Greyhound Weekly Update, October 23, 2006 (-2222-)
Last Week – Lost to Wilkes University,
17-0. *MAC game
This Week – Sat., Oct. 28th
vs. *Lycoming College, 1:00 p.m. *MAC game
Moravian was limited to 204 yards on 61 plays while being
shut out 17-0 by 15th ranked Wilkes University
in MAC action. Moravian took the opening
kickoff and 34-yard return by sophomore Antuan Dixon (Kansas
City, MO/St. Mark’s HS), the Greyhounds started at their own 38-yard
line. However, Moravian would punt after
picking up nine yards on three plays. Wilkes
began its first possession at its own 31-yard line. The Colonels would pickup one first down
before Moravian senior defensive back Justin
Klement (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) forced a fumble the ball at the
Moravian 38-yard line with Greyhound senior linebacker Cliff Garr (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) recovering to give Moravian
possession.
The Greyhounds moved down to Wilkes-six yard line after
three third down completions for first down by Moravian freshman quarterback Ryan Rempe (Dickson City, PA/Mid-Valley HS). However, Rempe
was sacked twice moving the ball back to the 14-yard line. Sophomore kicker Brian Reckenbeil (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) lined up for a
31-yard field goal but a Wilkes player came off the right side of the line to
block the kick, keeping the score at 0-0 with to play in the first quarter.
Wilkes took over at its own 21-yard line, and the
Colonels moved the ball to the Moravian 11-yard line. The Greyhound defense would stiffen and force
a 30-yard field goal attempt with the ball going through the middle of the
uprights to give Wilkes a 3-0 lead with 1:59 remaining in the first
quarter.
On the ensuing kickoff, Moravian junior wide receiver Sean Hill (West Reading, PA/Wyomissing
HS) had a 57-yard kickoff return to give the Greyhounds the ball at the
Wilkes 33-yard line. On the first play
of the drive, Moravian tried a flee-flicker but Rempe was intercepted at the goal line with the ball returned to
the Wilkes 42-yard line. The Colonels
would eventually punt on the third play of the second quarter.
Moravian would only run three plays before punting again
with Wilkes taking over on its own 44-yard line after a fair catch. The Colonels mixed the pass and the run to
move down inside the ten-yard line. The
Greyhound defense stiffened again including a near interception at the goal
line by sophomore defensive lineman Don
Maxwell (Berkeley Heights, NJ/Governor Livingston HS), forcing Wilkes to
attempt a 23-yard field goal. However,
Moravian freshman running back Edward
Savoth (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan
HS) blocked the kick with freshman defensive back Brad Bodine (Mt. Bethel, PA/Bangor
HS) giving the Greyhounds possession at the Wilkes 15-yard line.
Moravian would pickup two first downs including a 16-yard
run by Rempe before attempting
punting the ball away to Wilkes. The
snap was high forcing Greyhound sophomore punter Michael Voskian (Brielle,
NJ/Manasquan HS) to slow his
kick. Wilkes blocked the punt and recovered. On the first play of the drive, the Colonels
connected on a 29-yard touchdown pass.
The extra-point gave the Colonels a 10-0 lead with 4:35 remaining in the
first half.
The Greyhounds started their next drive at their own
37-yard line. Moravian moved into Wilkes
territory but ended up punting with Voskian’s punt rolling out of bounds at the two-yard line. Wilkes started the second half with a good
kickoff return to place the ball at their 41-yard line. After two plays for no gain and a sack by
Moravian senior defensive end Nick Feo (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees
HS), Wilkes punted the ball to the Greyhounds. Feo
had a pair of sacks among his three tackles.
Moravian would take possession at its own 25-yard
line. The Greyhounds would get a first
down by penalty before Rempe fumbled
after being hit, and the Colonels covered the ball at the Moravian 46-yard
line, giving Wilkes the ball. The
Colonels lost yardage again before punting after three plays.
