Greyhound Weekly
Update, September 10, 2007 (-2222-)
Football – 2-0 (Centennial Conference 1-0)
Last Week – Defeated *McDaniel College,
43-14. *Centennial Conference game
This Week –
Sat., Sept. 15th vs. Lebanon Valley College, 1:00 p.m.
Junior
quarterback Marc Braxmeier (Center Valley, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS)
completed nine of 12 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns and junior kicker Brian
Reckenbeil (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) tied a school record with 11
points to lead Moravian to a 43-17 victory over McDaniel College in the
Greyhounds’ first-ever game as a member of the Centennial Conference at Rocco
Calvo Field. The victory also gave Moravian head coach Scot Dapp his
123rd career win to become the all-time leader in Moravian history
with a career mark of 123-84-1 in his 21st season. The Greyhounds
improve to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the Centennial Conference on the season.
Moravian
jumped out to a 13-0 halftime lead and would hold a 43-0 advantage with 12:45
remaining in the game after a 72-yard fumble return for a touchdown by junior
defensive back Eric Brinkerhoff (Boonton, NJ/Boonton HS).
The Greyhounds
started the scoring on the first drive of the game. Reckenbeil capped a
nine-play, 50-yard drive with a 28-yard field goal, his first of the season,
for a 3-0 lead with 9:58 left in the first quarter.
McDaniel was
forced to punt after just three plays; however, the Green Terror would get the
Greyhounds to punt as well on Moravian’s next drive. The Green Terror took
over at their own 30-yard line with 5:25 left in the first quarter and put
together an 18-play, 60-yard drive down to the Moravian ten-yard line. The
drive, which included a pair of fourth down conversions for McDaniel, ended on
the 18th play with Greyhound freshman defensive back Ian Burley
(Easton, PA/Easton HS) intercepting a pass by the Green Terror in the end
zone to finish the drive that took 11:11 off of the clock.
The Greyhounds
would go 60 yards in eight plays before Reckenbeil connected on a
37-yard field goal attempt for a 6-0 Moravian lead with 4:44 left in the half.
The field goal gave Reckenbeil 102 points for his career, just the third
kicker in Moravian history to reach 100 career points. During the drive, junior
Tyler McCambridge (Northampton, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) became
the 19th Greyhound to go over 1,000 career yards with an 18-yard
run.
The Green
Terror mustered just three plays on the ensuing before punting the ball back to
Moravian. McCambridge had a return of 20 yards on the punt to set the
Greyhound offense up at the Moravian 49-yard line. Five plays later, McCambridge
scored his first touchdown of the season on a seven-yard run. Reckenbeil’s
extra-point gave Moravian a 13-0 advantage with 1:26 left before the half. McCambridge
finished the game with 63 yards on 11 carries and now has 1,036 career yards on
221 carries.
McDaniel would
take the ensuing kickoff and drive down to the Moravian 23-yard line with just
three seconds remaining in the half to set up a 39-yard field goal attempt came
up short as time expired. The Green Terror received the opening kickoff of the
second half, but ran just three plays before punting for the third time in the
game.
Braxmeier
helped Moravian extend its lead with his first touchdown pass of the game, a
34-yard strike to senior wide receiver Sean Hill (West Reading,
PA/Wyomissing HS), the duo’s third touchdown of the season. Reckenbeil’s
kick with 10:37 remaining in the third quarter made the score 20-0. Hill
caught four passes for 62 yards in the game.
Again,
McDaniel ran just three plays before punting. McCambridge had another
strong return for the Greyhounds, this one of 21 yards set the Moravian offense
up at the McDaniel 29-yard line. Braxmeier needed just two plays to get
the Greyhounds back in the end zone, hitting junior full back Morgan deRouen
(West Milford, NJ/West Milford HS) with a 30-yard touchdown strike. Reckenbeil
was true on the extra-point for a 27-0 lead with 8:09 left in the third
quarter.
The Green
Terror continued to struggle on offense, facing a fourth and 15 from their own
25-yard line. On the punt attempt, the snap went over the punters head and
rolled out of the back of the end zone for a Moravian safety before the Greyhounds
could control the rolling ball. The two-points gave Moravian a 29-0 lead.
The Greyhounds
would take over at their own 44-yard line after the ensuing free kick.
Moravian marched the 56 yards in 12 plays with junior tailback Tyler deRouen
(West Milford, NJ/West Milford HS) capping off the drive with a four-yard
scoring run with just six seconds left in the third quarter. deRouen's
touchdown was his first since the third game of the 2006 season when an injury
forced him to the sideline for the remainder of the year. The extra-point by Reckenbeil
was the 49th of his career, moving him into fourth in school history
and setting the score at 36-0.
