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Vs. Salisbury University in 2008 ECAC Southwest Bowl Championship - Lost 21-17 - Box Score
The Salisbury University football team entered 2008 ECAC Division III Southwest Bowl Championship with the top-ranked rushing offense in the nation at 397 yards per game, but it was a 41-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Ronnie Curley to junior wide receiver D.J. Nelson early in the fourth quarter that capped a 21-point second half rally and led the 17th-ranked Sea Gulls to a 21-17 victory over Moravian College at Rocco Calvo Field.
Just one play prior to Curley's fifth touchdown pass of the season, the Greyhounds appeared to be driving towards extending their lead when Moravian senior quarterback Marc Braxmeier ( was intercepted by Salisbury senior defensive back Greg Miletic at the Salisbury 12-yard line, and Miletic, who had two interceptions in the game, returned the ball 47 yards to the Moravian 41-yard line.
The Sea Gulls, who finish the season at 9-2, were limited to 209 yards on 51 carries by the Greyhound defense, the second lowest rushing total of the season by Salisbury while Curley threw for 105 yards, 42 more than the Sea Gulls were averaging entering the contest.
Moravian, which finishes the year at 8-3, received its fourth-straight 100-yard rushing performance from junior tailback Ryan Rempe, who ran for a career high 186 yards on 41 carries with two first half touchdowns. Rempe, who was starting for the third time in four games due to an injury to starter senior Tyler McCambridge, had 41 carries for the second straight game, and tied his own mark for the fourth most in a single game. He tied the school record with 51 carries in a triple overtime win at Juniata College on October 25th. Rempe ran for 647 yards on 145 carries in the Greyhounds' last four games.
The loss for Moravian was the first this fall when the team was able to run at least 61 offensive plays, and also the first when the Greyhounds won the turnover battle, three to two.
Salisbury received the opening kickoff and drove down into Moravian territory. Facing a second-and-nine at the Moravian 23-yard line, Sea Gull sophomore running back Bryan Woolson was hit in the back field by Greyhound senior defensive lineman Douglas Bocchino and fumbled. It was the sixth fumble of the year forced by Bocchino and Moravian sophomore defensive lineman Michael McClarin covered the ball at the Moravian 34-yard line.
Rempe ran for three yards on the Greyhounds’ first offensive play. On second down, Rempe, who came to Moravian as a quarterback and started five games as a freshman in 2006, threw a pass that was intercepted by Miletic at the Salisbury 32-yard line.
The Sea Gulls would pick up a first down before punting for the first time in the game.
Moravian started from its own 29-yard line. On the second play of the drive, senior fullback Morgan deRouen, who wore his twin brother Tyler’s jersey for the game, ran for a 17-yard first down. Tyler deRouen suffered the fourth season-ending injury of his career in week six of the season at Gettysburg College.
Rempe ran twice for a first down before Morgan deRouen added another 17-yard run to put the ball in the red zone at the Salisbury 19-yard line. Braxmeier was sacked on a third-and-six play, pushing the ball back to the Sea Gull 23-yard line. Senior Brian Reckenbeil came on and drilled a 40-yard field goal with the wind at his back to give Moravian a 3-0 lead with 3:43 to play in the first quarter. For Reckenbeil, who is Moravian’s all-time leading scorer for all players and holds all but one kicking record, it was his 14th field goal of the season and the 42nd of his career.
The Sea Gulls would then go three-and-punt on their next possession with a short punt into the wind giving the ball back to the Greyhounds at the Salisbury 44-yard line.
Moravian would need just three Rempe runs to score the first touchdown of the game. Rempe gained five yards on first down before losing one on second down. After a Moravian first down, Rempe burst through the line and down the left sideline for a 40-yard touchdown run. Reckenbeil added the extra-point to extend the Greyhounds lead to 10-0 with 53 seconds left on the clock in the first quarter.
Salisbury would go the wrong direction on its ensuing possession. After an incomplete pass on first down, Curley was dropped for a two-yard loss. On the first play of the second quarter, Curley was sacked by Moravian sophomore defensive lineman Allen Petros and fumbled. The Sea Gulls recovered but were forced to punt on fourth-and-22.
Moravian took over on its own 29-yard line and put together a 13-play, 71-yard scoring drive. Rempe ran nine times on the drive for 43 yards including the three-yard touchdown. Reckenbeil came on for the extra-point, his 68th straight conversion, to push Moravian’s lead to 17-0 with 7:39 left in the second quarter. The extra-point was also the 100th of Reckenbeil’s career, and Braxmeier had a pair of third down completions to keep the drive alive on his only two attempts of the drive.
On the following kickoff by Reckenbeil, the Greyhounds attempted a pooch kickoff into the wind and Salisbury’s junior running back William Midgette was unable to control the ball. Moravian freshman wide receiver Patrick Meeres fell on the ball at the Salisbury 42-yard line to give the Greyhounds the possession.
Rempe ran for 14 yards on first down to move the ball to the Salisbury 29-yard line. That would be the final first down of the half for either team. Facing a fourth-and-six at the Salisbury 24-yard line, Braxmeier threw a pass towards sophomore wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus but Salisbury senior linebacker Matt Barnes was able to jump and get enough of the ball to tip it over Sylvainus.
The Sea Gulls gained seven yards on their first two drives before Curley was stopped for a seven-yard loss by Petros, forcing a punt. Moravian would fair much better, punting for the first time in the game after three plays. Salisbury ran three more plays before punting for the fifth time in the first half, and the Greyhounds took a knee to head to the locker room with a 17-0 lead.
At halftime, Moravian had run 36 plays for 195 yards including 167 yards on the ground with 140 from Rempe, and the Greyhounds had held the ball for 17:40. Salisbury had just 61 yards on 25 plays in the first 30 minutes in the game with all 61 yards coming on 23 carries.
Moravian received the opening kickoff of the second half but would punt into the wind after just three plays.
The Sea Gulls began their first possession of the second half at their own 37-yard line. Midgette would pick up nine yards on the third play to move the ball to the Moravian 42-yard line. On the next play, freshman running back Randal Smedley took the option pitch but never really had control of the ball before fumbling it. Luckily for Salisbury, Moravian was unable to control the ball before it went out-of-bounds for a Sea Gull first down. Sophomore running back Nick Coates ran for ten yards and a first down before Curley hit Nelson with a 20-yard pass to the Moravian nine-yard line. Two plays later, Smedley scored from eight yards out to put the Sea Gulls on the board. Freshman kicker Tommy Kowalick made the extra-point to cut Moravian’s lead to 17-7 with 9:52 to go in the third quarter.
The Greyhounds were unable to move the ball again as the team had its third straight three-and-punt series.
Another short Moravian punt into the stiff wind, allowed Salisbury to begin at its own 45-yard line. Sophomore running back Warren Anderson ran for 29 yards on the second play of the drive to put the ball in the red zone at the Moravian 19-yard line. Three plays later, Coates scored on an eight-yard run and Kowalick’s kick pulled the Sea Gulls within 17-14 with 6:07 to go in the third quarter.
For the third time in the quarter, the Greyhounds were unable to move the ball and punted after three plays.
On Salisbury’s first play, Woolson had trouble handling the pitch on the option and covered the ball at the Salisbury 24-yard line. The Sea Gulls would end up punting after two more plays.
The Greyhounds began the next possession on their own 29-yard line. Rempe would run for 11 yards on second down, Moravian’s first first down since midway through the second quarter. After Rempe was stopped for a loss, Braxmeier hit sophomore wide receiver Alex Hersch with a 14-yard pass to move the ball into Salisbury territory at the 49-yard line. The Sea Gulls were called for a roughing the passer penalty on the first play of the fourth quarter to give Moravian the ball at the Salisbury 29-yard line. Two plays later, Braxmeier was looking for Alex Hersch, who didn’t turn around for the pass until after Miletic had intercepted the ball and was heading towards the other end of the field.
Curley’s scoring pass to Nelson came on the following play, and Kowalick’s extra-point gave the Sea Gulls a 21-17 lead with 13:54 remaining in the contest.
Moravian would start at its own 22-yard line after and illegal block penalty on the kickoff return. The Greyhounds picked up just one yard on three plays brining senior punter Michael Voskian on to punt for the fourth time in the half. Salisbury junior linebacker Eric Arndt partially blocked the punt as the ball came down at the Moravian 28-yard line. Sea Gull freshman linebacker Matt Leon was unable to cover the ball, and after he made contact making it a live ball, Greyhound senior defensive back Carl Robinson covered the ball and keeping possession with Moravian.
Rempe would rush for 12 yards to five Moravian a first down, but the Greyhounds would ultimately punt again.
Salisbury took over at its own 31-yard line and picked up a pair of first downs to move to the Moravian 42-yard line on runs by senior running back Shelby Fisher and Woolson. The Sea Gulls would be forced to punt three plays later, giving the Greyhound offense one more shot.
Starting at its own 17-yard line, Moravian would get one first down on a Rempe rush. However, Moravian only picked up four more yards and punted the ball away with 2:28 to go. The Greyhounds nearly caught a break on the punt as Salisbury sophomore running back Zach Holbrook fumbled the punt but was able to fall on the ball before the Moravian special teams unit could recover the ball.
The Sea Gulls would get back-to-back first downs on a 12-yard run by Woolson on the third play of the drive and an 11-yard run from Coates on the next play to seal the game. Salisbury took three knees to finish the contest although Curley needed to back peddle for an eight-yard loss before kneeling down the final time so Moravian wouldn’t have one last crack with a second remaining.
Salisbury would win the offensive battle in the second half, gaining 217 yards on 32 plays while the Greyhound offense was limited to 70 yards on 30 plays after the intermission.
Woolson led the Sea Gull rushing attack with 65 yards on ten carries while Fisher added 51 yards on nine attempts. Coates had 35 yards and his touchdown on six carries while Anderson added 30 yards on six attempts. Curley was limited to 15 yards on 13 carries with one sack, and he completed three-of-six passes for 69 yards and the winning score.
Curley and Fisher entered the game with shots to reach 1,000 yards rushing for the season but the Moravian defense didn’t allow either one to make with Curley finishing the year with 968 yards and Fisher netting 962 yards for the season. Smedley had 11 yards on two carries while Nelson had 61 yards and a touchdown on his two receptions.
Morgan deRouen had 37 yards on seven carries for the Moravian offense while Braxmeier completed seven of 13 passes for 51 yards and one interception. Senior wide receiver Tyler Hersch had three receptions for 17 yards for the Greyhounds while junior tight end Brian Dencker had two catches for 16 yards. Voskian had 199 yards on six punts for Moravian to move over 5,000 yards in his career at 5,082 yards on 142 career punts.
Salisbury sophomore linebacker Justin Chura made a game high 13 tackles while being named the Most Valuable Player of the ECAC Southwest Bowl. Barnes added ten tackles with one for loss and a pass break-up while Miletic had eight tackles to go with his two interceptions. Sophomore linebacker Matt Bookard had six tackles with one for loss and a pass break-up. Senior linebacker Marcel McCain had six tackles with one for loss while junior defensive lineman Paul Cynewski had five tackles with a half a sack and two and a half tackles for loss. Salisbury senior defensive lineman Jarrell Chandler, who entered the game third in the nation in tackles for loss per game, had four stops with a sack but an injury late in the first half had Chandler on crutches for the remainder of the game.
Senior linebacker Kevin McGorry led the Moravian defense with 12 tackles and a half a tackle for loss while sophomore linebacker Anthony Carney had nine tackles. Senior defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff finished with eight tackles while Bocchino had seven tackles with two and a half for loss and a forced fumble before he left the game with an injury in the fourth quarter. Robinson had six tackles with a pass break-up and his fumble recovery while Petros made six tackles with two for loss, a sack and a forced fumble.
Senior linebacker Andrew Morrissey had five tackles with one for loss in his final collegiate game at Moravian to complete his career eighth in school history with 325 tackles while McClarin had five stops with a half a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery. Junior linebacker Derek Protasiewicz also contributed five tackles while Moravian senior defensive lineman Don Maxwell had five stops with a half tackle for loss in his final collegiate game.
Vs. Muhlenberg College - Won 27-24 (overtime) - Box Score
Junior tailback Ryan Rempe ran for 180 yards and four touchdown including the winning score in overtime to lead the Moravian College football team to a 27-24 overtime upset victory over sixth-ranked and arch-rival Muhlenberg College in Centennial Conference action at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday afternoon.
The victory improves the Greyhounds to 8-2 overall, just the fourth time in the 84 years of the program Moravian has won eight games in a season and the first time since 1993, and Moravian completed the Centennial Conference season at 6-2, tied for second place. The Greyhounds will await word on Monday, November 17th to see who and where the team will likely play in an ECAC Bowl game. Moravian also improves to 2-0 in overtime this season and 7-2 all-time in overtime since the NCAA instituted the rule in 1996.
