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2004-05 – Week 9                                                   Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

 

 

GREYHOUND TRACKS

 

 

Team Records as of October 31, 2004

                                      Overall  Commonwealth MASCAC/MAC Meets & Tournaments

Men’s Cross Country        0-0                                        0-0           10th at 2004 MAC Championships

Women’s Cross Country   0-0                                        0-0           2nd at 2004 MAC Championships

Field Hockey                   10-8             2-5                    6-5          

Football                            7-1                                        7-1          

Golf                                  0-0                                        0-0          

Men’s Soccer                  8-8-1             2-5                    6-6          

Women’s Soccer             9-5-4           2-4-1                 5-4-1        

Women’s Tennis              13-3             6-1                   11-3          Commonwealth Conference Runner-Up

Women’s Volleyball        15-17            2-5                    5-8          

 

 

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Female – Chelsea Mullins (Sr., Jim Thorpe, PA/Jim Thorpe HS), cross country

Lindsey Siracusa (Jr., Yardley, PA/Pennsbury HS), volleyball

Male – Jonathan Thomas (St., Port Carbon, PA/Nativity BVM HS) soccer

Jerry Venturino (Jr., Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong HS), football

 

 

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

 

Friday, November 5th – Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, 7:00 p.m.

 

Saturday, November 6th – Football vs. *Albright College, 1:00 p.m.

 

Saturday, November 13th – Football vs. Muhlenberg College, 1:00 p.m.

 

Tuesday, November 23rd – Men’s Basketball vs. DeSales University, 8:00 p.m.

 

Tuesday, November 30th – Women’s Basketball vs. *Widener University, 7:00 p.m.

 

Thursday, December 2nd – Women’s Basketball vs. Ursinus College, 6:00 p.m.; Men’s Basketball vs. *Widener

            University, 8:00 p.m.

 

*Conference opponent

 

 

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Greyhound Weekly Update, November 1, 2004 (-2222-)

 

Football – 7-1 (MAC 7-1)

Last Week – Lost to *Widener University, 35-31.  *MAC game

This Week – Sat., Nov. 6th vs. *Albright College, 1:00 p.m.  *MAC game

 

                Moravian suffered its first loss of the season in Middle Atlantic Conference action at Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Stadium in Chester, falling to Widener University 35-31.  The loss snaps Moravian’s seven-game winning streak and drops the Greyhounds to 7-1 overall and in the MAC.  Moravian, ranked 25th in the nation this week by D3football.com, still has a chance at the MAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs with a win versus Albright College next Saturday and two losses by Delaware Valley College.

 

                Greyhound sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) scored on a 39-yard run off the right side on the fifth play of the game to give Moravian a 6-0 lead with 12:36 remaining in the first quarter.  Senior kicker Ken Macaulay (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) was wide right on the extra-point attempt.  Jacoubs finished the game with 166 yards on 33 carries to move into fourth all-time at Moravian with 2,338 yards in just 18 career games.  He moved passed Moravian Hall of Famers Kenny King and Bob Ternosky during the game.  The 166 yards was also the tenth time in 14 career starts that Jacoubs has rushed for over 100 yards.

 

                On Widener’s first play from scrimmage, Greyhound junior linebacker Chad DiFelice (Pen Argyl, PA/Pen Argyl HS) intercepted a pass at midfield.  However, the Greyhounds were forced to punt.  Moravian junior cornerback Tyler Chomik (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) would get the ball right back for the Greyhounds with an interception, his sixth of the season, at the Widener 30-yard line that he returned to the 11-yard line.  The Greyhounds were stopped on three plays, and Macaulay attempted a 28-yard field goal but it was wide right.

 

                Widener would score its first points and take a 7-6 lead with 50 seconds remaining in the first quarter.  On the ensuing possession, the Greyhounds would drive to the Widener 44-yard line before junior quarterback Jerry Venturino (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong HS) fumbled a snap.  However, the Pioneers were forced to punt after three plays. 

 

                Moravian would retake the lead with 5:59 remaining in the second quarter on a four-yard run by VenturinoVenturino’s two-point conversion attempt to sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins (Belmar, NJ/Manasquan HS) failed, leaving the score at 12-7 Moravian.  Hawkins did catch eight passes for 127 yards, the eighth highest single game total in school history.  On the drive, Venturino completed a 63-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) and a 35-yard pass to junior wide out Russ Demko (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS)Venturino had the best day of his career in a Greyhound uniform, completing 18 of 31 passes for a career high 340 yards and two touchdowns.  The 340 yards is the seventh highest single-game total in Moravian history.