McDaniel’s
offense finally started to move the ball on the first drive of the fourth
quarter with a pair of first downs. However, McDaniel’s quarterback was
stripped of the ball by Moravian junior linebacker Andrew Morrissey (Emmaus,
PA/Emmaus HS) on a quarterback draw on a fourth and one play. Brinkerhoff
scooped up the ball at the Moravian 28-yard line and raced 72 yards for a
touchdown. Reckenbeil made his final kick of the game to give the
Greyhounds a 43-0 advantage with 12:45 remaining in the game. Reckenbeil’s
11 points are the third time in his career he has had 11 points in a game and
give him 107 career points, just 24 shy of the school career record.
With both
teams going to reserves, the Green Terror would get on the scoreboard on a
two-yard touchdown run to cap a nine-play, 62-yard drive. Moravian ran just
three plays before punting for just the second time in the game.
McDaniel would
then drive 71 yards in 12 plays to score again and cut the score to 43-14 with
3:30 remaining in the game. The Greyhounds would run six rushing plays to run
out the clock on their first Centennial Conference victory.
For the
Greyhounds, Tyler deRouen had a game high 66 yards on 14 carries while Morgan
deRouen added 56 yards on six carries and three receptions for 46 yards.
Freshman wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS) added
one catch for 31 yards while freshman running back Ricky Allen (Pocono
Summit, PA/Pocono Mountain West HS) had 19 yards on three carries in
Moravian’s final drive.
The Moravian
defense, which forced a total of three fumbles and two total turnovers, was led
by Morrissey, who had ten tackles including two for loss and two forced
fumbles. Freshman defensive back Dominic Rafetto (Allentown, PA/Allentown
Central Catholic HS) had seven tackles for the Greyhounds while juniors Kevin
McGorry (Whitehall, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) and Carl Robinson
(Boothwyn, PA/Garnet Valley HS) and senior Dan Edleman (Pottstown,
PA/The Hill School) each had five stops. McGorry added two tackles
for loss, a forced fumble and a pass break-up. Brinkerhoff had one of
Moravian’s two sacks to go with his fumble return for a touchdown.
Greyhound Weekly
Update, September 10, 2007 (-3333-)
Women’s Volleyball – 6-3 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – Defeated DeSales University,
3-0; Lost to $Gettysburg College, 3-0; Lost to $Virginia Wesleyan College, 3-0;
Defeated $Eastern University, 3-1; Defeated $Washington (MD) College, 3-1.
$Gettysburg College Battlefield Classic
This Week – Tues.,
Sept. 11th at Swarthmore College, 7:00 p.m.; Thurs., Sept. 13th
at Widener University, 7:00 p.m.
Moravian improved
to 4-1 on the season with a 30-23, 30-27, 31-29 victory over local rival
DeSales University in a non-conference match in Johnston Hall. Senior middle
hitter/right side hitter Katherine Perkins (Lehighton, PA/Lehighton HS) led
the Greyhounds with 12 kills, five digs and a two block while senior middle
hitter/outside hitter Jenna Wallace (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS)
added 11 kills, two service aces and three digs. Freshman middle hitter Mary
King (Paramus, NJ/Paramus HS) had nine kills and three blocks in the
victory for Moravian while senior outside hitter Rachel Radocha (Whitehall,
PA/Whitehall HS) added seven kills, five digs and two service aces. Junior
setter Stephanie Struble (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS) paced the Greyhound
offense with 35 assists to go along with eight digs, two blocks and three kills
while senior libero Elise Martin(Emmaus, PA/Emmaus HS) had a team high
16 digs. Freshman middle hitter Christine Reeser (Telford, PA/Christopher
Dock HS) contributed three kills and a block in the Moravian win.
The Greyhounds
dropped their first match of the 2007 Gettysburg College Battlefield Classic,
falling to the host Bullets, 30-8, 30-15, 30-25. Radocha led Moravian
with six kills and seven digs while freshman middle hitter Mary King added five
kills. Reeser had three kills while Struble had 18 assists and
nine digs for the Greyhounds. Martin led the team with ten digs while Perkins
had three kills and four digs. Moravian dropped its second straight match,
falling to Virginia Wesleyan College, 30-16, 31-29, 30-22 in the second match
of the Gettysburg College Battlefield Classic. King led the Greyhounds
with eight kills while Wallace, Radocha and Perkins each
had seven kills. Perkins also had a team high three service aces. Struble
led Moravian with 35 assists while Martin had a team high nine digs. Struble
and Wallace each had five digs while Reeser contributed six kills.
