Sports News: Fall 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008

SIX MORAVIAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS RANKED IN NCAA DIVISION III STATISTICS

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College football team has six student-athletes ranked in the second NCAA Division III statistical rankings of 2008 through games of September 14th, and the Greyhounds are ranked in the top 50 in 11 team categories.

Senior kicker Brian Reckenbeil (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) is tied for 21st in the country in field goals per game at 2.1 while senior running back Tyler McCambridge (Northampton, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) is 41st in rushing with 113.0 yards per game and tied for 12th in scoring at 12.0 points per contest.  Senior running back Tyler deRouen (West Milford, NJ/West Milford HS) is 43rd in rushing with an average of 112.0 yards per game while senior quarterback Marc Braxmeier (Center Valley, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) is 25th in the nation in pass efficiency with a 160.35 rating. 

Senior defensive lineman Doug Bocchino (Madison, NJ/Madison HS) is tied for 38th in sacks with 1.25 per game while junior linebacker Derek Protasiewicz (Whippany, NJ/Whippany Park HS) is tied for 46th in sacks with 1.0 per contest. 

Moravian is seventh in the nation in rushing offense at 311.5 yards per game, and the team is eighth in pass efficiency defense at 57.32.  The Greyhounds are also 12th in sacks at 4.0 per game, 15th in total defense at 185.0 yards per contest, 22nd in turnover margin at +2.5, 23rd in scoring defense at 8.5 points per game, 23rd in pass defense, allowing just 88 yards per game, 31st in total offense at 435.0 yards per outing, tied for 43rd in sacks allowed at 1.0 per game, 44th in scoring offense at 34.5 points per contest and 49th in passing efficiency with a 145.03 rating.

The Greyhounds will return to action on Saturday, September 20th in a non-conference game at Lebanon Valley College.  Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Arnold Field in Annville, Pennsylvania.