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2005-06 – Week 5                                             Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

 

GREYHOUND TRACKS

 

Team Records as of October 2, 2005

                                      Overall  Commonwealth   MASCAC/MAC   Meets & Tournaments

Men’s Cross Country        0-0                                         0-0           

Women’s Cross Country   0-0                                         0-0           

Field Hockey                    5-7              0-3                      4-4           

Football                            3-2                                         3-2           

Golf                                  0-0                                         0-0            4th at Lebanon Valley Invitational

Men’s Soccer                  4-7-1             2-1                    2-3-1          

Women’s Soccer               9-1              3-0                      5-1            1st at Mary Washington Soccer Classic

Men’s Tennis                    0-1                                         0-1            ITA Southeast Regional

Women’s Tennis              11-1             4-1                      6-1            ITA Southeast Regional

Women’s Volleyball         16-4             2-1                      7-1            1st at Elizabethtown Blue Jay Classic

 

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Female – Megan Collins (Sr., Rehoboth Beach, DE/Caesar Rodney HS)

Nicole Gruber (Sr., Lebanon, PA/Lebanon HS), tennis

Male – Shawn Martell (Jr., Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS), football

Ryan Walker (Sr., Metuchen, NJ/Metuchen HS), soccer

 

 

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

 

Tuesday, October 4th – Men’s Soccer vs. Alvernia College, 4:00 p.m.

 

Wednesday, October 5th – Field Hockey vs. *Widener University, 4:00 p.m.

 

Saturday, October 8th – Field Hockey vs. *Messiah College, 1:00 p.m.; Women’s Soccer vs. *Elizabethtown College,

            1:00 p.m.; Men’s Soccer vs. *Elizabethtown College, 3:30 p.m.

 

Wednesday, October 12th – Field Hockey vs. Stevens Institute of Technology, 4:00 p.m.; Women’s Tennis in 2005

            Commonwealth Conference Team Semifinals, TBA

 

Tuesday, October 18th – Women’s Tennis vs. Drew University, 4:00 p.m.

 

*Conference opponent

 

 

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Greyhound Weekly Update, October 3, 2005 (-2222-)

 

Football – 3-2 (MAC 3-2)

Last Week – Lost to *Widener University, 34-24.  *MAC game

This Week – off

 

            The Greyhounds dropped their second Middle Atlantic Conference game of the season, falling at Widener University, 34-24.  The loss was Moravian’s eighth straight to the Pioneers.  Widener scored on the first play of the game on a 65-yard screen pass.  The extra-point gave the Pioneers a 7-0 lead just 13 seconds into the game. 

 

            Moravian would answer right back on its first drive of the afternoon.  Junior running back Chris Jacoubs (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) finished off the seven-play, 68-yard drive with a ten-yard touchdown run off the left side.  On the carry, Jacoubs set the Moravian all-time career records for rushing attempts with 649, points with 198 and touchdowns with 33, all records previously held by Jim Joseph.  Freshman kicker Brian Reckenbeil (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) added the extra-point to tie the game at 7-7 with 11:24 remaining in the first quarter.

 

            Widener scored again with 7:24 remaining in the first stanza but the point after attempt was wide left, leaving the score at 13-7 Widener.

 

            Each team was forced to punt on their next possession with Moravian running five plays and the Pioneers going three-and-out.  Moravian would have the next chance to points on the board but Reckenbeil’s 41-yard field goal attempt was wide left with 2:09 remaining in the first quarter.

 

            Widener scored on a touchdown pass and the extra-point gave the Pioneers a 20-7 lead with 12:19 left in the first half.  Widener would get the ball back for with an interception of Moravian senior quarterback Jerry Venturino (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong HS) at the Widener 30-yard line.  The Pioneers added another touchdown for a 27-7 lead with 5:27 remaining in the second quarter. 