The Greyhounds took possession at their own 24-yard
line. Moravian moved into Wilkes
territory with a first down by penalty and an 18-yard pass from sophomore
quarterback Marc Braxmeier (Center Valley, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) to senior wide receiver
Shawn Martell (Bethlehem,
PA/Bethlehem
Catholic HS). However, the
Greyhounds would eventually punt. Wilkes
did get one first down before punting as well.
Moravian moved the ball to midfield with one first down
before punting. Wilkes took over at its
28-yard line. The Colonels picked up a
first down before punting as both defenses stiffened in the second half. Moravian started at its own 17-yard
line. The Greyhounds picked up a pair of
first downs, including a completion from Braxmeier
to Bisci before punting. On the first play of the drive, Wilkes
connected on an 80-yard touchdown pass and run.
The extra-point gave the Colonels a 17-0 lead with 10:09 remaining in the
game.
Rempe completed
six of 12 passes for 66 yards with one interception, and he was sacked four
times while Braxmeier hit four of 11
passes for 52 yards. Bisci caught four passes for 35 yards
for the Greyhounds while Hill had
two catches for 33 yards and freshman tight end Brian Dencker (Boonton, NJ/Boonton HS) had two receptions for 26
yards. Sophomore running back Tyler McCambridge (Northampton,
PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) led the Greyhounds with 72 yards on 22
carries while sophomore fullback Morgan
de Rouen (West Milford, NJ/West Milford HS) had seven yards on five carries
and one reception for six yards.
Garr led the
Moravian defense with eight tackles, a tackle for loss, a pass break-up and a
fumble recovery while freshman linebacker Jayson Williams (Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood HS) added seven tackles
including two sacks. Bodine added six tackles while Klement and sophomores linebacker Andrew Morrissey (Emmaus,
PA/Emmaus HS), defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff (Boonton,
NJ/Boonton HS) and linebacker Kevin McGorry (Whitehall, PA/Allentown Central
Catholic HS) each made five tackles.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, October 23, 2006 (-3333-)
Women’s Tennis – 10-1
(Commonwealth Conference 5-1, MASCAC 8-1)
Last Week – Defeated Cabrini
College, 5-4; Individuals only at 2006
Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation Individual Tournament at
Lehigh University
This Week – Tues., Oct. 24th
at Elizabethtown College for the conclusion of the 2006
Commonwealth Conference Team Championship match, 2:00 p.m.
Moravian won its final non-conference match of the fall
season, defeating Cabrini
College, 5-4. The
Cavaliers are the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Champions and have qualified
for the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament in the spring.
Moravian is two-points away from a berth in the NCAA Championship in a
suspended match with Elizabethtown College that will be completed on Tuesday,
October 24th at Elizabethtown beginning at 2:00 p.m. Moravian
managed just one victory in doubles from the team of sophomores Kelly Gerbino
(Easton, PA/Easton HS) and Dyana Swan
(Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS). Heading into singles, trailing 2-1, the
Greyhounds won third through sixth singles in prosets
for the victory. Moravian's wins were by Gerbino, juniors Mary Kate Kelly (Beach Haven, NJ/Southern
Regional HS), Rebecca Angstadt (Hamburg, PA/Hamburg HS) and Lindsey Hopper (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex
HS). All six singles matches had prosets played
due to darkness.
