Greyhound Weekly Update, November 17, 2008 (-2222-)
Football – 8-2 (Centennial
Conference 6-2)
Last Week – Defeated Muhlenberg College*, 27-24.
*Centennial Conference Game.
This Week – Sat., Nov. 22nd
vs. #17 Salisbury College$, 12:00 p.m. %ECAC Southern Bowl.
Junior tailback Ryan Rempe (Dickson City, PA/Mid-Valley)
ran for 180 yards and four touchdown including the
winning score in overtime to lead the Moravian College football team to a 27-24
overtime upset victory over sixth-ranked and arch-rival Muhlenberg College in
Centennial Conference action at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday afternoon.
The victory improves the Greyhounds to 8-2
overall, just the fourth time in the 84 years of the program Moravian has won
eight games in a season and the first time since 1993, and Moravian completed
the Centennial Conference season at 6-2, tied for second place. The
Greyhounds will await word on Monday, November 17th to see who and where the
team will likely play in an ECAC Bowl game. Moravian also improves to 2-0
in overtime this season and 7-2 all-time in overtime since the NCAA instituted
the rule in 1996.
Muhlenberg saw its 20-game regular season winning
streak and bid for a second straight undefeated regular season fall with the
loss as the Mules drop to 9-1 on the year. Muhlenberg had already
clinched the 2008 Centennial Conference championship and the conference’s
automatic berth to the NCAA Division III National Championship
Tournament. The Mules end the Centennial Conference season at 7-1 and
will find out Sunday afternoon their opponent in the first round of the NCAA
playoffs. The Mules are just 2-3 in overtime games in their history.
Rempe,
who was filling in for injured starting tailback Tyler McCambridge (Northampton, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) for
the second time in three games, ran for his third straight 100-yard game and
became the first Greyhound to run for four touchdowns in a game since Tim Barlok had four rushing touchdowns in a five-touchdown
performance at Susquehanna University on October 28, 2000. Rempe was named Moravian’s Most
Valuable Player of the game, and he had one kickoff return to 18 yards. Rempe has run for 461 yards and four
touchdowns on 124 carries in the Greyhounds' last three games.
Senior running back John DeLuca
won the Bianco Award as Muhlenberg’s
MVP in the game as he ran for 148 yards and a score on 40 carries and added one
kickoff return for 23 yards.
Moravian, which lost the coin toss for the second
straight contest after winning the first eight of the season, received the
opening kickoff and would take half of the first quarter time off of the clock
while building a 7-0 lead. The Greyhounds slowly moved the ball down the
field with Rempe running eight
times, senior fullback Morgan deRouen (West
Milford, NJ/West Milford) carrying the ball three times, and senior
quarterback Marc Braxmeier (Center Valley,
PA/Allentown Central Catholic) completing a pair of passes and running
once.
Moravian picked up five first downs on the drive
including two by penalty with Muhlenberg being called for pass interference in
the end zone on a third-and-four play from the 20-yard line, and a personal
foul face mask on the next play to put the ball at the two-yard line. deRouen had the
first crack at the end zone but fumbled the ball. Greyhound junior tight
end Brian Dencker (Boonton, NJ/Boonton)
covered the ball inside the one-yard line to set up Rempe’s first one-yard touchdown
run of the game. Senior kicker Brian
Reckenbeil (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville) made his 64th straight extra-point
to give the Greyhounds a 7-0 lead with 7:28 to play in the first quarter.
The Mules were called for a penalty before
running an offensive play and two penalties on the their
first short drive of the game. Muhlenberg senior punter David Mazzola kicked the ball away after just three plays.
Moravian would then punt for the first time in
the game on its next possession as senior punter Michael Voskian (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) kicked the ball back to the
Mules after three plays.
Muhlenberg would get one first down on its next
drive on an eight yard scramble by senior quarterback Eric Santagato
on a third down play before Mazzola punted on the
first play of the second quarter.
