Sports News: Fall 2005

Thursday, October 27, 2005

MORAVIAN WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL REMAINS 8TH IN SECOND NCAA
REGIONAL RANKINGS OF 2005

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College women’s volleyball team remained eighth in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the second NCAA Division III Regional Rankings of the 2005 season released late Wednesday.

The Greyhounds have a 20-9 record this season after a match Tuesday evening. The Greyhounds were 20-8 when the poll was conducted with an 18-7 record in the region, which is the main criteria for the NCAA rankings. Five of Moravian’s losses are to team’s ranked above the Greyhounds. The losses are to top ranked Juniata College, fourth seeded Lebanon Valley College, sixth ranked Gettysburg College two to seventh ranked Salisbury (MD) University.

Moravian will close out its 2005 regular season on Saturday, October 29th in a non-conference match versus Gwynedd-Mercy College at 11:00 a.m. in Johnston Hall.

2005 NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional Rankings – Records as of 10/24/05

Rank School
Regional Record
Overall Record
1. Juniata College
14-0
28-1
2. Eastern University
17-2
26-5
3. Johns Hopkins University
20-3
21-5
4. Lebanon Valley College
16-3
23-4
5. Franklin & Marshall College
12-5
14-8
6. Gettysburg College
12-4
16-11
7. Salisbury (MD) University
19-7
23-9
8. Moravian College
18-7
20-8