Greyhound Weekly Update, September 29, 2008 (-2222-)
Football – 4-0 (Centennial
Conference 2-0)
Last Week – Defeated Johns
Hopkins University, 33-10.
This Week – Sat., Oct. 4th
at Dickinson College, 1:00 p.m.
Senior
kicker Brian Reckenbeil (Branchburg,
NJ/Somerville) kicked school records of four field goals and 15 total
points, and the Greyhounds recovered five turnovers to lead the Moravian
College football team to a 33-10 victory over Johns Hopkins University in
Centennial Conference action at Rocco Calvo Field
Saturday afternoon.
The Greyhounds are now 4-0 overall for the second
straight season and the sixth time in school history, and Moravian is 2-0 in
Centennial Conference action while the Blue Jays suffer their first loss of the
season and fall to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the Centennial Conference.
Moravian didn’t take long to score in the
contest. The Greyhounds won the coin toss for the fourth straight game
but deferred to the second half. Reckenbeil’s opening kickoff hit Johns Hopkins freshman
running back Nick Fazio in the hands at the JHU 14 yard line and bounced
away. Greyhound freshman defensive back David Wacker (Parkton, MD/Hereford) fell
on the ball at the 22-yard line. Moravian senior tailback Tyler McCambridge (Northampton,
PA/Allentown Central Catholic) needed just six seconds to cover the
22-yards to the end zone for his seventh rushing touchdown of the season. Reckenbeil added the extra-point for a
7-0 Greyhound lead just 12 seconds into the game.
Johns Hopkins would take the ensuing kickoff and
move into Moravian territory before the Blue Jay drive stalled at the 47-yard
line, forcing a punt. After a five-yard run by McCambridge and a one yard run by senior fullback Morgan deRouen (West Milford, NJ/West
Milford), Greyhound senior quarterback Marc
Braxmeier (Center Valley, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) hit McCambridge with an 81-yard catch and
run for a touchdown, the second longest scoring pass in Moravian history. Reckenbeil connected on his 50th
straight extra-point to give the Greyhounds a 14-0 lead with 9:49 to play in
the first quarter.
The Blue Jays, who entered the game leading the
Centennial Conference in scoring at 40.7 points per game, would score on their
next drive. Johns Hopkins had a short field after a pair of Moravian
penalties on the kickoff set the Blue Jay offense up at the Moravian 45-yard
line. Nine plays later, Johns Hopkins freshman quarterback Hewitt Tomlin
connected on a 14-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver D.J. Hartigan. Sophomore kicker Alex Lachman
connected on his 38th straight extra-point to pull the Blue Jays within 14-7
with 6:29 remaining on the clock in the first quarter.
Moravian would run just three plays before punting
for the first time in the game. However, the Greyhounds would get the
ball back after just one play when senior defensive lineman Doug Bocchino (Madison, NJ/Madison)
forced Tomlin to fumble. Moravian junior linebacker Jayson Williams (Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood), who returned to
the line-up after being injured in the season opener, covered the ball at the
JHU 25-yard line.
The Greyhounds would pick up a first down to move
into the red zone before the drive stalled at the five-yard line. Reckenbeil came on to his a 22-yard
field goal with 2:46 to play in the first quarter, giving Moravian a 17-7 lead.
On the fourth play of the next Johns Hopkins drive,
Greyhound senior defensive back Carl
Robinson (Boothwyn, PA/Garnet Valley) intercepted a Tomlin pass at the
Moravian 42-yard line. However, the Greyhounds were unable to move the
ball and punted after three plays.
The Blue Jays would embark on 11-play drive after
the punt that Lachman capped with a 34-yard field
goal to pull Johns Hopkins within 17-10 with ten minutes to go until halftime.
Neither team would score in the remainder of the
first half. Moravian’s two drives would end in Reckenbeil just missing a 41-yard field goal wide right and a punt
while Johns Hopkins drives ending with Greyhound senior defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff (Boonton, NJ/Boonton)
intercepting a Tomlin pass at the Moravian-ten yard line and returning it 16
yards, and the clock running out on the Blue Jays in the red zone before they
could call a timeout after a 17-yard completion from Tomlin to junior running
back Andrew Kase.
Johns Hopkins, which came into the game leading the
Centennial Conference in turnover margin at a plus-eight, had four turnovers in
the first half but still had gained 279 yards of offense, including 127 yards
on the ground both higher than Moravian’s defensive game averages for the
season.
Moravian received the opening kickoff of the second
half but would punt after three plays. The Blue Jays picked up a pair of first downs
on their first drive after the half but would eventually punt as well. Moravian
would punt again after three plays.
