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Sports News: Fall 2010

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

MORAVIAN’S ALEX HERSCH & IAN HECK RANKED IN NCAA DIVISION III STATISTICS

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- Senior wide receiver Alex Hersch (Macungie, PA/Emmaus HS) and junior kicker Ian Heck (Easton, PA/Easton HS) of the Moravian College football team are ranked in the second NCAA Division III statistical rankings of 2010 through games of September 11th, and the Greyhounds are ranked in the top 50 in six team categories.

Hersch, pictured at right, is 42nd in the country in punt returns, averaging 10.60 yards per return.  Hersch has returned five punts for 53 yards this season with a long return of 23 yards versus Susquehanna University.

Heck, pictured at left, is tied for 28th in the country in field goals per game at 1.00.  Heck is two-for-three on field goal attempts this season with a long of 25 yards versus Susquehanna.  His only miss would have been a career long 45-yarder at McDaniel College that fell just short of the crossbar.

Moravian is 12th in the nation in total defense at 167.5 yards per game, 17th in rushing defense at 56.5 yards per contest, 17th in pass efficiency defense at a 68.42 rating, 28th in scoring defense at 9.5 points per game, 33rd in kickoff returns with an average return of 24.5 yards and 35th in passing defense at 111.0 yards per game.

The Greyhounds will return to action on Saturday, September 18th in a non-conference game at Lebanon Valley College.  Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Arnold Field in Annville, Pennsylvania.