Monday, November 22, 2004

MORAVIAN COLLEGE GREYHOUNDS
7-4 (7-2 Middle Atlantic Conference)

THE SEASON: Moravian finished the 2004 season with a 7-4 overall record and a 7-2 slate in Middle Atlantic Conference action. The Greyhounds started the year with a school record 7-0 record, before dropping their final four games. Moravian placed second in the MAC and played in the 2004 Eastern College Athletic Conference Southwest Championship game at Franklin & Marshall College, falling to the Diplomats, 37-20

THE COACH: Scot Dapp (West Chester ’73) is in his 18th season at Moravian, with a career record of 110-74-1 (.597). He entered the season 50th in winning percentage among NCAA Division III active coaches. Dapp has earned Coach-of-the-Year honors from the MAC three times including Co-Coach of the Year in 1997 and has led the ’Hounds to two appearances in the NCAA playoffs, the ECAC Southeast Championship game in 2002 and the ECAC Southwest Championship game this season. Dapp is 1-2 in NCAA action and 0-2 in ECAC games.

LAST WEEK: Moravian suffered a 37-20 loss to Franklin & Marshall College in the 2004 ECAC Southwest Championship game at Sponaugle-Williamson Field in Lancaster Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds complete the season at 7-4 after beginning the season with a school record 7-0 start. F&M was forced to punt on its first possession, however, the Diplomats got the ball back when junior defensive back Ryan Sychterz intercepted a pass by Moravian junior quarterback Jerry Venturino (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong HS). After the interception, F&M drove to the Moravian 19 yard line but missed a 37 yard field goal. On the first play of the following Moravian drive, sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) ran off the right side for 61 yards down to the Diplomat 19-yard line. However, the Greyhounds turned the ball over on downs. The Diplomats scored with 3:18 remaining in the first quarter on a 23-yard touchdown pass to cap a 10-play, 79-yard drive on which F&M converted two third downs. The extra-point game the Diplomats a 7-0 lead. Moravian answered right back with a 52-yard scoring strike from Venturino to senior wide receiver Jed Warsager (Andover, NJ/Newton HS). Senior kicker Ken Macaulay (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) added the extra-point to tie the game at 7-7 with 1:25 remaining in the first quarter. The scoring drive covered 65 yards on four plays after F&M had kicked the ball out of bounds after its touchdown. F&M scored on the first play of the second quarter on a 33-yard scoring pass. The extra-point attempt was blocked by sophomore defensive lineman Nick Feo (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS), setting the score at 13-7 with 14:52 to play in the second quarter. Moravian would drive right back down the field and looked as if it had tied the game on a 21-yard pass from Venturino to Jacoubs with 10:37 remaining in the second quarter but Diplomat junior defensive back Tim Barry hit Jacoubs and dislodged the ball before Jacoubs could get his feet on the ground. On the drive, Jacoubs became the all-time leading rusher with an eight-yard run to surpass Jim Joseph’s career record of 2,751 yards. Jacoubs, who had 2,840 yards in just 21 career games, finished the season with school records of 1,789 yards, 342 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, 19 overall touchdowns and 114 points. F&M would drive back down the field and extend its lead to 16-7 on a 21-yard field goal. Moravian would be forced to punt for the first time in the game with nine seconds remaining in the second quarter. F&M scored on a 16-yard screen pass to cap off a nine-play, 62-yard drive for F&M. The extra-point gave the Diplomats a 23-7 halftime lead. Moravian would take the opening kickoff of the second half and drive down the field to score. Venturino hit sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins (Belmar, NJ/Manasquan HS) with a 14-yard touchdown pass. The Greyhounds went for two but Venturino’s pass was intercepted setting the score at 23-13 with 12:25 remaining in the third quarter. The drive covered 64 yards in seven plays. Venturino completed 19 of 33 passes for 290 yards with two touchdowns and an interception while being sacked three points. Hawkins caught five passes for 72 yards and the score while sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) added five receptions for 64 yards. Each team fumbled the ball and the Greyhounds came up with an interception by sophomore defensive back Israel Aguila (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom HS), however, Moravian was forced to punt the ball away after three plays. F&M scored on a 30-yard run with 4:05 remaining in the third quarter. The drive covered just 33 yards in two plays after a 23 punt return. The extra-point gave the Diplomats a 30-13 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, senior running back Cody Hendershot (Bangor, PA/Bangor HS) fielded the ball at the Moravian 20-yard line and pitched the ball to Warsager, who returned the ball to the 31-yard line. The return gave Warsager 39 kickoff return yards in the game to give him 1,240 kickoff return yards for his career, breaking Chad Breidinger’s career mark of 1,230 yards. Warsager, who also caught four passes for 85 yards, had a school record 684 kickoff return yards this season. Moravian would come right back and score on a four-yard touchdown run by Jacoubs to finish off an eight play, 69-yard drive. Macaulay made the extra-point to pull the Greyhounds within 30-20 with 47 seconds remaining in the third quarter. F&M would score again on a seven-yard scoring strike to cap a 35-yard drive in four plays after a 37-yard punt return to set up the drive. F&M added the extra-point for a 37-20 Diplomat lead with 10:51 remaining in the game. Moravian ran up 433 yards of total offense on 73 plays while holding the ball for 30:02. Junior wide receiver Russ Demko (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) caught three passes for 67 yards. Sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) led the Moravian defense with 15 tackles including a fumble recovery while sophomore linebacker Arturo Duran (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood HS) added eight tackles. Sophomore defensive back Tom Carroll (Blackwood, NJ/Paul VI HS) added seven tackles. Aguila, junior defensive back Gerald Weiss (Gilbertsville, PA/St. Pius X HS) and senior defensive linemen Kevin McLaughlin (Philadelphia, PA/Northeast Catholic HS) and Richie Cline (Union Beach, NJ/Keyport HS) each had six tackles.

