Greyhound Weekly Update, October 4, 2004 (-2222-)
Last Week – Defeated *King’s College 21-18.. *MAC game
This Week – Sat., Oct. 9th at *Wilkes University,
1:00 p.m. *MAC game
Junior quarterback Jerry Venturino (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong
HS) connected on a five-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Jed Warsager (Andover, NJ/Newton HS)
with 29 seconds remaining to rally the Moravian College football team to a 21-18
victory over King’s College in Middle Atlantic Conference action Saturday
afternoon at Steel Field. The victory
keeps the Greyhounds undefeated at 4-0 overall and in the MAC for the first
time since 1988.
Venturino’s
touchdown pass capped a wild second half that saw five lead changes and 36 of
the game’s 39 points scored. The fourth
quarter began with Venturino scoring
on a six-yard bootleg run off the left six and a extra-point kick by senior Ken Macaulay (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS)
giving the Greyhound a 14-12 lead at that point. King’s would come right back down the field
and retake the lead with 12:32 to play in the game with a touchdown, however,
the Monarchs missed a two-point conversion to keep the score at 18-14 King’s.
Each team punted on its next possession before the
Greyhounds drove into King’s territory, only to turn the ball over on downs at
the King’s 36-yard line. Moravian would
force the Monarchs to punt for the eighth time in the game on the ensuing
possession. The Greyhounds took control
on their own 31-yard line with 1:44 remaining in the game. Venturino
began the drive with a 13-yard pass to Warsager
before hitting sophomore wide out Shawn
Martell (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS)
with a 19-yard pass to move the ball to the King’s 37-yard line. After a pair of incompletions sandwiched
around a three-yard loss by Venturino
on a quarterback draw, Venturino hit
sophomore wide receiver Ben Hawkins
(Belmar, NJ/Manasquan HS) with a 35-yard completion on fourth-and-13. King’s was called for defensive holding on
the play but the penalty was declined. Hawkins and a King’s defensive back
fought for the ball in midair with Hawkins
winning the battle as they hit the ground.
Hawkins led the Moravian
receivers with five catches for 86 yards.
The completion gave Moravian the ball on the King’s five-yard line with
39 second to play. After a pair of
incomplete passes in the end zone, Venturino
found Warsager in the back
left-hand corner for the go-ahead score.
Macaulay’s extra-point, his
third of the afternoon while making his debut as Moravian’s place-kicker, gave
the Greyhounds a 21-18 lead with 29 seconds remaining. Warsager
had three receptions for 32 yards in the game.
Moravian junior cornerback Tyler Chomik (Allentown, PA/Allentown
Central Catholic HS) intercepted King’s final pass attempt as time expired.
King’s scored the only points of the first half on a
22-yard field goal attempt with 1:19 remaining in the first quarter to cap a
15-play, 66-yard drive. The Monarchs dominated
the first half, gaining 191 yards on 42 plays and limiting the Greyhounds to
just 48 yards on 21 plays. King’s forced
Moravian to punt five times in the first half and commit two turnovers;
however, the Monarchs were called for nine penalties for 82 yards in the first
30 minutes of the game.
Moravian would take its first lead of the game on the
opening drive of the second half when Venturino
hit Martell with an 18-yard scoring
strike to cap a nine-play, 70-yard drive.
Macaulay’s first career extra-point
gave the Greyhounds a 7-3 lead with 11:04 remaining in the third quarter. Venturino
completed 13 of 29 passes for 194 yards with two touchdowns and an interception
while Martell caught four passes for
75 yards.
King’s would pull within one-point on its first drive of
the second half on another 22-yard field goal of the game to finish off a
seven-play, 45-yard drive. After forcing
Moravian to punt King’s would retake the lead.
On a fourth-and-seven play from the Moravian 40-yard line, the Monarchs
pulled off a fake punt but the two-point conversion pass was knocked away
keeping the score at 12-7 King’s with 2:03 to play in the third stanza.
Venturino’s
touchdown run would start the wild fourth quarter. Venturino
ran for 12 yards on nine carries and was sacked once in the game. Moravian, which was ranked sixth in the
nation coming into the contest in rushing offense with an average of 357 yards
per game, was limited to 127 yards on the ground on 37 carries. Sophomore tailback Chris Jacoubs (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS), who was the
nation’s leading rusher at 204 yards per game, had just 84 yards on 25 carries
with a long of 37 yards, which helped set up Venturino’s touchdown run.