 

            Reckenbeil attempted his second field goal of the game with five seconds left in the first half, but his 35-yard attempt was wide left to let Widener head to halftime with a 27-7 lead.  Moravian took the opening kickoff of the second half and drove down inside the Widener-ten yard line but had to settle for a 23-yard field goal by Reckenbeil, cutting the Widener lead to 27-10 with 10:13 remaining in the third quarter.

 

            Widener drove deep into Moravian before Greyhound freshman linebacker Andrew Morrissey (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus HS) ripped the ball away, giving Moravian the ball back.  The Greyhounds drove down to the Widener seven-yard line before turning the ball over on downs.

 

            Venturino would score his first rushing touchdown of the season with a one-yard touchdown dive with 13:12 remaining in the fourth quarter to cap a ten-play, 64-yard drive.  Reckenbeil added the extra-point to cut Widener’s lead to 27-17.  Venturino ran for 56 yards on seven carries and he completed 22 of 43 pass attempts for 329 yards, his second straight 300-plus yard game against Widener.

 

            The Pioneers scored their final touchdown with 11:12 remaining in the game.  The extra-point extended Widener’s lead back to 17 points at 34-17.  Moravian would drive into the red zone again but Widener intercepted Venturino at the one-yard line on a fourth down play.

 

            After forcing a punt, Jacoubs would score his second touchdown of the game from two-yards out to finish off a ten-play, 85-yard drive for the Greyhounds.  Reckenbeil’s extra-point pulled the Greyhounds within 34-24 with 2:18 left to play.  Jacoubs finished the game with 138 yards on 28 attempts to improve his school record total to 3,491 yards in 26 games.  Jacoubs also has school records of 673 attempts, 204 points and 34 touchdowns.

 

            Moravian would attempt an onside kick that was recovered by sophomore tight end Kris Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS).  However, the Pioneers would intercept another Venturino pass to seal the game for Widener.  Bisci caught one pass in the game for ten yards.

 

            Greyhound junior wide receiver Shawn Martell (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) caught six passes for a career high 133 yards, the eight highest single game in Moravian history.  Senior wide receiver Ben Hawkins (Belmar, NJ/Manasquan HS) caught four passes for 62 yards in the first half before being injured just before halftime while senior wideout Russ Demko (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) had three catches for 69 yards.  The Greyhounds actually out-gained Widener in the game, 538 to 476, with Moravian running 82 plays in the game to the Pioneers 61 plays. Moravian also had the ball for over 32 minutes in the contest.

 

            Morrissey led the Moravian defense with nine tackles while senior defensive backs Tyler Chomik (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) and Mario Bevilaqua (Scranton, PA/West Scranton HS) each had five tackles. 


Greyhound Weekly Update, October 3, 2005 (-3333-)

 

Women’s Volleyball – 16-4 (Commonwealth Conference 2-1, MASCAC 7-1)

Last Week – Defeated *Susquehanna University, 3-1; Defeated #Lycoming College, 3-0.  *Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC match

This Week – Wed., Oct. 5th at *Widener University, 7:00 p.m.; Fri., Oct. 7th at York College of Pennsylvania, 7:00 p.m.  *Commonwealth Conference match

 

            The Greyhounds won their seventh straight match and moved over the .500 mark in Commonwealth Conference action with a 30-15, 28-30, 30-21, 30-18 victory over Susquehanna University in conference action at Johnston Hall. Junior outside hitter Kelly Bauer (Hellertown, PA/Notre Dame HS)led Moravian with 16 kills and 11 digs while senior middle hitter Lindsey Siracusa (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury HS) had 14 kills to go with six blocks and four service aces. Sophomore outside hitter Rachel Radocha (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) added 11 kills, eight digs and three blocks while junior setter Valerie Korsak (Coplay, PA/Whitehall HS) contributed 43 assists, eight kills, eight digs and three blocks. Sophomore middle hitter Jenna Wallace (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) had nine kills and two blocks in the victory while sophomore defensive specialist Elisa Martin (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus HS) added seven digs for the Greyhounds.

