Wednesday, January 23, 2002

MORAVIAN MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM RANKED SECOND IN NATION IN
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE; WOMEN'S TEAM 23RD

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College men's basketball team is currently ranked second in the country in free throw percentage, connecting on 77.8 percent of its attempts, in the fourth release of the NCAA Division III national statistics for the 2001-02 season.  The rankings include games through Monday, January 21st.  The Moravian women's team is 23^rd in the nation, shooting 72.2 percent from the free throw line.

The men's squad, currently 11-6 on the season, had made 291 of 374 attempts in the team's first 17 games of the season and trailed just Baldwin-Wallace College of Ohio, which has a percentage of 80.8 (249 of 308).  Moravian has shot under 70 percent in just four games this season and the squad has hit for over 80 percent in eight games.

The women's team, also 11-6 this season, has connected on 332 of 460 attempts this year.  The Greyhounds have been over 80 percent six times this season including three of the last five games while shooting under 70 percent six times.