Monday, November 8, 2004

MORAVIAN GREYHOUNDS, 7-2 (7-2 MAC)

MUHLENBERG MULES, 7-2 (4-2 Centennial)

1:00 p.m.; Saturday, November 13, 2004
Steel Field (c. 2,500); Bethlehem, PA

THE GAME: Moravian looks to snap a two-game losing streak in its final game of the 2004 regular season versus rival Muhlenberg College. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Steel Field in Bethlehem.

THE COACHES: Scot Dapp (West Chester ’73) is in his 18th season at Moravian, with a career record of 110-72-1 (.604). He entered the season 50th in winning percentage among NCAA Division III active coaches. Dapp has earned Coach-of-the-Year honors from the MAC three times including Co-Coach of the Year in 1997 and has led the ’Hounds to two appearances in the NCAA playoffs and the ECAC Southeast Championship game in 2002.

Muhlenberg coach Mike Donnelly (Ithaca ’75) is in his eighth season at the school with an overall mark of 52-31 (.627).

THE SERIES: Saturday’s meeting will be the 53rd in the series with Moravian holding a 30-20-2 advantage. Muhlenberg captured a 24-0 win last season after earning an 8-0 victory in 2002 in Bethlehem. The Greyhounds snapped a three-game losing streak in 2001 with a 17-7 win. The Mules have out scored Moravian by a combined score of 162-60 in their last five wins.

LAST TIME THEY MET: In Allentown last fall, Moravian closed out the 2003 season with a 24-0 loss to rival Muhlenberg College in non-conference action at Scotty Wood Stadium. Wide receiver Jeff Lowry was named the Moravian Most Valuable Player of the Game after catching seven passes for 90 yards in his final career game. The teams played to a scoreless first quarter with Muhlenberg dominating play. However, the Greyhounds forced a pair of fumbles, one by defensive back John Panikiewsky and the other by linebacker Bill Carasia (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS). The Greyhounds started three drives inside their own ten-yard line after a fumble recovery by defensive back Nate Pogue and two Muhlenberg punts downed inside the two-yard line. Moravian quarterback Jerry Venturino (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong HS) was intercepted once in the first quarter and three times in the game. Muhlenberg would score three plays into the second quarter for a 7-0 lead with 14:22 remaining before halftime. Moravian tailback Chris Jacoubs (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) became the second player in Moravian history to reach 1,000 yards in a season when he eclipsed the mark on his 11th carry of the game with five minutes remaining in the second quarter. Jacoubs would break Jim Joseph’s single season rushing record on his final carry of the afternoon, finishing the game with 79 yards on 29 carries and the season with 1,051 yards on 216 carries. Muhlenberg extended its lead to 10-0 with four seconds remaining in the second quarter on a 33-yard field goal. The field goal was the second play after the Mules blocked a punt attempt by Moravian punter John McLain (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS). The Mules scored the first touchdown of the second half with 5:07 remaining in the third quarter to give the Mules a 17-0 lead. Muhlenberg capped off a 12-play, 89-yard drive with its final touchdown with 13:49 remaining in the game. Venturino completed ten of 23 passes for 123 yards. Quarterback Will Seng completed three of eight passes for 19 yards. Jacoubs added three receptions for 21 yards while tight end Chad Opdyke (Bath, PA/Northampton HS) had two catches for eight yards. Panikiewsky led the Greyhound defense with 11 tackles while linebacker Richie Cline (Union Beach, NJ/Keyport HS) had ten stops. Pogue added nine tackles with two for loss while defensive back Tyler Chomik (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) and defensive end Shawn Nelson (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) each had six tackles.