 

            Moravian surpassed its win total from the 2004 season with a 30-12, 30-19, 30-17 victory over Lycoming College in non-conference action in Johnston Hall.  The win was Moravian’s 16th of the season; surpassing the 15 victories the Greyhounds had all of last season.  Siracusa led the Greyhounds with 16 kills and two blocks.  The 16 kills give Siracusa 1,432 in her career, moving her into third in the Moravian record books.  Bauer added 13 kills and nine digs while Korsak had 39 assists, six kills, seven digs and three blocks.  Radocha added nine kills and eight digs while Wallace had seven kills and four blocks for the Greyhounds.  Junior outside hitter Jodie Elstner (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) added three kills and three blocks.

 

 

 

Women’s Soccer – 9-1 (Commonwealth Conference 3-0, MASCAC 5-1)

Last Week – Defeated Ursinus College, 1-0; Defeated *Juniata College, 3-0.  *Commonwealth Conference match

This Week – Wed., Oct. 5th at Haverford College, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 8th vs. *Elizabethtown College, 1:00 p.m.  *Commonwealth Conference match

 

            The Greyhounds won their third straight match and improved to 8-1 on the season with a 1-0 victory over Ursinus College in non-conference action on the HUB Quad.  With the win, Moravian finishes its five-match home stand with a 4-1 record.  After a scoreless first half, Moravian senior forward Megan Collins (Rehoboth Beach, DE/Caesar Rodney HS) found the back of the net with the only goal of the contest in the 52nd minute off a pass from junior forward Kristina Adams (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery HS). The goal was Collins' ninth of the season, and her fourth game-winning goal. The Greyhounds, who are ranked sixth in the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Region, had a 15-8 advantage in shots while both teams attempted four corner kicks. Moravian freshman goalie Caitlin Corrigan (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) had four saves for her third shutout of the season.

 

            Moravian remained undefeated in Commonwealth Conference action, earning a 3-0 victory over Juniata College in conference play, the team’s fourth consecutive win. The Greyhounds scored the only goal they would need in the 22nd minute when freshman forward Tracy Fitzpatrick (Wantage, NJ/High Point Regional HS) found the back off the net off a pass from Collins.  Fitzpatrick would score again, her fifth goal of the season, in the 50th minute off an assist from sophomore midfielder Jill Newswanger (Pine Grove, PA/Pine Grove HS).  Collins finished off the scoring in the 53rd minute with her team-leading tenth goal of the season off a pass from Alisha Davy (Oaklyn, NJ/Haddon Township HS).  Moravian had a 17-3 advantage in shots and a 1-0 edge in corner kicks.  Corrigan made one save for her fourth shutout of the season.

 

 

 

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

Last Week – off

This Week – Fri., Oct. 7th at Blue Jay Invitational hosted by Johns Hopkins University, Oregon Ridge Park, Baltimore, MD, 4:30 p.m.

            Moravian had a week off as the team prepares to compete in the Blue Jay Invitational hosted by Johns Hopkins University at Oregon Ridge Park in Baltimore, Maryland on Friday, October 7th.


Greyhound Weekly Update, October 3, 2005 (-4444-)

 

Golf – 0-0 (MASCAC 0-0)

Last Week – 4th of 20 at Lebanon Valley College Fall Invitational, Lebanon Country Club

This Week – Thurs., Oct. 6th at Elizabethtown College Fall Blue Jay Classic, Hershey Country Club, 12:00 p.m.

            The Greyhounds placed fourth of 20 schools at the Lebanon Valley College Fall Invitational played at the Lebanon Country Club. Moravian had a team score of 311 while York College of Pennsylvania won the tournament with a team total of 300. Junior Brian Bergstol (Mt. Bethel, PA/Bangor HS) paced the Greyhounds with a round of 76 on the par 72 course that tied him for seventh place among the 101 golfers. Sophomore Eric Whitman (Blairstown, NJ/Notre Dame East Stroudsburg HS) and junior Thad Miller (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus HS) were each tied for 15th with rounds of 77 while sophomore Bryan Ott (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) finished in a tie for 42nd with an 18-hole total of 81. Senior Dustin McCormick (East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg HS) carded an 82, which was tied for 52nd, to round out the Moravian golfers.

