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2005-06 – Week 11 Contact:
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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 9th at 2005 MAC
Championships; 21st at NCAA Division III
Women’s Cross Country 0-0 0-0 6th at 2005 MAC
Championships; 28th at NCAA Division III
Field Hockey 5-13 0-7 4-8
Football 6-4 5-4
Golf 0-0 0-0
Men’s Soccer 5-12-2 2-5 3-8-1
Women’s
Soccer 16-6-1 5-1-1 9-3-1 Commonwealth Conference Runner-Up;
NCAA Division III Tournament Second Round
Men’s Tennis 0-1 0-1
Women’s
Tennis 15-2 5-1 10-2 Commonwealth Conference Runner-Up
Women’s
Volleyball 21-10 4-3 9-4 Commonwealth Conference Semifinalist
Female – Megan Collins (Sr.,
Male – Ben Hawkins (Sr.,
Jerry Venturino (Sr.,
UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:
Tuesday, November 29th – Women’s
Basketball vs. *
College, 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 1st
– Men’s Basketball vs.
*Conference opponent
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Greyhound Weekly Update, November 14, 2005 (-2222-)
Football – 6-4 (MAC 5-4)
Moravian senior quarterback Jerry Venturino (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong
HS) completed 12 of 21 passes for 206 yards and a touchdown, and he ran for
38 yards on nine carries to lead the Greyhounds to a 24-19 victory over rival
Muhlenberg College in the season finale for both schools at Frank Marino Field
and Scotty Wood Stadium. Moravian, which
snapped a three-game losing streak to Muhlenberg, finishes the 2005 regular
season with a 6-4 overall record.
Moravian senior wide receiver Ben
Hawkins (
The teams began the game by trading
punts on the first four possessions of the game. On the Greyhounds’ third drive of the game,
junior running back Chris Jacoubs (Fair
Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) moved past former Widener University and
NFL star Billy “White Shoes” Johnson
for fourth in the MAC record books with 3,733 yards in his career. However, Moravian was forced to punt for the
third time in the first quarter. Jacoubs finished the game with 89 yards
on 34 carries to raise his career total to 3,794 yards in three seasons
including 954 in 2005.
The Greyhounds would get possession back
on the first play of the second quarter when senior linebacker
On Moravian’s next drive, the Greyhounds
faced a third-and-two from their own 31-yard line, when Venturino connected on a 61-yard pass and run to Hawkins to set up a first-and goal from
the eight-yard line. On third and goal
from the three-yard line, Venturino
handed the ball off to junior running back Marc
Panepinto (Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown HS), who tossed the ball back to Jacoubs who would dive inside the left
pylon for the touchdown, capping a six-play, 77-yard drive. Reckenbeil
added his 26th consecutive extra-point for a 10-7 Moravian lead with
8:22 remaining in the second quarter.
The touchdown was Jacoubs’
tenth of the season and the 36th of his career.
Moravian would kickoff from midfield
after a personal foul penalty on the touchdown.
The Mules ran a reverse on the kickoff, but the Greyhounds were ready,
forcing Muhlenberg to begin its drive from its own 10-yard line. The Mules would pick-up two first downs, but
eventually were forced to punt for the third time in the game. Muhlenberg would get the ball back after just
two plays when the Mules intercepted a Venturino
pass at the Moravian 46-yard line. The
Greyhound defense would force the Mules to turn the ball over on downs at the
Moravian 25-yard line with 39 seconds left in the first half.
The Mules received the opening kickoff
of the second half and were forced to punt after just three plays. On Moravian’s first possession of the second
half, the Greyhounds faced a third-and-11 from their own 36-yard line when Venturino connected with Hawkins on a 64-yard catch and run down
the right sideline for a touchdown. Reckenbeil’s
extra-point gave Moravian a 17-7 lead with 10:07 to play in the third
quarter. On the play, Hawkins moved into third all-time in
receiving yardage with 1,678 on just 81 catches, which is tied for tenth
all-time. The touchdown reception was
also Hawkins’ 17th career
touchdown catch, moving him within one of Mike
Howey’s career mark of 18. The touchdown pass was also the 34th
of Venturino’s career, tying his for
fourth all-time with Rob Light.
Moravian would take over at its own
13-yard line after forcing a punt. The
Greyhounds faced a fourth-and five when Venturino
found junior wide receiver Shawn Martell
(
The Greyhounds would again kickoff from
midfield after another unsportsmanlike penalty against the Mules on the
touchdown. The kickoff would result in a
touchback. Muhlenberg would pick up
three first downs and move into Moravian territory. Two more first downs would give the Mules a
first-and-goal from the four-yard line on the final play of the third
quarter. Muhlenberg would score on a
four-yard touchdown run to cap a seven-play, 80-yard drive. The touchdown was Muhlenberg’s
first offensive touchdown in 14 quarters.
