Sports News: Fall 2006
Monday, October 23, 2006

MORAVIAN COLLEGE GREYHOUNDS, 3-4 (3-4 MAC)
vs.
LYCOMING COLLEGE WARRIORS, 3-3 (3-3 MAC)

1:00 p.m.; Saturday, October 28, 2006
Rocco Calvo Field (c. 2,000); Bethlehem, PA

THE GAME: Moravian looks win its final home Middle Atlantic Conference game as a member of the conference versus Lycoming College. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Rocco Calvo Field in Bethlehem, PA.

THE COACHES: Scot Dapp (West Chester ’73) enters his 20th season at Moravian, with a career record of 120-82-1 (.594). He entered the season in the top 50th in winning percentage among NCAA Division III active coaches. Dapp, who served as the president of the American Football Coaches Association in 2005, 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, the ECAC Southeast Bowl game in 2002, the ECAC Southwest Bowl game in 2004 & 2005, winning the title in 2005.
     Lycoming coach Frank Girardi (West Chester ’61) is in his 35th season at the school with an overall mark of 253-88-5 (.738).

THE SERIES: Saturday’s meeting will be the 20th in the series with the Warriors owning a 13-6 lead. Lycoming captured last year’s game, 17-13, in Williamsport. Moravian last won in 2004 with a 35-14 victory in Williamsport to snap a three-game winning streak by Lycoming in the series.

LAST TIME THEY MET: In Williamsport last fall, Moravian rallied to take a lead in the third quarter but eventually fell to Lycoming College, 17-13, in a penalty-filled MAC game at David Person Field. Combined, the teams were flagged for 24 penalties for 220 yards including three automatic first downs apiece. Lycoming took the opening kickoff and drove 76 yards on 11 plays for a 7-0 lead with 8:43 to left in the first quarter. After being forced to punt three times, the Greyhounds finally got on the scoreboard with 13:17 remaining in the second quarter on a 26-yard field goal by kicker Brian Reckenbeil (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS). The score was set up by a fumble recovery by defensive lineman Robert Stockley on a ball knocked loose by linebacker Arturo Duran (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood HS) at the Lycoming 11-yard line. Lycoming would connect on a 19-yard field goal with 1:47 left in the first half for 10-3 Lycoming lead. The field goal capped a 13-play, 47-yard drive in 7:25 for the Warriors. The Greyhounds would get another three points on a 23-yard field goal by Reckenbeil with just 29 seconds left before the intermission. Moravian moved the ball 69 yards on eight plays in just 1:11. The field goal was Reckenbeil’s seventh of the season. Moravian would take its first lead of the game on a three-yard run by running back Marc Panepinto (Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown HS) to cap a ten-play, 69-yard drive on the first possession of the second half. Reckenbeil’s made the extra-point, his 20th consecutive point-after conversion for a 13-10 lead Moravian lead with 10:12 left in the third quarter. Panepinto ran for a career high 85 yards on 16 carries as starting running back Chris Jacoubs was limited to just five yards on six carries due to an injury. Moravian would get the ball back when Stockley intercepted a pass at the Moravian 35-yard line. After a seven-yard return by Stockley, the Greyhounds were forced to punt after three plays. Lycoming would retake the lead on a five-play, 81-yard drive. On the play before the touchdown, the Warriors had a 56-yard run after Moravian committed a personal foul on an incomplete third down pass. Lycoming led 17-13 lead with 12:54 remaining in the fourth quarter. On Moravian’s ensuing drive, the Greyhounds would drive down to the Lycoming 10-yard line. On second and eight from the ten, quarterback Jerry Venturino hit tight end Kris Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS) with a ten-yard touchdown pass, however, the play was called back on a Moravian ineligible receiver down field penalty. On a fourth and 26 play from the 28-yard line, Venturino just missed a wide open wide receiver Cletus Kilker in the end zone after the Lycoming defensive back fell down. Venturino completed 11 of 28 passes for 85 yards; and he ran for 11 yards on three carries. Wide receiver Shawn Martell (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) was the Greyhounds leading receiver with four receptions for 44 yards. Moravian would force Lycoming to punt on its next possession; however, Venturino was intercepted at the Lycoming three-yard line. The Greyhounds would force another Warrior punt that traveled just 29 yards, giving Moravian possession at the Lycoming 42-yard line with 2:19 left in the game. The Greyhounds would drive down to the 11-yard line after a 13-yard run by Panepinto. On the next play, Venturino was just long again to an open wideout Russ Demko in the end zone. After incomplete passes on second and third down, Venturino did hit Bisci, however, Bisci was tackled after just a five-yard completion, turning the ball over to the Warriors at the six-yard line with 1:31 to play and both teams out of timeouts. Lycoming ran three plays to run out the clock. Linebacker Andrew Morrissey (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus HS) led the Moravian defense with 12 tackles while defensive back Mario Bevilaqua added ten tackles. Stockley had a sack in addition to his fumble recovery and interception.

