September 30, 2023
Greyhounds Score 29 Points during Second Quarter for Victory Over Keystone in First-Ever Landmark Conference Football Game
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University football team scored 29 points in the second quarter on the way to posting a 58-34 victory over Keystone College in the first-ever Landmark Conference game at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday.
Keystone College
1-4
34
Moravian University
2-3
58
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
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7 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 58 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Keystone College
Pa:
Paul Drummond
- 103
Ru:
Damir Green
- 155
Rec:
Jayson Nami
- 145
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Keystone College | Moravian University |
|---|---|---|
| Passing Yards | 259 | 294 |
| Rushing Yards | 220 | 239 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Poss. | 27:10 | 32:50 |
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University football team scored 29 points in the second quarter on the way to posting a 58-34 victory over Keystone College in the first-ever Landmark Conference game at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday.
How It Happened
- The Hounds received the opening kickoff for the fifth straight week, and the squad picked up three first downs before junior quarterback Jared Jenkins had a pass intercepted on fourth down deep in Keystone territory
- Two plays after the turnover, the Giants threw a wide receiver option pass for an 81-yard score. Keystone missed the extra-point to lead 6-0 with 9:37 to go in the first quarter
- Moravian answered back with a nine-play, 61-yard drive that Jenkins capped off with a four-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Brad Bryan. Senior running back Nate Boyle slipped the extra-point through the uprights to put the Hounds up 7-6 with 6:03 left in the opening stanza
- Keystone took the next kickoff and was driving down the field into the red zone. However, on the second play of the second quarter, Moravian sophomore defensive back Shea Endean stepped in front of a pass and raced 82 yards to turn the interception into points. It was the Greyhounds' first interception return for a touchdown since October 5, 2013 when Richard Kugel had a 35-yard TD return versus Ursinus College. Boyle's extra-point kick hit the crossbar and bounced through to give Moravian a 14-6 lead with 14:08 left in the second quarter
- The Giants answered back in just three plays with a one-yard scoring run making it 14-12 at the 12:52 mark
- Moravian punted on its next possession, and Keystone drove the field to score on a five-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion to retake the lead 20-14
- After a 23-yard kickoff return from freshman wide receiver Nick Coffaro, the Greyhounds needed just five plays to get into the end zone on a 21-yard touchdown run off the left side from sophomore running back Camron Tinajero. The Hounds missed the extra-point to keep the score tied at 20-20 at the 7:09 mark of the second quarter
- Keystone hit on a 64-yard touchdown pass just three plays later and added the extra-point for a 27-20 edge with 5:42 still to play in the first half
- Moravian retook the lead for good on its next drive as Jenkins capped off the possession with a 39-yard touchdown strike to Coffaro. Boyle ran in the two-point conversion for a 28-27 advantage with 3:23 until halftime
- The Hounds defense forced the Giants into a three-and-out to get the ball back with 1:44 on the clock
- Jenkins put together an 11-play, 64-yard drive that saw him rush into the end zone on a four-yard scoring run as time expired in the first half. Jenkins then hit Boyle with the two-point conversion pass to send the Blue & Grey to the locker room with a 36-27 lead
- Moravian's defense forced Keystone to punt on the opening possession of the second half
- The Greyhounds' offense continued to roll after the break with a 10-play, 75-yard drive that Jenkins finished off with a 12-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Jordan Bingham. Jenkins hit Bryan with the two-point conversion to stretch the lead to 44-27 with 8:07 to go in the third quarter
- Keystone punted after just three plays to give the ball back to the Hounds
- Moravian needed seven plays to find the end zone once again with Boyle running in the final eight yards for the score. Jenkins found senior wide receiver Tim Garlick with the two-point conversion pass to push the advantage to 52-27 with 3:46 still to play in the third stanza
- The Greyhounds scored their final points on the first play of the fourth quarter as Jenkins hit freshman quarterback/kicker Avery Koser with a five-yard touchdown pass. Jenkins nearly made it into the end zone for the two-point conversion but was called down just short to set the score at 58-27
- Keystone added the final points with 4:25 left in the contest on a 27-yard touchdown run to get the final at 58-34
Inside the Numbers
- The Greyhounds racked up 533 yards of total offense on 78 plays including a season-high 239 yards on the ground to go with 294 through the air. Moravian had 29 first downs in the game and held the ball for 32:50, the fourth time this fall that the Blue & Grey have won the time of possession battle
- The 58 points for Moravian were the most since scoring 59 in a 59-23 win over Gettysburg College at Rocco Calvo Field on September 29, 2018
- Jenkins was 27-for-40 for 294 yards with four touchdowns and an interception, and he also rushed for 53 yards and a score on seven carries. The 294 yards puts Jenkins just 54 yard shy of 2,000 passing yards in his Moravian career in just eight games
- Boyle led the rushing attack with 107 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries, his first 100-yard game of the season and sixth of his career, to go along with one reception for eight yards, two extra-points and a pair of two-point conversions, one rushing and one receiving. Boyle has moved past 1,700 career yards, now with 1,772 yards to sit 13th in program history on 443 carries to go with 15 rushing touchdowns and 16 career touchdowns
- Tinajero raced for 74 yards on 12 carries including his first career touchdown, and he added two receptions for 15 yards and a kickoff return for 12 yards. Freshman running back Mike Willis contributed four yards on one carry while sophomore running back Parker Miller gained a yard on his only attempt and returned a kickoff for eight yards
- Bingham had his second 11-reception game in three weeks as he caught 11 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown. He missed tying the school record for catches in a game by one
- Bryan grabbed four passes for 46 yards, a touchdown and a two-point conversion while Garlick had four catches for 30 yards and a two-point conversion. Junior wide receiver Jordan Lewis grabbed three passes for 48 yards while Coffaro scored on his only reception of 39 yards, and he returned a pair of kickoffs for 36 yards
- Koser had one catch for five yards and a touchdown, and he kicked off for the first time this season for Moravian, averaging 56.2 yards on eight kickoffs
- Senior defensive back/punter Colin Conway averaged 35.8 yards on four punts with a long of 41 yards and one inside the 20-yard line
- Sophomore linebacker Clay Basile led the Greyhounds' defense with eight tackles including one for loss while senior linebacker Chris Ortalano and junior defensive back Isaiah Johnson both had seven stops with Johnson adding a pass breakup
- Sophomore linebacker Ethan O'Neill contributed six tackles with a half a tackle for loss while junior defensive lineman Jeremy McGuigan added five stops with a sack and one and a half tackle for loss
- Freshman linebacker Jackson Lake also made five tackles while Conway, junior linebacker Jeremiah Espinosa and freshman defensive lineman Cavin King all had four stops with Espinosa adding a tackle for loss and Conway breaking two passes
- Koser contributed three tackles on special teams while freshman defensive back Elijah Fajardo, sophomore defensive lineman Nathan Carr and sophomore linebacker Jashon Teller all made three stops with Fajardo adding a pass breakup and Carr and Teller each recording a tackle for loss
- Endean had two tackles to go with his interception return for a touchdown
- The Greyhounds were playing their first Landmark Conference game with the conference adding the sport this fall. The Hounds had competed as an associate member of the Centennial Conference for 15 years after a long tenure as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference through the 2007 season
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Saturday, October 7 at The Catholic University of America, 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 21 at Juniata College, 12:00 p.m.