Muhlenberg saw its 20-game regular season winning streak and bid for a second straight undefeated regular season fall with the loss as the Mules drop to 9-1 on the year. Muhlenberg had already clinched the 2008 Centennial Conference championship and the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament. The Mules end the Centennial Conference season at 7-1 and will find out Sunday afternoon their opponent in the first round of the NCAA playoffs. The Mules are just 2-3 in overtime games in their history.
Rempe, who was filling in for injured starting tailback Tyler McCambridge for the second time in three games, ran for his third straight 100-yard game and became the first Greyhound to run for four touchdowns in a game since Tim Barlok had four rushing touchdowns in a five-touchdown performance at Susquehanna University on October 28, 2000. Rempe was named Moravian’s Most Valuable Player of the game, and he had one kickoff return to 18 yards. Rempe has run for 461 yards and four touchdowns on 124 carries in the Greyhounds' last three games.
Senior running back John DeLuca won the Bianco Award as Muhlenberg’s MVP in the game as he ran for 148 yards and a score on 40 carries and added one kickoff return for 23 yards.
Moravian, which lost the coin toss for the second straight contest after winning the first eight of the season, received the opening kickoff and would take half of the first quarter time off of the clock while building a 7-0 lead. The Greyhounds slowly moved the ball down the field with Rempe running eight times, senior fullback Morgan deRouen carrying the ball three times, and senior quarterback Marc Braxmeier completing a pair of passes and running once.
Moravian picked up five first downs on the drive including two by penalty with Muhlenberg being called for pass interference in the end zone on a third-and-four play from the 20-yard line, and a personal foul face mask on the next play to put the ball at the two-yard line. deRouen had the first crack at the end zone but fumbled the ball. Greyhound junior tight end Brian Dencker covered the ball inside the one-yard line to set up Rempe’s first one-yard touchdown run of the game. Senior kicker Brian Reckenbeil made his 64th straight extra-point to give the Greyhounds a 7-0 lead with 7:28 to play in the first quarter.
The Mules were called for a penalty before running an offensive play and two penalties on the their first short drive of the game. Muhlenberg senior punter David Mazzola kicked the ball away after just three plays.
Moravian would then punt for the first time in the game on its next possession as senior punter Michael Voskian kicked the ball back to the Mules after three plays.
Muhlenberg would get one first down on its next drive on an eight yard scramble by senior quarterback Eric Santagato on a third down play before Mazzola punted on the first play of the second quarter.
The Greyhounds took over at their own 36-yard line after the punt and would put together an 11-play, 64-yard scoring drive that included nine runs by Rempe with six of the carries going for more than five yards, and a pair of completions by Braxmeier. Rempe finished the drive with a five-yard touchdown run, and Reckenbeil’s extra-point pushed the Moravian lead to 14-0 with 9:45 remaining in the first half.
The Mules would start from their own 30-yard line, and DeLuca ran for 11 yards on the first play of the drive. Three plays later, Muhlenberg lined up for a punt but senior wide receiver Edward DeRisi took a short snap on the fake and ran 22 on a fourth-and-six play for a first down. The Mules picked up one more first down before a penalty and a sack of Santagato by Moravian senior linebacker Andrew Morrissey forced a fourth-and-15 at the Moravian 26-yard line. Morrissey forced Santagato to fumble on the sack but Muhlenberg senior offensive lineman Steve Halupka recovered the ball. Mule sophomore kicker Michael Katz came on to attempt a career long 43-yard field goal but was wide to the left.
Moravian took control of the ball at its own 26-yard line but punted for the second time on a fourth-and-one play after Braxmeier’s third down completion to deRouen was short.
Muhlenberg would then put together its first scoring drive of the game. The nine-play, 78-yard drive was capped off with a 29-yard touchdown pass from Santagato to sophomore wide receiver Bobby Bushong. Bushong was covered by a pair of Moravian defenders in the back of the end zone but was able to win the struggled for the ball as the players fell to the turf. Katz made the extra-point to close the Moravian lead to 14-7 with just 20 seconds remaining until the intermission.
Moravian would take a knee to head to the locker room with the 14-7 lead.
Muhlenberg received the opening kickoff of the second half, and after the ball rolled out of bounds on the kick, the Mules began at their own 40-yard line. Muhlenberg picked up two first downs including a fourth-and-one, a problem for the Greyhound defense this season as Moravian has allowed 16 of 25 fourth down attempts to be converted into first downs this season after the game. However, a penalty, a short run on first down and an incomplete pass forced the Mules into a third-and-14. Santagato had a pass tipped by Moravian senior defensive back Carl Robinson and intercepted by Greyhound sophomore linebacker Anthony Carney at the Moravian 23-yard line. Carney returned the ball out to the Moravian 39-yard line but a personal foul penalty on the Greyhounds forced Moravian to start from its own 24 yard line.
The Greyhounds would get a first down on the three straight runs by Rempe, but a sack of Braxmeier by Muhlenberg senior linebacker Matt Rathbun forced Moravian into a fourth-and-12 from the Moravian 33-yard line. On Voskian’s punt attempt, Mule freshman defensive back Chris Hartzell burst through the middle of the line and blocked the punt. Hartzell would scoop up the ball at the Moravian 17-yard line and run it into the end zone for the score. Katz drilled the extra-point to tie the game at 14-14 with 5:33 to play in the third quarter.
Moravian would begin from its own 45-yard line after a personal foul by Muhlenberg on the kickoff return by Greyhound freshman wide receiver Jesse Phillips. On a third-and-five play from midfield, Braxmeier connected on a 36-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus down the right side line to move the ball to the Muhlenberg 14-yard line. However, Rempe was unable to control a handoff on the next play and fumbled with Hartzell covering the ball for the Mules at their own 12-yard line.
Muhlenberg picked up two quick first downs on long runs by DeLuca to move out the Mule 41-yard line. After moving the ball into Moravian territory, Muhlenberg was called for holding penalties around a ten-yard completion from Santagato to DeRisi. Facing a second-and-20 from their own 43-yard line, Santagato attempted a shovel pass but the ball deflected off of a player and into the hands of Moravian senior defensive lineman Doug Bocchino (Madison, NJ/Madison HS) for an interception at the Muhlenberg 40-yard line.
The Greyhounds, however, were unable to move the ball and with Braxmeier sacked for the second time in the game, punted on fourth-and-18 from the Muhlenberg 48-yard line on the third play of the fourth quarter.
Starting from their own 20-yard line after a touchback in the punt, Muhlenberg would put together a 12-play drive to move to the Moravian 28-yard line with four first downs on completions by Santagato. But Santagato was sacked by Bocchino and Greyhound sophomore defensive lineman Michale McClarin to set up a fourth-and-14 from the Moravian 30-yard line. Katz came on to attempt a career best 47-yard field goal but the kick was short.
Moravian took over on its own 30-yard line and Rempe was stopped for a three-yard loss on first down. On the next play, Braxmeier has a pass tipped in the secondary in intercepted by Muhlenberg junior defensive back Cameron Ahouse to give the Mules possession at the Moravian 40-yard line.
Muhlenberg would need just seven plays to tie the game, five of them runs by DeLuca, who scored on a 17-yard run off of the left side of the line. Katz’s extra-point gave the Mules a 21-14 leads with just 4:13 remaining in regulation.
After an unsportsmanlike conduct foul on the Moravian sideline before the kickoff, Phillips would take the ball in the end zone and return it to just the Moravian 16-yard line. Rempe ran for eight yards on the first play and then one on the second play of the drive before bursting through the left side for a career long 63-yard run down left side line. Hartzell tripped up Rempe at the Muhlenberg 12-yard line and saved the touchdown. deRouen ran for seven yards on first down but Rempe was then held to a yard on two carries. Facing a fourth-and-two at the Mule four-yard line, Moravian called timeout. After the stop in play, Braxmeier attempted to hit senior wide receiver Tyler Hersch in the left front corner of the end zone but Ahouse got a hand on the ball.
The Mules took over on the four-yard line with just 1:23 to play but with Moravian holding two timeouts, Muhlenberg couldn’t kneel down. DeLuca ran for seven yards on the first play before the Greyhounds called a timeout. DeLuca would also get the call on second down but was stripped by Morrissey and Carney covered the ball at the Muhlenberg ten-yard line with 1:11 to go.
Rempe ran for three yards on first down before Moravian called its final timeout. Braxmeier attempted a quick strike to Dencker on the next play but the pass was too high. On third and goal from the seven-yard line, Braxmeier looked for sophomore wide receiver Alex Hersch but the pass was wide. However, Muhlenberg was called for pass interference, the Mules’ 12th penalty of the game, to give the Greyhounds a first-and-goal at the two-yard line. Rempe would run up the middle for his third score of the game. Reckenbeil made the extra-point, his 66th in a row and his 57th consecutive PAT as a member of the Centennial Conference, to tie the game at 21-21 with just 54 seconds remaining.
On the ensuing drive, Santagato would connect on a 26-yard pass to DeRisi to move the ball to the Moravian 44-yard line. After another first down on a seven-yard pass from Santagato to senior wide receiver Joe Caporoso, the Moravian defense, ranked in the top 20 in the nation in turnover margin and first in the Centennial Conference, would force its fourth turnover of the game and 33rd turnover of the season. Santagato rolled to his right on first down at the Moravian 33-yard line and attempted a pass that was batted into the air by Greyhound sophomore defensive lineman Allen Petros. Morrissey would grab the ball out of the air for the interception at the Moravian 28-yard line and he returned it 13 yards.
The Greyhounds were called for a delay of game penalty before snapping the ball at their own 41-yard line with 11 seconds to play, just Moravian’s fifth penalty of the game. Braxmeier threw a pass to Sylvainus but the ball was tipped around and fell to the turf. The Greyhounds would then take a knee and go to overtime for the second time in three games.
Muhlenberg had the ball first in the overtime and picked up a first down on two straight DeLuca runs. Santagato hit DeRisi with a nine-yard completion and DeLuca ran for another first down, moving the ball to the Moravian four-yard line. DeLuca was then stopped for a loss by Carney and Maxwell, and Santagato was sacked for the fourth time in the game by Moravian junior defensive back Brad Bodine for a four yard loss on second down. Santagato was incomplete on his attempt to Caporoso on third and goal from the nine so Katz was called on for this third field goal attempt of the game. Katz drilled the 27-yard field goal to give the Mules a 24-21 lead.
On Moravian’s overtime possession, Rempe ran for a yard on first down and then 11 more yards to move the ball to the 13-yard line. deRouen ran for a yard before Rempe was stopped for a two-yard loss. On third-and-11, Braxmeier found Tyler Hersch down the right side line for an 11-yard game and a first-and-goal from the three-yard line. Rempe gained two yards on first down but was stopped for no gain on second down. Rempe would then score his fourth touchdown of the game on a one-yard run up the middle to end the game.
The Greyhound offense had just 277 yards in the game on 65 plays but Moravian improved to 8-0 on the season when running at least 61 offensive plays in a contest. deRouen finished with 18 yards on six carries while Braxmeier completed seven of 13 passes for 94 yards with one interception and he was sacked twice. Tyler Hersch caught three passes for 31 yards while Sylvainus has two receptions for 42 yards.
The Muhlenberg offense ran up 284 yards on 80 plays and controlled the ball for 33:46 of regulation, but the Mules committed four turnovers after committing just 11 turnovers in the first nine games of the season. Santagato completed 16 of 29 passes for 191 yards and a score, but he was intercepted three times and sacked four times. Santagato had thrown just four interceptions in 201 pass attempts this season entering the game. DeRisi caught eight passes for 87 yards to go with his 22-yard run while Caporoso has four receptions for 43 yards. Bishong has two catches for 47 yards including his touchdown and a pair of kickoff returns for 30 yards.
Petros led the Moravian defense with 12 tackles including a sack and two tackles for loss while Bodine had 11 tackles and a sack. Senior linebacker Kevin McGorry also added 11 tackles while Morrissey had 11 stops with a sack, two forced fumbles and interception. Sophomore defensive back Daniel Burley made nine tackles with a pair of pass break-ups while Robinson had eight tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass break-up. Carney finished with six tackles, a half tackle for loss, the interception and the fumble recovery while senior defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff had six tackles and a pass break-up.
Rathbun made a game high 15 tackles to lead the Muhlenberg defense, and he added a sack and four tackles for loss while sophomore linebacker Scott Gavin had nine tackles with a half a tackle for loss. Sophomore defensive back Jared Holenda and junior defensive lineman Frank Emmett each had eight tackles for the Mules with Emmett forcing a fumble.