LAST WEEK: Moravian dropped its second straight game, falling to Albright College 45-39 in Middle Atlantic Conference action at Steel Field Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds fall to 7-2 overall and in the MAC in Moravian’s final conference game of the year. For the second straight week, Moravian had over 500 yards of total offense and out-gained its opponent by over 100 yards and still lost the game. In the loss to the Lions, Moravian ran 87 plays for 575 yards and controlled the ball for 34:19. Moravian wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, as the Greyhounds drove 69 yards in seven plays on their first possession to take an early 7-0 lead. Faced with third and 11 from their own 47, junior quarterback Jerry Venturino found sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs down the middle for 34 yards to the Albright 29-yard line. Two plays later Venturino hit sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins (Belmar, NJ/Manasquan HS) for a 22-yard touchdown pass to cap the drive and put the Greyhounds on top. Senior kicker Ken Macaulay (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) added the extra-point. Jacoubs had his third 200-plus yard rushing day of the season to with 238 yards on 36 carries, and he also caught two passes for 57 yards. Albright would score twice to go on top 14-7. Moravian’s next possession resulted in another change on the scoreboard. The Greyhounds senior wide receiver Jed Warsager (Andover, NJ/Newton HS) returned the kickoff 35 yards to the Moravian 40, and the Greyhounds needed seven plays to cover the remaining 60 yards to paydirt. Venturino threw his second touchdown pass of the day, this one a 16-yard toss to junior wide receiver Russ Demko (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS). Albright blocked the extra point attempt, and the score stood at 14-13 early in the second quarter. Venturino completed nine of 18 passes for 131 yards with two touchdowns and an interception before being knocked out of the game in the fourth quarter with an injury while Warsager caught three passes for 30 yards and had five kickoff returns for 155 yards. On the ensuing kickoff, Albright ran a reverse for 77 yards, and scored on the next play for a 21-13 lead. They Greyhounds continued to put points on the board on their next possession, taking 5:39 off the clock in a 56-yard drive that ended when Venturino snuck in from the one-yard line. Moravian went for two after the touchdown, but Albright stopped the attempt to make the score 21-19 midway through the second quarter. The Greyhounds had a chance to score with just under ten seconds remaining in the first half but Hawkins was unable to pull in a 45-yard pass attempt from Venturino in the end zone. Albright took the second half kickoff scored again to give the Lions a 28-19 lead five minutes into the third quarter. Moravian answered the Albright score on its first drive of the second half. The Greyhounds drove 63 yards, all on the ground, and scored on a reverse as sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) ran in untouched from 13 yards out to cut the Albright lead to two, 28-26, with 6:34 left in the third quarter. Albright’s offense did not waste the opportunity, making the score 35-26 early in the fourth quarter. On Moravian’s next possession, the Greyhounds drove to the Albright 40, but on third and 10 Venturino was intercepted in the end zone to end the Moravian threat. Albright added a field goal for a 38-26 lead with 6:34 left in regulation. Moravian had no intentions of conceding the contest. With backup senior quarterback Rich Muschlitz (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) in the game after Venturino was shaken up, Moravian drove 65 yards on eight plays for a score. Muschlitz completed a key fourth and four to Hawkins to keep the drive alive, then hit Hawkins again from 22 yards out to pull the Greyhounds within six, 38-32. The extra point attempt was blocked, keeping the Lions ahead by six. Hawkins caught five passes for 82 yards on the day. Moravian attempted a pooch onside kick, but Albright recovered and needed one play for a 45-32 lead with just under four minutes left in regulation. Moravian once again responded, as they used just 59 seconds to drive 74 yards for a touchdown. Muschlitz to Jacoubs over the middle covered 33 yards, giving the Greyhounds a first and goal. On the next play Muschlitz found Demko in the end zone to cut the Albright lead to 45-39. Albright recovered Moravian’s onside kick at midfield, but the Greyhound defense held, forcing an Albright punt. Moravian moved to the Albright 46 yard line with 56 seconds on the clock. After spiking the ball to stop the clock, Muschlitz was sacked on second down, forcing a third and 17. Muschlitz threw incomplete, setting up fourth and 17. Muschlitz completed the pass to Hawkins, but Hawkins was stopped well short of the first down. Moravian totaled 313 yards on 53 attempts with sophomore fullback Joe Costanzo (Barnstead, NJ/Bow HS & Tilton School) added 32 yards on six carries and Muschlitz netting 24 yards on seven attempts. Muschlitz completed eight of 13 passes after coming on in the third quarter for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) paced the Moravian defense with 14 tackles while senior defensive back Bill Skriletz (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh HS), junior defensive back Gerald Weiss (Gilbertsville, PA/St. Pius X HS) and senior linebacker Bill Carasia each had nine tackles for the Greyhounds.

