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2005-06 – Week 10                                           Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

 

GREYHOUND TRACKS

 

Team Records as of November 6, 2005

                                      Overall  Commonwealth   MASCAC/MAC   Meets & Tournaments

Men’s Cross Country        0-0                                         0-0            9th at 2005 MAC Championships

Women’s Cross Country   0-0                                         0-0            6th at 2005 MAC Championships

Field Hockey                   5-13             0-7                      4-8           

Football                            5-4                                         5-4           

Golf                                  0-0                                         0-0           

Men’s Soccer                 5-12-2            2-5                    3-8-1          

Women’s Soccer            15-5-1          5-1-1                   9-3-1           Commonwealth Conference Runner-Up

Men’s Tennis                    0-1                                         0-1           

Women’s Tennis              15-2             5-1                     10-2           Commonwealth Conference Runner-Up

Women’s Volleyball        21-10            4-3                      9-4            Commonwealth Conference Semifinalist

 

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Female – Alisha Davy (Jr., Oaklyn, NJ/Haddon Township HS), soccer

Caitlin Corrigan (Fr., Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS), soccer

Male – Marc Panepinto (Jr., Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown HS), football

Brian Reckenbeil (Fr., Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS), football

 

 

UPCOMING POSTSEASON & HOME EVENTS:

 

Saturday, November 12th – Women’s Soccer vs. Washington & Lee University in 2005 NCAA Division III National

            Championship Tournament First Round at Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, 1:00 p.m.; Cross Country at

            2005 NCAA Division III Mideast Regional hosted by Dickinson College at Carlisle High School, 11:00 a.m.

 

Sunday, November 13th – Women’s Soccer in 2005 NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament Second

            Round at Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA (if qualify), TBA

 

Tuesday, November 29th – Women’s Basketball vs. *Albright College, 6:00 p.m.; Men’s Basketball vs. *Albright

            College, 8:00 p.m.

 

*Conference opponent

 

 

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Greyhound Weekly Update, November 7, 2005 (-2222-)

 

Football – 5-4 (MAC 5-4)

Last Week – Defeated *Lebanon Valley College, 38-35.  *MAC game

This Week – Sat., Nov. 12th at Muhlenberg College, 1:00 p.m.

                Freshman kicker Brian Reckenbeil (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) kicked a 19-yard field goal with four seconds left, and Moravian College defeated Lebanon Valley College, 38-35, in an offensively-dominated Middle Atlantic Conference football game at Rocco Calvo Field.  The Greyhounds finish their 2005 MAC season with a 5-4 record.  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 junior running back Chris Jacoubs (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven HS), junior 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 3-5 rushing yards with senior fullback Kevin Lukich (Ogdensburg, NJ/Wallkill Valley HS) adding 63 yards on 12 carries and senior quarterback Jerry Venturino (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong HS) 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, who former high school soccer player who had never kick a football in a game situation until September of this 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.  Reckenbeil is now fourth in extra-points in a season at Moravian.

 

                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 junior 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 a 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 senior wide receiver Russ Demko (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS). 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 freshman 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.  Reckenbeil is now just one field goal away from tying the Moravian single season record even though he didn’t become the starting place kicker until the fourth game of the season.

 

                For Moravian, sophomore tight end Kris Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS) pulled in three receptions for 31 yards.

 

                Freshman linebacker Andrew Morrissey (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus HS) led the Greyhound defense with ten tackles while senior safety Mario Bevilacqua (Scranton, PA/West Scranton HS) had seven tackles.  Senior linebacker Chad DiFelice (Pen Argyl, PA/Pen Argyl HS) added six tackles while junior linebacker Cliff Garr (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS), junior defensive end Nick Feo (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS), senior safety GJ Weiss (Gilbertsville, PA/St. Pius X HS) and senior defensive tackle Robert Stockley (Red Bank, NJ/Middletown South HS) each had five tackles.  Feo had two tackles for loss.


Greyhound Weekly Update, November 7, 2005 (-3333-)

 

Women’s Soccer – 15-5-1 (Commonwealth Conference 5-1-1, MASCAC 9-3-1)

Last Week – Defeated ^Elizabethtown College, 1-0; Lost to ^Messiah College, 4-0.  ^Commonwealth Conference Tournament

This Week – Sat., Nov. 12th vs. Washington & Lee University in First Round of 2005 NCAA Division III National Championship at Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, 1:00 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 13th , vs. TBA in Second Round of 2005 NCAA Division III National Championship at Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, TBA (if qualify)

 

            Moravian won its first-ever Commonwealth Conference Tournament match as the second seeded Greyhounds defeated third seed Elizabethtown College, 1-0, in a Commonwealth Conference Semifinal on the HUB Quad. The victory was the Greyhounds' 15th of the season, tying the school record set back during the 2000 season.  Moravian scored the only goal of the match 56th minute when junior midfielder Alisha Davy (Oaklyn, NJ/Haddon Township HS) put her shot into the upper left-hand corner of the net from 12 yards out off a crossing pass from freshman midfielder Tracy Fitzpatrick (Wantage, NJ/High Point Regional HS). The goal was Davy's second of the season. The Greyhounds had three other chances to score in the match, hitting the cross bar in the 33rd minute, hitting the post in the 65th minute and missing an open net in the 90th minute. Moravian had a 13-7 advantage in shots and an 8-5 edge in corner kicks. Freshman goalie Caitlin Corrigan (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) made one save for her school record tenth shutout of the season. 

