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2004-05 – Week 12 Contact:
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Men’s Basketball 0-2 0-0 0-0
Women’s Basketball 2-0 0-0 0-0 Champions
at
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 7-4 7-2 ECAC Southwest Championship Game
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
Female – Stephanie Seaman (Jr.,
Male – Chris Jacoubs (So., Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS), football
Jed Warsager (Sr.,
UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:
Tuesday, November 23rd
– Men’s Basketball vs.
Tuesday, November 30th
– Women’s Basketball vs. *
Thursday, December 2nd – Women’s
Basketball vs.
University, 8:00 p.m.
Monday, December 13th -- Women’s
Basketball vs.
University, 8:00 p.m.
*Conference opponent
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Greyhound Weekly Update, November 22, 2004 (-2222-)
Football – 7-4 (MAC 7-2)
Moravian suffered a 37-20 loss to
F&M was forced to punt on its first possession,
however, the Diplomats got the ball back when junior defensive back Ryan Sychterz intercepted a pass by Moravian junior quarterback Jerry Venturino (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong
HS). After the interception, F&M
drove to the Moravian 19 yard line but missed a 37 yard field goal. On the first play of the following Moravian
drive, sophomore running back Chris
Jacoubs (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) ran off the right side for 61
yards down to the Diplomat 19-yard line.
However, the Greyhounds turned the ball over on downs.
The Diplomats scored with 3:18 remaining in the first
quarter on a 23-yard touchdown pass to cap a 10-play, 79-yard drive on which
F&M converted two third downs. The
extra-point game the Diplomats a 7-0 lead.
Moravian answered right back with a 52-yard scoring strike from Venturino to senior wide receiver Jed Warsager (
F&M scored on the first play of the second quarter on
a 33-yard scoring pass. The extra-point
attempt was blocked by sophomore defensive lineman Nick Feo (
Moravian would drive right back down the field and looked
as if it had tied the game on a 21-yard pass from Venturino to Jacoubs
with 10:37 remaining in the second quarter but Diplomat junior defensive back Tim Barry hit Jacoubs and dislodged the ball before Jacoubs could get his feet on the ground. On the drive, Jacoubs became the all-time leading rusher with an eight-yard run
to surpass Jim Joseph’s career
record of 2,751 yards. Jacoubs, who had 2,840 yards in just 21
career games, finished the season with school records of 1,789 yards, 342
carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, 19 overall touchdowns and 114 points.
F&M would drive back down the field and extend its
lead to 16-7 on a 21-yard field goal.
Moravian would be forced to punt for the first time in the game with
nine seconds remaining in the second quarter.
F&M scored on a 16-yard screen pass to cap off a nine-play, 62-yard
drive for F&M. The extra-point gave
the Diplomats a 23-7 halftime lead.
Moravian would take the opening kickoff of the second
half and drive down the field to score. Venturino hit sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins (
Each team fumbled the ball and the Greyhounds came up
with an interception by sophomore defensive back
On the ensuing kickoff, senior running back Cody Hendershot (
F&M would score again on a seven-yard scoring strike
to cap a 35-yard drive in four plays after a 37-yard punt return to set up the
drive. F&M added the extra-point for
a 37-20 Diplomat lead with 10:51 remaining in the game.
Moravian ran up 433 yards of total offense on 73 plays
while holding the ball for 30:02. Junior
wide receiver Russ Demko (
Greyhound Weekly Update, November 22, 2004 (-3333-)
Football – 7-4 (MAC 7-2)
Eight members of the
Moravian had a 7-3 record this
season with a 7-2 record in the MAC, which was good enough for second place
after the Greyhounds were selected seventh in the MAC preseason poll. Moravian began the year with a school record
7-0 start and played in the 2004 ECAC Southwest Championship game at
In just his second season, Jacoubs
has rewritten the Moravian record books.
He has set school records this season with 1,619 yards on 317 carries
with 15 rushing touchdowns. He also has
set school marks with 18 total touchdowns and 108 points. Jacoubs, who
became the eighth player in school history to reach 2,000 rushing yards in a
career and the only player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in
back-to-back seasons against FDU-Florham, has 2,670 yards in just 20 career
games with 11 100-plus yard games in 16 starts, including four games over 200
yards with three this season. Jacoubs, who was the MAC Rookie of the
Year last season, is second all-time and needs just 81 yards in Saturday’s game
at Franklin & Marshall to tie Jim Joseph's career record.
DeWalt, Moravian’s starting
center, helped anchor the Greyhounds’ offensive line, which returned all of its
starters this year. DeWalt has
helped the Moravian offense average 404.6 yards per game, including 239.8 yards
per contest on the ground, which currently ranks 27th in the
nation. DeWalt and the rest of the offense line have allowed just 12 sacks
this season.
