Tuesday, January 14, 2003

SARNOCINSKI, REYNOLDS NAMED TO LEHIGH VALLEY SMALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAMS

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Seniors Kristen Sarnocinski (Harleysville, PA/Germantown Academy HS) and Willie Reynolds (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) from the Moravian College women’s and men’s basketball teams have been named to the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Scholar-Athlete Teams announced at the January luncheon of the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Media Organization held at Starter’s Pub Tuesday afternoon.

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.

Sarnocinski, a criminal justice major, is averaging 10.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game for the Greyhounds, and she has added 25 assists, 13 steals and 15 three-pointers. Sarnocinski, a forward, scored a career high 21 points last Monday in a 70-59 victory versus Delaware Valley, and she has been named to the Middle Atlantic Conference All-Academic Team twice. Sarnocinski has helped the Greyhounds begin the season with a 9-2 overall record and a 2-0 mark in the Commonwealth Conference. Moravian’s only two losses are to a pair of nationally ranked teams.

Joining Sarnocinski on the January Scholar-Athlete Team of the Month were Maria Stefani from Cedar Crest, Sarah Tuffner of Delaware Valley, Jen Netwall from DeSales, Vanessa Kraft of East Stroudsburg, Becky Savage from Kutztown and Randi Baran of Muhlenberg.

Reynolds, a political science major with a minor in history, is averaging 6.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per contest for Moravian, and he has added 25 assists, seven steals and six three-pointers. Reynolds, a guard, dished out a career high ten assists in the Greyhounds’ season opener at Emmanuel College in Boston, and he has been named to the Middle Atlantic Conference All-Academic Team twice. Reynolds has helped Moravian to a 7-3 start this season and a 2-0 record in the Commonwealth Conference.

Joining Reynolds on the January Scholar-Athlete Team of the Month were Randall Graves from Delaware Valley, Jeff Clifford of DeSales, David Majeski from East Stroudsburg, Erik Miller of Kutztown and Raushan Person from Muhlenberg.

The final Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Luncheon of 2002-03 is scheduled for Tuesday, February 18th.