YOUNG, BALANCED & EXPERIENCED ‘HOUNDS: Of the 84 players on the Moravian roster, 25 are freshmen, 25 are sophomores and 21 are juniors. There are 13 seniors on this season’s squad, and the Greyhounds return 58 letterwinners and 17 starters.

POSTSEASON HISTORY: Moravian played in the postseason for the second time in three seasons this year and the fourth time in the 18-year tenure of head coach Scot Dapp. The Greyhounds played in the ECAC Southeast Championship game at McDaniel College on November 23, 2002, falling to the Green Terror, 21-7. Moravian made the NCAA Division III Playoffs in 1993, falling to Washington & Jefferson College, 27-7, and in 1988, defeating Widener University, 17-7, before losing to Ferrum (VA) College, 49-28, a team that featured former NFL standout Chris Warren.

GREYHOUNDS IN THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE: Beginning three seasons ago, the Middle Atlantic Conference became an 11-team conference instead of two separate leagues. Moravian was selected to finish seventh in the MAC Preseason Coaches Poll this season, and the Greyhounds have locked up second place in the conference this fall while Delaware Valley College has won the championship. Lycoming College was selected as the top team in the MAC just one point ahead of Wilkes University.

THE MAC STATISTICAL RANKINGS: The Greyhounds are fifth in the MAC in total defense, allowing 354.5 yards per game. The squad is sixth in passing defense at 211.6 yards per game, and the defense is sixth in rushing yards allowed at 142.8. The Greyhounds are sixth in points allowed at 24.0 per game, and the squad is fourth in points scored per game at 29.3. Offensively, Moravian is third in the MAC at 407.2 yards per game. The Greyhounds are ranked second in rushing offense at 231.0 yards per game and eighth in passing offense at 176.2 yards per game. Moravian is first in turnover margin with a +0.82 per game average as the Greyhounds have committed 22 turnovers while forcing 31 turnovers. The Greyhounds are also first in the MAC in net punting, 34.6 net yards per punt, and time of possession, 32:26. Individually, sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs is second in the MAC in rushing yards per game at 162.6, and he is second in all-purpose yards at 176.5, third in scoring and touchdown scoring at 10.4 points per game and eighth in total offense at 162.6 yards per game. Junior quarterback Jerry Venturino is third in the MAC with a 129.2 pass efficiency rating, and he is fifth in passing yards per game at 161.3. Venturino is also sixth in total offense at 172.1 yards per game. Senior wide receiver Jed Warsager leads the MAC in kickoff returns with an average of 29.7 yards per return while sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins is tenth in the conference in receiving yards per game at 64.1. Senior punter/kicker John McLain (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS) is first in the MAC in punting with an average of 38.7 yards per punt, and he is eighth in field goals per game at 0.09. McLain is first in field goal percentage at 100 percent (one for one) and tenth in kick scoring at 0.8 points per game. Senior kicker Ken Macaulay is ninth in kick scoring at 1.7 points per game. Junior defensive back Tyler Chomik (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) is sixth in the MAC with 1.27 pass break-ups per game and he is third in the conference in interceptions at 0.55 per game. Chomik is sixth in punt returns with an average of 6.7 yards and tied for 43rd in the MAC with 5.0 tackles per contest. Sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr is third in the MAC with 8.8 tackles per game and fifth in fumbles recovered at 0.27 per game. Senior linebacker Bill Carasia (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) is second in the MAC in forced fumbles with 0.33 per contest, and he is tied for ninth in tackles with 8.0 per game while junior linebacker Chad DiFelice (Pen Argyl, PA/Pen Argyl HS) is 39th in the MAC with 5.2 tackles per game. Junior defensive back Gerald Weiss is tied for 30th in tackles at 5.6 per game, and Weiss and sophomore defensive end Matt Lieberwirth (Chester, NJ/Mendham HS) are tied for seventh in the MAC in forced fumbles with 0.20 per game.

ALL-CONFERENCE HOUNDS: Eight members of Moravian football team were named the 2004 All-Middle Atlantic Conference Teams announced last Tuesday by the MAC. The Greyhounds had five First Team selections including sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs, junior offensive lineman Salvatore DeWalt (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS), senior return specialist Jed Warsager, junior defensive back Tyler Chomik and senior punter John McLain while senior defensive linemen Richie Cline and Kevin McLaughlin and sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr were named to the Second Team. Jacoubs was the MAC Rookie of the Year last season while McLaughlin was also on the All-MAC Second Team a year ago.

NCAA STATISTICS: Five different players from Moravian football team are ranked in seven categories in the tenth NCAA III Division football statistical ranking released Tuesday. The Greyhounds are also listed in three team categories in the statistics through games of November 13th. Sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs is fifth in the nation in rushing with an average of 161.9 yards per game, 13th in scoring at 10.8 points per game and seventh in all purpose yards per game at 177.6. Jacoubs also has the 14th highest (257 yards at Lebanon Valley College) single game rushing yardage and 11th best (295 yards versus Albright College) all-purpose single game yardage this season among all NCAA Division III players. Senior linebacker Bill Carasia is tied for 27th in the country in forced fumbles with 0.33 per contest while junior defensive back Tyler Chomik is tied for 21st in interceptions at 0.6 per game. Senior wide receiver Jed Warsager is fifth in the nation in kickoff returns with an average of 30.7 yards per kickoff return while senior punter John McLain is currently 25th in the nation with an average of 38.7 yards per punt. As a team, Moravian is 27th in rushing offense at 239.8 yards per game and tied for 29th in turnover margin with a +0.90 per game.

THE QUARTERBACKS: Junior Jerry Venturino has completed 107 of 222 passes for 1,774 yards this season with 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Venturino has been sacked 13 times while scoring five touchdowns and a two-point conversion and adding 119 yards on 68 carries. Venturino threw for a career-high 340 yards in Moravian's 35-31 loss to Widener University, the seventh best single game in Moravian history. Senior quarterback Rick Muschlitz (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) has completed eight of 16 passes for 131 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Muschlitz has gained 29 yards on nine carries. Freshman signal caller Sean Hill (West Reading, PA/Wyomissing HS) did not attempt a pass, and he carried the ball once for no gain in the season opener at Juniata College. Sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins has completed one pass for 33 yards and a touchdown.

