November 4, 2023
Moravian Sets School Records but Falls at Lycoming
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. --- The Moravian University football team set a pair of single season school record and added a career milestone but ended up falling to host Lycoming College, 31-20, in Landmark Conference action Saturday afternoon.
Moravian University
4-5
20
Lycoming College
4-5
31
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
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10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Lycoming College
Pa:
Will Fish
- 197
Ru:
Terrence Oliver
- 92
Rec:
Billy Coppock
- 66
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Moravian University | Lycoming College |
|---|---|---|
| Passing Yards | 351 | 197 |
| Rushing Yards | 61 | 186 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of Poss. | 29:04 | 30:56 |
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. --- The Moravian University football team set a pair of single season school record and added a career milestone but ended up falling to host Lycoming College, 31-20, in Landmark Conference action Saturday afternoon.
How It Happened
- The Warriors took the opening kickoff and drive 80 yards in 11 plays, scoring on an eight-yard pass to jump out to a 7-0 lead with 9:37 remaining in the first quarter
- The Greyhounds picked up one first down on their initial possession of the afternoon before punting
- Lycoming put together a 12-play, 61-yard drive into the red zone before settling for a 35-yard field goal to extend its edge to 10-0 with 1:02 to play in the opening period
- The Hounds punted again on the first play of the second quarter while the Warriors ended up punting on their next possession
- The Blue & Grey drive into the red zone when junior quarterback Jared Jenkins was intercepted at the four-yard line
- The Warriors were unable to capitalize on the turnover and punted after gaining one first down
- Moravian would get onto the scoreboard on the next drive as senior running back Nate Boyle capped the 11-play, 92-yard drive with a 14-yard run up the middle. Jenkins' two-point conversion attempt was no good to keep the Lycoming lead at 10-6 with 3:41 until the intermission
- The Warriors picked up one first down before punting the ball back to the Hounds late in the quarter
- The Greyhounds needed just nine plays and 1:26 to drive 80 yards into the end zone as Jenkins connected with junior wide receiver Bryan Monge on a 34-yard touchdown pass with just 21 seconds left in the first half. It is the sixth half this season that Moravian has scored in the final minute. Boyle ran in the two-point conversion to sed the Blue & Grey to the locker room with a 14-10 lead
- Moravian had the ball to start the second half and gained 47 yards on 10 plays before turning the ball over on downs as Boyle was stopped shy of a first down at the Lycoming 25-yard line
- The Hounds' defense forced the Warriors to punt after just three plays
- The Blue & Grey needed just four plays to extend the lead as Jenkins connected on a 48-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Brad Bryan, who went over 1,000 career receiving yards on the catch. Jenkins attempted another two-point conversion pass but the attempt failed to leave the Moravian lead at 20-10 with 6:56 remaining in the third quarter
- Lycoming punted after three plays, however, the Warriors needed just three plays to get the ball back as they intercepted Jenkins again at the Moravian 27-yard line
- After the return of the interception, Lycoming needed just five plays to cover the 18 yards to the end zone as the Warriors pulled withing three points at 20-17 on a seven-yard touchdown pass with 2:58 left in the third stanza
- Each squad punted once more in the third quarter, and the Hounds also punted early in the fourth period
- The Warriors looked as if they would retake the lead on the next drive, however, Moravian freshman linebacker Cavin King forced a fumble in the red zone that was recovered by freshman defensive back Antonio Bowen
- The Greyhounds gained one first down after the turnover but would punt
- Lycoming countered with a six-yard touchdown run to retake the lead at 24-20 with 5:08 remaining with the score finishing off a seven-play, 57-yard drive
- Both squads punted on their next possession
- Moravian took over at its own 22-yard line and drove into Lycoming territory. However, Jenkins was sacked and fumbled at midfield with the Warriors scooping up the loose ball and returning it 50 yards for a touchdown to set the final score at 31-20 with 51 seconds to play
Inside the Numbers
- The Hounds finished the game with 412 yards on 78 plays including 351 yards through the air and 61 yards on the ground
- Jenkins was 25-of-44 for 351 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The two scoring passes give Jenkins 25 touchdown passes in 2023, breaking a tie with Sean Keville for the school record, initially set by Keville in 1994 when he threw 23 touchdowns. Jenkins also became the tenth player in program history to reach 3,000 career passing yards, now with 3,153 yards in 12 games including 2,561 yards this fall
- Bryan caught six passes for 118 yards and a touchdown as he became the 22nd player in school history to reach 1,000 career receiving yards, now with 1,004 yards on 72 receptions in 24 career games to go along with 10 touchdown receptions. Bryan also returned three kickoffs for 54 yards
- Senior wide receiver Jordan Bingham caught eight passes for 77 yards to give him a school record 69 catches in 2023, passing the previous mark of 65 set by Aaron Hudson in 2016
- Monge finished with three catches for 73 yards including his first career touchdown reception while senior wide receiver Tim Garlick had three catches for 15 yards and junior wide receiver Jordan Lewis pulled in two receptions for 21 yards
- Boyle ran for 74 yards on 22 carries and his eighth touchdown of the season, and he also caught three passes for 47 yards. Boyle now had 2,188 yards and 18 touchdowns on 533 career rushing attempts, and he has scored 134 points in his career
- Sophomore running back Camron Tinajero added two carries for eight yards
- Freshman wide receiver Nick Coffaro had a pair of kickoff returns for 27 yards while junior wide receiver Will Castel added four punt returns for 13 yards
- Senior Colin Conway punted six times for an average of 38.8 yards with a long of 51 yards while freshman Avery Koser kicked off four times for an average of 54.5 yards
- Senior linebacker Chris Ortalano led the Greyhounds' defense with 11 tackles while junior defensive lineman Jeremy McGuigan added ten stops
- Sophomore linebacker Clay Basile recorded eight tackles with a half a tackle for loss while sophomore defensive lineman EJ Harvey had seven stops with a half a tackle for loss and sophomore linebacker Ethan O'Neill made six tackles with one and a half for loss
- Freshman defensive back Aidan Lane finished with five tackles and a pass break-up while King also made five stops and forced a fumble
- Sophomore defensive back Matt Capobianco also had a forced fumble and a pass break-up to go with four tackles while Bowen finished with three tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up and sophomore defensive back Shea Endean added three stops and a pass break-up
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Saturday, November 11 vs. Wilkes University, 12:00 p.m.
