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2008-09 – Week 8                                       Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

 

GREYHOUND TRACKS

 

Team Records as of October 19, 2008

                                          Overall    Landmark/Centennial     Meets & Tournaments

Men’s Cross Country            0-0                      0-0                   

Women’s Cross Country       0-0                      0-0                   

Field Hockey                        6-8                      1-2                   

Football                                5-2                      3-2                   

Golf                                       2-0                      0-0                   

Men’s Soccer                      4-7-1                   0-2-1                 

Women’s Soccer                 9-5-2                   1-1-1                 

Men’s Tennis                        1-1                      0-0                   

Women’s Tennis                   4-2                      0-0                   

Women’s Volleyball            12-13                    3-3                   

 

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Female – Caitlin Corrigan (Sr., Perkasie, PA/Pennridge)

Male – Louis Dollarton(Sr., Barrington, NJ/Haddon Heights)
Brad Bodine (Jr.,
Mt. Bethel, PA/Bangor)

 

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

 

Monday, October 20th – Field Hockey vs. Immaculata University, 4:00 p.m.

 

Tuesday, October 21st – Men’s Soccer vs. The University of Scranton*, 3:30 p.m.

 

Wednesday, October 22nd – Women’s Soccer vs. The University of Scranton*, 3:30 p.m.

 

Saturday, October 25th – Men’s Soccer vs. Catholic University*, 3:00 p.m.; Women’s Soccer vs. Catholic University*,             12:30 p.m.; Volleyball in Moravian Quad Match: Elizabethtown College, 1:00 p.m.; Messiah College, 4:00 p.m.

 

*Conference opponent

 

 

 

FOR DAILY UPDATES OF MORAVIAN COLLEGE ATHLETICS,

CALL THE GREYHOUND SPORTSLINE AT (610) 625-7865 or VISIT THE MORAVIAN COLLEGE WEBSITE AT WWW.MORAVIAN.EDU/ATHLETICS, UPDATED DAILY AT 8:00 A.M. and 1:00, 7:00 and 10:00 P.M.

 

 

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, October 20, 2008 (-2222-)

 

Football – 5-2 (Centennial Conference 3-2)

Last Week – Defeated Franklin & Marshall College*, 23-20. *Centennial Conference Game.

This Week – Sat., Oct. 25th at. Juniata College*, 1:00 p.m. *Centennial Conference Game.

 

            Senior quarterback Mark Braxmeier (Center Valley, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) ran for an eight-yard touchdown run to help lead the Moravian College football team to a 23-20 come-from-behind Centennial Conference win over Franklin & Marshall College on Moravian’s Homecoming at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds snap a two-game losing streak with the victory and improve to 5-2 overall and back into a tie for second place in the Centennial Conference at 3-2.  The Diplomats dropped their third road game of the season to fall to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in conference action.

For the second straight week, Moravian fell behind in the first 18 seconds of the game.  The Greyhounds’, who won the toss for the seventh straight time this season, kickoff off only to see Diplomat junior wide receiver George Eager return the kick 53 yards to the Moravian 30-yard line.  Greyhound senior kicker Brian Reckenbeil (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville) was able to force Eager out of bounds so Moravian did not give up a kickoff return for a touchdown for the second straight week.  However, Eager would score on F&M’s first play, a 30-yard touchdown pass from freshman quarterback John Harrison.  Senior defensive back/kicker Paul Sousa was wide on the extra-point attempt, leaving the Diplomats with a 6-0 lead just 18 second into the game.

Moravian would pick up one first down on its initial drive of the game before a sack of Braxmeier by F&M senior defensive lineman Alex Pastore forced a fourth-and-16 for the Greyhounds and a punt.  Senior punter Michael Voskian (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) had a 50-yard punt as the F&M offense would begin at its own 21-yard line. Voskian would punt three times in the game for an average of 45.7 yards per punt.

