Sports News: Spring 2007
Tuesday, April 3, 2007

MORAVIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM, THREE PLAYERS RANKED IN FINAL NCAA STATISTICS RELEASE

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College women’s basketball team is ranked four categories in the final NCAA III Division women’s basketball statistical ranking, and the Greyhounds have three players ranked. The statistics include games from the entire 2006-07 season.

Freshman guard Jessica Foran (Annandale, NJ/Rutgers Prep HS), pictured at right, finished the season 28th in the nation in free throw percentage, connecting on 84.9 percent (90 of 106) of her free throw attempts. Senior forward Kelly Applegate (Easton, PA/Wilson HS) was also ranked in free throw percentage at 78th after shooting 138 of 170 (81.2 percent) this season. Applegate, pictured at left, finished her career as Moravian’s all-time record holder in career free throws made with 468 and free throws attempted with 610.

Senior forward Jenny Hackleman (Arroyo Grande, CA/Rutgers Prep {NJ} HS) was 84th in the country this past season in rebounds per game with an average of 9.2 boards per contest. Hackleman, pictured at bottom right, finished her career at Moravian third all-time in rebounds with 814.

The Greyhounds were fourth in the nation in free throw percentage at 75.7 percent (538 of 711), and the squad is second in free throws made and attempted of the top 50 ranked teams. Moravian was also 53rd in steals per game at 12.2 and 64th in scoring offense with an average of 69.3 points per game. The Greyhounds were 88th in three-point field goal percentage at 32.8 percent, making 90 of 274 three-point attempts.

Moravian was 19-11 on the season and completed the season by winning the 2007 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Division III Southern Championship with an 86-64 victory over King’s College. The Greyhounds were 9-5 in their final season in the Commonwealth Conference.