Monday,
October 30, 2006
MORAVIAN COLLEGE GREYHOUNDS, 4-4 (4-4 MAC)
at
LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE FLYING DUTCHMEN, 4-4 (3-4
MAC)
1:00 p.m.; Saturday, November 4, 2006
Arnold Field (c. 4,000); Annville, PA
THE GAME:
Moravian looks to finish its final Middle Atlantic Conference season
as a member of the conference with a winning record in a game at
Lebanon Valley College. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Arnold
Field in Annville, PA.
THE COACHES: Scot Dapp (West Chester ’73) enters
his 20th season at Moravian, with a career record of 121-82-1 (.596).
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.
Lebanon Valley coach Jim Monos
(Shippensburg ’72) returned to Lebanon Valley in
2004. He has a 52-83-2 (.387) record in 14 seasons in Annville with
a 44-65-2 record in his first 11 seasons from 1986 to 1996.
THE SERIES: Saturday’s meeting will be the
61st in the series with Moravian holding a 31-28-1 lead. Moravian
has won the last six meetings, 38-35, last season in Bethlehem,
27-20, in Annville in 2004, 42-7 in 2003, 41-21 in 2002, 34-20 in
2001 and 19-6 in 2000 while the Flying Dutchmen's last win was a
24-13 decision in 1999.
LAST TIME THEY MET: In Bethlehem last fall, kicker
Brian Reckenbeil (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) kicked
a 19-yard field goal with four seconds left, and Moravian defeated
Lebanon Valley College, 38-35, in an offensively-dominated MAC football
game at Rocco Calvo Field. The two team’s combined for 805
yards of offense on 126 plays and all 11 scoring drives were at
least 54 yards long, including five over 70 yards. Playing in place
of starting running back Chris Jacoubs, backup
Marc Panepinto (Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown HS)
ran for a career-high 213 yards and a touchdown on 38 carries for
Moravian. The Greyhounds had a season high total of 305 rushing
yards with fullback Kevin Lukich adding 63 yards
on 12 carries and quarterback Jerry Venturino running
for 33 yards and two scores on seven attempts. Venturino
also competed eight for 13 passes for 134 yards and two more scores.
Moravian’s running game was in high gear early on. After receiving
the opening kickoff, the Greyhounds ran the ball 11 straight times,
with Venturino scoring on a quarterback keeper. Reckenbeil,
a former high school soccer player who had never kick a football
in a game situation until September of last season, made the first
of five extra-points in the game to remain perfect on the season
at 25-of-25 on point after attempts. After forcing the Dutchmen
to go three-and-out, Moravian went to the air just once on a 7-play,
77-yard touchdown drive, capped by a Venturino
2-yard run. However, the Greyhounds lone passing play was big one,
with Venturino hitting wide receiver Shawn
Martell (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) with a 43-yard
pass that gave the ’Hounds the ball at the LVC-26. The catch
was the 50th of Martell’s career, and he had three receptions
for 65 yards in the game. Reckenbeil’s second
extra point made it 14-0 with 4:10 left in the first quarter. The
Dutchmen would score next to make it 14-6 with 10:04 left in the
opening half. Moravian threatened to score again on the ensuing
possession, going 41 yards on eight plays to the Dutchman-29, but
the drive stalled when Venturino fell on a bad
snap on a fourth-and-two. Lebanon Valley continued to move the ball
well tied the game 14-14 with 3:17 left in the half on a touchdown
pass and two-point conversion. A short kickoff gave Moravian the
ball at the LVC-49. The Dutchmen came up with a stop on third-and-one
at its own 23, but LVC was called for pass interference, the first
penalty of the game. Two plays later, Venturino
found Martell for a 10-yard touchdown pass, as
the Greyhounds went ahead 21-14 with 1:02 on the clock. After receiving
the opening kickoff of the second half, Lebanon Valley pulled even
at 21 with 9:41 left in the third quarter. The Greyhounds punted
on the next possession, and on LVC’s first play from scrimmage,
a 72-yard touchdown pass gave Lebanon Valley its first lead of the
game at 28-21 with 5:44 to go in the quarter. Moravian answered
with a five-play, 67-yard drive, highlighted by a 36-yard pass from
Venturino to wide receiver Russ Demko.
