November 17, 1999

KRAMER & SANDT NAMED TO ALL-REGION SQUAD

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Senior setter Kaitie Kramer (Bethlehem/Bethlehem Catholic HS) and senior outside hitter Amy Sandt (Allentown/William Allen HS) of the Moravian College women’s volleyball team have been named to the 1999 American Volleyball Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team.

The duo led the Lady Greyhounds to a 26-8 record this fall and the squad’s third straight appearance in the NCAA Division III National Tournament. Moravian won its first match at the Mid-Atlantic Regional last Friday against Franklin & Marshall College before being knocked out of the tournament in the regional championship match by Juniata College. The win was the first for the Lady Greyhounds ever in NCAA Tournament play. In the past four seasons, Kramer and Sandt have help Moravian post a 102-26 record and earn the first three NCAA Division III Tournament bids in school history.

Kramer, a four-year starter, broke her own school record for assists in a season this fall with a total of 1,233. Kramer, who holds the Moravian record for career assists with 4,403, had 124 kills, 375 digs, 55 service aces and 41 blocks this season. Kramer also holds the school mark for service aces with 205. She is a three-time member of the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth All-Star Teams.

Sandt, also a four-year starter, set several Moravian records this season. Sandt had 425 kills this season to lift her career total to 1,492 to set the school mark. She also had a school record 572 digs in 1999 to boost her career record total to 1,665. Sandt also recorded 46 service aces and 36 blocks this year. Sandt, who has a school record for attack attempts (3,878), is a three-time member of the MAC Commonwealth All-Star Teams.

Kramer and Sandt are members of the AVCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team for the first time in their careers. The MAC had seven of the 12 spots on the All-Region team with Juniata claiming three spots and Lycoming College and the University of Scranton each with one honoree. All members of the All-Region Teams in the AVCA’s eight regions are eligible for the AVCA All-American Teams, which will be announced in early December.