Greyhound Weekly Update, September 18, 2006 (-2222-)
Last Week – Lost to King’s
College, 28-23. *MAC game
This Week – Sat., Sept. 23rd
at *Juniata College, 1:30 p.m. *MAC game
The King’s College football team posted a 28-23 victory
over Moravian College in Middle Atlantic Conference
action at Rocco Calvo Field.
Moravian opened the scoring on its first drive of the
game as the Greyhounds took the opening kickoff and drove to the King’s 25-yard
line where sophomore kicker Brian
Reckenbeil (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) connected on a career-long
42-yard field goal, giving the Greyhounds a 3-0 lead with 11:12 remaining in
the first quarter.
On the third play of King’s of the game, Moravian
sophomore linebacker Kevin McGorry (Whitehall, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS),
making his first career start, intercepted a pass at the King’s 39-yard line
and returned it to the 14-yard line. The
Greyhounds would pickup one first down but were held out of the end zone. Reckenbeil
would hit a 19-yard field goal attempt with 5:54 remaining in the first quarter
to give the Greyhounds a 6-0 lead.
Each team would move the ball on their next possession
but each series would end in a punt. The
Monarchs took over on their own 25-yard line just before the first quarter
ended and would drive 75 yards in 15 plays to take a 7-6 lead with 9:25 left in
the first half. In addition to the
third-and-ten play for the touchdown, the Monarchs converted on a
third-and-nine and a fourth-and-12 on the drive.
The Greyhounds would take the lead right back, driving 74
yards in just five plays. Junior
quarterback Brad Swartz (Temple,
PA/Muhlenberg HS) connected on a 33-yard touchdown pass to sophomore
running back Tyler McCambridge
(Northampton, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) for the score and Reckenbeil’s
kick gave Moravian a 13-7 lead with 6:53 remaining in the second quarter. During the drive, the Greyhounds faced a
third-and-16 when Swartz found
sophomore wide receiver Tyler Hersch (Macungie,
PA/Emmaus HS) for a 45-yard
reception.
Each team would punt on its next series before King’s
took over on its own 12-yard line with 3:40 remaining in the half. The Monarchs would cover the 88 yards to the
end zone in 12 plays to send the Monarchs to the locker room with a 14-13
lead. King’s again converted two long
third downs on the drive, one of seven yards and one of ten yards.
To start the second half, each team had its first drive
ended by an interception. Moravian
sophomore defensive back Carl Robinson (Boothwyn, PA/Garnet Valley
HS) intercepted a pass near midfield to give the Greyhounds possession
while King’s would intercept a Swartz
pass to give the Monarchs back the ball near midfield. On the second play of King’s drive, the Monarchs
scored again to boost the lead to 21-13 with 9:12 remaining in the third
quarter.
Moravian would take possession on its own 18-yard line
after the kickoff and drove into the red zone again. For the second time in the game, King’s
defense forced the Greyhounds drive to stall at the eight-yard line and to
settle for a field goal. Reckenbeil connected on a 25-yard try
to cut King’s lead to 21-16 with 3:20 remaining in the third quarter. The three field goals was a career high for Reckenbeil and raised his career total
to 13 in just 11 games as Moravian’s kicker.
The Greyhound defense would force King’s into a
three-and-out on the ensuing drive; however, Moravian freshman Ryan Rempe
(Dickson City, PA/Mid-Valley HS) fumbled the punt return when he was hit at
the Moravian 47-yard line and King’s recovered it. The Monarchs would drive the 47 yards to the
end zone in ten plays for a 28-16 lead with 13:51 remaining in the game. King’s converted on a third-and-ten and a
third-and-eight on the drive.
On the ensuing kickoff, Hersch fielded the kick at the
Moravian eight-yard line and found a seam up the middle, returning the ball 92
yards for a touchdown. Reckenbeil made the extra-point to pull
the Greyhounds within 28-23 with 13:35 remaining in the game. The kickoff return was Moravian’s second of
the season over 70 yards and third 90-plus yard return for a touchdown since the
2002 season.
Each team would punt on its
next possession, and then both the Monarchs and Greyhounds turned the ball over
on downs on their final possessions of the game. King’s would kneel down three times to run
out the clock.
For the Greyhounds, Swartz
completed five of 11 passes for 120 yards, an interception and a touchdown
while sophomore Marc Braxmeier
(Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic
HS) completed six of 13 passes for 94 yards in his first collegiate action.
Hersch caught three passes for
74 yards while senior wide receiver Shawn
Martell (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS)
had three receptions for 65 yards. Martell is now 15th in school
history with 65 receptions for 1,151 yards (14th all-time).
