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2008-09 – Week 11 Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

GREYHOUND TRACKS

Team Records as of November 9, 2008

Overall Landmark/Centennial Meets & Tournaments

Men’s Cross Country 0-0 0-0

Women’s Cross Country 0-0 0-0

Field Hockey 7-11 1-5

Football 7-2 5-2

Golf 2-0 0-0

Men’s Soccer 6-9-2 1-4-2

Women’s Soccer 14-5-2 4-1-1 Landmark Conference Champions

Men’s Tennis 1-1 0-0

Women’s Tennis 4-2 0-0

Women’s Volleyball 14-19 3-3 Landmark Conference Semifinalist

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Female – Arielle Caldas (Fr., Cherry Hills, NJ/Cherry Hill West), soccer

Male – None

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

Saturday, November 15^th – Football vs. Muhlenberg College*, 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 16^th – Men’s Basketball vs. Lebanon Valley College, 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, November 25^th – Men’s Basketball vs. DeSales University, 8:00 p.m.; Women’s Basketball vs. DeSales University, 6:00 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, November 10, 2008 (-2222-)

Football – 7-2 (Centennial Conference 5-2)

Last Week – Bye Week.

This Week – Sat., Nov. 15^th vs. Muhlenberg College*, 1:00 p.m. *Centennial Conference Game.

The Greyhound’s football team had their bye week last Saturday and will return to action this upcoming Saturday, November 15^th when they will go up against rival Muhlenberg College, who currently stands undefeated with a 9-0 record going into the last game of the regular season.

Greyhound Weekly Update, November 10, 2008 (-3333-)

Women’s Volleyball – 14-19(Landmark Conference 3-3)

Last Week – Defeated *Catholic University, 3-1; Lost to *Juniata College, 3-0. *Landmark Conference Championship Tournament

This Week – Do Not Compete

Fourth seeded Moravian overcame a one-hour delay to the start of the match and a slow start once action began to post a 24-26, 25-14, 25-17, 25-16 victory over fifth seeded The Catholic University of America in the first round of the 2008 Landmark Conference Tournament in Johnston Hall. The Greyhounds advance to take on top seed and number one ranked Juniata College in a semifinal match in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania on Saturday, November 8th at 11:00 a.m.  The start of Wednesday night’s match was delayed an hour after Catholic was late arriving in Bethlehem.

However, the Cardinals were the hot team once action started led almost the entire first set including a lead of 21-16.  Moravian had the set tied three times before taking a brief 23-22 lead.  Catholic responded with four of the next five points for the win.  The Cardinals held brief leads in the other three sets before the Greyhounds took control of each one midway through the set.

Senior outside hitter Stephanie Struble (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees) led Moravian with 19 kills, 16 digs and three service aces while freshman outside/middle hitter Katie Moquete (Midland Park, NJ/Midland Park) had 16 kills and a pair of service aces.  Sophomore middle hitter Christine Reeser (Telford, PA/Christopher Dock) contributed seven kills and three blocks while sophomore right side hitter Molly DuVall (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) had six kills and nine digs for the Greyhounds. Freshman setter Kristin Hannings (Levittown, PA/Pennsbury) led Moravian with 29 assists to go with five kills, eight digs and two service aces while sophomore setter/hitter Christine Poole (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) had 18 assists, 12 digs, two service aces and two kills.  Freshman libero Ashley Schmidt (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) contributed a team high 24 digs while sophomore defensive specialist Katie Kercher (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall) added 11 digs and a team leading four service aces.

Senior middle hitter Kilah Fox led Catholic with eight kills, 11 digs and three blocks while freshman outside hitter Katina Baccetti added seven kills and 12 digs.  Freshman middle hitter Molly Owen also had seven kills for the Cardinals to go with two blocks while junior middle hitter Lynn Brown added six kills. Junior outside hitter Kim Ray had 16 digs, six kills and two service aces while sophomore setter Katie Norberg had a team high 20 assists to go along with 11 digs and two kills. 

The fourth seeded Greyhounds had their 2008 season come to a close with a 25-13, 25-8, 25-12 loss to top seed and second ranked Juniata College in the semifinals of the Landmark Conference Championship Tournament.

