Senior Nick Petros hauls in an 80-yard reception in the first quarter versus Ursinus College at Rocco Calvo Field. Photo by Ashley Hacker '25
Senior Nick Petros hauls in an 80-yard reception in the first quarter versus Ursinus College at Rocco Calvo Field. Photo by Ashley Hacker '25
October 23, 2021

Hounds Fall to Ursinus in Centennial Conference Action

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University football squad fell to visiting Ursinus College, 34-7, in Centennial Conference action at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday.

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University football squad fell to visiting Ursinus College, 34-7, in Centennial Conference action at Rocco Calvo Field Saturday.

How It Happened

  • The Greyhounds had the opening possession of the game and would get to the one-yard line on an 80-yard pass from senior quarterback Christopher Mills to senior wide receiver Nick Petros; however, the Greyhounds were unable to score and turned the ball over on downs
  • The game's next six possessions ended in punts
  • The Bears would get onto the scoreboard with 4:04 remaining on a 28-yard touchdown pass from Jack Psenicska to Zacahry Throne
  • Moravian fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Ursinus would get back into the end zone on a two-yard touchdown run by Sam Ragland with 1:34 before the intermission
  • The Greyhounds were unable to cleanly field the kickoff again leading to Dakota Wherrity kicking a 24-yard field goal on the final play of the first half to give the Bears a 17-0 halftime advantage
  • Ursinus also had the first possession of the third quarter and extended its lead to 20-0 on a 27-yard field goal by Wherrity
  • Moravian moved into Ursinus territory on its first drive of the second half but would end up turning the ball over on downs
  • The Bears took over and scored again on a 32-yard touchdown pass from Psenicska to Octavious Carter
  • After a pair of punts, Ursinus scored its final points of the game on a 16-yard touchdown run from Joshua Bowman
  • The Greyhounds eventually got on the scoreboard with 7:08 to play when Mills found junior running back Angelo Macera with a 14-yard touchdown catch and run as Macera dove just inside the left pylon for the score. Junior Trevor Yacuboski added the extra point for the final points of the game

Inside the Numbers

  • Ursinus had a 389 to 217 advantage in total yards, and the Bears had the ball for 35:27 of the contest
  • Mills completed 15-of-25 passes for 186 yards and a touchdown while Petros caught eight passes for 149 yards to become the Moravian career record holder in receptions with 160, and he is second all-time with 2,291 receiving yards. The 80-yard completion in the first quarter marked the second time the duo of Mills and Petros on a play of 80 yards
  • Sophomore wide receiver Tim Garlick grabbed two receptions for 12 yards while junior tight end Ethan Deater had two catches for nine yards
  • Senior running back Carrington Smith rushed for a team high 35 yards on 10 carries to go with one reception for two yards while Macera had seven yards on six carries to go with his touchdown catch
  • Junior defensive lineman Javi Espinal-Katz paced Moravian with 11 tackles including a half a tackle for loss and a pass break-up while freshman linebacker Jeremiah Espinosa had ten tackles
  • Senior linebackers Romello Walters and Nicholas Azpeitia each made nine tackles with Azpeitia adding a sack while freshman defensive back Chad Newhard contributed eight tackles with one and a half for loss and a sack
  • Senior defensive back Justin McRae recorded five tackles while senior defensive backs Jackson Buskirk and Connor Lyon both had five tackles 
Head Coach Jeff Pukszyn after the Greyhounds game versus Ursinus.

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Saturday, October 30 at McDaniel College, 1:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, November 6 vs. Franklin & Marshall College, 1:00 p.m. – Senior Day