FOR MORE INFORMATION

2004-05 – Week 11                                                  Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

 

 

GREYHOUND TRACKS

 

 

Team Records as of November 14, 2004

                                      Overall  Commonwealth MASCAC/MAC Meets & Tournaments

Men’s Basketball              0-0              0-0                    0-0          

Women’s Basketball         0-0              0-0                    0-0

Men’s Cross Country        0-0                                        0-0           22nd of 34 at 2004 NCAA Mideast Regional

Women’s Cross Country   0-0                                        0-0           6th of 35 at 2004 NCAA Mideast Regional

Field Hockey                   10-8             2-5                    6-5          

Football                            7-3                                        7-2          

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 – Heather McGarvie (Sr., Medford, NJ/Shawnee HS), cross country

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

Male – Cliff Garr (So., Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS), football

 

 

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

 

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.

 

Monday, December 13th -- Women’s Basketball vs. Drew University, 6:00 p.m.; Men’s Basketball vs. Drew

            University, 8:00 p.m.

 

*Conference opponent

 

 

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CALL THE GREYHOUND SPORTSLINE AT (610) 625-7865 or VISIT THE MORAVIAN COLLEGE WEBSITE AT WWW.MORAVIAN.EDU/ATHLETICS, UPDATED DAILY AT 8:00 A.M. AND 7:00 P.M.

Greyhound Weekly Update, November 15, 2004 (-2222-)

 

Football – 7-3 (MAC 7-2)

Last Week – Lost to Muhlenberg College, 28-14. 

This Week – Sat., Nov. 20th at Franklin & Marshall College in ECAC Southwest Champtionship Game, 12:30 p.m.

 

            The Muhlenberg College defense, ranked number one in the nation, limited Moravian offense to just 194 yards on 60 plays while the Mules used trick plays and ball control on offense to earn a 28-14 victory over the Greyhounds in the regular season finale between the two rivals at Steel Field.

 

            The Mules, who held the ball for 34:09 in the game, improve to 8-2 on the year and have won three straight over Moravian while the Greyhounds fall to 7-3 after starting the season with a school record seven-game winning streak. 

 

            After the game, the media and sports information staffs voted Muhlenberg senior linebacker Ryan Peer and Moravian sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) the Players of the Game.  Peer had seven tackles and blocked an extra-point for the Mules defense while Garr led the Greyhound defense with 13 tackles, two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.

 

            Moravian received the opening kickoff and was forced to punt after three plays.  However, Greyhound senior punter John McLain (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS) pinned the Mules on the four yard line after a 53-yard punt.  On the third play of the drive, the Mules were called for holding in the end zone which gave Moravian a safety and a 2-0 lead with 12:05 remaining in the first quarter. 

 

            The Greyhounds would take the ensuing free kick down to the Muhlenberg 27-yard line after four plays, but the Mules defense stiffened and forced Moravian to turn the ball over on downs, one of five times in the game.  Muhlenberg would take 10:48 off the clock on back to back touchdown drives, taking a 13-2 lead.

 

            Moravian would run 11 plays on its next drive and move to the Muhlenberg 33-yard line before turning the ball over on downs again.  After forcing the Mules to punt, McLain had a punt blocked with Muhlenberg taking over on the Moravian 20-yard line.  Six plays later, the Mules took a 20-2 lead with 35 seconds remaining in the second quarter.

 

            Moravian would score the first points of the second half on the first play of the fourth quarter when sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) took an option pitch from junior quarterback Jerry Venturino (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong HS) in from nine-yards out.  The play finished off a five-play, 27-yard drive that started when sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) recovered a fumble punt return by the Mules. 

 

            On the extra-point attempt by Moravian senior Ken Macaulay (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS), Muhlenberg blocked the kick, and the ball eventually ended up in the hands of freshman defensive back Ryan Merrill, who returned it for a two-point defensive conversion, giving the Mules a 22-8 lead with 14:53 remaining in the fourth quarter.

 

            Jacoubs, the nation’s fifth-leading rusher, finished the game with just 94 yards on 26 carries, only the second time this season he was held under 100-yards.  Jacoubs finishes the regular season with a school record 1,619 yards on a school best 317 carries.  He also set school marks with 15 rushing touchdowns, 18 total touchdowns and 108 points.  Jacoubs is second all-time with 2,670 yards in two seasons, just 81 yards shy of tying Jim Joseph’s career record.

 

            On the ensuing kickoff, the Mules ran a reverse and returned the kick 85 yards for a touchdown.  The Mules attempted a two-point conversion pass that fell incomplete, setting the score at 28-8 with 14:41 remaining in the contest.

 

            With just under five minutes remaining in the game, Venturino was intercepted at the three-yard line to give the Mules possession.  On the second play, Garr recovered a fumble in the end zone for Moravian’s final points.  Moravian attempted a two-pointer conversion with Jacoubs, who he was stopped short of the end zone, setting the final score at 28-14 with 3:54 left in the game.

