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| Sports News: Spring 2010 |
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 MORAVIAN’S KIRSTY STEARNS, KATE HARRISON & JESSICA FORAN NAMED TO
The 15 selections from the Mid-Atlantic Region included players from 11 different schools with Moravian the only school with more than two players selected. Lebanon Valley College and Washington & Jefferson College each had two players selected. The trio helped Moravian to a 25-3 record this season, a 20-game winning streak which was the third longest in school history, the program’s first-ever Landmark Conference title and a berth in the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament for the Stearns, who was also named to the Landmark All-Conference First Team and the D3hoops.com All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team while being a finalist for the State Farm/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division III All-America award this winter, led Moravian in scoring and rebounding with average of 11.9 points and 6.8 boards per game. Stearns, pictured at left, also contributed 54 blocked shots, 42 steals and 37 assists this season while shooting 86.8 percent (99-for-115) at the foul line. Stearns completed her career 15th all-time in scoring 1,114 points, eighth with 651 rebounds, second in career free throw percentage 83.4 percent (301-of-361) and tied for 12th in games played at 109.
To see the complete list, go to http://www.ecacsports.com/sports/winter/wbkb/AllStars/2009-10/wbk_division_III_south.
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CAPE COD, MA --- Seniors Kirsty Stearns (East Norwich, NY/Oyster Bay HS), guard Kate Harrison (Cold Spring Harbor, NY/Cold Spring Harbor HS) and guard Jessica Foran (Annandale, NJ/Rutgers Prep HS) of the Moravian College women’s basketball team have been named to the 2010 ECAC Division III South All-Star Teams announced Wednesday with Stearns earning a spot on the First Team, Harrison being named to the Second Team and Foran on the Third Team.
second straight year. This marks the fourth time in school history and the first time since 1992-93 that Moravian has had three ECAC All-Stars in the same season.
Harrison, who was named to the Landmark All-Conference First Team in 2010 and 2009 as well as the Second Team in 2008, was second on the squad netting in 10.9 points per game to go along with an average of 5.7 rebounds per contest. Harrison, who was also on the D3hoops.com All-Mid-Atlantic Region Third Team and is a finalist for the State Farm/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division III All-America award this winter, led Moravian with 85 assists and 43 steals while committing just 67 turnovers while playing 25.4 minutes per game. She also had 27 blocked shots and shot 74.7 percent (59-of-79) at the foul line this season. Harrison, who was also named the 2010 Pete Nevins Lehigh Valley Small College Women’s Basketball Co-Player of the Year, finished her career 14th in scoring with 1,134 points, 15th with 513 rebounds, sixth in assists with 281 and tied for seventh in games played at 112. 
Foran, who was on the Landmark All-Conference First Team, was third on the squad in scoring at 10.4 points per game, and she added 83 rebounds, 54 assists, 37 steals and nine blocked shots. Foran, who is the leading free throw shooter in school history at 86.7 percent (386-for-445), connected on 98-of-115 free throws this season (85.2 percent). Foran, who completed her career 17th in scoring at 1,098 points, had just 45 turnovers this season while playing 24.3 minutes a game.