 

            The Greyhounds’ first-ever trip to the Commonwealth Conference Tournament Championship match didn't turn out to be a good one as second seeded Moravian fell to top seed Messiah College, 4-0. The Falcons, undefeated and the top ranked team in the nation, scored two goals in each half to claim their sixth straight Commonwealth Conference Championship. Messiah got on the scoreboard in the 24th minute. Messiah had a 20-8 advantage in shots and a 10-1 edge in corner kicks. Corrigan made four saves and Moravian had one team save.

 

            Senior forward Megan Collins (Rehoboth Beach, DE/Caesar Rodney HS) of the Moravian College women’s soccer team has been named the 2005 Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year, and she was one of four Greyhounds to earn spots on the Commonwealth All-Conference Teams announced last Tuesday. Collins and freshman midfielder Tracy Fitzpatrick (Wantage, NJ/High Point Regional HS) were named to the Commonwealth All-Conference First Team while senior defender Erin Gonda (Bethlehem, PA/Salisbury HS) and freshman goalie Caitlin Corrigan (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) each earned spots on the Commonwealth All-Conference Second Team.

 

 

Women’s Volleyball – 21-10 (Commonwealth Conference 4-3, MASCAC 9-4)

Last Week – Lost to ^Juniata College, 3-0.  ^Commonwealth Conference Tournament

Season Complete

 

            Fourth seeded Moravian was knocked out of the 2005 Commonwealth Conference Tournament in a 30-13, 30-15, 30-19 loss to top seed and nationally-ranked Juniata College in a semifinal match.  Junior outside hitter Kelly Bauer (Hellertown, PA/Notre Dame HS) led Moravian with five kills and 16 digs while junior setter Valerie Korsak (Coplay, PA/Whitehall HS) added 14 assists, ten digs and three kills.  Senior middle hitter Lindsey Siracusa (Yardley, PA/ Pennsbury HS) contributed four kills and two blocks while sophomore right side hitter Katherine Perkins (Lehighton, PA/Lehighton HS) had three blocks for the Greyhounds.  Sophomore outside hitter Rachel Radocha (Whitehall, PA/ Whitehall HS) added three kills and five digs while sophomore defensive specialist Christa Burke (Center Valley, PA/ Southern Lehigh HS) added two service aces.

 

            Senior middle hitter Lindsey Siracusa (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury HS) of the Moravian College women’s volleyball team has been named to the Commonwealth All-Conference First Team announced last Wednesday while junior outside hitter Kelly Bauer (Hellertown, PA/Notre Dame HS) earned a spot on the All-Conference Second Team.

 

 

Men’s Tennis – 0-1 (MASCAC 0-1)

Fall Season Complete

 

            The Greyhounds have completed the fall portion of their schedule. Moravian will return to action during spring break with a trip to Orlando, Florida in early March.


Greyhound Weekly Update, November 7, 2005 (-4444-)

 

Men’s Soccer – 5-12-2 (Commonwealth Conference 2-5, MASCAC 3-8-1)

Season Complete

 

            Junior midfielder Neil Unternahrer (East Stroudsburg, PA/Pocono Mountain HS) of the Moravian College men’s soccer team has been named to the Commonwealth All-Conference Second Team announced last Wednesday.  Unternahrer helped the Greyhounds to a 5-12-2 record this season with a 2-5 slate in Commonwealth Conference action.  Unternahrer had three assists this season for Moravian as he moved to the midfield after playing up front his first two seasons.  During his career, Unternahrer has scored nine goals and six assists for 24 points in 54 career matches with four game-winning goals.  This is the second consecutive year that Unternahrer has earned a spot on the Commonwealth All-Conference Second Team.

 

 

Field Hockey – 5-13 (Commonwealth Conference 0-7, MASCAC 4-8)

Season Complete

 

            Senior forward Stacee Cupples (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) of the Moravian College field hockey team has been named to the 2005 Commonwealth All-Conference Second Team announced last Thursday.  Cupples, who was also on the Commonwealth All-Conference Team last fall, helped the Greyhounds to a 5-13 overall record, and Moravian was also 0-7 in Commonwealth Conference action this season.  Of Moravian’s 13 losses in 2005, five were by one goal, including one in overtime, and four losses were to nationally ranked teams.  Cupples led Moravian in scoring with fall with 12 goals and six assists for 30 points.  Cupples also had one game-winning goal for Moravian this season and was one-of-two on penalty stroke attempts.  During her career, Cupples scored 31 goals (third in school history) and added a school record 21 assists for 83 points (second all-time).  Cupples played forward the last two seasons after playing in the midfield her first two years.

 

 

Women’s Cross Country – 0-0 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)

Last Week – off

This Week – Sat., Nov. 12th at NCAA Division III Mideast Regional hosted by Dickinson College at Carlisle High School, Carlisle, PA, 11:00 a.m.

            The Greyhounds had a week off as the team prepares for the 2005 NCAA Division III Mideast Regional that will be hosted by Dickinson College at Carlisle High School on November 12th.

 

 

Men’s Cross Country – 0-0 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)

Last Week – off

This Week – Sat., Nov. 12th at NCAA Division III Mideast Regional hosted by Dickinson College at Carlisle High School, Carlisle, PA, 11:00 a.m.

            Moravian had a week off as the team prepares for the 2005 NCAA Division III Mideast Regional that will be hosted by Dickinson College at Carlisle High School on November 12th.

 

 

Women’s Tennis – 15-2 (Commonwealth Conference 5-1, MASCAC 10-1)

Season Complete

            Senior Nicole Gruber (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon HS) of the Moravian College women’s tennis team has been named to the 2005 Commonwealth All-Conference First Team while senior Katie Cooke (Milford, PA/Delaware Valley HS) and sophomore Brittany Popaca (Lavallette, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach HS) was named to the All-Conference Second Team announced by the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation.

 

 

Golf – 0-0 (MASCAC 0-0)

Fall Season Complete