Monday, December 12, 2005

MORAVIAN’S KELLY APPLEGATE NAMED COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ANNVILLE, PA --- Junior forward Kelly Applegate (Easton, PA/Wilson HS) of the Moravian College women’s basketball team has been named the Commonwealth Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for her performance last week.

Applegate, who was also named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week on November 28th, helped the 12th ranked Greyhounds to a 2-1 record last week with the only loss to 10th-ranked the University of Scranton. Applegate began the week with 19 points, 13 rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot in a 66-53 win at Drew University. In Moravian’s 67-62 loss to Scranton, Applegate led all scorers with 22 points and grabbed a career high 17 rebounds while dishing out three assists. Applegate finished the week with 16 points, nine rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals in a 52-48 win at Ursinus College.

For the week, Applegate averaged 19.0 points and 13.0 rebounds per game while shooting 59.5 percent (22 of 37) from the floor and 72.2 percent (13 of 18) from the foul line. She averaged 28.0 minutes per game and added five assists, three blocked shots and three steals.

Moravian, which is 8-1 overall and 2-0 in Commonwealth Conference action this season, will return to action in a non-conference game versus Wilkes University on Wednesday, January 4th at 7:00 p.m. in Johnston Hall.