Greyhound
Weekly Update, April 20, 2009 (-2222-)
Men’s Track and Field -- 0-0
(Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last
Week – No Team Scores at the Greyhound Invitational hosted by Moravian College,
Bethlehem P.A.
This
Week – Fri.-Sat., April 24th-25th at the Landmark
Conference Outdoor Championships, hosted by Goucher College, Towson, MD
Moravian opened the 2009 Greyhound Invitational by hosting the hammer throw at
Rocco Calvo Field. Senior Blair Maginnis (Asbury, NJ/Warren Hills Regional) placed
seventh in the 36-athlete field with a personal best and ECAC Division III
qualifying toss of 49.55 meters (162 feet, six inches). Maginnis' throw was also the second longest in school history. Junior Matthew Wisotsky
(Bushkill, PA/East Stroudsburg North) took 22nd at 39.30 meters (128 feet,
11 inches).
The Greyhounds hosted the non-scoring Greyhound Invitational at Rocco Calvo
Field and Timothy Breidegam Track. Moravian had four runner-up finishes with
sophomore Eric Woodruff (Brodheadsville,
PA/Pius X) taking second in the 200-meter dash in an NCAA Division III
provisional and ECAC qualifying time of 21.49 seconds. Freshman Timothy Layng (Canton,
PA/Canton) was second in the pole vault, clearing an ECAC qualifying height
of 4.54 meters (14 feet, 11 inches) while junior Michael Blenk (Inwood,
NY/Lawrence) was second in the long jump with an NCAA Division III
provisional and ECAC qualifying mark of 7.02 meters (23 feet, 1/2 inch).
Woodruff also placed fourth in
the 100-meter dash with an ECAC qualifying time of 11.02 seconds while senior Robert Shaffer (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville)
took sixth in 11.09 seconds, which also beet the ECAC qualifying standard. Shaffer also placed eighth in the
200-meter dash in an ECAC qualifying time of 22.44 seconds. Sophomore Warner Jones (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough)
was fourth in the 400-meter dash in an ECAC qualifying time of 49.22 seconds. Blenk finished
tenth in the 110-meter high hurdles in 16.01 seconds while freshman Steve Ambrosi (Parsippany,
NJ/Parsippany Hills) was tenth in the 400-meter Hurdles in 57.40 seconds.
Senior Timothy Murphy (Bethlehem,
PA/Bethlehem Catholic) took fourth in the 800-meter run with an ECAC
qualifying time of 1:54.88 while junior Steve
Parisi (Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley) was ninth
in 1:56.62. Freshman Zach Rivenbark (Center Valley, PA/Southern Lehigh) was
seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:28.83. Junior Timothy Betz (Havertown, PA/Haverford)
was tenth in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 17:15.10. The Greyhounds
4x400-meter relay squad of Murphy, Parisi, Jones and sophomore Connor Skutches (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty)
placed third in an ECAC qualifying time of 3:20.97.
Blenk
also took ninth in the triple jump with a distance of 12.79 meters (41 feet, 11
1/2 inches), and he was tied for eighth in the high jump at a height of 1.75
meters (five feet, 8 3/4 inches). Senior Alan
Woods (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar Cliff) was third in the pole vault, clearing
4.24 meters (13 feet, 11 inches).
Senior Blair Maginnis
placed sixth in the shot put with an ECAC qualifying toss of 14.98 meters (49
feet, 1 3/4 inches). Freshman Gary Zack
(Mountain Top, PA/Crestwood) finished eighth in the javelin throw with an
ECAC qualifying toss of 55.03 meters (180 feet, six inches).
Greyhound Weekly Update, April
20, 2009 (-3333-)
Women’s Track and Field --
0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last
Week – No Team Scores at the Greyhound Invitational hosted by Moravian College,
Bethlehem P.A.
This
Week – Fri.-Sat., April 24th-25th at the Landmark
Conference Outdoor Championships, hosted by Goucher College, Towson, MD
Moravian opened the 2009 Greyhound Invitational by hosting the hammer throw at
Rocco Calvo Field. Junior Flora
Robertson (Hawley, PA/East Stroudsburg North) placed sixth in the
31-athlete field with a season best and ECAC Division III qualifying throw of
45.77 meters (150 feet, two inches). Freshman Anne Joseph (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) was 19th with a toss of
35.23 meters (115 feet, seven inches).
The Greyhounds hosted the non-scoring Greyhound Invitational at Rocco Calvo
Field and Timothy Breidegam Track. Moravian had one first place finish with
junior Anna Heim (Moorestown,
NJ/Moorestown) winning the pole vault with an NCAA Division III automatic,
an ECAC qualifying and meet record height of 3.86 meters (12 feet, eight inches).
Junior Symonne Scott (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro) took
third in the 100-meter dash with an ECAC qualifying time of 12.66 seconds.
Sophomore Sydni Wisniewski (Orlando, FL/Winter Park)
placed fifth in the 200-meter dash in an ECAC qualifying time of 25.86 seconds,
and she was seventh in the 400-meter dash with an ECAC qualifying time of 58.41
seconds. Junior Jessica Posimo
placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles in an ECAC qualifying time of 15.40
seconds. The Greyhounds 4x100-meter relay squad of Scott, Wisniewski, Posimo and
junior Rachel Riggs (Gettysburg,
PA/Gettysburg) finished fifth in an NCAA Division III provisional and ECAC
qualifying time of 48.54 seconds.