The Greyhounds
opened the second day of the Gettysburg College Battlefield Classic with a
30-27, 32-30, 20-30, 30-27 victory over Eastern University. Wallace and
freshman middle hitter Mary King each had 16 kills for Moravian with Wallace
adding nine digs and six blocks and King adding five service aces. Radocha
contributed 15 kills and 20 digs for the Greyhounds while Struble had 51
assists, 13 digs and three kills. Perkins added six kills and 14 digs
while Reeser had five kills. Martin had 20 digs and a pair of
service aces for Moravian in the victory. Moravian finished off the Gettysburg
College Battlefield Classic with a 30-22, 30-23, 21-30, 30-23 victory over
Washington (MD) College. King had a career high 20 kills to lead the
Greyhounds, and she contributed eight blocks as well. Wallace had 19
kills and seven digs while Radocha and Perkins each had 13 kills.
Radocha added 13 digs while Perkins had three digs and two blocks for
Moravian. Struble had a team high 50 assists to go with ten digs, three
kills and two service aces while Martin added 14 digs. Freshman middle
hitter Christine Reeser had ten kills for the Greyhounds in the win.
Men’s Cross Country – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – 6th of 6 at Lehigh
Valley Championships hosted by Lehigh University
This Week – off
The Moravian
men's cross country team began the 2007 season with a sixth place finish at the
2007 Lehigh Valley Championships hosted on the Goodman Campus of Lehigh
University. The Greyhounds had a team score of 146 points while the host
Mountain Hawks won the meet with a score of 28 points. Freshman Connor
Skutches (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) led Moravian with a time of 28:26.5 on
the 8,000-meter course that placed him 27th of 63 runners in the race. Junior Jeremiah
Rinehart (Effort, PA/Pleasant Valley HS) finished 32nd with a time of
28:48.0 while senior Timothy Pagano (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West HS)
was 38th in 29:28.9. Sophomore Steve Parisi (Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley
HS) ran a time of 30:11.3 to claim 44th place while sophomore Steve DeFazio
(Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) was one spot back in 30:12.4. Freshman Jesse
Miller (Lewisburg, PA/Lewisburg HS) posted a time of 31:15.1 in his first
collegiate race to finish in 53rd place while senior Khizer Tariq
(Bethlehem, PA/Saucon Valley HS) ran 32:51.2 to place 56th. Rounding out
the Moravian runners were junior Jacob Tazik(Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing HS)
in 58th place in a time of 32:56.4, freshman Joseph Reynolds (Bethlehem,
PA/Liberty HS) at 62nd in 33:54.6 and sophomore Kevin Yarzab (Andover,
NJ/Newton HS) in 63rd place with a time of 38:36.6.
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Update, September 10, 2007 (-4444-)
Women’s Soccer – 3-1 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – Defeated Dickinson College, 3-1;
Lost to $Skidmore College, 2-1; Defeated &Manhatanville College, 2-0. $13th
Annual Valiant Classic at Manhattanville College.
This Week – Wed.,
Sept. 12th vs. King’s College, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 15th
vs. Wilkes University, 1:00 p.m.
The Greyhounds
won their second straight match, defeating Dickinson College, 3-1, in
non-conference action. Moravian jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute
when freshman midfielder Shannon McEvoy (Lafayette, NJ/High Point Regional
HS) connected on a crossing pass from sophomore forward Alessandra
Valdetara (Butler, NJ/Butler HS). The Greyhounds extended their lead to 2-0
in the 17th minute when sophomore defender Terri Roberts (Danville,
PA/Danville HS) dropped a free kick in the back of the net from just
outside the 18-yard box. Sophomore midfielder/forward Brittany Deiling
(Chews Landing, NJ/Triton Regional HS) would give Moravian a 3-0 lead in
the 38th minute off a pass from sophomore forward Amanda Friedman (Randolph,
NJ/Randolph HS). Dickinson's broke up the shutout in the 76th minute, the
first goal allowed this season by the Greyhounds. Moravian junior goalie Caitlin
Corrigan (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) made ten saves in the victory.
Dickinson had a 19-11 advantage in shots and a 6-2 edge in corner kicks in the
match.
