Sports News: Winter 2005-06

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

MORAVIAN’S KELLY APPLEGATE & WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM RANKED
IN 4th NCAA STATISTICS RELEASE OF 2006

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College women’s basketball team has one player ranked in the fourth NCAA III Division women’s basketball statistical ranking released Wednesday while the Greyhounds are ranked in the top 50 in three team categories. The statistics include games through January 22nd.

Junior forward Kelly Applegate (Easton, PA/Wilson HS) dropped to tenth the nation in field goal percentage at 60.6 percent, making 103 of 170 field goal attempts in the first 16 games of the season. Applegate was the nation’s leader in the first two NCAA statistical rankings of the year.

The Greyhounds are 39th in the nation in scoring average at 73.3 points per game, tied for 41st in the country in won-lost percentage at 81.3 percent (13-3), and 50th in scoring margin at +13.2 points per game.

The Greyhounds are 13-3 on the season and will return to action on Wednesday, January 25th when the team hosts nationally-ranked Messiah College in a Commonwealth Conference game tipping off at 6:00 p.m. in Johnston Hall.