2000 Quick Recaps

At Juniata College  – Lost 3-0 in Commonwealth Conference Championship

Senior middle hitter Becky Falk had six kills to lead the Greyhounds but it wasn't enough as Moravian fell to Juniata College, 9-15, 0-15, 9-15 to end the 2000 season in the Commonwealth Conference Championship match.  Junior right side hitter Sara Walkiewicz had five kills and four digs while freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had four kills and six digs.  Freshman setter Amy Lawrence contributed 17 assists while senior defensive specialist Emily Shonk added a team leading eight digs. 

At Susquehanna University  – Won 3-1 in Commonwealth Conference Semifinals

Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 18 kills, four service aces and 23 digs while freshman setter Amy Lawrence had 41 assists and five service aces to lead the Greyhounds to a 15-2, 10-15, 15-7, 15-10 win over Susquehanna University in the Commonwealth Conference Semifinals.  The Greyhounds will play at Juniata for the fifth straight season for the Commonwealth Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Tournament.  Junior right side hitter Sara Walkiewicz added 12 kills and 22 digs in the win while senior middle hitter Becky Falk had ten kills.  Freshman right side hitter Shannon McNeil had seven kills and senior defensive specialist Emily Shonk added 13 digs.  Senior middle hitter Sara Young contributed eight kills and two solo blocks.

Vs. Gettysburg College at Elizabethtown Tournament – Won 3-2

Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 29 kills and 29 digs while freshman setter Amy Lawrence had 62 assists and 12 digs to lead the Greyhounds to a 7-15, 15-13, 16-14, 13-15, 15-13 win over Gettysburg College to finish second in the Elizabethtown College Halloween Classic.  Zipf and Lawrence were each named to the All-Tournament Team.  Junior opposite hitter Sara Walkiewicz contributed 16 kills and 13 digs in the match while senior middle hitter Becky Falk had 12 kills and four blocks.  Senior middle hitter Sara Young added seven kills.

Vs. Roberts Wesleyan College at Elizabethtown Tournament – Lost 3-2

Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 24 kills and 28 digs to lead the Greyhounds in a 13-15, 15-6, 8-15, 15-13, 11-15 loss to Roberts Wesleyan College in the championship bracket of the Elizabethtown College Halloween Classic.  Freshman setter Amy Lawrence ran the Moravian offense with 66 assists and she added 14 digs while junior right side hitter Sara Walkiewicz had 17 kills and 27 digs.  Senior middle hitter Sara Young had 16 kills and three blocks in the loss.

Vs. Salisbury State University  at Elizabethtown Tournament – Won 3-1

Freshman setter Amy Lawrence had 50 assists and 22 digs while freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 18 kills and 25 digs to lead the Greyhounds to a 15-10, 17-15, 12-15, 15-10 triumph over Salisbury State University in the second round of the Elizabethtown College Halloween Classic.  Junior right side hitter Sara Walkiewicz had five kills and 23 digs while senior defensive specialist Emily Shonk contributed four service aces and 15 digs.  Freshman outside hitter Shannon McNeil had five kills and 15 digs while senior middle hitters Becky Falk and Sara Young contributed 14 and 13 kills respectively.

Vs. Western Maryland College at Elizabethtown Tournament – Won 3-1

Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 15 kills and 32 digs to lead the Greyhounds in a 14-16, 15-5, 15-3, 15-9 victory over Western Maryland College in the first round of the Elizabethtown College Halloween Classic.  Freshman setter Amy Lawrence added 44 assists and 25 digs while junior opposite hitter Sara Walkiewicz had nine kills and 16 digs.

At Widener University  – Won 3-0

Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 13 kills and 12 digs to lead the Greyhounds in a 15-4, 15-3, 15-13 victory over Widener University in Commonwealth Conference action and to clinch a tie for second place in the regular season.  Moravian will be the number three seed in the playoffs and travel to Susquehanna University on Wednesday, November 1st for a Commonwealth Conference Semifinal.  Senior middle Becky Falk had ten kills in the win while junior right side hitter Sara Walkiewicz added nine kills and 12 digs.  Freshman setter Amy Lawrence had 38 assists and 11 digs in the match.

