2013-14 Moravian College Football News
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Football Staff Works at Lauren's First and Goal Camp
June 03, 2014EASTON, Pa. --– Moravian College assistant football coaches Tim McGorry, Tim Wait, Jim Newhard, Spencer Brown and Chris Leavenworth recently joined 320 other college coaches for the Lauren's First and Goal 11th annual football camp held on Sunday, June 1 at Lafayette College. A total of 1,851 high school student-athletes attended this annual event, which is the primary fundraiser for Lauren's First and Goal Foundation. -
Hounds to Host 4th Greyhound Gridiron Golf on May 31st
May 21, 2014BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College football program will be hosting its 4th Annual Gridiron Golf Outing on Saturday, May 31 at the Bethlehem Municipal Golf Course.
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Moravian Honors Senior Athletes; O'Rourke & Joint Named Athletes of the Year
May 07, 2014BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College honored its 2014 senior student-athletes at the annual Senior Athletics Awards Banquet Wednesday night in Johnston Hall. Women’s basketball standout Katie O’Rourke was named the Outstanding Senior Female Athlete while men’s track & field All-American Kristopher Joint was honored with the Outstanding Senior Male Athlete award. The Blue & Grey Scholar Athlete awards were presented to women’s basketball student-athlete Laura Jordan and football player Julian DiGiacomo. The H.T.D. Gillespie Award for outstanding service to Moravian’s athletics program was presented to Tom Keim ’49.
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Matte Award Back at Moravian for First Time in 11 Years
May 01, 2014BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- For the 14th time in the 27-year history of the award but for the first time since the end of the 2002-03 academic year, the Matte Award will be spending the next year at Moravian. College after the Greyhounds bested rival Muhlenberg College, 10-6, this year.
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Four Football Players Named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society
April 29, 2014DALLAS, Texas --- Four senior Moravian football players have been named to the 2014 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society for their excellence in academics. Seniors offensive linemen Julian DiGiacomo and Nick Fitzsimmons, defensive back Keith Hinds and quarterback Robbie Moyer were all listed in the eighth year of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society.
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Football Registers 125 in 5th Be The Match Bone Marrow Drive
April 24, 2014BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College football team hosted its 5th Annual Be The Match Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive on Thursday, and the Greyhounds signed up 125 people bringing the program’s total to 1,162 registrants in five years.
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Football to Host 5th Annual Be The Match Bone Marrow Donor Drive on April 24
April 15, 2014BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College football team will host its 5th Annual Be The Match Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive on Thursday, April 24 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. in Johnston Hall.
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SAAC Hosts 2nd Annual Special Olympics Basketball Tournament
April 11, 2014BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hosted its 2nd Annual Special Olympics Basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 5 in Timothy Breidegam Fieldhouse in conjunction with NCAA Division III Week. The event was a huge success as every player, coach and spectator left the gym with a smile on their face.
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Moravian Hosts Student-Athlete Appreciation Event
April 10, 2014BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College hosted its annual National Student-Athlete Appreciation event in Johnston Hall Thursday evening in conjunction with the thrid annual NCAA Division III Week running from April 7-14.
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Moravian Participating in 3rd Annual NCAA Division III Week
April 09, 2014BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College is joining with schools across the country in celebration of NCAA Division III Week, which officially began on Monday, April 7 and runs through Sunday, April 13.
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Moravian to Host Football Prospect Camp on May 3
April 04, 2014BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College football program will be hosting a Prospect Camp on Saturday, May 3 at Rocco Calvo Field.
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Football Participates in Read Across America
March 04, 2014BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Members of the Moravian College football team spent part of the morning Friday, February 28 at Asa Packer Elementary School participating in the annual Read Across America for Dr. Seuss birthday.
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Moravian SAAC Hosts Sophomore Leadership Event
January 20, 2014The Moravian College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted the 2014 Sophomore Athlete Leadership Event on Monday, Jan. 20 in the Haupert Union Building and Priscilla Payne Hurd Academic Complex.
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Orlando Named to ECAC South All-Star First Team
December 19, 2013CENTERVILLE, Mass. --- Sophomore defensive back Anthony Orlando of the Moravian College football team has been selected to the 2013 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South All-Star First Team.
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Orlando Selected to D3football.com All-South Region 2nd Team
December 10, 2013MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. --- Sophomore defensive back Anthony Orlando of the Moravian College football team has been named to the 2013 D3football.com All-South Region Second Team.
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Moyer Named to Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team
December 05, 2013LANCASTER, Pa. --- Senior quarterback Robbie Moyer of the Moravian College football team has been named to the 2013 Centennial Conference Fall All-Sportsmanship Team.
