Tuesday, February 7, 2006

MORAVIAN’S KELLY APPLEGATE & WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM RANKED
IN SIXTH NCAA STATISTICS RELEASE OF 2006

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College women’s basketball team has one player ranked in the sixth NCAA III Division women’s basketball statistical ranking released Tuesday while the Greyhounds are ranked in the top 50 in three team categories. The statistics include games through February 5th.

Junior forward Kelly Applegate (Easton, PA/Wilson HS) is 22nd in the nation in field goal percentage at 56.4 percent, making 132 of 234 field goal attempts in the first 21 games of the season. Applegate was the nation’s leader in the first two NCAA statistical rankings of the year, and she is also listed 64th in points per game with an average of 17.5.

The Greyhounds are tied for 35th in free throw percentage at 72.3 percent, making 423 of 585 free throws; however, Moravian leads the top 50 teams listed in the total number of made and attempted free throws. Moravian is also 50th in the nation in scoring average at 71.2 points per game and tied for 39th in the country in won-lost percentage at 81.0 percent (17-4).

The Greyhounds are 17-4 on the season and will return to action on Wednesday, February 8th when the team hosts Lebanon Valley College in a Commonwealth Conference game tipping off at 8:00 p.m. in Johnston Hall. Moravian has already clinched its fifth consecutive trip to the Commonwealth Conference Tournament.