Greyhound Weekly Update, October 2, 2006 (-2222-)
Last Week – Lost to *Widener University,
20-16. *MAC game
This Week – Sat., Oct. 7th
at *Delaware Valley College,
1:00 p.m. *MAC game
Moravian suffered a 20-16 loss to Widener University
in a Middle Atlantic Conference game at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday afternoon.
The Greyhounds fall to 2-2 overall and in the conference after their second
home loss the season by five or less points.
Moravian received the opening kickoff of the game and
would run just four plays before sophomore quarterback Marc Braxmeier (Allentown,
PA/Allentown
Central Catholic HS) was intercepted by Widener. The Pioneers were only able to move the ball
down to the ten-yard line before settling for a 27-yard field goal, taking a
3-0 lead with 10:32 remaining in the first quarter. The Greyhounds would be
forced to punt after just three plays on their next drive, giving Widener
possession at the Pioneer 42-yard line.
Moravian looked to have stopped the Pioneers at midfield, forcing a
punt, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Greyhounds gave Widener a
first down. The Pioneers would get to the three-yard line before being called
for a delay of game penalty on third down.
After the penalty, Widener scored a touchdown to take a 10-0 lead with
50 seconds remaining in the first quarter.
Over the next five possessions of the game, Moravian
punted three times and Widener punted twice.
The Pioneers eventually took possession on the Moravian 46-yard
line. On a third and goal from the nine
yard-line, the Pioneer running back appeared to be stripped of the ball with
the Greyhounds recovering prior to the whistle but after a lengthy discussion,
the officials ruled forward progress had been stopped and gave the Pioneers the
ball on the six-yard line. The Greyhound
defense would force the Pioneers to settle for a 23-yard field goal, giving
Widener a 13-0 lead with 3:10 left in the first half.
The Greyhounds would get a good return on the kickoff
by freshman running back Edward Savoth (Brielle,
NJ/Manasquan HS) to start
their drive at their own 45-yard line.
Moravian picked up one first down and then received another on a
roughing the passer penalty by Widener, moving down to the Pioneer 26-yard
line. Braxmeier would connect on a
20-yard pass play to sophomore running back Tyler McCambridge (Northampton,
PA/Allentown
Central Catholic HS) to put the ball on the six yard line. Braxmeier capped off the drive with a four-yard touchdown
pass to junior tight end Kris Bisci
(Easton, PA/Easton HS). Sophomore
kicker Brian Reckenbeil (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville
HS) missed the extra-point, leaving the Widener lead at 13-6 with 1:08
remaining before the intermission. Braxmeier
completed 13 of 22 passes in the game for 121 yards with one touchdown and two
interceptions.
To start the second half, Widener ran just three
plays before punting. Moravian would
move the ball down to the Widener 30 yard-line with the help of another
roughing the passer penalty by the Pioneers.
However, Braxmeier
was intercepted again at the ten-yard line and the Pioneers returned the ball
to the Moravian 48-yard line. Widener
moved the ball inside the ten-yard line on five plays. The Pioneers lined up for their third field
goal attempt of the game, a 25-yard attempt.
Moravian senior defensive end Michael
Liccketto (Barrington, NJ/Haddon Heights
HS) came right up the middle and blocked the attempt, keeping the score at
13-6 Widener and giving the Greyhounds possession at their own 19-yard line.
Moravian put together a 13-play, 81-yard drive, aided
on a failed third down attempt by defensive holding by Widener to tie the
score. McCambridge capped off the drive
with a three-yard leap over the pile for the score. On the drive, McCambridge, who was making his
first career start, ran nine times for 42 yards. Reckenbeil’s extra-point knotted the score at 13-13 with
1:29 remaining in the third quarter. McCambridge
finished the game with 83 yards on 25 carries.
On the ensuing kickoff, Moravian thought it had taken
the lead. The kick seemed to sail
through the hands of one of Widener’s up-men about the 25-yard line and rolled
into the end zone. None of the Pioneers
fell on the ball but Moravian did. After
another lengthy discussion by the officials, it was ruled the no one from
Widener had touched the ball in the field of play so it was a touchback and the
Pioneers took over at their own 20-yard line.