The fourth seeded Greyhounds had their 2008 season come to a close with a 25-13, 25-8, 25-12 loss to top seed and second ranked Juniata College in the semifinals of the Landmark Conference Championship Tournament. Struble and DuVall each had three kills to lead Moravian with Struble having a pair of digs and a service ace while DuVall had four digs. Moquete and Poole each had two kills for the Greyhounds while Reeser had two blocks. Hannings contributed nine assists and two digs while Schmidt had a team high 14 digs. Kercher added three digs in the match. Senior Amber Thomas led Juniata with seven kills and six digs while senior setter Beth Kozak had 19 assists and nine digs. Drew Barnhart also added seven kills and three blocks while libero Megan Sollenberger had a team high 12 digs to go with two service aces and three assists.

Greyhound Weekly Update, November 10, 2008 (-4444)

Men’s Cross Country – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – Did Not Compete

This Week – Sat., Nov. 15^th at NCAA Mid-East Regional Championships at Waynesburg College, Waynesburg, PA

The Greyhounds men’s cross country team did not compete this past week but will return to action on Saturday, November 15^th when they are set to run in the NCAA Mid-East Regional Championships at Waynesburg College, Waynesburg, PA.

Men’s Tennis – 1-1 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – Did Not Compete

This Week – Do Not Compete.

The men’s tennis team has completed their fall season and will return to action on Saturday, March 14^th when they take on rival Muhlenberg College.

Greyhound Weekly Update, Nov ember 10, 2008 (-5555-)

Women’s Soccer – 14-5-2 (Landmark Conference 4-1-1)

Last Week – Defeated *Juniata College, 2-0. Defeated *Catholic University, 1-0 (2ot) *Landmark Conference Tournament Match.

This Week – Sat., Nov. 15^th vs. The College of New Jersey in NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament First Round in Saratoga Springs, NY, 1:30 p.m.

Senior goalie Caitlin Corrigan (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) made six saves to earn her 50th career victory and lead top seeded Moravian to a 2-0 victory over fourth seed Juniata College in a Landmark Conference Semifinal match on the HUB Quad. The Greyhounds will now host second seed The Catholic University of America in the championship match on Saturday, November 8th at 1:00 p.m. in Bethlehem.  The Cardinals defeated third seeded The University of Scranton, 1-0 in overtime, in the other semifinal contest. The victory also extended Moravian’s unbeaten streak to eight matches as the Greyhounds are 6-0-2 in their last eight contests. Corrigan had three of her saves in the first half with her first save of the contest making her the fourth player in school history to reach 300 career saves.  Corrigan added three more saves in the second half, and Moravian would have a pair of defenders clear away shots in the second half after Corrigan lost control of crossing pass on the left side of the goal.  In addition to her 50th win, Corrigan posted her 33rd career shutout, both school records. Moravian gave Corrigan all of the offense she needed in the 16th minute.  Senior forward Tracy Fitzpatrick (Wantage, NJ/High Point Regional) pushed a long lead pass down the right side of the field to junior forward Alessandra Valdetara (Butler, NJ/Butler).  Valdetara took one touch to settle the ball then blasted her sixth goal of the season from eight-yards out. The Greyhounds scored again in the 63rd minute just after a Juniata goal kick.  Moravian freshman midfielder Kim Gogel took the goal kick about ten yards in front of the midfield line and headed the ball back into Moravian’s offensive end.  Fitzpatrick one-touched the ball across the top of the 18-yard box to freshman forward Arielle Caldas (Cherry Hills, NJ/Cherry Hill West). Caldas took a second to get the ball in the right position before drilling a shot across the box and into the front left corner of the goal for her tenth goal of the year.  The two assists for Fitzpatrick give her 21 for her career, moving her into a tie for second in school history, and she now has 87 career points, third all-time. Moravian had a 15-12 advantage in shots in the match, and the Greyhounds held a 10-4 edge in corner kicks.  Junior sophomore keeper Lauren Auster-Gussman made five saves in the contest. The victory was the 49th for Corrigan, and it was also her 32nd career shutout, both school records.