Panepinto capped the march with a 1-yard touchdown
run, and Reckenbeil’s kick made it 28-28
with 3:32 left in the third quarter. Lebanon Valley would get its
seven-point lead back on the ensuing drive for a 35-28 lead with
14:28 remaining in the game. Moravian got a good return from wide
receiver Rob Shaffer (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville HS) to
start the drive at its own 43-yard line. The Greyhounds went back
to the running game and rushed the ball on the first seven plays
of the drive. After a holding penalty forced Moravian into long
yardage on third down, Lebanon Valley was called for another pass
interference penalty on an incomplete third down pass. After two
more runs and an incomplete pass, Venturino would
hit Martell with his second touchdown of the game,
this one from 12 yards out. Reckenbeil’s
kick knotted the score at 35-35 with 8:18 remaining in the contest.
Moravian would force Lebanon Valley to punt after just three plays;
however, the Greyhounds would give the ball back after just five
plays when Venturino was intercepted. The Greyhound
defense stepped up again and forced another three-and-out. The Greyhounds
would take possession on their own 24-yard line with just 3:49 remaining
in the game. Moravian would run eight straight running plays to
move the ball down to the Lebanon Valley two-yard line with just
seven seconds left in the game. The Greyhounds called a timeout
to bring in Reckenbeil on the fourth and goal play
for the 19-yard field goal attempt. The Flying Dutchmen used their
final two timeouts to try and ice Reckenbeil; however,
he connected on his eighth field goal of the season to put the Greyhounds
ahead with just four seconds to play. For Moravian, tight end
Kris Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS) pulled in three receptions
for 31 yards. Linebacker Andrew Morrissey (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus
HS) led the Greyhound defense with ten tackles while safety
Mario Bevilacqua had seven tackles. Linebacker
Chad DiFelice added six tackles while linebacker
Cliff Garr (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS), defensive
end Nick Feo (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS), safety
GJ Weiss and defensive tackle Robert Stockley
each had five tackles. Feo had two tackles for loss.
LAST WEEK: Sophomore tailback Tyler McCambridge
(Northampton, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) ran for
163 yards and two touchdowns on 33 carries, and he threw one pass
for a four-yard touchdown to lead Moravian to a 22-3 victory over
Lycoming College in Middle Atlantic Conference action at Rocco Calvo
Field. Lycoming received the opening kickoff and began its first
drive of the game for its own 32-yard line. The Warriors used a
combination rushes and passes to move the ball down to the Moravian
13-yard line. However, Greyhound freshman linebacker Jayson
Williams (Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood HS) had a sack
and forced a fumble. Moravian senior defensive end Nick
Feo covered the ball at the Greyhound 24-yard line. The
Moravian offense would run the ball down the field, literally, rushing
the ball on all 14 plays to cover the 76-yards to the end zone.
McCambridge finished off the drive with a six-yard
run for his fourth touchdown of the season. On the drive, McCambridge
ran the ball ten times for 63 yards. Sophomore Brian Reckenbeil
split the uprights with the extra-point to give the Greyhounds
a 7-0 lead with 3:12 remaining in the first quarter. After a touchback
on the kickoff, Lycoming picked up nine yards in three plays before
bringing on the punt team on fourth down. However, the snap on the
punt sailed past the right side of the punter and into the end zone.