The Greyhounds took over at their own 36-yard
line after the punt and would put together an 11-play, 64-yard scoring drive
that included nine runs by Rempe
with six of the carries going for more than five yards, and a pair of
completions by Braxmeier. Rempe finished the drive with a
five-yard touchdown run, and Reckenbeil’s extra-point pushed the Moravian lead to 14-0
with 9:45 remaining in the first half.
The Mules would start from their own 30-yard
line, and DeLuca ran for 11 yards on the first play
of the drive. Three plays later, Muhlenberg lined up for a punt but senior wide receiver Edward DeRisi
took a short snap on the fake and ran 22 on a fourth-and-six play for a first
down. The Mules picked up one more first down before a penalty and a sack
of Santagato by Moravian senior linebacker Andrew Morrissey (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus)
forced a fourth-and-15 at the Moravian 26-yard line. Morrissey forced Santagato to fumble on
the sack but Muhlenberg senior offensive lineman Steve Halupka
recovered the ball. Mule sophomore kicker Michael Katz came on to attempt
a career long 43-yard field goal but was wide to the left.
Moravian took control of the ball at its own
26-yard line but punted for the second time on a fourth-and-one play after Braxmeier’s third down completion to deRouen was short.
Muhlenberg would then put together its first
scoring drive of the game. The nine-play, 78-yard drive was capped off
with a 29-yard touchdown pass from Santagato to
sophomore wide receiver Bobby Bushong. Bushong was covered by a pair of Moravian defenders in the
back of the end zone but was able to win the struggled for the ball as the
players fell to the turf. Katz made the extra-point to close the Moravian
lead to 14-7 with just 20 seconds remaining until the intermission.
Moravian would take a knee to head to the locker
room with the 14-7 lead.
Muhlenberg received the opening kickoff of the
second half, and after the ball rolled out of bounds on the kick, the Mules
began at their own 40-yard line. Muhlenberg picked up two first downs
including a fourth-and-one, a problem for the Greyhound defense this season as
Moravian has allowed 16 of 25 fourth down attempts to be converted into first
downs this season after the game. However, a penalty, a short run on
first down and an incomplete pass forced the Mules into a third-and-14. Santagato had a pass tipped by Moravian senior defensive
back Carl Robinson (Boothwyn, PA/Garnet Valley) and intercepted
by Greyhound sophomore linebacker Anthony
Carney (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) at the Moravian 23-yard
line. Carney returned the ball
out to the Moravian 39-yard line but a personal foul penalty on the Greyhounds
forced Moravian to start from its own 24 yard line.
The Greyhounds would get a first down on the
three straight runs by Rempe, but a
sack of Braxmeier by Muhlenberg
senior linebacker Matt Rathbun forced Moravian into a
fourth-and-12 from the Moravian 33-yard line. On Voskian’s punt attempt, Mule
freshman defensive back Chris Hartzell burst through
the middle of the line and blocked the punt. Hartzell
would scoop up the ball at the Moravian 17-yard line and run it into the end
zone for the score. Katz drilled the extra-point to tie the game at 14-14
with 5:33 to play in the third quarter.
Moravian would begin from its own 45-yard line
after a personal foul by Muhlenberg on the kickoff return by Greyhound freshman
wide receiver Jesse Phillips. On a third-and-five play from midfield, Braxmeier connected on a 36-yard pass
to sophomore wide receiver Shawn
Sylvainus (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth) down the right side line to move the ball
to the Muhlenberg 14-yard line. However, Rempe was unable to control a handoff on the next play and fumbled
with Hartzell covering the ball for the Mules at
their own 12-yard line.
Muhlenberg picked up two quick first downs on
long runs by DeLuca to move out the Mule 41-yard
line. After moving the ball into Moravian territory, Muhlenberg was
called for holding penalties around a ten-yard completion from Santagato to DeRisi. Facing
a second-and-20 from their own 43-yard line, Santagato
attempted a shovel pass but the ball deflected off of a player and into the
hands of Moravian senior defensive lineman Doug
Bocchino (Madison, NJ/Madison HS) for an interception at the Muhlenberg
40-yard line.