LAST WEEK: Moravian was limited to 204 yards on 61 plays while being shut out 17-0 by 15th ranked Wilkes University in MAC action. Moravian took the opening kickoff and 34-yard return by sophomore Antuan Dixon (Kansas City, MO/St. Mark’s HS), the Greyhounds started at their own 38-yard line. However, Moravian would punt after picking up nine yards on three plays. Wilkes began its first possession at its own 31-yard line. The Colonels would pickup one first down before Moravian senior defensive back Justin Klement (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) forced a fumble the ball at the Moravian 38-yard line with Greyhound senior linebacker Cliff Garr (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) recovering to give Moravian possession. The Greyhounds moved down to Wilkes-six yard line after three third down completions for first down by Moravian freshman quarterback Ryan Rempe (Dickson City, PA/Mid-Valley HS). However, Rempe was sacked twice moving the ball back to the 14-yard line. Sophomore kicker Brian Reckenbeil lined up for a 31-yard field goal but a Wilkes player came off the right side of the line to block the kick, keeping the score at 0-0 with to play in the first quarter. Wilkes took over at its own 21-yard line, and the Colonels moved the ball to the Moravian 11-yard line. The Greyhound defense would stiffen and force a 30-yard field goal attempt with the ball going through the middle of the uprights to give Wilkes a 3-0 lead with 1:59 remaining in the first quarter. On the ensuing kickoff, Moravian junior wide receiver Sean Hill (West Reading, PA/Wyomissing HS) had a 57-yard kickoff return to give the Greyhounds the ball at the Wilkes 33-yard line. On the first play of the drive, Moravian tried a flee-flicker but Rempe was intercepted at the goal line with the ball returned to the Wilkes 42-yard line. The Colonels would eventually punt on the third play of the second quarter. Moravian would only run three plays before punting again with Wilkes taking over on its own 44-yard line after a fair catch. The Colonels mixed the pass and the run to move down inside the ten-yard line. The Greyhound defense stiffened again including a near interception at the goal line by sophomore defensive lineman Don Maxwell (Berkeley Heights, NJ/Governor Livingston HS), forcing Wilkes to attempt a 23-yard field goal. However, Moravian freshman running back Edward Savoth (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan HS) blocked the kick with freshman defensive back Brad Bodine (Mt. Bethel, PA/Bangor HS) giving the Greyhounds possession at the Wilkes 15-yard line. Moravian would pickup two first downs including a 16-yard run by Rempe before attempting punting the ball away to Wilkes. The snap was high forcing Greyhound sophomore punter Michael Voskian (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan HS) to slow his kick. Wilkes blocked the punt and recovered. On the first play of the drive, the Colonels connected on a 29-yard touchdown pass. The extra-point gave the Colonels a 10-0 lead with 4:35 remaining in the first half. The Greyhounds started their next drive at their own 37-yard line. Moravian moved into Wilkes territory but ended up punting with Voskian’s punt rolling out of bounds at the two-yard line. Wilkes started the second half with a good kickoff return to place the ball at their 41-yard line. After two plays for no gain and a sack by Moravian senior defensive end Nick Feo (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS), Wilkes punted the ball to the Greyhounds. Feo had a pair of sacks among his three tackles. Moravian would take possession at its own 25-yard line. The Greyhounds would get a first down by penalty before Rempe fumbled after being hit, and the Colonels covered the ball at the Moravian 46-yard line, giving Wilkes the ball. The Colonels lost yardage again before punting after three plays. The Greyhounds took possession at their own 24-yard line. Moravian moved into Wilkes territory with a first down by penalty and an 18-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Marc Braxmeier (Center Valley, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) to senior wide receiver Shawn Martell. However, the Greyhounds would eventually punt. Wilkes did get one first down before punting as well. Moravian moved the ball to midfield with one first down before punting. Wilkes took over at its 28-yard line. The Colonels picked up a first down before punting as both defenses stiffened in the second half. Moravian started at its own 17-yard line. The Greyhounds picked up a pair of first downs, including a completion from Braxmeier to Bisci before punting. On the first play of the drive, Wilkes connected on an 80-yard touchdown pass and run. The extra-point gave the Colonels a 17-0 lead with 10:09 remaining in the game. Rempe completed six of 12 passes for 66 yards with one interception, and he was sacked four times while Braxmeier hit four of 11 passes for 52 yards. Bisci caught four passes for 35 yards for the Greyhounds while Hill had two catches for 33 yards and freshman tight end Brian Dencker (Boonton, NJ/Boonton HS) had two receptions for 26 yards. Sophomore running back Tyler McCambridge (Northampton, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) led the Greyhounds with 72 yards on 22 carries while sophomore fullback Morgan de Rouen (West Milford, NJ/West Milford HS) had seven yards on five carries and one reception for six yards. Garr led the Moravian defense with eight tackles, a tackle for loss, a pass break-up and a fumble recovery while freshman linebacker Jayson Williams (Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood HS) added seven tackles including two sacks. Bodine added six tackles while Klement and sophomores linebacker Andrew Morrissey, defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff (Boonton, NJ/Boonton HS) and linebacker Kevin McGorry (Whitehall, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) each made five tackles.

