarter.

Each team failed to move the ball on their next possession, and Juniata would punt for a fifth time in the first half, giving the ball to Moravian at its own 15-yard line.  The Greyhounds were driving and appeared to move into the red zone on a pass from Braxmeier to Hill, but a penalty ended up forcing Moravian to punt.

On the first play of the Juniata drive, Moravian junior defensive back Carl Robinson intercepted a pass at the Moravian 18-yard line and returned it 45 yards.  The interception was Robinson’s fourth in the last three games.

The Greyhounds used just four plays to score again with Braxmeier hitting freshman wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus with a 26-yard touchdown pass.  Reckenbeil made his 28th straight extra-point of the season and his 37th in a row dating back to the 2006 season, to give the Greyhounds a 28-0 lead with just 2:07 remaining in the first half. 

The touchdown pass was Braxmeier’s 17th of the season, the second highest in school history for a season, and the highest since Rob Petrosky tossed 16 touchdown passes during the 1999 campaign.  Reckenbeil also moved into second in school history with his 69th career extra-point, just five shy of breaking the school record.

Juniata picked up a first down on its next drive but Templeton would punt for the sixth time in the half.  Moravian freshman running back Ricky Allen ran twice to kill the clock and send the Greyhounds to the locker room with a 28-0 halftime lead.

The Eagles received the opening kickoff of the second half and out together their best possession of the game to that point, picking up two first downs, although one was by penalty for roughing Templeton on another punt attempt.  Juniata eventually turned the ball over on downs.

The Greyhounds picked up one first down on their first drive of the second half punt would punt the ball away.  Juniata would run just three plays before punting back to Moravian.

The Greyhounds drove into the red zone on the following drive but had to settle for a 31-yard field goal attempt by Reckenbeil.  Reckenbeil’s kick sailed just wide to the left of the uprights, leaving the score at 28-0 with 3:13 remaining in the third quarter.

The teams traded punts on the next four possessions with Templeton booming a 72-yard punt that coupled with a penalty would force Moravian to start from its own ten-yard line with 10:32 remaining in the fourth quarter.  At that point, Moravian’s starters came out of the game.  The Greyhounds punted on that possession but the Eagles turned the ball over on downs in just four plays.

Moravian punter Michael Voskian would punt for the seventh time in the game to give the Eagles possession at their own 27-yard line with 7:22 remaining.  Juniata junior quarterback Jay Leonard needed just one play to finally get the Eagles on the scoreboard with a 73-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Lance Tippett.  Freshman kicker Davis Smith added the extra-point to cut the score to 28-7 with 7:12 on the clock.

Smith and the Eagles executed an onsides kick with Juniata recovering the ball at its own 46-yard line; however, the Eagles turned the ball over on downs.

Moravian took control and would move the ball down into the red zone before giving possession back to the Eagles on the Juniata 11-yard line with 2:53 remaining.  Leonard moved the ball down the field and connected on a four-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver David Nicklaus.  Smith’s extra-point attempt was blocked by Moravian freshman defensive back Eric Woodruff, leaving the score at 28-13 with 1:32 remaining.

The Eagles attempted another onsides kick but the Greyhounds would cover the ball this time.  Moravian ran four plays before turning the ball over on downs with just four seconds remaining.  Leonard’s final pass attempt of the game was knocked down.

Braxmeier ran for a total of 22 yards in the game and he completed eight of 15 passes in the first half for 155 of his 168 yards through the air.  Junior wide receiver Tyler Hersch caught three passes for 31 yards while Sylvainus had three receptions for 45 yards.  Sophomore tailback Anthony Falco led Moravian’s ground game with 69 yards on 12 carries while Allen had 26 yards on 16 attempts.  Cancelliere had 15 yards on four carries and also caught his first career pass for 19 yards.

Freshman running back Kyle McKechnie led the Eagles with 50 yards on 15 attempts while freshman Derek Kramer had eight carries for 17 yards.  Nicklaus caught a game high six passes for 53 yards while Tippett had four receptions for 117 yards.  Sophomore wide receiver Matt Dunker added four catches for 53 yards.

Junior linebacker Andrew Morrissey led the Greyhound defense with ten tackles while freshman defensive back Daniel Burley had seven tackles and a pair of pass break-ups.  Junior defensive end Douglas Bocchino had six tackles for Moravian with one of the team’s three sacks, a tackle and a half for loss, a forced fumble on his sack and a pass break-up while freshman defensive back Thomas Dailey registered six tackles.

Sophomore defensive back Brandon Spayd and sophomore linebacker Michael Casper each recorded a game high 12 tackles for the Eagles’ defense with Spayd breaking up two passes and adding a tackle for loss, and Casper registering the team’s only sack of Braxmeier.  Junior linebacker Josh Roy added nine tackles and two pass break-ups in the contest.

At Franklin & Marshall College - Won 38-24 -  Box Score

Junior quarterback Marc Braxmeier completed 16 of 28 passes for 263 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Moravian College football team to a 38-24 Centennial Conference victory at Franklin & Marshall College Saturday afternoon.

The Greyhounds improve to 5-2 overall and 3-2 in Centennial Conference action while the Diplomats fall to 1-5 overall and 1-3 in Centennial Conference action.

The Diplomats scored on their first drive on a 51-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Turner to sophomore wide receiver George Eager on a fourth-and-one play from the Franklin & Marshall 49-yard line.  Paul Sousa’s extra-point was wide right to keep the score at 6-0 with 12:12 remaining in the first quarter.

Moravian, which started at its own three-yard line but would punt after picking up one first down.  F&M would move down to the Moravian 41-yard line before turning the ball over on downs to the Greyhounds.  However, Moravian would punt again.

On Franklin & Marshall’s second play, Greyhound freshman corner back Thomas Dailey intercepted a Turner pass to set up the Moravian offense at the Diplomat 22-yard line. 

Moravian would capitalize on the turnover with a one-yard touchdown by Braxmeier on the fifth play of the drive.  Junior Brian Reckenbeil added the extra-point to give the Greyhounds a 7-6 lead with 1:23 left in the first quarter.

Franklin & Marshall would punt on the ensuing position then Moravian would punt but a bad snap would force a short punt giving Franklin & Marshall the ball at the Moravian 39-yard line.

The Diplomats attempted a wide receiver pass on the first play but Eager’s pass was intercepted by Greyhound junior defensive back Carl Robinson at the Moravian 15-yard line.  However, Moravian was unable to move the ball and punted after just three plays.

Franklin & Marshall would move the ball into the red zone at the Moravian eight-yard line.  After a tackle for loss by Moravian junior defensive back Eric Brinkerhoff and an incomplete pass by Turner, Sousa connected on a 30-yard field goal to give the Diplomats the lead back at 9-7 with 8:19 remaining in the first half.