Vs. Ursinus College - Won 17-7 - Box Score
Junior quarterback Patrick Weiss threw his first touchdown pass as of a member of the Moravian College football team to help lead the Greyhounds to an emotional 17-7 Centennial Conference victory over Ursinus College at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday afternoon.
The Greyhounds improve to 7-2 overall and 5-2 in Centennial Conference action as the team heads into its bye week while the Bears fall to 3-5 overall and 2-4 in conference action.
Weiss was seeing his most extensive action of the season for Moravian after Greyhound starting quarterback senior Marc Braxmeier was carted off the field in an ambulance in the second quarter, two plays before Moravian scored the first points of the game. Braxmeier did return from the hospital and was on the field after the game.
The contest also saw the teams combine for 16 penalties for 162 yards with Ursinus being called for 12 penalties and Moravian earning five of its 20 first downs by penalty. There were seven personal foul penalties including roughing the passer on the play that knocked Braxmeier out of the game, and another two that were offsetting calls.
Moravian received the opening kickoff of the game after not winning the coin toss for the first time this season. The Greyhounds would put together a nine-play drive, helped by three penalties on the Bears including a pass interference call on a third-and-nine play. On the seventh play of the drive, senior tailback Tyler McCambridge ran the ball to the Ursinus one-yard line but was injured on the play and did not return. Junior tailback Ryan Rempe came into the game and was stuffed at the goal line, and Braxmeier was stopped on fourth down as Moravian turned the ball over on downs.
The Bears would get a first down on their first possession of the game; however, facing a third-and-eight from their own 12-yard line, Ursinus senior quarterback Nicholas Dye never controlled a snap in a shotgun formation. Moravian sophomore defensive end Allen Petros covered the ball for the Greyhounds at the Ursinus eight-yard line.
Moravian was unable to score again as Braxmeier was intercepted in the end zone on second down by Ursinus freshman defensive back Joe Kost as Braxmeier tried to find senior wide receiver Tyler Hersch across the back of the end zone.
Ursinus moved the ball down to the Moravian 40-yard line but a rush for no gain and back-to-back sacks by Petros and senior defensive linemen Doug Bocchino and Don Maxwell forced the Bears back to their own 41-yard line and the first punt of the game. Bear senior quarterback Nicholas Dye was injured on the second sack and would not return to the contest.
The Greyhounds would begin at their own 19-yard line after the punt and put together a 12-play drive to the end zone. Braxmeier threw a 14-yard pass to Rempe for a first down, and then Braxmeier connected on a 15-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus for another first down on the first play of the second quarter. Rempe ran for 12 yards and another first down to put the Greyhounds on the Ursinus 29-yard line.
Facing a third-and-seven, Braxmeier rolled to his left towards the Moravian sideline and tossed a ten-yard completion to sophomore wide receiver Alex Hersch for a first down. The completion was the 500th of Braxmeier’s career. On the play, Braxmeier was hit in the head going out of bounds and would be immobilized by the training staff as the ambulance was immediately on the field. After about a ten minute delay, the Greyhounds had a first and goal at the Ursinus eight-yard line after the penalty for the late hit on Braxmeier.
Rempe would run for two yards on first down before senior fullback Morgan deRouen scampered six yards into the end zone with the first points of the game on deRouen’s first rushing touchdown of the season. Senior kicker Brian Reckenbeil made his 62nd straight extra-point to give Moravian a 7-0 lead with 12:25 to play in the second quarter.
The Bears would come right back down the field with junior quarterback Justin Decristofaro leading the offense. Ursinus put together a 12 play drive of its own capped off by a one-yard touchdown run freshman tailback Kahill Pittman. Senior Greg Zara added the extra-point to tie the contest at 7-7 with 6:26 before the intermission. During the drive, the Greyhounds were called for a personal foul on the first play while Moravian sophomore defensive back Daniel Burley hit Decristofaro on a quarterback keeper on the second play, forcing a fumble in Moravian territory; however, junior tight end Carl Scholl covered the ball for the Bears at the Moravian 40-yard line to keep the Ursinus drive alive.
Rempe ran for 14-yards on the first play of the next drive for a first down, but Moravian was unable to move the ball past midfield bringing senior punter Michael Voskian in for his first punt of the game.
Ursinus would get one first down on its next possession before punting the ball back to Moravian. A personal foul penalty on the Bears during the punt set the Moravian offense up at the Ursinus 49-yard line with 1:07 to play. However, Voskian would punt after three plays with the ball rolling into the end zone for a touch back.
The Bears would take over with 30 second until the intermission. On the first play, Decristofaro was sacked by Bocchino and fumbled the ball. However, an inadvertent whistle while the ball was rolling loose on the field and ruled that the play would be done over. Ursinus would then take a knee to run out the clock and head to the locker room tied 7-7.
Ursinus received the opening kickoff of the second half, but another personal foul pushed the Bears to their own 25-yard line to start the drive. Freshman running back Kory Kapinos, who started for injured starter junior Mark Jaskowski for the Bears, was dropped for a one-yard loss on first down. On second down, Bocchino pushed the offensive lineman blocking him into Decristofaro and knocking the ball loose. Bocchino fell on the ball to set the Moravian offense up at the Ursinus 20-yard line.
The Greyhounds would run the ball twice and Weiss was incomplete on a pass attempt bringing up a fourth-and-five from the Bears’ 15-yard line. Reckenbeil would come on and drill a 32-yard field goal to give the Greyhounds the lead back, 10-7, with 12:37 to play in the third quarter. On the field goal, Reckenbeil’s school record 13th of the season, he became the school’s all-time leading scorer with 217 points, passing former running back Chris Jacoubs’ mark of 216 points.
Ursinus picked up two first downs on its next possession with a 19-yard pass from Decristofaro to freshman wide receiver Al Desiderio and a Moravian personal foul. However, the Bears would face a fourth-and-12 from the Moravian 26-yard line and Decristofaro’s pass to Kapinos was good for just five yards, turning the ball back over to the Greyhounds on downs. The stop for the Moravian defense was just the ninth in 22 fourth down attempts by its opponents this season.
Taking over on their own 21-yard line, the Greyhounds would get a first down on a Rempe run and a personal foul by Ursinus to move the ball to the Moravian 49-yard line. Weiss then hit Sylvainus with a 16-yard completion on third-and-three to put the ball on the Ursinus 28-yard line. After a Rempe rush for a first down to put the ball in the red zone, deRouen would run for 14-yards to move the Greyhound offense to the three-yard line. Two plays later, Weiss found Alex Hersch in the left front corner of the end zone for a four-yard touchdown pass. Reckenbeil’s extra-point pushed the Greyhound lead to 17-7 with 3:09 remaining in the third quarter.
The Bears would get a first down on a 16-yard pass from DeCristofaro to freshman wide receiver Blaze Wasserleben on the first play of the possession. However, DeCristofaro was hit by Moravian senior defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff on a quarterback keeper on the next play and fumbled. Burley grabbed the ball for the Greyhounds, setting the Moravian offense up at its own 42-yard line.
The Greyhounds would actually lose a yard on three plays. On fourth down, Voskian connected on a career long punt of 56 yards that was downed at the Ursinus three-yard line, There were offsetting personal fouls on the play, forcing the Bears to begin at their own three-yard line with just 48 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
On Ursinus’ first play, Pittman was tackled in the end zone by Petros; however, the officials ruled he had made forward progress out of the end zone, placing the ball at the one-yard line. The Bears’ would only reach the six yard line before punting on the second play of the fourth quarter.
Moravian began at its own 44-yard line and was moving the ball into Ursinus territory when a holding call moved the Greyhounds back to the Ursinus 40 yard line. On a second-and-21 play, Weiss through a pass towards the Ursinus sideline that bounced off of his intended receivers hands and was intercepted by Bear sophomore linebacker Joe Galie at the Ursinus 27-yard line.
The Bears would get just three plays in, all incomplete passes before bringing Zara onto the field to punt for the fourth time in the game. The Greyhounds would also run just three plays before having Voskian punt for the fourth time in the contest.
Ursinus began its final drive at its own 35-yard line. Two Decristofaro passes, including a 20-yard completion to junior wide receiver Jessie Ordonio, moved the ball to the Moravian 40-yard line. That would be as far as the Bears would get with Decristofaro being sacked by Bocchino, a false start penalty and a sack by Petros moved the ball all the way back to the Ursinus 39-yard line and forcing a third-and-31. After an incomplete pass, Zara would punt the ball back to the Greyhounds.
Moravian took over at its own 26-yard line and had Rempe run for 12 yards on first down. Rempe would add five yards on the next play to go over the 100-yard mark for the second straight week. Moravian would not pick up another first down, bringing Voskian in to punt on fourth-and-three. Voskian’s punt would be downed at the Ursinus nine-yard line; however, a running into the kicker penalty gave Moravian the yardage it needed for a first down at midfield. Rempe ran for six yards on first down while deRouen added three yards on second down. The Bears would use their final timeout. When play resumed, Weiss faked a handoff to Rempe and rolled to his right on a quarterback keeper that gained nine yards and the final first down of the game. Weiss would kneel down once to run out the clock.
The Moravian offense finished with 269 yards on 69 plays in the game with Rempe running for 107 yards on 32 carries after tying the school record a week ago with 51 carries at Juniata College. McCambridge had 38 yards on five carries to move into seventh in school history with 2,132 yards before leaving with an injury while deRouen added 29 yards on nine attempts. Weiss had 15 yard on three carries, and he completed five of his nine passes for 43 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Braxmeier was three-for-six for 39 yards with an interception before his injury while Rempe, who came to Moravian as a quarterback and even started five games at the position as a freshman, was 0-for-2 on pass attempts. Tyler Hersch caught three passes for 23 yards while Sylvainus had two catches for 31 yards. Alex Hersch added two catches for 14 yards.
The Bears’ offense was limited to just 204 yards on 56 plays with Decristofaro completing 11 of 19 passes for 130 yards, but he was sacked four times and had just 15 yards on nine carries. Kapinos had 35 yards on 12 rushing attempts while Pittman added 26 yards and his touchdown run on seven carries. Wasserleben was Ursinus’ leading receiver with four catches for 52 yards while Desiderio had two receptions for 25 yards and Ordonio had two catches for 23 yards.
Voskian averaged 42.8 yards on four punts while Zara had a 47.0 yard average on five punts. Zara entered the game first in the Centennial Conference in punting while Voskian was second.
Bocchino and Petros led the Moravian defense as the Greyhound defensive line had a big game. Bocchino had eight tackles, six of them solo stops, with two and a half sacks, three and a half tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery while Petros had eight tackles, two and a half sacks, four tackles for loss and a fumble recovery. Maxwell added seven tackles with half a sack, two tackles for loss and a pass break-up at the line of scrimmage while sophomore defensive lineman Michael McClarin added four tackles.
Brinkerhoff made six tackles to go with this forced fumble for Moravian while senior linebacker Kevin McGorry added six tackles and a half a sack. Senior linebacker Andrew Morrissey and sophomore linebacker Anthony Carney each added five tackles and a tackle for loss. The five tackles gave Morrissey 309 for his career, moving him into ninth in school history.
Galie led the Ursinus defense with a game high 13 tackles to go with his interception while sophomore defensive lineman Dave Queroli added ten tackles with three tackles for loss. Junior linebacker Nate Mast had nine tackles with one for loss for the Bears while sophomore defensive lineman Tony Stefanoni had eight stops with a half a tackle for loss.
At Juniata College - Won 23-17 (triple overtime) - Box Score
Senior quarterback Marc Braxmeier scored on a one-yard dive in the third overtime for his second touchdown run of the game to lead the Moravian College football team to a 23-17, triple-overtime come-from-behind victory at Juniata College in Centennial Conference action at Knox Stadium Saturday afternoon.
The victory clinches the Greyhounds’ 17th winning season under 22-year head coach Scot Dapp and improves Moravian to 6-2 overall and 4-2 in Centennial Conference action. The win was also Moravian’s fourth in five overtime games with Juniata. The Eagles fall to 1-7 overall and 1-5 in Centennial Conference.
Moravian won the coin toss for the eighth straight game this season but received the opening kickoff for just the second time. Junior tailback Ryan Rempe gave the Greyhounds the ball near midfield with a long return. Rempe, who started for an injured Tyler McCambridge, had 37 yards on four carries on the drive that stalled at the Juniata ten-yard line. Rempe tied the school record in the game with 51 carries, and he had a career high 174 yards. Senior kicker Bran Reckenbeil came in to attempt a 27-yard field goal from the left hash mark; however, his kick hit the left upright and bounced away. The miss was just Reckenbeil’s third of the season in 14 attempts.