Freshman Hailey Neff (Lehighton,
PA/Lehighton) placed fifth in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:20.42 while
freshman Kristina Ruggiero (Cedar Grove,
NJ/Cedar Grove) was tenth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 5:01.73.
Senior Naomie Kachel (Shillington,
PA/Governor Mifflin) was seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in
13:01.06. Moravian's 4x400-meter relay squad finished fifth in an ECAC
qualifying time of 4:03.50.
Scott was fourth in the long jump
with an NCAA Division III provisional and ECAC qualifying distance of 5.50
meters (18 feet, 1/2 inch) while Posimo took fifth with an NCAA Division III and ECAC
qualifying mark of 5.49 meters (18 feet, 1/4 inch). Riggs placed sixth in the long jump with an ECAC qualifying leap of
5.29 meters (17 feet, 4 1/4 inches). Riggs
also took sixth in the triple jump with a leap of 10.96 meters (35 feet, 11 1/2
inches) while Posimo
was eighth at 10.67 meters (35 feet, 1/4 inch).
Senior Christine Kihm
(Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) was the runner-up in the pole vault with an
NCAA Division III and ECAC qualifying height of 3.50 meters (11 feet, six
inches). Freshman Anne Joseph placed
sixth in the discus with a toss of 35.00 meters (114 feet, ten inches) while
freshman Brittany Moses (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) was tenth at 33.92 meters 911 feet, three
inches).
Greyhound Weekly Update, April
20, 2009 (-4444-)
Men’s Lacrosse -- 4-10 (Landmark
Conference 1-4)
Last
Week – Lost to Scranton University*, 11-4; Lost to Kean University, 10-9.
*Landmark Conference Match.
This Week – Wed., April 22nd vs. Muhlenberg
College, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., April 25th vs. Catholic University*, 2:00
p.m. *Landmark Conference Game.
The University of Scranton men’s lacrosse team jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the
first quarter and defeated visiting Moravian, 11-4, in Landmark Conference
action.
The Royals’ Nick Youngstrom scored three of his
match high four goals in the first quarter including a man-up goal just 27
seconds into the match as Scranton led 5-0 after 15 minutes of action.
Both teams scored twice in the second quarter to give the Royals a 7-2 lead,
and both squads tallied a goal in the third quarter as Scranton led 8-3 after
45 minutes of action. The Royals finished the match with a 52-29
advantage in shots, a 50-39 edge in ground balls and won 14 of 19 face-offs.
Sophomore attack David Bennett (Easton,
PA/Easton) led the Greyhounds with two goals while sophomore attack Christopher Mohapp
(Jamison, PA/Central Bucks South) added a goal and an assist. Senior
attack Jason Tosches (West Windsor,
NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South) had a goal for Moravian while sophomore
midfielder Robert Devine (Mountain
Lakes, NJ/Mountain Lakes) had an assist.
Sophomore defender Michael Santos (Toms
River, NJ/Monsignor Donovan) and freshman defender Merrick Smith (Stonington, CT/The Williams School) each had a team
high five ground balls for Moravian while senior defender Steven Carroll (West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell) had a team high
five caused turnovers. Freshman defender Kevin Jordan had four ground
balls and four caused turnovers for the Greyhounds. Senior goalie Benjamin Larson (Dover, DE/Dover) made
19 saves to go with three ground balls for Moravian.
The Kean University men’s lacrosse team scored three straight goals in the
fourth quarter to turn an 8-7 deficit into an 10-8
lead, and then held on for a 10-9 non-conference win over visiting Moravian.
The Greyhounds scored first on a goal from senior attack Jason Tosches at the 12:59 mark of the
first quarter but 51 seconds later Moravian trailed 2-1. The Greyhounds
did hold a 4-3 lead after the first 15 minutes thanks to a pair of goals in the
final 1:33 of the first quarter. The Cougars scored two of the three
goals in the second quarter to tie the match at 5-5 at halftime.
Kean scored twice to start the third quarter but a Greyhound goal had the
score at 7-6 Lean after 45 minutes. The Cougars had a 29-28 edge in
shots, a 36-17 advantage in ground balls and won 14 of 23 face-offs.
Tosches led Moravian with four
goals to tie the Greyhound career record with 91 goals. Sophomore
midfielder David Forte (Chester, NJ/West
Morris Mendham) added three goals while senior attack Christopher Danni (Macungie, PA/Emmaus) and sophomore attack David Bennett each scored goals.
Sophomore attack Christopher Mohapp had a pair of assists for the Greyhounds while
sophomore midfielder Robert Devine
had one assist.
Freshman defender Merrick Smith
and freshman midfielder Zachary Stein (Schnecksville,
PA/Bethlehem Catholic) each had a team high three ground balls while Stein won nine of 22 face-offs.
Greyhound senior goalie Benjamin Larson
added nine saves.
Greyhound Weekly Update, April
20, 2009 (-5555-)
Women’s Lacrosse -- 5-9
(Landmark Conference 0-4)
Last
Week – Lost to Alvernia University, 18-16; Lost to Goucher College*, 18-7.
*Landmark Conference Match.
This Week – Thurs., April 23rd vs. Cedar
Crest College, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., April 25th vs. Susquehanna
University*, 12:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference Game.
The Alvernia College women’s lacrosse team jumped out to a 5-0 lead and
held off a second half rally from visiting Moravian to earn an 18-16
non-conference win.
