For the second straight season, the Moravian College women’s soccer team completed its season with a berth in the Commonwealth Conference semifinals. The 2001 edition of the Greyhounds fell to nationally ranked and defending Commonwealth Champion Messiah College, 2-1, in that match but Moravian did post an 11-7 record for the season, its sixth winning campaign in the eight years of women’s soccer at Moravian.

Third-year head coach Eric Lambinus, who now has a career mark of 38-16 at the helm, had four players earn Commonwealth Conference All-Star honors and seven players named to the Middle Atlantic Conference Fall All-Academic Team. Coach Lambinus had just two seniors on this season’s squad and looks to have a strong core of returning players next season.

Leading the Greyhounds this season was senior forward Stevie Ochse (Bethlehem, PA/Saucon Valley HS). Ochse paced the team in scoring with ten goals and two assists for 22 points and she was named to the Commonwealth Conference All-Star Team for the fourth straight year. Ochse was a Second Team honoree this season after being on the First Team the last two years. She was also a member of the MAC Fall All-Academic Team. Ochse finished her career with 59 points (third in school history) on 23 goals (tied for second) and 13 assists (tied for fourth).

Freshman defender Kelly Haymaker (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) was named to the Commonwealth Conference All-Star Second Team and she was also honored as the Commonwealth Conference Co-Rookie of the Year this season, Moravian’s fourth in the last five years. Haymaker tallied six goals and two assists in her debut season for 14 points. Haymaker had the Greyhounds only hat trick this year with three goals in a 7-1 victory versus Alvernia College. She also had one game-winning goal this season.

Sophomore midfielder Justina Bria (Warminster, PA/William Tennent HS) also earned a spot on the Commonwealth Conference All-Star Second Team after scoring four goals and four assists for 12 points this season. Bria, who was also on the MAC All-Academic Team, had two game-winning goals this season including one that clinched the championship of the Penn State-Behrend HLM Tournament to open the year. Bria also made the Commonwealth Conference All-Star Second Team as a freshman.

Moravian’s fourth Commonwealth Conference All-Star was sophomore defender/midfielder Heather Bichler (Waverly, PA/Abington Heights HS), who was a Second Team honoree. Bichler had one goal and two assists this year with her one goal being the game winner in a match at Albright College.

Sophomore midfielder Erica Napoli (Wyomissing, PA/Wilson West Lawn HS) was Moravian’s second leading scorer this season with seven goals, which included two game-winners, and four assists for 18 points. Sophomore midfielder Faye Zaninelli (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Boro HS) added one goal and four assists for six points while sophomore forward Rori Franges (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) had two goals and one assist this fall.

Sophomore midfielder Roxanne Esposito (Union, NJ/Montclair Kimberly Academy HS) tallied a goal and two assists this season for the Greyhounds while freshman midfielder Brianne DeVries (Stockton, NJ/Delaware Valley Regional HS) had one goal and one assist in her first season. DeVries goal gave Moravian a victory over Drew University.

Senior defender Becky Caulwell (Chester, NJ/Mt. Olive HS), junior midfielder Kara Miller (Myerstown, PA/ELCO HS) and sophomore midfielder Rachel Davy (Oaklyn, NJ/Haddon Township HS) each scored one goal for the Greyhounds this fall and Davy earned a spot on the MAC All-Academic Team.

Junior defender Allison Kranchalk (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Boro HS) and sophomore midfielder Michelle Gorman (Philadelphia, PA/Nazareth Academy HS) each had one assist while Kranchalk was a member of the MAC All-Academic Team.

Also contributing on defense for the Greyhounds this season were sophomore defenders Nicole Sabaliauskas (Butler, NJ/Butler HS) and Lauren Roller (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East HS), who were both members of the MAC All-Academic Team.

In goal, Moravian used a combination of three different players this season led by junior keeper Neali Miller (Wyomissing, PA/Wilson West Lawn HS). Miller played 1,005 minutes and posted a 1.16 goals against average while making 54 saves. She had a 7-4 record and two solo shutouts. Miller combined with freshman Jill Vaccaro (South Salem, NY/John Jay HS) on two other shutouts. Vaccaro played 360 minutes with a 1.50 goals against average and 15 saves. She teamed up with sophomore Kelly Wakeman (Easton, PA/home schooled) for two more shutouts. Wakeman saw 265 minutes of action with a 1.70 goals against average and eight saves. She was a member of the MAC Fall All-Academic Team.

The Greyhounds are scheduled to have 19 players back including 2000 Commonwealth Conference Rookie of the Year Jackie Buschta (Whitehall, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS), who missed the entire season with a knee injury, next season and will look to challenge for a third straight Commonwealth Conference playoff berth and the schools first bid to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.