At Richard Stockton (NJ) University  – Won 3-1

Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 24 kills and 24 digs to lead the Greyhounds in a 15-11, 15-13, 13-15, 15-8 victory over Richard Stockton (NJ) University.  Senior middle hitter Sara Young had 12 kills in the win while freshman outside hitter Mary Kate Cordisco had 15 kills and ten digs.  Freshman setter Amy Lawrence ran the Greyhound offense with 62 assists to go along with 23 digs and five kills.  Senior middle hitter Becky Falk contributed 15 kills while freshman outside hitter Shannon McNeil had 12 digs and seven kills and senior defensive specialist had 13 digs and three service aces.

Vs. Messiah College – Won 3-0

Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 11 kills and 12 digs to lead the Greyhounds in a 15-6, 15-5, 15-7 sweep of Messiah College in Commonwealth Conference action.  Senior middle hitter Sara Young had seven kills and three blocks in her final home match while freshman setter Amy Lawrence had 23 assists, eight digs and three service aces.  Junior right side hitter Sara Walkiewicz contributed 13 digs while senior defensive specialist Emily Shonk had nine digs and two service aces.

Vs. Franklin & Marshall College at Western Maryland Tournament – Lost 3-0

Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 13 kills and 13 digs to lead the Greyhounds in a 8-15, 4-15, 14-16 lost to Mid-Atlantic Regional ranked Franklin & Marshall College to close out the Western Maryland College Tournament.  Becky Falk had eight kills in the match while freshman setter Amy Lawrence added 26 assists.

Vs. Gallaudet University at Western Maryland Tournament – Lost 3-2

The Greyhounds dropped a tough 12-15, 11-15, 15-12, 15-6, 9-15 decision to Gallaudet University to open the second day of the Western Maryland College Tournament.  Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 22 kills and 29 digs while senior middle hitter Sara Young added 17 kills.  Junior right side hitter Sara Walkiewicz had 15 digs and six kills while senior middle hitter Becky Falk contributed 12 kills.  Freshman setter Amy Lawrence led the offense with 50 assists and she had 21 digs while freshman outside hitter Shannon McNeil made nine kills and 19 digs.  Freshman defensive specialist Alissa Busci added 12 digs in the loss.

Vs. Bridgewater (VA) College at Western Maryland Tournament – Won 3-0

Senior middle hitter Sara Young has 12 kills to lead the Greyhounds to a 15-10, 15-9, 15-11 victory over Bridgewater (VA) College at the Western Maryland College Tournament.  Freshman setter Amy Lawrence added 31 assists while junior right side hitter Sara Walkiewicz had five kills and ten digs.  Senior middle hitter Becky Falk had seven kills in the contest and freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf made nine kills and 11 digs. 

Vs. Salisbury State University at Western Maryland Tournament – Won 3-1

Freshman Kim Zipf had 21 kills and 19 digs to lead the Greyhounds to a 16-18, 15-9, 15-7, 15-6 victory over Salisbury State University in the first match of the Western Maryland College Tournament.  Junior right side hitter Sara Walkiewicz added 14 kills and 26 digs while senior defensive specialist Emily Shonk had 20 digs.  Freshman setter Amy Lawrence ran the offense with 47 assists while senior middle hitters Becky Falk and Sara Young added 11 kills and eight kills, five blocks respectively.

At Susquehanna University – Lost 3-0

Freshman Kim Zipf had ten kills and 20 digs to lead the Greyhounds but it wasn’t enough as the squad fell to Susquehanna University, 15-17, 11-15, 8-15, in Commonwealth Conference action.  Senior middle hitter Becky Falk had nine kills and nine digs while freshman setter Amy Lawrence added 28 assists and six digs.  Junior right side hitter Sara Walkiewicz had nine kills and six digs in the match while freshman setter Andrea Frankenfield had 12 assists and eight digs.