Moravian retook the lead on a seven-yard touchdown run by junior fullback Morgan deRouen.  The Greyhounds started the drive at their own 45-yard after a long kickoff return by junior wide receiver Tyler Hersch.  Reckenbeil’s extra-point push the Moravian lead to 14-9 with 5:47 left in the second quarter.  deRouen had a career high 103 yards on 18 carries before leaving the game in the third quarter with an injury.

The Greyhounds tried a short kickoff to keep F&M from a long return and would force a punt after three plays, taking over at their own 30-yard line.  Moravian would get one first down but would have punt with just under two minutes remaining until the intermission.

Moravian would get the ball back with 36 seconds in the first half after forcing a Diplomat punt.  deRouen would run for 34 yards on the first play of the drive to get the ball to midfield.  Braxmeier would hit freshman wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus with a 15-yard completion to set up a 52-yard field goal attempt by Reckenbeil as time expired in the first half.  Reckenbeil’s kick was wide left but seemed to have the distance.

The Greyhounds received the opening kickoff of the second half but would punt after three plays.

The Diplomats moved the ball on their first possession of the second half though the air.  Ryan Murray would cap off the drive with one-yard touchdown run.  Turner then hit tight end Stew Ryan with a two-point conversion pass to give Franklin & Marshall a 17-14 lead with 11:29 remaining in the third quarter.

The Greyhounds responded right away on a 32-yard touchdown pass from Braxmeier to junior wide receiver Tyler Williams to finish off a 65-yard drive. Reckenbeil made the point after to give the lead back to Moravian, 21-17 with 9:46 left in the third quarter.

The Diplomats were forced to punt without picking up a first down.  The Greyhounds drove down the field on the ground and in the air with freshman running back Ricky Allen capping the 82-yard drive with a four yard touchdown run for his first collegiate touchdown.  Reckenbeil made the extra-point to extend Moravian’s lead to 28-17 with 4:35 to play in the third quarter. On the play before Allen’s touchdown run, Braxmeier passed 2,000 career passing yards on a 30-yard completion to sophomore tight end Brian Dencker.

Franklin & Marshall would move the ball to midfield on its next possession before punting the ball back to the Greyhounds.  The Diplomats would eventually get the ball back when linebacker Shane Gray intercepted a Braxmeier pass at the F&M 24-yard line.

F&M would drive down to the Moravian 30-yard line but turned the ball over on downs after four straight incomplete passes.

The Greyhounds would drive the opposite way down the field and finished off a 70-yard drive with a 32-yard touchdown pass from Braxmeier to senior wide receiver Sean Hill.  Reckenbeil’s fifth extra-point of the game pushed the Moravian lead to 35-17 with 8:58 left on the clock.

Franklin & Marshall needed less than two minutes to respond with a four yard touchdown pass from Turner to fullback Lewie Briggs.  Sousa added the extra-point to cut the Moravian lead to 35-24 with 7:20 remaining.

Moravian would cover an onside kickoff by the Diplomats, and the Greyhounds moved the ball down to the 15-yard line.  Reckenbeil connected on a 32-yard field goal on fourth-and-four to extend Moravian’s lead to 38-24 with 2:22 left in the contest. The field goal gave Reckenbeil a school record 57 points for the season.

F&M would turn the ball over on downs before the Greyhounds ran out the clock.

Allen had 69 yards on 12 carries to go with his touchdown while sophomore running back Anthony Falco added 20 yards on 11 carries for Moravian.  Dencker caught six passes for 78 yards while Hill had 102 yards on four receptions.  Sylvainus caught three passes for 28 yards.

Turner completed 27 of 52 passes for 312 yards and two touchdowns, and he led the Diplomats with 33 yards on six carries.  Eager caught nine passes for 134 yards while wide receiver Jay Ridinger had six receptions for 57 yards.

Junior linebacker Andrew Morrissey led the Moravian defense with seven tackles while sophomore defensive back Brad Bodine and senior linebacker Zach Santiago each made six tackles.  Brinkerhoff had four tackles for the Greyhounds.

Safety John Weber led the Franklin & Marshall defense with a game high 12 tackles while linebacker James Gregory added 11 tackles.

Vs. Gettysburg College - Lost 27-20 -  Box Score

Senior running back Tom Sturges ran for 168 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Gettysburg College football team to a 27-20 Centennial Conference victory over Moravian College at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday afternoon.

The Bullets, who improved to 4-2 overall and 3-1 in Centennial Conference action, had to hold off a second half Moravian rally as the Greyhounds, who trailed, 24-0, at halftime, scored 20 of the game’s 23 second-half points.  The loss is the second straight for the Greyhounds in conference play as the team drops to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in Centennial Conference action.

Moravian received the opening kickoff of the game and drove down to the Gettysburg 28-yard line; however, junior kicker Brian Reckenbeil ended up just wide right on a 44-yard field goal attempt for the Greyhounds.

The Bullets took over on their own 27-yard line and would drive down the field on 11 plays and score on a two-yard run by Sturges, who carried the ball on six of the plays.  Junior Josh Huson made the extra-point for a 7-0 lead with 5:28 remaining in the first quarter.

The Greyhounds had a pair of big plays on their next drive including a 29-yard pass from junior quarterback Marc Braxmeier to senior wide receiver Sean Hill and a 26-yard run by junior fullback Morgan deRouen moved the ball to the Gettysburg 10-yard line.  However, Braxmeier was intercepted in the end zone on third down on a pass attempt to senior tight end Kris Bisci by freshman defensive back Nick Duerr, who returned the ball out to the Gettysburg 23-yard line.

The Bullets needed just five plays, with the help of two personal fouls against Moravian, to extend their lead on a 16-yard touchdown run by Sturges.  Huson made the score 14-0 with 1:20 to play in the first quarter.

Moravian started its next drive at its own 46-yard line after a 40-yard kickoff return by junior wide receiver Tyler Hersch.  However, another Moravian personal foul would force the Greyhounds to punt with junior punter Michael Voskian’s kick rolling out of bounds at the Gettysburg four-yard line.

Gettysburg slowly moved the ball down the field, taking 15 snaps to get to the Moravian 23-yard line where Huson would connect on a 39-yard field goal with 9:14 remaining in the second quarter to give the Bullets a 17-0 lead.

On Moravian’s first play of the ensuing drive, Braxmeier was intercepted by Duerr again, this time at the Gettysburg 29-yard line.  However, the Bullets would run just two plays before Greyhound junior defensive back Carl Robinson intercepted a pass by Gettysburg junior quarterback Matt Flynn at the Moravian 45-yard line.