The Greyhounds, however, were unable to move the
ball and with Braxmeier sacked for
the second time in the game, punted on fourth-and-18 from the Muhlenberg
48-yard line on the third play of the fourth quarter.
Starting from their own 20-yard line after a
touchback in the punt, Muhlenberg would put together a 12-play drive to move to
the Moravian 28-yard line with four first downs on completions by Santagato. But Santagato
was sacked by Bocchino and Greyhound
sophomore defensive lineman Michale McClarin (Bethlehem,
PA/Liberty) to set up a fourth-and-14 from the Moravian 30-yard line.
Katz came on to attempt a career best 47-yard field goal but the kick was
short.
Moravian took over on its own 30-yard line and Rempe was stopped for a three-yard loss
on first down. On the next play, Braxmeier
has a pass tipped in the secondary in intercepted by Muhlenberg junior
defensive back Cameron Ahouse to give the Mules
possession at the Moravian 40-yard line.
Muhlenberg would need just seven plays to tie the
game, five of them runs by DeLuca, who scored on a
17-yard run off of the left side of the line. Katz’s extra-point gave the
Mules a 21-14 leads with just 4:13 remaining in regulation.
After an unsportsmanlike conduct foul on the
Moravian sideline before the kickoff, Phillips would take the ball in the end
zone and return it to just the Moravian 16-yard line. Rempe ran for eight yards on the first
play and then one on the second play of the drive before bursting through the
left side for a career long 63-yard run down left side line. Hartzell tripped up Rempe
at the Muhlenberg 12-yard line and saved the touchdown. deRouen ran for
seven yards on first down but Rempe
was then held to a yard on two carries. Facing a fourth-and-two at the
Mule four-yard line, Moravian called timeout. After the stop in play, Braxmeier attempted to hit senior wide
receiver Tyler Hersch (Macungie, PA/Emmaus) in the left front
corner of the end zone but Ahouse got a hand on the
ball.
The Mules took over on the four-yard line with
just 1:23 to play but with Moravian holding two timeouts, Muhlenberg couldn’t
kneel down. DeLuca ran for seven yards on the
first play before the Greyhounds called a timeout. DeLuca
would also get the call on second down but was stripped by Morrissey and Carney
covered the ball at the Muhlenberg ten-yard line with 1:11 to go.
Rempe
ran for three yards on first down before Moravian called its final
timeout. Braxmeier attempted a
quick strike to Dencker on the next
play but the pass was too high. On third and goal from the seven-yard
line, Braxmeier looked for sophomore
wide receiver Alex Hersch (Macungie,
PA/Emmaus) but the pass was wide. However, Muhlenberg was called for
pass interference, the Mules’ 12th penalty of the game, to give the Greyhounds
a first-and-goal at the two-yard line. Rempe would run up the middle for his third score of the
game. Reckenbeil made the
extra-point, his 66th in a row and his 57th consecutive PAT as a member of the
Centennial Conference, to tie the game at 21-21 with just 54 seconds remaining.
On the ensuing drive, Santagato
would connect on a 26-yard pass to DeRisi to move the
ball to the Moravian 44-yard line. After another first down on a seven-yard
pass from Santagato to senior wide receiver Joe Caporoso, the Moravian defense, ranked in the top 20 in the
nation in turnover margin and first in the Centennial Conference, would force
its fourth turnover of the game and 33rd turnover of the season. Santagato rolled to his right on first down at the Moravian
33-yard line and attempted a pass that was batted into the air by Greyhound
sophomore defensive lineman Allen Petros
(Bethlehem, PA/Liberty). Morrissey
would grab the ball out of the air for the interception at the Moravian 28-yard
line and he returned it 13 yards.
The Greyhounds were called for a delay of game
penalty before snapping the ball at their own 41-yard line with 11 seconds to
play, just Moravian’s fifth penalty of the game. Braxmeier threw a pass to Sylvainus but the ball was tipped around
and fell to the turf. The Greyhounds would then take a knee and go to
overtime for the second time in three games.
