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2006-07 – Week 6 Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

GREYHOUND TRACKS

Team Records as of October 8, 2006

Overall Commonwealth MASCAC/MAC Meets & Tournaments

Men’s Cross Country 0-0 0-0

Women’s Cross Country 0-0 0-0

Field Hockey 2-11 0-4 0-8

Football 2-3 2-3

Golf 0-0 0-0 5^th of 15 at Franklin & Marshall Fall Inv.

Men’s Soccer 3-9-1 2-2 3-3

Women’s Soccer 4-6 1-3 2-5

Women’s Tennis 8-1 5-1 6-1

Women’s Volleyball 13-10 3-1 7-2 4^th 2006 Molten Colorado College Classic

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Female – Kelly Bauer (Sr., Hellertown, PA/Notre Dame HS), volleyball

Brittany Popaca (So., Lavallette, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach HS), tennis

Male – Chris Nederostek (So., Lansdale, PA/Christopher Dock HS), soccer

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

Tuesday, October 10^th – Women’s Volleyball vs. *Juniata College, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 12^th – Women’s Soccer vs. *Delaware Valley College, 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 14^th – Football vs. *FDU-Florham, 1:00 p.m. (Homecoming); Field Hockey vs. *Elizabethtown

College, 12:00 p.m.; Women’s Soccer vs. *Messiah College, 12:30 p.m.; Men’s Soccer vs. *Messiah College,

3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 17^th – Field Hockey vs. Alvernia College, 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 18^th – Women’s Soccer vs. *Lebanon Valley College, 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 19^th – Field Hockey vs. *Albright College, 4:00 p.m.; Men’s Soccer vs. *Lebanon Valley College, 4:00 p.m.

*Conference opponent

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Greyhound Weekly Update, October 9, 2006 (-2222-)

Football – 2-3 (MAC 2-3)

Last Week – Lost to *Delaware Valley College, 39-0. *MAC game

This Week – Sat., Oct. 14^th vs. *FDU-Florham, 1:00 p.m. *MAC game

Moravian was shut out by Delaware Valley College, 39-0, in Middle Atlantic Conference action, the first time Moravian had been shutout since the 2004 season.

The Greyhounds would receive the opening kickoff and on the third play of the drive, Delaware Valley intercepted a pass by Moravian sophomore quarterback Marc Braxmeier (Center Valley, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) at the DVC 46 yard line. The Aggies would drive down and take a 6-0 lead on a halfback option by pass to finish off the eight-play, 54-yard drive. Moravian senior defensive lineman Alex Smith-Constantine (Secaucus, NJ/Secaucus HS) blocked the extra-point to keep the game at 6-0 with 10:13 left in the first quarter.

After forcing the Greyhounds into a punt after three plays, Delaware Valley would drive 59 yards in 11 plays to score again. The Aggies would go for the two-point conversion but the pass ended up out-of-bounds to keep the score at 12-0 with 2:31 left in the first quarter.

Moravian was only able to run three plays again before punting. The Aggies would drive down the field and score on a 21-yard touchdown pass on a third-and-18 play to extend Delaware Valley’s lead to 19-0 with 12:01 remaining in the second quarter. During the drive, Delaware Valley faced a third-and-20 while Moravian sophomore linebacker Andrew Morrissey (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus HS) sacked the Aggies’ quarterback but was called for a personal foul by grabbing the face mask to keep the Aggies’ drive alive with an automatic first down.

The Greyhounds would pick up their first first down of the game before Delaware Valley intercepted a pass by Greyhound sophomore Brad Swartz (Temple, PA/Muhlenberg HS) at the Delaware Valley 25-yard line. Moravian forced the Aggies into another long third down and finally made the stop, forcing Delaware Valley to punt for the first time in the game.

Moravian began its next drive at the Delaware Valley 46-yard line. The Greyhounds picked up a pair of first downs to move into the red zone, however, a pair of sacks forced Moravian to punt from the 34-yard line. Delaware Valley would drive down into the red zone before Moravian sophomore safety Carl Robinson (Boothwyn, PA/Garnet Valley HS) intercepted a pass in the end zone on the final play of the first half leaving the Aggie lead at 19-0.

Delaware Valley would receive the opening kickoff of the second half. The Aggies would run just three plays before punting, and the Greyhounds would take over at their own 37-yard line. Freshman quarterback Ryan Rempe (Dickson City, PA/Mid-Valley HS) came in as the Greyhounds’ third quarterback of the game and completed his first pass to junior tight end Kris Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS) for a first down in Delaware Valley territory. Rempe then connected with sophomore running back Tyler McCambridge (Northampton, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) with a six-yard pass on a fourth-and-one to keep the drive alive down to the DVC 36-yard line. Moravian would eventually end up punting the ball away with sophomore punter Michael Voskian (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan HS) rolling the ball dead at the Aggies’ 11-yard line.