The Greyhounds moved the ball down to the Gettysburg 35-yard line where the team faced a fourth-and-one.  Braxmeier was sacked by senior linebacker Harold Burton and junior defensive end Conor Quinn for a ten-yard loss and turned the ball back over to Gettysburg.

The Bullets would run six plays to get into the end zone with Sturges adding his third touchdown of the game, this one from four yards out.  Huson’s extra-point gave Gettysburg a 24-0 lead with 2:02 remaining in the first half. 

Moravian would punt after three plays, and the Bullets finished the first half with a Sturges run.  Sturges would have 118 yards on 21 carries in the first half.

Gettysburg received the opening kickoff of the second half and ran just two plays before Robinson intercepted a Flynn pass for the second time in the game, giving Moravian the ball at midfield.

Moravian drove down to the Gettysburg 15-yard line in five plays before Reckenbeil connected on a 33-yard field goal to get the Greyhounds on the scoreboard and cut the Bullet lead to 24-3 with 10:27 remaining in the third quarter.

Gettysburg would turn the ball over again on its next drive when Moravian junior defensive back Eric Brinkerhoff hit Flynn from the blind side and forced a fumble.  Junior defensive lineman Robert Kadel recovered the ball and returned it down to the Gettysburg 15-yard line.

However, Moravian gained just three yards and had two passes dropped in the end zone before settling for a 29-yard field goal by Reckenbeil, to cut the Bullet lead to 24-6 with 7:12 remaining in the third quarter.  The field goal was Reckenbeil’s school record tenth of the season and his 27th career field goal, also a school record.

Gettysburg would score their only points of the second half on the ensuing drive.  The Bullets drove into the red zone and settled for a 27-yard field goal by Huson with 3:53 to go in the third quarter to increase the Gettysburg lead back to 27-6.

The Greyhounds started their next possession on their own 36-yard line.  Moravian capped a 13-play drive with Braxmeier finding Hill in the end zone for a four-yard touchdown pass.  Reckenbeil’s extra-point cut the Gettysburg lead to 27-13 with 13:41 remaining in the contest.

The Moravian defense would force Gettysburg into a three-and-punt series on the ensuing drive.  Freshman Brian Betley’s punt traveled into the end zone, forcing Moravian to start from its own 20-yard line. 

The Greyhounds would move down the field and move into the red zone before facing a third-and-ten from the Gettysburg 14-yard line.  The Bullets were called for pass interference in the end zone on the third down play, giving Moravian the ball at the two-yard line with a first down.  deRouen scored his second touchdown of the season on the next play from two-yards away.  Recekenbeil’s 19th straight extra-point of the season and his 28th consecutive made extra-point dating back to 2006 pulled the Greyhounds within 27-20 with 6:24 to go.

Gettysburg moved the ball down to the Moravian 32-yard line before a rush for a loss by Sturges, a penalty and an incomplete pass forced the Bullets to punt.

Moravian would begin its final drive at its own eight-yard line.  Braxmeier found freshman wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus for a 30-yard completion on the second play of the drive and a Gettysburg personal foul on the same play moved the ball to the Gettysburg 46-yard line.  The Bullet defense would stiffen forcing Moravian into a short gain on a rushing play, a sack of Braxmeier for the fifth time in the game, and two incomplete passes to take possession back with 1:26 left in the contest.

The Bullets ran for 222 yards on 56 carries in the game, with sophomore Michael McInerney adding 24 yards to Sturges’ 168-yard game.  Flynn completed six of 13 passes for 104 yards while being sacked once and throwing the two interceptions.  Senior wide receiver Matt Welsh caught two passes for 39 yards.

deRouen led the Moravian rushing attack with 80 yards on ten carries including his touchdown while freshman tailback Ricky Allen had 25 yards on 13 attempts as the Greyhounds played without its top two tailbacks juniors Tyler McCambridge and Tyler deRouen for the second straight week due to injuries.  Braxmeier completed 20 of 30 passes for 229 yards with two interceptions and the touchdown pass.  Sylvainus caught seven passes for 85 yards while Hersch had five catches for 59 yards.  Hill caught four passes for 52 yards and his sixth touchdown of the season while Bisci had four catches for 23 yards.

Sophomore linebacker Tim Widdoes and Barton led the Gettysburg defense with ten tackles each while senior defensive backs Jason Taylor and Kyle Luciano each had eight stops.  Quinn had seven tackles including two and a half of the Bullets five sacks while Duerr had six tackles and a pass break-up to go with his two interceptions.

Junior linebacker Andrew Morrissey had a team high ten tackles for the Greyhounds while senior linebacker Zach Santiago added nine tackles.  Junior defensive lineman Don Maxwell had eight stops while junior defensive end Douglas Bocchino and junior linebacker Derek Protasiewicz each made seven stops.

Vs. Dickinson College - Lost 24-23 -  Box Score

Freshman kicker Gordon Craig connected on a 32-yard field goal with just six seconds remaining to cap a ten-point fourth quarter rally and give Dickinson College a 24-23 victory over previously unbeaten Moravian College in a Centennial Conference match-up at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday afternoon.

The victory improves the Red Devils to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in Centennial Conference action while the Greyhounds fall to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in conference play. 

Moravian was unable to overcome its turnovers for a third straight game as the Greyhounds, who didn’t commit a turnover in the first two games of the season, had three turnovers against Dickinson to give Moravian 12 turnovers in its last three games.

The Dickinson victory also overshadowed a record-setting day for Moravian junior kicker Brian Reckenbeil.  Reckenbeil, a high school soccer player who did not kick a football until arriving at Moravian in 2005, tied the school record with 11 points in a game for the fourth time in his career and tied the record for field goals ina game with three for the second time in his career, and he became the school’s all-time leading scorer for kickers with 133 career points, surpassing Chad Kurtz’s record of 130 set from 1992-95.

Moravian took the opening kickoff of the game and drove into the red zone before its drive stalled at the Dickinson 11-yard line.  Reckenbeil would give the Greyhounds a 3-0 lead with a 28-yard field goal with 9:09 remaining in the first quarter.

Dickinson went the wrong direction with the ball on its first possession of the game, fumbling on the first play, a sack, a penalty and a rushing loss forced the Red Devils to punt on fourth-and-29.  However, Moravian would run just one play with third string tailback Anthony Falco fumbling on the play.  Falco started the game for the Greyhounds who played without starter junior Tyler McCambridge and back-up junior Tyler deRouen due to injuries.

The Red Devils would need just seven plays to capitalize on the turnover and take their first lead of the game.  Sophomore running back Tim Wells scored on a one-yard touchdown run with 3:46 remaining in the first quarter to cap the 52-yard drive.  Craig made the extra-point for a 7-3 Dickinson lead.