 

                The Pioneers would cut Moravian’s lead to 12-10 on the final play of the first half on a 42-yard field goal that bounced off the cross bar.  The field goal was the first three points Moravian has allowed in the second quarter this season.  The field goal attempt was set up by a bad snap on a Moravian punt attempt with six seconds remaining that forced Moravian senior punter John McLain’s (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS) knee to hit the ground at the Widener 25-yard line fielding the snap.

 

                After forcing Widener to punt on the first possession of the second half, the Greyhounds drove 74 yards in nine plays, capped off by a six-yard touchdown pass from Venturino to MartellMacaulay’s extra-point was blocked, leaving the score at 18-10 Moravian with 10:14 remaining in the third quarter.  Martell caught two passes for 69 yards in the game.

 

                On Widener’s next drive, Moravian sophomore defensive end Matt Lieberwirth (Chester, NJ/Mendham HS) forced a fumble on a sack at the Widener 43-yard line that was recovered by senior defensive end Richie Cline (Keyport, NJ/Union Beach HS).  Six plays later, sophomore running back Marc Panepinto (Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown HS) scored from 13 yards out on his second carry of the game for his first touchdown of the season.  Macaulay added the extra-point for a 25-10 lead with 5:34 remaining in the third quarter.

 

                The Pioneers would come right back on an 89-yard return for a touchdown to cut Moravian’s lead to 25-17 with 5:18 left in the third stanza.  Widener would score again on the first play of the fourth quarter on a 37-yard pass and a two-point conversion pass to pull the Pioneers even at 25-25 with 14:53 remaining in the fourth quarter.  Widener would retake the lead at 28-25 with 7:28 remaining in the fourth quarter on a 22-yard field.  The Pioneers would score again on a 47-yard touchdown pass with 3:20 remaining in the game to take a 35-25 lead. 

 

                Moravian would answer right back with a 62-yard touchdown pass from Venturino to Jacoubs with 2:44 remaining in the fourth quarter.  Macaulay’s extra-point hit the left upright to pull the Greyhounds within 35-31.  The Greyhounds tried an onside kick but was called for kick catch interference so the Pioneers took over on the Moravian 37-yard line after the penalty.  Widener was forced to punt with 29 seconds remaining in the game.  However, Venturino’s final pass of the game was intercepted at the Widener 25-yard line.  Moravian had a total of 517 total yards of offense on 77 plays while controlling the game for 34:15.  Senior wide receiver Jed Warsager (Andover, NJ/Newton HS) had five catches for 47 yards in the game.

 

                The Greyhound defense did limit Widener to just 22 yards on 25 carries in the game.  Sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) led the Moravian defense with ten tackles including one for loss.  Senior linebacker Bill Carasia (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) added six tackles with three for loss while junior safety Gerald Weiss (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) had five tackles.


Greyhound Weekly Update, November 1, 2004 (-3333-)

 

Women’s Soccer – 9-5-4 (Commonwealth Conference 2-4-1, MASCAC 5-4-1)

Last Week – Tied Muhlenberg College, 0-0 (2 overtimes); Tied York College of Pennsylvania, 2-2 (2 overtimes); Defeated *Juniata College, 9-2.  *Commonwealth Conference match

Season Complete

 

            For the second time in six days and the third time this season, Moravian played to a double-overtime, 0-0 tie, this time at rival Muhlenberg College.  The tie keeps the annual Matte Award standings between the two schools tied, now at 2-2.  Muhlenberg had an 11-8 edge in shots while Moravian had a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks.  Moravian's best chance to score came with 4:30 remaining in regulation time when sophomore forward Kristina Adams (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery HS) drilled a shot from just inside the 18-yard box that didn't sink fast enough and ended up hitting the crossbar and bouncing away.  Senior goalie Jill Vaccaro (South Salem, NY/John Jay HS) made eight saves for the Greyhounds and the shutout was the sixth of the season for Vaccaro and the 21st of her career.