Moravian dropped
its first match of the season, falling to Skidmore College, 2-1, in the first
day of the 13th Annual Valiant Classic hosted by Manhattanville College. The
Greyhounds took a 1-0 lead in the 70th minute when junior forward Tracy
Fitzpatrick (Wantage, NJ/High Point Regional HS) put a pass from Deiling
in the back of the net. However, Moravian would allow Skidmore to score twice
in the final ten minutes. Skidmore had a 14-5 advantage in shots and a 7-2 edge
in corner kicks. Corrigan had four saves.
The Greyhounds
scored twice in the final 1:15 of the match to earn a 2-0 non-conference
victory over host Manhattanville College on the second day of the 13th Annual
Valiant Classic. Fitzpatrick weaved through the Manhattanville defense
and fired a shot into the upper left-hand corner of the net for her third goal
of the season. Valdetara scored with just eight seconds remaining off of
an assist from junior defender Alexandra Frascella (Chatham, NJ/Chatham HS),
Valdetara's first goal of the season. The Greyhounds had a 21-4
advantage in shots and an 8-3 edge in corner kicks. Corrigan made two
saves in her second shutout of the season.
Men’s Soccer – 2-2 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – Defeated Haverford College, 2-0;
Lost to Muhlenberg College, 2-0.
This Week – Thurs.,
Sept. 13th at Gettysburg College, 7:00 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 16th
at Wilkes University, 2:00 p.m.
Moravian won its
second straight match by shutout with a 2-0 victory over Haverford College in
non-conference action on the HUB Quad. Senior forward Chris Dello Buono
(Oakland, NJ/Immaculata HS) gave the Greyhounds all of the offense they
would need in the sixth minute as he took a pass from senior midfielder Ryan
Hess (Harleysville, PA/Souderton HS) and found the back of the net for his
first goal of the season. Sophomore midfielder Blake Ritchey (Harleysville,
PA/Souderton HS) added an insurance goal in the 34th minute, Ritchey's
second goal of the season for Moravian off of a pass from freshman midfielder Brian
Hunscher (Ann Arbor, MI/Ann Arbor HS). Greyhound freshman goalie Tobias
Frost (Harvard, MA/The Bromfield School) made three saves for his first
solo collegiate shutout. The Greyhounds had a 16-6 advantage in shots while
each team had five corner kicks.
The Greyhounds
had their two-match winning streak snapped in a 2-0 loss to rival Muhlenberg
College in non-conference action on the HUB Quad. The Mules would get all of
the offense they needed in the ninth minute. Muhlenberg added an insurance goal
in the 74th minute. The Mules had a 19-15 advantage in shots while Moravian had
a 7-4 edge in corner kicks. Frost had four saves for Moravian.
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Field Hockey – 1-2 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – Defeated DeSales University, 3-2
(overtime); Lost to FDU-Florham, 3-1.
This Week – Wed.,
Sept. 12th vs. Muhlenberg College, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 15th
at Elizabethtown College, 1:00 p.m.
The Greyhounds
earned their first win of the 2007 season with a 3-2 come-from-behind overtime
victory over DeSales University in non-conference action at Betty Prince Field.
Moravian had a 1-0 halftime lead for the second straight match after junior
forward Julia Garofalo (Oakhurst, NJ/Ocean Township HS) tapped in a pass
from senior forward Savannah Bayer (Newton, NJ/Newton HS) in the 12th
minute for her first goal of the season. DeSales would score the next two goals
to take a 2-1 lead in the 54th minute. Bayer would score with just over
four minutes remaining in regulation to tie the contest. Bayer's goal,
her first of the season, came off a pass from senior forward Erica Spatz
(Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken HS) as the Greyhounds kept the ball in the goal
area after a penalty corner. Moravian needed just 1:27 of the overtime session
to get the win as Spatz set up sophomore forward Kayla Carson
(Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing HS) for the game-winning goal, Carson's
third goal of the season. Greyhound freshman goalie Maura Acox (Old Bridge,
NJ/St. JohnVianney HS) had five saves for her first collegiate win.
Moravian had a 24-12 advantage in shots and a 5-2 edge in penalty corners.
Moravian dropped
a 3-1 non-conference decision to FDU-Florham at Betty Prince Field. The
Greyhounds jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute when Garofalo
netted her second goal of the season off an assist from junior
midfielder/defender Lindsey Santacross (Bennington, VT/Mount Anthony HS).
The goal gave Moravian a 1-0 lead for the third straight match this season. The
Devils tied the contest two and a half minutes later and FDU would take the
lead in the 46th minute. The Devils had a 14-13 edge in shots while the
Greyhounds had a 13-8 advantage in penalty corners. Acox had six saves.
Women’s Cross Country – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – 5th of 6 at Lehigh
Valley Championships hosted by Lehigh University.