The Eagles would run just three plays before punting the ball back to Moravian.
The Greyhounds put together a 13-play drive to move down to Juniata 20-yard line with nine carries by Rempe, and Moravian picked up a pair of fourth downs in the drive. Reckenbeil would come on to attempt another field goal, this one of 38 yards. Juniata junior defensive back Brandon Spayd broke through the line and as Reckenbeil had a slower attempt because of the rain and wet and muddy field, Spayd blocked the field goal attempt.
Moravian needed just six plays to get the ball back when senior defensive back Carl Robinson intercepted a pass by Eagle senior quarterback Jay Leonard at the Moravian 49-yard line.
However, Rempe would fumble three plays later on the final play of the first quarter that was recovered by Juniata freshman defensive lineman Jason Marquis. The Eagles ran just three plays before punting again.
The teams would trade punts with Moravian senior Michael Voskian having his first punt of the game downed at the Juniata 14-yard line. Voskian punted eight times for an average of 37.1 yards per punt in the contest.
After the Eagles third punt of the game, Moravian began its next drive at the Juniata 47-yard line. On the first play Braxmeier connected on a 31-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus to put the ball in the red zone for the third time for the Greyhounds. Rempe would run three times and pick up a first down while moving the ball to the one-yard line. Braxmeier would finally get the Greyhounds on the scoreboard with a one-yard dive for his third rushing touchdown of the season. Reckenbeil connected on his 60th straight extra-point to give Moravian a 7-0 lead with 9:19 to go in the second quarter.
Juniata would run just three plays before punting back to the Greyhounds. Sophomore wide receiver Alex Hersch had a 13-yard punt return to set the Moravian offense up at its own 47-yard line. However, the Greyhounds would punt after three plays.
Each team would again punt after a pair of three-and-outs. On Voskian’s third punt, Greyhound senior linebacker Andrew Morrissey made his fifth tackle of the game, which was the 300th tackle of his career, just the tenth Greyhound player to reach 300 career tackles.
On Juniata’s seven drive of the game, Robinson intercepted his second pass of the game and returned it one yard to the Juniata 47-yard line to set the Greyhound offense up with 1:46 remaining in the first half.
Moravian picked up a pair of first downs on throws by Braxmeier. The Greyhounds appeared to score on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Braxmeier to Sylvainus; however, a Moravian holding penalty negated the score. Braxmeier was eventually intercepted by Spayd on the three-yard line on a fourth-and-23 play.
The Eagles received the opening kickoff of the second half and started at its own 40-yard line after the kickoff went out of the bounds. Juniata put together its drive of the game and moved 60 yards in eight plays to tie the game on a three-yard pass from Leonard to junior wide receiver Matt Dunker. Freshman Tyler Thomas made the extra-point to tie the game with 12:10 to play in the third quarter. On the drive, Leonard hit Dunker with a 25-yard completion on a fourth-and-seven play from the Moravian 28-yard line. Dunker ended the game with four receptions for 71 yards.
Moravian picked up one first down on its first drive of the second half but would eventually punt with Voskian’s punt sailing into the end zone for a touchback.
Juniata covered the 80 yards to the end zone and took the lead on seven plays. Leonard connected on a ten-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Chad Steiner. Thomas made the extra-point to take a 14-7 lead with 6:23 to play in the third quarter. Leonard completed 20 of 52 passes for 180 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions while Steiner caught six passes for 37 yards.
The Greyhounds turned the ball over on its first play when Braxmeier was intercepted by Juniata junior defensive back Andy Miller and returned it ten yards to the Moravian 20-yard line. However, the Eagles threw four incomplete passes to turn the ball back over the Moravian.
Each team would have a pair of three-and-out drives before the Greyhounds took over at their own 32-yard line. Moravian picked up two first downs before turning the ball over on downs at the Juniata 36-yard line.
The Eagles would get a first down before punting on their first drive of the fourth quarter while Moravian would do the same. Juniata then punted after three plays on its next possession. After one more punt by each school, Braxmeier would be sacked and fumble on a hit by Juniata junior defensive end Dan Kraft. Marquis recovered his second fumble for the Eagles as Juniata took over at its own 34-yard line with 3:10 to play.
The Greyhound defense would get the ball back just three players later when Robinson hit Eagle junior fullback Ryan Blanchette at the Juniata 41-yard line and forced a fumble. Robinson fell on the ball to set the Moravian offense up with 1:51 to play.
Braxmeier hit Sylvainus with a 34-yard reception on the first play to the four-yard line. Rempe was stopped for a loss of a yard before Braxmeier found senior wide receiver Tyler Hersch with a five-yard touchdown pass. Reckenbeil added the extra-point to tie the game at 14-14 with 30 seconds remaining in regulation.
Braxmeier completed 16 of 31 passes for 191 yards in the game while Sylvainus finished with career highs of 11 receptions and 155 yards in just his third game of the season. Tyler Hersch had three catches for 35 yards.
The Eagles attempted to move down the field to get in position to win the game; however, Leonard was intercepted by Moravian sophomore defense back Daniel Burley at the Moravian 34-yard line. Burley returned the ball 44 yards to the Juniata 22-yard line, and after the officials discussed the time situation, there was one second remaining in the game. Reckenbeil came on to attempt a 39-yard field goal that ended up going to wide left to end regulation.
This marked the seventh time in the 54-games between the two schools that the squads were tied at the end of regulation including five straight games from 1995 to 1999. The last four of those games were played under the NCAAs overtime rules with Moravian winning three of those contests.
Juniata had the ball first in overtime and would gain just four yards before Thomas came in to attempt a 38-yard field goal. Moravian freshman defensive back David Wacker came in untouched from the right side to block Thomas’ attempt.
On Moravian first possession of overtime, the Greyhounds handed the ball to Rempe on four straight plays to move to the Juniata seven-yard line. Reckenbeil came in on third-and-three to attempt a 25-yard field goal that sailed wide left while kicking from the end of the field where a majority of the game was played and muddy.
Moravian had the ball first in the second overtime session. Braxmeier hit Sylvainus with an eight-yard pass on first down before Rempe ran three times to move the ball back to the Juniata seven-yard line. Braxmeier was sacked on third down setting up Reckenbeil’s fifth field goal attempt of the game. Reckenbeil connected on the 28-yard attempt to give the Greyhounds a 17-14 lead. It was his school record 12th of the season and the 40th of his career.
Juniata would pick up one first down on its second possession of overtime on a five-yard draw play by Leonard with an empty backfield. However, the Eagle drive stalled at the ten-yard line. Thomas would come in and make a 27-yard field goal that barely cleared the cross bar.
The Eagles would have the ball on offense first in the third overtime. Leonard threw three incomplete passes forcing Thomas to attempt a 42-yard field goal. Thomas’ kick would end up being blocked by Moravian senior defensive lineman Don Maxwell.
Moravian would start its possession with a four-yard loss by sophomore running back Ricky Allen. Rempe then carries three straight times to gain a first down and move the ball to the 11-yard line. Braxmeier would run the ball twice to pick up a first down at the Juniata four-yard line. Rempe then ran the ball down to the one-yard line on his record tying 51st carry of the game where Braxmeier would then score his second touchdown of the game and earn the Moravian win.
The Greyhounds ran a total of 97 plays in the game for 341 yards in the game with 150 yards on the ground. Rempe was the only one of Moravian’s four players that carried the ball that ended up in positive yardage. Alex Hersch tied the school record with seven punt returns in the game for a total of 46 yards.
The Eagles were limited to 245 yards on 78 plays with just 65 yards on the ground. Sophomore Derek Kramer had 29 yards on 12 attempts while Leonard had 26 yards on six carries. McKechnie was limited to eight yards on three attempts. Freshman wide receiver Abram Mellinger had three catches for 42 yards while freshman wide receiver Dan Fenton caught three passes for 12 passes.
Morrissey led the Moravian defense with nine tackles including one and a half tackles for loss and one pass break-up while senior linebacker Kevin McGorry added eight tackles. Burley, Robinson and sophomore linebacker Anthony Carney each had four tackles. Burley had one interception an another pass break up while Robinson had two interceptions, a pass break-up, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a tackle for loss.
Senior linebacker Josh Roy led the Juniata defense with a game high 18 tackles with three and a half tackles for loss while freshman defensive back Jordan Baird had 17 tackles with one and a half tackle for loss. Marquis, Spayd and junior linebacker Tyler Hall each had ten tackles with Marquis recovering two fumbles and one tackle for loss. Spayd had an interception, a pass break-up, a blocked kick and one and a half tackle for loss while Hall had a sack, two tackles for loss and a forced fumble.
Vs. Franklin & Marshall College - Won 23-20 - Box Score
Senior quarterback Mark Braxmeier ran for an eight-yard touchdown run to help lead the Moravian College football team to a 23-20 come-from-behind Centennial Conference win over Franklin & Marshall College on Moravian’s Homecoming at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday afternoon.
The Greyhounds snap a two-game losing streak with the victory and improve to 5-2 overall and back into a tie for second place in the Centennial Conference at 3-2. The Diplomats dropped their third road game of the season to fall to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in conference action.
For the second straight week, Moravian fell behind in the first 18 seconds of the game. The Greyhounds’, who won the toss for the seventh straight time this season, kickoff off only to see Diplomat junior wide receiver George Eager return the kick 53 yards to the Moravian 30-yard line. Greyhound senior kicker Brian Reckenbeil was able to force Eager out of bounds so Moravian did not give up a kickoff return for a touchdown for the second straight week. However, Eager would score on F&M’s first play, a 30-yard touchdown pass from freshman quarterback John Harrison. Senior defensive back/kicker Paul Sousa was wide on the extra-point attempt, leaving the Diplomats with a 6-0 lead just 18 second into the game.
Moravian would pick up one first down on its initial drive of the game before a sack of Braxmeier by F&M senior defensive lineman Alex Pastore forced a fourth-and-16 for the Greyhounds and a punt. Senior punter Michael Voskian had a 50-yard punt as the F&M offense would begin at its own 21-yard line. Voskian would punt three times in the game for an average of 45.7 yards per punt.
The Diplomats put together a 14-play drive that included a six-yard pass from Harrison to sophomore wide receiver Jay Ridinger on a fourth-and-two play in the red zone. Facing a second-and-nine from the Moravian 12-yard line, Harrison was throwing to the right side but Greyhound senior defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff intercepted the pass at the one-yard line and returned it four yards to give the ball back to Moravian. The interception was Brinkerhoffs’ second of the season.
The Greyhounds were able to get just one first down again before Voskian came on to punt for the second time in the game. Voskian would get off another good punt, this one for 48 yards; however, Diplomat freshman wide receiver Jarrell Diggs would return the ball 34 yards to the Moravian 35-yard line. On the fifth play of the drive and the first play of the second quarter, Harrison found Ridinger for a 12-yard touchdown pass. Sousa added the extra-point for a 13-0 F&M lead with 14:54 to go in the first half. This marked the second straight week that Moravian had trailed 13-0.
Greyhound senior tailback Tyler McCambridge ran for 29 yards on the first play of Moravian’s next drive. Moravian would pick up another first down on the drive before turning the ball over on downs in the red zone at the F&M 19-yard line.
The Moravian defense stepped up and with a penalty on the Diplomat offense, F&M actually lost four yards on the drive before sophomore Jeff Hogan came on to punt for the first time in the game. Greyhound sophomore wide receiver Alex Hersch returned the punt 15 yards to the F&M 31-yard line.
On the first play of the drive, McCambridge ran off the left side for 24 yards and a first-and-goal from the seven-yard line. With the 24 yards, McCambridge became the ninth player in Moravian history to surpass 2,000 yards in a career. McCambridge would then take the next two handoffs, the first for four yards and the second for a three-yard touchdown to get the Greyhounds on the scoreboard. Reckenbeil made his 58th straight extra-point to pull Moravian within 13-7 with 6:48 remaining in the second quarter. The touchdown was McCambridge’s ninth rushing touchdown of the season, and his tenth overall touchdown.
The Diplomats were unable to pick up a first down on their next drive, punting after three plays; however, the Greyhounds did the same.
F&M started from its own 49-yard line with 3:16 remaining in the second quarter. The Diplomats ran a wide receiver sweep with Diggs on the second play. Diggs was hit by Greyhound senior linebacker Andrew Morrissey, who forced a fumble that was recovered by Moravian senior linebacker Kevin McGorry at the Moravian 49-yard line.
The Greyhounds picked up four first downs, one by penalty and another on a fourth-and-one run by McCambridge to move the ball into the red zone. With just seven seconds remaining in the half, Braxmeier rolled to his right and eventually scrambled out-of-bounds at the three-yard line. However, the clock ran out before he stepped out of bounds, ending the first half with Moravian still trailing 13-7.