 

            Moravian played to a 2-2 double-overtime tie at York College of Pennsylvania in a non-conference match.  The tie was Moravian's fourth of the season dropping the team’s record to 8-5-4 in the squad's final non-conference match of the year.  The Spartans jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first 7:45 of the match.  Moravian would cut the score to 2-1 in the 11th minute when junior defender Erin Gonda (Bethlehem, PA/Salisbury HS) scored her second goal of the season off a corner kick by senior forward Brianne DeVries (Stockton, NJ/Delaware Valley HS).  The Greyhounds tied the match in the 61st minute on the fourth goal of the year by Adams.  York had 26-15 advantage in shots while both schools had five corner kicks.  Moravian freshman goalie Kelly Wight Port Murray, NJ/West Morris Central HS) made ten saves in the first action of her collegiate career, and the Greyhounds also had a team save. 

 

            The Greyhounds closed out the 2004 season with a 9-2 victory over Juniata College in Commonwealth Conference action on the HUB Quad.  The Greyhounds, who finish the year at 9-5-4 overall and 2-4-1 in the Commonwealth Conference, jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute on an unassisted goal by freshman midfielder Anndrea Yetter (Saylorsburg, PA/Pleasant Valley HS), her fifth goal of the season.  Juniata would tie the match in the 13th minute.  The Greyhounds would get the lead back for goof in the 23rd minute when Yetter scored another unassisted goal for her sixth tally of the season.  Senior defender Kelly Haymaker (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) finished off the scoring for Moravian in the first half with her third goal of the year, an unassisted marker in the 26th minute.  The Greyhounds would score the first four goals of the second half with junior midfielder Jessica Cordani (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Boro HS) netting her second goal of the season, an unassisted tally in the 55th minute.  Junior forward Megan Collins (Dover, DE/Caesar Rodney HS) scored the first of two goals, her ninth of the year, off a pass from Cordani in the 56th minute while DeVries netted her seventh tally of the season off a pass from Gonda in the 61st minute.  Sophomore midfielder Alisha Davy (Oaklyn, NJ/Haddon Township HS) found the back of the net for the Greyhounds for her second goal of the season in the 67th minute off a pass from Cordani.  Juniata would score again in the 71st minute, however, Moravian added two more goals for the victory.  Collins scored her tenth goal of the year, an unassisted goal in the 77th minute while freshman defender Lauren Jo Zickmund (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom HS) scored her first collegiate goal off an assist by Haymaker in the 88th minute.  Moravian had a 21-9 advantage in shots while both teams had three corner kicks.  Vaccaro had two saves in the victory.

 

 

 

Golf – 0-0 (MAC 0-0)

Fall Season Complete

 

            The Greyhounds completed the fall portion of their schedule by winning their final three tournaments.  The squad will resume its schedule in late March as the squad prepares for the first-ever Commonwealth Conference Tournament at the end of April 2005.

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, November 1, 2004 (-4444-)

 

Field Hockey – 10-8 (Commonwealth Conference 2-5, MASCAC 6-5)

Last Week – Lost to *Widener University, 6-2; Defeated Stevens Institute of Technology, 4-0.  *Commonwealth Conference match

Season Complete

 

            Moravian dropped its final Commonwealth Conference match of the season, falling to Widener University 6-2 in Chester.  Widener jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first half.  Moravian would finally score in the 41st minute when senior forward Stacee Cupples (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) found the back of the net on an unassisted goal, her 15th goal of the season.  Cupples added another goal in the 45th minute off an assist from freshman forward Savannah Bayer (Newton, NJ/Newton HS).  The Pioneers’ final goal was scored in the 49th minute.  Widener had a 25-10 advantage in shots while both teams had six penalty corners.  Moravian sophomore goalie Amanda Gaun (Hatboro, PA/Hatboro-Horsham HS) made six saves in the contest. 