The Greyhounds responded on the ensuing drive.  Moravian drove 65 yards in eight plays with Falco scoring on a seven-yard run off the left side of the line for his first collegiate touchdown.  Reckenbeil added the extra-point for a 10-7 Greyhound lead with 22 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

The teams would trade punts early in the second quarter with Dickinson punting twice and Moravian once.  The Red Devils would get their second turnover midway through the quarter when junior defensive back A.J. Reisig intercepted a pass by Moravian junior quarterback Marc Braxmeier.

Dickinson took possession at its own 27-yard line and began to drive down field.  Facing a second-and-17 from its own 49-yard line, sophomore quarterback Ian Mitchell connected on a 28-yard pass with sophomore wide receiver Patrick O’Conner down the far sideline.  After a timeout in which Moravian argued the call on the previous play, senior wide receiver Chris McInerney through a wide receiver option to O’Conner in the end zone for a 23-yard touchdown.  Craig’s extra-point gave the Red Devils a 14-10 lead with 3:06 remaining in the first half.

The Greyhounds ended up punting on their possession while Dickinson kneeled down once to run out the clock and head to the locker room with a 14-10 halftime lead.

The Red Devils received the opening kickoff of the second half.  On the fifth play of the drive, freshman running back Tim Smith was unable to handle an option pitch from Mitchell and Moravian sophomore defensive back Brad Bodine recovered the ball at the Dickinson 33-yard line.

The Greyhounds would reach the red zone again but had to settle for a 33-yard field goal by Reckenbeil to pull within 14-13 with 10:28 remaining in the third quarter.

Dickinson punted on its next two possessions, sandwiched around a Moravian punt, before the Greyhounds took over at their own 24-yard line.  Moravian used eight plays to retake the lead on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Braxmeier to freshman wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus in the corner of the end zone.  Braxmeier and Sylvainus had connected on a 37-yard pass earlier in the drive.  Reckenbeil’s kick, which tied Kurtz’s school mark, gave the Greyhounds a 20-14 lead with 3:01 left in the third quarter.

On the ensuing kickoff, Greyhound sophomore linebacker Jayson Williams hit McInerney and forced a fumble that was recovered by Moravian freshman defensive back Jason Lauver at the Dickinson 39-yard line.  The Greyhounds would get into the red zone for the fifth time in the game but again had to settle for a field goal with Reckenbeil connecting on a 30-yard attempt just four seconds into the fourth quarter.  Reckenbeil’s kick broke the record and was also the 25th field goal of his career.

Each team punted on its next possession before the Red Devils took over at their own 34-yard line.  Dickinson drove down to the red zone before Mitchell connected on a 20-yard touchdown pass to O’Conner.  Craig’s kick pulled the Red Devils within 23-21 with 8:57 to play. 

Again, each team punted on its next possession with Moravian eventually taking over on its own 20-yard line.  On second-and-11, Braxmeier was intercepted for the second time in the game, this time by senior defensive back Ryan Heinig at the Dickinson 49-yard line.

The Red Devils, who started the drive with 2:36 remaining in the contest, drove down to the 15-yard line with ten seconds remaining in the game to set up Craig’s game-winning field goal of 32 yards.

Moravian had one final chance after the kickoff but Braxmeier’s Hail Mary pass attempt was knocked to the ground by junior defensive back Michael Dalton.

Mitchell was 21 of 29 in the game for 230 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions.  Mitchell also gained 39 yards on 14 carries despite three sacks including a pair on which his feet just slipped out from under him while trying to avoid the Moravian rush.  Smith finished the game with 19 yards on 15 carries while senior running back Aren Johnson had 18 yards on five carries while averaging 31.4 yards per punt.

McInerney caught 11 passes for 95 yards while O’Conner had seven receptions for 117 yards for the Red Devils.  Sophomore Tight End Gary Gish added four catches for 41 yards.

Braxmeier completed 14 of 30 passes for 223 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions while junior full back Morgan deRouen led the Moravian rushing attack with 60 yards on 13 carries.  Falco added 44 yards on a game high 17 attempts.  Senior tight end Kris Bisci led Moravian with four receptions for 65 yards while Sylvainus caught three passes for 74 yards.  Senior wide receiver Sean Hill added three catches for 46 yards.

Senior linebacker Eric Dube led the Dickinson defense with 13 tackles including one and a half for loss while junior linebacker Ben Hargrave added nine tackles.  Heinig had eight tackles, two pass break-ups and a forced fumble to go with his interception.

Junior linebacker Andrew Morrissey made a game high 16 tackles for the Greyhounds with a half tackle for loss while junior defensive end Douglas Bocchino added nine tackles.  Junior defensive back Carl Robinson, senior linebacker Zach Santiago and junior linebacker Kevin McGorry each had seven tackles for the Moravian defense with Santiago adding two tackles for loss and half a sack.

At Johns Hopkins University - Won 44-41-  Box Score

Junior kicker Brian Reckenbeil kicked a 34-yard field with just three tenths of a second remaining to give the Moravian College football team a 44-41 victory over Johns Hopkins University in Centennial Conference action at Homewood Field Saturday afternoon.

The Greyhounds improve to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the Centennial Conference while the Blue Jays dropped their third straight home game to fall to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in Centennial Conference action.  The game was Moravian’s second straight turnover-filled game as there were a combined 12 fumbles in the contest with the Greyhounds losing four and the Blue Jays losing three.

Johns Hopkins received the opening kickoff and drove down to the Moravian 25-yard line.  Alex Lachman drilled a 43-yard field goal with 9:01 remaining in the first quarter to give the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead.

Moravian would start its first drive on its own 16-yard line and a bad center exchange on the third play, turned the ball back over to Johns Hopkins with Chris DiForte recovering the fumble.

The Greyhound defense would not allow the Blue Jays a first down, forcing Johns Hopkins to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Lachman for a 6-0 lead with 5:49 to play in the first quarter.

Moravian would start its next drive at its own 40-yard line.  The Greyhounds would get into the red zone before the drive stalled.  Reckenbeil attempted a 35-yard field goal for the Greyhounds; however, the kick was wide left, leaving the score at 6-0 Johns Hopkins.

The Blue Jays ran just three plays before attempting a punt; however a bad snap gave Moravian the ball at the Johns Hopkins three-yard line.  The Greyhounds ran four plays and could only move the ball to the one-yard line before turning the ball over on downs with just 20 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

Moravian would get the ball back on its own 27-yard line when junior linebacker Andrew Morrissey forced Johns Hopkins running back Corey Sattler to fumble the ball and Greyhound junior linebacker Kevin McGorry recovered the loose ball.