SCOUTING MUHLENBERG: The Mules enter the game with an overall record of 7-2, and Muhlenberg completed its Centennial Conference season with a 4-2 mark. Senior quarterback Nick Rosetti leads the Mules on the field. He has completed 103 of 212 passes for 1,243 yards with seven touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Rosetti has also gained 75 yards on the ground. His top targets have been sophomore wide receiver Chris Giannini, who has 37 receptions for 546 yards and two scores, sophomore fullback Keith Shalvoy, who has 14 catches for 120 yards and two touchdowns, and sophomore tight end Stephen Montalto, who has 12 receptions for 182 yards and a score. Muhlenberg has been running back by committee this season due to injuries. Senior Jason Spencer has 367 yards on 80 carries and a touchdown in just four games while freshman Ross Tanner has 303 yards and two scores on 101 attempts in eight games. Freshman Matt Johnson, who has started the last two games, has 220 yards and three scores on 50 attempts while Shalvoy has 192 yards and a touchdown on 48 carries. Senior Mike Mrkobrad, who started the season, has 123 yards and a touchdown on 39 carries, including six attempts last week. Junior defensive back Mike McCurley returns kicks for the Mules, and he is averaging 9.9 yards a punt return on 29 attempts and 20.6 yards a kickoff return on 12 attempts. Sophomore punter Ryan Sassaman has been called on 57 times this season and is averaging 36.2 yards per punt with a long of 51 yards, 14 inside the 20-yard line and eight fair caught. Senior kicker Brian Hendershot is 13-of-15 on extra-points and three-of-eight on field goals with a long of 32 yards. Freshman kicker Jordan Grube has taken over the kicking duties for the Mules recently and is three-for-three on extra-points and six-of-eight on field goals with a long of 42 yards. Junior defensive backs James Crowley and Phil Gasker each have two interceptions to lead Muhlenberg this season. The Mule defense, ranked first in the nation, is led by senior linebacker Ryan Peer, who has 60 tackles with 16 and a half tackles for loss and eight and a half sacks. Sophomore linebacker Dustin Martin has contributed 51 tackles with six for loss and four and a half sacks while Gasker has 48 stops with four and a half for loss. Senior linebacker Dan Walker has 47 tackles this fall and leads the Mules with 17 tackles for loss and nine and a half tackles for loss. McCurley has 40 tackles with four for loss and nine pass break-ups. The Muhlenberg defense has made 82 tackles for loss this season including 34 sacks.

YOUNG, BALANCED & EXPERIENCED ‘HOUNDS: Of the 84 players on the Moravian roster, 25 are freshmen, 25 are sophomores and 21 are juniors. There are 13 seniors on this season’s squad, and the Greyhounds return 58 letterwinners and 17 starters.

GREYHOUNDS IN THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE: Beginning three seasons ago, the Middle Atlantic Conference became an 11-team conference instead of two separate leagues. Moravian was selected to finish seventh in the MAC Preseason Coaches Poll this season, and the Greyhounds have locked up second place in the conference this fall while Delaware Valley College has won the championship. Lycoming College was selected as the top team in the MAC just one point ahead of Wilkes University.