Muhlenberg had the ball first in the overtime and
picked up a first down on two straight DeLuca
runs. Santagato hit DeRisi
with a nine-yard completion and DeLuca ran for
another first down, moving the ball to the Moravian four-yard line. DeLuca was then stopped for a loss by Carney and Maxwell, and Santagato was sacked for the fourth time in the game by
Moravian junior defensive back Brad
Bodine (Mt. Bethel, PA/Bangor) for a four yard loss on second down. Santagato was incomplete on his attempt to Caporoso on third and goal from the nine so Katz was called
on for this third field goal attempt of the game. Katz drilled the
27-yard field goal to give the Mules a 24-21 lead.
On Moravian’s overtime possession, Rempe ran for a yard on first down and
then 11 more yards to move the ball to the 13-yard line. deRouen ran for a
yard before Rempe was stopped for a
two-yard loss. On third-and-11, Braxmeier
found Tyler Hersch down the right
side line for an 11-yard game and a first-and-goal from the three-yard
line. Rempe gained two yards
on first down but was stopped for no gain on second down. Rempe would
The Greyhound offense had just 277 yards in the
game on 65 plays but Moravian improved to 8-0 on the season when running at
least 61 offensive plays in a contest. deRouen finished with 18 yards
on six carries while Braxmeier
completed seven of 13 passes for 94 yards with one interception and he was
sacked twice. Tyler Hersch
caught three passes for 31 yards while Sylvainus
has two receptions for 42 yards.
Petros
led the Moravian defense with 12 tackles including a sack and two tackles for
loss while Bodine had 11 tackles and
a sack. Senior linebacker Kevin
McGorry (Whitehall, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) also added 11 tackles
while Morrissey had 11 stops with a
sack, forced fumble and interception. Sophomore defensive back Daniel Burley (Easton, PA/Easton) made
nine tackles with a pair of pass break-ups while Robinson had eight
tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass break-up. Carney finished with six tackles, a half tackle for loss, the
interception and the fumble recovery while senior defensive back Erik Brinkerhoff (Boonton, NJ/Boonton)
had six tackles and a pass break-up.
Greyhound Weekly Update, November 17, 2008 (-6666-)
Men’s Cross Country – 0-0 (Landmark
Conference 0-0)
Last
Week – 23rd out of 43 at the NCAA Mid-East Regional Championships at
Waynesburg College, Waynesburg, PA
This
Week – Do Not Compete.
Moravian closed out the 2008
season with a 23rd place finish of 43 schools at the 2008 NCAA Division III
Mideast Regional hosted by Waynesburg College. Carnegie Mellon University won
the meet with 37 points while Moravian posted a team score of 674 points.
Senior Jeremiah Reinhart (Effort,
PA/Pleasant Valley) paced the Greyhounds with an 88th place finish of 306
competitors in a time of 27:33 on the 8,000-meter course. Freshman Matt Lutcza (Dingmans
Ferry, PA/Delaware Valley) was 109th in a time of 27:52 for Moravian while
sophomore Connor Skutches
(Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) finished 120th in 28:02. Rounding out the
Greyhounds’ top five were freshman Peter Rovtar (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge)
taking 182nd in 29:07 and freshman Zach Rivenbark (Center Valley, PA/Southern Lehigh) in 189th
place with a time of 29:18. Moravian had two other runners compete with
junior Steve DeFazio (Branchburg,
NJ/Somerville) taking 212th in 29:48 and sophomore Jesse Miller (Lewisburg, PA/Lewisburg) finishing 229th in 30:12.
Women’s Cross Country – 0-0
(Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – 26th out of 44 at the NCAA Mid-East Regional Championships at Waynesburg
College, Waynesburg, PA
This
Week – Do Not Compete.
Moravian closed out the 2008
season with a 26th place finish of 44 schools at the 2008 NCAA Division III
Mideast Regional hosted by Waynesburg College. Johns Hopkins University took
the top spot with 80 points while Moravian had a team score of 644.