The Diplomats put together a 14-play drive that included a six-yard pass from Harrison to sophomore wide receiver Jay Ridinger on a fourth-and-two play in the red zone.  Facing a second-and-nine from the Moravian 12-yard line, Harrison was throwing to the right side but Greyhound senior defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff (Boonton, NJ/Boonton) intercepted the pass at the one-yard line and returned it four yards to give the ball back to Moravian.  The interception was Brinkerhoffs’ second of the season.

The Greyhounds were able to get just one first down again before Voskian came on to punt for the second time in the game.  Voskian would get off another good punt, this one for 48 yards; however, Diplomat freshman wide receiver Jarrell Diggs would return the ball 34 yards to the Moravian 35-yard line.  On the fifth play of the drive and the first play of the second quarter, Harrison found Ridinger for a 12-yard touchdown pass.  Sousa added the extra-point for a 13-0 F&M lead with 14:54 to go in the first half.  This marked the second straight week that Moravian had trailed 13-0.

Greyhound senior tailback (Northampton, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) Tyler McCambridge ran for 29 yards on the first play of Moravian’s next drive.  Moravian would pick up another first down on the drive before turning the ball over on downs in the red zone at the F&M 19-yard line. The Moravian defense stepped up and with a penalty on the Diplomat offense, F&M actually lost four yards on the drive before sophomore Jeff Hogan came on to punt for the first time in the game.  Greyhound sophomore wide receiver Alex Hersch (Macungie, PA/Emmaus) returned the punt 15 yards to the F&M 31-yard line.   

On the first play of the drive, McCambridge ran off the left side for 24 yards and a first-and-goal from the seven-yard line.  With the 24 yards, McCambridge became the ninth player in Moravian history to surpass 2,000 yards in a career.  McCambridge would then take the next two handoffs, the first for four yards and the second for a three-yard touchdown to get the Greyhounds on the scoreboard.  Reckenbeil made his 58th straight extra-point to pull Moravian within 13-7 with 6:48 remaining in the second quarter.  The touchdown was McCambridge’s ninth rushing touchdown of the season, and his tenth overall touchdown.

The Diplomats were unable to pick up a first down on their next drive, punting after three plays; however, the Greyhounds did the same. F&M started from its own 49-yard line with 3:16 remaining in the second quarter.  The Diplomats ran a wide receiver sweep with Diggs on the second play.  Diggs was hit by Greyhound senior linebacker Andrew Morrissey, who forced a fumble that was recovered by Moravian senior linebacker Kevin McGorry at the Moravian 49-yard line. The Greyhounds picked up four first downs, one by penalty and another on a fourth-and-one run by McCambridge to move the ball into the red zone.  With just seven seconds remaining in the half, Braxmeier rolled to his right and eventually scrambled out-of-bounds at the three-yard line.  However, the clock ran out before he stepped out of bounds, ending the first half with Moravian still trailing 13-7.

Moravian received the opening kickoff of the second half, and with a 27 yard return by freshman wide receiver Jesse Phillips, the Greyhounds began at their own 48-yard line.  The Greyhounds put together an eight play drive including five rushes by McCambridge to move into the red zone.  Facing a fourth-and-five at the 14-yard line, Reckenbeil made a 32-yard field goal with 10:53 remaining in the third quarter to pull the Greyhounds within 13-10.  The field goal gave Reckenbeil 201 points for his career, making him the second player in school history to reach 200 career points.  The other is all-time leading rusher Chris Jacoubs, who has 216 career points.   The Diplomats ran just three plays on their first drive of the second half before calling on Hogan to punt.  A short punt would set the Greyhound offense up at the Moravian 33-yard line.