 

            The Greyhounds finished off the 2004 season by defeating Stevens Institute of Technology, 4-0, in a non-conference match to tie the Moravian record for victories in a season with ten.  The Greyhounds complete the year with a 10-6 mark, equaling the win totals from the 1988, 1989, 1992 and 1996 seasons.  The match with the Ducks was scoreless at halftime, however, the Greyhounds didn't take long in the second half to get the scoring started.  Freshman midfielder Jayme Baker (Center Valley, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) scored her first career goal off an assist from senior forward Kelly Boone (Reading, PA/Muhlenberg HS) just 1:32 into the second half, giving the Greyhounds all the offense they would need.  Bayer netted an unassisted goal, ninth of the season in the 53rd minute.  Boone then scored the first of two goals in the 56th minute off a pass from Cupples.  The assist was Cupples' school-record 11th assist of the year.  Boone scored her fourth goal of the season in the 64th minute off an assist from Baker.  Moravian out shot the Ducks 24-2 with Gaun making one save for her second shutout of the season.  The Greyhounds also had a 10-1 edge in penalty corners. 

 

 

 

Women’s Volleyball – 15-17 (Commonwealth Conference 2-5, MASCAC 5-8)

Last Week – Defeated *Messiah College, 3-0; Defeated Gwynedd-Mercy College, 3-1; Defeated #University of Scranton, 3-1.  *Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC match

Season Complete

 

            Moravian snapped its eight-match losing streak and finished the 2004 Commonwealth Conference season with a 30-24, 30-25, 30-17 victory at Messiah College.  Sophomore outside hitter Kelly Bauer (Hellertown, PA/Notre Dame HS) paced the Greyhounds with 14 kills and 11 digs while junior middle hitter Lindsey Siracusa (Yardley, PA/ Pennsbury HS) added 13 kills. Senior outside hitter Christina Wallace (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) contributed ten kills and eight digs while freshman middle hitter Jenna Wallace (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) had seven kills and two service aces.  Sophomore setter/defensive specialist Ashley Hugo (Bath, PA/Northampton HS) contributed 34 assists for Moravian while freshman outside hitter/setter Katherine Perkins (Lehighton, PA/ Lehighton HS) added three assists and three kills.  Freshman libero Christa Burke (Center Valley, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) had three digs and two service aces in the victory.

 

            The Greyhounds won their second straight match, defeating host Gwynedd-Mercy College, 30-25, 30-32, 30-26, 30-18 in the first game of a tri-match.  Siracusa led Moravian with 18 kills and three blocks while Christina Wallace added 17 kills and four digs.  Bauer contributed 11 kills and three digs while Hugo had 49 assists and four service aces.  Jenna Wallace had five kills and five service aces while Perkins contributed three kills and two blocks. Freshman defensive specialist Elise Martin (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus HS) added nine kills while Burke had seven digs.

 

            Moravian extended its winning streak to three straight matches and closed out the 2004 season with a 31-29, 27-30, 30-24, 30-26 victory over the University of Scranton in the second match of a tri-match at Gwynedd-Mercy.  The Greyhounds complete the year with a 15-17 record, the first time since 1995 that Moravian hasn't won 20 matches in a season.  Siracusa led Moravian with 17 kills and seven blocks while Christina Wallace added 14 kills, three service aces and four digs.  Christina Wallace finishes her Moravian career with 980 kills.  Bauer contributed 15 kills, two blocks and three digs while Hugo had 44 assists, two blocks and three digs.  Jenna Wallace had ten kills and two blocks.  Martin added seven kills while Burke had two service aces.

 

Greyhound Weekly Update, October 25, 2004 (-5555-)

 

Women’s Cross Country – 0-0 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MAC 0-0)

Last Week – 2nd of 15 at 2004 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships hosted by Widener University at Belmont Plateau in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, PA

This Week – off

 

            Moravian placed second of 15 schools at the 2004 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships hosted by Widener University at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia's Fairmont Par k.  The Greyhounds, who are ranked 24th in the nation this week, had a team score of 65 points, just 19 point behind MAC Champion Elizabethtown College.  Seniors Chelsea Mullins (Jim Thorpe, PA/Jim Thorpe HS) and Heather McGarvie (Medford, NJ/Shawnee HS) each earned All-Conference First Team honors with top ten finishes in the race.  Mullins was third overall on the 6,000-meter course in a time of 23:07.0 while McGarvie was fourth of the 124 runners in 23:12.0.  The Greyhounds also had two runners earn All-Conference Second Team accolades with freshman Krystyn Fenon (Lehighton, PA/Palmerton HS) placing 17th in 24:41.0 and freshman Christine Maiale (Emmaus, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) finishing 20th in a time of 24:53.0.  Junior Lauren Bahnatka (West Chester, PA/Henderson HS) rounded out the top five for the Greyhounds, finishing 21st in 24:59.0.

