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Sports News: Fall 2010

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

MORAVIAN’S AMY HEFFNER HONORED AS ECAC DIVISION III SOUTH CO-WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

CAPE COD, Mass. --- Senior forward Amy Heffner (Schnecksville, PA/Parkland HS) of the Moravian College women’s basketball team has been named the Co-ECAC Division III South Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for her performance last week.

Heffner, who was also named the Landmark Conference Women’sBasketball Player of the Week, led Moravian to a 66-46 win over DeSales University in the team's only action last week.  Heffnernetted a career high 30 points, her fifth straight game this season with a career high in points, to go with eight rebounds, twoassists and a pair of blocked shots in 36 minutes of action.  She was nine-for-15 from the floor, two-for-four behind the three-point line and ten-for-11 at the foul line.

Heffner, who was named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week last week, has already scored more points this year, 107 in five games, than she did in all of 2009-10, 102 points in 19 games.

Moravian, which is 2-3 overall, is scheduled to return to action on Wednesday, December 1st in a non-conference game versus Neumann University tipping off in Johnston Hall at 7:00 p.m.