Moravian received the opening kickoff of the second half, and with a 27 yard return by freshman wide receiver Jesse Phillips, the Greyhounds began at their own 48-yard line. The Greyhuonds put together an eight play drive including five rushes by McCambridge to move into the red zone. Facing a fourth-and-five at the 14-yard line, Reckenbeil made a 32-yard field goal with 10:53 remaining in the third quarter to pull the Greyhounds within 13-10. The field goal gave Reckenbeil 201 points for his career, making him the second player in school history to reach 200 career points. The other is all-time leading rusher Chris Jacoubs, who has 216 career points.
The Diplomats ran just three plays on their first drive of the second half before calling on Hogan to punt. A short punt would set the Greyhound offense up at the Moravian 33-yard line.
The Greyhounds would run nine plays on this drive, again with the drive stalling in the red zone. On fourth-and-seven at the F&M 15-yard line, Reckenbeil drilled another 32-yard field goal to tie the score at 13-13 with 4:30 to go in the third quarter. McCambridge had five carries on the drive and finished with a season high 168 yards on a career high 34 carries. McCambridge also moved into eighth in school history in career rushing, now with 2,094 yards on 439 attempts.
F&M’s offense struggles would continue on the next Diplomat drive. On the second play, Harrison was high on a pass attempt and Moravian junior defensive back Brad Bodine intercepted the pass at the Moravian 48-yard line and returned it to the F&M 19-yard line.
The Greyhounds would get four yards from McCambridge on first down before a pair of incompletions forced a fourth-and-six from the 15-yard line. Reckenbeil would come on to connect on his third straight 32-yard field goal, giving Moravian its first lead of the game at 16-13 with 2:48 to play in the third quarter. The field goal was Reckenbeil’s 11th of the season, tying his own school mark set last season. It was also the fourth time in his career that Reckenbeil had made at least three field goals, and he finished with 11 points in the game for the second straight week and the seventh time in his career.
The Diplomats would get things going on the kickoff return with Eager returning the ball 60 yards to the Moravian 25-yard line. F&M moved the ball to the one-yard line on a two-yard run by junior running back Ryan Murray. The Greyhound defense would stop the Diplomats on two shots from the goal line before Diggs ran a wide receiver sweep and scored off the right side of the line to put F&M right back in the lead. Sousa’s extra-point gave the Diplomats a 23-20 lead with just 16 seconds left in the third quarter.
Moravian responded with a 13-play, 67-yard drive on the ground and through the air. The Greyhounds faced a fourth-and-ten on the ninth play of the drive at the F&M 32-yard line when Braxmeier found senior wide receiver Tyler Williams for a 12-yard reception and a first down at the 20-yard line. Four plays later, Braxmeier scampered out of the pocket, unable to find an open receiver and dashed to the left side for his eight-yard touchdown run, his second of the season. Reckenbeil added his second extra-point of the game to extend his streak to 59 straight makes and his Centennial Conference record to 50 consecutive extra-points, giving the Greyhounds a 23-20 lead with 10:31 remaining in the contest.
The Diplomats would start driving on the ensuing possession with Harrison connecting on a five-yard pass to Eager on a fourth-and three play. The first down was the 12th fourth-down conversion in 17 attempts against the Moravian defense this season. Four plays later, F&M faced another fourth-and-three at the Moravian 31-yard line. This time Harrison’s pass intended for Diggs was incomplete, giving the ball back to Moravian.
The Greyhounds would pick up a pair of first downs on the drive, both on personal fouls penalties against F&M to move the ball to the Diplomat 29-yard line. Braxmeier, who was 13 of 29 for 133 yards in the game, was intercepted F&M 24-yard line by Diplomat junior quarterback Barry Lovett.
F&M quickly picked up a pair of first downs to move the ball over midfield before the Moravian defense stiffened again. The Greyhounds allowed a short two-yard completion on first down before forcing Harrison into three straight incompletions, giving the ball back to Moravian at the Greyhound 42-yard line with just 1:28 to play.
McCambridge and junior tailback Ryan Rempe each had 12 yard runs for the Greyhounds, and another personal foul penalty on the Diplomats moved the ball into the red zone at the F&M 19-yard line. Braxmeier would kneel down twice to run out the clock.
Moravian finished the game with 324 yards on 79 plays while controlling the ball for 33:11. Moravian had 191 yards on the ground on 48 attempts led by McCambridge’s 168 yards. Rempe finished with 13 yards on two carries while senior fullback Morgan deRouen had 11 yards on five attempts. Braxmeier had just two yards on five carries after being sacked twice in the game.
Senior wide receiver Tyler Hersch led the Greyhound receivers with four receptions for 46 yards while McCambridge caught three passes for 11 yards. Sophomore wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus caught his first two passes for the season for Moravian for 31 yards after missing the first five games with an injury while Williams added two catches for 30 yards.
F&M had 276 yards on 58 plays in the game but just 112 yards in the second half. Freshman running back John Kaschak had 29 yards to led the Diplomat rushing attack while Murray added 21 yards. Diggs and freshman running back Alan Williams each had 19 yards in the contest.
Harrison was 24 for 35 in the game with 188 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Eager caught nine of those passes for 77 yards and a score while Ridinger had seven catches for 37 yards and a touchdown. Kaschak, Murray and Williams all had two receptions in the game.
Morrissey led the Moravian defense with ten tackles and a forced fumble while Bodine and sophomore linebacker Anthony Carney each added eight tackles. Bodine had a pass break-up to go with his interception while Carney had a half a tackle for loss. Senior defensive back Carl Robinson and McGorry each added seven tackles with Robinson breaking up one pass.
Senior linebacker James Gregory had a game high 14 tackles for the Diplomat defense including a half a tackle for loss while senior linebacker Zach Romash had 13 tackles and a tackle for loss. Junior defensive back Jeffrey Liberatore added ten tackles for the F&M defense while senior linebacker Bryon Avery had seven stops.
At Gettysburg College - Lost 48-41 - Box Score
Junior quarterback Matt Flynn threw for a touchdown and ran for another while the Gettysburg College defense turned three turnovers into touchdowns in a 48-41 Centennial Conference game over Moravian College at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium.
The Bullets won their second straight game to improve to 2-4 overall and 2-2 in Centennial Conference action while Moravian dropped its second consecutive game after a 4-0 start to fall to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in the Centennial Conference as well.
The Greyhounds won the toss for the sixth straight game, deferring for the fifth consecutive contest. Freshman Ian Heck kicked off to the Gettysburg eight-yard line where Gettysburg sophomore wide receiver Charles Curcio received the ball and returned it 92 yards up the right side of the field for a touchdown. However, senior Josh Huson’s extra-point hit the left upright and was no good to give Gettysburg a 6-0 lead. The kickoff return for the score was the Bullets first in three seasons.
Moravian would pick up a first down on its first drive on a 21-yard pass from senior quarterback Marc Braxmeier to senior tailback Tyler McCambridge. However, the Greyhounds would turn the ball over on downs at the Gettysburg 35-yard line.
The Bullets needed just six plays to extend its lead on a five-yard touchdown run by Flynn. Husson made this extra-point attempt, the 100th of his career, for a 13-0 Gettysburg lead with 10:47 to go in the first quarter.
Moravian needed just four plays to answer with the Greyhounds’ first score of the game. Senior tailback Tyler deRouen ran in from one-yard out on a sweep to the right. Senior kicker Brian Reckenbeil connected on the extra-point to pull Moravian within 13-7 with 8:47 remaining in the first quarter. Two plays before the touchdown, Braxmeier hit senior wide receiver Tyler Williams with a 59-yard pass to the Gettysburg one-yard line.
The Bullets picked up one first down before a quick kick by Flynn on fourth-and-four from the Moravian 49-yard line that was downed at the Greyhound 21-yard line.
The Greyhounds needed just one play to take the lead with McCambridge running for a 79-yard touchdown off the left side, the longest rush of his career and the fifth longest touchdown run in Moravian history. Reckenbeil added the extra-point to give the Greyhounds a 14-13 lead with 6:42 to go in the first quarter. McCambridge also moved over 1,800 career yards on the run and into ninth in school history. McCambridge had 152 yards on 20 carries in the game and now has 1,926 yards in his career on 405 carries.
Gettysburg picked up two first downs with Flynn hitting sophomore Brian Betley with a 42-yard pass and Flynn rushing on a fourth-and-one. The Bullets would get into the red zone at the Moravian 18-yard line but were forced into a field goal attempt. Huson’s 35-yard field goal attempt was wide left to give the Greyhounds the ball at their own 20-yard line.
Moravian moved down into the red zone on the following possession but back-to-back losses forced a fourth down from the Gettysburg 21-yard line. Reckenbeil came on a drilled the 38-yard field goal, his seventh field goal of the season, to give Moravian a 17-13 lead with 13:58 to go in the second quarter. On the second play of the drive, McCambridge broke through the left side for a 60-yard touchdown run that was called back by a holding penalty at the line of scrimmage.
The Bullets would retake the lead on their next drive. Flynn would cap the six-play drive with a one-yard touchdown pass to junior tight end A.J. Perrotti. Huson’s extra-point would give Gettysburg a 20-17 lead with 10:54 remaining in the first half. Flynn was 21 of 34 in the game for 275 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions.
The Greyhounds needed just 13 seconds to retake the lead with junior tailback Ryan Rempe returning the ensuing kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown, Moravian’s first kickoff return for a score this season and first since the 2006 season. Reckenbeil made his third extra-point of the game. The PAT was Reckenbeil’s 55th straight and his 46th straight in the Centennial Conference, setting a new conference record. The kick also gave Moravian a 24-20 lead with 10:41 to go in the second quarter.
Gettysburg put together a 12-play drive to move into the red zone that included a fake field goal; however, Huson’s 29-yard field goal was wide left to leave the score at 24-20.
Moravian took over at its own 20-yard line and would have the first turnover in the game when senior fullback Morgan deRouen was unable to control a handoff. Gettysburg sophomore defensive lineman Connor Quinn covered the ball at the Moravian 18-yard line.
The Bullets needed just three plays to capitalize on the turnover and retake the lead. Sophomore running back Jamel Mutunga would run in from nine-yards out and Huson added the extra-point after a false start penalty to give Gettysburg a 27-24 lead with 3:25 to play in the first half.
The Greyhounds turned the ball over again, this time with McCambridge fumbling on the second play of the drive. Quinn forced the fumble while sophomore defensive lineman Sebastian Sullivan recovered the loose ball again at the Moravian 40-yard line.
Curcio, who had 42 yards on seven carries, would cap of a five-play drive with a six-yard touchdown run. Huson added the extra-point to extend the Gettysburg lead to 34-24 with 1:01 to play before the intermission.
The Greyhounds would commit a miscue for the third straight drive with a Braxmeier pass being tipped by senior wide receiver Tyler Hersch before being intercepted at midfield by senior linebacker Dean Staley.
Gettysburg appeared to score on the final play of the first half with Betley catching a tipped ball in the back of the end zone. However, a holding penalty called the play back. Flynn’s final pass of the half was intercepted by Moravian sophomore defensive back Daniel Burley at the Greyhound one-yard line to keep the score at 34-24 Gettysburg at halftime.
Both teams would start the second half with a drive that included a first down before each squad punted for the first time in the game.
Moravian began its second drive of the second half at its own 21-yard line with Braxmeier hitting sophomore wide Alex Hersch for a 48-yard gain to the Gettysburg 31-yard line. Five rushes later, Rempe dove in from a yard out for his first rushing touchdown of the season. Reckenbeil added his fourth extra-point of the game to pull the Greyhounds within 34-31 with 8:16 to go in the third quarter. The point was the 193rd of Reckenbeil’s career, moving him into second all-time in school history. Reckenbeil is the school’s all-time leading scorer for kickers.
Gettysburg would begin driving again before Greyhound senior defensive back Carl Robinson intercepted a Flynn pass and returned it to the Gettysburg 47-yard line.
McCambridge would carry the ball on the first three plays of the of Moravian drive before Braxmeier found junior tight end Brian Dencker with a 35-yard touchdown pass to give the Greyhounds the lead again. Reckenbeil was true on his fifth point-after attempt of the game set the Moravian lead at 38-34 with 4:12 to play in the third quarter. Braxmeier completed 12 of 21 passes for 285 yards with a touchdown and an interception while Dencker caught three passes for 69 yards.
The Bullets would pick up a pair of first downs on their next drive before the Greyhound defense stiffened to force a punt from near midfield. Moravian would only run three plays on the next drive before punting on the first play of the fourth quarter.