However, the Greyhounds would get the ball back two
plays later when Kase lost handle of the ball and
fumbled. Moravian sophomore linebacker Michael McClarin (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty)
would cover the ball at the JHU 48-yard line. Braxmeier hit senior wide receiver Tyler Williams (Coplay, PA/Whitehall) with a 33-yard pass to move
the ball into the red zone to eventually set up a 28-yard field goal by Reckenbeil to extend the Greyhounds’
lead to 20-10 with 5:21 to go in the third quarter.
The next three drives would end in punts, two by
Johns Hopkins and one by the Greyhounds. Moravian would took over its first possession of the fourth quarter on the
JHU 31 yard line after a 17-yard punt return by McCambridge. Six plays later Reckenbeil tied the school record with his third field goal of the
game, a 30-yard kick with 11:52 to play, giving Moravian a 23-10 lead.
Johns Hopkins would get one first down on its next
drive before turning the ball over on downs at the Moravian 40-yard line.
The Greyhounds would begin to run out the clock and picked up three first downs
while moving the ball to the JHU nine-yard line. Reckenbeil came on to break both the school records for field goals
in a game and total kicking points in a contest when he made a 26-yard boot
with 4:48 remaining in the contest.
The Blue Jays three four straight passes but gained
just two yards before turning the ball back over to the Greyhounds on the JHU
32-yard line.
Moravian would run seven plays with senior tailback Tyler deRouen (West Milford, NJ/West
Milford) finishing off the scoring on a 12-yard touchdown runs with 1:15
left in the contest. Reckenbeil
made his final extra-point of the game, his 51st straight extra-point, not
having missed a point-after attempt in two years, to set the final score at
33-10. Reckenbeil also moved into
third in school history in overall scoring, now with 185 points in his career,
the most by a kicker.
The Blue Jays would have one more drive that ended
at the Moravian 38-yard line when the clock expired.
The Greyhounds, who entered the game as the top
rushing team in the Centennial Conference at 295.7 yards per game, ran for 164
yards on 45 carries with Tyler deRouen
having 70 yards on 21 attempts, McCambridge
running for 64 yards on 13 carries and Morgan deRouen contributing 27 yards on
ten attempts.
In the air, Braxmeier
completed ten of 21 passes for 182 yards, and he was not sacked in the game.
McCambridge caught three passes for
90 yards while junior tight end Brian
Dencker had three receptions for 22 yards. Morgan deRouen caught two passes for 24 yards for the Greyhounds.
Johns Hopkins, which had just 114 yards in the
second half including 65 yards on the ground with the Moravian offense controlled the ball for 19:28 of the second half,
was led by Kase, who had 117 yards on 23
carries. Freshman running back Lyndon O’Connor added 49 yards on seven
carries. Tomlin added 24 yards on three carries and was sacked once.
Tomlin completed 24 of 42 passes for 201 yards with
a touchdown and two interceptions with sophomore wide receiver Tucker Michels catching seven passes for 58 yards. Hartigan added six catches for 54 yards while freshman wide
receiver Sam Wernick had four receptions for 13
yards.
Senior linebackers Kevin McGorry (Whitehall, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) and Andrew Morrissey (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus)
led the Moravian defense with 11 tackles with McGorry adding one tackle for loss. Robinson had eight tackles to go with his interception and a pass
break-up while sophomore defensive back Daniel
Burley (Easton, PA/Easton) and sophomore linebacker Anthony Carney (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) also had eight
tackles. Carney had a pair of pass
break-ups while Brinkerhoff had
seven tackles with one for loss to go with his interception. The
Greyhounds picked up five turnovers in the game to give Moravian 16 turnovers
recovered and a plus-12 turnover margin for the season.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, September 29, 2008 (-4444-)
Women’s Volleyball – 7-10
(Landmark Conference 1-2)
Last Week – Defeated Philadelphia Biblical
University, 3-1; Lost to %Franklin & Marshall College, 3-0; Lost to %Richard
Stockton College, 3-0. %F&M Scramble
This Week – Wed., Oct. 1st
vs. Alvernia College, 7:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 4th vs. *Goucher
College, 1:00 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 4th vs. *Juniata College, 7:00 p.m.;
Sun., Oct. 5th vs. *USSMA, 11:00 a.m. *Landmark Conference Round
Robin Weekend at USMMA.
