Tuesday, October 26, 2004

FIVE GREYHOUNDS & TEAM RANKED IN SEVENTH NCAA
FOOTBALL STATISTICS RELEASE OF 2004

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- Five different players from the Moravian College football team are ranked in eight categories in the seventh NCAA III Division football statistical ranking released Tuesday. The Greyhounds are also listed in two team categories in the statistics through games of October 23rd.

Sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven Regional HS) is fifth in the nation in rushing with an average of 160.1 yards per game, ninth in scoring at 12.9 points per game and 14th in all purpose yards per game at 165.6. Jacoubs also has the ninth highest (257 yards) single game rushing yardage and 13th best (273 yards) all-purpose single game yardage this season among all NCAA Division III players.

Senior linebacker Bill Carasia (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) is tied for tenth in the country in forced fumbles with 0.50 per contest while junior defensive back Tyler Chomik (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) is tied for 13th in passes defended with 1.7 per game and tied for 14th in interceptions at 0.7 per game. Senior wide receiver Jed Warsager (Andover, NJ/Newton HS) is fourth in the nation in kickoff returns with an average of 34.2 yards per kickoff return while senior punter John McLain (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS) is currently 19th in the nation with an average of 38.7 yards per punt.

As a team, Moravian is tied for 22nd in rushing offense at 259.1 yards per game and tied for 15th in turnover margin with a +1.43 per game.

The Greyhounds are 7-0 overall this season and in the Middle Atlantic Conference for the first time in school history. Moravian is scheduled to return to action on Saturday, October 30th in an MAC game at Widener University kicking off at 1:00 p.m. at Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Stadium in Chester.