The Crusaders scored the first five goals and led
6-1 before the Greyhounds netted three straight goals to pull within 6-4 with
16:50 to play in the first half. Alvernia went into the intermission with
a 10-6 lead and scored the first three goals of the second half for a 13-6
lead. With the Crusaders holding a 15-7 lead with just over 25 minutes
remaining, Moravian scored nine of the final 12 goals including pulling within
two goals at 17-15 with 5:37 still on the clock. Alvernia finished the
match with a 36-30 edge in shots and a 22-14 advantage on draw controls while
both teams had 12 ground balls.
Sophomore midfielder Sarah Carman (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) led
Moravian in scoring with five goals and an assist while junior attack Jillian Pagliei (Ivyland, PA/Council Rock North) added four goals and an
assist. Junior midfielder Paige Warbrick (Souderton, PA/Souderton Area) had two goals
and two assists to tie the school record with 20 career assists while junior
midfielder Katie Wise (Ardsley,
PA/Abington) netted two goals for the Greyhounds. Sophomore
midfielder Maureen Helfers
(Westbury, NY/W.T. Clarke), senior attack Georgia Castellano (Cherry Hills, NJ/Cherry
Hill West) and sophomore attack Shannon
Algeo (Spring-Ford, PA/Spring-Ford) each had one
goal for Moravian.
Castellano led the Greyhounds with five draw controls while Wise had a team high three ground
balls. Carman added three draw
controls and two ground balls. Moravian junior goalie Courtney Rosenberg (Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape
May Regional) had 11 saves in the match.
Senior midfielder Jenny Lucey
scored a match high five goals to lead the Goucher College women’s lacrosse
team to an 18-7 Landmark Conference victory over host Moravian on the HUB Quad.
Moravian led 1-0 just 37 seconds into the match
on a goal by senior attack Georgia Castellano only to see the Gophers score 11 of the next
12 goals to lead 11-4 at halftime. Goucher finished the match with a
36-24 advantage in shots and a 22-18 edge in ground balls while the Greyhounds
held a 15-10 advantage in draw controls.
Junior midfielder Katie Wise and junior attack Jillian
Pagliei each had two goals for Moravian while Castellano had a
goal and an assist. Sophomore midfielders Sarah Carman and Maureen Helfers each had goals.
Carman
also led the Greyhounds with six draw controls and three ground balls, which
gave her a school record 58 for the season, while Helfers had four draw controls
and three ground balls. Moravian junior goalie Courtney Rosenberg made 11 saves in the contest.
Greyhound Weekly Update, April 20, 2009 (-6666-)
Baseball -- 17-15 (Landmark
Conference 10-5)
Last
Week –.Lost to Misercordia University, 8-5; Lost to Catholic University*, 12-4,
11-7 and 9-8. *Landmark Conference Game
This
Week –Tues., April 21st at King’s College, 4:00 p.m.; Wed., April 22nd
vs. Arcadia University, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., April 25th vs. Juniata
College* (DH), 1:00 p.m.; Sun., April 26th vs. Juniata College*, 12:00
p.m. *Landmark Conference Game.
The Misericordia University baseball team used a five-run third inning to take
a 6-3 lead on the way to posting an 8-5 win over visiting Moravian in
non-conference action.
The Greyhounds, who dropped their sixth straight
non-conference game, jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first
inning. Sophomore shortstop Jason
Huber (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) was hit by a pitch with one out and moved to
third on a single from senior outfielder Joseph
Durso (Middletown, NJ/Christian Brother Academy).
Freshman first baseman Kevin O’Keefe (Alexandria,
VA/Bishop Ireton) followed with a two-RBI single to score Huber and Durso.
Moravian pushed its lead to 3-0 with a run in the
top of the second inning. Senior designated hitter Thomas Czarnecki (Columbia, NJ/North Warren)
led off with a single and eventually scored on an RBI ground out from senior
outfielder Eric Shea (Madison,
NJ/Morristown Beard).
The Cougars would get one run back in the bottom
of the second inning on an RBI ground out by designated hitter Andres Gonzalez
to cut the Moravian lead to 3-1.
Misericordia scored five times in the bottom of
the third inning to take the lead for good at 6-3. First baseman Brandon Calafut drove in a pair of runs with an RBI single, and
second baseman Jamie Philippi also added a two-RBI single. Gonzalez drove
in the final run of the winning with an RBI single.
The Cougars would add two more runs on the bottom
of the fourth inning for an 8-3 edge with shortstop Nate Newman hitting a
one-out, two-run homer.
Moravian finished off the scoring with two runs
in the top of the eighth inning. Huber
walked with one out, and two batters later O’Keefe
connected on a two-run home run, his team leading fifth homer of the season.
Misericordia had a 12-6 edge in hits in the game
with catcher Chris Tuttle going three-for-four. Newman, Philippi and outfielder
Jeff Slanovec each had two hits for the
Cougars. O’Keefe had half of Moravian’s hits, going three-for-four I the
contest.
The Greyhounds used three pitchers with junior Philip Spence (Lafayette, NJ/Newton) taking the loss to drop to 3-2 on the
year. Spence allowed six runs
on nine hits and a walk with one strikeout in three innings of action.
Junior Brandon Palmisano (Mountainhome, PA/Pius X) tossed three innings, giving
up two runs on two hits and two walks with one strikeout. Junior Joe Melchionna (Marlboro,
NJ/St. John Vianney) tossed the final two
innings, allowing one hit and striking out one batter.
