Senior Christopher Mills looks to throw a pass in a game versus Dickinson College on Rocco Calvo Field during the 2021 season. Photo by Ashly Hacker '25.
Senior Christopher Mills looks to throw a pass in a game versus Dickinson College on Rocco Calvo Field during the 2021 season. Photo by Ashly Hacker '25.
October 30, 2021

Moravian Tops McDaniel in Double Overtime in Centennial Conference Action

WESTMINSTER, Md. --- The Moravian University football squad tied host McDaniel College, 24-24 on a field goal with just two seconds remaining in regulation and then won the Centennial Conference contest in the second overtime Saturday afternoon.

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WESTMINSTER, Md. --- The Moravian University football squad tied host McDaniel College, 24-24 on a field goal with just two seconds remaining in regulation and then won the Centennial Conference contest in the second overtime Saturday afternoon.

How It Happened

  • The Greyhounds received the opening kickoff and moved past midfield before punting while the Green Terror would turn the ball over on downs to end their first drive
  • Moravian took the lead on its next possession as senior quarterback Christopher Mills capped an eight-play, 42-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown run, his first rushing touchdown of the season. Junior Trevor Yacuboski made the extra-point for the 7-0 edge with 3:09 to play in the opening quarter
  • McDaniel moved down to the one-yard line where the Green Terror would take four cracks at the end zone with Moravian's defense holding each time to keep the game at 7-0
  • The Blue and Grey were unable to capitalize on the defensive stand and punted the ball away after just four plays
  • McDaniel would take the short field and put the ball into the end zone to knot the score at 7-7 with 3:25 left in the first half on a one-yard run from Trent Gaskings
  • The Green Terror took the lead on the first possession of the second half with a 38-yard field goal from Peyton Denlinger
  • The Hounds answered right back with Mills connecting with senior wide receiver Nick Petros on a 26-yard touchdown pass. Yacuboski's PAT made it 14-10 Moravian with 4:50 to play in the third quarter
  • McDaniel needed nine plays to move back ahead as John Furgeson connected on a 19-yard touchdown pass to Wesley Nchinda with 1:09 on the clock in the third
  • Moravian retook the play on the next possession as Mills found junior tight end Chris Carpini with an 11-yard touchdown pass. Yacuboski split the uprights with the extra-point for a 21-17 lead for the Blue and Grey with 11:30 to play
  • After each team punted, the Green Terror scored on a 27-yard touchdown pass from Furgeson to Hunter Sigler as McDaniel retook the lead at 24-21 with 5:40 remaining
  • The Greyhounds moved down the field before Mills was intercepted just outside of the red zone
  • Moravian forced McDaniel into a punt attempt with under 15 seconds to play, and the snap went over the punters head, setting the Greyhounds up at the McDaniel 12-yard line. Yacuboski came on to drill a 29-yard field goal with two seconds remaining to force overtime with the score knotted at 24-24
  • McDaniel had the ball first in overtime and took a 31-24 lead on a one-yard scoring run by Gaskins
  • The Greyhounds answered as Mills connected on a 27-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Trevor Cunningham. Yacuboski hit his fourth extra-point of the day to knot the contest at 31-31 and force a second overtime
  • The Green Terror would bring Denlinger in to attempt a 37-yard field goal on their second overtime possession but the kick sailed wide left
  • Moravian's second possession of overtime started at the 12-yard line after a penalty on McDaniel after the missed field goal. Sophomore running back Nate Boyle raced into the end zone on the first play for his second overtime winning touchdown run of the season as the Greyhounds won 37-31

Inside the Numbers

  • Moravian played its 12th overtime game since the NCAA instituted the rule in 1996, and the Greyhounds are now 9-3 in overtime. The contest was the Hounds' second overtime game this fall, and Moravian has now played multiple overtime games in four different seasons
  • McDaniel had a 376 to 347 edge in total offense, and the Green Terror also had the ball for 32:31 of the contest
  • Mills was 18-of-28 for 229 yards with three touchdowns and an interception, and Mills' rushing touchdown was the third of his career
  • Petros caught 10 passes for 128 yards and a score as he extended his school career records to 170 receptions and 20 touchdowns. Petros now has 2,418 career yards, just 282 yards from that school mark, and he also had eight rushing yards on one attempt against McDaniel
  • Sophomore wide receiver Tim Garlick had three receptions for 35 yards while Cunningham caught two passes for 34 yards and his score and Carpini had one catch for 11 yards and a touchdown
  • Boyle led the Greyhounds' rushing attack with 83 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, and he also caught one pass while senior running back Carrington Smith has 34 rushing yards on six carries and one catch for 21 yards
  • Yacuboski scored seven points in the game and made his sixth field goal of the fall. He also punted four times for an average of 37.0 yards
  • Senior defensive back Jackson Buskirk recorded a career high 18 tackles to go with one pass break-up senior defensive back Jalen Richardson made eight stops to go with three kickoff returns for 48 yards
  • Freshman defensive back Chad Newhard recorded eight stops while junior defensive lineman Javi Espinal-Katz added seven tackles and a pass break-up
  • Senior defensive lineman Brandon Nemeth, freshman linebacker Jeremiah Espinosa and senior linebacker Nicholas Azpeitia all had six tackles while senior linebacker Francis Lagreca made five stops and senior defensive back Romello Walters, sophomore linebacker Colin Conway and freshman defensive lineman Paul Defalco each had four tackles 

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Saturday, November 6 vs. Franklin & Marshall College, 1:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, November 13 at Muhlenberg College, 12:00 p.m.