However, the Pioneers, who were called for offensive pass interference
on the drive, punted after three plays.
Moravian moved the ball to the Widener 41-yard line
but faced a fourth-and four. The
Greyhounds lined up to punt but snapped the ball to the up man, Bisci, who lofted a short pass to a
wide open senior defensive back Justin Klement (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) for an easy first
down; however, Klement lost his footing on the wet turf and
the pass fell incomplete, giving the Pioneers possession.
It would not take long for Moravian to get the ball
back as junior defensive back Zach
Santiago (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS)
forced into a fumble on the first play of the drive. Greyhound senior linebacker Cliff Garr (Easton, PA/Notre
Dame HS) recovered the ball for Moravian at its own 48-yard line.
The Greyhounds would run seven plays and move down to
the Widener five-yard line before Reckenbeil
came on to attempt a 22-yard field goal.
Reckenbeil split the uprights
with the kick, giving Moravian a 16-13 with 9:04 remaining. On the ensuing kickoff, Moravian sophomore
defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff (Boonton, NJ/Boonton
HS) forced a Widener fumble, and Brinkerhoff
recovered the ball at the Widener 29-yard line.
However, the Pioneers would get the ball back after three plays when Braxmeier fumbled
on a sack.
Widener took over at its own 37-yard line and scored
a touchdown to take a 20-16 lead with 4:04 remaining. Moravian took the ensuing kickoff and moved
to the Greyhound 39-yard line, where the team faced a fourth and four. The Greyhounds ran a reverse to freshman
quarterback Ryan Rempe
(Dickson City, PA/Mid-Valley HS), who had lined up as a wide receiver. Rempe would attempt a pass towards Bisci and McCambridge
but Fairlie
intercepted his third pass of the game to seal the Widener win.
Sophomore fullback Morgan de Rouen (West Milford, NJ/West Milford HS)
had 17 yards on four carries for the Greyhounds. Senior wide receiver Shawn Martell led the Greyhounds with three receptions for 61 yards
while McCambridge caught three passes for 24 yards. Martell
is now 14th all-time at Moravian with 71 career receptions for 1,291
yards (11th all-time). Junior
wide receiver Sean Hill (West Reading, PA/Wyomissing
HS) added two receptions for 19 yards while junior wide receiver Allan Fatzinger (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua
HS) had two catches for seven yards and freshman tight end Brian Dencker (Boonton, NJ/Boonton
HS) caught two passes for six yards.
Brinkerhoff
led the Moravian defense with ten tackles and a pair of pass break-ups to go
with his forced fumble and fumble recovery.
Klement,
who made his first career start in the defensive backfield, added nine tackles
and a pass break-up, while Garr had
nine tackles and a sack to go with his fumble recovery. Sophomore linebacker Andrew Morrissey (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus HS) added eight tackles while senior
defensive tackle Alex Smith-Constantine
(Secaucus, NJ/Secaucus
HS), sophomore defensive end Don
Maxwell (Berkeley Heights, NJ/Governor
Livingston HS) and Santiago each
made seven tackles. Smith-Constantine had two tackles for loss.
Greyhound Weekly Update, October 2, 2006 (-3333-)
Women’s Volleyball – 12-6
(Commonwealth Conference 2-1, MASCAC 6-2)
Last Week – Defeated *Susquehanna University,
3-1. *Commonwealth Conference match
This Week – Wed., Oct. 4th
vs. *Widener University,
7:00 p.m.; Fri., Oct. 6th vs. $Black Hills
State University,
12:00 p.m. MDT & vs. $Williams (MA) College, 4:00 MDT; Sat., Oct. 7th
at $Colorado College, 12:00 p.m. MDT. *Commonwealth Conference match, $Colorado College Classic
Moravian won its second straight Commonwealth Conference
match, defeating Susquehanna
University, 25-30, 30-25,
30-16, 30-20. Junior outside hitter Rachel
Radocha (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) led Moravian with 12 kills to go with
seven digs while senior outside hitter Kelly
Bauer (Hellertown, PA/Notre Dame HS) added ten kills and 21 digs. Junior
middle hitter Jenna Wallace (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS)
also had ten kills to go with seven blocks while senior setter Valerie Korsak
(Coplay, PA/Whitehall HS) contributed 32 assists, ten digs and three kills.
