Friday, December 21, 2001

PENCE LEADS NATION IN PASSES DEFENDED

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- Junior defensive back Jarrod Pence (Livingston, NJ/Livingston HS) of the Moravian College football team finished the 2001 season leading all NCAA Division III football players in passes defended with 31 pass break-ups and five interceptions in ten games for an average of 3.6 passes defended per game. 

Pence helped lead the Greyhounds to a 5-5 overall record this season with victories in the squad's last two games.  Moravian has a 93-59-1 record under head coach Scot Dapp, who has completed his 15^th year at the school, and Dapp has had 12 winning seasons during his tenure.

Pence, who moved to cornerback this season after two years at safety, was a MAC First Team All-Star, a D3Football.com Second Team All-American, a Football Gazette Third Team All-Region selection and an Eastern College Athletic Conference Southeast Honorable Mention All-Star this season.

In addition to his 36 passes defended and a team high five interceptions, Pence added 51 tackles with 33 solo stops, two tackles for loss and one forced fumble.  Pence had seven tackles, a forced fumble and a school record tying three interceptions in Moravian's 17-7 victory over rival Muhlenberg College.