THE MAC STATISTICAL RANKINGS: The Greyhounds are tied for sixth in the MAC in total defense, allowing 360.9 yards per game. The squad is seventh in passing defense at 225.9 yards per game, and the defense is sixth in rushing yards allowed at 135.0. The Greyhounds are fourth in points allowed at 22.1 per game, and the squad is third in points scored per game at 32.0. Offensively, Moravian is second in the MAC at 428.0 yards per game. The Greyhounds are ranked first in rushing offense at 256.0 yards per game and eighth in passing offense at 172.0 yards per game. Moravian is tied for first in turnover margin with a +1.11 per game average as the Greyhounds have committed 16 turnovers while forcing 26 turnovers. The Greyhounds are also first in the MAC in kickoff returns, averaging 25.2 yards per return, net punting, 35.8 net yards per punt, opponent first downs, 134, and time of possession, 33:26. Individually, sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs is second in the MAC in rushing yards per game at 169.4, and he is first in all-purpose yards at 186.9, third in scoring and touchdown scoring at 11.3 points per game and ninth in total offense at 169.4 yards per game. Junior quarterback Jerry Venturino is second in the MAC with a 144.0 pass efficiency rating, and he is eighth in passing yards per game at 153.8. Venturino is also tenth in total offense at 167.4 yards per game. Senior wide receiver Jed Warsager leads the MAC in kickoff returns with an average of 32.3 yards per return while sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins is tenth in the conference in receiving yards per game at 63.1. Senior punter/kicker John McLain is first in the MAC in punting with an average of 38.5 yards per punt, and he is eighth in field goals per game at 0.11. McLain is first in field goal percentage at 100 percent (one for one) and tenth in kick scoring at 1.0 points per game. Senior kicker Ken Macaulay is ninth in kick scoring at 1.9 points per game. Junior defensive back Tyler Chomik is tied for second in the MAC with 1.44 pass break-ups per game and he is tied for first in the conference in interceptions at 0.67 per game. Chomik is fifth in punt returns with an average of 7.6 yards and tied for 32nd in the MAC with 5.3 tackles per contest. Sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr is tied for 12th in the MAC with 7.7 tackles per game. Senior linebacker Bill Carasia is tied for third in the MAC in forced fumbles with 0.38 per contest, and he is eighth in tackles with 8.0 per game while junior linebacker Chad DiFelice (Pen Argyl, PA/Pen Argyl HS) is tied for 43rd in the MAC with 5.0 tackles per game and tied for third in fumble recoveries with 0.25 per game. Junior defensive back Gerald Weiss is tied for 43rd in tackles at 5.0 per game, and Weiss sophomore defensive end Matt Lieberwirth (Chester, NJ/Mendham HS) are tied for seventh in the MAC in forced fumbles with 0.25 per game. Junior defensive lineman Robert Stockley (Red Bank, NJ/Middletown South HS) is tied for fifth in fumble recoveries at 0.22 per game.

MAC WEEKLY HONORS: Sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs of Moravian was named the Middle Atlantic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for his performances on Saturday. Jacoubs had his third 200-plus yard rushing day of the season to with 238 yards on 36 carries, and he also caught two passes for 57 yards in the Greyhounds’ 45-39 loss to Albright College in MAC action. Jacoubs has 557 yards on 89 attempts in two games against Albright.

THE QUARTERBACKS: Junior Jerry Venturino has completed 79 of 158 passes for 1,384 yards this season with 14 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Venturino has been sacked nine times while scoring five touchdowns and a two-point conversion and adding 123 yards on 55 carries. Venturino threw for a career-high 340 yards in Moravian's 35-31 loss to Widener University, the seventh best single game in Moravian history. Senior quarterback Rick Muschlitz has completed eight of 16 passes for 131 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Muschlitz has gained 29 yards on nine carries. Freshman signal caller Sean Hill (West Reading, PA/Wyomissing HS) did not attempt a pass, and he carried the ball once for no gain in the season opener at Juniata College. Sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins has completed one pass for 33 yards and a touchdown.

IN THE BACKFIELD: In the backfield, sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs leads the Greyhounds with a school record 1,525 yards and 14 touchdowns on a school record 291 carries. Jacoubs has 2,576 yards (second all-time) in just 19 career games with 11 100-plus yard games in 15 starts, including four games over 200 yards with three this season. Jacoubs, who became the eighth player in school history to reach 2,000 rushing yards in a career and the only player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons against FDU-Florham, has broken the Moravian single season school record with 102 points this fall. He is third all-time with 144 points. Junior fullback Kevin Lukich (Ogdensburg, MD/Wallkill Valley HS), who is out for the season with an injury, has added 170 yards on 25 carries while sophomore tailback Marc Panepinto (Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown HS) has added 186 yards and a touchdown on 35 carries. Sophomore running back Joe Costanzo has 111 yards on 23 carries while sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins has contributed 48 yards on seven carries. Freshman running back Kyle Heffron (Stanhope, NJ/Hopatcong HS) has run for 51 yards on nine carries. Senior tailback Cody Hendershot (Bangor, PA/Bangor HS) has added 34 yards on eight carries while sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell has 29 yards and a score on nine attempts.

