Monday, February 2, 2004

FOUR GREYHOUNDS HONORED AS MORAVIAN COLLEGE
STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Sophomore Stephanie Seaman (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) and freshman Jenny Hackleman (Solvang, CA/Rutgers Prep {NJ} HS) from the women’s basketball team and junior Brandon Zaleski (Hackettstown, NJ/ Hackettstown HS) and senior Steve Weiler (Edgewater Park, NJ/Burlington City HS) of the men’s basketball squad have been named the Moravian College Student-Athletes of the Week for their performances last week.

Seaman, a forward, led the Greyhounds to a 3-0 record last week including a 2-0 mark in Commonwealth Conference action. Seaman had double-doubles in each game to give her a total of six double-doubles on the season. Seaman began the week with 15 points and ten rebounds in Moravian’s 85-77 victory over rival Muhlenberg College in the team’s final non-conference game of the year. She added 22 points and 11 rebounds in a 76-52 victory at Elizabethtown College. Seaman finished off the week with 15 points, ten rebounds and three steals in a 62-48 win at Susquehanna University. Seaman connected on 45.1 percent (23 of 51) of her field goals, and she added five assists and six steals.

Hackleman, also a forward, averaged 11.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game last week for the Greyhounds. Hackleman grabbed 12 boards and added nine points, six assists and three blocked shots in the victory against Muhlenberg. She had six points and six rebounds in her first collegiate start at Elizabethtown. Hackleman finished off the week with a career high 18 points, four rebounds and two blocked shots at Susquehanna. Hackleman shot 61.9 percent (13 of 21) from the floor during the week to go with eight assists, five steals and five blocked shots. Moravian is 13-6 overall and 6-2 in the Commonwealth Conference. The Greyhounds will return to action on Wednesday, February 4th in a Commonwealth contest versus Widener University beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Zaleski, a forward, led Moravian to a 1-1 record last week in Commonwealth Conference action, including the Greyhounds’ first conference win of the season. Zaleski opened the week with 20 points and eight rebounds in a 77-63 loss at Elizabethtown College. He then added his sixth double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 boards in Moravian’s 74-72 victory at Susquehanna University, the preseason favorite in the Commonwealth. Zaleski connected on 51.9 percent (14 of 27) field goals last week, and he was one for three (33.3 percent) behind the three-point line and six of eight (75.0 percent) at the foul line.

Weiler, a guard, averaged 15.0 points per game last week while shooting 45.5 percent (10 of 22) from the field and 61.5 percent (eight of 13) behind the three-point line. Weiler had just six points and three assists in the game at Elizabethtown. He scored a game high 24 points in the victory at Susquehanna. Weiler was seven of nine from three-point territory in the game and scored the final six points of the game including a lay-up with 1.8 seconds remaining for the victory. Moravian is 9-10 overall and 1-7 in the Commonwealth Conference. The Greyhounds will return to action on Wednesday, February 4th in a Commonwealth contest versus Widener University beginning at 8:00 p.m.