The Aggies scored on another long third down to take a 25-0 with 2:34 remaining in the third quarter. After picking up a first down on a quarterback draw, Rempe was intercepted. On the first play, Delaware Valley scored for a 32-0 lead Delaware Valley with 14 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

Moravian got a decent return on the kickoff from senior wide receiver Shawn Martell (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS); however, Martell was stripped of the ball with the Aggies recovering the ball at the Moravian 41-yard line. The Greyhounds would force a punt on fourth-and-33. Moravian would pick-up on a first down on a Rempe rush before punting.

Delaware Valley would drive down into the red zone again. The Aggies eventually scored with 6:01 remaining in the fourth quarter to cap off an eight-play, 55 yard drive. Miller made the extra-point for a 39-0 lead. The team’s would trade three plays and punt for the rest of the game. Delaware Valley finished the game with 460 yards on 70 plays while Moravian gained just 84 yards on 45 plays.

Offensively for Moravian, Rempe completed four of ten passes for 32 yards and an interception while Swartz was two-for-four for 18 yards with one interception. Braxmeier did not complete a pass but was intercepted once in three attempts. McCambridge led the Greyhounds with 28 yards on 11 carries, and he caught two passes for ten yards while Rempe picked up 24 yards on three carries. Sophomore fullback Morgan de Rouen (West Milford, NJ/West Milford HS) had 16 yards on six carries while Martell caught one pass for 14 yards to move into tenth in school history with 1,305 yards.

Smith-Constantine led the Moravian defense with ten tackles including two for loss and half a sack. Sophomore defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff (Boonton, NJ/Boonton HS) added eight tackles with three for loss and a sack while Robinson had eight tackles and a pass break-up to go with his interception. Morrissey had seven tackles for the Greyhounds with three for loss, a sack and a pass break-up.

Greyhound Weekly Update, October 9, 2006 (-3333-)

Women’s Volleyball – 13-10 (Commonwealth Conference 3-1, MASCAC 7-2)

Last Week – Defeated *Widener University, 3-0; Lost to ~Black Hills State University (SD), 3-0; Lost to ~Williams (MA) College), 3-2; Lost to ~Colorado College, 3-0; Lost to ~Williams (MA) College, 3-0. *Commonwealth Conference match, ~2006 Molten Colorado College Classic

This Week – Tues., Oct. 10^th vs. *Juniata College, 7:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match

Moravian won its third straight match and posted a 30-22, 30-18, 30-28 victory over Widener University in Commonwealth Conference action in Johnston Hall. Widener led the final game by as many as eight points, 21-13, and the Pioneers had a 28-22 lead when Greyhound senior defensive specialist Ashley Hugo (Bath, PA/Northampton HS) took over the serve and scored eight straight points for the victory. Hugo finished the match with a team high five service aces, including one to win the match, and six digs. Senior outside hitter Kelly Bauer (Hellertown, PA/Notre Dame HS) and junior middle hitter Jenna Wallace (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) each had 13 kills for Moravian with Bauer adding ten digs and Wallace contributing five blocks. Sophomore outside hitter Maria DeBonis (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame HS) had ten kills, eight digs and three service aces for the Greyhounds while senior setter Valerie Korsak (Coplay, PA/Whitehall HS) had 34 assists, nine digs, three kills and two blocks. Sophomore libero Stephanie Struble (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS) was also key at the service line as the Greyhounds came back in the final game, and she had ten digs in the contest. Junior middle hitter Katherine Perkins (Lehighton, PA/Lehighton HS) and junior outside hitter Rachel Radocha (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) each had two kills and two blocks for Moravian while junior defensive specialist Elise Martin (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus HS) had six digs.

The Greyhounds lost their first match at the 2006 Molten Colorado College Classic, falling to NAIA Black Hills State University (SD) 30-24, 30-25, 30-24. DeBonis led Moravian with 11 kills and six digs while Bauer had ten kills, five digs and three blocks. Korsak contributed 28 assists and nine digs while junior middle hitter Jenna Wallace had six kills. Radocha added three kills and four digs for the Greyhounds while Struble had seven digs. Sophomore setter Elisa Molchany (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) had a pair of service aces for Moravian while Martin had five digs.

Moravian dropped its second match at the 2006 Molten Colorado College Classic, losing to Williams (MA) College, 30-21, 24-30, 30-21, 28-30, 15-5. Wallace led the Greyhounds with 19 kills and four blocks while Bauer added 17 kills and 22 digs. Bauer is now just eight kills shy of becoming the sixth player in school history with 1,000 career kills. Korsak had 46 assists, eight digs, three kills and a pair of service aces for Moravian while DeBonis contributed eight kills, five digs and a pair of blocks. Radocha added six kills and eight digs while Perkins had three kills and three digs. Struble had 19 digs and two service aces for the Greyhounds while Hugo had nine digs and a kill. Martin added seven digs and a kill.

