Wednesday, December 14, 2005
MORAVIAN’S KELLY APPLEGATE NAMED CO-EASTERN COLLEGE ATHLETIC
CONFERENCE DIVISION III SOUTHERN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CAPE COD, MA --- Junior forward Kelly Applegate (Easton, PA/Wilson HS) of
the Moravian College women’s basketball team has been named the Co-Eastern College
Athletic Conference Division III Southern Player of the Week for her performance last week.
Applegate, who was also named the Commonwealth Conference Player of
the Week on Monday, helped the now 18th-ranked Greyhounds to a 2-1 record last week with
the only loss to 10th-ranked the University of Scranton. Applegate began
the week with 19 points, 13 rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot in a 66-53 win at Drew
University. In Moravian’s 67-62 loss to Scranton, Applegate led
all scorers with 22 points and grabbed a career high 17 rebounds while dishing out three
assists. Applegate finished the week with 16 points, nine rebounds, two
blocked shots and two steals in a 52-48 win at Ursinus College.
For the week, Applegate averaged 19.0 points and 13.0 rebounds per game while shooting
59.5 percent (22 of 37) from the floor and 72.2 percent (13 of 18) from the foul line.
She averaged 28.0 minutes per game and added five assists, three blocked shots and three
steals.
Moravian, which is 8-1 overall and 2-0 in Commonwealth Conference action this season,
will return to action in a non-conference game versus Wilkes University on Wednesday, January
4th at 7:00 p.m. in Johnston Hall.
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