The Lycoming punter ran back and kicked the ball out of the back
of the end zone, giving the Greyhounds a safety and a 9-0 lead with
1:22 left in the first quarter. The teams would trade punts over
the next five possessions with Moravian punting three times, twice
on three-and-out drive, and Lycoming punting twice. The Warriors
eventually got good field position at the Moravian 47-yard line
with 3:50 left in the first half on the Greyhounds’ third
punt. Lycoming moved the ball down to the 30-yard line before a
pass attempt was broken up by Moravian freshman defensive back Brad
Bodine (Mt. Bethel, PA/Bangor HS) that ended up in the
hands of sophomore safety Carl Robinson (Boothwyn, PA/Garnet
Valley HS), who returned the interception nine yards. Moravian
ran one play to run out the clock and head to the locker room with
a 9-0 lead. The Greyhounds received the opening kickoff of the second
half and on third-and-four, freshman quarterback Ryan Rempe
(Dickson City, PA/Mid-Valley HS) was intercepted at the
Lycoming 40-yard line. The Moravian defense would eventually force
the Warriors to punt, but the Greyhounds gave the ball right back
to Lycoming with McCambridge fumbling. The Warriors
were unable to pick up a first down but were close enough for a
27-yard field goal, cutting Moravian’s lead to 9-3 with 6:55
remaining in the third quarter. A penalty on the ensuing kickoff
gave the Greyhounds the ball at their own 35-yard line to begin
their next possession. Moravian went back to the ground game running
on eight of nine plays in the drive including a 28-yard carry by
sophomore fullback Morgan de Rouen (West Milford, NJ/West
Milford HS). McCambridge would score his
second touchdown of the game to finish off the drive on a 15-yard
carry up the middle. The Greyhounds went for the two-point conversion
to push the lead to two touchdowns but Rempe’s pass
for junior tight end Kris Bisci was low, leaving
Moravian’s lead at 15-3 with 1:59 remaining in the third quarter.
On Lycoming’s first play, Greyhound sophomore linebacker Andrew
Morrissey intercepted a pass at the Lycoming 43-yard line,
and Morrissey had a 15-yard return to set the Moravian
offense up at the Lycoming 28-yard line. A pair of McCambridge
rushes gave the Greyhounds a first-and-goal from the two-yard line.
Facing a third-and-four after McCambridge was stopped
twice, the Greyhounds called timeout. After the timeout, McCambridge
took a pitch from Rempe and rushed out to the right
side before throwing a four-yard scoring pass to Bisci
in the back of the end zone, Bisci’s fourth
touchdown reception of the year and McCambridge’s
first career pass. Reckenbeil made the extra-point
to push Moravian’s lead to 22-3 with 14:26 remaining in the
game. Lycoming would have to punt on its final two drives of the
game while Moravian punted once and would eventually run out the
clock with a ten-play, 44-yard drive. Rempe completed
two of five pass attempts for 18 yards while de Rouen had
48 yards on six carries for the Greyhounds. Bisci
caught two passes for 13 yards while senior wide receiver Shawn
Martell had one reception for nine yards. Martell,
who also played defensive back in third-and-long throughout the
game, also returned a pair of punts for 19 yards. Senior fullback
Joe Costanzo (Barnstead, NH/Bow HS & Tilton School)
had eight yards on three carries while junior running back Mark
Peters (Mendham, NJ/Mendham HS), who recently converted
from linebacker to running back due to injuries had five yards on
two carries in the game’s final drive. Williams
led the Moravian defense with nine tackles including his sack and
forced fumble while sophomore linebacker Kevin McGorry (Whitehall,
PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) had eight tackles including
two for loss. Senior linebacker Cliff Garr added
seven tackles while Robinson had five tackles with
one for loss to go with his interception.
SCOUTING LEBANON VALLEY: The Flying Dutchmen enter
the game with an overall record of 4-4 and a 3-4 mark in MAC action.
Senior quarterback Dan Kelly leads Lebanon Valley College on the
field, completing 101 of 174 passes for 1,069 yards with nine touchdowns
and five interceptions, and Kelly has run for 150 yards and a touchdown
on 65 carries. Kelly’s top targets have been junior wide receiver
Adam Brossman, who has 41 catches for 653 yards and eight touchdowns,
sophomore wide receiver Sean Donovan, who has 19 receptions for
200 yards and a score, and freshman tailback Charlie Parker, who
has 11 catches for 82 yards. Parker leads the Flying Dutchmen rushing
attack with 459 yards and three touchdowns on 104 carries while
senior tailback David Ochoa had 252 yards and a score on 72 carries.
Junior tailback Ryan Brennan has added 188 yards and a touchdown
on 53 attempts. Junior wide receiver Clint Vinju is averaging 9.3
yards per punt return on 17 returns, and he has an average of 21.7
yards on 23 kickoff returns. Brossman also handles the punting duties
for the Flying Dutchmen, and he has an average of 37.6 yards per
punt on 37 punts with 11 inside the 20-yard line and four fair caught.