The Greyhounds had their six-game Landmark
Conference winning streak snapped in the first game of a conference
doubleheader at The Catholic University of America, falling 12-4.
The Greyhounds took a 1-0 lead in the top of the
second inning in the first game. Sophomore second baseman Jake Schweitzer reached on a Cardinal
error to start the inning, and he moved to third base on a single from freshman
catcher Blake Shortall
(Kintnersville, PA/Freedom). Schweitzer scored when freshman
shortstop Dave Zubia
(Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) grounded into a double play.
Catholic tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of
the second inning on an RBI single from second baseman Timothy Mierzwa.
Moravian answered with a run in the top of the
third inning to retake the lead, 2-1. Senior outfielder Joseph Durso
drew a walk to lead off the inning, and he moved to third on a single from
freshman first baseman Kevin O’Keefe.
Freshman designated hitter Joe Bartolacci (Easton, PA/Notre Dame) then hit an RBI
ground out to score Durso.
The Cardinals would take their first lead of the
game with four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Mierzwa had an RBI single as did outfielder Dimitri Deoudes. Outfielder
Tommy Little added a two-run single.
Catholic pushed its lead to 7-2 with two runs in
the bottom of the fifth inning on a two-RBI double from outfielder Cory Hudson.
Moravian would get two runs in the top of the sixth
inning to pull within 7-4. Schweitzer
and Shortall
hit back-to-back singles to start the inning, and Zubia drove Schweitzer home with
an RBI single. Shortall
ended up being out in a run down between third base and home before Durso hit an RBI
single to score Zubia.
The Cardinals finished off the scoring with five
runs on the bottom of the sixth inning. First baseman Mike Goodman had an
RBI single as did catcher Patrick Quintana. Shortstop LJ Travaglia and third baseman Troy Langway
each had RBI singles while Mierzwa had his third RBI
single of the game to finish off the scoring.
Catholic had a 17-10 edge in hits in the game
with Mierzwa and Hudseon
each going three-for-four. Travaglia was
three-for-three for the Cardinals while Little, Langway
and Quintana each had two hits. Durso, Shortall and senior outfielder Eric Shea were each two-for-three for the Greyhounds. Shea’s two hits
moved him within one of 100 for his career.
Moravian freshman starting pitcher Brendan Close (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom) lasted
just 4 1/3 innings while suffering his second loss of the season. Close allowed seven runs, five of them
earned, on ten hits and two walks, and he did strike out three batters to tie
the Greyhound single season record of 65 strikeouts. Close tied the mark set by Jon Yard set in 1996.
Junior Brandon
Palmisano tossed 1 1/3 innings, giving up five runs on six hits with one
strikeout. Junior Joe Melchionna pitched to one batter with a strikeout.
The Catholic University of America baseball team
completed a sweep of visiting Moravian with an 11-7 win in the second game of
the twinbill. The loss kept the Greyhounds from
clinching their first postseason appearance since 2004, and also knocked
Moravian out of first place in the conference standings.
The Cardinals jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the
bottom of the first inning. Designated hitter Joseph Devine had an RBI
single while first baseman Mike Goodman and catcher Patrick Quintana each hit
RBI sacrifice flies.
Moravian would get two runs back in the top of
the second inning to cut the lead to 3-2. Junior designated hitter Brad Bodine led off with a single
before sophomore second baseman Schweitzer
walked. Senior third baseman Kevin
Gambrino followed with an infield single to load
the bases. Freshman shortstop Dave
Zubia would drive in Bodine with an RBI ground out while senior outfielder Eric Shea hit an RBI sacrifice fly to
score Schweizter.
Catholic would extend its lead to 8-2 with five
runs in the bottom of the third inning. Outfielder Dimitri
Deoudes led off with a solo home run while Goodman
had an RBI single. Shortstop LJ Travaglia added
an RBI sacrifice fly while outfielder Cory Hudson hit a two-RBI single.
The Cardinals added three more runs in the bottom
of the fourth inning for an 11-2 lead on a two-run homer from Goodman and a
solo homer from Quintana in the next at-bat.
Moravian would score five runs in the top of the
fifth inning to finish the scoring in the game. Shea led off the inning with triple for the 100th hit of his
career, the 14th player in school history to reach 100 career hits.
Senior outfielder Joseph Dusro would hit an RBI single to score Shea, and after freshman first baseman Kevin O’Keefe was hit by a pitch,
freshman catcher Austin Rock hit a
three-run homer, his fourth home run of the season. Bodine would go deep in the following at-bat for his third home run
of the season.
Both teams had nine hits in the second game with
Devine going three-for-four for Catholic. Goodman was also two-for-two
with four RBIs for the Cardinals. Durso and Bodine
were each two-for-four for the Greyhounds.
Moravian used three pitchers with junior Ryan Cummings (Toms River, NJ/Toms River
East) falling to 3-2 on the year after allowing seven runs, six earned, on
five hits and a walk with one strikeout in two-plus innings of work.
Junior Joe Melchionna
tossed two innings, giving up four runs on four hits and a walk with one
strikeout while junior Andrew DeLio (Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany) tossed the final two
innings with two strikeouts.
The Catholic University of America baseball team
capped a three-run, ninth inning rally with the winning run scoring on a wild
pitch, the second run of the inning to score on a wild pitch, to come from
behind after blowing a five-run lead, defeating visiting Moravian , 9-8, in the
final game of the Landmark Conference series between the schools.