Junior tight end Kris Bisci (Easton,
PA/Easton
HS) caught two passes for 21 yards. Sophomore
running back Tyler de Rouen (West
Milford, NJ/West Milford HS) led the Greyhound rushing attack with
26 yards on ten carries.
McGrorry
led the Moravian defense with 17 tackles, tied for the sixth highest
single-game total in school history, with a forced fumble and an
interception. Senior linebacker Cliff Garr (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS)
added 12 tackles while freshman cornerback Brad
Bodine (Mt. Bethel, PA/Bangor HS) had eight
tackles, two pass break-ups and a forced fumble in hit first collegiate
start. Junior defensive back Zach Santiago (Bethlehem,
PA/Bethlehem
Catholic HS) added seven tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass break-up.
Greyhound Weekly Update, September 18, 2006 (-3333-)
Women’s Volleyball – 8-4
(Commonwealth Conference 0-1, MASCAC 3-1)
Last Week – Lost to *Elizabethtown
College, 3-1; Defeated Muhlenberg College, 3-1, Defeated #FDU-Florham,
3-0. *Commonwealth Conference match,
#MASCAC match
This Week – Wed., Sept. 20th at *Messiah College,
7:00 p.m.; Fri., Sept. 22nd vs. $Neumann
College, 3:00 p.m. & vs. $Ursinus College,
5:00 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 23rd vs. $The University of Scranton, 9:00 a.m. *Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC match,
$Elizabethtown College Blue Jay Tournament
Moravian lost its 2006 Commonwealth Conference season
opening match, falling to Elizabethtown
College, 20-30, 34-32,
30-22, 30-21, in Johnston Hall. Junior middle hitter Jenna Wallace (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS)
led the Greyhounds with 14 kills while senior outside hitter Kelly Bauer (Hellertown, PA/Notre
Dame HS) contributed 13 kills, five digs and three service aces. Sophomore
outside hitter Maria DeBonis (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame HS) had 11
kills for Moravian while senior setter Valerie
Korsak (Coplay, PA/Whitehall HS) had 41 assists,
seven digs, six kills and four service aces. Junior outside hitter Rachel Radocha (Whitehall,
PA/Whitehall
HS) added seven kills, four service aces and two blocks while junior middle
hitter Katherine Perkins (Lehighton, PA/Lehighton
HS) had three blocks and two kills. Sophomore libero Stephanie Struble (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees
HS) led the Greyhounds with nine digs.
The Greyhounds won a pair of matches in a tri-match in
Timothy Breidegam Fieldhouse, defeating rival Muhlenberg College,
30-26, 30-25, 27-30, 30-27 and defeating FDU-Florham, 30-26, 30-23, 30-23. In the match
against the Mules, DeBonis led the Greyhounds with 16 kills and
eight digs while Bauer contributed
13 kills and four digs. Wallace had
seven kills and a team high six blocks while Perkins added five blocks and a pair of kills. Korsak had 39 assists for the Greyhounds to go along with four kills,
four blocks and four digs while Struble had team
highs of 12 digs and four service aces. Radocha
added eight kills and five digs in the win.
Against FDU-Florham, DeBonis paced Moravian with 12
kills and five digs while Bauer had
11 kills and seven digs. Korsak ran the Greyhound offense with 41 assists and she
added five kills while Wallace had
eight kills. Perkins contributed
three blocks and three kills while Radocha
had five kills and two blocks. Struble led Moravian with 15 digs and she had a pair of
service aces while junior defensive specialist Christa Burke (Center Valley, PA/Southern Lehigh HS)
had three service aces. Senior defensive specialist Ashley Hugo (Bath, PA/Northampton HS) had seven digs for the Greyhounds
while junior defensive specialist Elise
Martin (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus HS) had six digs.
Men’s Cross Country – 0-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)
Last Week – 2nd of 10 at Mule/Falcon
Classic XC Invitational hosted by Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA
This Week – off
The Greyhounds placed second
at the Mule/Falcon Classic hosted at Cedar
Crest College.
Moravian had a team score of 76 points while DeSales University
won the meet with 29 points. Senior Josh
Hunter (Palmerton, PA/Palmerton HS) led Moravian with a
fourth place finish on the 8,000-meter course in a time of 28:21.00. Junior Timothy Pagano (Cherry
Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West HS) was
eighth of the 94 runners in a time of 29:04.20 while senior Anthony Sarno (Forked River, NJ/Lacey Township
HS) finished 18th at 30:20.90. Sophomore Jeremiah Reinhart (Effort, PA/Pleasant
Valley HS) was one spot back in
19th place in a time of 30:24.70 while freshman Steve DeFazio (Branchburg,
NJ/Somerville HS) placed 28th
in 31:05.80. Rounding out Moravian's runners were junior Daniel Adams (Delmar, NY) in 57th place in a time of 34:32.50,
freshman Tim Betz (Havertown, PA) at
58th in 34:35.40, sophomore John
McCullough (Levittown, PA/Conwell-Egan HS) placing 64th in a time of
35:01.80 and senior Eric Kratz in 77th place in 38:42.00.