Freshman kicker Dan DiBona is averaging 48.6 yards per kickoff,
and he has made one-of-two extra-points and one-of five field goal
attempts with a long of 20 yards. Freshman kicker Josh Evans is
eight-for-eight on extra-points and one-for-one on field goals with
a long of 24 yards. Senior defensive back Dan Stauffer leads the
Flying Dutchmen with five interceptions, and he has 25 tackles and
seven pass break-ups. Sophomore linebacker Brian Cottone leads the
Lebanon Valley defense with 79 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, three
and a half sacks, two interceptions, five pass break-ups, two forced
fumbles and a blocked kick. Junior linebacker Terry Kauffman has
added 55 tackles with three and a half tackles for loss while freshman
linebacker Will Keylor has 40 tackles with six tackles for loss
and three 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 Lebanon Valley College was picked to finish eighth.
Wilkes University was selected to win the MAC.
THE MAC STATISTICAL RANKINGS: The Greyhounds are
seventh in the MAC in total defense, allowing 302.4 yards per game.
The squad is tenth in passing defense at 187.9 yards per game, and
the defense is fourth in rushing yards allowed at 114.5. The Greyhounds
are seventh in points allowed at 19.0 per game, and the squad is
fourth in points scored per game at 18.2. Offensively, Moravian
is tenth in the MAC at 246.5 yards per game. The Greyhounds are
ranked ninth in rushing offense at 125.8 yards per game and ninth
in passing offense at 120.8 yards per game. Moravian is tied for
fourth in turnover margin with a -0.12 per game average as the Greyhounds
have committed 17 turnovers while forcing 16 turnovers. Moravian
also leads the MAC in kickoff returns with an average of 22.5 yards
per return, fourth down conversions at 60.0 percent (6-of-10), red
zone offense percentage at 88.9 percent (16-of-18) and kickoff coverage
at 40.7 yards per kickoff. Individually, sophomore running back
Tyler McCambridge is fifth in the MAC in rushing
with an average of 81.3 yards per game, and he fourth in scoring
at 5.7 points per game, fourth in touchdown scoring at 5.7 points
per game and fourth in all-purpose yardage at 98.0 yards per game.
Sophomore quarterback Marc Braxmeier (Center Valley, PA/Allentown
Central Catholic HS) is sixth in pass efficiency at 111.1,
and he is tenth in passing yards per game at 75.2. Sophomore Brian
Reckenbeil is fourth in kick scoring at 3.8 points per
game, and he is second in field goals at 0.88 per contest (seven
of ten). Freshman linebacker Jayson Williams is
tied for sixth in the MAC with 0.25 fumbles forced per game while
senior linebacker Cliff Garr and junior linebacker Dan Edleman
(Pottstown, PA/The Hill School) are tied for second in
the MAC with 0.25 fumble recoveries per game. Sophomore linebacker
Andrew Morrissey is first in the MAC in forced
fumbles per game a 0.43, and he is tied for 12th in tackles at 7.0
per contest. Garr is tied for sixth in the MAC
in tackles at 7.5 per game while junior safety Zach Santiago
(Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) is 32nd at 5.5 tackles
a contest. Sophomore linebacker Kevin McGorry is
tied for 26th in tackles with 5.8 per game while freshman defensive
back Brad Bodine is tied for 38th at 5.0 tackles
per contest.
MAC WEEKLY HONORS: Sophomore running back Tyler
McCambridge of Moravian has been named the Middle Atlantic
Conference Offensive Player of the Week while freshman linebacker
Jayson Williams earned MAC Defensive Player of
the Week accolades for their performances in the Greyhounds’
22-3 victory over Lycoming College. McCambridge
ran for 163 yards and two touchdowns on 33 carries, and he threw
a four-yard touchdown pass on his first career pass attempt in the
victory. McCambridge got Moravian on the scoreboard
in the first quarter with a six-yard touchdown run that capped a
14-play, 76-yard drive that was all on the ground. McCambridge
had ten carries for 63 yards on the drive. McCambridge
would score again in the third quarter on a 15-yard run to cap a
nine-play, 65 yard drive that he had seven carries for 28 yards
on. McCambridge finished off the Greyhounds’
scoring in the game with a four-yard touchdown pass to junior tight
end Kris Bisci on a third-and-goal play. This was
the second straight home game and second time in three week’s
that McCambridge had carried the ball 33 times
for more than 160 yards in a home game with a career high 166 yards
against FDU-Florham two weeks ago at Rocco Calvo Field. Williams
had a team high nine tackles and helped the Moravian defense limit
Lycoming to 122 yards of total offense including 21 yards on 27
carries in just his second career start. Williams
made five solo stops including a sack of 11 yards and forced fumble
that ended Lycoming’s first drive of the game inside the red
zone.