 

 

 

Women’s Tennis – 11-1 (Commonwealth Conference 4-1, MASCAC 6-1)

Last Week – Defeated Ursinus College, 8-1; Defeated *Juniata College, 7-2.  *Commonwealth Conference match

This Week – Thurs., Oct. 6th at #DeSales University, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 8th at #Susquehanna University, 1:00 p.m.  *Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC match

            Moravian won its sixth straight match with an 8-1 victory over Ursinus College in non-conference action at Hoffman Courts. The Greyhounds led 3-0 after the doubles competition with wins by the teams of senior Nicole Gruber (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon HS) and sophomore Leah Bradshaw (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS), the freshman team of Dyana Swan (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) and MaryKate Kelly (Beach Haven, NJ/Southern Regional HS) and the junior duo of Courtney Hall (Denver, PA/Cocalico HS) and Margo Kokolus (Orefield, PA/Parkland HS). Moravian won five of the six singles matches in straight sets with victories by senior Katie Cooke (Milford, PA/Delaware Valley HS), sophomores Brittany Popaca (Lavallette, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach HS) and Jennel Yelito (Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua HS), Gruber and Kelly.

 

            Moravian clinched its 12th straight postseason berth with a 7-2 victory over Juniata College at Hoffman Courts.  The Greyhounds, who have won seven straight matches, led 2-1 after doubles action with wins by the teams of Gruber and Bradshaw and the duo of Hall and Kokolus.  Moravian won five of six singles matches in straight sets with victories by Gruber, Cooke, Kelly, Popaca and Yelito.

 

 

 

Men’s Tennis – 0-1 (MASCAC 0-1)

Last Week – No Team Scores at Wilson ITA Southeast Regional at University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA

Fall Season Complete

            The Greyhounds competed at the Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southeast Regional hosted by the University of Mary Washington on Fredericksburg, Virginia last weekend.  In the championship singles draw, senior Neil Caniga (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS) dropped his first match to the second seed of the tournament.  Caniga did win his first match of the consolation bracket before being knocked out of the tournament.  In the “B” singles draw, freshman Steve Bontempo (Verona, NJ/Verona HS) won his first match before losing in the round of 32.  Senior Sean Lynch (West Chester, PA/Henderson HS), junior Scott Shelbo (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom HS) and freshman Keith Feinman (Haddonfield, NJ/Haddonfield HS) each lost their first round matches.  Shelbo would advance all the way to the consolation bracket quarterfinals while Lynch made the second round.  In doubles action in the “B” draw, Lynch and Shelbo lost both of their matches.

 

 

 

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

Last Week – off

This Week – Fri., Oct. 7th at Blue Jay Invitational hosted by Johns Hopkins University, Oregon Ridge Park, Baltimore, MD, 4:30 p.m.

            Moravian had a week off as the team prepares to compete in the Blue Jay Invitational hosted by Johns Hopkins University at Oregon Ridge Park in Baltimore, Maryland on Friday, October 7th.

Greyhound Weekly Update, October 3, 2005 (-5555-)

 

Field Hockey – 5-7 (Commonwealth Conference 0-3, MASCAC 4-4)

Last Week – Defeated Gwynedd-Mercy College, 2-1; Lost to Philadelphia Biblical University, 5-3; Defeated #University of Scranton, 4-1.  *Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC match

This Week – Wed., Oct. 5th vs. *Widener University, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 8th vs. *Messiah College, 1:00 p.m.  *Commonwealth Conference match

 

            Moravian stopped a two-match losing streak with a 2-1 victory at Gwynedd-Mercy College in non-conference action. The Greyhounds took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute on an unassisted goal by senior forward Stacee Cupples (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS). The Griffins tied the match in the 41st minute. Sophomore forward Erica Spatz (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken HS) scored the winning goal for Moravian in the 63rd minute off an assist from sophomore forward Savannah Bayer (Newton, NJ/Newton HS). Moravian had a 9-3 advantage in shots and a 5-4 edge in penalty corners in the match. Junior goalie Amanda Gaun (Hatboro, PA/Hatboro-Horsham HS) made two saves in the victory for Moravian.