Sophomore libero Stephanie Struble (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS) had 20 digs and three
service aces for the Greyhounds while sophomore outside hitter Maria DeBonis
(Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame HS) added 21 digs and eight kills. Junior middle hitter Katherine Perkins (Lehighton, PA/Lehighton HS) had nine kills for Moravian and
senior defensive specialist Ashley Hugo
(Bath, PA/Northampton HS) had
seven digs. Junior defensive specialist Elise
Martin (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus
HS) contributed seven digs in the victory while junior defensive specialist
Christa Burke (Center
Valley, PA/Southern
Lehigh HS) had five digs and two assists. Sophomore setter Elisa Molchany (North Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) added four digs
for the Greyhounds.
Men’s Cross Country – 0-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)
Last Week – 2nd of 6 at College
Misericordia Cougar Classic, Dallas,
PA
This Week – off
Moravian was second of six
schools at the College Misericordia Cougar Classic with 40 points, ten points
behind the host school Senior Josh
Hunter (Palmerton, PA/Palmerton HS) was first in the five-mile race with a
time of 27:34 while junior Timothy
Pagano (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West HS) was third of 44 runners in
27:50. Senior Anthony Sarno (Forked River, NJ/Lacey Township HS) took 12th placed for the Greyhounds
in a time of 29:11 while freshman Steve
DeFazio (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville
HS) was 13th in 29:39 and sophomore Jeremiah
Reinhart (Effort, PA/Pleasant
Valley HS) took 14th
at 29:40. Junior Daniel Adams (Delmar, NY/Bethlehem Central HS) placed 30th in a time of 32:38
while freshman Tim Betz (Havertown, PA/Haverford
HS) was 31st in 32:41. Rounding out the Greyhound competitors were
sophomore John McCullough (Levittown,
PA/Conwell-Egan HS) in 33rd place in a time of 34:10 and senior Eric Kratz (Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany
Hills HS) at 39th in 37:27.
Women’s Cross Country – 0-0
(Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)
Last Week – 2nd of 7 at College
Misericordia Cougar Classic, Dallas,
PA
This Week – off
Moravian placed second of
seven schools at the College Misericordia Cougar Classic with a team score of
42 points, just one point behind winner Marywood University.
Sophomore Kayla Teeling
(Milford, NJ/Phillipsburg HS) paced
the Greyhounds on the 5,000-meter course with a time of 19:31, which was third
of 61 runners in the meet. Sophomore Kelly
Williams (Tafton, PA/Wallenpaupack HS) finished
seventh in a time of 20:14 while sophomore Naomie Kachel (Shillington, PA/Governor
Mifflin HS) was tenth in 20:38. Junior Katie
Pulizzano (Allentown, PA/William Allen HS) took 15th for Moravian in 21:07
while junior Krystyn Fenon (Palmerton, PA/Lehighton
HS) was 16th in a time of 21:22. Senior Jennifer Connolly (Weare,
NH/Manchester
West HS) rounded out the Moravian runners with a 23rd place finish in a
time of 21:54.
Greyhound Weekly Update, October 2, 2006 (-4444-)
Women’s Soccer – 3-5 (Commonwealth
Conference 1-2, MASCAC 2-4)
Last Week – Lost to *Juniata College,
1-0. *Commonwealth Conference match
This Week – Wed., Oct. 4th
vs. Haverford, College, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 7th at *Elizabethtown College, 4:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match
Moravian dropped a 1-0 match against Juniata College
in Commonwealth Conference action at the HUB Quad at Moravian. In the 52nd
minute of the game, a shuffle ensued, resulting in a Juniata
goal when a shot was redirected by a Moravian player into the Greyhounds’ own
net. Despite the loss, Moravian had a 10-3 advantage in shots and a 3-2 edge in
corner kicks. Greyhound goalie sophomore Caitlin
Corrigan (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) had two saves.
