Wednesday,
November 1, 2006
MORAVIAN’S KELLY APPLEGATE EARNS
PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN HONORS FROM WOMEN’S DIII NEWS
BEAVERTON,
OR --- Senior forward Kelly Applegate (Easton, PA/Wilson
HS) of the Moravian College women’s basketball team
has been named a Preseason All-American by Women’s DIII News
announced in the October/November newsletter.
Women’s DIII News selects 24 Preseason All-Americans with
three players selected from each of the eight regions in the NCAA
in addition to 30 Preseason Honorable Mention All-Americans.
In 2005-06, Applegate helped Moravian to a 21-7
record, a berth in the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament
and a runner-up finish in the 2006 Commonwealth Conference Tournament.
Applegate, who was named the 2006 Commonwealth
Conference Player of the Year and to the Commonwealth All-Conference
First Team, the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball December
Team of the Month, the Women's DIII News December Player of the
Month, the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Team of the Year
and the Lehigh Valley Small College Women's Basketball Player of
the Year, led Moravian at 19.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.
Applegate was also named to the Kodak/Women’s
Basketball Coaches Association Honorable Mention All-American squad.
Applegate, who was ranked in the top 25 nationally
in field goal percentage, also added 37 assists, 43 steals and 26
blocked shots while shooting 55.7 percent (192 of 345) from the
field, 55.6 percent on three-pointers (five of nine) and 76.4 percent
at the foul line (146 of 191). Applegate, who broke
the school record for free throws attempted in a season, became
the 17th player in Moravian history to score 1,000 career points
in the final regular season game and now has 1,075 points in her
career. She also has 499 career rebounds heading into her senior
season.
Moravian, which returns three starters, will begin the 2006-07
season on Saturday, November 18th at the Johns Hopkins University
Tip-Off Tournament with a 3:00 p.m. game versus Ferrum (VA) College).
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