October 1, 2022
Greyhounds Race Past Juniata as Boyle Reaches 1,000 Career Rushing Yards
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University football team jumped out to a 28-0 first half lead on the way to a 51-7 victory over visiting Juniata College in Centennial Conference action Saturday afternoon at Rocco Calvo Field.
Juniata College
0-5
7
Moravian University
2-3
51
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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7 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 51 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Juniata College
Pa:
Noah Wright
- 129
Ru:
Hunter Wolfley
- 64
Rec:
Sean Hakanson
- 49
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Juniata College | Moravian University |
|---|---|---|
| Passing Yards | 129 | 284 |
| Rushing Yards | 108 | 246 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Poss. | 27:49 | 32:11 |
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University football team jumped out to a 28-0 first half lead on the way to a 51-7 victory over visiting Juniata College in Centennial Conference action Saturday afternoon at Rocco Calvo Field.
How It Happened
- Juniata opened the game with possession of the ball and punted while Moravian also punted on its initial possession
- After another punt from the Eagles, the Greyhounds put together a six-play, 50-yard drive to get onto the scoreboard on an 18-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Carter Hallgren to sophomore wide receiver Jordan Lewis. Sophomore Sam Bingaman split the uprights with the extra-point as the Hounds took a 7-0 lead with 6:12 to play in the first quarter
- Moravian's defense forced Juniata into two more punts while the Blue and Grey had one punt
- The Greyhounds took over at their own 41-yard line late in the first quarter and began to drive. Hallgren finished off the 13-play, 59-yard drive with a 21-yard scoring strike to sophomore wide receiver Tim Garlick. Bingaman's PAT made it 14-0 with 11:21 to go in the second quarter. During the drive, junior running back Nate Boyle became the 26th player in school history to reach 1,000 career rushing yards on a six-yard run
- The Hounds forced another three-and-punt from the Eagles. Moravian took over at its own 30-yard line and put together a 13-play, 70-yard drive that was capped by Boyle finding the end zone on a one-yard touchdown run. Bingaman added the extra-point for a 21-0 lead with 5:16 until the intermission
- Late in the quarter, the Blue & Grey took over possession at their own 42-yard line with 41 seconds until halftime. Moravian needed just 30 seconds for a four-play, 58-yard drive with Hallgren finding Boyle with a 21-yard touchdown pass. Bingaman hit the PAT to send the Hounds to the locker room with a 28-0 advantage
- Moravian started the second half with possession and turned in a nine-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a 19-yard touchdown scamper by Boyle, and Bingaman's fifth extra-point of the afternoon made it 35-0 with 10:29 to play in the third quarter
- The teams traded possessions for the remainder of the quarter with Juniata punting on the last play of the third period
- The Greyhounds got back on the scoreboard four plays into the fourth quarter as Boyle bounced a fourth down rush out to a 51-yard touchdown run to finish off the 59-yard drive. Bingaman added another PAT for a 42-0 edge with 12:42 remaining
- Sophomore defensive back Isaiah Johnson would get the Hounds the ball back in three plays when he made his first career interception
- Senior Trevor Yacuboski finished off a six-play, 10-yard drive with a 30-yard field goal with 8:31 on the clock to extend the advantage to 45-0
- After another Juniata punt, senior quarterback Nick Reardon connected with sophomore wide receiver Nick Weston on his first pass of the game, and the play went for a 61-yard touchdown run as Weston outran the Eagles' defense. Yacuboski's extra-point sailed wide, leaving the score at 51-0 with 5:33 remaining
- Juniata drove down and picked up its first points of the day on a touchdown run with 1:11 to go
- Moravian nearly scored again with freshman running back Camron Tinajero ripping off a 65-yard run on the first play of the game's last possession before the Greyhounds knelt down twice to run out the clock
Inside the numbers
- The Greyhounds racked up 530 yards of total offense on 76 plays to go with 28 first downs, and Moravian controlled the clock for 32:11 of action in the game. The Hounds limited the Eagles to 237 yards on 67 plays
- Hallgren completed 21-of-34 passes for 223 yards to go with his three touchdowns and an interception while Reardon was 1-for-1 for 61 yards with his first career touchdown pass
- Garlick caught a career-high 11 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown while junior wide receiver Brad Bryan had six receptions for 29 yards. Weston caught one pass for 61 yards and a touchdown while Lewis added one catch for 18 yards and a score. Sophomore wide receiver Brandon Grace caught one aerial for eight yards while junior tight end Sean Foley had his first career reception for four yards
- Boyle ran for a career-high 183 yards and three touchdowns on 25 attempts, and he also caught one pass for 21 yards and another score. Tinajero had 65 yards on one carry while senior Angelo Macera added eight yards on eight attempts and Bryan had two carries for seven yards
- Yacuboski punted four times for an average of 47.0 yards with a long of 64 yards to go with his field goal, and he also kicked off five times while Bingaman went 6-for-6 on extra points and kicked off four times with an average of 58.0 yards
- Sophomore wide receiver Will Castel returned a pair of punts for 15 yards while graduate student defensive back Jalen Richardson returned a kickoff for 12 yards
- Junior linebacker Nick Levinski led the Moravian defense with 10 tackles including one and a half tackles for loss and a sack while Richardson contributed six tackles. Sophomore defensive back Chad Newhard also made six stops while senior defensive lineman Jack Gawlik had five tackles, one and a half stops for loss, a sack and a pass break-up
- Junior linebacker Chris Ortalano posted four tackles while graduate student defensive back Carrington Smith, sophomore defensive lineman Jeremy McGuigan, junior linebacker Colin Conway and graduate student defensive back Romello Walters all made three stops with Conway breaking up three passes, Walters adding two pass break-ups and McGuigan had a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry
Quotable from Head Coach Jeff Pukszyn
- "I think we gained momentum as the game went on. Defensively, we had a bunch of three-and-outs early in the contest, so we were able to get the ball back to our offense. That helped us since the more possessions we had, the offense began to click."
- "We had a collective effort today. Our offensive line was phenomenal because we know Juniata was going to give us as many different looks as we've seen this year. They did a great job handling it and opening up some holes for our running game. Nate did an outstanding job carrying the ball today, and he is so durable because of his offseason workouts. The wide receivers also played well, not only catching the ball but blocking downfield as well. We played as a complete unit instead of as individuals."
- "Defensively, we got a lot of stops to get off the field, and I couldn't be prouder of the team effort from all aspects of the team today."
- "Carter and Tim really read the coverage they were getting today, and Tim made a couple of really big catches when he knew he was going to take a big hit after the catch. Carter also did a good job of putting some balls where Tim could catch them and the Juniata defender couldn't get to the pass. They looked great today as a combination."
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Friday, October 14 at Dickinson College, 6:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 22 at Ursinus College, 1:00 p.m.