Sophomore tailback Marc Panepinto
(Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown HS) added two carries for 28 yards with a
30-yard run, two plays before Venturino’s
scoring jaunt.
Senior linebacker Bill
Carasia (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS) led the Moravian defense with
12 tackles and two forced fumbles while junior linebacker Chad DeFelice (Pen Argyl, PA/Pen
Argyl HS) added 11 tackles.
Sophomore linebacker Cliff Garr (Easton, PA/Notre
Dame HS) contributed nine tackles with two for loss and a sack.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, October 4, 2004 (-3333-)
Women’s Tennis – 10-2
(Commonwealth Conference 6-1, MASCAC 7-2)
Last Week – Defeated *Lebanon
Valley College,
8-1; LaSalle University
match postponed until October 14th; Lost to *Elizabethtown College,
6-3. *Commonwealth Conference match,
#MASCAC match
This Week – Mon., Oct. 4th at #King’s
College, 3;30 p.m.; Wed., Oct. 6th vs. TDB in Commonwealth
Conference Semifinals, 2 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 9th in Commonwealth
Conference Championship match (if qualify), TBA. #MASCAC match
The Greyhounds moved within one victory of an undefeated
in Commonwealth Conference season with an 8-1victory over Lebanon Valley
College at Hoffman Tennis
Courts. Moravian swept the doubles
matches with wins by the teams of senior Becky
Deringer (Allentown, PA/Dieruff
HS) and Jillian Iacovelli (Randolph, NJ/Randolph HS),
sophomores Margo Kokolus (Orefield, PA/Parkland HS)
and Courtney Hall (Denver,
PA/Cocalico HS) and junior Nicole Gruber (Lebanon,
PA/Lebanon
HS) and freshman Leah Bradshaw (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge
HS). The Greyhounds won five singles
match with straight set wins by Deringer,
Gruber, senior Marion Berry (Avon, NJ/St. Rose HS) and freshman Jennel Yelito (Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua HS) and
a three-set victory by Iacovelli.
Moravian’s non-conference match with NCAA Division I
LaSalle University was postponed due to inclement weather and wet courts. It has been rescheduled for Thursday, October
14th at 3:30 p.m. in Bethlehem.
The Greyhounds had their bid for an undefeated
Commonwealth Conference season ended in the team's final conference match of
the regular season, falling to host Elizabethtown
College, 6-3, in a match
that was started outdoors before moving inside because of rain. The Greyhounds had just three singles wins
with a straight sets victory by freshman Brittany
Popaca (Lavallette, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach
HS) and a pair of three-set wins by Berry and Gruber.
Field Hockey – 7-3
(Commonwealth Conference 1-2, MASCAC 4-2)
Last Week – Defeated #University
of Scranton, 3-2 (ot); Defeated Philadelphia biblical University, 2-1; Lost to *Susquehanna University, 3-0. *Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC match
This Week – Wed., Oct. 6th at *Lebanon Valley
College, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 9th
vs. *Juniata College, 1:00 p.m. *Commonwealth
Conference match
Moravian earned its third straight victory and third
overtime win of the 2004 season with a 3-2 overtime triumph at the University of Scranton in non-conference action. After a scoreless first half, Moravian scored
the first goal in the 39th minute when freshman forward Savannah Bayer (Newton,
NJ/Newton HS)
found the back of the net on a 12-yard blast off a pass from sophomore
midfielder Rachel Griffith (Easton, PA/Freedom
HS). The Royals tied the match in
the 42nd minute. Moravian junior forward
Stacee Cupples (Allentown,
PA/Allentown
Central Catholic HS) gave the Greyhounds the lead back in the 46th minute
when she scored on a breakaway from midfield. Scranton
would tie the contest again in the 62nd minute. Bayer
would tally the winning goal, her fifth goal of the season, in the 75th minute
off a pass from Cupples in a
two-on-one with the Scranton
goalie. Scranton had a 29-9 advantage in shots, and
the Royals also had a 16-5 edge in penalty corners. Moravian sophomore goalie Amanda Gaun (Hatboro, PA/Hatboro-Horsham
HS) made 12 saves, including two in overtime, for the victory.
