Wednesday, January 15, 2003

MORAVIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM NAMED HONORABLE MENTION IN NCAA REGIONAL POLL

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College men’s basketball team earned honorable mention honors in the first NCAA Division III regular season regional rankings released Wednesday.

Local rival DeSales University, one of the three teams to beat Moravian, is ranked first in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Franklin & Marshall College, Mary Washington College, Catholic University, Johns Hopkins University and Wilkes University follow the Bulldogs.

The Greyhounds, who are 8-3 on the year and 3-0 in the Commonwealth Conference, are one of four teams to receive honorable mention after the six ranked teams. The other honorable mention teams were Lycoming College, the University of Scranton and Ursinus College. Schools receiving honorable mention status are listed in alphabetical order, not the order of votes received.

Moravian will return to action on Thursday, January 16th in a non-conference contest at Scranton beginning at 8:00 p.m.

NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional Rankings for January 15, 2003

Honorable Mention: Lycoming College (6-5), Moravian College (7-3), University of Scranton (10-2), Ursinus College (7-5)