The Greyhounds would run nine plays on this drive, again with the drive stalling in the red zone.  On fourth-and-seven at the F&M 15-yard line, Reckenbeil drilled another 32-yard field goal to tie the score at 13-13 with 4:30 to go in the third quarter.  McCambridge had five carries on the drive and finished with a season high 168 yards on a career high 34 carriesMcCambridge also moved into eighth in school history in career rushing, now with 2,094 yards on 439 attempts. F&M’s offense struggles would continue on the next Diplomat drive.  On the second play, Harrison was high on a pass attempt and Moravian junior defensive back Brad Bodine (Mt. Bethel, PA/Bangor) intercepted the pass at the Moravian 48-yard line and returned it to the F&M 19-yard line.

The Greyhounds would get four yards from McCambridge on first down before a pair of incompletions forced a fourth-and-six from the 15-yard line.  Reckenbeil would come on to connect on his third straight 32-yard field goal, giving Moravian its first lead of the game at 16-13 with 2:48 to play in the third quarter.  The field goal was Reckenbeil’s 11th of the season, tying his own school mark set last season.  It was also the fourth time in his career that Reckenbeil had made at least three field goals, and he finished with 11 points in the game for the second straight week and the seventh time in his career.

The Diplomats would get things going on the kickoff return with Eager returning the ball 60 yards to the Moravian 25-yard line.  F&M moved the ball to the one-yard line on a two-yard run by junior running back Ryan Murray.  The Greyhound defense would stop the Diplomats on two shots from the goal line before Diggs ran a wide receiver sweep and scored off the right side of the line to put F&M right back in the lead.  Sousa’s extra-point gave the Diplomats a 23-20 lead with just 16 seconds left in the third quarter.

Moravian responded with a 13-play, 67-yard drive on the ground and through the air.  The Greyhounds faced a fourth-and-ten on the ninth play of the drive at the F&M 32-yard line when Braxmeier found senior wide receiver Tyler Williams (Coplay, PA/Whitehall) for a 12-yard reception and a first down at the 20-yard line.  Four plays later, Braxmeier scampered out of the pocket, unable to find an open receiver and dashed to the left side for his eight-yard touchdown run, his second of the season.  Reckenbeil added his second extra-point of the game to extend his streak to 59 straight makes and his Centennial Conference record to 50 consecutive extra-points, giving the Greyhounds a 23-20 lead with 10:31 remaining in the contest.

The Diplomats would start driving on the ensuing possession with Harrison connecting on a five-yard pass to Eager on a fourth-and three play.  The first down was the 12th fourth-down conversion in 17 attempts against the Moravian defense this season.  Four plays later, F&M faced another fourth-and-three at the Moravian 31-yard line.  This time Harrison’s pass intended for Diggs was incomplete, giving the ball back to Moravian. The Greyhounds would pick up a pair of first downs on the drive, both on personal fouls penalties against F&M to move the ball to the Diplomat 29-yard line.  Braxmeier, who was 13 of 29 for 133 yards in the game, was intercepted F&M 24-yard line by Diplomat junior quarterback Barry Lovett.   F&M quickly picked up a pair of first downs to move the ball over midfield before the Moravian defense stiffened again.  The Greyhounds allowed a short two-yard completion on first down before forcing Harrison into three straight incompletions, giving the ball back to Moravian at the Greyhound 42-yard line with just 1:28 to play.

McCambridge and junior tailback Ryan Rempe (Dickson City, PA/Mid-Valley) each had 12 yard runs for the Greyhounds, and another personal foul penalty on the Diplomats moved the ball into the red zone at the F&M 19-yard line.  Braxmeier would kneel down twice to run out the clock. Moravian finished the game with 324 yards on 79 plays while controlling the ball for 33:11.  Moravian had 191 yards on the ground on 48 attempts led by McCambridge’s 168 yards.  Rempe finished with 13 yards on two carries while senior fullback Morgan deRouen (West Milford, NJ/West Milford) had 11 yards on five attempts.  Braxmeier had just two yards on five carries after being sacked twice in the game.