Despite the loss and losses each contest in the
three-game series, the Greyhounds clinched a berth in the 2009 Landmark
Conference Tournament that will be hosted by Susquehanna University May 1st to
3rd with the other results around the conference Sunday afternoon. The
postseason berth for Moravian will be its first under third-year head coach
Paul Engelhardt, and the first for the program since 2004.
Moravian took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first
inning. Senior outfielder Eric
Shea was hit by a pitch to lead off the game, and sophomore outfielder Jason Huber followed with a single.
After an out, freshman first baseman Kevin
O’Keefe connected on an RBI single to score Shea.
The Cardinals answered with six runs, five of
them unearned; in the bottom of the first inning to take a 6-1 lead.
Catcher Patrick Quintana had a two-RBI single, and third baseman Troy Langway connected on a grand slam home run.
Moravian pulled within two runs, 6-4, in the top
of the third inning after pushing three runs home. With two outs, junior
designated hitter Brad Bodine and
senior third baseman Kevin Gambrino each singled. A wild pitch would move
the runners up a base, and sophomore second baseman Jake Schweitzer drew a walk to load the bases. Freshman
catcher Austin Rock came on to pinch
hit and was hit by a pitch to score Bodine.
Freshman shortstop Dave Zubia followed with a two-RBI single scoring Gambrino and Schweitzer.
The Greyhounds would tie the contest at 6-6 with
a pair of runs in the top of the sixth inning. Huber singled with an out and moved to third on a single from Durso. O’Keefe then hit an RBI ground out to
score Huber while Durso would
cross the plate on an RBI single from Gambrino.
Moravian scored twice in the top of the seventh
inning to take an 8-6 lead. Rock
was hit by a pitch to start the inning and Zubia followed with a
single. After a fielder’s choice by Shea
that had Rock out at third, and the second out of the inning, Durso was walked
intentionally to load the bases. O’Keefe
ripped a two-RBI single to send Zubia and Shea
home and put the Greyhounds ahead for the first time in the game.
Catholic would score three times in the bottom of
the ninth inning for the victory with two outs. With one out to start the
inning, second baseman Timothy Mierwza and outfielder
Dimitri Deoudes
singled. Outfielder Tommy Little drew a walk to
load the bases. After a Moravian pitching change, Mierzwa
scampered home on a wild pitch. Designated hitter Joseph Devine delivered
an RBI sacrifice fly to score Deoudes, and Little
moved to third on the play. After another Greyhound pitching change, Little scored the winning run on another wild pitch.
The Greyhounds had a 14-11 edge in hits in the
game with Zubia
going four-for-five. Huber was
three-for-six for Moravian while O’Keefe
and Bodine were each
two-for-five. O’Keefe had four
RBIs to tie Durso
for the single season Greyhound record of 46 RBIs in a season while Huber
scored one run to extend his single season school record to 45 runs
scored. Mierzwa was three-for-four to lead
Catholic while Devine was two-for-two.
Moravian used four pitchers in the game with
freshman Thomas Fenyak
starting and going 7 2/3 innings. He allowed six runs, only one earned on
nine hits and six walks with three strikeouts. Junior Philip Spence dropped to 3-3 on the
year after giving up three runs on two hits and a walk in 2/3 of an
inning. Junior Zach Andes
faced one batter, recording an out while junior Andrew DeLio was on the mound when the
game ended.
Greyhound Weekly Update, April 20, 2009 (-10101010-)
Softball -- 27-9 (Landmark
Conference 9-1)
Last
Week – Split games with Catholic University*, Lost 6-3 and Won 12-0; Split
games with Ramapo College, Lost 4-3 and Won 5-2; Defeated Susquehanna
University*, 2-1 and 4-1. *Landmark Conference Game.
This Week – Thur., April 23rd vs.
Muhlenberg College*(DH), 3:00 p.m.; Sat., April 25th at Drew
University* (DH), 1:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference Game.
The Greyhounds had
their 13-game winning streak snapped with a 6-3 loss at The Catholic University
of America in the first game of a Landmark Conference doubleheader. The loss
was Moravian’s first to a Landmark Conference opponent since the conference
began play in 2008. The Greyhounds had won their first 21 games against
Landmark teams including the postseason.
The Cardinals
jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on a two-RBI single
by second baseman Kelly Lukacs.
Moravian responded
and tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth inning. Senior first
baseman Sheri Bieniek
(Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas
Valley) led off the inning
with a solo homer, her team leading fifth home run of the season. With
one out, sophomore outfielder Amanda Paulus (Easton,
PA/Easton) doubled and scored
on an RBI single from senior catcher Deanna
Mangieri (Pleasantville, NY/Byram Hills).
The Greyhounds
would take a 3-2 lead with a run in the top of the fifth inning. Freshman
outfielder Olivia Evanko
(Nazarteth, PA/Nazareth) reached on a fielder’s choice and scored on
an RBI double from senior pitcher Maria DeBonis (Nazareth,
PA/Notre Dame).
Catholic retook the
lead with four runs in the bottom half of the fifth inning to earn the victory
with all four runs scoring on a grand slam homer from shortstop Megan Rizzi.
Both teams had six
hits in the game. Bieniek
was two-for-three for the Greyhounds while Lukacs was
two-for-four for the Cardinals.