IN THE BACKFIELD: In the backfield, sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs leads the Greyhounds with a school record 1,789 yards and 16 touchdowns on a school record 342 carries. Jacoubs has 2,840 yards (first all-time at Moravian) in just 21 career games with 12 100-plus yard games in 17 starts, including four games over 200 yards with three this season. Jacoubs, who became the eighth player in school history to reach 2,000 rushing yards in a career and the only player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons against FDU-Florham, has broken the Moravian single season school record with 114 points this fall on a school record 19 touchdowns. He is third all-time with 156 points. Junior fullback Kevin Lukich (Ogdensburg, MD/Wallkill Valley HS), who is out for the season with an injury, has added 170 yards on 25 carries while sophomore tailback Marc Panepinto (Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown HS) has added 186 yards and a touchdown on 35 carries. Sophomore running back Joe Costanzo (Barnstead, NH/Bow HS & Tilton School) has 108 yards on 24 carries while sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins has contributed 47 yards on nine carries. Freshman running back Kyle Heffron (Stanhope, NJ/Hopatcong HS) has run for 51 yards on nine carries. Senior tailback Cody Hendershot (Bangor, PA/Bangor HS) has added 34 yards on eight carries while sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell has 23 yards and a score on six attempts.

THE WIDE RECEIVERS: The Greyhounds have had eight different players catch passes this season led by sophomore wideout Ben Hawkins, who has 38 catches for 705 yards (tied for the fifth best single season at Moravian) and six touchdowns including a 127-yard performance at Widener University that ranks as the eighth highest single game total in school history. Hawkins has become the 13th player in Moravian history to have 1,000 career receiving yards with a total of 1,094 (12th all-time). Sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell has 25 receptions for 427 yards and four scores while senior wide receiver Jed Warsager has 20 catches for 289 yards and three touchdowns. Freshman tight end Kris Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS) has seven receptions for 71 yards and a pair of two-point conversion catches while sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs has grabbed eight aerials for 152 yards and three touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Russ Demko has 13 catches for 256 yards and three touchdowns while sophomore running back Joe Costanzo has two receptions for 23 yards. Senior tight end Chad Opdyke (Bath, PA/Northampton HS) also has three catches for 15 yards and has also grabbed a two-point conversion versus FDU-Florham.

OFFENSIVE LINE: The Greyhounds front of juniors Scott Burke (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel HS), Brenten Runne (Stanhope, NJ/Hopatcong HS) and Salvatore DeWalt, sophomores Michael Abruzzo (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Regional HS) and Andrew Remsing (Bath, PA/Northampton HS) and freshman John Wagner (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley HS) have helped the Greyhounds average 231.0 yards per game on the ground while allowing just 15 sacks.

DEFENSIVE FRONT: Junior defensive tackle Mike Hurden (Spring Lake, NJ/Wall HS) has 42 tackles with five for loss, two sacks, a pass break-up and a forced fumble while senior defensive end Shawn Nelson (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) has 34 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two and a half sacks and three pass break-ups. Junior defensive tackle Bryan Kohlbecker (Middletown, NJ/Middletown South HS) has added 19 tackles with four for loss while senior defensive end Steve Cline (Union Beach, NJ/Keyport HS) has 21 tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack, a pass break-up, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and has caught a two-point conversion pass at Juniata College. Senior defensive end Richie Cline has added 32 tackles with three and a half for loss, one and a half sacks, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up while senior defensive tackle Kevin McLaughlin has 26 tackles with one tackle for loss, a half a sack and a pass break-up. Sophomore defensive end Matt Lieberwirth has added 13 tackles, four and a half tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up. Junior defensive end Robert Stockley (Red Bank, NJ/Middletown South HS) has 11 tackles with one and a half for loss and two fumble recoveries. Sophomore defensive lineman Nick Feo has contributed 11 tackles with three for loss, two sacks, a pass break-up and two blocked kicks on special teams.