SCOUTING LYCOMING: The Warriors come to Bethlehem with an overall and Middle Atlantic Conference record of 3-3. Quarterback Glenn Smith leads Lycoming on the field. Smith has completed 93 of 169 passes for 1,067 yards with five touchdowns and four interceptions, and he has run for 145 yards and three touchdowns on 84 carries. Smith’s top targets have been wide receiver Tony Kopp, who has 27 catches for 426 yards and four touchdowns, wide receiver Jeremy Ebert, who has 17 receptions for 263 yards, tight end Bill Margetich, who has 12 catches for 112 yards and a score, and wide receiver Chris Beissel, who has caught 11 passes for 90 yards. Tailbac Brandon Traugh has run for a team high 173 yards on 69 attempts while tailback John Seese has 156 yards on 40 carries. Seese also has four kickoff returns for 69 yards while defensive back Kyle Peterson has returned five kickoffs for 65 yards and defensive back Nate Hanner has five kickoff returns for 83 yards. Defensive back Matt Murdock has returned 14 punts for 171 yards with a long return of 39 yards. Punter Stephen Deao is averaging 33.3 yards per punt with eight fair caught and eight inside the 20-yard line while kicker Mike Monastra has made nine-of-11 field goals with a long of 43 yards, and seven-of-eight extra-points. Linebacker Dustin Heintzelman leads the Lycoming defense with 41 tackles, two tackles for loss, four pass break-ups and a blocked kick whiel linebacker Mike DiPlacido has 40 tackles with six for loss. Free safety Ryan Repko has added 38 tackles, five pass break-ups and four interceptions while strong safety Tim Mahoney has 29 tackles, two pass break-ups, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Defensive tackle Dave VanNort has contributed 25 tackles including seven tackles for loss and two sacks.

BALANCED & EXPERIENCED ‘HOUNDS: Of the 81 players on the Moravian roster, 17 are freshmen, 35 are sophomores and 18 are juniors. There are 11 seniors on this season’s squad, and the Greyhounds return 57 letterwinners and nine starters.

