Sports News: Winter 2007-08

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

MORAVIAN’S BROWN AND WEAVER NAMED LEHIGH VALLEY SMALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAMS OF THE MONTH

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Sophomores Amanda Brown (Schuylkill Haven, PA/Schuylkill Haven HS) and Eric Weaver (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury HS) from the Moravian College basketball teams have been named to the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Scholar-Athlete Teams of the Month for January by the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Organization at its second luncheon of the 2007-08 season at Starters Restaurant in Bethlehem.

The Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Organization is made up of the seven small college schools in the Lehigh Valley including NCAA Division II schools East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and NCAA Division III schools Cedar Crest College, Delaware Valley College, DeSales University, Moravian College and Muhlenberg College.

Brown, a guard, has helped the Moravian women open the year with a 9-5 overall record and a 2-1 mark in Landmark Conference action.  Brown, pictured at right, is third on the team in scoring at 10.1 points per game and has added 31 assists, 27 rebounds and 19 steals off of the bench.  She is shooting 34.9 percent (29 of 83) behind the three-point line, and Brown is majoring in political science at Moravian.

Joining Brown on the January Scholar-Athlete Team of the Month were Keri Lasky from Cedar Crest, Jen McCarthy of Delaware Valley, Kim Rarick from DeSales, Monika Fogelsanger of East Stroudsburg, Katie Dovey from Kutztown and Abra Like of Muhlenberg.

Weaver, a forward, has helped the Greyhounds to a 10-4 record in the first half of the season and a 1-2 mark in Landmark Conference action.  Weaver, pictured at left, is contributing 4.9 points per game while playing an average of 15 minutes per game off of the bench.  Weaver, who is majoring in criminal justice at Moravian, also has 31 rebounds and 11 assists this season while shooting 42.4 percent (eight of 19) on three-pointers.

Joining Weaver on the January Scholar-Athlete Team of the Month were Bill Gelsomini of Delaware Valley, Matt Zwetolitz from DeSales, Chris Bach of East Stroudsburg, Steve Coffey from Kutztown and Greg Pask of Muhlenberg.

The final Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Luncheon of 2007-08 is scheduled for Tuesday, February 12th at Starters Restaurant in Bethlehem.