Warsager,
who is also a wide receiver for the Greyhounds, leads the MAC and is fifth in
the country in kickoff returns with an average of 30.7 yards per return this
fall. Warsager, who has two kickoff returns for touchdowns this season,
has set the school record with 645 kickoff return yards this season. Warsager
has 1,201 career kickoff return yards and three touchdowns on 44 returns in
just two seasons at Moravian, and he needs just 30 yards to set the school
career record for kickoff return yardage.
Warsager has also caught 16
passes this season for 204 yards and two touchdowns.
Chomik
leads the Greyhounds and is tied for the lead in the MAC with six interceptions
this season. He has added a total of 14
passes defended, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery while leading the
Moravian defensive backs with 54 tackles.
Chomik has also returned
kicks for the Greyhounds with a punt return average of 6.7 yards on 19 returns
and a kickoff return average of 19.7 yards on ten returns.
McLain,
who was on the All-MAC Second Team as a punter in 2002, leads the Greyhounds
and the conference with an average of 38.7 yards per punt. McLain
has been called on just 37 times this season and has placed 13 punts inside the
20-yard line with one fair caught and just four touchbacks. McLain,
who has had just one punt blocked this season, is third all-time at Moravian
with 5,566 yards on 147 punts (fourth all-time) for a school record average of
37.9 yards per punt.
Cline,
who moved from linebacker to starting defensive end this season, has made 26
tackles this season with three and a half tackles for loss, one and a half
sacks, one pass defended and one fumble recovery. Cline,
who has 127 career tackles in three seasons, has helped the Moravian defense
allow just 138.6 yards per game rushing by its opponents.
McLaughlin,
who was also on the All-MAC Second Team a year ago, has made 20 tackles with
half a sack and one pass defended this season.
McLaughlin has made 66
tackles in his career including 59 in the last two seasons as a starter for the
Greyhounds.
Garr,
who is in his first year as a starter, currently leads the Moravian defense
with 82 tackles this season. He has
contributed eight and a half tackles for loss, a team high three and a half
sacks, an interception, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries this season.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, November 22, 2004 (-4444-)
Women’s Basketball – 2-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)
Moravian opened the 2004-05 season
with a 65-49 victory over
The Greyhounds won the championship at the Catholic
University Tip-Off Tournament, defeating McDaniel College, 66-51, in the title
game. McDaniel entered the game ranked
ninth in the D3hoops.com Preseason Top 25 Poll. Moravian jumped out to a 35-29 lead in the
first half. Seaman was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player after
scoring a game high 22 points to go along with eight rebounds. Savino tossed in a career high 19 points while Hackleman added
eight points and seven rebounds.
Men’s Basketball – 0-2
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)
Moravian dropped its 2004-05 season opener in a
non-conference game at
The Greyhounds lost their second game of the season,
falling to Catholic University, 81-52, in non-conference action. Moravian trailed 45-21 at halftime after the
Greyhounds shot just 27 percent in the first half while the Cardinals made 67
percent of their shots in the first 20 minutes. Zaleski
led the Greyhounds with 11 points, and he added four assists, three blocked
shots and three rebounds. Wenderfer contributed nine points and
five rebounds while Chestnut added
eight points and four assists. Reid and Zsilavecz each scored seven points with Zsilavecz grabbing three rebounds.
Women’s Tennis – 13-3
(Commonwealth Conference 6-1, MASCAC 9-3)
Women’s Soccer – 9-5-4
(Commonwealth Conference 2-4-1, MASCAC 5-4-1)
Greyhound
Weekly Update, November 22, 2004 (-5555-)
Women’s Volleyball – 15-17
(Commonwealth Conference 2-5, MASCAC 5-8)
Junior middle hitter Lindsey Siracusa (Yardley,
PA/Pennsbury HS) of the Moravian College women’s volleyball has been named
to the 12-member All-Mid-Atlantic Region by the American Volleyball Coaches
Association announced last Wednesday. Siracusa,
who was on the AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention Squad in 2002, had a team high
389 kills this season, and Siracusa, who was named to the Commonwealth
All-Conference First Team contributed 31 digs, 26 service aces, 96 blocks,
seven assists, and a .271 hitting percentage.
Siracusa became the fifth player in Moravian history to reach the
1,000 career kill plateau, and she has a three-year total of 1,178 kills and is
338 shy of Kim Zipf’s
school record of 1,516 kills. Siracusa is one of six players from the
Commonwealth Conference on the Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team led by four players
from
Women’s Cross Country – 0-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MAC 0-0)
Men’s Cross Country – 0-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MAC 0-0)
Golf – 0-0 (MAC 0-0)
Field Hockey – 10-8
(Commonwealth Conference 2-5, MASCAC 6-5)
Men’s Soccer – 8-8-1
(Commonwealth Conference 2-5, MASCAC 6-6)