Moravian College Athletics

BETHLEHEM, PA ---The Moravian College softball team, which had earned its first-ever national ranking two weeks ago at 19^th in the nation, has fallen out of the second National Softball Coaches Association NCAA Division III Top 25 Poll of the season released Wednesday. However, the Greyhounds were the first team ranked in the schools that received votes.

Moravian, which has a 19-7 overall record and a 4-2 slate in the Commonwealth Conference, had received votes in the preseason poll as well as the top 25 in 2000. Moravian has not played in two weeks due to the weather.

The Greyhounds have played four other ranked team this season, defeating #3 Pacific Lutheran (WA) University, 9-1 in five inning at the NFCA Leadoff Classic and losing to #6 Cabrini College, 4-0 in the NFCA Leadoff Classic and 3-2 in eight innings at the Salisbury State University Sea Gull Invitational, #10 the University of La Verne (CA), 1-0 at the NFCA Leadoff Classic and dropping a doubleheader to #23 Rowan University. Moravian will finish its 2001 regular season with a doubleheader at #12 William Paterson (NJ) University.

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 is voted on by eight Division III softball coaches representing the eight NCAA Division III regions. First place votes are in parentheses. Records are through games of Sunday, April 15.

	School	Record	Pts.	Previous Ranking
1.	St. Mary's (MN) University (6)	17-5	194	1
2.	Alma (MI) College	25-8	189	2
3.	Pacific Lutheran (WA) University	18-8	176	3
4.	Central (IA) College (1)	26-5	171	4
5.	North Central (IL) College (1)	31-3	170	8
6.	Cabrini (PA) College	32-3	168	7
7.	Springfield (MA) College	25-6	155	5
8.	Roanoke (VA) College	29-4	149	10
9.	Western Connecticut State University	17-1	134	9
10.	University of La Verne (CA)	27-7	124	21
11.	Salisbury State (MD) University	27-7	122	5
12.	William Paterson (NJ) University	19-3	100	12
13.	Denison (OH) University	20-4	90	24
14.	Bridgewater State (MA) College	16-10-1	72	16
15.	Illinois Wesleyan College	21-8	71	RV
	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	16-8	71	11
17.	Emory (GA) University	36-11	65	20
18.	Wartburg IA) College	25-5	64	NR
19.	Chapman (CA) University	21-9	62	14
20.	Muskingum (OH) College	26-6	59	13
21.	Ithaca (NY) College	15-8	57	17
22.	Wheaton (MA) College	24-5	36	23
23.	Rowan (NJ) University	20-7	32	NR
24.	University of St. Thomas (MN)	20-6	29	22
25.	Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)	19-3	12	RV

Dropped Out: Cal State Hayward, University of Chicago (IL), SUNY Geneseo (NY), Moravian College, Virginia Wesleyan College.

Others Receiving Votes: Moravian College 8; Bridgewater (VA) College 5; Tufts (MA) University 3; Albion (MI) College 3; University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 3; SUNY Geneseo (NY) 2; George Fox (OR) College 2; Virginia Wesleyan College 2.