Thursday, February 9, 2006

GREYHOUNDS RANKED FIFTH IN FIRST NCAA DIVISION III REGIONAL
RANKING OF 2005-06 SEASON

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College women’s basketball team has been ranked fifth in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the first NCAA Division III Regional Rankings released late Wednesday.

The Greyhounds, who are 17-4 overall and 9-2 in Commonwealth Conference action, were 16-4 in regional action, the main basis for the rankings. Moravian has played several regionally ranked teams this season, falling to #1 University of Scranton, 67-62, and #3 Muhlenberg College, 66-59. The Greyhounds did defeat #2 Messiah College, 67-63, and Moravian will play the Falcons again on February 11th in Grantham.

The complete poll can be found at http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/womens/polls/rankings/diviii.

The Greyhounds will return to action on Saturday, February 11th in a Commonwealth Conference game at Messiah College tipping off at 6:00 p.m. in Grantham.