Vs. Juniata College – Lost 3-0

Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had six kills and 11 digs to lead Moravian in a 15-3, 15-11, 15-5 loss to #4 Juniata College in Commonwealth Conference action.  The loss snaps the Greyhounds 18-match home winning streak.  Freshman setter Amy Lawrence had 13 assists and three service aces in the match while freshman setter Andrea Frankenfield had four service aces.  Moravian scored ten of its 19 points in the match on service aces.  Junior right side hitter Sara Walkiewicz had four kills and seven digs while senior middle hitter Becky Falk had four kills. 

Vs. Lycoming College – Won 3-2

Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 15 kills and 19 digs to lead Moravian to a 6-15, 15-12, 15-12, 11-15, 15-9 victory over Lycoming College in Middle Atlantic Conference action.  Senior middle hitter Becky Falk and freshman right side hitter Sara Hollenbacher each had 13 kills while senior middle hitter Sara Young had 11 kills and five blocks. Freshman setter Amy Lawrence added 36 assists and 17 digs in the win for Moravian.  Freshman setter Andrea Frankenfield had 20 assists and 17 digs while freshman outside hitter Shannon McNeil had ten kills and eight digs.

At Kutztown University of Pennsylvania – Lost 3-1

For the first time in six matches, the Greyhounds tasted defeat, falling to NCAA Division II Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 9-15, 4-15, 15-12, 7-15.   Moravian had beaten the Golden Bears the last three times the schools had met.   Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 14 kills and 21 digs while senior middle hitter Becky Falk has 13 kills and six blocks.  Freshman outside hitter Mary Kate Cordisco had nine kills and senior middle hitter Sara Young added 12 kills.  Freshman setter Amy Lawrence had 36 assists and 11 digs.

Vs. University of Scranton – Won 3-0

Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had nine kills and nine digs to lead the Greyhounds to a 15-7, 15-10, 15-11 victory over the University of Scranton in Middle Atlantic Conference action.  Senior middle hitter Becky Falk added seven kills while freshmn setter Amy Lawrence had 16 assists and four service aces.  Freshman right side hitter Shannon McNeil added six kills and three blocks while junior outside hitter Krystol Kessack had 14 digs and three service aces.  Senior middle hitter Sara Young made six kills for the Greyhounds in the win.

At Albright College – Won 3-0

Senior middle hitter Becky Falk had 10 kills and six blocks while junior outside hitter Sara Walkiewicz added six kills and seven digs to lead the Greyhounds to a 15-9, 15-2, 15-10 victory over Albright College in Commonwealth Conference action.   Senior middle hitter Sara Young added four kills and 11 blocks while freshman setter Amy Lawrence had 16 assists and three service aces.  Freshman setter Andrea Frankenfield also had ten assists in the match.

Vs. Lebanon Valley College – Won 3-0

Senior middle hitter Becky Falk had 16 kills and three blocks while junior outside hitter Sara Walkiewicz added 12 kills and 11 digs to lead the Greyhounds to a 15-10, 15-9, 15-7 victory over Lebanon Valley College in Commonwealth Conference action.   Freshman setter Amy Lawrence added 31 assists and nine digs while junior outside hitter Krystol Kessack had seven kills and 14 digs.  Freshman setter Andrea Frankenfield contributed 17 assists while freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had three service aces and 11 digs.  Senior middle hitter Sara Young had seven kills for the Greyhounds as did freshman outside hitter Shannon McNeil.

Vs. Muhlenberg College – Won 3-1

Senior middle hitter Becky Falk had ten kills for the Greyhounds while senior middle hitter Sara Young had 11 kills and seven blocks to lead the Greyhounds to a 15-12, 15-7, 12-15, 15-5 victory over rival Muhlenberg College. Freshman setter Amy Lawrence had 29 assists in the match while freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf added 11 digs and eight kills.  Freshman setter Andrea Frankenfield added 13 assists while senior defensive specialist Emily Shonk had four service aces and seven digs.

At Elizabethtown College – Won 3-0

Moravian opened its 2000 Commonwealth Conference season with a 15-13, 16-14, 15-8 victory over Elizabethtown College.  The Greyhounds were led by 16 kills from senior middle hitter Becky Falk and 12 kills from senior middle hitter Sara Young.   Freshman setter Amy Lawrence contributed 28 assists while freshman setter Andrea Frankenfield had 16 assists.  Junior outside hitter Krystol Kessack added ten kills and 28 digs while freshman outside hitter Shannon McNeil had 13 digs.

