October 2, 2021
Petros, Mills & Little Reach Milestones by Greyhounds Tripped Up by Juniata Fourth Quarter Rally
HUNTINGDON, Pa. --- The Moravian University football team had a 17-14 lead heading into the final quarter before host Juniata College scored the final 10 points to earn a 24-17 win over the Greyhounds in Centennial Conference action Saturday.
Moravian University
1-4
17
Juniata College
1-4
24
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Juniata College
Pa:
Jason Clark
- 49
Ru:
Hunter Wolfley
- 140
Rec:
Clay Spencer
- 30
Moravian University
Pa:
Christopher Mills
- 226
Ru:
Carrington Smith
- 70
Rec:
Trevor Cunningham
- 163
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Moravian University | Juniata College |
|---|---|---|
| Passing Yards | 226 | 49 |
| Rushing Yards | 100 | 155 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of Poss. | 33:00 | 27:00 |
HUNTINGDON, Pa. --- The Moravian University football team had a 17-14 lead heading into the final quarter before host Juniata College scored the final 10 points to earn a 24-17 win over the Greyhounds in Centennial Conference action Saturday.
How It Happened
- The Greyhounds opened the scoring with a 78-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Christopher Mills to senior wide receiver Trevor Cunningham with 8:22 left in the first quarter to cap a three-play, 99-yard drive. Junior Trevor Yacuboski made the extra-point for a 7-0 lead
- Juniata needed just 14 seconds to tie the contest as the Eagles returned the kickoff 99 yards for the game-tying score
- Moravian moved back in front with 9:43 left in the second quarter when Yacuboski connected on a 30-yard field goal
- The Eagles added a touchdown pass just two plays after blocking a Greyhounds' punt with 3:43 before the intermission to head to the locker room with a 14-10 advantage
- The Blue and Grey jumped right back ahead on the first play of the third quarter when senior defensive back Romello Walters intercepted a pass and returned it 15 yards for Moravian's first defensive touchdown of the season. Yacuboski would split the uprights for a 17-14 Greyhounds' edge with 14:45 to go in the third quarter
- Juniata tied the game at 17-17 with a 37-yard field goal with 11:35 to go in the fourth quarter
- The Eagles scored the winning touchdown on a 57-yard run with 6:03 remaining
Inside the Numbers
- Moravian had a 304 to 182 advantage in total yards in the game while holding onto the ball for 33:00 minutes
- Mills completed 18-of-38 passes for 226 yards with a touchdown and an interception as he became the seventh quarterback in school history to reach 4,000 career passing yards, now with 4,103 yards while going 330-for-591 in his career with 28 touchdowns
- Cunningham caught six passes for 163 yards and the touchdown while senior wide receiver Nick Petros caught nine passes for 52 yards as he became the second player in school history to reach 2,000 career receiving yards, now with 2,037 yards on 146 catches, just 14 receptions shy of the school record
- Senior wide receiver Cory Little caught one pass for three yards, had four yards on two rushing attempts and returned three kickoffs for 80 yards as he became the fifth player in program history to reach 1,000 career kickoff return yards, now with 1,064 yards on 44 returns
- Senior running back Carrington Smith led the Moravian rushing attack with 79 yards on 13 carries while sophomore running back Nate Boyle added 32 yards on 10 attempts and freshman wide receiver Jordan Lewis had one catch for eight yards
- Walters' interception return for a touchdown was the second of his career including a 79-yard return against Ursinus College in 2019, and he added one kickoff return for 50 yards, two tackles, a forced fumble and two passes defended on Saturday
- Senior defensive lineman Brady Hornbaker led the Greyhounds with eight tackles including two and a half for loss and half a sack while senior linebacker Noah Breidinger, senior defensive back Jackson Buskirk, Junior linebacker Nick Levinski and junior defensive lineman Javi Espinal-Katz all made six tackles with Espinal-Katz adding one and a half tackles for loss
- Senior defensive back Justin McRae had three tackles with one pass break-up while senior defensive back Connor Lyon had three stops and an interception he returned 22 yards out of the end zone in the third quarter. Senior linebacker Nicholas Azpeitia added three stops as well
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Saturday, October 16 vs. Dickinson College, 1:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 23 vs. Ursinus College, 1:00 p.m.