THE WIDE RECEIVERS: The Greyhounds have had eight different players catch passes this season led by sophomore wideout Ben Hawkins, who has 28 catches for 568 yards and five touchdowns including a 127-yard performance at Widener University that ranks as the eighth highest single game total in school history. Hawkins has moved within 43 yards of becoming the 13th player in Moravian history to have 1,000 career receiving yards. Sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell has 19 receptions for 354 yards and four scores while senior wide receiver Jed Warsager has 15 catches for 190 yards and two touchdowns. Freshman tight end Kris Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS) has seven receptions for 71 yards and a pair of two-point conversion catches while sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs has grabbed seven aerials for 157 yards and three touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Russ Demko has nine catches for 184 yards and three touchdowns while sophomore running back Joe Costanzo has two receptions for 23 yards. Senior tight end Chad Opdyke also has one catch and has also grabbed a two-point conversion versus FDU-Florham.

OFFENSIVE LINE: The Greyhounds front of juniors Scott Burke (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel HS), Brenten Runne (Stanhope, NJ/Hopatcong HS) and Salvatore DeWalt (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS), sophomores Michael Abruzzo (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Regional HS) and Andrew Remsing (Bath, PA/Northampton HS) and freshman John Wagner (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley HS) have helped the Greyhounds average 256.0 yards per game on the ground while allowing just 11 sacks.

DEFENSIVE FRONT: Junior defensive tackle Mike Hurden (Spring Lake, NJ/Wall HS) has 33 tackles with four and a half for loss, two sacks, a pass break-up and a forced fumble while senior defensive end Shawn Nelson (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) has 24 tackles, six tackles for loss, two and a half sacks and three pass break-ups. Junior defensive tackle Bryan Kohlbecker (Middletown, NJ/Middletown South HS) has added 17 tackles with four for loss while senior defensive end Steve Cline (Union Beach, NJ/Keyport HS) has 14 tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack, a pass break-up, a forced fumble and has caught a two-point conversion pass at Juniata College. Senior defensive end Richie Cline has added 22 tackles with three and a half for loss, one and a half sacks, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up while senior defensive tackle Kevin McLaughlin (Philadelphia, PA/Northeast Catholic HS) has 14 tackles with half a tackle for loss, a half a sack and a pass break-up. Sophomore defensive end Matt Lieberwirth has added 13 tackles, four and a half tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up. Junior defensive end Robert Stockley has ten tackles with one and a half for loss and two fumble recoveries.

THE LINEBACKER CORPS: Sophomore Cliff Garr leads the Greyhound defense with 69 tackles, six and a half tackles for loss, three and a half sacks, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery while senior Bill Carasia has 65 tackles to go along with seven tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and one interception. Junior Chad DiFelice has contributed 45 tackles with five and a half for loss, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries including one returned 40 yards for a touchdown versus FDU-Florham, two interceptions and two pass break-ups while sophomore Arturo Duran (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood HS) has 17 tackles, one tackle for loss, a fumble recovery and two interceptions. Freshman linebacker Mike Prata (Little Ferry, NJ/Paramas Catholic HS) has added 21 tackles with two for loss.

THE DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD: Junior cornerback Tyler Chomik leads the Greyhound defensive backs with 48 tackles, six interceptions, seven pass break-ups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery while sophomore cornerback Israel Aguila (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom HS) has 38 tackles, an interception and four pass break-ups. Junior safety Gerald Weiss has contributed 40 tackles, one tackle for loss, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and three pass break-ups while senior safety Bill Skriletz has added 32 stops, a half tackle for loss and three pass-break-ups. Senior defensive back Mario Bevilaqua (Scranton, PA/West Scranton HS) has added 18 tackles, a half tackle for loss, four pass break-ups and a fumble recovery.