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Seven Football Players Named to Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll
November 20, 2013LANCASTER, Pa. --- Seven members of the Moravian College football team have been named to the 2013 Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll that includes 73 football players and a total of 372 student-athletes from the conference.
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Five Greyhounds Earn All-Centennial Conference Honors
November 19, 2013LANCASTER, Pa. --- Sophomore defensive back Anthony Orlando has been named to the All-Centennial Conference First Team, highlighting a group of five Moravian College football players to earn recognition from the conference to cap off the 2013 season.
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Bracken Tabbed as Centennial Defensive Player of the Week; Negron Named to Weekly Honor Roll
November 17, 2013LANCASTER, Pa. --- Junior linebacker Kevin Bracken of the Moravian College football team has been selected as the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week while freshman running back Chris Negron earned a helmet sticker for being on the Weekly Honor Roll after their performances in the Greyhounds' 24-12 loss to Muhlenberg College Saturday to close out the 2013 season.
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Negron Hits 1,000 Yards & Bracken Named Game MVP as Greyhounds Fall to Muhlenberg
November 16, 2013ALLENTOWN, Pa. --- Freshman running back Chris Negron became just the third player in Moravian College history to run for 1,000 yards in a season, and junior linebacker Kevin Bracken had a career-high 18 tackles with an interception and was named the Greyhounds’ Most Valuable Player but it wasn’t enough as Moravian fell to rival Muhlenberg College, 24-12, in Centennial Conference action Saturday at Scotty Wood Stadium.
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Moravian Football - Muhlenberg Video Preview
November 15, 2013BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Watch a video preview of the 62nd meeting between Moravian College football and rival Muhlenberg College on Saturday at Scotty Wood Stadium in Allentown.
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Moravian Takes on Rival Muhlenberg Saturday in Allentown
November 12, 2013BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College football team will complete its 2013 season on Saturday, November 16 when the Greyhounds travel to rival Muhlenberg College. Kickoff at Frank Marino Field at Scotty Wood Stadium is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.
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Moravian Football - Juniata Video Recap
November 11, 2013BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Watch a video recap of the Moravian College football in Centennial Conference action against Juniata College on Saturday at Rocco Calvo Field.
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Bracken & McLaughlin Named to Centennial Conference Weekly Honor Roll
November 10, 2013LANCASTER, Pa. --- Junior linebacker Kevin Bracken and sophomore wide receiver Will McLaughlin of the Moravian College football team earned helmet stickers for being on the Centennial Conference Weekly Honor Roll after their performances in the Greyhounds' 27-14 loss to Juniata College Saturday.
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Greyhounds Drop Final Home Game 27-14 to Juniata College
November 09, 2013BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Moravian College football team could not overcome a 17-0 first-half deficit as the Juniata College Eagles defeated the Greyhounds 27-14 in Centennial Conference action on Saturday afternoon in the final 2013 home game at Rocco Calvo Field.
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Moravian Welcomes 2013 Hall of Fame Class and Herbstman Award Winner
November 08, 2013BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Ron Berta '68; Raymond Reimer '89; Emily Shertzer '02 and longtime coach, the late Doug Pollard made up the class of 2013 that was inducted into the Moravian College Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, November 8 in Johnston Hall. The 1995 Greyhound softball team was also be inducted tonight. In addition to the new class of Hall of Fame inductees, Dianne Shefski Harper '90 was presented with the Robert M. Herbstman Award.
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Sinnig Named to Capital One Academic All-District Team
November 07, 2013BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Junior defensive back Ricky Sinnig of the Moravian College football team has been named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-District IV NCAA Division III Football Team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
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Moyer's 34-yard TD Run Voted Centennial Conference Play of the Week
November 07, 2013LANCASTER, Pa. --- Moravian College senior quarterback Robbie Moyer's 34-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter versus Gettysburg College last Saturday at Rocco Calvo Field has been voted as this week's Centennial Conference Play of the Week.
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Negron Honored as Corvias ECAC Division III Southwest Offensive Player of the Week
November 06, 2013CENTERVILLE, Mass. --- Moravian College freshman running back Chris Negron is piling up awards the same way he has been piling up yards the last two weeks after being named the Corvias ECAC Division III Southwest Offensive Player of the Week for his game against Gettysburg College last Saturday.
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Negron & Orlando Named to D3football.com Team of the Week
November 05, 2013MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. --- Moravian College freshman running back Chris Negron and sophomore defensive back Anthony Orlando have been named to the D3football.com Team of the Week presented by Scoutware for their performances in the Greyhounds’ 41-21 win over Gettysburg College this past Saturday.