            Senior wide receiver Tyler Hersch (Macungie, PA/Emmaus) led the Greyhound receivers with four receptions for 46 yards while McCambridge caught three passes for 11 yards.  Sophomore wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth) caught his first two passes for the season for Moravian for 31 yards after missing the first five games with an injury while Williams added two catches for 30 yards. F&M had 276 yards on 58 plays in the game but just 112 yards in the second half.  Freshman running back John Kaschak had 29 yards to led the Diplomat rushing attack while Murray added 21 yards.  Diggs and freshman running back Alan Williams each had 19 yards in the contest. Harrison was 24 for 35 in the game with 188 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.  Eager caught nine of those passes for 77 yards and a score while Ridinger had seven catches for 37 yards and a touchdown.  Kaschak, Murray and Williams all had two receptions in the game.

            Morrissey led the Moravian defense with ten tackles and a forced fumble while Bodine and sophomore linebacker Anthony Carney (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) each added eight tackles.  Bodine had a pass break-up to go with his interception while Carney had a half a tackle for loss.  Senior defensive back Carl Robinson (Boothwyn, PA/Garnet Valley) and McGorry each added seven tackles with Robinson breaking up one pass.

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, October 20, 2008 (-4444-)

 

Women’s Volleyball – 12-13 (Landmark Conference 3-3)

Last Week – Defeated Muhlenberg College. 3-2; Lost to Lebanon Valley College, 3-0.

This Week – Sat., Oct. 25th vs. Elizabethtown College%, 7:00 p.m.; Fri., Oct. 25th at Messiah College%, 3:30 p.m. %Moravian Quad Match

 

            Sophomore middle hitter Mary King (Paramus, NJ/Paramus) had 11 of her match high 18 kills in the final three games to help rally Moravian to a 17-25, 25-27, 27-25, 25-14, 15-12 non-conference victory over rival Muhlenberg College in Johnston Hall. The Mules won the first set easily, 25-17, with Moravian having a negative hitting percentage.  The Greyhounds would hold a lead in the second set only to see the Mules eventually prevail, 27-25.  Moravian took the third set by the same score, forcing a fourth set.  Midway through the fourth set, the Greyhounds expanded a 12-10 lead to 21-10 and eventually won 25-14.  The fifth and final set went back-and-forth with neither team leading by more than two points until Moravian won 15-12. King added seven digs, two blocks and a service ace to her 18 kills while Greyhound freshman outside hitter Katie Moquete (Midland Park, NJ/Midland Park) added 15 kills, including the match-winning kill off of a block attempt, 11 digs, three blocks and a pair of service aces.  Senior outside hitter Stephanie Struble (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees) and sophomore middle hitter Christine Reeser (Telford, PA/Christopher Dock) each had eight kills for Moravian with Struble adding nine digs, three service aces and two blocks while Reeser had four blocks.  Sophomore right side hitter Molly DuVall (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) added five kills and seven digs while freshman setter Kristin Hannings (Levittown, PA/Pennsbury) contributed 29 assists and 14 digs.  Freshman libero Ashley Schmidt (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) also had 14 assists to go with two service aces while sophomore setter Christine Poole (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) had 20 assists and three service aces for the Greyhounds.

The Greyhounds had a two-match winning streak snapped in a 25-12, 25-15, 25-12 loss to Lebanon Valley College in non-conference action. Sophomore middle hitter Christine Reeser and right side hitter Molly DuVall each had six kills to lead Moravian with Reeser adding five blocks and DuVall contributed ten digs and three blocks. Freshman outside hitter Katie Moquete had three kills and two blocks for Moravian while senior outside hitter Stephanie Struble had nine digs, two kills and two assists. Freshman setter Kristin Hannings led the Greyhounds with 14 assists to go along with five digs and a pair of service aces while freshman libero Ashley Schmidt added six digs. Sophomore Christine Poole had four digs for the Greyhounds.

