With the scoring of senior Carli Miller (Wyomissing/Wilson West Lawn HS), the all-time leading scorer in Moravian College soccer history, male or female, new head coach Eric Lambinus was able to lead the Lady Greyhounds to a 12-5 record and a third place finish at 5-3 in the MAC Commonwealth Conference in his first season.

The winning season helped the Lady Greyhounds rebound from an 8-10 record in 1998, the only losing season since Moravian began women’s soccer in 1994. Moravian has a record of 61-32-3 in six varsity seasons.

Miller, who became the first player in school history to score 100 points in a career, led Moravian with 15 goals and added five assists for 35 points. Miller completed her career with a total of 142 points on 59 goals and 24 assists. She netted six game-winning goals in 1999 and had a pair of hat tricks, one against Alvernia College, an 8-0 win, and the other versus Juniata College, a 4-0 victory.

Miller was honored on the MAC Commonwealth All-Star First Team this fall, the third time in her career she was a MAC All-Star. Miller also earned a spot on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Adidas Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team. Miller made the NSCAA All-Star team during each of her four seasons at Moravian.

Junior midfielder Marisa Confuorto (Neshanic Station, NJ/Hillsborough HS) was second on the Lady Greyhound squad with 17 points on five goals and seven assists. Confuorto, who set up Miller five times during the season, scored two goals in a game twice during the season including both goals in a 2-0 win over Lycoming College. Freshman midfielder Allison Kranchalk (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant HS) also scored five goals in her debut season. Kranchalk also had four assists for a total of 14 points.. Two of Kranchalk’s goals won matches for the Lady Greyhounds including the team’s lone overtime match of the year.

A trio of players scored two goals for the Lady Greyhounds. Junior midfielder Becky Matijasich (Alpharetta, GA/Wilson West Lawn {PA} HS), who returned from a knee injury that sidelined her for most of 1998, had two goals and five assists while junior forward Lindsey Forman (Sharon, MA/Sharon HS) had two goals and two assists. Matijasich scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over arch-rival Muhlenberg College, the first win for the Lady Greyhounds over Muhlenberg since 1996. Sophomore defender Stevie Ochse (Bethlehem/Saucon Valley HS) moved up to score a pair of goals on the year. Ochse was named to the MAC Commonwealth All-Star First Team this fall.

Four different players tallied a single goal for Moravian this season. Sophomore defender Becky Caulwell (Chester, NJ/Mt. Olive HS) had a goal and two assists while freshman forward Morgan Underhill (Chatham, NJ/Chatham HS) had one goal and one assist. Junior midfielder Brooke Maslowski (Newton, NJ/Newton HS) had a goal in the second match of the season before being sidelined for the final 15 matches of the year with an ankle injury. Junior goalie Becky Roe (Worcester, NY/Worcester Central HS) tallied Moravian’s final goal while playing forward during the team’s 8-0 victory at Alvernia College.

Senior midfielder Jen Polaha (Seattle, WA/Holy Name {PA} HS) had two assists this fall to complete her career with 11 goals and ten assists for 22 points. Polaha earned MAC Commonwealth Second Team All-Star honors this season and was the only honoree from the women’s soccer team on the MAC Academic Honor Roll. Junior forward Mary Beth Walsh (Mahwah, NJ/Mahwah HS) and freshman midfielder Alex Camarano (Allentown/Allentown Central Catholic HS) each had one assist this season. Camarano played just four matches this year before being sidelined by a knee injury for the remainder of the season.

Helping out on defense for the Lady Greyhounds were sophomore defender Nicole Kalogeras (Hatfield/Lansdale Catholic HS) and junior midfielder Debbie Hartelius (Fanwood, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS). The duo and a trio of goalies helped Moravian post eight shutouts in 12 wins this season.

Roe started 15 matches for the Lady Greyhounds and played 1,153 minutes in goal this season. She had a 1.56 goals-against average, 35 saves and a 9-5 record. Roe had three solo shutouts and combined with freshman Neali Miller (Wyomissing/Wilson West Lawn HS) on three more shutouts. Roe and Miller also combined with freshman Whitney Cantrell (Clarks Summit/Abington Heights HS) on one shutout. Miller and Cantrell combined for the last shutout of the season. Miller started two matches in her debut season and played a total of 340 minutes. She had a 0.79 goals-against average, a 2-0 record and made eight saves. Cantrell played 45 minutes during the season and did not face a shot.