GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- The Moravian College football team fell to Gettysburg College, 52-21, in Centennial Conference action Saturday as the Greyhounds played their second of three straight road games.
The Hounds fall to 4-4 overall and 3-4 in Centennial Conference play after their third straight loss.
Junior quarterback Kordell Theadford made his first career start, replacing injured starter Mike Hayes, and Theadford completed 19-of-38 passes for 245 yards with one touchdown and an interception. Theadford also led the Moravian running attack with 102 yards, his second straight 100-yard game after playing in relief last Saturday, and a score on 21 carries.
Moravian's offense had 474 yards on 95 plays in the game including 229 yards on the ground with all-time leading rusher senior Chris Negron adding 89 yards on 27 attempts. Freshman running back Roberto Diez contributed 36 yards and a touchdown on eight carries while junior defensive lineman Jorden Stout had one carry for two yards, and he punted five times for an average of 33.6 yards.
Junior wide receiver Aaron Hudson caught a team-high seven passes for 105 yards while senior wide receiver Liam Nolan pulled in four receptions for 54 yards. Senior wide receiver Jalen Snyder-Scipio returned to action after missing four games with an injury, and he caught four passes for 51 yards with one touchdown. Snyder-Scipio is now fourth in school history with 1,714 yards in his career and third with 16 touchdowns. Junior tight end Aaron Brown had two catches for 19 yards, and he punted three times with one blocked.
Senior linebacker Edward Delia led Moravian's defense with 15 tackles, his sixth straight game in double digits and fourth consecutive contest with more than 15 stops, to raise his season total to 104, and Delia also had a pass break-up Saturday. Freshman linebacker Joseph Milano added 11 tackles with a forced fumble while senior defensive back Noah Miller and freshman defensive back Alkiohn Dunkins both had nine tackles with Miller recovering a fumble.
The Bullets jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead in the first 3:09 of action as they blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown and turned an interception into a quick score. Gettysburg led 21-0 after the first quarter.
Moravian had a chance to break onto the scoreboard early in the second quarter but sophomore Kenny Kane's 27-yard field goal was wide to the left. It was his first miss of the season in eight attempts.
The Greyhounds would get the ball back and Theadford finished off the drive with a 16-yard scoring strike to Snyder-Scipio. Kane split the uprights with the extra-point to cut the Gettysburg lead to 21-7 with 10:42 before the intermission. The Bullets scored twice more to head to the locker room with a 35-7 advantage.
Gettysburg opened the scoring in the second half before Diez scored his second touchdown of the season with 7:22 left in the third quarter. The Bullets added another touchdown in the third quarter and a field goal early in the fourth to build a 52-14 lead.
Moravian finished off the scoring on a two-yard run by Theadford, his second rushing touchdown of the fall with 10:05 left on the clock. Kane made his third extra-point of the game and his 26th of the season to move into a tie for eighth in school history.
The Greyhounds are scheduled to complete their three-game road trip on Saturday, November 5 in a Centennial Conference game at Juniata College kicking off at 12:00 p.m.