The Greyhounds moved the ball down to the two-yard line where junior running back Tyler McCambridge, who carried the ball nine times for 20 yards before leaving the game with an injury, fumbled and Blue Jay linebacker Colin Wixted recovered the ball.  On the next play, Greyhound senior linebacker Zach Santiago hit Johns Hopkins quarterback Michael Murray in the end zone and forced a fumble.  Junior defensive end Douglas Bocchino fell on the ball for a Moravian touchdown, the second straight game Bocchino has scored a defensive touchdown and Moravian’s third straight contest with a defensive score.  Reckenbeil added the extra-point to give Moravian a 7-6 lead with 12:27 remaining in the second quarter.

Johns Hopkins would take the lead right back on a 59-yard touchdown pass from Murray to wide receiver Andrew Kase.  The pass was a four-yard completion, but Kase broke an attempted tackle by Santiago and raced down the far sideline.  Lachman’s extra-point gave the Blue Jays a 13-7 lead with 10:50 to play in the first half. 

The Greyhounds were able to move the ball to midfield on the next drive but ended up punting the ball.  Blue Jay punt returner Devlin Hewitt was hit as the ball got there and Moravian freshman wide receiver Alex Hersch covered the loose ball at the Johns Hopkins 15-yard line to keep possession for the Greyhounds.  Two plays later, junior quarterback Marc Braxmeier tossed a 14-yard touchdown pass to senior tight end Kris Bisci.  Reckenbeil’s extra-point gave Moravian a 14-13 lead with 7:51 left in the second quarter.

Johns Hopkins punted after just three plays, giving Moravian the ball back at the Greyhound 34-yard line.  However, Moravian’s offense, hurt by a penalty, was about to punt after three plays but a bad snap on the punt gave the Blue Jays the ball at the Moravian 25-yard line.

Johns Hopkins picked up one first down and moved the ball to the 13-yard line where Lachman connected on a 30-yard field goal to give the Blue Jays a 16-14 lead with 3:40 left before the intermission.

Moravian was unable to move the ball again, punt from midfield after three plays.  Johns Hopkins picked up a first down before turning the ball back over on downs to the Greyhounds.  Moravian would drive 64 yards in just seven plays to retake the lead on a 22-yard touchdown pass from Braxmeier to senior wide receiver Sean Hill.  Reckenbeil’s extra-point give the Greyhounds a 21-16 lead with just one second remaining in the first half.

The Greyhounds would receive the opening kickoff of the second half drove 63 yards on eight plays and score on a one-yard touchdown run by Braxmeier.  Moravian went for a two-point conversion but sophomore running back Anthony Falco was stopped, leaving the Greyhound lead at 27-16 with 11:10 remaining in the third quarter.

Johns Hopkins drove down to the Moravian 20-yard line on its first drive of the second half where Lachman connected on a 37-yard field goal, his fourth field goal of the game to tie a Johns Hopkins school record.  The kick also cut the Greyhounds’ lead to 27-19 with 7:31 remaining in the third quarter.

The Greyhounds would turn the ball over again on their next possession when Dan Requena stripped Moravian freshman wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus.  Hester recovered the ball for Johns Hopkins and set the Blue Jay offense up at its own 40-yard line.

Johns Hopkins needed just five plays to score on an 11-yard run by Kase, who finished the game with 163 yards on 23 carries.  Murray then hit wide receiver Tucker Michels with the two-point conversion pass to tie the game at 27-27 with 3:47 to play in the third quarter.

Alex Hersch had a good return on the ensuing kickoff to set the Greyhound offense up at the Moravian 49-yard line.  The Greyhounds needed just three plays to retake the lead on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Braxmeier to Hill.  Reckenbeil drilled the extra-point to give Moravian a 34-27 lead with 2:39 to go in the third quarter.

The Blue Jays would drive 65 yards in eight plays to tie the score again.  Murray connected on a three-yard touchdown pass to tight end Brian Hopkins.  Lachman’s extra-point knotted the score at 34-34 with 14:53 to play in the game.

Moravian would run just three plays before punting.  However, Johns Hopkins would also run just three plays before punting back to the Greyhounds.

The Greyhounds ran seven plays to cover the 44 yards to the end zone.  Braxmeier would tie the school record for the second time this season with his fourth touchdown pass, connecting with Alex Hersch on a seven-yard strike.  Reckenbeil’s extra-point pushed the lead back to 41-34 with 7:38 to play in the contest.  Braxmeier completed 18 of 28 passes for 279 yards while Alex Hersch caught two passes for 30 yards.

The Moravian defense stiffened and forced a punt after Johns Hopkins ran just three plays.  The Greyhounds were moving the ball with freshman running back Ricky Allen on a long run when Richard Hill forced a fumble recovered by Requena at the Johns Hopkins 24-yard line.

The Blue Jays drove down the field into the red zone, including picking up a fourth-and-two from the Moravian 36-yard line.  Murray hit Michels with a nine-yard fade pass into the corner of the end zone to score, and Lachman’s extra-point tied the contest at 41-41 with 1:27 remaining in regulation.  Murray was 21 of 37 in the game for 233 yards to go with his three scores.

Moravian would start its final drive of the game at its own 41-yard line.  Johns Hopkins was call for pass interference on the first play of the drive to move the ball down to the Blue Jay 41-yard line.  Braxmeier then connected on a 16-yard completion to Sylvainus for a first down and then a seven-yard completion to Hill to move the ball to the Johns Hopkins 13 yard line.  Falco ran the ball up the middle on the next play for a first down at the 12-yard line.  The Greyhounds were calling for holding on their next play, setting up a first and 19 at the Blue Jay 21-yard line.  Junior full back Morgan deRouen ran off the left side of the line down to the 17-yard line.  Reckenbeil hit his game winning 34-yard field goal after each team had called a time out with 5.5 seconds remaining in the game.

Allen led the Moravian rushing attack with 72 yards on seven carries while deRouen added 61 yards on eight carries.  Falco had 41 yards on 11 attempts.  Hill caught a team high five passes for a game high 127 yards to go with his two touchdowns while Sylvainus had four catches for 75 yards. Junior wide receiver Tyler Williams caught three passes for nine yards while junior wide receiver Tyler Hersch caught his first pass of the season for 14 years after missing the first three games of the year with an injury.

Running back Chris Baldwin added 75 yards on 14 carries for the Blue Jays while wide receiver Corey Sattler caught a game high eight passes for 98 yards.  Kase also caught four passes for 67 yards and a score while wide receiver Alex Quermorlle had four receptions for 35 yards.

Junior defensive back Carl Robinson and Morrissey each made a game high 11 tackles for the Greyhounds with Robinson forcing one fumble and Morrissey contributing two forced fumbles and a tackle for loss.  Sophomore linebacker Jayson Williams had ten tackles for Moravian with two tackles for loss, a half a sack and a forced fumble while McGorry added nine tackles, fumble recovery and a pass break-up.  Santiago made eight tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble while junior defensive back Eric Brinkerhoff also had eight tackles with two tackles for loss and a sack.

