Wednesday,
August 30, 2006
MORAVIAN MEN’S SOCCER SELECTED SIXTH
IN COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE COACHES PRESEASON POLL
ANNVILLE, PA --- The Moravian College men’s
soccer team has been picked to finish sixth in the 2006 Commonwealth
Conference Preseason Poll as voted by the conference head coaches.
The Greyhounds received 19 points. Messiah College,
which has won nine consecutive Commonwealth championships, was selected
first with 47 points and garnered six first-place votes while Elizabethtown
College was picked second with 43 points and had two first place
votes. Susquehanna University was selected third with 38 points
while Lebanon Valley College was fourth with 29 points followed
by Widener University in fifth place with 23 points, Albright College
in seventh with 16 points and Juniata College was eight with eight
points.
The Moravian College men’s soccer team has
high expectations for the 2006 season with the return on 14 letterwinnners
from last year’s squad. Head coach Eric Lambinus
has eight starters returning as well from last year's 5-12-2 team.
The Greyhounds' leading returning scorer is junior
midfielder Ryan Hess (Harleysville, PA/Souderton HS),
who had eight goals in 2005. He also added two assists last season
for a total of 18 points. Sophomore forward Louis Dollarton
(Barrington, NJ/Haddon Heights HS) contributed seven goals
and five assists for a team high total of 19 points in his debut
season.
The Greyhounds will open their 2006 campaign on Saturday,
September 2nd in a non-conference match at Stevens Institute of
Technology at 7:00 p.m.
2006 COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE MEN’S
SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
1. |
Messiah College (6) |
47 |
2. |
Elizabethtown College (2) |
43 |
3. |
Susquehanna University |
38 |
4. |
Lebanon Valley College |
29 |
5. |
Widener University |
23 |
6. |
Moravian College |
19 |
7. |
Albright College |
16 |
8. |
Juniata College |
8 |
First-place votes in parentheses
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