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2008-09 – Week 21                                     Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

 

 

GREYHOUND TRACKS

 

 

Team Records as of January 25, 2009

                                                         Overall       Landmark     Meets & Tournaments

Men’s Basketball                                7-10               3-4          

Women’s Basketball                           16-2               6-1          

Men’s Indoor Track & Field                                                    7th out of 12 at the 17th Annual John Covert Classic

Women’s Indoor Track & Field                                                8th out of 13 at the 17th Annual John Covert Classic

 

 

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Female – Amy Heffner (So., Schnecksville, PA/Parkland), basketball
Christine Kihm (Sr., Quakertown, PA/Quakertown), Track and Field

Male – Eric Weaver (Jr., Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury), basketball

Blair Maginnis (Sr., Asbury, NJ/Warren Hills Regional), Track and Field

 

 

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

 

Saturday, February 14th – Women’s Basketball vs. *Goucher College, 5:30 p.m.; Men’s Basketball vs. *Goucher College,

            7:30 p.m.

 

Sunday, February 15th – Women’s Basketball vs. *The Catholic University of America, 2:00 p.m.; Men’s Basketball vs.

            *The Catholic University of America, 4:00 p.m.

 

Saturday, February 21st – Men’s Lacrosse vs. Montclair State University, 1:00 p.m.

 

*Conference opponent

 

 

 

FOR DAILY UPDATES OF MORAVIAN COLLEGE ATHLETICS,

CALL THE GREYHOUND SPORTSLINE AT (610) 625-7865 or VISIT THE MORAVIAN COLLEGE WEBSITE AT WWW.MORAVIAN.EDU/ATHLETICS, UPDATED DAILY AT 8:00 A.M. and 1:00, 7:00 and 10:00 P.M.

 

 

 

 

Greyhound Weekly Update, January 26, 2009 (-2222-)

 

Men’s Basketball – 7-10 (Landmark Conference 3-4)

Last Week – Defeated Drew University*, 68-61; Defeated U.S. Merchant Marine Academy*, 77-67. *Landmark Conference Game.

This Week – Fri., Jan. 30th at *Susquehanna University, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 31st at *Juniata College, 4:00 p.m.  *Landmark Conference game

 

             Junior forward Eric Weaver (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury) and sophomore guard Maurice Young (Philadelphia, PA/Chestnut Hill Academy) combined to go eight-for-ten at the foul line in the final minute to help Moravian hold off Drew University for a 68-61 victory in Landmark Conference action in Johnston Hall.
            The win snaps a four-game losing streak for the Greyhounds and improves the team’s record to 6-10 overall and 2-4 in Landmark Conference action.  Drew falls to 4-12 on the year and is also 2-4 in conference play.
            Moravian took a 3-0 lead on a three-pointer from sophomore guard Charlie Rigoglioso (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) on the first possession of the contest.  Drew opened the game with four straight three-pointers with a pair from senior guard Gerard Mullin to give the Rangers a 12-10 lead with 11:03 left in the half.  Drew pushed its lead to 19-12 at the 7:00 mark on another Mullin three-pointer.
            The Greyhounds responded with an 8-0 run to take a 20-19 lead with 5:36 remaining on a pair of Young free throws.  Drew retook the lead on a three-pointer from sophomore forward Kyle Joyce 30 seconds later.  Moravian would get the lead once more in the half at 25-24 on a lay-up from junior forward Joseph Munley (Macungie, PA/Emmaus) with 1:36 until the intermission but the Greyhounds wouldn’t score again.  Junior guard Jared Coleman connected on a lay-up to send Drew to the locker room with a 26-25 halftime lead.
            Both teams struggled shooting the ball in the first 20 minutes.  Moravian was just six-for-23 from the field (26.1 percent) and four of 14 on three-pointers; however, the Greyhounds were nine-for-ten at the foul line.  Moravian had an 18-16 edge on the boards in the first half while both teams had eight turnovers.  Drew shot the ball a little better, making ten of 27 field goal attempts (37 percent) and six of 15 three-pointers.  The Rangers did not get to the foul line in the first half.
            Mullin hit a three-pointer to open the second half and give Drew a 29-25 lead; however, Moravian went on an 11-3 run, taking the lead for good on a Young jumper with 16:44 remaining.  The Rangers would get within two points, 36-34, after a lay-up from senior forward Bobby Clackner with 15:57 to play, but the Greyhounds responded with a 12-0 run to take a 48-34 lead on a three-pointer from freshman guard Shane Painter (Bedminster, NJ/Bernards) with 11:28 to go.
            The Greyhounds led by 11 points, 53-42, after a tip-in from sophomore forward Chris Cullen (East Islip, NY/East Islip) at the 7:33 mark when the Rangers went on a 10-2 run to pull within three-points, 55-52, with 5:06 remaining after a lay-up from sophomore guard Mike Mayes.  Moravian would score the next seven points to push the lead back to double-digits at 62-52 after two free throws by Weaver with a minute to go.
            Moravian made 15 of 30 field goals, two of seven three-pointers and 11 of 16 free throws in the final 20 minutes while committing just three turnovers in the second half for 11 in the game.  The Greyhounds also had a 40-28 edge in rebounds in the contest.  Drew was 12-for-25 from the floor, seven of 16 on three-pointers and just four-for-eight at the foul line in the final 20 minutes.  The Rangers finished with 13 turnovers in the game.
            Young led four Greyhounds in double figures with 17 points to go with five rebounds while freshman guard Sergio Camacho (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) tossed in 14 points.  Weaver and Cullen each had 11 points for Moravian with Cullen grabbing a team high nine rebounds and Weaver adding six boards and three assists.  Painter tossed in five points while freshman guard/forward Nelson Leon (Reading, PA/Reading) had four points and six boards for the Greyhounds.
           