Moravian earned a 25-17,
21-25, 26-24, 25-12 non-conference victory over Philadelphia Biblical
University. Freshman outside hitter Katie
Moquete led the Greyhounds with 14 kills and
three blocks while sophomore middle hitter Mary
King (Paramus, NJ/Paramus) had nine kills, four blocks and a pair of
service aces. Sophomore middle hitter Christine Reeser (Telford, PA/Christopher Dock) had seven kills and
a team high six blocks for Moravian while senior outside hitter Stephanie Struble (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees)
added five kills, 12 digs, two service aces and a pair of blocks.
Sophomore setter Christine Poole (Long
Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) had 35 assists to go with three service
aces for the Greyhounds while freshman libero Ashley Schmidt (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) had a team high 26
digs. Sophomore defensive specialist Katie
Kercher (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall) added ten digs while sophomore right side
hitter Molly DuVall
(Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) had four kills and three blocks.
The Greyhounds began the day at
the Franklin & Marshall College Scramble with a 25-20, 27-25, 25-13 loss to
the host Diplomats. Sophomore right side hitter Molly DuVall led Moravian with ten kills
and two blocks while senior outside hitter Stephanie
Struble added eight kills and seven digs. Freshman outside hitter Katie Moquete (Midland
Park, NJ/Midland Park) contributed six kills and a pair of blocks for the
Greyhounds while freshman setter Kristin
Hannings (Levittown, PA/Pennsbury)
added 18 assists and eight digs for Moravian.
Moravian fell to Richard
Stockton College of New Jersey, 25-15, 25-18, 25-17 in its second match at the
Franklin & Marshall College Scramble. Senior outside hitter Stephanie Struble had team highs of
seven kills and nine digs in the match while sophomore right side hitter Molly DuVall
added six kills. Sophomore middle hitter Christine
Reeser contributed five kills while freshman outside hitter Katie Moquete
had four kills. Freshman setter Kristin
Hannings had 22 assists in the match while
freshman libero Ashley Schmidt had
seven digs.
Greyhound Weekly Update, September 29, 2008 (-5555-)
Men’s Cross Country – 0-0 (Landmark
Conference 0-0)
Last
Week – Did Not Compete.
This Week – Fri., Oct. 3rd
at the 35th Paul Short Invitational, at Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, PA.
The Moravian College men’s
cross country team will return to action on Friday, October 3rd when
they are set to compete in the 35th Paul Short Invitational hosted
by Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.
Men’s Tennis – 1-1 (Landmark
Conference 0-0)
Last Week – Lost to &Dickinson College, 5-0;
Defeated &Cabrini College, 6-1. &Moravian College
Invitational.
This Week – Sat.-Sun., Oct. 4th-5th at the ITA
Atlantic South Tournament hosted by the University of Mary Washington.
The Greyhounds dropped their first dual
match of the season, falling to Dickinson College, 5-0, in the first round of
the Moravian Invitational played indoors at the Lewis Tennis Center on the
Goodman Campus of Lehigh University due to rain. All of the matches were played
as prosets. The match was called after the Red Devils
had won five matches. Junior Ian Box
(Charlestown, MA/The Rivers School) was on the
court and tied at 5-5 in his singles match when Dickinson earned the winning
point.
Moravian earned its first victory of
the season, defeating Cabrini College, 6-1, in the second round of the Moravian
Invitational played indoors at the Lewis Tennis Center on the Goodman Campus of
Lehigh University due to rain. All of the matches were played as prosets. The Greyhounds won five of the six singles matches
with victories by juniors Ian Box
and Chandler Forman (Plymouth,
MA/Plymouth) and freshmen Kevin Holze (Bayside, NY/St. Francis Prep), Drew Shreter (Moorestown,
NJ/Moorestown) and Nick Yelito (Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua). Holze and Shreter also combined for a win
second doubles. The match was called when Moravian won five points, although
the squads had Box and Justin Walsh complete their second
doubles contest.
Greyhound Weekly Update, September 29, 2008 (-6666-)
Women’s Soccer – 6-5 (Landmark
Conference 0-1)
Last Week – Lost to Eastern University, 4-0; Lost to
*Juniata College, 1-0.
This Week – Wed., Oct 1st
at Philadelphia Biblical University, 4:00p.m.; Sat., Oct. 4th at York
College, 12:30 p.m.
