Sports News: Fall 2003

Tuesday, August 26, 2003

MORAVIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER PICKED FIFTH IN COACHES POLL

ANNVILLE, PA --- The Moravian College women’s soccer team has been selected to finish fifth in the 2003 Commonwealth Conference Preseason Poll as voted by the conference head coaches.

The Greyhounds received 38 points; just four points behind fourth place Susquehanna University. Messiah College, which has won the last three Commonwealth championships, was selected first with 60 points and garnered six first-place votes while Lebanon Valley College was picked second with 49 points and one first place vote. Elizabethtown College was voted third with 43 points while Susquehanna had 42 points.

Moravian, under the direction of fifth-year head coach Eric Lambinus, returns nine starters and 17 letterwinners from last year’s 10-6-2 squad that missed the Commonwealth playoffs by just one match.

The Greyhounds will open their 2003 campaign on Saturday, August 30th at Drew University, the second pick in the Freedom Conference poll, at 1:00 p.m.

2003 COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE WOMEN’S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL

1. Messiah College (6) 60
2. Lebanon Valley College (1) 49
3. Elizabethtown College 43
4. Susquehanna University (1) 42
5. Moravian College 38
6. Widener University 26
7. Juniata College 19
8. Albright College 11

First-place votes in parentheses