Muhlenberg College Athletics

Senior Matthew Stickney rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown to earn game MVP honors as the Muhlenberg football team retained possession of the Sodexo Trophy with a 29-14 win against rival Moravian.
 
The Mules finished the regular season with a record of 7-3 and await word of a possible berth to an ECAC bowl game.
 
Michael Hnatkowsky completed 23 of 38 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns, extending his Centennial Conference record for passing touchdowns by a quarterback to 19.
 
Muhlenberg took the opening kickoff and put together an 18-play, 72-yard drive that ended with sophomore Yanni Mitropoulos scoring his first career points on a 31-yard field goal.
 
Moravian moved to the Mule 21 on its first possession but mishandled the snap on a field goal try and came away with no points.
 
A 36-yard punt return by freshman Brad Ramirez - the first of three huge special teams plays - set up the first touchdown of the game, a 6-yard run by freshman James Diggs on the third play of the second quarter.
 
The Greyhounds lined up for another field goal late in the half, but senior Jake Morra blocked the 25-yard try. Muhlenberg took over at its 17 with 3:42 left and drove 83 yards in eight plays to extend its lead to 16-0. The drive was extended by sophomore Joseph O'Hagan's 22-yard run on a fake punt, and Hnatkowsky ended it by hitting sophomore Ryan Curtiss in the end zone from 16 yards out with 37.3 ticks on the clock.
 
Moravian got on the board on a 41-yard touchdown pass with 5:44 left in the third quarter.
 
A 45-yard completion from Hnatkowsky to senior Kyle Wilczynski set up Stickney's 4-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, making the score 22-7.
 
Muhlenberg added an insurance touchdown on Hnatkowsky's 8-yard pass to junior Josiah Wright with 3:58 left.
 
Wilczynski caught a game-high six passes for 81 yards for the Mules. He is part of a senior class that moved into a tie for second place in program history for most wins in a four-year period, with a record of 33-10.

Junior Michael Blank picked off a pass in the third quarter, and senior Travis Crawford forced a fumble and combined with junior Jack Fitzsimmons on a sack.
 
Muhlenberg rushed for 195 yards and held Moravian to 82 yards on the ground. Stickney (pictured receiving the Bianco Award from Muhlenberg President John Williams) rushed for 70 yards in the fourth quarter alone en route to his second 100-yard game. 

The win, combined with a cross country sweep of Moravian at the NCAA Mideast Regional, gave Muhlenberg a 6-2 lead in the 2017-18 Matte Award standings.