The Greyhounds lost their third match at the 2006 Molten Colorado College Classic, falling to host Colorado College, 30-14, 30-20, 30-26. Bauer led Moravian with 11 kills to become the sixth player in school history with 1,000 career kills with 1,003. Bauer also had 11 digs in the match. Radocha contributed ten kills and three digs while Korsak had 27 assists, five digs and two blocks. Wallace added five kills while Perkins had four kills and three blocks. Struble led Moravian with 20 digs while DeBonis had nine digs and two kills. Martin added five digs while Hugo added three digs.

Moravian fell to Williams (MA) College, 30-25, 30-24, 30-26 in the third place match at the 2006 Molten Colorado College Classic. Wallace led Moravian with 12 kills and four blocks while Korsak had 29 assists, nine digs and four kills. Korsak also earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team. Bauer contributed eight kills, five digs, two blocks and two service aces while Radocha had eight kills, five digs and a pair of blocks. DeBonis added seven kills and six digs for the Greyhounds while Struble added 12 digs. Perkins had two kills and two blocks for Moravian while junior defensive specialist Christa Burke (Center Valley, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) had six digs.

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

Last Week – off

This Week – Sat., Oct. 14^th at DeSales University Invitational, Center Valley, PA, TBA

Moravian had a week off as the team prepared for the DeSales University Invitational on Saturday, October 14^th.

Greyhound Weekly Update, October 9, 2006 (-4444-)

Women’s Soccer – 4-6 (Commonwealth Conference 1-3, MASCAC 2-5)

Last Week – Defeated Haverford College, 2-0; Lost to *Elizabethtown College, 3-1. *Commonwealth Conference match

This Week – Thurs., Oct. 12^th vs. #Delaware Valley College, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 14^th vs. *Messiah College, 12:30 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC match

Moravian posted a 2-0 victory over Haverford College in non-conference action on the HUB Quad. Moravian took a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute when junior midfielder Jill Newswanger (Pine Grove, PA/Pine Grove HS) crossed a ball in from the left side and a touch pass from freshman forward Alessandra Valdetara (Butler, NJ/Butler HS) put the ball on the foot of senior midfielder/forward Kristina Adams (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery HS) at the top of the 18-yard box. Adams would find the top left corner of the net for her eighth goal of the season and third game-winning goal. The goal also gave Adams 42 points in her career, moving her into sixth all-time at Moravian with 18 goals and six assists in her career. The Greyhounds added an insurance goal in the 75th minute when Newswanger intercepted a clearing pass and put a shot from the top right corner of the 18-yard box into the left side of the net. Moravian had a 14-9 advantage in shots while the Fords had a 4-3 edge in corner kicks. Greyhound sophomore goalie Caitlin Corrigan (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) made three saves for her third shutout of the season.

Moravian fell to Elizabethtown College, 3-1, in Commonwealth Conference action. The Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute. The Greyhounds tied the match in the 57th minute when sophomore Katelyn Killea (Chatham, NJ/Chatham HS) netted her second goal of the season on a corner kick. Elizabethtown retook the lead in the 67th minute and the Blue Jays added an insurance goal in the 71st minute. Elizabethtown had a 24-7 advantage in shots and a 6-5 edge in corner kicks. Greyhound sophomore goalie Caitlin Corrigan (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) posted 12 saves in the match

Men’s Soccer – 3-9-1 (Commonwealth Conference 2-2, MASCAC 3-3)

Last Week – Lost to Alvernia College, 1-0 (overtime); Defeated *Elizabethtown College, 1-0. *Commonwealth Conference match

This Week – Wed., Oct. 11^th at Lincoln (PA) University, 3:30 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 14^th vs. *Messiah College, 3:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match

Moravian suffered a 1-0 overtime loss in a non-conference match at Alvernia College. The Crusaders scored the lone goal of the match in the 99th minute. Alvernia had a 14-2 advantage in shots and an 11-1 edge on corner kicks. Sophomore goalie Chris Nederostek (Lansdale, PA/Christopher Dock HS) had seven saves for the Greyhounds.

Moravian won its second straight Commonwealth Conference match with a 1-0 shutout victory at Elizabethtown College. Freshman midfielder Michael Tarulli (Bear Creek, PA/James Coughlin HS) scored his first career goal in the 78th minute off assists from junior midfielder Kevin McGrorry (Avon, NJ/Red Bank Catholic HS) and freshman defender Blake Ritchey (Harleysville, PA/Souderton HS), just seven seconds after the only card, a yellow to the Blue Jays, was issued. Elizabethtown out-shot Moravian 24-2, and the Blue Jays had an 8-4 edge in corner kicks. Moravian Nederostek registered eight saves for his first career shutout.