Linebacker A.J. Albert led Johns Hopkins with nine tackles and a pass break-up while linebacker Tom O’Neill had eight tackles and the Blue Jays’ only sack.  Linebacker Zach Rosswog made seven tackles.

Vs. Lebanon Valley College - Won 19-18 -  Box Score

Junior quarterback Marc Braxmeier found senior tight end Kris Bisci in the back of the end zone with a two-yard touchdown pass with 6:52 remaining in the fourth quarter to lift the Moravian College football team to a turnover-filled, come-from-behind 19-18 non-conference victory over Lebanon Valley College at Rocco Calvo Field.

The Greyhounds improve to 3-0 on the season with the victory while the Flying Dutchmen fall to 1-2.  Each team had five turnovers in the game including four, two by each team, in a span of five plays in the second quarter.

Moravian received the opening kickoff of the game and picked up two straight first downs on back-to-back plays before Braxmeier was unable to hold onto a center exchange, turning the ball over at the Lebanon Valley 29-yard line.  However, the Flying Dutchmen ran just three plays before punting to Moravian, the first of seven LVC punts in the contest.

The Greyhounds took over on their own 37-yard line and drove 48-yards in eight plays to set up junior kicker Brian Reckenbeil for a 32-yard field goal attempt.  Reckenbeil made the kick, the 20th field goal of his career, to give the Greyhounds a 3-0 lead with 8:14 remaining in the first quarter.

The next five possessions, three by Lebanon Valley and two by Moravian ended in punts.  The Greyhounds ran 19 plays in the first quarter for 96 yards while LVC had just 11 yards on 13 plays.

On the Greyhounds first drive of the second quarter, Braxmeier threw his first interception of the season when Flying Dutchmen senior defensive back Russell DeStefano picked the ball off at the Lebanon Valley 18-yard line.

The Flying Dutchmen were unable to capitalize and punted again.  On the second play of the ensuing Moravian drive, Braxmeier was intercepted again, this time by junior linebacker Brian Cottone.  Lebanon Valley had the ball for just two plays before freshman quarterback Caleb Fick fumbled the ball back to Moravian.  Braxmeier fumbled on the very next play before sophomore running back Charlie Parker gave the ball back to the Greyhounds with a fumble.

Each team was able to hold onto the ball on its next possession, but both ended with punts.

Moravian eventually took over on its own 40-yard line with just under a minute and a half to play in the first half.  The Greyhounds moved the ball down to the LVC 14-yard line to set Reckenbeil up for a 31-yard field goal.  Reckenbeil’s kick was the 21st field goal of his career, setting a new Moravian career record and giving the Greyhounds a 6-0 lead with just 41 seconds left in the first half.

Lebanon Valley received the opening kickoff of the second half and drove down the field in just five plays with Fick completing an 11-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Sean Donovan.  Sophomore Dan BiBona made the extra-point to give the Flying Dutchmen a 7-6 lead with 13:37 remaining in the third quarter.

After mishandling the kickoff, Moravian started from its own ten-yard line and would eventually punt.  The Greyhounds needed just five plays to get the ball back when sophomore defensive back Brad Bodine forced a fumble that was recovered by junior defensive lineman Don Maxwell.

Moravian ran 11 plays and moved down to the LVC 19-yard line but had to settle for a 36-yard field goal attempt by Reckenbeil.  The kick, which was into the wind, ended up sailing wide left, the Greyhounds’ first opportunity of the season that they did not score when reaching the red zone.

The Flying Dutchman started their next drive with a 30-yard run by Parker to move the ball to midfield.  After an incomplete pass, Fick attempted a screen pass but Moravian junior defensive end Douglass Bocchino stepped in front of the pass, intercepted the ball and returned it 45-yards for a touchdown.  Moravian went for a two-point conversion but the run by junior running back Tyler McCambridge failed, leaving the Greyhound lead at 12-7 with 2:13 remaining in the third quarter.

Lebanon Valley would take the ensuing kickoff and drive down to the Moravian ten-yard line where DiBona connected on a 27-yard field goal attempt to pull the Flying Dutchmen within 12-10 with 13:33 left in the game.

Moravian returned the next kickoff to its own 43-yard line; however, Lebanon Valley was off sides so the Greyhounds took the penalty and re-kick.  Moravian was unable to handle the following kickoff, fumbling the ball back to the Flying Dutchmen at the Moravian 41-yard line.

Lebanon Valley capitalized, running nine plays, capped off by a two-yard touchdown run by Fick to cover the 41 yards.  Fick then hit senior wide receiver Adam Brossman with the two-point conversion pass to give the Flying Dutchmen an 18-12 lead with 10:23 to play.

Moravian responded on the next drive, running nine plays before scoring what ended up being the winning touchdown.  As the Greyhounds moved into the red zone, Lebanon Valley committed back-to-back personnel foul penalties, which saw Flying Dutchmen sophomore linebacker Bruno Iozzo ejected from the game, to set Moravian’s offense up at the four-yard line.  Two plays later, Braxmeier, who missed final two series of the first half after an injury, found Bisci alone in the back of the end zone for the two-yard touchdown.  Reckenbeil drilled the extra-point to give the Greyhounds a 19-18 lead with 6:52 left on the clock.

Lebanon Valley ran three plays before punting the ball back to Moravian.  The Greyhounds, who took over on their own 28-yard line with 5:07 left to play, ran ten plays covering 37 yards before turning the ball over on downs with just eight seconds left to play.

The Flying Dutchmen tried one more pass; however, Fick was intercepted by Greyhound freshman defensive back Jason Lauver to end the game.

Moravian had 182 yards on the ground in the game on 55 carries led by McCambridge, who has his second 100-yard game of the season with 126 yards on 28 carries.  Junior tailback Tyler deRouen added 29 yards on 13 attempts while junior fullback Morgan deRouen had 20 yards on five carries.  Braxmeier completed 13 of 20 passes for 163 yards with one score and his first two interceptions of the season.  Bisci caught six passes for 74 yards and the touchdown while junior wide receiver Tyler Williams had three receptions for 45 yards.  McCambridge also caught three passes for 29 yards.

Parker led the Flying Dutchmen offense with 116 yards on 23 carries and a touchdown while Fick completed 12 of 29 passes for 141 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.  Fick also ran the ball seven times for 12 yards and caught a pass from Parker for a one-yard gain.

Junior linebacker Kevin McGorry led the Greyhound defense with a game high 13 tackles to go with a sack and a forced fumble while junior linebacker Andrew Morrissey, freshman defensive back Daniel Burley and junior defensive back Eric Brinkerhoff each made six stops.  Morrissey added a fumble recovery while Bodine had three pass break-ups and four tackles to go with his forced fumble.

