TWO MORAVIAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS RANKED IN NCAA DIVISION III STATISTICS

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- Two members of the Moravian College football team are ranked in the seventh NCAA Division III statistical rankings of 2010 through games of October 17th, and the Greyhounds are ranked in the top 50 in one team category.

Senior wide receiver Alex Hersch (Macungie, PA/Emmaus HS) is 62nd in the country in punt returns, averaging 8.78 yards per return.  Hersch, pictured at right, has returned 18 punts for 158 yards this season with a long return of 25 yards versus Franklin & Marshall College last Saturday.

Junior kicker Ian Heck (Easton, PA/Easton HS) is tied for 76th in the country in field goals per game at 0.71.  Heck, pictured at left, is five-for-eight on field goal attempts this season with a career long of 41 yards versus Johns Hopkins University.  All three of Heck’s misses this season are from longer than 43 yards.

Moravian is 50th in the nation in total defense, allowing 284.86 yards per game.

The Greyhounds will return to action on Saturday, October 23rd in a Centennial Conference game at Juniata College.  Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Knox Stadium in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.