Tuesday, October 22, 2002
EIGHT GREYHOUND FOOTBALL PLAYERS & MORAVIAN DEFENSE RANKED
NATIONALLY
INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College football team has eight players
ranked and the Greyhounds’ defense is ranked in the top 40 in the sixth release of
the NCAA Division III football statistics for the 2002 season.
Moravian’s highest ranked individual is senior linebacker John
Cupples (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS), who is tied for first
in the nation in forced fumbles per game at 0.67. Senior linebacker Vince Cowlishaw
(Chatham, NJ/Chatham HS) is tied for sixth in the same category at 0.50 forced
fumbles per game. Senior defensive lineman Tom Blackledge (Sellersville, PA/Pennridge
HS) is tied for 11th in the country this week in tackles for loss with an average
of 2.5 per game. Senior defensive back Jarrod Pence (Livingston, NJ/Livingston
HS) is tied for eighth in the nation in passes defended at 2.3 per game while
junior defensive back Nate Pogue (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) is tied
for 24th in passes defended at 1.8 per game.
Moravian’s other three players are ranked in special teams categories
with freshman kicker Nate Strohl (Coplay, PA/Whitehall HS) tied for 17th
in field goals per game with an average of 1.0, junior punter John McLain (Belvidere,
NJ/Belvidere HS) 13th in the country in punting with an average of 40.3 yards
per punt, and sophomore wide receiver Jed Warsager (Andover, NJ/Newton HS) ranked
18th in the nation in kickoff returns with an average of 29.2 yards per return.
The Greyhounds, who are 4-2 on the year, are 15th in the country in rushing
defense, only allowing 74.2 yards per contest on the ground.
Moravian will return to action on Saturday, October 26th when the Greyhounds
travel to Wilkes University for a Middle Atlantic Conference game beginning at 1:00 p.m.
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