THE LINEBACKER CORPS: Sophomore Cliff Garr leads the Greyhound defense with 97 tackles, eight and a half tackles for loss, three and a half sacks, an interception, a forced fumble and three fumble recoveries while senior Bill Carasia has 72 tackles to go along with eight tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, one interception and a pass break-up. Junior Chad DiFelice has contributed 57 tackles with eight and a half for loss, a sack, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries including one returned 40 yards for a touchdown versus FDU-Florham, two interceptions and two pass break-ups while sophomore Arturo Duran has 28 tackles, one tackle for loss, a fumble recovery and two interceptions. Freshman linebacker Mike Prata (Little Ferry, NJ/Paramas Catholic HS) has added 23 tackles with two for loss.

THE DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD: Junior cornerback Tyler Chomik leads the Greyhound defensive backs with 55 tackles, six interceptions, eight pass break-ups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery while sophomore cornerback Israel Aguila has 47 tackles, two interceptions and four pass break-ups. Junior safety Gerald Weiss has contributed 56 tackles, two and a half tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and four pass break-ups while senior safety Bill Skriletz (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) has added 39 stops, a half tackle for loss, an interception and three pass-break-ups. Senior defensive back Mario Bevilaqua (Scranton, PA/West Scranton HS) has added 20 tackles, a half tackle for loss, four pass break-ups and a fumble recovery while sophomore defenisve back Tom Carroll had 14 tackles on the year.

KICKING GAME: Senior John McLain is six-for-ten on extra-point attempts and has made his only field goal attempt of 26 yards. McLain also has 41 punts for an average of 38.7 yards with a long of 64 yards and 13 that have landed inside the 20-yard line. Junior punter Corey Czerniak (Randolph, NJ/Randolph HS) has averaged 39.5 yards on two punts with a long of 43 yards and one inside the 20 yard line. Sophomore Michael Liccketto (Barrington, NJ/Haddon Heights HS) and senior Ken Macaulay also have been kicking for the Greyhounds. Macaulay is 17-for-26 on extra-points and has missed field goal attempts of 40 yards and 28 yards while Liccketto has missed his only field goal attempt this fall, a 26 yard attempt.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Junior Tyler Chomik has 19 punt returns for 128 yards with a long of 29 yards and ten kickoff returns for 197 yards with a long of 32 yards. Senior Jed Warsager has returned 23 kickoffs this season for a single season school record of 684 yards including touchdowns of 85 yards and 79 yards. Warsager also has the longest kickoff return for a touchdown in school history with a 98-yard return at Lebanon Valley College in 2002 and now owns the career kickoff return record with 1,240 yards. Freshman running back Mark Peters (Mendham, NJ/Mendham HS) has returned five kickoffs for 73 yards while sophomore running back Marc Panepinto has two kickoff returns for 24 yards. Sophomore running back Aaron Barnes (Media, PA/Penncrest HS) also has two kickoff returns for 45 yards while senior running back Cody Hendershot has two returns for 18 yards. Sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell has contributed 12 tackles and a forced fumble on special teams this season

POSTSEASON HISTORY: Moravian will be playing in the postseason for the second time in three seasons and the fourth time in the 18-year tenure of head coach Scot Dapp. The Greyhounds played in the ECAC Southeast Championship game at McDaniel College on November 23, 2002, falling to the Green Terror, 21-7. Moravian made the NCAA Division III Playoffs in 1993, falling to Washington & Jefferson College, 27-7, and in 1988, defeating Widener University, 17-7, before losing to Ferrum (VA) College, 49-28, a team that featured former NFL standout Chris Warren.

