Sports News: Fall 2005

Tuesday, November 1, 2005

FOUR GREYHOUNDS & TEAM RANKED IN EIGHTH NCAA FOOTBALL STATISTICS RELEASE OF 2005 SEASON

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- Four different players from the Moravian College football team are ranked in four categories in the eighth NCAA III Division football statistical ranking released Tuesday. The Greyhounds are also listed in three team categories in the statistics through games of October 29th.

Senior linebacker Chad DiFelice (Pen Argyl, PA/Pen Argyl HS) is second in the country in forced fumbles at 0.63 per contest while freshman kicker Brian Reckenbeil (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) is tied for 31st in field goals per game at 0.9. Junior tailback Chris Jacoubs (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven Regional HS) is 38th in the nation in rushing with an average of 108.1 yards per game. Senior cornerback Tyler Chomik (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) is tied for 47th in passes defended at 1.4 per game.

As a team, Moravian is 46th in the country in rushing offense with an average of 198.1 yards per game, and the Greyhounds are 31st in kickoff returns at 21.93 yards per return and 29th in net punting at 33.6 yards per punt.

The Greyhounds are 4-4 overall this season and in the Middle Atlantic Conference. Moravian is scheduled to return to action on Saturday, November 5th in their final MAC game of the season versus Lebanon Valley College kicking off at 1:00 p.m. at Rocco Calvo Field.