GREYHOUNDS IN THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE: Beginning five seasons ago, the Middle Atlantic Conference became an 11-team conference instead of two separate leagues. Moravian was selected to finish sixth in the MAC Preseason Coaches Poll this season while Lycoming College was picked to finish fourth. Wilkes University was selected to win the MAC.

THE MAC STATISTICAL RANKINGS: The Greyhounds are eighth in the MAC in total defense, allowing 328.1 yards per game. The squad is 11th in passing defense at 200.3 yards per game, and the defense is fifth in rushing yards allowed at 127.9. The Greyhounds are eighth in points allowed at 21.3 per game, and the squad is sixth in points scored per game at 17.7. Offensively, Moravian is tenth in the MAC at 246.6 yards per game. The Greyhounds are ranked ninth in rushing offense at 111.7 yards per game and ninth in passing offense at 134.6 yards per game. Moravian is fifth in turnover margin with a -0.29 per game average as the Greyhounds have committed 15 turnovers while forcing 13 turnovers. Moravian also leads the MAC in kickoff returns with an average of 23.1 yards per return. Individually, sophomore running back Tyler McCambridge is sixth in the MAC in rushing with an average of 67.7 yards per game, and he tenth in scoring at 4.7 points per game, seventh in touchdown scoring at 4.7 points per game and tenth in all-purpose yardage at 87.2 yards per game. Senior wide receiver Shawn Martell is tenth in receiving yards per game at 43.4. Sophomore Brian Reckenbeil is fourth in kick scoring at 4.0 points per game, and he is second in field goals at 1.00 per contest (seven of ten). Senior linebacker Cliff Garr is tied for sixth in the MAC with 0.29 fumbles forced per game while Garr and junior linebacker Dan Edleman (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School) is tied for the lead in the MAC with 0.29 fumble recoveries per game. Sophomore linebacker Andrew Morrissey is first in the MAC in forced fumbles per game a 0.50, and he is sixth in tackles at 7.8 per contest. Garr is eighth in the MAC in tackles at 7.6 per game while junior safety Zach Santiago (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) is 31st at 5.5 tackles a contest. Sophomore linebacker Kevin McGorry is tied for 32nd in tackles with 5.4 per game while freshman defensive back Brad Bodine is tied for 36th at 5.1 tackles per contest.

MILESTONE & RECORD WATCH: Moravian has two players moving up the record books. Senior wide receiver Shawn Martell needs two receptions to move into 12th all-time and 52 yards to move up to 9th all-time. Martell currently has 75 catches for 1,349 yards. He is tied for seventh with ten career touchdown receptions. Sophomore kicker Brian Reckenbeil is third in school history with 16 career field goals, and he is tied for sixth in extra-points with 35 and third all-time in kick scoring with 83 points. Reckenbeil needs five field goals to become the all-time leader, eight extra-points to move up to fifth and 46 points to move into second.

THE QUARTERBACKS: Sophomore Marc Braxmeier, who had his first career start at Juniata College, has completed 36 of 73 passes for 451 yards with three interceptions and four touchdowns for a 111.07 pass efficiency rating. Braxmeier, who has been sacked nine times, has added 24 yards on 20 carries. Freshman quarterback Ryan Rempe, who made his first career start against FDU-Florham, has completed 21 of 40 passes for 211 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions, one thrown on a wide receiver reverse against Widener University, for a 90.06 pass efficiency rating. Rempe has added for 40 yards on 16 carries, and he has been sacked five times. Junior Brad Swartz (Temple, PA/Muhlenberg HS) has completed 19 of 39 passes for 282 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for a 107.66 pass efficiency rating. Swartz has been sacked eight times this season but dies have a one-yard touchdown run and a long run of 15 yards.

IN THE BACKFIELD: In the backfield, sophomore tailback Tyler McCambridge has 406 yards and three touchdowns on 100 carries while sophomore running back Tyler de Rouen (West Milford, NJ/West Milford HS), who is out for the season with an injury, has 261 yards and three touchdowns on 52 carries. Sophomore full back Morgan de Rouen has 72 yards on 25 carries while senior tailback Marc Panepinto, who is out for the season with an injury, has added 12 yards on three rushing attempts. Senior fullback Joe Costanzo (Barnstead, NH/Bow HS & Tilton School) has added 13 yards on seven attempts.

