Thursday, February 13, 2003

ZALESKI NAMED TO ECAC HONOR ROLL

CENTERVILLE, MA --- Sophomore forward Brandon Zaleski (Hackettstown, NJ/ Hackettstown HS) of the Moravian College men’s basketball team has been named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Honor Roll for his performances last week.

Zaleski, who has now won the award twice this season, led the Greyhounds to a 3-0 record last week and a pair of victories to help the team remain in first place in the Commonwealth Conference while averaging 23.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Zaleski had a double-double in a 65-58 victory at rival Muhlenberg College with 20 points and 16 rebounds and he contributed 16 points and five boards in Moravian’s 84-74 victory at Albright College. Zaleski finished the week with a season high 33 points in the Greyhounds’ 89-75 win over Messiah College. For the week, Zaleski shot 54.3 percent (25 of 46) from the floor and 90 percent (18 of 20) at the free throw line. Zaleski averaged 32 minutes per game last week.

The Greyhounds are 15-7 overall and tied for first place in the Commonwealth Conference with an 8-3 mark. Moravian will return to action on Saturday, February 15th in a Commonwealth game at Widener University beginning at 3:00 p.m.