Gettysburg started its first drive of the final quarter on its own 39-yard line. The Bullets put together an 11-play drive capped off by a five-yard touchdown run by senior tailback Nick McConnell to give Gettysburg the lead again. Huson’s extra-point set the score at 41-38 Gettysburg with 10:38 to go in the fourth quarter.
Moravian’s drive started at its own 40-yard line after the kickoff went out of bounds. The Greyhounds moved down to the Gettysburg 32-yard line where Braxmeier was hit on a third-and-four play by Gettysburg senior defensive lineman Anthony Pastore forcing a fumble. Bullet senior defensive lineman Matt Lessler picked up the ball at the Moravian 49-yard line and returned it for a touchdown. Huson made the extra-point to push the Gettysburg lead to 48-38 with 6:30 to play in the game.
The Greyhounds would start again at the 40-yard line after another kickoff out of bounds. Braxmeier would lead the offense into the red zone at the Gettysburg seven-yard line before Moravian settled for a 24-yard field goal by Reckenbeil to cut the lead to 48-41 with 3:52 to go. Reckenbeil finished the game with 11 points, the sixth time in his career he has had 11 or more points in a game.
Moravian attempted an onside kick but the Bullets recovered the kick and would pick up two first downs to run out the clock.
The Bullets had 527 yards on 85 plays in the game. McConnell led the Gettysburg rushing attack with 69 yards on ten carries while Mutugna had 59 yards on a team high 18 carries. Flynn ran for 51 yards on nine carries while being sacked once while junior wide receiver Ricky Manigat added 29 yards on five carries. Curcio caught game high seven passes for 82 yards while Betley added 78 yards on four receptions. Perrotti, Manigat and sophomore wide receiver Gavin Jablonski each had three receptions for Gettysburg.
Moravian had 451 yards on 58 plays in the game. Tyler deRouen had 22 and a touchdown on six carries before leaving the game with an injury while Morgan deRouen had four yards on four carries. Williams caught five passes for 129 yards while McCambridge had two receptions for 28 yards.
Senior linebacker Terence Hartigan had a game high 13 tackles to lead Gettysburg while junior linebacker Tim Widdeos had eight stops. Pastore and Staley each had seven tackles with Pastore adding one of the Bullets’ three sacks.
Burley and senior linebacker Kevin McGorry led the Greyhound defense with 11 tackles with Burley adding a tackles loss and a pass break-up. Senior defensive lineman Doug Bocchino had nine tackles with a forced fumble while Robinson, senior defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff and senior linebacker Andrew Morrissey each made eight tackles. Brinkerhoff added three pass break-ups in the game.
At Dickinson College - Lost 16-7 - Box Score
Junior quarterback Ian Mitchell completed eight of 19 passes for 132 yards and threw a pair of touchdown passes to junior wide receiver Pat O’Conner to lead Dickinson College to a 16-7 victory over Moravian in Centennial Conference action at Biddle Field in a game that took just two hours and 12 minutes to play.
The Red Devils improve to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in Centennial Conference action. The loss drops the Greyhounds to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in Centennial Conference action as Moravian was unable to improve to 5-0 for just the third time in school history. The Greyhounds lost in Carlisle for the fifth time in seven games, and Moravian’s only win at Dickinson came on September 26, 1936. The two schools played to a 7-7 tie in 1975, and Moravian was making its first trip to Carlisle since 1979. Dickinson also stopped Moravian’s 4-0 start last season.
Dickinson received the opening kickoff after the Greyhounds won the coin toss for the fifth time this season and deferred to the second half for the fourth consecutive game. The Red Devils moved into the red zone at the Moravian 16-yard line but a 33-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Gordan Craig was wide left.
The Greyhounds moved the ball 16 yards on their first drive before senior quarterback Marc Braxmeier fumbled an exchange from the center, giving Dickinson the ball at the Moravian 36-yard line. However, Dickinson would run just three placed before Mitchell threw a pass that was intercepted by sophomore defensive back Daniel Burley and returned to the Moravian 20-yard line.
Moravian would be able to run just three plays against the Red Devil defense before punting the ball away. The Red Devils would pick up one first down on their next drive to Moravian territory before punting the ball. The punt by Dickinson senior punter Matt Stark pinned the Greyhounds inside their own one-yard line. Moravian would get one first down before senior Michael Voskian punted for the second time in the game.
Dickinson was called for a penalty on the punt return forcing the Red Devils to begin at their own 25-yard line. After just three plays, Dickinson would punt the ball back to Moravian.
The Greyhounds would begin with their own 41-yard line, and Moravian would take 12 plays to cover the 59 yards the end zone. The drive nearly stalled at midfield but Braxmeier pushed forward for a first down on a fourth-and-one from midfield. Two plays later facing a second-and-15, senior tailback Tyler deRouen ran for 26 yards off the right side before being forced out of bounds. Moravian moved into the red zone and faced a third-and-four from the 11-yard line when Braxmeier connected on an 11-yard touchdown with junior tight end Brian Dencker. Senior kicker Brian Reckenbeil made his 52nd straight extra-point to give the Greyhounds a 7-0 lead with 8:22 remaining in the second quarter.
Dickinson responded on its next possession with a seven-play, 74-yard scoring drive. Mitchell hit O’Conner with three passes on the drive of 25, 20 and 22 yards with the final one going for a touchdown on a fourth-and-six play from the Moravian 22-yard line. Craig added the extra-point to tie the game at 7-7 with 5:11 to go in the first half.
Moravian would get a 20-yard kickoff return from senior tailback Tyler McCambridge to set the Greyhound offense up at its own 40-yard line. Moravian moved the ball into the red zone after a 25-yard run by Braxmeier and a personal foul on Dickinson. However, Braxmeier would be intercepted at the two-yard line by Dickinson senior lineman Tredell Johns, who fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Red Devil senior defensive back Michael Dalton at the Dickinson three-yard line with just 35 seconds left in the first half. The interception was Braxmeier’s first of the season, the second straight year his first interception of the year has come against the Red Devils.
Dickinson would take a knee to finish the half.
Moravian received the opening kickoff of the second half and would pick up one first down before having to punt. The Red Devils would do the same on Dickinson’s first drive of the half as well. The Greyhounds ran just three plays on their next drive before punting again.
O’Conner had a 17-yard punt return to set the Dickinson offense up at the Moravian 35-yard line. Two plays later, Mitchell hit O’Conner with another 22-yard touchdown pass. Craig’s extra-point attempt was wide right, setting the score at 13-7 with 6:58 to play in the third quarter.
The teams traded punts on the next four possessions of the game to finish out the third quarter. The Greyhounds would start the fourth quarter with the ball on their own 16-yard line. McCambridge would run for 12 yards on the first play. However, senior fullback Morgan deRouen fumbled on the next play, the Greyhounds’ third turnover of the game, with Dickinson senior defensive lineman Steve Bokron recovering at the Moravian 32-yard line.
The Red Devils would run 12 plays and pick up just 20 yards while running 4:16 off the clock before Craig hit a 29-yard field goal with 10:20 to play in the game to give Dickinson a 16-7 lead. The Red Devils picked up a pair of fourth downs on the drive with Mitchell running for three yards on a fourth-and-one and junior running back Tim Wells going for two yards on another fourth-and-one. Dickinson did have a touchdown called back on the drive by a penalty.
Sophomore wide receiver Alex Hersch had a 26-yard return on the kickoff for the Greyhounds and a personal foul penalty on Dickinson gave Moravian the ball at the Dickinson 43-yard line. Tyler deRouen ran for 15 yards on the first play for the Greyhounds; however, Moravian would turn the ball over on downs at the Dickinson 19-yard line after Braxmeier was stopped short on a quarterback sneak on a fourth-and one play.
Dickinson would essentially run out the clock on its next drive, taking 5:01 off of the game clock while running 12 plays to pick up 52 yards. The Red Devils eventually turned the ball over on downs when Wells was stopped for a loss at the Moravian 29-yard line.
Moravian threw three incomplete passes and Braxmeier was sacked for the third time in the game as the Greyhounds turned the ball back over on downs with just 1:52 remaining in the contest. Dickinson took a pair of kneel downs to run out the clock.
Wells led all runners with 106 yards on 24 carries as Dickinson ran the ball 47 times for 180 yards. Mitchell added 39 yards on eight attempts while sophomore running back Greg Lord had 39 yards on 12 carries. O’Conner caught seven passes for 129 yards while Lord caught Mitchell’s other pass for three yards.
Tyler deRouen led the Moravian rushing attack with 55 yards on 13 carries as the Greyhounds ran for just 106 yards on 41 attempts, 156 yards below their Centennial Conference leading average of 262.8 yards per game. McCambridge had 45 yards on 14 carries while Braxmeier netted just four yards on nine carries after being sacked three times. Braxmeier did complete ten of 19 passes for 67 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Dencker caught five passes for 48 yards to go with his touchdown.
Voskian averaged over 40 yards per punt for the second straight game with an average of 40.5 yards and a long of 51 yards on six punts.
Senior linebacker Ben Hargrave led the Dickinson defense with 13 tackles including one and a half for loss and a pass break-up while Johns had ten tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up to go with his interception. Sophomore linebacker Kevin Wood added eight tackles with a sack and a forced fumble for the Red Devils.
Senior linebacker Andrew Morrissey led the Moravian defense with 12 tackles including one for loss while senior linebacker Kevin McGorry and senior defensive lineman Don Maxwell each had eight tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass break-up. Senior defensive lineman Doug Bocchino also added eight tackles with a half a tackle for loss and a pass break-up while senior defensive back Carl Robinson, Burley and sophomore linebacker Jason Lauver each had six tackles. Robinson and Burley had pass break-ups while Lauver had a tackle for loss.
Vs. Johns Hopkins University - Won 33-10 - Box Score
Senior kicker Brian Reckenbeil kicked school records of four field goals and 15 total points, and the Greyhounds recovered five turnovers to lead the Moravian College football team to a 33-10 victory over Johns Hopkins University in Centennial Conference action at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday afternoon.
The Greyhounds are now 4-0 overall for the second straight season and the sixth time in school history, and Moravian is 2-0 in Centennial Conference action while the Blue Jays suffer their first loss of the season and fall to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the Centennial Conference.
Moravian didn’t take long to score in the contest. The Greyhounds won the coin toss for the fourth straight game but deferred to the second half. Reckenbeil’s opening kickoff hit Johns Hopkins freshman running back Nick Fazio in the hands at the JHU 14 yard line and bounced away. Greyhound freshman defensive back David Wacker fell on the ball at the 22-yard line. Moravian senior tailback Tyler McCambridge needed just six seconds to cover the 22-yards to the end zone for his seventh rushing touchdown of the season. Reckenbeil added the extra-point for a 7-0 Greyhound lead just 12 seconds into the game.
Johns Hopkins would take the ensuing kickoff and move into Moravian territory before the Blue Jay drive stalled at the 47-yard line, forcing a punt. After a five-yard run by McCambridge and a one yard run by senior fullback Morgan deRouen, Greyhound senior quarterback Marc Braxmeier hit McCambridge with an 81-yard catch and run for a touchdown, the second longest scoring pass in Moravian history. Reckenbeil connected on his 50th straight extra-point to give the Greyhounds a 14-0 lead with 9:49 to play in the first quarter.
The Blue Jays, who entered the game leading the Centennial Conference in scoring at 40.7 points per game, would score on their next drive. Johns Hopkins had a short field after a pair of Moravian penalties on the kickoff set the Blue Jay offense up at the Moravian 45-yard line. Nine plays later, Johns Hopkins freshman quarterback Hewitt Tomlin connected on a 14-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver D.J. Hartigan. Sophomore kicker Alex Lachman connected on his 38th straight extra-point to pull the Blue Jays within 14-7 with 6:29 remaining on the clock in the first quarter.
Moravian would run just three plays before punting for the first time in the game. However, the Greyhounds would get the ball back after just one play when senior defensive lineman Doug Bocchino forced Tomlin to fumble. Moravian junior linebacker Jayson Williams, who returned to the line-up after being injured in the season opener, covered the ball at the JHU 25-yard line.
The Greyhounds would pick up a first down to move into the red zone before the drive stalled at the five-yard line. Reckenbeil came on to his a 22-yard field goal with 2:46 to play in the first quarter, giving Moravian a 17-7 lead.
On the fourth play of the next Johns Hopkins drive, Greyhound senior defensive back Carl Robinson intercepted a Tomlin pass at the Moravian 42-yard line. However, the Greyhounds were unable to move the ball and punted after three plays.
The Blue Jays would embark on 11-play drive after the punt that Lachman capped with a 34-yard field goal to pull Johns Hopkins within 17-10 with ten minutes to go until halftime.
