Monday, October 1, 2001

FOUR NAMED MORAVIAN ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Senior Katie Copf (Allentown, PA/Salisbury HS) and junior Jenn Genevese (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) from the women's tennis team and juniors John Cupples (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) and Josh Fick (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus HS) from the football squad have been named the Moravian College Student-Athletes of the Week for their performances last week.

Copf and Genevese have led the Greyhounds to a 9-0 start this season and a 6-0 record in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth.  Moravian has won the MAC Commonwealth regular season title for the fifth time in eight years and will host a playoff match on Wednesday, October 10^th.  Copf had a 2-1 record at fourth singles last week and she was 3-0 at second doubles with partner senior Lacey Leverberg (East Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg HS).  Genevese had a perfect week with a 3-0 slate at second singles and a 3-0 mark at first doubles with senior Corinne Kleinsmith (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin HS).

Cupples, a linebacker, was all over the field for the Moravian defense, making a team high 15 tackles with four stops behind the line of scrimmage with a half sack in the Greyhounds 34-20 victory over Lebanon Valley College.  Moravian's defense forced the Flying Dutchmen into four turnovers in the game while limiting Lebanon Valley to just 37 yards on the ground in 43 attempts.  Cupples was named to the MAC Honor Roll for his performance.

Fick, a tailback, made the first start of his career a memorable one as he gained 125 yards on 19 carries with two touchdowns in the first 6:27 of the game.  Fick, whose rushing total is the 18th highest single game in Moravian history, scored on a three-yard touchdown run on Moravian's first play.  He gained all 54 yards on the next drive with runs of 52, one and one yards for the touchdown.  Fick, who was also named to the MAC Honor Roll, also grabbed three passes for 45 yards in the victory.