Monday, November 4, 2002

FOUR HOUNDS NAMED STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Sophomore Heather McGarvie (Medford, NJ/Shawnee HS) from the women’s cross country team, junior Amy Lawrence (Gettysburg, PA/Delone Catholic HS) of the women’s volleyball squad, senior John Cupples (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) from the football team and junior Tim Shannon (Leesport, PA/Schuylkill Valley HS) of the men’s soccer squad have been named the Moravian College Student-Athletes of the Week for their performances last week.

McGarvie paced the Greyhounds to their tenth straight Middle Atlantic Conference Women’s Cross Country Championship by their closest margin ever, defeating Messiah College by just four points, 43 to 47, at the 2002 MAC Championships run at Lancaster County Central Park. Moravian did have its streak of MAC individuals champions snapped at nine. McGarvie was the top Moravian finisher and earned a spot on the All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team with a third place finish in a time of 23:14 on the 6,000-meter course.

Lawrence, a setter, led the Greyhounds to a 5-1 record last week including the championship of the Elizabethtown College Blue Jay Classic. In the six matches, Lawrence averaged 11.09 assists, 3.04 digs and 0.65 service aces while hitting .220 for the week. Lawrence committed just two hitting errors in 41 chances last week. Lawrence, who was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Blue Jay Classic, had a total of 15 service aces, six blocks and 11 kills during the week. Moravian is 24-8 on the season, the squad’s seventh straight 20-win season, and the Greyhounds will host Messiah College in a Commonwealth Conference Semifinal on Wednesday, November 6th at 7:00 p.m.

Cupples, a linebacker who was named to the Middle Atlantic Conference Honor Roll for the second straight week, led the Moravian defense with 11 tackles as the Greyhounds posted a 28-7 victory over Albright in MAC action. Moravian, which entered the game ranked 12th in the nation in rushing defense, allowed the Lions minus-12 yards rushing and only 225 yards to the MAC’s second ranked offense. Cupples had three solo tackles including one of Moravian’s eight tackles for loss. He also forced a fumble on the fifth play of the game that Moravian’s Jarrod Pence (Livingston, NJ/Livingston HS) ran 53 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead. Moravian, now 6-2 on the season, has a five-game winning streak, it’s longest since a five-game streak in 1997, and the squad has clinched a .500 season, the 13th in head coach Scot Dapp’s 16-year career. Coach Dapp is now within one victory of 100 in his career. The Greyhounds will return to action in their final MAC game of the season on Saturday, November 9th when the squad travels to Susquehanna University for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff in Selinsgrove, PA.

Shannon, a midfielder, led Moravian to a 3-0 record last week including a 3-2 overtime victory over Widener University in Commonwealth Conference action as the Greyhounds clinched their third straight Commonwealth Conference Playoff appearance. Shannon opened the week with both goals in a 2-1 victory over the University of Scranton and he added a pair of assists in a 6-1 win over DeSales University. In the match at Widener, Shannon scored the tying goal with 6:48 left to play in regulation. For the season, Shannon has five goals and three assists for 13 points. Moravian is 10-7-2 on the season and will travel to Elizabethtown College on Wednesday, November 6th for a Commonwealth Conference Semifinal match beginning at 7:00 p.m.