Junior forward Eric Weaver tossed in a career high 25 points including a 13-for-16 performance at the foul line to lead Moravian to a 77-67 Landmark Conference victory over the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Johnston Hall.
            The victory is the second straight for the Greyhounds and lifts the team’s record to 7-10 overall and 3-4 in Landmark Conference action while the Mariners fall to 10-8 overall and 5-2 in conference play with their second straight loss.
            Merchant Marine scored quickly on a lay-up from junior center Max Paul just 12 seconds into the game, and the Mariners would hold an 11-6 lead at the 15:09 mark after another Paul lay-up.  The Greyhounds ran off five straight points to tie the contest at 11-11 on a pair of free throws from sophomore forward Chris Cullen with 13:46 left in the half.  The lead would changes hands six times for the next seven minutes before USMMA built a 23-19 lead on a pair of free throws from sophomore forward Tom Izzo.
            Moravian would tie the contest for the fifth time at 25-25 on a three-pointer from sophomore guard Charlie Rigoglioso at the 5:05 mark.  Neither team could pull ahead by more than three-points before Merchant Marine senior guard Pat Grace sent the teams to the locker room with a 30-foot three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Mariners a 35-33 halftime edge.
            USMMA was hot from the floor in the first half, making 14 of 24 field goal attempts (58.3 percent), three of seven three-pointers and four of seven free throws in the first 20 minutes.  The Mariners also had a 15-13 edge in rebounds but Merchant Marine had 13 turnovers in the first half to only nine for Moravian.  The Greyhounds connected on ten of 23 field goal attempts (43.5 percent), four of seven three-pointers and nine of 13 free throws in the first 20 minutes.
            Weaver tied the game for the Greyhounds on the first possession of the half but Moravian was unable to take the lead.  The game was either tied or the Mariners had a lead until the 12:24 mark when Greyhound senior forward Dave Bowden (Beachwood, NJ/Toms River South) connected on a three-pointer to lift Moravian to a 47-46 lead.  USMMA would retake the lead and push it to four points on three occasions, the final time at 61-57 with 4:44 to play on a Grace three-pointer.
            From that point, Moravian finished the contest on a 20-6 run, and the Greyhounds would take the lead for good on a three-pointer from Cullen that capped a 7-0 run to build a 64-61 lead with 2:46 to go.  Weaver was four-for-six at the foul line in the final 39 seconds to help seal the victory.
            Moravian made 11 of 23 field goal attempts (47.8 percent), five of 12 three-pointers and 17 of 23 free throws in the second half, and the Greyhounds finished the contest with a 34-27 edge in rebounds.  Moravian had just six turnovers in the final 20 minutes to finish with 15 for the game.  Merchant Marine’s scoring cooled off in the second half, making just 12 of 31 field goal attempts and four of 13 three-pointers.  USMMA was perfect at the foul line in the final 20 minutes but attempted just four free throws to Moravian’s 23.
            Weaver had six rebounds to go with his 25 points while sophomore guard Maurice Young tossed in 14 points to go with four rebounds.  Rigoglioso had 12 points in the game including ten in the first half while Cullen finished with nine points and a team high nine rebounds for the Greyhounds.  Freshman guard Sergio Camacho tossed in eight points in the Moravian win.