Men’s Soccer – 2-8-1
(Commonwealth Conference 1-2, MASCAC 2-3)
Last Week – Lost to Wesley (DE) College, 4-1; Defeated
*Juniata College, 2-1. *Commonwealth Conference match
This Week – Wed., Oct. 4th at
Alvernia College,
4:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 7th at *Elizabethtown College,
7:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match
Moravian lost a non-conference match at Wesley (DE)
College, 4-1. The host Wolverines jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 42nd minute
on a penalty kick. Wesley then scored the first two goals of the second half to
build a 3-0 lead. Moravian would get on
the board in the 59th minute when junior forward Chris Dello Buono (Oakland, NJ/Immaculata
HS) found the back of the net with an unassisted goal, his second goal of
the season. Wesley would score again in the 80th minute. The Wolverines had a
22-13 advantage in shots and a 6-4 edge in corner kicks. Moravian sophomore
goalie Chris Nederostek
(Lansdale, PA/Christopher
Dock HS) had ten saves in 70 minutes of action while junior Michael Peck (Nazareth,
PA/Nazareth
HS) did not make a save but allowed a goal in 20 minutes of action.
Freshman Blake
Ritchey (Harleysville, Pa/Souderton HS) scored with just 12:50 left in the
game to break a 1-1 tie and lead Moravian to an eventual 2-1 victory over
Juniata in a Commonwealth Conference game at Moravian’s HUB Quad. The Greyhounds, coming off of four straight
losses, took an early lead in the 14th minute when sophomore Louis Dollarton
(Barrington,
NJ/Haddon
Heights HS) took a crossing pass
from senior Brian Tarulli (Bear
Creek, PA/James
Coughlin HS) and scored. The Eagles struck back 18 minutes later with a
goal on a free kick. The game remained scoreless until Ritchey caught a little help from junior Kevin McGrorry (Avon, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) for
the winning goal. Moravian out-shot Juniata
13-9 an also held a 6-4 advantage in corner shots. Nederostek recorded two saves
for the Greyhounds.
Women’s Tennis – 6-1
(Commonwealth Conference 4-1, MASCAC 4-1)
Last Week – Defeated East
Stroudsburg University
of Pennsylvania, 6-3; Defeated *Juniata College, 7-2. *Commonwealth Conference match
This Week – Thurs., Oct. 5th
vs. #DeSales University,
4:30 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 7th vs. *Susquehanna University,
12:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC match
Moravian defeated its second
straight NCAA Division II opponent with a 6-3 victory over East Stroudsburg
University of Pennsylvania in non-conference action at Hoffman Courts. The
Greyhounds led 2-1 after doubles action with a win by the team of seniors Courtney Hall (Denver,
PA/Cocalico HS) and Margo Kokolus (Orefield, PA/Parkland HS) in a tiebreaker and a victory by the
duo of sophomores Kelly Gerbino (Easton, PA/Easton HS) and Dyana Swan (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville
HS). Moravian earned four more wins in singles to secure the victory. The
Greyhounds had straight sets wins by Swan,
juniors Rebecca Angstadt
(Hamburg, PA/Hamburg HS) and Jennel
Yelito (Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua HS) and sophomore Mary Kate Kelly (Beach Haven, NJ/Southern
Regional HS).
The Greyhounds clinched their 13th
consecutive postseason appearance with a 7-2 victory at Juniata
College in a Commonwealth Conference
match that started indoors but finished indoors in Altoona. Moravian won two of three doubles
contests to start the match with victories by the teams of junior Brittany Popaca (Lavallette,
NJ/Point
Pleasant Beach
HS) and Kelly and Swan and Gerbino. The Greyhounds won five
of six singles matches with Popaca, Kelly and Angstadt winning in straight
sets. Swan earned a victory in three
sets while Kokolus won a proset to earn a victory at first singles.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, October 2, 2006 (-5555-)
Field Hockey – 2-9
(Commonwealth Conference 0-2, MASCAC 0-6)
Last Week – Lost to Kean University of New Jersey,
4-1; Lost to Philadelphia Biblical University, 3-2 (overtime); Lost to #The University
of Scranton, 2-0. #MASCAC match
This Week – Tues., Oct. 3rd
at *Widener University,
7:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 7th at *Messiah College,
1:00 p.m.
*Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC
match
Moravian suffered a 4-1 non-conference loss to Kean University
of New Jersey at Betty Prince Field. The Cougars jumped out to a 2-0 lead on
goals in the 8th minute and the 14th minute. Moravian would cut the Kean lead
in half in the 46th minute when sophomore midfielder Julia Garofalo (Oakhurst,
NJ/Ocean
Township HS) netted her first goal
of the year, tapping in a crossing pass from freshman forward Kayla Carson (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing
HS). Kean would finish off the scoring with goals in the 55th
and 68th minutes. Moravian had a 13-9 advantage in shots in the
contest while both teams had nine penalty corners. Greyhound senior goalie Amanda Gaun (Hatboro, PA/Hatboro-Horsham
HS) had five saves.
The Greyhounds dropped the final contest in a five-match
home stand, falling to Philadelphia Biblical University, 3-2 in overtime, at
Betty Prince Field. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute
when junior defender Jacqui Grande (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills
Regional HS) netted her first career goal on a penalty stroke. The Crimson
Eagles tied the match in the 24th minute. Philadelphia
Biblical would take the lead in the 31st minute. Moravian eventually tied the match in the 47th
minute when junior midfielder Mauri Dallago (Kutztown, PA/Kutztown HS) netted her first goal of the season,
knocking in a pass from freshman midfielder Samantha Bell (Sparta,
NJ/Pope John XXIII HS). The
Greyhounds had a chance to win the match at the end of regulation as Moravian
received a penalty corner with five seconds remaining on the clock. During the
corner, a penalty stroke was called after time had expired. Greyhound junior
forward Savannah Bayer (Newton,
NJ/Newton HS) lined up for the stroke but watched as the Crimson Eagle
goalie stretched up to knock down the shot headed for the upper left-hand
corner of the net. Philadelphia
Biblical dominated control of the ball in the overtime session and won in the
74th minute. Philadelphia Biblical had a 10-8 advantage in
shots and an 8-6 edge in penalty corners. Gaun
registered six saves,
The Greyhounds lost a non-conference match to the University of Scranton, 2-0. The Royals jumped out to
a 1-0 lead just over a minute into the match on a penalty corner. Scranton netted another
goal in the in the 42nd minute. The Royals had a 23-4 advantage in shots and an
11-3 edge in penalty corners. Gaun made
14 saves in the match.
Last Week – 18th
of 24 at Lebanon Valley
College Fall Invitational; 4th
of 16 at Susquehanna
University Fall Classic.
This Week – Monday, Oct. 2nd at Franklin
& Marshall College Fall invitational at Bent Creek Country Club, 1:00 p.m.
The Greyhounds placed 18th of 24 at
the Lebanon Valley College Fall Invitational at the Lebanon Country Club.
Moravian had a score of 338 points while Keystone College
won the tournament with a team score of 302. Freshman Alan Kliewer (Ephrata, PA/Ephrata
HS) led Moravian with a round of 82, which tied him for 50th in the field
of 115 golfers on the par 72 course. Freshman Steve Labiak (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS)
fired an 18-hole total of 83 to tie for 59th while junior Brian Scofield (Washington, NJ/Warren
Hills Regional HS) tied
for 74th with a round of 85. Senior Thad Miller (Emmaus,
PA/Emmaus HS) rounded out the
Moravian golfers with a round of 88, which was tied for 87th.
Moravian finished fourth of 16 teams
at the Susquehanna University Fall Invitational played at
Edgewood-in-the-Pines. The Greyhounds had a team score of 309 while the host
Crusaders won the tournament with a score of 294. Senior Brian Bergstol (Mt. Bethel, PA/Bangor
HS) led Moravian and was fourth of 84 golfers with a round of 72 on the par
72 course. Kliewer
tied for seventh with a round of 74 while junior Brian Ott (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) was
tied for 39th after a round of 81. Labiak carded an 82 to finish in a tie for 45th while junior
Brian Scofield (Washington,
NJ/Warren
Hills Regional HS) tied
for 64th with an 86.
