TWO MORAVIAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS RANKED IN NCAA DIVISION III STATISTICS

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- Two members of the Moravian College football team are ranked in the fifth NCAA Division III statistical rankings of 2010 through games of October 3rd, and the Greyhounds are ranked in the top 50 in three team categories.

Senior wide receiver Alex Hersch (Macungie, PA/Emmaus HS) is 85th in the country in punt returns, averaging 7.31 yards per return.  Hersch, pictured at right, has returned 16 punts for 117 yards this season with a long return of 23 yards at McDaniel College.

Junior kicker Ian Heck (Easton, PA/Easton HS) is tied for 63rd in the country in field goals per game at 0.80.  Heck, pictured at left, is four-for-seven on field goal attempts this season with a career long of 41 yards versus Johns Hopkins University.  All three of Heck’s misses this season are from longer than 43 yards.

Moravian is 36th in the nation in total defense at 260.80 yards per game, 37th in pass efficiency defense at a 98.45 rating and 42nd in rushing defense at 100.0 yards per contest.

The Greyhounds will return to action on Saturday, October 9th in a Centennial Conference game at Gettysburg College.  Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.