Wednesday, February 20, 2002
MORAVIAN MEN'S & WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL TEAMS RANKED NATIONALLY IN FREE THROW PERCENTAGE;
ZALESKI RANKED IN FIELD GOAL SHOOTING
INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College men's basketball team remained second in the
country in free throw percentage, connecting on 79.5 percent of its attempts, in the eighth
release of the NCAA Division III national statistics for the 2001-02 season. The
rankings include games through Monday, February 18th. Freshman forward Brandon
Zaleski (Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown HS) is 21st in the nation in field goal percentage,
shooting 59.9 percent.
The Moravian women's basketball team moved back into the national statistical rankings
at 20th in free throw percentage, making 72.0 percent of its attempts.
The men's squad, which finished the season 14-11, made 407 of 512 attempts in the team's
25 games this year and trailed Baldwin-Wallace College of Ohio, which has a percentage
of 79.8 (359 of 450). Moravian shot under 70 percent in just five games this season
and the squad has hit for over 80 percent in 12 games including a perfect 13 of 13 at Messiah
College. The Greyhounds are currently tied with Baldwin-Wallace, which is in the
Ohio Athletic Conference playoffs, at 79.5 percent and the Yellow Jackets have at least
one game remaining.
Zaleski made 191 of 319 field goals in his debut season this winter and his 477
points is the seventh highest single season total in Moravian history. Senior Jeff
Gibbs of Otterbein College leads the nation in field goal percentage at 68.2 percent (202
of 296).
The Moravian women, who have an overall record of 16-9 heading into a Commonwealth Conference
Semifinal game at Messiah College on Wednesday, February 20th, have connected on 471 of
654 three throws this season. Moravian shot under 70 percent in ten games this season
and the squad has hit for over 80 percent in eight games. Millikin University of
Illinois leads the nation for the women at 77.4 percent (278 of 359).
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