Monday, January 21, 2002
HUGHES, SPADT NAMED MORAVIAN ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
BETHLEHEM, PA --- Sophomore guard Kim Hughes (Manasquan, NJ/St. Rose HS) from
the women's basketball team and senior guard Doug Spadt (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus HS) of
the men's basketball squad have been named the Moravian College Student-Athletes of
the Week for their performances last week.
Hughes, who was named to the MAC Honor Roll for her efforts, helped the Greyhounds
post a 2-1 record last week with a pair of Commonwealth Conference victories. She
averaged 17.6 points per game with 12 rebounds, nine assists and 11 three-pointers. Hughes opened
the week with 12 points in a 66-59 victory at Widener University. Hughes hit
five three-pointers and scored 20 points as she tried to help the Greyhounds rally
from a 16-point deficit in a 72-70 loss at Franklin & Marshall College. Hughes finished
the week with a team high 20 points in a 76-61 victory over Juniata College. For
the week, Hughes shot 48.4 percent from the floor (16 of 33), 55 percent behind
the three-point line (11 of 20) and 76.9 percent at the free throw line (10 of 13). Moravian
is currently 11-6 on the season and in a three-way tie for first place in the Commonwealth
Conference with a 5-1 record.
Spadt averaged just under ten points per game while helping the men's squad
post a 2-1 record last week and improve the team's overall mark to 10-6 on the season. Spadt had
two points, three rebounds and three steals of the bench in a 64-58 victory over Delaware
Valley College last Monday. He scored a team high 14 points off the bench in
an 80-57 loss at Widener University and Spadt finished the week with 13 points,
four rebounds, three assists and two steals in an 86-72 victory over Juniata College. Spadt was
in the starting line-up for the Juniata game.
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