Freshman Hailey Neff (Lehighton,
PA/Lehighton) paced the Greyhounds with a 56th place finish among 305
runners with a time of 24:20 on the 6,000-meter course. Freshman Kristina Ruggiero (Cedar Grove, NJ/Cedar
Grove) was 100th in the race in 25:09 while freshman Megan Hallowell (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) took 158th in a time of
26:05. Rounding out the Moravian top five were senior Kelly Williams (Tafton, PA/Wallenpaupack) in 176th place in 26:29 and freshman Cadee Rockwell (Sinking Spring, PA/Wilson West
Lawn) finishing one spot back at 177th in a time of 26:30. The
Greyhounds’ other two runners were freshman Katie Engwall (Columbia, NJ/North Warren),
who placed 233rd in 28:08, and freshman Katie
Pritchett (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville),
who took 291st in 31:56.
Greyhound Weekly Update, Nov ember 17, 2008 (-7777-)
Women’s Soccer – 14-6-2 (Landmark
Conference 4-1-1)
Last
Week – Lost to The College of New Jersey, 1-0 (2ot) in
the in NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament First Round hosted by
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York.
This
Week –Do Not Compete.
The College of New
Jersey senior Coleen Weber scored a goal in the second overtime period to lead
the Lions past Moravian, 1-0, in the NCAA Division III first round at Skidmore
College’s Wachenheim Field. TCNJ (13-6-1) moves on in the tournament to
face Western Connecticut State, who defeated Skidmore College in penalty kicks
to advance to the second round. The teams will meet Sunday at 1 p.m.
on Wachenheim Field. The Greyhounds end their season
at 14-6-2. Weber’s goal broke a scoreless game 1:23 into the second
overtime period. After a cross from the right flank, senior Jamie Kunkel,
with her back to the goal, handled the ball and laid it off to Weber, who was
in full-stride and gunned to the bottom right corner of the net to give the
Lions the win. The hard-fought contest was not without chances for the
Greyhounds. In the second half, Moravian freshman midfielder Kim Gogel (Whippany, NJ/Whippany Park) took a shot from the left side of the box
that grazed the crossbar and bounced back across the field and was cleared by a
Lions defender at 83:32. In a solid outing for both goalkeepers, junior Jessica
Clarke recorded six saves for the Lions in the win. Moravian senior
keeper Caitlin Corrigan (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) finished with five saves to complete her
career with 317 saves, third in school history. The goal allowed by Moravian
was its first in just over 421 minutes.
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Weekly Update, November 17, 2008 (-8888-)
Men’s Basketball -- 1-0
(Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – Defeated Lebanon Valley College, 68-63.
This
Week – Fri., Nov. 21st at Johns Hopkins University%, 8:00 p.m.;
Consolation/Championship Game%, 6:00/8:00 p.m. %Blue Jay Invitational at Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Junior forward Eric Weaver (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury) scored a career high 24 points and was nine-for-ten
from the floor and four-for-four on three-pointers to lead the Moravian College
men’s basketball team to a 68-63 season opening non-conference win over Lebanon
Valley College in Johnston Hall. The Greyhounds and Flying Dutchmen combined to
honor Todd Rothrock, a former Moravian assistant
coach and Lebanon Valley player, before the game. Rothrock
passed away this past summer after seven years as the head coach at Liberty
High School. Lebanon Valley would score first on a three-pointer by senior
guard Dan Hodge just five seconds into the game, but it would be the Flying
Dutchmen’s only lead of the contest. Moravian scored the next eight
points with three-pointers by sophomore guard Maurice Young (Philadelphia,
PA/Chestnut Hill Academy) and
sophomore forward Chris Cullen (East Islip, NY/East Islip) sandwiched around a Weaver lay-up after a steal. The Greyhounds would push their lead
to double digits for the first time in the game at the 11:11 mark of the first
half when Young scored on a fast
break lay-up to build a 26-15 advantage. Moravian’s lead eventually
reached 14 points, 37-23, with 5:16 to go on a put back bucket by junior forward
Joseph Munley
(Macungie, PA/Emmaus).
Moravian went to the locker
room at halftime with a 43-30 lead after a hot shooting first 20 minutes.