Freshman forward Arielle Caldas netted the golden goal in the 108th minute to lift top seeded Moravian to a 1-0, double-overtime victory over second seed The Catholic University of America in the 2008 Landmark Conference Championship match on the HUB Quad. The conference title is the first-ever for the Greyhounds, and it was also the first time in three trips to the conference championship match that Moravian had played at home.  The Greyhounds extended their unbeaten streak to 7-0-2, and Moravian is now 2-1-2 in double overtime this fall.  Moravian will find out Sunday night if it has received one of the three Pool B berths to the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament for the second straight year.  The Greyhounds, 14-5-2 overall after the win, are part of Pool B since the Landmark Conference will not receive an automatic berth until 2009. Caldas collected the ball on the offensive side of midfield and dribbled down the left side of the pitch.  As she reached the 18-yard box, Caldas cut back towards the middle of the field as the Catholic defender slipped on the wet surface.  Caldas then ripped a 12-yard shot under Catholic junior goalie Tere Rossi and into the back right corner of the net for her 11th goal of the season and her fifth game-winning goal. Catholic had a 25-15 advantage in shots with the Cardinals up 21-11 in shots after regulation.  Catholic also had an 11-2 edge in corner kicks.  Moravian senior goalie Caitlin Corrigan made seven saves for her eighth shutout of the season.  Corrigan also picked up her 51st career win and 34th career shutout which are both Moravian records, and she moved into third in career saves, now with 312.  Rossi had four stops for Catholic. Both teams had scoring chances throughout the match.  Catholic had two scoring chances with Corrigan making a good save on a shot by sophomore forward Kelly Donnely in the 33rd minute.  Rossi stopped Moravian senior forward Tracy Fitzpatrick in the 41st minute on a breakaway. Late in the second half, both teams would have opportunities again.  The Cardinals got off six shots in the final six minutes with Corrigan making one save and shot by Catholic freshman midfielder Caitlin Brett hitting the left post.  Fitzpatrick broke in again one-on-one on Rossi with just under a minute to play in regulation before chipping a shot wide to the right. Fitzpatrick had another shot early in the first overtime.  However, the best scoring chance of the first extra session went to Catholic.  Donnely attempted to head a shot in from the right side but Corrigan fully extended to just tap the shot over the cross bar and onto the top of the net for a corner kick. In the second overtime, Catholic had two shots blocked before they reached the net then Rossi made a save on a Fitzpatrick header in the 104th minute.  In the 106th minute, Moravian junior forward Alessandra Valdetara came down the right side of the box and ripped a shot that bounced off of the cross bar to allow Catholic to attack the other way. With the ball bouncing around, Caldas would gain possession and head on her game-winning break.

Greyhound Weekly Update, November 10, 2008 (-6666-)

Men’s Soccer – 6-9-2 (Landmark Conference 1-4-2)

Last Week – Lost to *Drew University, 3-0.

Season Complete

Moravians men’s soccer team has completed their season with a record of 6-9-2 and a Landmark Conference record of 1-4-2.

Women’s Tennis – 4-2 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – Did Not Compete

This Week – Do Not Compete.

The women’s tennis team has completed its fall season and will return to action in early March when they will take their spring break trip.

Golf – 2-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – Did Not Compete

This Week – Do Not Compete

The Moravian golf team has completed their fall season and will return to the links in April of 2009 when they begin their spring season.

Field Hockey – 7-11 (Landmark Conference 1-5)

Last Week – Did Not Compete.

Season Complete

The Greyhounds field hockey team has ended out their season with an overall record of 7-11 and a Landmark Conference record of 1-5.

Women’s Cross Country – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – Did Not Compete

This Week – Sat., Nov. 15^th at NCAA Mid-East Regional Championships at Waynesburg College, Waynesburg, PA

The Greyhounds women’s cross country team did not compete this past week but will return to action on Saturday, November 15^th when they are set to run in the NCAA Mid-East Regional Championships at Waynesburg College, Waynesburg, PA.

Greyhound Weekly Update, November 10, 2008 (-7777-)

Men’s Basketball -- 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – Did Not Play.

This Week – Sun., Nov. 16^th vs. Lebanon Valley College, 2:00 p.m.

Moravians men’s basketball team will get their season started this upcoming Sunday when they will take on Lebanon Valley College in Johnston Hall starting at 2:00 p.m.