 

            Senior Kim Bushner (Allentown, PA/Dieruff HS) was 30th in the race with a time of 25:32.0 while senior Alison Stoyko (Reading, PA/Governor Mifflin HS) placed 41st in 26:04.0. Also competing for the Greyhounds were junior Alexis Vergalla (Glen Gardner, PA/Voorhees HS), who was 54th in 26:45.0, freshman Emily Graney (Palisades, NY/Tappan Zee HS), who took 73rd place in 27:52.0, freshman Theresa Zataveski (Quakertown, PA/Gwynedd Mercy Academy), who placed 74th in 27:54.0, and senior Kellie Smith (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS), who finished 79th in a time of 28:10.0.

 

 

 

Men’s Soccer – 8-8-1 (Commonwealth Conference 2-5, MASCAC 6-6)

Last Week – Lost to *Albright College, 1-0; Defeated *Juniata College, 5-0.  *Commonwealth Conference match

Season Complete

 

            Moravian dropped its fourth straight Commonwealth Conference match by a score of 1-0, falling at Albright College in Reading.  The loss was the Greyhounds' fifth straight by a score of 1-0.  Moravian actually had a 17-1 advantage in shots and a 14-3 edge in corner kicks but the Lions netted the game's only goal in the 32nd minute.  Both teams had a player red carded in the 86th minute of the match.  Junior goalie Ryan Walker (Metuchen, NJ/Metuchen HS) started in net for the Greyhounds, and he played 68 minutes before sophomore Kyle Keller (Coopersburg, PA/ Southern Lehigh HS) came into the match.  Neither goalie made a save for the Greyhounds.

 

            The Greyhounds closed out the 2004 season with a 5-0 shutout victory versus Juniata College in Commonwealth Conference action on the HUB Quad.  Moravian, which finishes the season at 8-8-1 overall and 2-5 in the Commonwealth Conference, jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute on the first goal of the season by senior forward Jonathan Thomas (Port Carbon, PA/Nativity BVM HS), assisted by senior midfielder Nick Tarquinio (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Boro HS).  The Greyhounds would tally four goals in the second half.  Senior midfielder Jim Feimster (Stroudsburg, PA/Pocono Mountain HS) netted his second goal of the season with an unassisted tally in the 49th minute before Thomas scored his second goal of the match in the 51st minute.  Thomas would finish off his first career hat trick with an unassisted goal in the 64th minute.  Senior defender Ryan Wilkins (Hatboro, PA/Hatboro-Horsham HS) scored his first career goal in his final match in a Greyhound uniform on a penalty kick in the 67th minute.  Moravian had a 15-4 advantage in shots and a 3-2 edge in corner kicks.  Keller had one save in the victory.

 

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, October 25, 2004 (-6666-)

 

Men’s Cross Country – 0-0 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MAC 0-0)

Last Week – 10th of 13 at 2004 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships hosted by Widener University at Belmont Plateau in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, PA

This Week – off

 

            The Greyhounds placed tenth of 13 teams at the 2004 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships hosted by Widener University at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia's Fairmont Park.  Moravian had a team score of 237 while nationally-ranked Elizabethtown College won the race with 33 points.  Junior Greg Rarick (Drums, PA/Hazleton HS) had the Greyhounds top time on the 8,000-meter course, placing 35th of 127 runners in a time of 28:14.0.  Senior Patrick Grogan (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame HS) was 37th in 28:20.0 while sophomore Jared Casciole (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) took 58th in 29:22.0.  Rounding out the Moravian top five were junior William Shimer (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) in 61st place with a time of 29:28.0 and junior Russell Zaleski (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough HS) in 71st position at 29:54.0.  Also competing for the Greyhounds were freshman Timothy Pagano (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West HS), who was 85th in 30:38.0, freshman Eric Boyer (North Wales, PA/North Penn HS), who placed 87th at 30:50.0, sophomore Eric Kratz (Parrsippany, NJ/Parsippany Hills HS), who took 119th in 35:49.0, and senior Aditya Kahanna (Mumbai, India), who finished 122nd in a time of 37:32.0.

 

 

 

 

Women’s Tennis – 13-3 (Commonwealth Conference 6-1, MASCAC 9-3)

Season Complete