Sophomore linebacker Will Keylor led the Lebanon Valley defense with 12 tackles while senior defensive back Don Burton added 11 tackles and a pass break-up.  Cottone had nine tackles and a sack to go with his interception in the game for the Flying Dutchmen.

Vs. McDaniel College - Won 43-14 -  Box Score

Junior quarterback Marc Braxmeier completed nine of 12 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns and junior kicker Brian Reckenbeil tied a school record with 11 points to lead the Moravian College football team to a 43-17 victory over McDaniel College in the Greyhounds’ first-ever game as a member of the Centennial Conference Saturday afternoon at Rocco Calvo Field.

The victory also gave Moravian head coach Scot Dapp his 123rd career win to become the all-time leader in Moravian history with a career mark of 123-84-1 in his 21st season. The Greyhounds improve to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the Centennial Conference on the season while the Green Terror fall to 0-2, 0-1 in Centennial Conference action.

Moravian jumped out to a 13-0 halftime lead and would hold a 43-0 advantage with 12:45 remaining in the game after a 72-yard fumble return for a touchdown by junior defensive back Eric Brinkerhoff.

The Greyhounds started the scoring on the first drive of the game. Reckenbeil capped a nine-play, 50-yard drive with a 28-yard field goal, his first of the season, for a 3-0 lead with 9:58 left in the first quarter.

McDaniel was forced to punt after just three plays; however, the Green Terror would get the Greyhounds to punt as well on Moravian’s next drive. The Green Terror took over at their own 30-yard line with 5:25 left in the first quarter and put together an 18-play, 60-yard drive down to the Moravian ten-yard line. The drive, which included a pair of fourth down conversions for McDaniel, ended on the 18th play with Greyhound freshman defensive back Ian Burley intercepting a pass by Green Terror senior quarterback Brad Baer in the end zone to finish the drive that took 11:11 off of the clock.

The Greyhounds would go 60 yards in eight plays before Reckenbeil connected on a 37-yard field goal attempt for a 6-0 Moravian lead with 4:44 left in the half. The field goal gave Reckenbeil 102 points for his career, just the third kicker in Moravian history to reach 100 career points. During the drive, junior Tyler McCambridge became the 19th Greyhound to go over 1,000 career yards with an 18-yard run.

The Green Terror mustered just three plays on the ensuing before punting the ball back to Moravian. McCambridge had a return of 20 yards on the punt to set the Greyhound offense up at the Moravian 49-yard line. Five plays later, McCambridge scored his first touchdown of the season on a seven-yard run. Reckenbeil’s extra-point gave Moravian a 13-0 advantage with 1:26 left before the half. McCambridge finished the game with 63 yards on 11 carries and now has 1,036 career yards on 221 carries.

McDaniel would take the ensuing kickoff and drive down to the Moravian 23-yard line with just three seconds remaining in the half to set up a 39-yard field goal attempt by junior wide receiver/kicker Jay Leonard; however, Leonard’s kick came up short as time expired.

The Green Terror received the opening kickoff of the second half, but ran just three plays before punting for the third time in the game.

Braxmeier helped Moravian extend its lead with his first touchdown pass of the game, a 34-yard strike to senior wide receiver Sean Hill, the duo’s third touchdown of the season. Reckenbeil’s kick with 10:37 remaining in the third quarter made the score 20-0. Hill caught four passes for 62 yards in the game.

Again, McDaniel ran just three plays before punting. McCambridge had another strong return for the Greyhounds, this one of 21 yards set the Moravian offense up at the McDaniel 29-yard line. Braxmeier needed just two plays to get the Greyhounds back in the end zone, hitting junior full back Morgan deRouen with a 30-yard touchdown strike. Reckenbeil was true on the extra-point for a 27-0 lead with 8:09 left in the third quarter.

The Green Terror continued to struggle on offense, facing a fourth and 15 from their own 25-yard line. On the punt attempt, the snap went over senior punter/quarterback Tom Weinrich’s head and rolled out of the back of the end zone for a Moravian safety before the Greyhounds could control the rolling ball. The two-points gave Moravian a 29-0 lead.

The Greyhounds would take over at their own 44-yard line after the ensuing free kick. Moravian marched the 56 yards in 12 plays with junior tailback Tyler deRouen capping off the drive with a four-yard scoring run with just six seconds left in the third quarter. deRouen's touchdown was his first since the third game of the 2006 season when an injury forced him to the sideline for the remainder of the year. The extra-point by Reckenbeil was the 49th of his career, moving him into fourth in school history and setting the score at 36-0.

McDaniel’s offense finally started to move the ball on the first drive of the fourth quarter with a pair of first downs. However, Baer was stripped of the ball by Moravian junior linebacker Andrew Morrissey on a quarterback draw on a fourth and one play. Brinkerhoff scooped up the ball at the Moravian 28-yard line and raced 72 yards for a touchdown. Reckenbeil made his final kick of the game to give the Greyhounds a 43-0 advantage with 12:45 remaining in the game. Reckenbeil’s 11 points are the third time in his career he has had 11 points in a game and give him 107 career points, just 24 shy of the school career record.

With both teams going to reserves, the Green Terror would get on the scoreboard on a two-yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Eric Zwilsky to cap a nine-play, 62-yard drive. Moravian ran just three plays before punting for just the second time in the game.

McDaniel would then drive 71 yards in 12 plays with Zwilsky scoring again, this time of a five-yard run. Leonard made the second of his extra-points to finish the scoring with 3:30 remaining in the game. The Greyhounds would run six rushing plays to run out the clock on their first Centennial Conference victory.

For the Greyhounds, Tyler deRouen had a game high 66 yards on 14 carries while Morgan deRouen added 56 yards on six carries and three receptions for 46 yards. Freshman wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus added one catch for 31 yards while freshman running back Ricky Allen had 19 yards on three carries in Moravian’s final drive.

Baer completed 16 of 26 passes for 125 yards with one interception, and he had 26 carries on 12 attempts while being sacked twice. Weinrich was 14 of 18 for 124 yards in the fourth quarter with sophomore wide receiver Matt Cahill being the Green Terror’s leading receiver with eight catches for 74 yards. Senior wide receiver Brian Amenta had seven receptions for 78 yards while Leonard caught five passes for 34 yards.

The Moravian defense, which forced a total of three fumbles and two total turnovers, was led by Morrissey, who had ten tackles including two for loss and two forced fumbles. Freshman defensive back Dominic Rafetto had seven tackles for the Greyhounds while juniors Kevin McGorry and Carl Robinson and senior Dan Edleman each had five stops. McGorry added two tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a pass break-up. Brinkerhoff had one of Moravian’s two sacks to go with his fumble return for a touchdown.

