Sports News: Fall 2002

Wednesday, August 21, 2002

MORAVIAN WOMEN'S SOCCER PICKED FIFTH IN COACHES POLL

ANNVILLE, PA --- The Moravian College women's soccer team has been selected to finish fifth in the 2002 Commonwealth Conference Preseason Poll as voted by the conference head coaches.

The Greyhounds received 34 points, just one behind fourth place Susquehanna University.  Messiah College, which has won the last two Commonwealth championships, was selected first and garnered seven first-place votes while Elizabethtown College was picked second.  Lebanon Valley College was voted third and received one first place vote.

Moravian, under the direction of fourth-year head coach Eric Lambinus, returns nine starters and 17 letterwinners from last year's 11-7 squad that made the Commonwealth playoffs for the second year in a row.

The Greyhounds will open their 2002 campaign on Friday, August 30th at the University of Scranton Tournament with a 5:00 p.m. match versus Western Connecticut State University.

2002 COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL

Rank

School

Points

1. Messiah College (7) 62
2. Elizabethtown College 53
3. Lebanon Valley College (1) 47
4. Susquehanna University 35
5. Moravian College 34
6. Juniata College 23
7. Widener University 22
8. Albright College 12

First-place votes in parentheses