Last Week – off
This Week – Thurs., Sept. 21st hosts
annual Moravian Fall Invitational at Southmoore Golf Course, 12:30 p.m.
Moravian did not compete last week
as the team prepares to hosts its annual fall tournament at Southmoore Golf
Course in Bath
on Thursday, September 21st.
Greyhound Weekly Update, September 18, 2006 (-4444-)
Women’s Soccer – 2-3 (Commonwealth
Conference 0-0, MASCAC 1-1)
Last Week – Lost to #The University of Scranton,
3-1; Lost to #Wilkes
University, 3-1.
This Week – Wed., Sept. 20th at *Albright College,
5:00 p.m.; Fri., Sept. 22nd at *Widener
University, 6:00 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 24th
at St. Mary’s College
of Maryland, 3:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match
Moravian dropped a 3-1 decision to The University of
Scranton in non-conference action in a match played on a slick turf in the
rain. The Royals jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 41st minute and Scranton would extend the
lead to 2-0 in the 49th minute. The Greyhounds would cut the score in half in
the 51st minute when junior midfielder Jill
Newswanger (Pine Grove,
PA/Pine Grove HS) netted her first goal of
the season as she tapped in a rebound off a shot by freshman forward Alessandra Valdetara
(Butler, NJ/Butler HS). The
Royals added an insurance goal in the 61st minute. Scranton had a 22-6 advantage in shots and a
6-3 edge in corner kicks. Moravian sophomore goalie Caitlin Corrigan (Perkasie,
PA/Pennridge HS) made six
saves.
Moravian suffered its third straight loss, falling to Wilkes University,
3-1, in non-conference action. The
Colonels jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute, and Wilkes scored again in
the 32nd minute to extend the lead to 2-0. Wilkes would head into halftime with
a 3-0 lead after a goal in the 42nd minute. Moravian's lone goal of the match
came in the 63rd minute when Valdetara scored
an unassisted goal. The Colonels had a 13-5 advantage in shots and a 4-1 edge
in corner kicks. Corrigan had three
saves.
Men’s Soccer – 1-5-1
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 1-1)
Last Week – Lost to Gettysburg
College, 2-0; Defeated #Delaware Valley College,
3-0; Lost to #Wilkes University, 3-1.
#MASCAC match
This Week – Wed., Sept. 20th
at *Albright College,
5:00 p.m.; Fri., Sept. 22nd at *Widener University,
6:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match
Moravian lost its 2006 home opener, falling to Gettysburg College, 2-0, in a non-conference match
on the HUB Quad. The Bullets took a 1-0
lead in the 43rd minute and they added another goal in the 64th minute. Gettysburg
had a 20-7 advantage in shots and a 12-2 advantage in corner kicks. Moravian sophomore goalie Chris Nederostek
(Lansdale, PA/Christopher Dock HS) made nine saves.
The Greyhounds earned their win of the season, defeating Delaware Valley College,
3-0, in a non-conference match on the HUB Quad played in a steady rain. The
Greyhounds scored the only goal they would need in the 31st minute when senior
midfielder Brian Tarulli
(Bear Creek, PA/James
Coughlin HS) put home a crossing pass from senior midfielder Neil Unternahrer
(East Stroudsburg, PA/Pocono Mountain
HS). Moravian extended its lead to 2-0 in the 59th minute when junior
midfielder Ryan Hess (Harleysville, PA/Souderton
HS) connected on a penalty kick after a hand ball in the box by the Aggies.
The penalty kick was Hess's second
of the season and his third goal overall. The Greyhounds finished off the
scoring in the 82nd minute when freshman defender Blake Ritchey (Harlesyville, PA/Souderton
HS) scored his first collegiate goal with a sliding header off a corner
kick by Unterahrer.
Late in the match, Delaware Valley had a chance to score of a corner kick of
its own but Moravian junior goalie Michael
Peck (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS), making his first collegiate start in his
first year as a member of the Greyhounds, stopped one shot, and Blake stopped another to preserve the
shutout. Moravian had an 18-4 advantage in shots and a 12-2 edge in corner
kicks. Peck had one save and the
team had one in Peck's first
collegiate shutout.
Moravian dropped a non-conference match to Wilkes University,
3-1, on the HUB Quad. The Colonels jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the fourth
minute. The Greyhounds would tie the match in the 34th minute. Ritchey dribble the ball down the left
side and pass to Hess, who
one-touched the ball in front of the goal where junior forward Chris Dello Buono (Oakland,
NJ/Don Bosco
Prep HS) put it into the back of the net. Wilkes would retake the lead in
the 60th minute and the Colonels added an insurance goal two minutes late.