THE WIDE RECEIVERS: The Greyhounds have had ten different players catch a pass this season led by junior tight end Kris Bisci, who has 19 catches for 198 yards and three touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Shawn Martell has caught 16 passes for 304 yards and a score. Sophomore running back Tyler McCambridge has nine catches for 85 yards and a touchdown while junior wide receiver Sean Hill, who was converted to the position from quarterback during the week leading up to the season opener, has nine receptions for 121 yards. Sophomore wide receiver Tyler Hersch (Macungie, PA/Emmaus HS) has seven receptions for 122 yards while freshman tight end Brian Dencker (Boonton, NJ/Boonton HS) has four receptions for 32 yards. Sophomore fullback Morgan de Rouen has three receptions for 35 yards and a touchdown this season while junior wide receiver Allan Fatzinger (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) has three catches for 12 yards and sophomore running back Tyler de Rouen has three catches for 17 yards. Senior fullback Joe Costanzo has caught three passes for 18 yards.

OFFENSIVE LINE: Leading the way for the backfield will be a solid offensive line that returns two starters from last season with senior Andrew Remsing (Bath, PA/Northampton HS) and sophomore Timothy McBride (Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor Township HS) returning. Junior Dave Kircher (Manasquan, NJ/Manasquan HS), who began 2005 as a starter for Moravian before an injury in the fourth game of the year sidelined him for the remainder of the season, also gives experience to the Moravian line. Junior Eric Adams (Dover, NJ/Dover HS) and junior transfer Jeff Kocsis (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) have earned the other two starting positions. Kocsis was a two-year starter for NCAA Division II East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and earned on a spot on the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Second Team last fall for the Warriors. Sophomores Wes Harpel (East Greenville, PA/Upper Perkiomen HS) and Blair Maginnis (Asbury, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS) also see action.

DEFENSIVE FRONT: Senior defensive tackle Alex Smith-Constantine (Secaucus, NJ/Secaucus HS) leads the Moravian defensive front with 30 tackles with six and a half for loss, a half a sack, a pass break-up and a blocked extra-point against Delaware Valley College. Sophomore defensive end Don Maxwell has added 23 tackles this season including three and a half for loss, one and a half sacks, a pass break-up and a fumble return of 31 yards for a touchdown against FDU-Florham while senior defensive end Nick Feo has 14 tackles, four tackles for loss, four sacks, two pass break-ups and forced a fumble. Sophomore defensive tackle Robert Kadel (Blairstown, NJ/North Warren HS) has contributed seven tackles with one for loss while senior defensive tackle Michael Liccketto (Barrington, NJ/Haddon Heights HS) has five tackles this season with a tackle for loss, a sack and blocked a field goal against Widener University. Sophomore defensive lineman Michael Cancelliere (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury HS) has contributed five tackles with half a tackle for loss and half a sack while junior defensive end Arturo Duran has five tackles with a half tackle for loss. Sophomore defensive tackle Mike Nagle (Marlton, NJ/Bishop Eustace HS) has added two tackles while sophomore Michael Ientile (Manchester, NJ/Manchester Township HS) has two tackles and recovered a fumble.

THE LINEBACKER CORPS: Senior Cliff Garr leads the team with 53 tackles with four for loss, and he has added two sacks, two forced fumbles, an interception with a return of 46 yards versus FDU-Florham and two fumble recoveries. Sophomore linebacker Andrew Morrissey has 47 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, three forced fumbles, two pass break-ups and a fumble recovery despite missing the game versus King’s College with an injury. Sophomore linebacker Kevin McGorry has contributed 38 tackles with two tackles for loss, a forced fumble, two pass break-ups and an interception with a 25-yard return against King’s College while junior linebacker Dan Edleman has 15 tackles with three for loss, a pass break-up and two fumble recoveries. Freshman linebacker Jayson Williams has 19 tackles, five tackles for loss, three sacks, a forced fumble and two pass break-ups while freshman linebacker Daniel Merker (Leonardo, NJ/Middletown South HS) has added six stops.