 

            Venturino completed nine of 31 passes in the game for 100 yards; however, he was intercepted three times and sacked once.  Sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins (Belmar, NJ/Manasquan HS) caught five passes for the Greyhounds for 65 yards to give him 1,022 career receiving yards, just the 13th player in Moravian history to reach the 1,000-yard receiving yardage milestone.

 

            In addition to Garr’s 13 tackles for the Moravian defense, junior defensive Gerald Weiss (Pottstown, PA/St. Pius X HS) and junior linebacker Chad DiFelice (Pen Argyl, PA/Pen Argyl HS) each had ten tackles.  Weiss had one and a half tackles for loss while DiFelice added two tackles for loss and a sack.  Senior linebacker Bill Carasia (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) added seven tackles.

Greyhound Weekly Update, November 15, 2004 (-3333-)

 

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

Last Week – 6th of 35 at 2004 NCAA Division III Mideast Regional hosted by Allegheny College, Meadville, PA

Season Complete

 

            Moravian finished sixth of 35 teams at the 2004 NCAA Division III Mideast Regional hosted by Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania.  The Greyhounds had a team score of 215, just 18 points behind fourth-place Haverford College for the final spot in the 2004 NCAA Division III National Championships next weekend.  The host Gators won the race with a score of 99 points.  Moravian did have two runners earn All-Region Honors with top-35 finishes led by senior Chelsea Mullins (Jim Thorpe, PA/Jim Thorpe HS), who completed the 6,000-meter course in 22:38.0 to place ninth overall.  Senior Heather McGarvie (Medford, NJ/Shawnee HS) was 11th of the 259 competitors with a time of 22:55.0.  Freshman Christina Maiale (Emmaus, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) was 57th in the meet with a time of 24:27.0 while freshman Krystyn Fenon (Palmerton, PA/Lehighton HS) took 59th for the Greyhounds in 24:29.0.  Both Maiale and Fenon earn Freshman All-Region honors for finishing among the top 14 freshmen in the meet.  Junior Lauren Bahnatka (West Chester, PA/Henderson HS) rounded out the Moravian top five with an 86th place finish in 25:00.0.  Also competing for the Greyhounds were junior Alexis Vergalla (Glen Gardner, NJ/Voorhees HS), who placed 92nd in 25:08, and junior Ellen Hansen (Alburtis, PA/Brandywine Heights HS), who was 139th in a time of 26:03.0.  Moravian did finish three spots ahead of rival Muhlenberg College to earn the point in the annual Matte Award standings.

 

 

 

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

Last Week – 22nd of 34 at 2004 NCAA Division III Mideast Regional hosted by Allegheny College, Meadville, PA

Season Complete

 

            Moravian finished 22nd of 34 schools at the 2004 NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals hosted by Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania.  The Greyhounds had a team score of 565 while Haverford College won the race with a score of 53 points.  Junior Greg Rarick (Drums, PA/Hazleton HS) paced Moravian with a 66th place finish on the 8,000-meter course in a time of 27:40.0 while senior Patrick Grogan (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame HS) finished 96th of the 249 runners in 28:13.0.  Junior Will Shimer (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) placed 106th in 28:21.0 while junior Russell Zaleski (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough HS) was 155th in 29:22.0 and sophomore Jared Casciole (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) placed 162nd with a time of 29:29.0 to round out the Moravian top five.  Also competing for the Greyhounds were freshman Tim Pagano (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West HS), who was 168th in 29:36.0 and freshman Erik Boyer (North Wales, PA/North Penn HS), who placed 199th in a time of 30:33.0.  Moravian also finished 12 spots behind rival Muhlenberg College, giving the Mules the point in the annual Matte Award standings.

 

 

 

Women’s Basketball – 0-0 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)

This Week – Fri., Nov. 19th vs. Gwynedd-Mercy College at Catholic University Tip-Off Tournament, Washington, DC, 6:00 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 20th Consolation or Championship Game of Catholic University Tip-Off Tournament, Washington, DC, 2:00 or 4:00 p.m.

 

            The Moravian College women’s basketball team will begin its 2004-05 season this weekend at the Catholic University Tip-Off Tournament in Washington, D.C.  The Greyhounds will play Gwynedd-Mercy College in the first round on Friday, November 19th and then battle either host Catholic or McDaniel College in the consolation or championship game Saturday afternoon.

 

 

 

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

Season Complete

 

Greyhound Weekly Update, November 15, 2004 (-4444-)

 

Men’s Basketball – 0-0 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)

This Week – Fri., Nov. 19th at Gallaudet University, 7:00 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 21st at Catholic University, 1:00 p.m.

 

            The Moravian College men’s basketball team will begin its 2004-05 season this weekend with a pair of non-conference games in Washington, D.C.  The Greyhounds will play at Gallaudet University on Friday, November 19th at 7:00 p.m. and at Catholic University on Sunday, November 21st at 1:00 p.m.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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

Season Complete

 

 

 

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

Season Complete

 

 

 

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

Season Complete

 

 

 

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

Season Complete