 

            The Greyhounds dropped a 5-3 decision at Philadelphia Biblical University in non-conference action. The Crimson Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute, but the Greyhounds would tie the match at 1-1 in the 23rd minute on an unassisted goal by sophomore forward Jayme Baker (Center Valley, PA/Southern Lehigh HS), her fourth goal of the season.  Philadelphia Biblical scored twice more to lead 3-1 at the intermission with goals in the 34th and 35th minutes. The Crimson Eagles extended their lead to 4-1 in the 51st minute.  Moravian would net the next two goals with Cupples scoring both of them for her sixth and seventh goals of the season. Spatz assisted on the final goal. The Crimson Eagles scored the final goal in the 69th minute. Philadelphia Biblical had a 26-12 advantage in shots while Moravian held an 8-5 edge in penalty corners. Gaun had nine saves for the Greyhounds.

 

            Moravian defeated the University of Scranton in non-conference action on at Betty Prince Field behind a pair of goals by Baker. Freshman forward Nicole Maugle (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown HS) opened the scoring for Moravian with her second goal of the season off an assist by Cupples in the third minute.  The assist was Cupples' school-record 20th of her career.  Baker added goals in the 30th and 62nd minutes, her fifth and sixth goals of the season, to help Moravian build a 3-0 lead.  Bayer had an assist on the second goal.  Scranton scored in the 68th minute.  Cupples tallied her team-leading eight goal of the season and the 27th of her career with no time on the clock off a pass by junior forward Jennifer Gassner (Manasquan, NJ/Manasquan HS) as the Greyhounds finished out a penalty corner.  Moravian had a 23-15 advantage in shots and a 13-8 edge on penalty corners.  Gaun had eight saves.

 

 

 

Men’s Soccer – 4-7-1 (Commonwealth Conference 2-1, MASCAC 2-3-1)

Last Week – Lost to Eastern University, 3-0; Defeated *Juniata College, 3-1.  *Commonwealth Conference match

This Week – Tues., Oct. 4th vs. Alvernia College, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 8th vs. *Elizabethtown College, 3:30 p.m.  *Commonwealth Conference match

 

            Moravian was shutout by nationally-ranked Eastern University, 3-0, in non-conference action on the HUB Quad. The Eagles, 12th in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division III Top 25 Poll, scored the only goal they would need in the 37th minute. Eastern added two goals in the second half for the 3-0 win. The Eagles had an 18-3 advantage in shots while both teams had two corner kicks. Senior goalie Ryan Walker (Metuchen, NJ/Metuchen HS) had three saves for the Greyhounds while the team had one save as well when junior defender Peter Cunha (Milford, NJ/Immaculata HS) cleared a shot out of the box just prior to reaching the goal line. 

 

            The Greyhounds won their second straight Commonwealth Conference match, defeating Juniata College, 3-1.  The Eagles jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute.  Moravian would tie the match in the 35th minute when senior forward Ryan Hintenach (Milford, NJ/Delaware Valley HS) scored his second goal of the season off an assist by junior forward Neil Unternahrer (East Stroudsburg, PA/Pocono Mountain HS).  The Greyhounds took the lead in the 38th minute when freshman midfielder Ruben Concepcion (Blenheim, NJ/Triton Regional HS) found the back of the net for his fifth goal of the year off an assist by freshman forward Louis Dollarton (Barrington, NJ/Haddon Heights HS).  Moravian added an insurance goal in the 75th minute when Hinetenach and Unternahrer hooked up for another goal; Hintenach’s second of the match and third of the year.  Moravian had a 12-7 advantage in shots in the match while both teams had two corner kicks.  Walker had two saves in the victory.