Vs. Western Maryland College at Gettysburg Battlefield Classic – Won 3-1

Moravian finished the 2000 Gettysburg Battlefield Classic with a 3-1 record after a 15-13, 15-13, 11-15, 15-4 win over Western Maryland College.  Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 13 kills in the match while freshman outside hitter Shannon McNeil and senior middle hitters Becky Falk and Sara Young had 10 kills.  Senior defensive specialist Emily Shonk added eight digs in the win.

Vs. Wheaton College at Gettysburg Battlefield Classic – Lost 3-0

Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 11 kills and freshman setter Andrea Frankenfield had 10 assists as the the Greyhounds lost their opening match of the second day of the Gettysburg Battlefield Classic to Wheaton College 6-15, 13-15, 7-15.   Freshman setter Amy Lawrence added 15 asssits while freshman defensive specialist Alissa Bucsi had seven digs.

Vs. Villa Julie College at Gettysburg Battlefield Classic – Won 3-0

Moravian won its first round pool at the Gettysburg Battlefield Classic with a 15-5, 15-6, 15-11 victory over Villa Julie College.  Senior middle hitter Becky Falk had eight kills in the match while freshman Kim Zipf had seven kills.   Freshman outside hitter Mary Kate Cordisco has six kills and three digs for the Greyhounds.

Vs. Salisbury State University at Gettysburg Battlefield Classic – Won 3-1

Freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had 21kills and 11 digs and freshman setter Andrea Frankenfield had 19 assists and five digs as the the Greyhounds won their opening match of the Gettysburg Battlefield Classic versus Salisbury State University 15-7, 15-9, 7-15, 15-9.  Freshman setter Amy Lawrence added 27 asssits while senior middle hitter Becky Falk had 10 kills and senior middle hitter Sara young added nine kills..

Vs. Allentown College – Won 3-0

Senior middle hitter Becky Falk had her best match of the season with 16 kills and just two errors to lead the Greyhounds to a 15-6, 17-15, 15-8 victory over Allentown College of St. Francis DeSales.  Moravian had to battle back from a 12-5 deficit in the second game to get the win. Freshman right side hitter Shannon McNeil added ten kills and ten digs for the Greyhounds while freshman outside hitter Kim Zipf had nine kills and ten digs. Freshman setter Amy Lawrence had 22 assists, eight digs and two service aces in the match while freshman setter Andrea Frankenfield added 13 assists.  Senior defensive specialist Emily Shonnk added 12 digs and three service aces while junior outside hitter Krystol Kessack had 13 digs.

Vs. Eastern Mennonite (VA) University at Messiah College Tournament – Won 3-0

The Greyhounds finished third at the Messiah College Tournament after a 15-5, 15-1, 15-12 victory over Eastern Mennonite (VA) University.  Senior becky Falk had six kills and two blocks while freshman Kim Zipf added five kills.  Freshman setter Amy Lawrence contributed 17 assists while freshman Sara Hollenbacher had six kills.

Vs. Muhlenberg College at Messiah College Tournament – Lost 3-2

Moravian lost a tough 3-2 battle to rival Muhlenberg College at the Messiah College Tournament by scores of 12-15, 15-13, 5-15, 15-10, 13-15.  Freshman Kim Zipf had 15 kills, 12 digs and three blocks in the match while senior Becky Falk added eight kills and seven blocks.  Junior Krystol Kessack had eight kills and eight digs in the match while freshman Andrea Franklenfield had 12 assists.  Freshman Amy Lawrence added 16 assists and 13 digs for the Greyhounds.

Vs. West Chester University of PA at Messiah College Tournament – Won 3-0

The Greyhounds opened the 1999 season with a 15-10, 15-8, 16-14 victory over NCAA Division II West Chester University of Pennsylvania in the Messiah College Tournament.  Seniors Becky Falk and Sara Young each had ten kills in the match while freshman Kim Zipf added seven kills and two blocks.  Freshman Andrea Frankenfield added 15 assists, three service aces while classmate Amy Lawrence had 18 assists and two service aces.