Moravian had four of six individuals move past the
quarterfinals and two of three doubles teams move past the quarterfinals as
well at the 2006 Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation
Individual Tournament being hosted by Drew
University and Juniata
College at Lehigh University's
Goodman Campus. Four Greyhounds were
seeded first in the tournament and received byes in the first round of the
singles tournament. In other first round action, senior Margo Kokolus (Orefield, PA/Parkland HS) defeated Danielle Red,
6-3, 6-4, in the first singles flight while Swan lost to Emma Smith of Elizabethtown College, 6-0, 6-1. Kokolus was knocked out of the
tournament in the quarterfinals, falling to third seeded Xiaogiao
Zhang from Wilkes
University, 6-4, 6-4. In other quarterfinal action, third singles
top seed junior Brittany Popaca
(Lavallette, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach HS) defeated Kelly Moll of Lebanon
Valley College, 6-0, 6-0 while fourth singles number one seed Kelly, the defending champion at fourth
singles, defeated Sarah Costello of The University of Scranton, 6-2, 6-0. Fifth
singles top seed junior Jennel Yelito
(Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua HS) earned a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Brittany Turnbaugh of King's College in the quarterfinals while
sixth singles number one seed Angstadt defeated
Jessica Russell of Elizabethtown College, 7-5, 6-4.
In doubles action, the tandem of Popaca and Kelly were
seeded first in the second doubles flight and had a first round by while the
duo of Swan and Gerbino were the top seed in the third doubles flight and also had a bye
in the first round of competition. Kokolus
and senior Courtney Hall (Denver,
PA/Cocalico HS) earned an 8-3 victory of Brittany Reiman
and Brittany Guerin of Susquehanna University in the first round of the first
double flight before being knocked out of the tournament by fourth seeded
Meredith Rempala and Leah Bradshaw from Messiah
College, 8-6, in the quarterfinals. Popaca
and Kelly defeated Sadie Sumner and
Annie Gotchel of Messiah College,
8-2, in the quarterfinals while Gerbino and Sawn
topped Kelly Drinkard and Aimee Snyder of Lycoming
College, 8-1.
The Greyhounds had three individual flight champions at
the 2006 Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation Individual
Tournament hosted by Drew University and Juniata
College at Lehigh University's
Goodman Campus. Popaca captured the
title at third singles, Kelly
repeated as the champion at fourth singles and Angstadt won at sixth singles. Yelito
lost in the finals of the fifth singles bracket while Popaca and Kelly lost in
the finals of the second doubles flight. All four singles players and the
doubles team were the top seed in the tournament. Popaca,
who won the sixth singles title back in 2004, defeated Alex Holzman
of Drew University, 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinals before defeating seccond seeded Emily Swarr of
Elizabethtown College, 7-6 (2), 0-6, 10-2 in the championship match. Kelly topped fourth-seeded Alica Yu in the semifinals of the fourth singles bracket,
6-2, 6-3 and then defeated third seeded Sara Ryder
from Wilkes University, 6-1, 6-1 in the finals. Angstadt earned
a 7-5, 6-3 victory over fourth seeded Nickie
Brackbill from DeSales University, 6-3, 6-0 before defeating second seeded Jan
White of Lebanon Valley College, in three sets to win the sixth singles
championship. Yelito topped Emma Dunn of Susquehanna
University, 7-5, 6-3, in the
semifinals of the fifth singles bracket before falling to second seeded Heather
Lander of Elizabethton
College, 6-0, 6-3 in the
championship match.
In doubles action, Popaca
and Kelly defeated third seeded
Alison McDonald and Kristin Witt from Wilkes University,
8-6 in the semifinals before falling to second seeded Swarr
and Yu of Elizabethtown College, 8-6. In the third doubles flight, Gerbino and Swan, the tournament's top seed, fell to Lander and Jessica Russell
of Elizabethtown College in the semifinals, 8-2.
Greyhound Weekly Update, October 23, 2006 (-4444-)
Women’s Soccer – 7-7 (Commonwealth
Conference 2-4, MASCAC 4-6)
Last Week – Defeated *Lebanon
Valley College,
2-0; Defeated Villa
Julie College,
3-0. *Commonwealth Conference match
This Week – Wed., Oct. 25th
at Muhlenberg College,
4:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 28th at *Susquehanna University,
4:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match
Moravian posted a 2-0 shutout of Commonwealth Conference
foe Lebanon Valley College
in the Greyhounds’ final home match of the 2006 season on the HUB Quad.