Moravian won its four straight match, equaling the team's
longest winning streak since 1996, with a 2-1 victory versus Philadelphia
Biblical University in a match played at Moravian Academy
due to damage from flooding on Moravian's Betty Prince Field. Moravian's seven wins this fall are the most
since a 7-11 record in 1998. The
Greyhounds last winning season was a 10-6 mark in 1996. The Greyhounds took a 1-0 lead just 1:38 into
the match when Bayer found the back
of the cage for her sixth goal of the season off a pass from Griffith. Cupples
scored what was eventually the game-winning goal in the 41st minute on an
unassisted goal, her ninth of the season. The Crimson Eagles scored their only goal in
the 65th minute. Philadelphia Biblical out shot Moravian 21-10
and the Crimson Eagles also had a 17-13 advantage in penalty corners. Gaun had
14 saves in the victory.
The Greyhounds had their four-match winning streak
snapped in a 3-0 loss at Susquehanna
University in
Commonwealth Conference action. The
Crusaders took a 1-0 lead in the first half.
Susquehanna would get a pair of second half goals. Susquehanna out shot Moravian 13-9 and the
Crusaders had a 9-6 edge in penalty corners.
Gaun made nine saves with
freshman defender Taranae Hashemi (Randolph, NJ/Randolph
HS) adding a defensive save.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, October 4, 2004 (-4444-)
Last Week – 1st of 19 at Lebanon Valley Fall Invitational.
Next Competition – Mon., Oct. 11th at Muhlenberg College Fall Invitational at Lehigh
Country Club, 12:00 p.m.
Moravian won the Lebanon Valley College Fall Invitational
at the Lebanon Country Club on a tiebreaker with York College of Pennsylvania. Both schools had totals of 306 but the Greyhounds
had the lower score by their fifth player to win the 19-team tournament. Sophomore Brian
Bergstol (Mt. Bethel, PA/Bangor HS) and junior Dustin McCormick (East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg HS)
led Moravian with rounds of 74 to tie for third place among the 97 golfers on
the par 72 course. Freshman Bryan Ott (Whitehall,
PA/Whitehall
HS) tied for seventh with a round of 75 while freshman Brian Scofield (Washington, NJ/Warren
Hills Regional HS)
was tied for 51st with an 18-hole total of 83. Sophomore John
Gilbert (Allentown, PA/Freedom HS) ended up having the
tiebreaker score for Moravian with a round of 84 that tied for 58th. York's fifth golfer had
an 87.
Women’s Cross Country – 0-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MAC 0-0)
Last Week – 2nd of 14 at LaSalle
Invitational, Philadelphia,
PA
Next Competition – Sat., Oct. 16th at DeSales University
Invitational, Center Valley,
PA
The Greyhounds finished second of 14
schools at the LaSalle University Invitational, run on the Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia, the site of
the 2004 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships. Moravian had a team score of 71 points while
the University of
Buffalo won the meet with
a score of 28 points. Senior Chelsea Mullins (Jim Thorpe, PA/Jim Thorpe
HS) led Moravian with a fifth place finish with a time of 19:10.0 on the
5,000-meter course. Senior Heather McGarvie (Medford,
NJ/Shawnee HS) was
ninth of the 128 competitors in 19:31.5 while freshman Krystyn Fenon (Palmerton,
PA/Lehighton HS) was 12th
with a time of 19:49.70. Rounding out
the top five for the Greyhounds were junior Ellen Hansen (Alburtis, PA/Brandywine Heights HS) in 22nd place at 20:06.9 and junior Lauren Bahnatka (West Chester, PA/Henderson HS) in 28th
position with a time of 20:12.4.
Also competing for the Greyhounds
were junior Alexis Vergalla (Glen
Gardner, NJ/Voorhees HS), who was 47th in 21:00.0, freshman Christina Maiale (Emmaus, PA/Allentown
Central Catholic HS), who placed 53rd with a time of 21:10.0, senior Kim Bushner (Allentown, PA/Dieruff HS),
who was 73rd in 21:50.2; senior Alison
Stoyko (Reading, PA/Governor Mifflin HS), who finished 74th in 21:52.0, and
freshman Theresa Zataveski (Quakertown,
PA/Gwynedd Mercy Academy), who placed 75th with a time of 21:54.2.