Neither team would score in the remainder of the first half. Moravian’s two drives would end in Reckenbeil just missing a 41-yard field goal wide right and a punt while Johns Hopkins drives ending with Greyhound senior defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff intercepting a Tomlin pass at the Moravian-ten yard line and returning it 16 yards, and the clock running out on the Blue Jays in the red zone before they could call a timeout after a 17-yard completion from Tomlin to junior running back Andrew Kase.
Johns Hopkins, which came into the game leading the Centennial Conference in turnover margin at a plus-eight, had four turnovers in the first half but still had gained 279 yards of offense, including 127 yards on the ground both higher than Moravian’s defensive game averages for the season.
Moravian received the opening kickoff of the second half but would punt after three plays. The Blue Jays picked up a pair of first downs on their first drive after the half but would eventually punt as well. Moravian would punt again after three plays.
However, the Greyhounds would get the ball back two plays later when Kase lost handle of the ball and fumbled. Moravian sophomore linebacker Michael McClarin would cover the ball at the JHU 48-yard line. Braxmeier hit senior wide receiver Tyler Williams with a 33-yard pass to move the ball into the red zone to eventually set up a 28-yard field goal by Reckenbeil to extend the Greyhounds’ lead to 20-10 with 5:21 to go in the third quarter.
The next three drives would end in punts, two by Johns Hopkins and one by the Greyhounds. Moravian would took over its first possession of the fourth quarter on the JHU 31 yard line after a 17-yard punt return by McCambridge. Six plays later Reckenbeil tied the school record with his third field goal of the game, a 30-yard kick with 11:52 to play, giving Moravian a 23-10 lead.
Johns Hopkins would get one first down on its next drive before turning the ball over on downs at the Moravian 40-yard line. The Greyhounds would begin to run out the clock and picked up three first downs while moving the ball to the JHU nine-yard line. Reckenbeil came on to break both the school records for field goals in a game and total kicking points in a contest when he made a 26-yard boot with 4:48 remaining in the contest.
The Blue Jays three four straight passes but gained just two yards before turning the ball back over to the Greyhounds on the JHU 32-yard line.
Moravian would run seven plays with senior tailback Tyler deRouen finishing off the scoring on a 12-yard touchdown runs with 1:15 left in the contest. Reckenbeil made his final extra-point of the game, his 51st straight extra-point, not having missed a point-after attempt in two years, to set the final score at 33-10. Reckenbeil also moved into third in school history in overall scoring, now with 185 points in his career, the most by a kicker.
The Blue Jays would have one more drive that ended at the Moravian 38-yard line when the clock expired.
The Greyhounds, who entered the game as the top rushing team in the Centennial Conference at 295.7 yards per game, ran for 164 yards on 45 carries with Tyler deRouen having 70 yards on 21 attempts, McCambridge running for 64 yards on 13 carries and Morgan deRouen contributing 27 yards on ten attempts.
In the air, Braxmeier completed ten of 21 passes for 182 yards, and he was not sacked in the game. McCambridge caught three passes for 90 yards while junior tight end Brian Dencker had three receptions for 22 yards. Morgan deRouen caught two passes for 24 yards for the Greyhounds.
Moravian's senior punter Michael Vozkian broke the school record by averaging 42.3 yards on six punts with a long of 52 yards in the game.
Johns Hopkins, which had just 114 yards in the second half including 65 yards on the ground with the Moravian offense controlled the ball for 19:28 of the second half, was led by Kase, who had 117 yards on 23 carries. Freshman running back Lyndon O’Connor added 49 yards on seven carries. Tomlin added 24 yards on three carries and was sacked once.
Tomlin completed 24 of 42 passes for 201 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions with sophomore wide receiver Tucker Michels catching seven passes for 58 yards. Hartigan added six catches for 54 yards while freshman wide receiver Sam Wernick had four receptions for 13 yards.
Senior linebackers Kevin McGorry and Andrew Morrissey led the Moravian defense with 11 tackles with McGorry adding one tackle for loss. Robinson had eight tackles to go with his interception and a pass break-up while sophomore defensive back Daniel Burley and sophomore linebacker Anthony Carney also had eight tackles. Carney had a pair of pass break-ups while Brinkerhoff had seven tackles with one for loss to go with his interception. The Greyhounds picked up five turnovers in the game to give Moravian 16 turnovers recovered and a plus-12 turnover margin for the season.
Junior linebacker Colin Wixted led the Johns Hopkins defense with ten tackles, a half a tackle for loss and a pass break-up while senior defensive back Chris Baldwin had nine tackles. Sophomore linebacker A.J. Albert added eight tackles, one and a half tackles for loss and a pass break-up for the Blue Jays.
At Lebanon Valley College - Won 23-16 - Box Score
Senior tailback Tyler McCambridge ran for 119 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries to lead Moravian to a 23-16 victory at Lebanon Valley College’s Arnold Field.The Greyhounds improved to 3-0 on the season with the victory in its final non-conference game of the year while the Flying Dutchmen suffered their first loss of the season, falling to 2-1.
The Flying Dutchmen received the opening kickoff and punted after three plays. Moravian would also attempt a punt on its first drive after three plays. However, the snap when over senior punter Michael Voskian’ head and through the back of the end zone for a safety, giving Lebanon Valley a 2-0 lead with 12:44 to go in the first quarter. The two points were the first Moravian had allowed in the first half this season.
Lebanon Valley would move into the red zone on its next possession. However, junior tailback Charlie Parker was unable to control a handoff from sophomore quarterback Caleb Fick, putting the ball on the turf. Greyhound senior defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff jumped on the loose ball to give Moravian possession on its own 18-yard line.
Moravian would respond by taking the ball the full 82-yards to the end zone in 12 plays with McCambridge diving in from one-yard to finish off the drive. Senior kicker Brian Reckenbeil made his 48th straight extra-point to give the Greyhounds a 7-2 with 3:46 to play in the first quarter. During the drive, senior quarterback Marc Braxmeier hit senior wide receiver Tyler Williams with a 26-yard pass to move inside the Lebanon Valley 30-yard line. Braxmeier was just six of 17 in the game with 86 yards.
The Flying Dutchmen were driving again with Fick completing a pass to Matt Donley when Moravian junior linebacker Derek Protasiewicz hit Donley and forced a fumble that was recovered by Greyhound senior defensive lineman Don Maxwell at the Moravian 24-yard line to give the ball back to the Greyhound offense.
The Greyhounds would move into Lebanon Valley territory before a Moravian penalty and a sack would for Moravian punt early in the second quarter.
Lebanon Valley moved the ball down the field and inside the Moravian 30-yard line but a sack by Greyhound senior defensive lineman Doug Bocchino sacked Fick on a third down play at the Greyhound 36-yard line, forcing the Flying Dutchmen to punt.
Moravian was only able to run three plays for punting as well. Lebanon Valley needed just two plays to take the lead with Fick hitting junior wide Joe Brennan with a 65-yard touchdown pass between double coverage. Sophomore Brittney Ryan made the extra-point to put the Flying Dutchmen ahead, 9-7, with 7:32 to go in the second quarter. Fick was 17 of 28 in the game for 228 yards but was sacked four times. The touchdown was the first the Greyhound defense had allowed this season.
The teams would trade punts for the remainder of the first half until Lebanon Valley’s final possession ended at the half after back to back sacks by Bocchino and sophomore defensive lineman Allen Petros.
Moravian received the opening kickoff of the second half but was unable to move the ball, punting after three plays. The Flying Dutchmen offense didn’t fair much better, punting after three plays as well with Moravian sophomore linebacker Anthony Carney picking up a sack of Fick on third down.
The Greyhounds would take possession after the Lebanon Valley punt at the Flying-Dutchmen 48-yard line. Four plays later, McCambridge, who carried the ball on all four plays, ran in from 31 yards for his second touchdown of the game. Braxmeier then hit junior tight end Brian Dencker with the two-point conversion pass to give Moravian a 15-9 lead with 10:03 remaining in the third quarter. McCambridge went over 100 yards rushing for the second straight game on his touchdown run.
The Flying Dutchmen moved the ball down to the Moravian 30-yard line after a 24-yard shuffle pass from Fick to Parker. However, a Lebanon Valley penalty and three incomplete passes for the Flying Dutchmen forced a punt.
Moravian would move the ball out near midfield with a trio of first downs but the Greyhounds’ drive stalled forcing a punt.
Lebanon Valley then went on its longest drive of the game, covering 82 yards in 14 plays. Parker finished the drive with an eight-yard touchdown run. Ryan’s kick pushed the Flying Dutchmen ahead 16-15 with 10:02 remaining in the game. A key play on the drive was a fourth-and-four completion for five yards from Fick to Donley. Parker ran for 84 yards on 24 carries.
The Greyhounds responded by going straight down the field and retaking the lead with a ten-play, 75-yard drive capped off with an 18-yard touchdown run by senior tailback Tyler deRouen. Moravian would go for the two-point conversion again with Braxmeier hitting Dencker again to give the Greyhounds a 23-16 lead with 5:08 to play. The key play on the drive for Moravian was a fourth-and-one dive by Braxmeier that there was a personal foul on the Lebanon Valley defense as well to move the ball just past midfield. The Greyhounds ran the ball on eight of the ten plays on the drive.
The Flying Dutchmen would run just three plays with the Greyhound defense stepping up and making a tackle for a five-yard loss on a reverse by Lebanon Valley on second down.
After the punt, Moravian took over on its own 33-yard line. The Greyhounds would run out the clock by moving the ball down to the Lebanon Valley ten-yard line.
Tyler deRouen finished with 74 yards on 11 carries while senior fullback Morgan deRouen had 71 yards on 11 attempts as the Greyhound offense ran the ball 50 times for 264 yards, the second straight game Moravian has run for more than 260 yards. Braxmeier had 13 yards on six carries despite being sacked once. Williams caught two passes for 42 yards while McCambridge had one catch for 15 yards which set up his second touchdown run.
Donley led Lebanon Valley with eight receptions for 74 yards while Brennan had six catches for 109 yards and his touchdown. Brennan also carried the ball twice for 12 yards while Parker caught two passes for 29 yards.
Senior linebacker Kevin McGorry led the Moravian defense with eight tackles including one and a half tackles for loss while Protasiewicz had seven tackles to go with his forced fumble. Senior linebacker Andrew Morrissey also added seven tackles while Carney had six tackles with his sack, one of four by the Greyhounds. Bocchino had just four tackles but two were sacks, and he added two and a half tackles for loss and a pass break-up at the line.
Sophomore defensive back Dane Eichelberger led the Lebanon Valley defense with 13 tackles while junior linebacker Will Keylor and senior defensive back Andrew Shambach each had 12 tackles. Keylor and sophomore defensive lineman Zach Bleiler combined for the Flying Dutchmen’s only sack.
At McDaniel College - Won 42-3 - Box Score
Senior tailback Tyler McCambridge ran for 162 yards and three touchdowns on just 14 carries, and the Moravian offense racked up 500 yards of total offense on 76 plays to begin the 2008 Centennial Conference season with a 42-3 victory over McDaniel College at Scott S. Blair Stadium.
The Greyhounds are now 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the Centennial Conference while the Green Terror fall to 1-1 overall and 1-0 in conference action.
McDaniel received the opening kickoff and would pick up a first down on its first drive of the game before being forced to punt, the first of eight punts in the contest for the Green Terror.
The Greyhounds scored on their opening drive as McCambridge scored on a season long 37-yard touchdown run with 10:18 to play in the first quarter. McCambridge also had a 14-yard run on the drive. Senior kicker Brian Reckenbeil made his 42nd straight extra-point and school record 74th career point-after for a 7-0 lead.
The Green Terror would again pick up a first down before punting for the second time in the game, just after getting the ball into Moravian territory at the 49-yard line. The punt by McDaniel’s Travis Wenrich rolled out of bounds at the 12-yard line.
Moravian would get one first down on a 31-yard pass from senior quarterback Marc Braxmeier to senior wide receiver Tyler Hersch, who had two receptions for 38 yards. However, an illegal chop block penalty negated a long run by McCambridge and eventually forced the Greyhounds to punt. The Green Terror ran just three plays before punting the ball back to Moravian midway through the first quarter.
The Greyhounds scored on a 17-yard touchdown pass from Braxmeier to senior wide receiver Tyler Williams in back left corner of the end zone as Williams stole the ball out of the hands of the McDaniel defensive back in the air. Reckenbeil would extend the Moravian lead to 14-0 with 26 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Senior tailback Tyler deRouen ran for 39 yards on three carries during the drive and finished with 93 yards on a game high 19 carries while Braxmeier connected on an 18-yard pass to senior fullback Morgan deRouen on the other play on the five-play scoring drive, the Greyhounds’ second five-play scoring drive of the game. Williams finished with 24 yards on two receptions.