Senior linebacker Derek Zabko led the McDaniel defense with nine tackles including the team’s only sack in the game. Senior defensive lineman Ryan Mellinger has seven tackles with one for loss while sophomore defensive back Ryan Blaser and sophomore defensive back Travis Weinrich each added six tackles for the Green Terror.

At Susquehanna University - Won 34-27 - Box Score

Junior quarterback Marc Braxmeier tied a school record with four touchdown passes as he completed 12 of 19 passes for 215 yards and added a touchdown run of one-yard while junior tailback Tyler McCambridge had 26 carries for 136 yards to lead the Moravian College football team to a 34-27 come-from-behind win at Susquehanna University in non-conference action at Nicholas A. Lopardo Stadium to kickoff the 2007 season Thursday night.

For the second straight season, the game between the Greyhounds and the Crusaders was delayed by weather. In 2006, the game was delayed for 45 minutes after just three plays. This year, the teams were pulled off the field at 6:42 p.m. while warming up and did not resume their warm-ups until 8:40 p.m. The 7:30 p.m. kickoff did not take place until 9:10 p.m. The game ended just before midnight.

The victory also moved Moravian head coach Scot Dapp into a tie for the school record for career victories with Rocco Calvo with his 122nd career win in 21 seasons. The Greyhounds have now won six of their last eight season opening games.
Each team ran just three plays before punting on their first possessions of the game after sitting in the locker room for nearly two hours and having just a 30-minute pregame.

Moravian scored the first points of the contest on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Braxmeier to senior wide receiver Sean Hill with 11:04 left in the first quarter on the Greyhounds’ first pass attempt of the season. The touchdown capped off a three-play, 47-yard drive. Junior kicker Brian Reckenbeil added the extra-point for a 7-0 Moravian lead.

Susquehanna answered right back with an eight-play, 72-yard drive capped off on a four-yard run by Dave Paveletz. Moravian junior defensive lineman Mike Nagel blocked the extra-point and recovered the block to keep a 7-6 Greyhound lead with 8:22 left in the first quarter.

The Greyhounds were forced to punt on their next possession. On the ensuing Susquehanna possession, Moravian’s freshman linebacker Anthony Carney blocked a punt with 1:40 remaining in the first quarter to give the Greyhounds the ball at the Susquehanna ten-yard line. Braxmeier then hit freshman Shawn Sylvanius with a four-yard touchdown pass. Reckenbeil’s extra-point gave Moravian a 14-6 lead with 43 seconds remaining in the first quarter, and the extra-point was the 43rd of Reckenbeil’s career, moving him into fifth in school history.

The Crusaders were forced to punt again as was Moravian on its next possession. Susquehanna’s Nick DeFoe blocked the Moravian punt at the Greyhound 20-yard line. The Crusaders scored on a one-yard pass from Derek Pope to Nick Macia on third down. Pope, who was 12 of 25 for 116 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions, then hit Justin Young with a two-point conversion pass to tie the game at 14-14 with 8:37 remaining in the first half. Young was Susquehanna’s leading receiver with four catches for 60 yards.

Moravian retook the lead on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Braxmeier to Hill with 3:32 remaining in the second quarter. The snap was muffed on the extra-point and junior punter and holder Michael Voskian attempted a pass but it fell incomplete leaving the score at 20-14 Moravian.

The Greyhounds' junior linebacker Kevin McGorry forced a fumble with just over two minutes left in the half and sophomore linebacker Derek Protasiewicz recovered the ball and returned it to the Moravian 32-yard line. Braxmeier would lead the Greyhounds down to the Susquehanna 21-yard line with two seconds remaining in the first half. However, Moravian missed out on a chance to extend its lead when Reckenbeil’s 38-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left.

Susquehanna received the opening kickoff the second half and would score on an 11-yard touchdown run by Paveletz to cap off a six-play, 64-yard drive. Paveletz finished the game with a career high 169 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries. Bobby Eppleman added his first extra-point of the game to give the Crusaders a 21-20 lead with 12:35 remaining in the third quarter.

After a Moravian punt, the Crusaders extended their lead to 24-20 on a 24-yard field goal by Eppleman to finish off a ten-play, 74-yard drive.

The Greyhounds would drive down the field and retake the lead on a nine-yard completion from Braxmeier to freshman wide receiver Alex Hersch. Reckenbeil’s extra-point gave Moravian a 27-24 lead with 1:13 remaining in the third quarter.

The scoring pass was Braxmeier’s fourth touchdown pass of the game, the first four-touchdown game by a Moravian quarterback since Rob Petrosky threw four touchdowns against versus FDU-Florham on November 2, 1996. Braxmeier’s 215 passing yards were also a career high.

On the drive, Braxmeier hit senior tight end Kris Bisci with a 32-yard completion on a third and 27 play to push Moravian past midfield. Hill caught three passes in the game for 41 yards while Bisci grabbed three passes for 75 yards.

Junior defensive back Carl Robinson would get the ball right back for the Greyhounds with an interception at the Moravian 20-yard line. Moravian ended up punting the ball away after three plays.

Susquehanna moved the ball down to the Moravian 15-yard line when Eppleman tied the game at 27-27 with a 32-yard field goal with 9:49 remaining in the game. The kick finished off a nine-play, 38-yard drive.

Moravian would have to punt on its ensuing possession and so would the Crusaders after three plays.

The Greyhounds would take possession at their own 12-yard line with 6:31 remaining in the game after a 51-yard punt by Susquehanna’s John Leonardi. Braxmeier capped an eight-play, 88-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run. Reckenbeil’s extra-point gave Moravian a 34-27 lead with 2:27 remaining. On the drive, Braxmeier connected on a 41-yard pass to junior tight end Nick Johnson, his first career reception, on a third and five play, and a 23-yard completion to sophomore tight end Brian Dencker to the one-yard line as he was about to sacked.

Susquehanna turned the ball over on downs when Jim Owen dropped a pass on fourth and ten. Moravian would punt with under ten seconds remaining in the game. The Crusaders threw a desperation pass as the game expired that was intercepted by junior defensive back Eric Brinkerhoff.

Junior tailback Tyler deRouen added 27 yards on eight carries while junior fullback Morgan deRouen had 19 yards on three carries for the Greyhounds.

Protasiewicz led the Greyhound defense with nine tackles, a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery while Bodine added eight stops and a tackle for loss. Junior defensive end Don Maxwell had seven tackles while Brinkerhoff added six tackles, a tackle for loss and two pass break-ups to go with his interception.

Lunardi led the Susquehanna defense with ten tackles including one for loss while Jarrid Myers had two and a half sacks among his four tackles in the game.