Monday, October 3, 2005

MORAVIAN’S MEGAN COLLINS NAMED COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE WOMEN’S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WEEK

ANNVILLE, PA --- Senior forward Megan Collins (Rehoboth Beach, DE/Caesar Rodney HS) of the Moravian College women’s soccer team has been named the Commonwealth Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Week for her performance last week.

Collins, who has also honored as the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week the last two weeks, scored two goals and had an assist and game-winning goal in a 2-0 week for the Greyhounds. Collins netted the only goal of a the match in a 1-0 victory over Ursinus College to help Moravian close out its five-match home stand with a 4-1 record. She then added an assist on the game-winning goal and a goal of her own, Collins’ tenth of the season, in a 3-0 shutout of Juniata College to keep the Greyhounds undefeated in Commonwealth Conference action.

Moravian, which is 9-1 overall and 3-0 in Commonwealth Conference action, is slated to return to action on Wednesday, October 5th in a non-conference home match at regionally-ranked Haverford College beginning at 4:00 p.m.