 

 



Greyhound Weekly Update, January 26, 2009 (-4444-)

 

Women’s Basketball – 16-2 (Landmark Conference 6-1)

Last Week – Defeated Drew University*, 85-56; Defeated U.S. Merchant Marine Academy*, 75-58. *Landmark Conference Game.

This Week – Fri., Jan. 30th at *Susquehanna University, 5:30 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 31st at *Juniata College, 2:00 p.m.  *Landmark Conference game

 

              Moravian used a balanced attack with all 14 players scoring and seeing at least five minutes of action with no one over 22 minutes or 12 points in an 80-56 Landmark Conference victory over Drew University in Johnston Hall.
            The victory lifts the nationally-ranked Greyhounds to 15-2 overall, and Moravian remains tied for first place in the Landmark Conference with a 5-1 mark with the team’s tenth straight home win.  The Rangers fall to 5-10 overall and 1-5 in Landmark Conference action.
            Junior guard Jessica Foran (Annandale, NJ/Rutgers Prep) gave the Greyhounds a quick 2-0 lead just six seconds into the game but Drew would take a 4-2 lead after a basket from sophomore forward Jessica Reid.  The Rangers still had the lead at 9-6 after a jumper from junior forward Jessica DelVecchio at the 17:05 mark.  The Greyhounds then went on an 11-0 run capped off by a pair of free throws from junior forward Kirsty Stearns (East Norwich, NY/Oyster Bay) with 13:33 to go in the half as Moravian would lead the rest of the way. 
            The Greyhounds pushed their lead to double digits for the first time with 10:36 remaining on a jumper from freshman forward Alexandra Blair (Hellertown, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) as Moravian lead 23-13.  The Greyhounds would head to the locker room with a 48-30 lead, their largest of the half, as Stearns hit two free throws with six seconds to play.
            Moravian had a hot hand in the first half as the Greyhounds made 17 of 32 field goal attempts (53.1 percent), one of four three-pointers and 13 of 15 free throws.  Moravian has just six turnovers in the first 20 minutes while forcing Drew into 18 turnovers.  The Rangers were also hot in the first half, making 13 of 25 field goal attempts (52.0 percent), two of four three-pointers and both free throws.  Drew also had a 15-12 edge in rebounds in the first half.
            The Greyhounds’ lead would not drop below 15 points in the second half, and Moravian achieved its largest lead of 24 points, 68-44, at the 6:41 mark as sophomore guard/forward Amy Heffner (Schnecksville, PA/Parkland) hit a pair of free throws.
            Moravian’s shooting cooled off a little in the final 20 minutes as the Greyhounds were 13 of 32 from the floor (40.6 percent), one for two on three-pointers and five of six at the foul line in the second half.  Moravian finished the game with 17 turnovers while forcing Drew into 32 miscues.  The Rangers’ shooting touch went cold in the second half as Drew made just nine of 31 field goal attempts, three of 11 three-pointers and five of six free throws.  Drew did finish with a 36-32 edge in rebounds, the first time in 12 games that Moravian did not out-rebound its opponent.
            Stearns and Heffner were the only two Greyhounds in double figures, each scoring 12 points.  Stearns, who scored all of her points in the first half, played just 15 minutes with three rebounds.  Foran and junior guard/forward Kate Harrison (Cold Spring Harbor, NY/Cold Spring Harbor) each scored nine points with Harrison pulling down a team high seven rebounds while Foran had three assists.
            Junior forward Alyssa Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton) tossed in eight points and had four steals for Moravian while Blair had five points, five rebounds and three blocked shots.  Freshman guard Hilary Murray (Clinton, NJ/North Hunterdon) also tossed in five points to go with four assists and three steals while junior forward Lauren Fornazor, sophomore guard/forward Emily Smith and freshman guard Lara Canders (Concord, CA/Ygnacio Valley) each had four points.  Smith added three assists and two rebounds for the Greyhounds while junior forward Alyson Steltz (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus) had three points and a pair of steals.

