SEVEN GREYHOUNDS NAMED TO NFHCA DIVISION III NATIONAL ACADEMIC SQUAD;
MORAVIAN EARNS NATIONAL ACADEMIC TEAM AWARD

GLEN ALLEN, VA --- Seven members of the Moravian College field hockey team have been named to the 2006 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Academic Squad announced Tuesday by the NFHCA.

Moravian was also one of 86 NCAA Division III schools to earn the honor of being named an NFHCA Division III National Academic Team Award winner for having a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The Greyhounds were joined on the list by Commonwealth Conference rivals Albright College, Elizabethtown College, Juniata College, Messiah College and Susquehanna University, and local rival Muhlenberg College.

Juniors Jayme Baker (Center Valley, PA/Southern Lehigh HS), Beverly Beaver (Merchantville, NJ/Pennsauken HS), Erica Spatz (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) and Jamie Hirner (North Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS), sophomores Julia Garofalo (Oakhurst, NJ/Ocean Township HS) and Lindsey Santacross (Bennington, VT/Mount Anthony HS) and freshman Samantha Bell (Sparta, NJ/Pope John XXIII HS) represented the Greyhounds on the squad which included over 900 NCAA Division III players from 115 teams. To be named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.30 grade-point average through the first semester of the 2006-07 academic year.

The group helped the Greyhounds post a 4-15 record including a 1-6 mark in the Commonwealth Conference. Baker and Garofalo each had a goal and an assist while Bell had one assist. Beaver led Moravian with five defensive saves this past season.

The complete awards list can be found at http://www.nfhca.org/.