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, October 20, 2008 (-5555-)

 

Men’s Cross Country – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – Did Not Compete

This Week – Sat., Oct. 25th at the Pete Nevins Invitational at East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA

 

            The men’s cross country team did not compete last week but will return to action on Saturday, October 25th when they are set to compete at the Pete Nevins Invitational at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, East Stroudsburg, PA.

 

 

 

Men’s Tennis – 1-1 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – Did Not Compete

This Week – Do Not Compete.

 

            The men’s tennis team have completed their fall season and will return to action on Saturday, March 14th when they take on rival Muhlenberg College.

 

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, October 20, 2008 (-6666-)

 

Women’s Soccer – 9-5-2 (Landmark Conference 1-1-1)

Last Week – Defeated Cabrini College, 2-1. Tied Susquehanna University*, 1-1. *Landmark Conference Match.

This Week – Wed., Oct. 22nd vs. Scranton University*, 3:30 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 25th vs. Catholic University*, 3:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference Match.

 

            Junior forward Alessandra Valdetara (Butler, NJ/Butler) scored on a loose ball after a corner kick in the 76th minute to rally Moravian to a 2-1 non-conference victory over Cabrini College in the HUB Quad. The come-from-behind victory was the first for the Greyhounds since November 12, 2005 when Moravian rallied from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Washington & Lee University, 2-1 in overtime, in the program’s first-ever NCAA Division III Tournament game. The Cavaliers would jump out to a 1-0 lead when freshman midfielder Kara Hinkelmon netted her fourth goal of the season in the 47th minute when she pushed a loose ball after a save by Moravian senior goalie Caitlin Corrigan (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) just inside the left post from right on the goal line. Moravian would tie the match when senior forward Tracy Fitzpatrick (Wantage, NJ/High Point Regional) scored her team leading eighth goal of the season in the 70th minute from eight yards out on a loose ball after a shot by Valdetara was saved by Cabrini sophomore goalie Giana Poretta.  The goal was the 30th of Fitzpatrick’s career, which is third in school history, and improved her career point total to 77 points, which also ranks third in the Moravian record books. Valdetara would net her fourth goal of the year and her second game-winning goal from almost the same spot on the field as Fitzpatrick scored. The Greyhounds had a 24-8 advantage in shots with Fitzpatrick taking 11 shots in the contest while Moravian had an 11-5 edge in corner kicks.  Corrigan made six saves for the 46th win of her career while Porretta had nine saves.  Cabrini also registered a team save early in the match.

            Freshman midfielder/defender Eliazbeth Brundage (Clarks Summut, PA/Abington Heights) scored an unassisted goal in the 77th minute to help Moravian play to a 1-1, double-overtime tie with Susquehanna University in Landmark Conference action on the HUB Quad. The Crusaders had taken a 1-0 lead in the 66th minute when junior forward Abby Montgomery scored off of a pass from sophomore defender Colleen Kelly.  Brundage answered with her first collegiate goal on a shot from five yards away from the net. The Greyhounds had a 17-10 advantage in shots and an 8-4 edge in corner kicks.  Senior Greyhound goalie Caitlin Corrigan had four saves while senior keeper Meredith Tompeck had 11 saves for Susquehanna.

 

 

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, October 20, 2008 (-7777-)

 

Men’s Soccer – 5-7-2 (Landmark Conference 0-2-2)

Last Week – Defeated Penn State-Abington, 5-0. Tied Susquehanna University*, 2-2. *Landmark Conference Match.

This Week – Wed., Oct. 21st vs. The University of Scranton, 3:30 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 25th vs. Catholic University*, 3:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference Match

 

            Moravian snapped a two-match losing streak with a 5-0 non-conference win at Penn State University-Abington. The Greyhounds took a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute when the Lions ended up putting the ball in their own net on a clearing attempt. Moravian extended its lead to 2-0 in the 32nd minute when freshman midfielder Mark Casagrande (Spring Lake Heights, NJ/Saint Rose) scored his first collegiate goal off of a pass from senior midfielder Ruben Concepcion (Blenheim, NJ/Triton Regional). Concepcion gave the Greyhounds a 3-0 lead in the 51st minute with his first goal of the season off of an assist by senior forward Louis Dollarton (Lansdale, PA/Christopher Dock). Freshman defender Mike Dobbins (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) would get his first goal of the year in the 70th minute off of lead pass from sophomore midfielder Matthew Levine (Island Park, NY/West Hempstead). Dollarton finished off the scoring in the 73rd minute with his fourth goal of the season set up by sophomore defender Brian Hunscher (Ann Arbor, MI/Ann Arbor).