Freshman
forward Arielle Caldas (Cherry Hills, NJ/Cherry Hill West) netted her first career hat trick to lead
Moravian to a 4-0 non-conference victory over Eastern University on the HUB
Quad to snap a two-match losing streak for the Greyhounds. Caldas, who returned to the line-up after sitting out the Greyhounds’
last match with an injury, netted her first goal in the 38th minute to give
Moravian a 1-0 lead off of a headed pass from senior forward Tracy Fitzpatrick (Wantage, NJ/High Point Regional). Caldas
then knocked in a crossing pass from junior forward Alessandra Valdetara (Butler, NJ/Butler) from eight yards out inside the far post in
the 63rd minute. Caldas finished her
hat trick with her sixth goal of the season on a breakaway shot from inside the
18-yard box with just 1:09 to play. Valdetara finished off the scoring with her third goal of
the season with just 23 seconds remaining on a shot that hit the far post and
trickled to the other side of the net before crossing the goal line. Eastern
had an 18-9 advantage in shots and a 5-2 edge in corner kicks; however, the
Eagles were unable to get a shot past Moravian senior goalie Caitlin Corrigan (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge). Corrigan
had five saves for her 29th career shutout in her 43rd career win, both
Greyhound school records. Amanda Daveler made
two saves in goal for Eastern.
Juniata College’s Katie Young
netted a goal in the 58th minute to lead the Eagles to a 1-0 victory over
Moravian College as the two schools began the 2008 Landmark Conference season.
Young’s goal was set up by a pass from Caitlin Bigelow. Moravian had a 7-4
advantage in shots while both teams had two corner kicks. Juniata goalie Lauren
AusterGussman made three saves in the shutout while
Greyhound senior goalie Caitlin Corrigan
had one save.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, September 29, 2008 (-7777-)
Men’s Soccer – 3-5-1 (Landmark
Conference 0-0-1)
Last Week – Lost to King’s College, 2-1 (2ot); Tied
*Juniata College, 0-0 (2ot). *Landmark Conference Match.
This Week – Tues., Sept., 30th
vs. Philadelphia Biblical University, 4:00 p.m.
Senior
forward Cameron Audette netted a goal with just 27
seconds remaining in the second overtime to lift King’s College to a 2-1,
non-conference win over Moravian College on the HUB Quad. The Monarchs had
taken a 1-0 lead in the 71st minute when freshman forward Joe Bender made an
eight-yard shot on a failed clearing attempt by the Greyhounds. Moravian, which
saw its two-match winning streak snapped, would tie the match with just 11.2
seconds remaining in regulation when junior defender Gary Grimes drilled in a loose ball from just outside the goal line
on a centering pass from junior midfielder Michael
Tarulli. Audette jumped
on a missed pass by the Greyhounds in the 110th minute and chipped the ball off
the hands of Moravian senior goalie Chris
Nederostek and inside the left post for the game-winning goal, Audette’s 14th goal of the season. Audette
had a chance to put King’s on the scoreboard first in the 14th minute of the
match when he was awarded a penalty kick. However, Nederostek stopped Audette’s shot towards
the right side of the goal, and Audette’s second shot
sailed over the cross bar. Moravian had a14-11 advantage in shots in the match
including 4-0 in the first overtime that saw Grimes nearly win the match with a shot that just went over the crossbar.
Both teams attempted three corner kicks in the match. Nederostek made four saves for the Greyhounds while sophomore
goalie Tim Kelly made three saves for King’s, and the Monarchs had one team
save.
Moravian played to a 0-0,
double-overtime draw at Juniata College to begin the 2008 Landmark Conference
season. Neither team was able to get a ball in the net, and
both squad attempted 14 shots in the contest. Juniata did have an 8-1
advantage in corner kicks. Eagle goalie Joe Kohler had seven saves in the
contest as did Greyhound senior keeper Chris
Nederostek. Moravian finished the match down two men after having a player
red carded in the 88th minute and another player red carded in the 94th
minute. The cards were the second yellow of the match for both Greyhound
players. The referees handed out 11 cards in the match, eight on
Moravian.
Women’s Tennis – 3-2
(Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – Lost to
Muhlenberg College, 7-2.
This Week – Thurs., Oct., 2nd
vs. Messiah College, 4:00 p.m.
Moravian dropped its second
straight match, falling to rival Muhlenberg College, 7-2, in a non-conference
match. The Greyhounds trailed 3-0 after the doubles matches were competed.
Moravian's lone points came in singles actions in a pair of three-set wins by
sophomores Kerry McKinley (Sparta,
NJ/Pope John XXIII) and Elizabeth Endy (Hummelstown,
PA/Lower Dauphin)at fourth and sixth singles.
The
Greyhounds non-conference match with Messiah College at Hoffman Courts has been
postponed due to the weather. The contest has been rescheduled for the spring
season on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 in Bethlehem at 4:00 p.m.
Greyhound Weekly Update, September 29, 2008 (-8888-)
Field Hockey – 2-6 (Landmark
Conference 0-1)
Last Week – Lost to Misericordia Muhlenberg College,
5-0; Lost to *Juniata College, 3-1. *Landmark Conference Match.