Moravian jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute when senior midfielder Alisha Davy (Oaklyn,
NJ/Haddon
Township HS) passed the ball out
of the corner to senior defender Lindsey
Lustrino (Spring Lake, NJ/Manasquan HS) at the top right corner
of the 18-yard box. Lustrino hit a
touch pass in front of the net that sophomore forward Alexandra Frascella (Chatham, NJ/Chatham
HS) headed in for her third goal of the season. Neither team would score
again until the 86th minute when Moravian senior forward Kristina Adams (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery HS) took a short pass
from junior midfielder Jill Newswanger (Pine
Grove, PA/Pine Grove
HS) and put the ball in the back left corner of the net for her tenth goal
of the year. The Greyhounds had a 21-7 advantage in shots and a 12-2 edge in
corner kicks. Moravian sophomore goalie Caitlin
Corrigan (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) made two saves for her
fourth shutout of the season.
The Greyhounds had their second straight shutout,
defeating Villa Julie College,
3-0 in non-conference action. Adams gave
the Greyhounds a 1-0 just over a minute into the game when she found the back
of the net off a pass from Newswanger for
her fourth game-winning goal of the season. In the 66th minute, freshman
forward Alessandra Valdetara
(Butler, NJ/Butler HS) gave
Moravian a 2-0 lead on a breakaway goal, her third goal of the year. Adams finished
off the scoring with her second goal of match and 12th of the season in the
71st minute when she scored off of a Valdetara pass. Adams is now fifth in school history with 22 career goals,
and she has become the sixth player in school history to record 50 career
points. Both teams had 16 shots in the match with Villa Julie having a 5-4
advantage in corner kicks. Greyhound Corrigan
posted seven saves in her second consecutive shutout and fifth shutout of
the season.
Men’s Soccer – 4-11-2
(Commonwealth Conference 2-4, MASCAC 3-5-1)
Last Week –Lost to *Lebanon
Valley College,
3-0; Tied #The University
of Scranton, 0-0 (2
overtimes). *Commonwealth Conference
match, #MASCAC match
This Week – Tues., Oct. 24th
vs. #DeSales University,
3:30 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 28th at *Susquehanna University,
2:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC match
Moravian was shut out by Lebanon Valley
College, 3-0, in a
Commonwealth Conference match on the HUB Quad. The Flying Dutchmen took a 1-0
lead in the 22nd minute. Shortly after the second half began, Lebanon Valley
scored again to take a 2-0 lead in the 47th minute. The Flying Dutchmen finished off the scoring
in the 75th minute. Both teams had 12 shots in the match with Moravian holding
a 5-4 edge in corner kicks. Greyhound sophomore Chris Nederostek (Lansdale,
PA/Christopher Dock HS) had three saves in
just over 83 minutes of action while junior Michael Peck (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth
HS) had one save in the final seven minutes.
The Greyhounds played to a 0-0, double-overtime tie at
The University of Scranton in non-conference action. The Royals had a 36-7
advantage in shots and had the best chance to score in the 87th minute when a Scranton shot hit the
post from 20-yards out. The Royals also had a 9-3 edge in corner kicks. Nederostek made six saves in the shutout, his
second of the season.
Fall Season Complete
Moravian has completed the fall portion of its schedule
and will return to action on April 2nd at the Lebanon Valley College
Spring Invitational at the Lebanon Country Club.
Women’s Cross Country – 0-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)
Last Week – off
This Week – Sat., Oct. 28th at 2006
Middle Atlantic Conference Championships hosted by DeSales
University, Center Valley, PA
The Greyhounds have a week
off as they prepare for the 2006 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships being
hosted by DeSales
University on Saturday,
October 28th.