This Week – off
Moravian opened
the 2007 season with a fifth place finish at the 2007 Lehigh Valley
Championships run on the Goodman Campus of Lehigh University. The Greyhounds
posted a team score of 112 points while the host Mountain Hawks won the meet
with 29 points. Junior Kayla Teeling (Milford, NJ/Phillipsburg HS) led
Moravian individually with a sixth place finish of 53 runners on the 6,000-meter
course in a time of 24:02.4. Freshman Tara Chiarella (Hallstead, PA/Montrose
Area HS) placed 22nd in her first collegiate race with a time of 25:14.5
while senior Katie Pullizano (Allentown, PA/William Allen HS) was 25th
in the meet with a time of 25:22.9. Junior Stephanie Miller (Easton,
PA/Easton HS) finished 37th in 26:34.2 while junior Kelly Williams
(Tafton, PA/Wallenpaupack HS) took 45th place in a time of 28:05.5.
Rounding out the Moravian runners were freshman Kaleen Holden (Scranton, PA/Bishop
Hannan HS) in 47th place in 29:26.4, freshman Sarah Zigenfuss (Bangor,
PA/Bangor HS) at 50th in 30:30.2 and freshman Michelle Onori (Red Bank,
NJ/Middlesex HS) in 53rd place in 34:32.7.
Golf – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – Did Not Compete
This Week – Sat.,
Sept. 15th at Elizabethtown College Fall Blue Jay Classic at Hershey
Country Club, 12:00 p.m.
The Moravian
College golf team will open its 2007-08 season on Saturday, September 15th
in the Elizabethtown College Fall Blue Jay Classic at the Hershey Country Club.
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Update, September 10, 2007 (-6666-)
Men’s Tennis – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – No Team Scores at Muhlenberg
College Fall Tournament
This Week –
Sat. & Sun., Sept. 15th & 16th at Goucher College
Individual Tournament
Moravian
opened its 2007-08 season at the four-team Muhlenberg College Fall Classic with
Elizabethtown College and Wilkes University. There were no team scores and the
individuals played two singles and two doubles matches. The Greyhounds had
one individual winner with freshman Tim Gillen (Toms River, NJ/Monsignor
Donovan HS) winning the championship match in the fifth singles flight.
Moravian also had a doubles team capture the championship with junior Lee
Gustin (Allentown, PA/Dieurff HS) and freshman Thomas Turcich (Haddon
Township, NJ/Haddon Township HS) winning the third doubles bracket.
Women’s Tennis – 0-1 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – Lost to Cabrini College, 5-4;
Individuals only at Haverford College Tournament.
This Week – Thurs.,
Sept. 13th at DeSales University, 3:30 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 15th
vs. Hunter College, 12:00 p.m.
Moravian
began its 2007-08 season with a 5-4 loss to Cabrini College in a non-conference
match at Hoffman Courts that featured a pair of teams that made the NCAA
Division III National Championship Tournament for the first time in the spring
of 2007. The Cavaliers held a 2-1 lead after doubles action with Moravian's
lone point coming from the third doubles tandem of senior Lindsey Hopper
(Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex HS) and freshman Kerry McKinley (Sparta,
NJ/Pope John XXIII HS). In singles action, the Greyhounds would get wins
from senior Brittany Popaca (Lavallette, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach HS) at
second singles, senior Rebecca Angstadt (Hamburg, PA/Hamburg HS) at
fifth singles and sophomore Lauren Ertel (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing HS),
whose three-set win at sixth singles tied the contest at 4-4. However, senior Jennel
Yelito (Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua HS) was unable to hold on for the victory,
falling in three sets that included a ten-point tiebreaker for the third set
due to darkness.
The Greyhounds
competed at the Haverford College Individual Tournament which had eight singles
flights and four doubles brackets. Moravian had seven singles players make the
finals with Popaca winning the third singles flight and McKinley
capturing the seventh singles flight. Hopper won the sixth single
consolation final while juniors Dyana Swan (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS)
and MaryKate Kelly (Beach Haven, NJ/Southern Regional HS), Angstadt
and Yelito and sophomore Deanna Discepola (Millville, NJ/Millville
HS) all lost in the championship final of their singles flights. In doubles
action, Swan and Hopper won the consolation final at first
doubles while McKinley and freshman Elizabeth Endy (Hummelstown,
PA/Lower Dauphin HS) captured the consolation final at third doubles.
Junior Monique Shetayh (Walnutport, PA/Northampton HS) and Ertel
lost in the fourth doubles final. The results are unavailable at this time for
the second doubles flight.
