MORAVIAN’S TYLER de ROUEN NAMED MIDDLE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ANNVILLE, PA --- Sophomore running back Tyler de Rouen (West Milford, NJ/West Milford HS) of the Moravian College football team has been named the Middle Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Greyhounds’ 24-17 victory at Susquehanna University Saturday afternoon.

de Rouen led Moravian to the come-from-behind win at Susquehanna with his first 100-yard career game, gaining 123 yards with two touchdowns on 20 carries. In the fourth quarter with Moravian trailing, 17-10, de Rouen ran for a pair of touchdowns including the game winner with 2:22 remaining in the game. de Rouen had a three-yard scoring run with 9:55 remaining in the game to cut the lead to 17-16. Later in the quarter, Moravian faced a fourth-and-one from the Susquehanna 42 yard line. Greyhound quarterback Brad Swartz (Temple, PA/Muhlenberg HS) stumbled after the snap and nearly fell while pitching the ball to deRouen. After receiving pitch, de Rouen dropped the ball, but it bounced right back into his hands and he raced 42 yards down the right side line for the winning score. deRouen also caught two passes for 14 yards in the victory.

Moravian, now 1-0 overall and in the MAC, will play its first home game on Saturday, September 16th versus King’s College with kickoff slated for 1:00 p.m. at Rocco Calvo Field.