Greyhound Weekly Update, October 23, 2006 (-5555-)
Women’s Volleyball – 15-11
(Commonwealth Conference 4-2, MASCAC 9-3)
Last Week – Defeated *Albright
College, 3-1; Defeated #Lycoming College, 3-2. *Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC match
This Week – Tues., Oct. 24th vs. *Lebanon
Valley College, 7:00 p.m.; Thurs., Oct. 26th at #The University of
Scranton, 7:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 28th vs. Gwynedd-Mercy College,
12:00 p.m. & vs. York College of Pennsylvania, 4:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC match
Moravian earned a 27-30, 30-19, 30-25, 30-25 victory over
Albright College in Commonwealth Conference
action Wednesday evening to clinch a berth in the 2006 Commonwealth Conference
Tournament. Senior outside hitter Kelly
Bauer (Hellertown, PA/Notre
Dame HS) led the Greyhounds with 21 kills, six digs, three service aces and
two blocks while junior middle hitter Jenna
Wallace (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS)
contributed 20 kills. Senior setter Valerie
Korsak (Coplay, PA/Whitehall HS) ran the Moravian
offense with 50 assists to go along with seven digs and three kills while
junior outside hitter Rachel Radocha
(Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) had 13 kills and six digs. Sophomore outside
hitter Maria DeBonis
(Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame HS) contributed nine kills and five digs for the
Greyhounds while junior middle hitter Katherine
Perkins (Lehighton, PA/Lehighton HS) had five kills and a pair of blocks.
Sophomore libero Stephanie Struble (Hampton,
NJ/Voorhees HS) led Moravian
with 19 digs in the victory.
The Greyhounds won their second straight match, defeating
Lycoming College 28-30, 30-20, 30-24, 27-30,
15-13 in non-conference action. Bauer led
Moravian with 21 kills and she added 19 digs, two service aces and two blocks
while DeBonis had 15 kills and 13 digs. Korsak just missed her third triple-double of
the season with 47 assists, 11 digs and nine kills while Radocha contributed 13 kills and a pair of blocks. Wallace had 12 kills and four digs for
the Greyhounds while Perkins had
five blocks and two kills. Struble had a
team high 25 digs to go with a pair of service aces while junior defensive
specialist Elise Martin (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus
HS) added 13 digs.
Field Hockey – 3-13
(Commonwealth Conference 1-5, MASCAC 1-10)
Last Week – Alvernia College
match postponed to October 23rd; Defeated *Albright College,
1-0. *Commonwealth Conference match
This Week – Mon., Oct. 23rd
vs. Alvernia College,
4:00 p.m.; Tues., Oct. 24th at *Lebanon
Valley College,
4:00 p.m.; Thurs., Oct. 19th vs. Gwynedd-Mercy College,
4:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match
The Greyhounds non-conference match versus
nationally-ranked Alvernia
College was postponed due
to rain. It was rescheduled for Monday,
October 23rd at Betty Prince Field beginning at 4:00 p.m.
Moravian snapped an eight-match losing streak, defeating Albright College, 1-0, in Commonwealth Conference
action at Betty Prince Field. The Greyhounds scored the lone goal of the
contest in the 63rd minute when freshman forward Kayla Carson (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing HS) scored her first collegiate goal
off of a pass from junior forward Jayme
Baker (Center Valley, PA/Southern Lehigh HS). Albright had a 10-7 advantage in
shots with the Lions recording all ten shots in the first half while Moravian
had a 14-8 edge in penalty corners. Moravian senior goalie Amanda Gaun (Hatboro, PA/Hatboro-Horsham HS) made eight saves for
her first shutout of the season and her 22nd career victory, a new Moravian
record. Gaun also has a school
record 634 saves in her career.
Men’s Cross Country – 0-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)
Last Week – off
This Week – Sat., Oct. 28th at 2006
Middle Atlantic Conference Championships hosted by DeSales University, Center
Valley, PA
The Greyhounds have a week
off as they prepare for the 2006 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships being
hosted by DeSales
University on Saturday,
October 28th.