The
2002 Moravian Women’s Soccer Team had its chance for the third
straight year to appear in the Commonwealth Conference Playoffs. However,
the team dropped its final regular season contest to Widener University,
3-1 and posted a 10-6-2 overall record. Fourth-year head coach Eric
Lambinus had four players earn Commonwealth All-Star honors.
Leading the Greyhounds was junior Jackie Buschta (Whitehall,
PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS), who missed last season
due to a knee injury, led the team with 8 goals, 4 points, and 20
total points. She was named to the 2002 Commonwealth All-Conference
First Team after being on the All-Conference First Team and the Commonwealth
Rookie of the Year in 2002. Buschta had three game-winning
goals this season and heads into her senior season tied for fifth
in school history in scoring with 41 points.
Classmates Justina Bria (Warminster, PA/William Tennent HS) and Heather
Bichler (Waverly, PA/Abington Heights HS) and freshman Megan
Collins (Dover, DE/Caesar Rodney HS) were honored with All-Conference
Second Team accolades. Bria contributed six points
on two goals and two assists, while Bichler scored
a goal and three assists for five points. Collins,
in her debut season had four goals and three assists for 11 total
points.
Freshman Lindsay Pohl (West Lawn, PA/Wilson West Lawn HS) tallied
13 points with five goals and three assists. Junior Faye Zaninelli
(Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant HS) added four goals, while
classmate Erica Napoli (Wyomissing, PA/Wilson West Lawn HS) contributed
two goals. Freshman Edna Snyder (Naples, FL/Gulf Coast HS) had
one goal and two assists for four points. Freshman Jessica
Cordani (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Boro HS) added
one goal and one assist for three points. Juniors Rori Franges
(Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) and Rachel Davy
(Oaklyn, NJ/Haddon Township HS) contributed one goal and one
assist each for a total of three points.
Senior Kara Miller (Myerstown, PA/ELCO HS) had one
goal and freshman Kindal Estes (New Providence, NJ/New Providence) had
two assists. Junior Michelle Gorman (Philadelphia, PA/Nazareth
Academy HS) and sophomore Kelly Haymaker (Hellertown,
PA/Saucon Valley HS) each added one assist. Also contributing
were senior Allison Kranchalk (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant
Boro HS), junior Lauren Roller (Doylestown, PA/Central
Bucks East HS), sophomore Brianne DeVries (Stockton,
NJ/Delaware Valley HS), and freshman Meghan Boccard
(Huntington, NY/Huntington HS) and Greer Hockenmeier
(Skillman, NJ/Montgomery HS).
In goal, Moravian used three different players led by junior Jill
Vaccaro (South Salem, NY/John Jay HS), who played 1,375
minutes with a 1.18 GAA, 82 saves, a 8-6-1 record and 6 shutouts.
Senior Neali Miller (Wyomissing, PA/Wilson West Lawn HS) played
225 minutes with a 0.40 GAA, 5 saves, and a 2-0-1 record. Sophomore Kelly
Wakeman (Easton, PA/Home schooled) saw 65 minutes in goal.