Monday, September 17, 2001

GONZALEZ & SPINKS NAMED MORAVIAN ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Junior Wilson Gonzalez (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) of the men's soccer team and freshman Kirsli Spinks (Lebanon, NJ/North Hunterdon HS) from the field hockey team have been named the Moravian College Student-Athletes of the Week for their performances last week.

Gonzalez, a forward, led Moravian to a 3-1 victory over Eastern College in the men's soccer team's only match of the week.  Gonzalez scored a pair of second half goals in a span of three minutes to lift the Greyhounds to a 3-0 lead in the match.  Moravian is undefeated on the season at 2-0-1 and playing rival Muhlenberg College Monday afternoon.

Spinks, a goalie, helped the Greyhounds to a 1-1 record last week.  Spinks posted eight saves in her second shutout victory of the season last Thursday, defeating Cedar Crest College, 6-0.  Spinks made another eight saves as the Greyhounds fell to Widener University, 2-0, on Saturday.  Both goals in the Widener match came in the last ten minutes of the match.  The Greyhounds are 2-3 on the season and will return to action on Saturday, September 22^nd in a home Commonwealth Conference match with Lebanon Valley College.