Monday, April 19, 2004
THREE GREYHOUNDS NAMED MORAVIAN STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
BETHLEHEM, PA --- Sophomores Richelle McWilliams (Riegelsville, PA/Easton HS) and Meagan
Hennessy (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Township HS) of the softball team and senior Jason
Toedter (Easton, PA/Easton HS) from the men’s tennis squad have been named
the Moravian College Student-Athletes of the Week for their performances last week.
McWilliams, a designated player and first baseman, helped the Greyhounds
post a 6-0 record last week including a pair of Commonwealth Conference wins that clinched
the team’s tenth consecutive postseason appearance. McWilliams began
the week with a two-for-three performance with a doubles, two runs and a walk in an 8-0
victory at Delaware Valley. She then went two for five with three RBIs, two runs, a double,
a sacrifice fly and a home run in a sweep of Haverford College. McWilliams finished
the week with a two for six performance against Susquehanna, including a pair of RBI doubles
in the second game to rally Moravian to its 27th straight win this season. McWilliams also
had five putouts during the week.
Hennessy tossed three complete game shutouts with a no-hitter last week
to lead Moravian. Hennessy began the week with a five-inning, no-hit shutout
of Delaware Valley College in which she walked just one batter while striking out nine.
The no-hitter was the first of Hennessy’s collegiate career. Hennessy then
had a two-hit, one-walk shutout of Haverford College that included ten strikeouts. She
finished off the week with a one-hit, two walk shutout of Susquehanna University with six
strikeouts. Hennessy, who is now 14-0 on the year with eight shutouts,
also had one putout and eight assists in the field. Moravian, the top ranked team in the
nation, has won 27 consecutive games. The Greyhounds are 27-1 overall and can clinch the
top seed in the Commonwealth Conference Tournament with a victory versus Lebanon Valley
College on Tuesday, April 20th in a doubleheader beginning at 3:00 p.m. in Bethlehem.
Toedter, Moravian’s top singles player, helped the Greyhounds
post a 3-1 record last week. Toedter won all four of his singles matches
to improve his season record to 12-4 and his career mark to 49-18. With just one more singles
victory, Toedter will tie the Moravian career mark of 50 singles wins. Toedter was
3-1 at second doubles last week with partner sophomore Nick Schuett (Oviedo, FL/Oviedo
HS). Moravian is 8-5 overall and will play its final dual match of the season
on Wednesday, April 21st at DeSales University beginning at 4:00 p.m. Moravian and DeSales
will co-host the 2004 Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation Individual
Championships on Saturday and Sunday, April 24th and 25th.
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