The Greyhounds were 18 of 35 from the floor (51.4 percent) and 7-for-17 on
three-pointers (41.2 percent) while committing just six turnovers and holding a
17-13 edge in rebounds. The Flying Dutchmen also shot 50 percent in the
first half, making 11 of 22 field goal attempts. Lebanon Valley, which
had 12 first half turnovers, was three-of-eight on three-pointers (37.5
percent) and five-for-nine (55.6 percent) at the foul line in the first half. The
Flying Dutchmen netted the first six points of the second half to pull within
43-36 on a lay-up by sophomore guard Sean MacIntosh
with 18:05 to play. However, Weaver
would hit a three-pointer at the 15:58 mark to push Moravian’s lead back to
double digits. Lebanon Valley would slowly pull its way back into the game and
bring the deficit down to five points, 51-46, on a jumper by senior guard Kyle
Enoch with 10:57 to go. But Moravian would answer again with an 8-2 run
to build a 59-47 lead with 7:47 to go on a Weaver lay-up. The Greyhounds had
their final double-digit lead of the contest at the 4:49 mark on a
three-pointer by Young; however, MacIntosh answered with a fast break lay-up to put the lead
in single digits for the remainder of the game ten seconds later.
Moravian’s lead was down to five points, 64-59, when the Greyhounds would get
to the foul line for the first time in the game with 1:15 to play. Weaver
sank both free throws for his final points of the game and give Moravian a
66-59 lead. Young would ice
the Greyhound victory with two free throws in the final 16 seconds after being
fouled twice.
Both teams cooled off in the
second half. Moravian was just 9-for-29 (31.0 percent) from the floor and
3-for-15 (20 percent) beyond the three-point line. The Greyhounds were
four-for-six at the foul line and finished the game with just 13 turnovers, two
of which were shot clock violations. Lebanon Valley made 12 of 26 second
half field goals (46.2 percent) but just one of seven three-pointers. The
Flying Dutchmen were eight of 14 at the foul line in the final 20 minutes and
finished the game with 22 turnovers and a 37-33 advantage in rebounds after
out-rebounding Moravian, 24-16, in the second half. Weaver added two rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists to
his career high 24 points while Young
was the only other Greyhound in double figures with 14 points to go with two
assists and two steals. Cullen
contributed nine points and four rebounds for Moravian while Munley and
sophomore forward Alvin Adams (Newark, NJ/Marist)
each grabbed a team high seven rebounds, and each player scored four points. Sophomore
guard Charlie Rigoglioso
(Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) had six points, three rebounds and two assists in his
first action for Moravian while senior forward Dave Bowden (Beachwood,
NJ/Toms River South) had four
rebounds in his first action for the Greyhounds since the 2006-07 season after
missing all of last year with an injury. Freshman guard Sergio Camacho (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) had five points in his collegiate debut while
freshman guard/forward Nelson Leon (Reading, PA/Reading)
had two points. Hodge led Lebanon Valley with 21 points to go with seven
rebounds while Enoch tossed in 13 points to go with four boards. MacIntosh scored 11 points with a pair of rebounds while
junior forward Dan Dunkelberger had a game high eight
rebounds and two blocked shots to go with five points. Sophomore
guard/forward Grant Becker added six points, two rebound and two assists while
senior forward Eric Humphrey had six rebounds and four points off of the Flying
Dutchmen bench.
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Weekly Update, November 17, 2008 (-9999-)
Women’s Basketball -- 0-0
(Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last
Week – Did Not Compete.
This Week – Wed., Nov. 19th at. Elizabethtown College, 7:00 p.m.; Fri., Nov. 21st
vs. Gwynedd-Mercy College&, 3:00 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 22nd in
Consolation/Championship Game&, 3:00 p.m./6:00 p.m. &Chuck Resler Tournament at the University of Rochester,
Rochester, NY.
The Greyhounds women’s basketball team will open up their
season this upcoming Wednesday when the travel to
take on Elizabethtown College at 7:00 p.m.