 

 Freshman defender Mike Dobbins netted his second goal of the season to help Moravian play to a 2-2, double-overtime draw with Susquehanna University in Landmark Conference action on the HUB Quad. The match took nearly three hours to play after a 30-minute delay with just over a minute remaining in regulation when a Susquehanna player was injured on a bicycle kick attempt by one of his teammates. The Crusaders would score first in the match; needing just 25 seconds to get on the scoreboard with sophomore forward Rhyan Nelson netting his seventh goal of the season off of a pass from senior defender Matt Campbell.  The Greyhounds tied the contest in the ninth minute when senior forward Louis Dollarton scored off of a one-touch pass from freshman forward Taylor Molinaro (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood) after a long punt by senior goalie Chris Nederostek.  The goal was Dollarton’s fifth of the season. Susquehanna would retake a one-goal lead in the 50th minute when sophomore midfielder Jim Robertiello scored off of a pass for Nelson ten yards out. Dobbins tied the match with his second goal of the week when he scored on a free kick in the 79th minute. Susquehanna had a 19-8 advantage in shots and a 6-2 edge in corner kicks. Nederostek finished with 11 saves while freshman goalie Jed Lemon had five saves for the Crusaders.

 

 

 

Women’s Tennis – 4-2 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – Goucher College Invitational- Individuals Only

This Week – Do Not Compete.

 

            The women’s tennis team has completed its fall season and will return to action in early March when they will take their spring break trip.

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, October 20, 2008 (-8888-)

 

Field Hockey – 6-8 (Landmark Conference 1-2)

Last Week – Defeated Susquehanna University, 2-0.*Landmark Conference Match.

This Week – Mon., Oct. 20th vs. Immaculata University*, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 25th at Catholic University*, 1:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference Match.


Sophomore goalie Maura Acox (Old Bridge, NJ/St. John Vianney) made five of her six saves in the final ten minutes of the match to preserve a 2-0 shutout for Moravian in non-conference action with Immaculata University at Betty Prince Field. The Greyhounds would get all the offense they needed in the 25th minute sophomore forward Vita Ranella (Clarks Green, PA/Abington Heights) knocked in a crossing pass from sophomore forward Maureen Helfers (Westbury, NY/W.T. Clarke) for Ranella’s fifth goal of the season.  Moravian would score again in the 45th minute when junior forward Jillian Pagliei (Ivyland, PA/Council Rock North) netted her second goal of the season off of a centering feed from junior forward Kayla Carson (Leesport, PA/Wyomissing). Moravian had a 13-10 advantage in shots and a 16-10 edge in penalty corners. The shutout was the second of the season for Acox.

 

 

 

Women’s Cross Country – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – Did Not Compete

This Week – Sat., Oct. 25th at the Pete Nevins Invitational at East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA

 

            The women’s cross country team did not compete last week but will return to action on Saturday, October 25th when they are set to compete at the Pete Nevins Invitational at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, East Stroudsburg, PA.

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, October 20, 2008 (-9999-)

 

Golf – 2-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – Did Not Compete

This Week – Sun.-Mon., Oct. 19th-20th at The Invitational Tournament hosted by Muhlenberg College at Lehigh Country Club

                                                

            The golf team did not compete this week but return to action on Sunday, October 19th for the two day Invitational Tournament hosted by Muhlenberg College at Lehigh Country Club.