November 17, 1999
SANDT TABBED MAC COMMONWEATH PLAYER OF THE YEAR
SANDT & KRAMER NAMED TO MAC ALL-STAR TEAM
ANNVILLE, PA --- Senior outside hitter Amy Sandt (Allentown/William Allen HS) and
senior setter Kaitie Kramer (Bethlehem/Bethlehem Catholic HS) of the Moravian College
womens volleyball team have been named to the 1999 Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth
All-Star First Team. Sandt has also been tabbed as the MAC Commonwealth Conference Most
Valuable Player.
Sandt, 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 including twice
on the first team.
Kramer, also 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 including twice on the first team.
The duo, which was also named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic
All-Region Team on Wednesday, led the Lady Greyhounds to a 26-8 record this fall and the
squads 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.
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