Men’s Cross Country – 0-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MAC 0-0)
Last Week – 11th of 12 at LaSalle
Invitational, Philadelphia,
PA
Next Competition – Sat., Oct. 16th at DeSales University
Invitational, Center Valley,
PA
The Greyhounds placed 11th of 12
schools at the LaSalle University Invitational run on the Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia, the site of
the 2004 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships. The Greyhounds had a team score of 290 while
the U.S. Naval Academy won the meet with a score of 65 points. Moravian's top runner was senior Patrick Grogan 9Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame HS),
placing 47th of the 100 runners in a time of 27:52.0 on the 8,000-meter course.
Junior Greg Rarick (Drums, PA/Hazleton HS) finished 57th in 28:22.0 while
junior William Shimer (Bethlehem,
PA/Liberty
HS) was 60th at 28:35.0. Rounding
out the top five for the Greyhounds were sophomore Jared Casciole (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) at 77th with a time of
29:41.0 and junior Russell Zaleski
(Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough HS) in 80th place at 29:59.0. Also competing for Moravian were freshman Erik
Boyer, who was 87th in 30:59.0, freshman Timothy
Pagano (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West HS), who placed 95th at 32:35.0,
senior Aditya Kahanna (Mumbai, India),
who was 98th in 36:01.0, and sophomore Eric
Kratz (Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany Hills HS), who placed 99th in a time of
37:15.0.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, October 4, 2004 (-5555-)
Women’s Soccer – 5-4-1
(Commonwealth Conference 0-3, MASCAC 2-3)
Last Week – Lost to *Lebanon Valley
College, 3-2. *Commonwealth Conference match
This Week – Tues., Oct. 5th at Wesley
(DE) College, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 9th at *Widener University,
3:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match
Moravian saw a 2-0 halftime lead slip away as the squad
fell to 0-3 in Commonwealth Conference action after a 3-2 loss to Lebanon Valley College
on the HUB Quad. Moravian jumped out to
a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute when junior forward Megan Collins (Dover, DE/Cesar
Rodney HS) found the back of the net with a header for her fourth goal of
the season off a pass from junior midfielder Kindal Estes (New Providence, NJ/New Providence HS).
Moravian extended its lead to 2-0 in the 28th minute on the second goal
of the season by sophomore forward Kristina
Adams (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery HS) off a crossing pass from senior
forward Brianne DeVries (Stockton, NJ/Delaware Valley HS). However, the Flying Dutchmen received a hat
trick in the second half for the victory.
Moravian had an 18-7 advantage in shots and an 8-0 edge in corner kicks. Moravian senior goalie Jill Vaccaro (South Salem,
NY/John Jay HS) made two
saves.
Men’s Soccer – 5-4-1
(Commonwealth Conference 1-2, MASCAC 5-3)
Last Week – Defeated #Wilkes
University, 5-1; Lost to *Lebanon Valley College,
1-0. *Commonwealth Conf. match, #MASCAC
match
This Week – Mon., Oct. 4th vs. Swarthmore
College, 4:00 p.m.; Wed., Oct. 6th at Alvernia College, 4:00 p.m.;
Sat., Oct. 9th at *Widener University, 1:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match
Moravian earned a 5-1 victory over Wilkes University
in a non-conference match on the HUB Quad as Moravian surpassed its win total
from last season, improving to 5-3-1 on the year. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the
fourth minute when junior forward Ryan
Hintenach (Milford, NJ/Delaware Valley HS) headed home a shot for
his second goal of the season. Senior
midfielder Jim Feimster (Stroudsburg, PA/Pocono Mountain
HS) netted his first goal of the season and the game-winning goal when he
blasted home a lose ball from 18-yards out in the 13th minute. Wilkes would cut the Moravian lead to 2-1 in
the 24th minute. Senior
midfielder/forward Ryan Fick (Hamburg, PA/
Fleetwood HS) got the goal right back for Moravian in the 32nd minute when
he scored an unassisted goal for his third goal of the year. Moravian would score once more in the first
half when senior midfielder Nick
Tarquinio (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point
Pleasant Boro HS) scored his team leading goal sixth goal of the season off
a corner kick by sophomore midfielder Josh
Sheetz (Kutztown, PA/Kutztown HS) in the 34th minute. Hintenach
added his second goal of the match in the 53rd minute when he headed home
another Sheetz corner kick. Moravian had a 17-11 advantage in shots and a
9-5 edge in corner kicks. Moravian
sophomore goalie Kyle Keller (Coopersburg, PA/Southern
Lehigh HS) had five saves in 77 minutes of action while junior keeper Ryan Walker (Metuchen, NJ/Metuchen
HS) didn't make a save in 13 minutes.