Moravian had a 14-11 advantage in shots in the match while Wilkes head a 4-3
edge in corner kicks. Nederostek had two saves in the match.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, September 18, 2006 (-5555-)
Field Hockey – 1-4
(Commonwealth Conference 0-1, MASCAC 0-3)
Last Week – Lost to *Susquehanna University,
2-1. *Commonwealth Conference match
This Week – Tues., Sept. 19th vs.
#Delaware Valley College, 4:00 p.m.; Thurs., Sept. 21st vs. Cedar
Crest College, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 23rd vs. *Juniata College,
1:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match,
#MASCAC match
Moravian lost its Commonwealth Conference season opening
match at Susquehanna
University, 2-1, in a
match that started nearly and hour and a half late as Moravian was delayed in
traffic. The Crusaders jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 33rd minute and would
extend the lead to 2-0 in the 62 minute. Moravian would cut the lead to 2-1 in
the 68th minute when sophomore forward Nicole
Maugle (Quakertown,
PA/Quakertown HS) batted in a
loose ball in front of the cage. Susquehanna
had a 15-8 advantage in shots and a 9-3 edge in penalty corners. Moravian
senior goalie Amanda Gaun (Hatboro,
PA/Hatboro-Horsham HS) had ten saves in the match
Women’s Tennis – 2-1
(Commonwealth Conference 2-1, MASCAC 2-1)
Last Week – Defeated *Lebanon
Valley College,
8-1; Cabrini College
match postponed; Lost to *Elizabethtown
College, 6-3. *Commonwealth Conference match
This Week – Tues., Sept. 19th
vs. *Messiah College,
4:00 p.m.; Thurs., Sept. 21st vs. Philadelphia University. 4:00 p.m.; Sat. & Sun.,
Sept. 23rd & 24th at ITA Southeast Regional at The
University of Mary Washington, TBA individuals only. *Commonwealth Conference match
Moravian improved to 2-0 both
overall and in Commonwealth Conference action with an 8-1 victory over Lebanon Valley College
at Hoffman Courts. The Greyhounds swept the doubles matches to start the
contest with wins from the tandems of seniors Margo Kokolus (Orefield, PA/Parkland HS) and Courtney Hall (Denver, PA/Cocalico HS), junior Brittany Popaca (Lavallette, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach HS) and
sophomore Mary Kate Kelly (Beach Haven,
NJ/Southern Regional HS) and sophomore Dyana Swan (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) and junior Jennel Yelito (Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua HS).
In singles action, Moravian won five of six matches in straight sets with
victories by Kokolus, Popaca, Kelly, Yelito and junior
Rebecca Angstadt
(Hamburg, PA/Hamburg HS).
Moravian had its non-conference
match at Cabrini College postponed again due to weather.
The contest, originally scheduled for September 5th and rescheduled for
September 14th, has not been rescheduled at this time.
Moravian dropped its first match of the season, falling
to Elizabethtown College, 6-3, in Commonwealth Conference
action. The match started over an hour late to let the courts dry from Friday's
rain, and it ended up being finished indoors due to more rain. The Blue Jays
led 2-1 after doubles action with Moravian's lone point coming from a win at
first doubles by Hall and Kokolus. In singles action, the
Greyhounds received just two more points on a three-set win by Kokolus and a straight sets triumph by Kelly. Popaca lost her singles match in three sets.
Women’s Cross Country – 0-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)
Last Week – 1st of 13 at Mule/Falcon
Classic XC Invitational hosted by Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA
This Week – off
The Greyhounds won the
Mule/Falcon Classic hosted by Cedar
Crest College
with a team score of 46 points. Moravian was 12 points ahead of runner-up DeSales University. Sophomore Kayla Teeling (Milford, NJ/Phillipsburg HS) paced
Moravian on the 5,000-meter course, finishing second overall in a time of
20:51.40. Sophomore Lisa Stengel (Bethlehem, PA/Saucon Valley
HS) was fourth of the 108 runners in 21:10.20 while sophomore Kellie Williams (Tafton, PA/Wallenpaupack HS) placed sixth in a time of 21:36.10.
Junior Katie Pulizzano
(Allentown, PA/William
Allen HS) took 11th place for the Greyhounds in 22:09.50 while sophomore Naomie Kachel (Shillington, PA/Governor
Mifflin HS) was 23rd in 22:44.70. Rounding out Moravian's runners were
senior Jennifer Connolly (Weare, NJ/Manchester West HS) in 31st place in a time of
23:24.30 and junior Catelyn Savoth (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan
HS) in 82nd place at 27:05.30.