Golf – 0-0 (MAC 0-0)

Last Week – 5^th of 15 at Franklin & Marshall College Fall Invitational

This Week – Monday, Oct. 9^th at Muhlenberg College Fall Invitational at Lehigh Country Club, 12:00 p.m.

The Greyhounds placed fifth of 15 schools at the Franklin & Marshall College Fall Invitational with a team score of 322. The host Diplomats fired a team total of 305 to win the tournament. Junior Bryan Ott (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) led Moravian individually with a round of 75 on the par 71 Bent Creek Country Club course. Senior Brian Bergstol (Mt. Bethel, PA/Bangor HS) had an 18-hole total of 77 while freshmen Alan Kliewer (Ephrata, PA/Ephrata HS) and Steve Labiak (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) each had rounds of 85. Junior Eric Whitman (Blairstown, NJ/Notre Dame East Stroudsburg {PA} HS) was disqualified during the tournament.

Greyhound Weekly Update, October 2, 2006 (-5555-)

Women’s Tennis – 8-1 (Commonwealth Conference 5-1, MASCAC 6-1)

Last Week – Defeated #DeSales University, 6-3; Defeated *Susquehanna University, 8-1. *Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC match

This Week – Tues., Oct. 10^th at #Drew University, 4:30 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 14^th vs. TBA in Commonwealth Conference Team Semifinals at Elizabethtown College, 3:00 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 15^th in Commonwealth Conference Team Championship match at Elizabethtown College (if qualify), 1:00 p.m. #MASCAC match

Moravian won its fifth straight contest and its final home non-conference match of the season, defeating local rival DeSales University, 6-3, in a match that was completed in the dark. The Greyhounds led 2-1 after doubles action with wins by the teams of junior Brittany Popaca (Lavallette, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach HS) and sophomore Mary Kate Kelly (Beach Haven, NJ/Southern Regional HS) and the sophomore duo of Kelly Gerbino (Easton, PA/Easton HS) and Dyana Swan (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS). Moravian would win four singles matches for the victory with straight sets wins by Kelly and juniors Rebecca Angstadt (Hamburg, PA/Hamburg HS) and Jennel Yelito (Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua HS). Popaca won a proset at third singles for her win while the Greyhounds lost the top two singles matches, which were all shortened to prosets due to darkness.

Moravian closed out its final Commonwealth Conference regular season with an 8-1 victory over Susquehanna University in the team's final match of the season at Hoffman Courts. Moravian led 2-1 after doubles with victories by the teams of Popaca and Kelly and Gerbino and Swan. In singles action, the Greyhounds picked up six straight sets wins with victories by Popaca, Kelly, Swan, Angstadt, Yelito and senior Margo Kokolus (Orefield, PA/Parkland HS).

Field Hockey – 2-11 (Commonwealth Conference 0-4, MASCAC 0-8)

Last Week – Lost to *Widener University, 6-1; Lost to *Messiah College, 10-0. *Commonwealth Conference match

This Week – Wed., Oct. 11^th at #King’s College, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 14^th vs. *Elizabethtown College, 12:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC match

Moravian dropped a 6-1 decision at Widener University in Commonwealth Conference action. The Pioneers took a 1-0 lead in the tenth minute. Widener would lead 4-0 at halftime after goals in the 13th minute, the 16th minute and the 19th minute. The Pioneers added two more goals in the second half in the 47th minute and the 62nd minute. Moravian's lone goal came in the 65th minute when junior defender Jacqui Grande (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS) connected on her second penalty stroke of the season. Widener had a 33-12 advantage in shots, and the Pioneers had a 6-5 edge in penalty corners. Greyhound senior goalie Amanda Gaun (Hatboro, PA/Hatboro-Horsham HS) made 21 saves in the contest while playing just over 56 minutes. Gaun now has 612 career saves. Moravian freshman keeper Kelly Schneider (Macungie, PA/Emmaus HS) finished the match, allowing a goal and making her first career save in the final 13 and a half minutes. Sophomore defender Laura Boyd (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) added a defensive save for the Greyhounds.

Moravian fell to second-ranked Messiah College, 10-0, in a Commonwealth Conference match. The Falcons scored four times in the first half and six more times after the intermission. The Falcons out-shot Moravian 35-1, and Messiah had a 15-1 advantage on penalty corners. Schneider made 16 saves in her collegiate start for Moravian. Senior defender Kim Gialanella (Glenwood, NJ/Vernon Township HS) and Boyd each had defensive saves for the Greyhounds.

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

Last Week – off

This Week – Sat., Oct. 14^th at DeSales University Invitational, Center Valley, PA, TBA

Moravian had a week off as the team prepared for the DeSales University Invitational on Saturday, October 14^th.