Sports News: Winter 2002-03

Monday, January 13, 2003

HUGHES NAMED TO MAC WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

ANNVILLE, PA --- Junior guard Kim Hughes (Manasquan, NJ/St. Rose HS) from the Moravian College women’s basketball team has been named to the Middle Atlantic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for her performance last week.

Hughes led the Greyhounds to a perfect 4-0 week and the championship of the 2nd Annual The Rock Invitational at Moravian while helping the team extend its winning streak to eight straight games. Hughes averaged 11.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game last week while shooting 44.4 percent (8 of 18) behind the three-point line and 90 percent (9 of 10) at the charity stripe. Hughes started the week with seven rebounds, five points and four steals in a 70-59 victory over Delaware Valley College and she had ten points, five rebounds and four steals in a 91-40 win versus Ursinus College. Hughes helped the Greyhounds open the Rock Invitational with a 21-point performance in Moravian’s 98-58 victory over Wesley College. She added five three-pointers, four steals, three assists and three rebounds in the game. Hughes capped off the week with 11 points, six rebounds and four steals in an 87-72 victory over York (PA) College in the championship game.

The Moravian women are currently 9-2 on the season and will return to action on Wednesday, January 15th when the squad hosts Elizabethtown College at 7:00 p.m. in a Commonwealth Conference contest.