 

            Moravian, the leading free throw shooting team in the nation, made a season high 31 free throws including 23 of 26 attempts in the second half to rally from a two-point halftime deficit to a 75-58 Landmark Conference victory over the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Johnston Hall.
            The victory keeps the Greyhounds undefeated at home this season at 11-0 and improves Moravian’s overall season mark to 16-2.  Moravian, which is ranked 18th in the latest USA Today/ESPN Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll and 21st in the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll, finishes the first half of the Landmark Conference season at 6-1.  The Mariners dropped to 9-8 overall and 3-4 in conference action.
            Moravian entered the game leading the nation in free throw percentage at 81.0 percent for the year, and the Greyhounds’ 340 made free throws and 420 attempted free throws were also first in the country.  Moravian would connect on 31 of 37 free throws in the game (83.8 percent) while the Mariners were just 12 of 21 at the foul line.
            Merchant Marine scored first on a lay-up from senior guard Stephanie Waller.  The first seven minutes of the game featured a pair of ties and six lead changes before the Mariners took a 15-13 lead on a three-pointer from senior guard Kristen Hetsko at the 13:08 mark.  Neither team scored again until Hetsko made a jumper with 8:39 remaining in the first half as USMMA took its largest lead of the game, four points, at 17-13.
            The Greyhounds broke a 5:20 scoreless drought on a lay-up from junior forward Alyssa Bisci with 8:15 to go, a bucket that ignited a 9-0 Moravian run that gave the Greyhounds a 22-17 lead with 3:58 to go.  Moravian would lead 24-19 after a pair of free throws from junior guard/forward Kate Harrison with 3:23 to play until the intermission, but the Greyhounds would not score again before the break.  The Mariners finished with a 7-0 run including a three-pointer from Waller with six seconds to play in the half to take a 26-24 lead.
            Neither team shot the ball particularly well in the first half.  Moravian was just eight-for-25 from the floor (32.0 percent) and missed all of its six three-point attempts.  The Greyhounds were eight of 11 at the foul line.  The Mariners made ten of 29 field goal attempts (34.5 percent) and four of seven three-pointers in the first 20 minutes, but USMMA was only two of five at the foul line.  Merchant Marine did have a 21-17 edge on the boards in the first 20 minutes, but the Mariners committed 16 turnovers to 13 for Moravian.
            Sophomore guard/forward Amy Heffner hit a three-pointer to open in the scoring in the second half for Moravian, giving the Greyhounds a 27-26 lead.  During the next two and a half minutes, there were two ties and six lead changes before Moravian took the lead for good on a fast break lay-up from junior guard Jessica Foran off of a Harrison pass giving the Greyhounds a 37-35 lead with 15:27 to go. 
            Foran’s bucket was part of a 17-2 Moravian run in a span of five minutes to give the Greyhounds a 50-37 lead and a double digit lead for the rest of the game.  Moravian eventually pushed its lead to 21 points, 72-51, with 2:17 to go on a lay-up from junior forward Lauren Fornazor (Rivervale, NJ/Pascack Valley).
            The Greyhounds heated up in second half, making 13 of 23 field goal attempts (56.5 percent) and two of three three-pointers in the final 20 minutes.  Moravian was also 23 of 26 at the foul line after the intermission and had just ten turnovers in the second half while forcing USMMA into 13 second half turnovers.  The Mariners did finish the contest with a 42-32 edge in rebounds including 22-9 on the offensive boards, but Merchant Marine struggled shooting the ball in the final 20 minutes, making just ten of 33 field goal attempts two of nine three-pointers and 10 of 16 free throws.
            Moravian once again used a balanced scoring attack with three players in double figures led by 15 from Harrison, who also had a career high seven assists to go along with three rebounds and a seven-for-eight performance at the foul line.  Heffner tossed in 13 points and added seven rebounds and a pair of blocked shots while junior forward Kirsty Stearns had 12 points and four rebounds for the Greyhounds.
            Freshman forward Alexandra Blair added nine points, four blocked shots and two boards for Moravian while Bisci had eight points and three rebounds.  Bisci missed her first free throw of the game, snapping her school record streak at 50 as she missed for the first time since December 12th.  Bisci made her next four free throws to finish the game.  Foran tossed in six points while Fornazor and junior forward Alyson Steltz each had five points for the Greyhounds.  Steltz added three assists while freshman guard Hilary Murray had dive rebounds and two points.