MILESTONE & RECORD WATCH: Moravian has two
players moving up the record books. Senior wide receiver Shawn
Martell needs one reception to move into 12th all-time
and 43 yards to move up to 9th all-time. Martell
currently has 76 catches for 1,358 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 sixth in extra-points with 37 and third all-time
in kick scoring with 85 points. Reckenbeil needs
five field goals to become the all-time leader, six extra-points
to move up to fifth and 44 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 23 of 45 passes
for 229 yards with a touchdown and four interceptions, one thrown
on a wide receiver reverse against Widener University, for a 83.41
pass efficiency rating. Rempe has added for 40
yards on 21 carries, and he has been sacked seven 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 569 yards and five
touchdowns on 133 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 120 yards on 31 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
has added 21 yards on ten attempts while junior tailback Mark
Peters has five yards on two carries after switching from
linebacker back to running back.
THE WIDE RECEIVERS: The Greyhounds have had ten
different players catch a pass this season led by junior tight end
Kris Bisci, who has 21 catches for 211 yards and
four touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Shawn Martell
has caught 17 passes for 313 yards and a score. Sophomore running
back Tyler McCambridge has nine catches for 85
yards and a touchdown while junior wide receiver Sean Hill
(West Reading, PA/Wyomissing HS), 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 33 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
(Berkeley Heights, NJ/Governor Livingston HS) 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 18 tackles, five tackles for loss, four sacks,
two pass break-ups, a fumble recovery 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 (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood HS) 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 60 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 49 tackles,
three tackles for loss, two sacks, three forced fumbles, two pass
break-ups, a fumble recovery and an interception with a return of
15 yards against Lycoming College. Sophomore linebacker Kevin
McGorry has contributed 46 tackles with four tackles for
loss, a forced fumble, two pass break-ups and an interception with
a 25-yard return against King’s College while freshman linebacker
Jayson Williams has 28 tackles, six tackles for
loss, four sacks, two forced fumbles and two pass break-ups. Junior
linebacker Dan Edleman has 15 tackles with three
for loss, a pass break-up and two fumble recoveries 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 40 tackles
including 34 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 has contributed
36 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, three interceptions and
three pass break-ups while sophomore defensive back Eric
Brinkerhoff (Boonton, NJ/Boonton HS) has 33 tackles, four
and a half tackles for loss, two sacks, three passes defended, a
forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Senior cornerback Israel
Aguila (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom HS) has 18 tackles, a tackle
for loss and five passes defended while senior defensive back Justin
Klement (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) has contributed 19
tackles, half a tackle for loss, half a sack, three 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
nine-of-13 on extra-points. Reckenbeil is averaging
54.8 yards per kickoff as well, making opponents receive the kickoff
at their own ten-yard line. Sophomore punter Michael Voskian
(Brielle, NJ/Manasquan HS) is averaging 32.9 yards per
punt on 35 kicks with seven fair caught, eight inside the 20-yard
line and one blocked. Voskian’s longest punt
of the season is 44 yards at Wilkes University. 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 (Brielle,
NJ/Manasquan HS) 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 ten punts for 62 yards, two kickoffs
for 46 yards and added six tackles. Sophomore running back Morgan
de Rouen has made seven tackles on special teams and returned
three kickoffs for 15 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 five kickoffs for 132 yards including a 56 yard return.
Sophomore wide receiver Antuan Dixon (Kansas City, MO/St.
Mark’s HS) has returned a pair of kickoffs for 52
yards.
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, sophomore running back Tyler McCambridge
was selected as the player of the game after running for
163 yards and two touchdowns on 33 carries and throwing a four-yard
touchdown pass in the Greyhounds’ 22-3 victory over Lycoming
College. Starters Riverport and Starters Pub, sponsors of Moravian
College Athletics, are located on 2nd Street and Route 378 South
of Bethlehem.
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