Sports News: Spring 2006

Thursday, April 20, 2006

GREYHOUNDS RANKED 2ND IN FIRST NCAA REGIONAL POLL OF 2006 SEASON

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College softball team is ranked second in the East Region in the first NCAA Division III Regional Rankings released Thursday.

The Greyhounds, who have an in-region record of 20-3, which is what the poll is mainly based one, were just behind the University of Rutgers-Camden in the region. Rounding out the top eight were King’s College, Rowan University, the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford, The College of New Jersey, Montclair State (NJ) University and Arcadia University.

The Greyhounds, who are 24-4 overall and tied for 18th in the nation in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 Poll, are slated to return to action on Thursday, April 20th in a non-conference doubleheader versus William Paterson (NJ) University in Bethlehem beginning at 3:00 p.m.

2006 NCAA Division III East Region Rankings
Records as of April 16, 2006

Rank School
Overall Record
In-Region Record
1. University of Rutgers-Camden
24-4
14-0
2. Moravian College
24-4
20-3
3. King’s College
20-4
16-2
4. Rowan University
29-3
20-3
5. University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
28-4
22-3
6. The College of New Jersey
23-9
14-5
7. Montclair State (NJ) University
22-6
14-5
8. Arcadia University
22-4
14-3