DeBonis dropped to 11-6 in the circle for Moravian,
allowing six runs on six hits and four walks while striking out four batters in
5 1/3 innings of action. Sophomore Elizabeth
Python (Huntington Station,
NY/Walt Whitman) tossed the final 2/3 of an inning for the Greyhounds. Stephanie
Clemente went the distance for the Cardinals, giving up three runs on six hits
and a walk with one strikeout.
Moravian bounced
back in the second game of a Landmark Conference doubleheader at The Catholic
University of America to earn a 12-0, five-inning victory to earn a split of
the twinbill and remain in first place by a game in
the conference standings. The win also moved Moravian 16-year head coach John
Byrne one victory shy of 500 for his career with an overall mark of 499-155.
Moravian would jump
out to a 6-0 lead in the top of the second inning, giving freshman pitcher Jenna Carmon (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central) all the offense she needed. Carmon drew a one out walk and scored
on a two-run homer from sophomore outfielder Amanda Paulus, her second homer of the
season. Senior outfielder Erica Klepeisz and sophomore third baseman Maura Agnew (Doylestown, PA/Lansdale Catholic) drew walks and scored on a two-RBI single by
sophomore shortstop Stephanie Falzarano. Freshman outfielder Olivia Evanko
and senior designated player Maria DeBonis would draw walks to load the bases before Falzarano scored
on a wild pitch. Carmon
finished off the inning with an RBI single to score Evanko.
The Greyhounds
added two runs in the top of the fourth inning for an 8-0 lead. Falzarano was
hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, and she scored on a two-out RBI double
by senior first baseman Sheri Bieniek. Bieniek eventually crossed the plate on an infield RBI
single by Paulus.
Moravian finished
off the scoring with four more runs in the top of the fifth inning. Klepeisz started
things off with a single before Agnew
walked. Falzarano
reached on a fielder’s choice that had everyone safe before Evanko picked up an RBI with a
bases loaded walk. DeBonis then hit an RBI sacrifice fly to score Agnew. Evanko would steal second base
with Falzarano
sliding home on the throw to second. Sophomore outfielder Megan Boyle (South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) finished off the scoring with an RBI single
to score Evanko.
Moravian had an 8-2
edge in hits in the second game as the Greyhounds drew ten walks in the
contest. Carmon was
two-for-two while Paulus went two-for three.
In the circle, Carmon improved to 8-1 on the year with
her third shutout of the season, allowing just two hits while striking out two
batters. Catholic used three pitchers in the contest with Stacie Goddard
taking the loss after allowing ten runs on three hits and eight walks in 2 1/3
innings of action.
The Greyhounds
dropped the first game of a non-conference doubleheader at 21st ranked Ramapo
College of New Jersey, 4-3 in nine innings on a two run walk-off homer by the
Roadrunners' Kelly Schriber. The loss dropped
Moravian to 1-4 in extra-inning games this season.
Ramapo took a 1-0
lead in the bottom of the first inning on a solo home run by designated player Marilee
Farmer.
The Greyhounds
would answer in the top of the second inning to tie the game at 1-1.
Sophomore outfielder Amanda Paulus doubled with one out and moved to third on a
ground out by senior catcher Deanna Mangieri. Paulus would come home on a passed ball.
The game would
remain tied at 1-1 through the regulation seven innings. In the top of
the eighth, the teams began using the international tiebreaker rule by placing
a runner on second base to start the inning. Sophomore shortstop Stephanie Falzarano
began the inning on second and moved to third on a ground out by freshman
outfielder Olivia Evanko.
Falzarano
eventually scored on a Ramapo error on a ball bit by Greyhound senior first
baseman Sheri Bieniek.
The Roadrunners had
a pinch runner Jaclyn Giangrande on second to start
the bottom of the eighth inning. After two outs, Giangrande
would score on an RBI infield single by outfielder Rachel Wong.
Freshman designated
player Jenna Carmon started the top
of the ninth inning at second base for Moravian. Carmon crossed the plate
on another Roadrunner error on a ball hit by Mangieri to put the Greyhounds
up 3-2.
Farmer started the
bottom of the ninth on second for Ramapo. After a sacrifice bunt by
Brittney McKeon, Schriber connected on a two-run,
walk-off home run to end the game.
Ramapo had a 7-5
edge in hits in the first game with shortstop Tiffany Fischer going
two-for-three. Paulus
was two-for-four to lead the Greyhounds.
Senior pitcher Maria DeBonis
dropped her second straight game in the circle for Moravian to fall to 11-7 on
the year. DeBonis
allowed four runs, just two earned, on seven hits and a walk. DeBonis did have
six strikeouts in the contest to push her career total to 502, the second
pitcher in school history to record 500 career strikeouts, and DeBonis also had
a hit at the plate to move her within two hits of 100 for her career.
Moravian salvaged a split in a non-conference doubleheader at 21st-ranked
Ramapo College of New Jersey with a 5-2 win in the second game to earn 16-year
head coach John Byrne his 500th career win.
Byrne, pictured at
right, becomes the 24th overall and 19th active NCAA Division III coach to
reach 500 career wins, and the second in as many days as SUNY Buffalo State
head coach Sandra Hollander won her 500th game on Wednesday. Byrne had a
career record of 500-156 in his 16-year career at Moravian, and he becomes the
first Greyhound coach to reach 500 career wins in a single sport. Byrne
entered the season fifth all-time among NCAA Division III coaches with a .762
winning percentage.
