Monday, April 28, 2003

FOUR HONORED AS MORAVIAN STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Junior Kaity Cerco (Clarks Summit, PA/Abington Heights HS) from the women’s lacrosse team, freshman Meagan Hennessy (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Township HS) of the softball squad, senior David Kurvink (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) from the men’s tennis team and junior Dustin McCormick (East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg HS) of the golf squad have been named the Moravian College Student-Athletes of the Week for their performances last week.

Cerco, a midfielder, scored four goals and one assist for the Greyhounds last week. Moravian completed its first NCAA varsity women’s lacrosse season with a 0-13 record but three of the final matches of the season were decided by three goals or less. Cerco finished the season with seven goals and two assists for nine points.

Hennessy, a pitcher, tossed a pair of victories and set the school record for strikeouts in a season as Moravian posted a 3-1 Commonwealth Conference record last week. Hennessy began the week with a 7-2 win at Lebanon Valley College. She allowed six hits and three walks while fanning seven. Hennessy allowed just two hits and two walks in a 1-0 victory versus Elizabethtown College, her seventh shutout of the season. She also ten strikeouts to raise her season total to 117, breaking the previous Moravian record of 113 set by Amy Croll in 1995. The two victories improved Hennessy’s season record to 12-4 and lowered her ERA to 0.97. Hennessy is one shutout away from tying the single season Moravian record. The Greyhounds are 24-8 overall and 9-3 in the Commonwealth Conference this season. Moravian will be competing in the 2003 Commonwealth Conference Tournament at Lebanon Valley College on Friday and Saturday, May 2nd & 3rd.

Kurvink posted a 3-1 singles mark last week and he was 1-1 in doubles action as the Greyhounds posted a 7-8 record for the year. Kurvink, who plays second singles and second doubles for Moravian, was seeded sixth in the 2003 Middle Atlantic Conference Individual Championships last weekend and reached the quarterfinals before being knocked out. Kurvink had a 15-2 singles record this season and he posted a 50-17-1 mark in his career, making him the first Greyhound to win 50 career singles matches.

McCormick, Moravian’s top golfer this spring, tied for sixth at the 2003 MAC Championships last weekend to earn All-Conference First Team honors. McCormick had a score of 235 in the 54-hole tournament with a low round of 75. McCormick averaged 77.0 strokes per round in six rounds last week, and he finished tied for third at the 36-hole Glenmaura National Collegiate Invitational and tied for fifth at the Elizabethtown College Blue Jay Classic. McCormick finished the 2002-03 season with a scoring average of 78.0 strokes per round over 17 rounds.