The Greyhounds dropped their second straight Commonwealth
Conference match, falling to Lebanon
Valley College,
1-0, in a conference contest on the HUB Quad.
The Flying Dutchmen scored the only goal they would need in the 51st
minute on a loose ball inside the 18-yard box.
Moravian had a 10-9 advantage in shots and a 3-2 edge in corner
kicks. Keller made five saves in the match.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, October 4, 2004 (-6666-)
Women’s Volleyball – 11-9 (Commonwealth
Conference 0-3, MASCAC 2-5)
Last Week – Lost to *Juniata
College, 3-0; Defeated Muhlenberg College, 3-1; Defeated Rutgers
University-Newark, 3-1; Lost to Eastern University, 3-0.
This Week – Tues., Oct. 5th at *Albright College,
7:00 p.m.; Fri., Oct. 8th vs. $Rowan
University of New
Jersey, 2:00 p.m. & vs. $Franklin
& Marshall College,
4:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 9th at Widener University
Tournament. *Commonwealth Conference
match, $Widener University
Tournament at Haverford
College
Moravian dropped to 0-3 in the Commonwealth Conference
this season after a 12-30, 13-30, 13-30 loss to nationally ranked Juniata College in a conference match in
Johnston Hall. Freshman middle hitter Jenna Wallace (Bethlehem,
PA/Bethlehem
Catholic HS) led Moravian with seven kills while junior middle hitter Lindsey Siracusa (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury
HS) had five kills. Senior outside
hitter Christina Wallace (Bethlehem,
PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) had five digs, two service aces and two kills
while freshman setter/outside hitter Katherine
Perkins (Lehighton, PA/Lehighton HS) added seven assists.
Moravian won its tenth match of the season with a 30-23,
26-30, 30-19, 30-16 non-conference victory over rival Muhlenberg College
in Johnston Hall. Sophomore outside
hitter Kelly Bauer (Hellertown, PA/Notre
Dame HS) paced Moravian with 16 kills, 14 digs and three service aces while
Christina Wallace added 16 kills,
six digs and two service aces. Siracusa contributed ten kills, four
blocks and a pair of service aces while freshman outside hitter Rachel Radocha (Whitehall,
PA/Whitehall
HS) had six kills, five digs and two service aces. Jenna
Wallace added five kills and four service aces for the Greyhounds while Perkins (had 23 assists. Sophomore
setter/defensive specialist Ashley Hugo
(Bath, PA/Northampton HS) contributed 18 assists while freshman
libero Elise Martin (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus
HS) had ten digs for Moravian.
The Greyhounds earned their second straight victory with
a 30-27, 25-30, 30-19, 30-28 win over Rutgers-Newark in non-conference
action. Christina Wallace led Moravian with 13 kills, 13 digs, three blocks
and two service aces while Siracusa added
11 kills and two blocks. Bauer contributed 11 kills, 15 digs,
three service aces and three blocks while Jenna
Wallace had nine kills, four service aces and three blocks. Hugo paced
Moravian with 21 assists while Perkins added
19 assists and four kills. Martin added 11 digs while Radocha had 11 digs and four kills.
Moravian dropped an 18-30, 27-30, 18-30 decision to Eastern University to finish the tri-match at
Rutgers-Newark. Christina Wallace had 12 kills, eight digs, four blocks and three
service aces for the Greyhounds while Bauer
added 16 digs and eight kills. Siracusa contributed eight kills while Perkins had 13 assists. Hugo
added 12 assists and six digs while Martin
had six digs. Radocha contributed eight digs and a pair of kills while Jenna Wallace had two kills and two blocks in the match.