The extra-point was wide right to cut Moravian’s lead to 24-13 with
14:54 remaining in the game.
Moravian would gain one first down on
its next possession; however, the Greyhounds would be forced to punt. The Mules began from their own 36-yard
line. Muhlenberg would run just three
plays before attempting a fake punt. The
Mules punter completed a pass, but Moravian freshman defensive back Carl Robinson (Boothwyn, PA/Garnet Valley
HS) tackled the Mule player short of the first down, giving the Greyhounds
possession at the Muhlenberg 44-yard line with 9:52 remaining in the game. Moravian would punt the ball back to the
Mules after three plays.
Muhlenberg needed just three plays to
cover the 80-yards and score its third touchdown of the game on a 45-yard pass
and run. The Mules went for two but
Moravian junior defensive back
The Greyhounds expected the Mules to
onside kick, a play that has burned Moravian several times in the last few
games between the schools, but the Mules kicked deep for a touchback. Moravian gained one first down but was forced
to punt. Senior Corey Czerniak’s (
Martell
caught three passes for 36 yards while sophomore tight end Kris Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS) and senior wide receiver Cletus Kilker (Bethlehem, PA/Notre Dame HS)
each caught two passes, Bisci for 15
yards and Kilker for 13 yards.
Junior linebacker Cliff Garr (
Greyhound
Weekly Update, November 14, 2005 (-3333-)
Women’s Soccer – 16-6-1
(Commonwealth Conference 5-1-1, MASCAC 9-3-1)
Senior forward Megan
Collins (Rehoboth Beach, DE/Caesar Rodney HS) scored a pair of goals
including her eighth game-winning goal of the season in the 103rd minute to
lead Moravian to a 2-1, double-overtime victory over Washington & Lee
University in an NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament First Round
match at Dickinson College. The match was the Greyhounds' first-ever in NCAA
Tournament play, and the Greyhounds will play the host Red Devils in the second
round at 1:00 p.m. Moravian improves to 16-5-1 on the year, a school record for
victories. The two teams played a
scoreless first half. The Generals would take a 1-0 lead in the 56th minute. Moravian needed just 131 seconds to tie the
match as Collins found the upper
left-hand corner of the net in the 58th minute from 25-yards out off a direct
kick after Washington & Lee foul. The match would remain tied into the
second overtime when Collins scored
her 16th goal of the season, tying Carli Miller's
single season Moravian record. Collins
hit the lower right-hand corner this time off another direct kick. Moravian had
a 10-9 advantage in shots including a 3-0 edge in overtime while Washington
& Lee had a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks. Moravian freshman goalie Caitlin Corrigan (
The Greyhounds had their best season ever come to a close
with a 1-0 loss at
Women’s Basketball – 0-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)
Moravian will begin its 2005-06 season this weekend at
the Dickinson College Days Inn Tip-Off Tournament playing
Women’s Volleyball – 21-10
(Commonwealth Conference 4-3, MASCAC 9-4)
Men’s Tennis – 0-1 (MASCAC
0-1)
The Greyhounds have completed the
fall portion of their schedule. Moravian will return to action during spring
break with a trip to
Golf – 0-0 (MASCAC 0-0)
Greyhound
Weekly Update, November 14, 2005 (-4444-)
Women’s Cross Country – 0-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)
Moravian closed out its 2005 season with a 28th place
finish of 42 teams at the 2005 NCAA Division III Mideast
Regional hosted by
Men’s Cross Country – 0-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)
Moravian finished out its 2005 season with a 21st place
finish of 40 teams at the 2005 NCAA Division III Mideast
Regional hosted by
Men’s Basketball – 0-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)
Moravian will begin its 2005-06 season this weekend at
the 15th Annual Gettysburg College Tip-Off Tournament playing the
host Bullets on Friday, November 18th at 8:00 p.m. The Greyhounds were selected seventh in the
Commonwealth Conference Coaches Preseason Poll.
Men’s Soccer – 5-12-2
(Commonwealth Conference 2-5, MASCAC 3-8-1)
Field Hockey – 5-13
(Commonwealth Conference 0-7, MASCAC 4-8)
Women’s Tennis – 15-2
(Commonwealth Conference 5-1, MASCAC 10-1)