This Week – Tues., Sept. 30th vs. Marywood University, 4:00 p.m.; Thurs., Oct. 2nd
vs. Philadelphia Biblical University
Tara Cohn
netted a hat trick to lead Muhlenberg College to a 5-0 non-conference win over
Moravian at Scotty Wood Stadium. Cohn opened the scoring in the 16th minute
when she blasted a shot off of a penalty corner taken by Kristen Sabia. Julie deLaurentis would
give the Mules a 2-0 lead in the 21st minute when shot hit a pass from Cohn in
the cage off of another penalty corner. Cohn netted her second goal in the 26th
minute when she hit in a rebound off of a save by Moravian sophomore goalie Maura Acox (Old Bridge, NJ/St. John Vianney). Sabia would make
it 4-0 for Muhlenberg just 36 seconds after Cohn's tally with a reverse stick
shot from in close. Cohn finished off her hat trick in the 37th minute, tipping
in a shot by Shelby Smith on another penalty corner. Muhlenberg had an 18-2
advantage in shots and a 12-7 edge in penalty corners. Michelle Consiglio had one save for the Mules while Acox stopped
four shots in 27 and a half minutes of action. Junior goalie Aliina Ross (Paoli, PA/Conestoga) saw her first action of the season for the Greyhounds, making six
saves in the final 48 and a half minutes of the contest.
Juniata College snapped a 1-1 tie
early in the second half to earn a 3-1 victory over Moravian in the 2008
Landmark Conference season opener for both schools at Betty Prince Field. The
Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the 26th minute when sophomore midfielder/forward Sam
Smith netted her first goal of the season off of an assist from freshman
midfielder/forward Kim Amrod. The Greyhounds would
tie the match in the 45th minute when sophomore forward Maureen Helfers (Westbury, NY/W.T. Clarke) netted her first goal of the season off of a
pass from senior forward Julia Garofalo (Oakhurst,
NJ/Ocean Township). Juniata answered just 34 seconds later on a goal from freshman
forward Molly Snyder, her second of the season, off of a pass from freshman
forward Brittany Kauffman. The Eagles added an insurance goal in the 68th
minute when freshman defender Meghan McGlone netted
her first goal of the season on a penalty corner. The Eagles had a 17-10
advantage in shots and a 9-8 edge in penalty corners with Eagle senior goalie
Abby Funk making four saves. Moravian sophomore keeper Maura Acox had six saves for the
Greyhounds.
Women’s Cross Country – 0-0
(Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – Did Not Compete.
This Week – Fri., Oct. 3rd
at the 35th Paul Short Invitational, at Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, PA.
The Moravian College women’s
cross country team will return to action on Friday, October 3rd when
they are set to compete in the 35th Paul Short Invitational hosted
by Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, September 29, 2008 (-9999-)
Golf – 2-0 (Landmark
Conference 0-0)
Last Week – 5th of 21 at the Lebanon Valley College
Fall Invitational; 2nd of 12 at the Elizabethtown Invitational.
This
Week – Do Not Compete
Moravian
placed fifth of 21 teams at the Lebanon Valley College Fall Invitational played
at the Lebanon Country Club with a team score of 299, just four strokes behind
winner Cabrini College. Sophomore Lucas
Smith (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) led the Greyhounds, placing fourth of the
108 golfers with an even-par round of 72. Freshman John Dimler (Allentown, PA/Parkland) was
sixth overall, also with a 72 while sophomore Seth Hartman (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown) tied for 23rd with a round
of 76. Rounding out the Moravian line-up were freshman Thomas Fenyak (Centreville, VA/Westfield),
who tied for 42nd with an 18-hole total of 79, and sophomore Robert McKay (Bethlehem, PA/Northampton),
who tied for 57th with an 82.
Freshman John Dimler fired a two-over par round of
74 to earn medalist honors and lead Moravian to a second place of 12 teams
finish at the 2008 Elizabethtown College Blue Jay Classic at the Hershey Links.
The Greyhounds had a team score of 314, nine strokes behind tournament champion
Franklin & Marshall College and just one stroke ahead of third place
Dickinson College. Dimler’s
74 led the field of 60 golfers by one stroke while freshman Thomas Fenyak
and junior Alan Kliewer (Ephrata,
PA/Ephrata) each tied for 12th with rounds of 79. Sophomore Lucas Smith tied for 22nd with an
18-hole total of 82 strokes for Moravian while sophomore Seth Hartman tied with 47th after carding an 88.
