2002 Review

Under the direction of second-year head coach Natalie Gozzard, the Moravian field hockey team posted a 4-14 record finishing strong winning 3 out of their last 7 games.

Sophomore Brittany Currie (Wantage, NJ/High Point Regional HS) led the Greyhounds with 6 goals and 1 assist for a total of 13 points. Freshman Stephanie Beitler (Fogelsville, PA/Northwestern Lehigh HS) was second on the team with 4 goals and 2 assists for 10 points. One of her goals was a game-winning goal against Alvernia.

Junior Pam Pike (Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen HS), a transfer from Elizabethtown College contributed 3 goals, including two game-winning goals, and 3 assists for 9 points total. While her classmate, Rebecca Kipp (Bethlehem, PA/Saucon Valley HS) had 3 goals and 1 assist for a total of 7 points.

In her first season with the Greyhounds, freshman Stacee Cupples (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) had 2 goals and 2 assists for 6 total points. One of her goals was a game-winner against Haverford. Junior Rachel Crocker (Bethlehem, PA/Northampton HS) contributed 1 goal and 1 assist for the Hounds. Junior Erika Sands (Warminster, PA/William Tennent HS) added 1 goal and 1 assist in her second season with the Greyhounds, while sophomore Kelly Boone (Reading, PA/Muhlenberg HS) had 1 goal. Freshman Jill Brinckman (Greenville, PA/Upper Perkiomen) added 1 assist in her first season at Moravian.

Other key players for coach Gozzard were juniors Alicia Fowler (Easton, PA/Easton HS) and Rachel Martz (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove), sophomore Alana Speicher (Fleetwood, PA/Brandywine Heights HS) and freshman Meredith Feller (Pen Argyl, PA/Pen Argyl HS).

Moravian used a trio of goalies with freshman Chelsea Marshall (Hilton Head, SC/Episcopal Academy) seeing the majority of the action. Marshall played 805 minutes and had a 4.00 goals against average, 135 saves and 1 shutout. Sophomore Amy Kranchalk (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Boro HS) played 322 minutes with a 2.17 goals against average making 36 saves. While freshman Lisa Oriolo (Parlin, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial HS) played 140 minutes in the goal cage with a 2.50 goals against average with 18 saves.

Coach Gozzard hopes to have a nucleus of 12 players return for next season as the Greyhounds look to continue their improvement and earn a berth in the Commonwealth Conference playoffs.