On McDaniel’s second play, Moravian junior linebacker Derek Protasiewicz blitzed McDaniel junior quarterback Joe Lapkowicz and forced a fumble at the McDaniel 17-yard line. Greyhound senior defensive lineman Don Maxwell scooped up the ball at the eight-yard line and ran it in for a touchdown. Reckenbeil’s extra-point gave the Greyhounds a 21-0 lead with six seconds left in the first quarter.
The Green Terror’s T.J. Develin would return the ensuing kickoff 86 yards for an apparent touchdown; however, an illegal block in the back near midfield set the McDaniel offense up at its own 39-yard line. The Green Terror would run just three plays before punting for the fourth time in the game.
Moravian would go on a ten-play, 78 yard drive capped off a by a nine-yard touchdown run by McCambridge, who ran for 55 yards on four carries in the drive while going over the 100-yard mark for the game on a 30-yard run, just his sixth carry of the game. Reckenbeil added the point-after for a 28-0 Greyhound lead with 8:53 until halftime. McCambridge also moved into tenth in school history with 1,537 yards in his career.
McDaniel was forced to punt after just three plays once again after a sack on third down by Protasiewicz.
The Greyhounds would drive down the field again, this time with McCambridge running in from four yards out for his third touchdown of the game to cap off the nine-play, 64 yard drive. Reckenbeil made his fifth extra-point of the game for a 35-0 lead with 2:13 to play. On the drive, Morgan deRouen, who finished with 29 yards on five carries, had a 15-yard run and Braxmeier connected on a 14-yard pass to senior tight end Nick Johnson.
The Green Terror would pick up a pair of first downs but would punt from midfield with just 43 seconds remaining in the second quarter.
Moravian received the opening kickoff of the second half and would drive down inside the McDaniel ten-yard line before the drive stalled. Reckenbeil attempted a 27-yard field goal from the left hash mark but his kick was wide to the left, Reckenbeil’s first miss of the season.
McDaniel was limited to three plays on its first drive of the second half and would punt the ball back to the Greyhounds. Moravian started the drive at the McDaniel 40-yard line after a short return by McCambridge. Eight plays later, Braxmeier connected on his second touchdown pass of the game, hitting freshman fullback Zachary Sigley with a three-yard scoring strike. Reckenbeil’s sixth extra-point of the game and his 47th straight gave the Greyhounds a 42-0 lead with 3:16 to play in the third quarter. Braxmeier finished the game with nine completions in 13 attempts for 108 yards.
The Green Terror again ran only three plays before punting the ball back to Moravian. However, McDaniel would get the ball back in just two plays when Greyhound sophomore running back Ricky Allen fumbled. Four plays later, senior kicker Jay Leonard connected on a 38-yard field for McDaniel’s first and only points of the game, setting the score at 42-3 with 14:07 remaining on the contest.
Moravian would fumble again on its second play of the next drive with junior tailback Ryan Rempe losing control of the ball. Rempe did finish the game with 66 yards on ten carries.
However, the Greyhounds got the ball right back when sophomore linebacker Michael Crann forced a McDaniel fumble recovered by junior linebacker Michael Bishop. Moravian eventually turned the ball over on downs after moving to the McDaniel 33-yard line
The Greyhounds got the ball back two plays later when junior defensive back Brad Bodine intercepted a pass by freshman quarterback Vinny Corona. Bodine’s eight-yard return gave Moravian the ball at the McDaniel 47-yard line.
Moravian picked up a first down before turning the ball over on downs at the McDaniel 27-yard line with 2:21 to play. The Green Terror would run out the clock to end the game.
The Greyhound offense ran for 388 yards on the ground on 59 rushing attempts and had five different players with a carry of at least 12 yards. Junior running back Anthony Falco added 13 yards on four carries while Braxmeier had 12 yards on one rushing attempt. Freshman quarterback Ted Passyn saw his first action for the Greyhounds, completing two of four passes for four yards. Sophomore wide receiver Alex Hersch had two catches for 11 yards.
Junior running back Eric Zwilsky led the McDaniel offense with 65 yards on 15 carries while Corona completed two of six passes for 22 yards and 14 yards on six carries. The Green Terror were limited to just 113 yards on 50 plays including just 83 yards on 35 carries. Sophomore running back Raymond O’Hara added ten yards on four carries while Develin led McDaniel with two receptions for eight yards. Lapkowicz was two for five on pass attempts for eight yards.
Senior linebacker Kevin McGorry led the Moravian defense with seven tackles while senior defensive end Doug Bocchino had six tackles with one and a half sacks and two and a half sacks. Bishop, sophomore defensive back Daniel Burley and freshman defensive back David Wacker each had four tackles with Burley breaking up two passes. Protasiewicz had three tackles with two sacks and a forced fumble while sophomore Jason Lauver had three tackles with a sack, one of five sacks for the Greyhound defense.
Junior linebacker Mike Weick led McDaniel had a game high 12 tackles while Wenrich had 11 tackles for the Green Terror.
Vs. Susquehanna University - Won 27-14 - Box Score
Senior kicker Brian Reckenbeil opened the 2008 season with a school record 47-yard field goal, and he scored a total of nine points in the first half while helping Moravian jump out to a 27-0 halftime lead in a 27-14 victory over Susquehanna University in non-conference action at a rain-soaked Rocco Calvo Field Saturday afternoon to begin the year.
Reckenbeil capped the Greyhounds’ first drive of the season with his school record kick at the 9:24 mark of the first quarter. The kick, which bettered his personal best 42 yards from the 2006 season, finished off a 10-play, 43-yard drive for Moravian.
Susquehanna would drive down the field in its opening drive of the game as far as the Moravian eight-yard line before the Crusaders had to settle for a field goal attempt by sophomore Bobby Eppleman. However, Eppleman’s 27-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Moravian senior linebacker Kevin McGorry.
Moravian moved right back down the field in a drive that included four long plays. Senior quarterback Marc Braxmeier had a 20-yard run on the second play of the drive and then hit senior running back Tyler McCambridge with a 14-yard pass play. Senior fullback Morgan deRouen scampered for 13 yards on the next play to set up a 22-yard touchdown run by McCambridge, who had 64 yards on 19 carries to go with his touchdown. Reckenbeil added the extra-point to give the Greyhounds a 10-0 lead with 43 seconds remaining in the first quarter.
Susquehanna ran just two plays on its next drive with Moravian senior defensive lineman Doug Bocchino forcing Crusader junior running back Dave Paveletz to fumble the ball on the second play. Greyhound sophomore linebacker Philip Bortz recovered the ball to set the Moravian offense up at the Susquehanna 36-yard line.
Six plays later, Reckenbeil connected on a 35-yard field goal with 13:10 to go in the second quarter to give Moravian a 13-0 lead. Reckenbeil, who played soccer in high school and did not kick a football until coming to Moravian in 2005, now owns or shares all but one of the Greyhound kicking records. In addition to the longest field goal in school history, Reckenbeil owns marks for field goals in a game, tied with three, field goals in a season with 11, field goals in a career, now 30, extra-points in a game, tied with seven, extra-points in a career, now tied with 73 after making three versus Susquehanna, points in a game, tied with 11, points in a season with 62 and points in a career, now with 163. He is fourth in school history in total point, and the only school record Reckenbeil doesn’t own is extra-points in a season.
Susquehanna wouldn’t fair much better in its next drive. On the second play, senior quarterback Derek Pope was being blitz by Moravian junior linebacker Jayson Williams and fumbled the ball. Greyhound sophomore defensive lineman Michael McClarin scooped up the loss ball and returned it 23 yards to the Crusader 11-yard line.
Moravian needed just two plays to extend it lead with Braxmeier connecting on a nine-yard touchdown pass to Morgan deRouen, who had two catches for 16 yards and a score to go with 37 yards on eight carries. Reckenbeil’s PAT gave the Greyhounds a 20-0 advantage with 12:03 remaining in the first half.
The Crusaders would punt on their next two possessions, which were sandwiched around a Moravian turnover. The Greyhounds had moved into the red zone again, in part because of a 13-yard pass from Braxmeier to sophomore wide receiver Alex Hersch and a 33-yard run by senior tailback Tyler deRouen. However, Susquehanna freshman linebacker Mitch Phillips forced Morgan deRouen to fumble the ball at the seven-yard line. Senior defensive lineman Chris Ushinski recovered for the Crusaders.
After a 61-yard punt by Eppleman, the Greyhounds took over at their own 11-yard line with 2:24 to play in the first half. Tyler deRouen, who finished the game with 131 yards on 24 carries, would run for 14 yards on the first play of the drive, and he added runs of ten, nine and seven yards to help Moravian move down to the Susquehanna 40-yard line with just 28 seconds on the clock.
Braxmeier then hit Alex Hersch with a 15-yard pass, and after a spike of the ball to stop the clock, Braxmeier hit Alex Hersch, who had a team high four catches for 58 yards, again for 24 yards to the one-yard line. Braxmeier, who completed 12 of 19 passes for 135 yards and a score, finished off the drive with a one-yard touchdown dive after a Susquehanna timeout. Braxmeier had 22 yards on eight carries. Reckenbeil’s school-record tying extra-point, his 41st in a row, gave Moravian a 27-0 lead with just eight seconds until halftime.
When the second half started under a steady downpour, neither team could muster any offense. Susquehanna punted twice and Moravian once before the Greyhounds had a bad center exchange on their second drive of the half. Susquehanna senior defensive lineman Andy LeClere jumped on the loose ball and gave the Crusaders possession at the Moravian 29-yard line.
Pope, who was 13 for 30 for 146 yards and two interceptions, would connect on a 24-yard pass to senior wide receiver Matt Koziol on the first play of the drive. Two plays later, Paveletz drove in the end zone on a one-yard plunge for Susquehanna’s first points of the game and season. Eppleman made the extra-point to cut Moravian’s lead to 27-7 with 9:29 to go in the third quarter.
Things didn’t get much better for the Greyhounds on their next drive when attempting a punt after going three-and-out, the snap rolled back to senior punter Michael Voskian, who fell on the ball and turned it over to Susquehanna on the Moravian 35-yard line.
However, the Crusaders picked up just one yard on four plays giving the ball right back to Moravian. The Greyhounds would move the ball into Susquehanna territory on a 22-yard run by McCambridge, but Moravian would turn the ball over on downs at the Crusader 34-yard line.
Susquehanna would give Paveletz the ball six straight times, and with the help of a personal foul penalty on the Greyhounds, and a 27-yard run by Paveletz on the fifth play, the Crusaders scored on another one-yard run by Paveletz, who finished the game with 117 yards on 25 carries. Eppleman connected on the extra-point to pull Susquehanna within 27-14 with 2:53 to go in the third quarter.
Neither team would be able to do much on offense the rest of the game and the rain continued to intensify. Moravian would turn the ball over on downs in its next two drives and settle for punts by Voskian in its final two drives of the game.
Susquehanna turned the ball over on its final three drives of the game. Moravian sophomore defensive lineman Jacob Millen forced Paveletz to fumble after a seven-yard completion. Pope was then intercepted by senior defensive back Carl Robinson and sophomore defensive back Daniel Burley. Burley’s interception came in the end zone on a fourth down play with just 1:58 remaining in the contest.
Greyhound senior wide receiver Tyler Hersch had two receptions for 25 yards while McCambridge caught two passes for 24 yards and junior tight end Brian Dencker had two catches for 12 yards.
Junior wide receiver Justin Young led Susquehanna with three receptions for 50 yards while junior wideout J.J. Moran caught three passes for 40 yards. Koziol had two catches for 25 yards while Paveletz added two receptions for seven yards.
The Moravian defense forced six turnovers in the game, four fumbles and a pair of interceptions. Senior linebacker Andrew Morrissey led the way with 11 tackles while McGorry added ten tackles, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick. Senior defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff contributed eight tackles, a half tackle for loss and a forced fumble while Bocchino had seven tackles with a sack and two forced fumbles. Robinson made six tackles to go with a sack, his interception and two other pass break-ups while senior defensive lineman Don Maxwell had six tackles and a pass break-up. Williams had two tackles, a sack and a forced fumble before leaving the game with an injury in the first half.
Junior linebacker Pete Johnsen led the Susquehanna defense with a game high 14 tackles to go with a sack and three and a half tackles for loss while senior defensive back Josh Simpson made 13 tackles. Phillips had 12 tackles with a forced fumble while junior defensive back Erich Majors and freshman linebacker Trevor Terpening each made ten tackles. Majors had four tackles for loss for the Crusaders.
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