WINNING STREAKS: Moravian's seven-game winning streak to open the season was the second longest in school history and the first time The Greyhounds had won seven consecutive games in the same season. Prior to this fall, the Greyhounds had won six straight contests in a season five times with the last time being in 2002 (10/5 to 11/9). Other six game season winning streaks have occurred in 1940 (9/27 to 11/1), 1955 (10/15 to 11/19), 1988 (10/15 to 11/19) and 1993 (10/9 to 11/13). The longest winning streak in school history spanning more than one season was in 1939 and 1940 when Moravian won eight consecutive games (11/11/1939 to 11/1/1940) and put together a ten game unbeaten streak that included four games in 1939 (10/28 to 11/25) and six wins in the first six contests of 1940 (9/27 to 11/1). The Greyhounds have had three other seven-game winning streaks that span several seasons (10/20/1900 to 10/19/1901; 11/15/1955 to 9/29/1956; & 11/1/1975 to 10/6/1976). The longest unbeaten streak in school history is from the final game of the 1899 season until October 19th, 1901, a span of 13 games without a loss.

OVERTIME ‘HOUNDS: Moravian has played a total of seven overtime games since the NCAA instituted the rule for the 1996 season and is 5-2 all-time in the extra-session. This year was the fourth time since 1996 that the Greyhounds did not play at least one overtime game.

WINNING WAYS: Moravian had 11 consecutive winning seasons—all under Coach Scot Dapp, from 1987 to 1997 and has now had 14 winning seasons in Dapp’s 18 years. The 11-straight winning seasons is the longest in school history. Dapp ranks third among Greyhound coaches in winning percentage.

ON THE AIRWAVES: For the eighth straight year, the Greyhounds football game were on the radio. This fall Moravian's games were aired on WKAP Oldies 1470 AM.

WKAP TOP HOUNDS OF THE YEAR: During the final PenTeleData Halftime Show of the Year, the announcers and staff of Oldies 1470 AM WKAP announced their 2004 Top Hounds of the Year sponsored by Potts Doggie Shop. The group selected sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs as the Most Valuable Player and the Offensive Player of the Year, sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr as the Defensive Player of the Year, senior punter John McLain as the Special Teams Player of the Year, junior quarterback Jerry Venturino as the Most Improved Player of the Year, senior wide receiver/return specialist Jed Warsager as the Playmaker of the Year, sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins as the Pleasant Surprise of the Year, senior linebacker Bill Carasia as the Fearless Leader of the Year, the offensive line as the Unsung Hero of the Year, junior running back Kevin Lukich as the Hard Luck Player of the Year and the final scoring drive of the King's College game in which Moravian scored the winning touchdown with a 69-yard drive in the last 1:44 of the game for a 21-18 win as the Drive of the Year. The entire list can be seen at www.oldies1470.com on Monday.

STARTERS PLAYER OF THE GAME: As part of Moravian's new radio contract with Oldies 1470 WKAP, the announcers will select the Starters Player of the Game for Moravian during the St. Luke's Hospital Post-Game Show. Last week, sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs and senior wide receiver/return specialist Jed Warsager were selected as the Starters Players of the Game. Jacoubs had 170 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries to become the all-time leading rusher in Moravian history while Warsager had two kickoff returns for 39 yards to set the school mark for career kickoff return yardage. Warsager also caught four passes for 85 yards and a touchdown in the 37-20 loss at Franklin & Marshall College in the ECAC Southwest Championship game. Starters is a sponsor of Moravian College Athletics and is located on Route 378 south of Bethlehem.

STARTERS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: As part of Moravian's new radio contract with Oldies 1470 WKAP, the announcers selected the Starters Players of the Game for Moravian during the final St. Luke's Hospital Post-Game Show. The group selected sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs as the Offensive Player of the Year, senior linebacker Bill Carasia as the Defensive Player of the Year, senior wide receiver/return specialist Jed Warsager as the Special Teams Player of the Year and junior quarterback Jerry Venturino the Most Improved Player of the Year. Starters is a sponsor of Moravian College Athletics and is located on Route 378 south of Bethlehem.