Monday, January 14, 2002

FIVE GREYHOUNDS NAMED STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Seniors Emily Shertzer (Hummelstown, PA/Lower Dauphin HS) and Heidi Wolfsberger (Moosic, PA/Riverside HS) from the women's indoor track and field team, sophomore Tracie Shipman (Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan HS) of the women's basketball squad and freshman Brandon Zaleski (Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown HS) and sophomore Kevin Wyers (Hamilton Square, NJ/Notre Dame HS) from the men's basketball team have been named the Moravian College Student-Athletes of the Week for their performances last week.

Shertzer and Wolfsberger, both distance runners, earned victories at the NCAA Division I Bucknell University Gulden Relays.  Shertzer captured the 5,000 meters in a time of 18:11.38 while Wolfsberger won the 3,000 meters in 10:01.73, 34 seconds ahead of the next runners.

Shipman, a forward, led the Greyhounds on the court last week with averages of 11.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.  Shipman had a team high 13 points and she added 11 rebounds in a 78-61 loss to Delaware Valley College.  She had eight points and six rebounds in a 61-38 victory at Elizabethtown College and Shipman finished the week with 13 points and five boards in a 68-61 loss to #11 Messiah College.  Moravian is currently 9-5 overall and 3-1 in the Commonwealth Conference.

Zaleski, a forward, led the men's basketball team with 19 points and seven rebounds in a 106-82 loss to #12 Elizabethtown College last week and he scored a team high 16 points in a 76-72 victory over Messiah College.  Zaleski also had seven rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots for the week.  Moravian is currently 8-5 on the season and 2-2 in the Commonwealth Conference.

Wyers, a guard, scored a career best 11 points in the game at Elizabethtown and he added 11 points and a career high five rebounds in the Messiah contest.  Wyers connected on four three-pointers to help spark the Greyhounds to the come-from-behind win over Messiah.