MORAVIAN’S KELLY APPLEGATE NAMED COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ANNVILLE, PA --- Senior forward Kelly Applegate (Easton, PA/Wilson HS) of the Moravian College women’s basketball team has been named the Commonwealth Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for her performance last week.

Applegate led all scorers and four Moravian players in double-figures with a season high 26 points, and she added 14 rebounds for her first double-double of the year in a 79-70 victory over DeSales University. Applegate, who moved into 12th all-time in both points and rebounds with 1,136 points and 522 rebounds for her career, also had three assists and three steals in the victory while shooting seven of 11 from the floor and 12 of 15 at the foul line. The win was Moravian’s first at home over the Bulldogs since November 23, 1993.

Moravian, which is 2-1 on the season, will return to action in its first Commonwealth Conference game of the 2006-07 season versus Widener University on Tuesday, November 28th at 7:00 p.m. in Johnston Hall.