Tuesday, December 10, 2002
HUGHES AND ZALESKI NAMED LEHIGH VALLEY SMALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAMS OF THE MONTH
ANNVILLE, PA --- Junior Kim Hughes (Manasquan, NJ/St. Rose HS) and sophomore Brandon
Zaleski (Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown HS) from the Moravian College basketball
teams have been named to the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Teams of the Month
for December by the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Organization at its first
luncheon of the 2002-03 season at Starters Restaurant in Bethlehem.
The Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Organization is made up of the seven small
college schools in the Lehigh Valley including NCAA Division II schools East Stroudsburg
University of Pennsylvania and Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and NCAA Division III
schools Cedar Crest College, Delaware Valley College, DeSales University, Moravian College
and Muhlenberg College.
Hughes, a guard, has helped the Moravian women open the year with a
4-2 record. The Greyhounds have played three nationally ranked teams on the road in the
first month of the season, losing to #25 Emmanuel (MA) College, 83-75 in overtime, falling
to #18 DeSales University, 81-73, and defeating #18 Lebanon Valley College, 98-94 in overtime. Hughes currently
leads the squad in scoring at 16.3 points per game and she has made a team high 18 three-pointers,
including a school record seven three-pointers in the victory at Lebanon Valley. Hughes has
also contributed 17 rebounds, 14 assists and 13 steals and she was named to the All-Tournament
Team at the Emmanuel Tap-Off Tournament.
Joining Hughes on the December Team of the Month were Courtney Porzio
from Cedar Crest, Amber Smolinsky of Delaware Valley, Teri Antolick from DeSales, Niki
Cox of East Stroudsburg, Jessica Pieczynski from Kutztown and Gwen Doyle of Muhlenberg.
Zaleski, a forward, has led the Greyhounds to a 5-1 record in the first
month of the season and he has been Moravian’s leading scorer in four of the team’s
six contests. Zaleski tops the squad in scoring and rebounding at 17.7
points and 6.8 rebounds per game. He has also added seven assists and seven steals while
shooting 56 percent (42 of 75) from the floor and 90.9 percent (20 of 22) at the foul line. Zaleski was
named the Most Valuable Player at the Emmanuel Tap-Off Tournament to open the season.
Joining Zaleski on the December Team of the Month were Brian Singer
of Delaware Valley, Michael Venafra from DeSales, Wayne Bishop of East Stroudsburg, Bilal
Salaam from Kutztown and Anthony Strachan of Muhlenberg.
The next Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Luncheon is scheduled for Tuesday, January
14th.
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