Moravian took a 1-0
lead in the top of the second inning. Senior first baseman Sheri Bieniek
reached on an error to lead off the inning before freshman pitcher Jenna Carmon was hit by a pitch.
After a sacrifice bunt from sophomore outfielder Amanda Paulus put both runners in scoring
position, senior catcher Deanna Mangieri hit an RBI sacrifice fly to score Bieniek.
The Greyhounds
pushed their lead to 2-0 with another run in the top of the third inning.
Sophomore shortstop Stephanie Falzarano doubled with one out and moved to third on a
single off of freshman outfielder Olivia
Evanko’s
bat. Senior designated player Maria
DeBonis followed with an RBI sacrifice fly
sending Falzarano
home.
Moravian scored
three times in the top of the fourth inning for a 5-0 lead, which is all Carmon would need in the circle.
With two outs, Paulus
started the rally with a double. Mangieri would reach on an error and steal second
base. Senior outfielder Erica Klepeisz followed with an RBI single to score Paulus while
sophomore third baseman Maura Agnew
had an RBI single to send Mangieri home. Falzarano would drive in the final run of the inning with an
RBI single to score Klepeisz.
Ramapo’s two runs
in the game would come in the bottom of the seventh inning when Kelly Schriber connected on another two-run homer, her second of
the twinbill after a walk-off home run on the ninth
inning of the first game.
The Greyhounds had
a 9-5 edge in hits in the second game with Paulus going two-for-two. Evanko was
two-for-three for Moravian while Falzarano was two-for four. Designated player Danielle
Rothenberger was two-for-three for Ramapo.
Carmon improved to 9-1 in the circle for the Greyhounds with her seventh
straight victory. Carmon
allowed two runs, only one was earned, on five hits and no walks. She did
strikeout three batters.
Senior
pitcher/designated player shined on Senior Day as the Greyhounds clinched a
berth in the 2009 Landmark Conference Tournament with a 2-1 victory over
Susquehanna University in the first game of a conference doubleheader at Blue
& Grey Field.
In the circle, DeBonis improved
to 12-7 on the season, allowing a run on six hits and a walk with ten
strikeouts. At the plate, DeBonis had a pair of hits including a two-run homer in the
fifth inning for her 100th career high.
DeBonis’ home run in the fifth broke a scoreless tie
and came with one out and after freshman outfielder Olivia Evanko
reached second on a pair of errors.
The Crusaders would
pull within a run in the top of the sixth inning when senior first baseman
Laurie Blaszka doubled with one out and scored on an
RBI single from junior catcher Kelli Holata.
Susquehanna had a
6-4 edge in hits with freshman outfielder Lisa Finizio
going two-for-four and senior outfielder Gretchen Halsey going
two-for-three. DeBonis
was two-for-three for Moravian.
The Greyhounds
earned a sweep of Susquehanna University in Landmark Conference action at Blue
& Grey Field, defeating the Crusaders, 4-1, in the second contest.
Moravian's win coupled with a loss by The Catholic University of America
clinched home field for the defending Landmark Conference Champion Greyhounds
at the 2009 Landmark Conference Tournament May 1st and 2nd.
Moravian would jump
out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. Freshman pitcher Jenna Carmon led off with a
single. After a sacrifice bunt by sophomore outfielder Amanda Paulus
and another out, senior outfielder Eric Klepeisz hit an RBI double to score Carmon.
Susquehanna tied
the game in the top of the fifth inning on an RBI single from sophomore
outfielder Bryn Whitmire.
The Greyhounds
answered with three runs in the bottom half of the fifth inning for the
victory. Senior designated player Maria
DeBonis drew her third of four walks in the game
to lead off the inning, and she moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by senior
first baseman Sheri Bieniek.
Carmon would walk, and Paulus would hit
a single to load the bases. Senior catcher Deanna Mangieri followed with a three-RBI
double off the top of the fence in center field to empty the bases, but Mangieri was
thrown out trying to get to third on the throw home. Moravian finished
the game with a 5-4 edge in hits.
Carmon won her eighth straight game in the circle to improve to 10-1 on the
season. She allowed a run on four hits and a walk with one
strikeout. Sophomore Cara Swerdlow tossed the
second game for the Crusaders, giving up four runs on five hits and seven walks
with two strikeouts.
Greyhound Weekly Update, April
20, 2009 (-14141414-)
Women’s Tennis -- 10-5
(Landmark Conference 5-0)
Last
Week – Defeated Scranton University*, 9-0; Defeated Drew University*, 8-1.
*Landmark Conference Match.
This Week – Thur., April 23rd at Ursinus
College, 3:30 p.m.; Sat., April 25th vs. Juniata College*, 12:00
p.m. *Landmark Conference Match.
Moravian,
the defending Landmark Conference Champion, clinched at least the second seed
and a home semifinal match in the 2009 Landmark Conference Tournament with a
9-0 sweep of The University of Scranton in conference action at Hoffman Courts.
