Wednesday, December 1, 2010

MORAVIAN’S AMY HEFFNER HONORED AS WOMEN’S DIII NEWS NOVEMBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH

BEAVERTON, Ore. --- Senior forward Amy Heffner (Schnecksville, PA/Parkland HS) of the Moravian College women’s basketball team has been named the Women’s DIII News November Player of the Month for her play in during the month of November.

Heffner averaged 21.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game during five contests in November for the Greyhounds, and her 107 points are five more than she scored during the entire 2009-10 season.  Heffner also had eight assists, six steals, three blocked shots and a team high 12 three-pointers during the month to go with a 77.8 free throw shooting percentage (35-for-45).

Heffner, who tied a career high with 14 points in the opening game of the season and then set new career highs with 18, 22, 23 and 30 points in the next four games, has garnered several awards this season.  This week, Heffner is the Landmark Conference Player of the Week and the ECAC Division III South Co-Player of the Week, and she was named to the first D3hoops.com Team of the Week Presented by Scoutware on November 24th.  Heffner also earned All-Tournament Team honors in the 2010 Residence Inn by Marriott/Gwynedd-Mercy College Tip-Off Tournament.

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.