THE DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD: In the defensive backfield, freshman cornerback Brad Bodine has added 36 tackles including 31 solo stops to go with a tackle for loss, one sack,, an interception, two pass break-ups and a forced fumble while junior free safety/linebacker Zach Santiago has a 33 tackles, four and a half tackles for loss, two a sacks, four pass break-ups and a forced fumble. Sophomore strong safety Carl Robinson (Boothwyn, PA/Garnet Valley HS) has contributed 31 tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack, two interceptions and three pass break-ups while senior cornerback Israel Aguila (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom HS) has 18 tackles, a tackle for loss and five passes defended. Sophomore defensive back Eric Brinkerhoff has 29 tackles, four tackles for loss, one and a half sacks, two passes defended, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery while senior defensive back Justin Klement has contributed 16 tackles, two pass break-ups, a forced fumble and a blocked punt against Juniata College. Sophomore cornerback Ryan Andrew (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery HS) added four tackles.

KICKING GAME: Sophomore Brian Reckenbeil is seven-for-ten on field goal attempts this season with a career long of 42 yards versus King’s College, and he is seven-of-11 on extra-points. Reckenbeil is averaging 54.6 yards per kickoff as well, making opponents receive the kickoff at their own ten-yard line. Sophomore punter Michael Voskian is averaging 32.4 yards per punt on 31 kicks with six fair caught, seven inside the 20-yard line and one blocked. Voskian’s longest punt of the season is 41 yards versus FDU-Florham. Sophomore Bruce Krell (Tuscarora, PA/Tamaqua HS) has punted once for 24 yards this season.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Sophomore wide receiver Tyler Hersch is averaging 37.8 yards per kickoff return on four returns with a 92-yard touchdown versus King’s College. The return was Moravian’s third for a touchdown of more than 90 yards since 2002. Senior Marc Panepinto averaged 42.5 yards per kickoff return after a 72-yard runback on his second return in the season opener before being knocked out for the season with an injury. Freshman running back Edward Savoth has six kickoff returns for 113 yards with a long of 37 yards at Juniata College, and he has six tackles and a blocked extra-point against Wilkes University. Freshman quarterback Ryan Rempe has returned five punts for an average of 8.2 yards and a long return of 14 yards and one kickoff for 35 yards while sophomore running back Tyler McCambridge has two punt returns for 32 yards. Senior wide receiver Shawn Martell has returned eight punts for 43 yards, two kickoffs for 46 yards and added four tackles. Sophomore running back Morgan de Rouen has made seven tackles on special teams and returned two kickoffs for ten yards while junior wide receiver Allan Fatzinger has five tackles and a forced fumble and junior wide receiver Sean Hill has three tackles. Fatzinger has added two kickoff returns for 36 yards while Hill has returned four kickoffs for 103 yards including a 56 yard return.

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 fifth 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 had 15 winning seasons in Dapp’s 19 years. The 11-straight winning seasons is the longest in school history. Dapp ranks third among Greyhound coaches in winning percentage.

ON THE AIRWAVES: For the 10th straight year, the Greyhounds' games will be on the radio. Moravian's games will be aired on WYHM 1470 AM for the third straight year. Phil May calls the play-by-play call with color commentary and technical assistance from John Elliott. The games can also be heard through streaming audio at http://www.1470wyhm.com/pages/wyhmstreaming.html.

STARTERS PLAYER OF THE GAME: As part of Moravian's radio contract with 1470 WYHM, the announcers will select the Starters Player of the Game for Moravian during the St. Luke's Hospital Post-Game Show. Last week, freshman linebacker Jayson Williams was selected as the player of the game after making seven tackles, six of them solo stops, and two sacks in Moravian’s 17-0 loss to Wilkes University. Starters Riverport and Starters Pub, sponsors of Moravian College Athletics, are located on 2nd Street and Route 378 South of Bethlehem.

ON TELEVISION: Service Electric Cable TV-2 will be broadcasting the game this week from Rocco Calvo Field. This is the first of two games TV-2 Sports is slated to air this season. The other game will be Moravian’s season finale versus rival Muhlenberg College on Saturday, November 11th.