KICKING GAME: Senior John McLain is six-for-ten on extra-point attempts and has made his only field goal attempt of 26 yards. McLain also has 34 punts for an average of 38.5 yards with a long of 64 yards and 12 that have landed inside the 20-yard line. Junior punter Corey Czerniak (Randolph, NJ/Randolph HS) has averaged 39.5 yards on two punts with a long of 43 yards and one inside the 20 yard line. Sophomore Michael Liccketto (Barrington, NJ/Haddon Heights HS) and senior Ken Macaulay also have been kicking for the Greyhounds. Macaulay is 15-for-23 on extra-points and has missed field goal attempts of 40 yards and 28 yards while Liccketto has missed his only field goal attempt this fall, a 26 yard attempt.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Junior Tyler Chomik has 16 punt returns for 122 yards with a long of 29 yards and ten kickoff returns for 197 yards with a long of 32 yards. Senior Jed Warsager has returned 15 kickoffs this season for a single season school record of 613 yards including touchdowns of 85 yards and 79 yards. Warsager also has the longest kickoff return for a touchdown in school history with a 98-yard return at Lebanon Valley College in 2002. Freshman running back Mark Peters (Mendham, NJ/Mendham HS) has returned four kickoffs for 64 yards while sophomore running back Marc Panepinto has two kickoff returns for 24 yards. Sophomore running back Aaron Barnes (Media, PA/Penncrest HS) also has two kickoff returns for 45 yards. Sophomore wide receiver Shawn Martell has contributed 12 tackles and a forced fumble on special teams this season

WINNING STREAKS: Moravian's seven-game winning streak to open the season was the second longest in school history and the first time The Greyhounds had won seven consecutive games in the same season. Prior to this fall, the Greyhounds had won six straight contests in a season five times with the last time being in 2002 (10/5 to 11/9). Other six game season winning streaks have occurred in 1940 (9/27 to 11/1), 1955 (10/15 to 11/19), 1988 (10/15 to 11/19) and 1993 (10/9 to 11/13). The longest winning streak in school history spanning more than one season was in 1939 and 1940 when Moravian won eight consecutive games (11/11/1939 to 11/1/1940) and put together a ten game unbeaten streak that included four games in 1939 (10/28 to 11/25) and six wins in the first six contests of 1940 (9/27 to 11/1). The Greyhounds have had three other seven-game winning streaks that span several seasons (10/20/1900 to 10/19/1901; 11/15/1955 to 9/29/1956; & 11/1/1975 to 10/6/1976). The longest unbeaten streak in school history is from the final game of the 1899 season until October 19th, 1901, a span of 13 games without a loss.

OVERTIME ‘HOUNDS: Moravian has played a total of seven overtime games since the NCAA instituted the rule for the 1996 season and is 5-2 all-time in the extra-session. Last year was the third time since 1996 that the Greyhounds did not play at least one overtime game.

WINNING WAYS: Moravian had 11 consecutive winning seasons—all under Coach Scot Dapp, from 1987 to 1997 and has now had 14 winning seasons in Dapp’s 18 years. The 11-straight winning seasons is the longest in school history. Dapp ranks third among Greyhound coaches in winning percentage.

ON TELEVISION: For the sixth straight year, the Moravian versus Muhlenberg football game will be on Service Electric Television. More information will be available later in the week about the broadcast.

ON THE AIRWAVES: For the eighth straight year, the Greyhounds football game will be on the radio. However, this fall Moravian's games will be aired on WKAP Oldies 1470 AM. Phil May calls the play-by-play call with color commentary from James Vaughn and technical assistance from John Elliott.

STARTERS PLAYER OF THE GAME: As part of Moravian's new radio contract with Oldies 1470 WKAP, the announcers will select the Starters Player of the Game for Moravian during the St. Luke's Hospital Post-Game Show. Last week, sophomore running back Chris Jacoubs had his third 200-plus yard rushing day of the season to with 238 yards on 36 carries, and he also caught two passes for 57 yards in the Greyhounds’ 45-39 loss to Albright. Starters is a sponsor of Moravian College Athletics and is located on Route 378 south of Bethlehem.