The Greyhounds, who remain undefeated in conference action at 4-0, started out
by winning all three doubles matches with wins by the tandems of freshman Jami Fein (Blue Bell, PA/Wissahickon) and senior Dyana Swan (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville) at first doubles, freshmen Melissa Emery (Phillipsburg, NJ/Notre Dame
(PA)) and Anna Meola
(Willow Grove, PA/Upper Moreland) at second doubles and senior MaryKate Kelly (Beach Haven, NJ/Southern Regional)
and sophomore Kerry McKinley (Sparta,
NJ/Pope John XXIII) at third doubles. Moravian won all six singles matches
including straight sets wins from Fein
at first singles, Kelly at third
singles, McKinley at fourth singles,
freshman Alexandra Hay at fifth
singles and Meola
at sixth singles. Swan rallied
for a three-set win at second singles after dropping the second set. The
Greyhounds will host one of the two Landmark Conference Semifinals on
Wednesday, April 29th at Hoffman Courts. Moravian’s opponent
for the match as well as the starting time are still to be determined.
The Greyhounds remained undefeated in Landmark
Conference action and in a tie for first place with an 8-1 victory at Drew
University. Moravian led 2-1 after doubles action with victories from the teams
of freshman Jami Fein and senior Dyana Swan at first doubles and senior MaryKate Kelly and sophomore Kerry McKinley at third doubles. The
Greyhounds would sweep the singles action with Fein winning in straight sets at first singles and Swan victorious in straight sets at
second singles. Kelly needed three
sets including a tiebreaker in the first set for a win at third singles while McKinley won in straight sets at fourth
singles. Freshmen Alexandra Hay and Anna Meola
earned straight sets wins at fifth and sixth singles for the Greyhounds.
Men’s Tennis -- 10-5
(Landmark Conference 4-1)
Last Week
– Lost to Drew University*, 5-4. *Landmark Conference Match.
This Week – Wed., April 22nd vs. Scranton University*,
4:00 p.m.; Sat., April 25th vs. Juniata College*, 12:00 p.m. *Landmark
Conference Match.
Moravian
suffered its first Landmark Conference loss of the season, falling to Drew
University, 5-4, in a conference match on the road. Despite the loss, the
Greyhounds still clinched a berth in the 2009 Landmark Conference Tournament
with other results from around the conference.
The Rangers
swept the doubles action to jump out to a 3-0 lead. The Greyhound due of junior
Ian Box (Charlestown, MA/The Rivers School) and sophomore Doug Morrow (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh) dropped an 8-6 decision
at first doubles, the closest of the three matches.
In singles
action, Moravian won four of six matches with freshmen Kevin Holze (Bayside, NY/St. Francis Prep)
and Drew Shreter
(Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) each breaking the previous school record for
wins in a season as both players recorded their 18th wins of the year. Holze won in
straight sets at third singles while Shreter posted a three-set win at fourth singles. Morrow captured a straight sets win at
second singles while junior Chandler
Forman (Plymouth, MA/Plymouth) won in three sets at fifth singles including
a tiebreaker in the third set.
Greyhound Weekly Update, April 20, 2009 (-15151515-)
Golf -- 2-0 (Landmark
Conference 0-0)
Last Week
– Tied for 2nd out of 15 at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational
at Bent Creek Country Club; Tied for 5th out of 12 at the Glenmaura National Collegiate Tournament hosted by The
University of Scranton.
This
Week – Wed., April 22nd at the Lehigh Valley Collegiate Tournament
at Lehigh Country Club, 1:00 p.m.; Thur., April 30th at the DeSales
University with Ursinus College at Brookside Country Club, 1:00 p.m.
The Greyhounds finished in a
tie for second, two strokes off of the lead at the Bent Creek Invitational
hosted by Franklin & Marshall College at the Bent Creek Country Club.
Moravian and Wesley College each had scores of 308 while the host Diplomats
fired a team score of 306. Sophomore Seth
Hartman (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown) paced the Greyhound individuals with a
three-over par round of 74 on the par 71 course that tied him for sixth of 87
golfers. Sophomores Robert McKay
(Bethlehem, PA/Northampton) and Lucas Smith (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing)
each tied for 14th with rounds of 77 while freshman John Dimler (Allentown, PA/Parkland) was
tied for 35th with an 80. Junior Alan Kliewer (Ephrata, PA/Ephrata) fired an 83, which tied
him for 49th place.
The Greyhounds are tied for
fifth place of 12 schools after the first round of the Glenmaura
National Collegiate Invitational being hosted by The University of Scranton.
Moravian had a first day score of 314, which is tied with Muhlenberg College
and Susquehanna University, while York College of Pennsylvania is in first
place with a 308. Individually, sophomore Seth
Hartman is tied fir eighth of the 58 golfers in
the tournament with an opening round of 76 on the par 71 course. Freshman John Dimler
is tied for 16th after a 78 while sophomore Lucas Smith is tied for 20th with a 79 in the opening round.
Sophomore Robert McKay is tied for
31st after an 81 while junior Nicholas Repko-Moschini (Easton, PA/Easton) is tied for 36th
with an 82 on the first day.
Moravian finished in a tie
for fifth place of 12 schools after the second round of the Glenmaura
National Collegiate Invitational being hosted by The University of Scranton was
cancelled due to weather. Moravian had a first day score of 314, which was tied
with Muhlenberg College and Susquehanna University, while York College of
Pennsylvania finished in first place with a 308. Individually, sophomore Seth Hartman tied for eighth of the 58
golfers in the tournament with an opening round of 76 on the par 71 course.
Freshman John Dimler
tied for 16th after a 78 while sophomore Lucas
Smith tied for 20th with a 79 in the opening round. Sophomore Robert McKay
tied for 31st after an 81 while junior Nicholas
Repko-Moschini tied for 36th with an 82 on the
first day.