 

 

Greyhound Weekly Update, January 26, 2009 (-6666-)

 

Men’s Track and Field -- 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – 7th out of 12 at John Covert Classic hosted by Lehigh University

This Week – Do Not Compete


            Moravian placed seventh of 12 teams at the 17th Annual John Covert Classic hosted by Lehigh University. The Greyhounds had 24 points while NCAA Division II Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania won the meet with 131 points. Senior Blair Maginnis (Asbury, NJ/Warren Hills Regional) led the Greyhounds with a school record and sixth place finish in the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of 15.55 meters (51 feet, 1/4 inch). Maginnis also took third in the shot put with an ECAC qualifying toss of 15.07 meters (49 feet, 5 1/2 inches).

            In other field results, senior Alan Woods (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar Cliff) was third in the pole vault, clearing an ECAC qualifying height of 4.40 meters (14 feet, 5 1/4 inches). Freshman Timothy Layng (Canton, PA/Canton) was fifth at a height of 4.25 meters (13 feet, 11 1/4 inches) while sophomore Adam Polini (Shamokin Dam, PA/Lewisburg) took ninth in the pole vault at 3.95 meters (12 feet, 11 1/2 inches). Junior Michael Blenk (Inwood, NY/Lawrence) finished eighth in the long jump with a leap of 6.44 meters (21 feet, 1 1/2 inches), and he was fifth in the triple jump at 12.95 meters (42 feet, six inches).

On the track, sophomore Eric Woodruff (Brodheadsville, PA/Pius X) took fourth in the 60-meter dash in 7.23 seconds after qualifying second in 7.17 seconds. Senior Robert Shaffer (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) was tenth in the 60-meter dash preliminaries in 7.26 seconds. Woodruff was fifth in the 200-meter dash in 23.16 seconds while sophomore Warner Jones (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) took tenth in 23.70 seconds. Jones was also eighth in the 400-meter dash in 53.26 seconds while senior Timothy Murphy (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) took ninth in the 500-meter dash in 1:10.72. Freshman Matthew Lutcza (Dingmans Ferry, PA/Delaware Valley) was tenth in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 9:13.33. Moravian's 4x800-meter relay squad of Murphy, senior Jeremiah Reinhart (Effort, PA/Pleasant Valley), junior Steve Parisi (Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley) and sophomore Jacob Tazik (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) took seventh in 8:35.99.

 

 

 
Greyhound Weekly Update, January 26, 2009 (-7777-)

 

Women’s Track and Field -- 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – 8th out of 13 at John Covert Classic hosted by Lehigh University

This Week – Do Not Compete


                        Moravian placed eighth of 13 teams at the 17th Annual John Covert Classic hosted by Lehigh University. The Greyhounds had 33 points while NCAA Division I Towson University won the meet with 81 points. Moravian was the top NCAA Division III team out of four in competition. Senior Christine Kihm (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) had the Greyhounds' only individual championship, capturing the pole vault at an NCAA Division III provisional and ECAC qualifying height of 3.49 meters (11 feet, 5 1/4 inches).

In other field results, junior Symonne Scott (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro) placed third in the long jump with an NCAA Division III provisional and ECAC qualifying distance of 5.47 meters (17 feet, 11 1/2 inches) while junior Jessica Posimo (Philadelphia, PA/St. Basil Academy) was fourth in an ECAC qualifying leap of 5.38 meters (17 feet, eight inches). Junior Rachel Riggs (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg) took fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 10.54 meters (34 feet, seven inches) while sophomore Shannon McEvoy (Lafayette, NJ/High Point Regional) was eighth at 10.29 meters (33 feet, 9 1/4 inches). Junior Flora Robertson (Hawley, PA/East Stroudsburg North) had an ECAC qualifying toss in the 20-pound weight throw of 14.20 meters (46 feet, 7 1/4 inches) to finish fifth.

On the track, Scott was fourth in the 60-meter dash in a time of 8.11 seconds after running 8.13 seconds in the preliminaries, also fourth. Posimo finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles in an ECAC qualifying time of 9.36 seconds after qualifying fifth in another ECAC qualifying time of 9.25 seconds. McEvoy was tenth in the preliminaries of the 60-meter hurdles in 9.68 seconds. Scott finished sixth in the 200-meter dash in 27.29 seconds while freshman Hailey Neff (Lehighton, PA/Lehighton) was tenth in the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:02.78. The Greyhounds 4x800-meter relay team of Neff, senior Stephanie Miller (Easton, PA/Easton) and freshmen Kristina Ruggiero (Cedar Grove, NJ/Cedar Grove) and Kathryn Engwall (Columbia, NJ/North Warren) was fifth in 10:49.05.