Thursday,
November 2, 2006
MORAVIAN’S PETER CUNHA NAMED TO ESPN
The MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT FIRST TEAM
BETHLEHEM,
PA --- Senior defender Peter Cunha (Milford, NJ/Immaculata
HS) of the Moravian College men’s soccer team has
been named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District
II College Division Men’s Soccer First Team selected by the
College Sports Information Directors of America.
By making the All-District First Team, Cunha
is now forwarded onto the national ballot to try for ESPN The
Magazine Academic All-American® accolades, which will be
announced on Monday, November 20th.
To be eligible for ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America®
accolades, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 grade-point
average, be a sophomore, junior or senior and be a starter or significant
reserve. The College Division is made up of all the NCAA Division
II and III schools in the nation as well as all NAIA schools. Student-athletes
from NCAA Division I schools are named to the University Division
Teams. District II is made up of schools from Delaware, the District
of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Cunha helped the Greyhounds to a 5-12-2 record
this season. Moravian had a 3-4 mark during the Commonwealth Conference
regular season, finishing in a tie for fifth place.
Cunha played in 18 matches for the Greyhounds
this season, starting 15 of them. He had two shots on goal and helped
the defense post four shutouts this season. Cunha
currently has a 3.82 grade-point average with a dual major in international
management and English writing.
Cunha will try to become the 32nd ESPN The
Magazine Academic All-American in Moravian history and the
27th in the last 14 years.
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