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

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Junior Amanda Brown (Schuylkill Haven, PA/Schuylkill Haven HS) and sophomore Chris Cullen (East Islip, NY/East Islip 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 2008-09 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 12-1 overall record and a 3-0 mark in Landmark Conference action.  Brown is fifth on the team in scoring at 7.5 points per game and has added 22 assists, 28 rebounds and 12 steals off of the bench.  She is shooting 32.4 percent (22 of 68) 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 Elizabeth Sunderhaus from Cedar Crest, Jess Ruvolis of Delaware Valley, Kim Rarick from DeSales, Jackie Yandrisevits of East Stroudsburg, Rachel Wisemiller from Kutztown and Erin McSherry of Muhlenberg.

Cullen, a forward, has helped the Greyhounds to a 5-8 record in the first half of the season and a 1-2 mark in Landmark Conference action.  Cullen is contributing 7.5 points per game while playing an average of 23.4 minutes per game in his first year as a starter.  Cullen, who is majoring in biology with a focus on pre-physical therapy at Moravian, also has 35 rebounds and 11 assists this season while shooting 32.7 percent (18 of 55) on three-pointers.

Joining Cullen on the January Scholar-Athlete Team of the Month were Jason Goldheimer of Delaware Valley, Matt Zwetolitz from DeSales, Chris Bach of East Stroudsburg, Steve Coffey from Kutztown and Spencer Liddic of Muhlenberg.

The final Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Luncheon of 2008-09 is scheduled for Tuesday, February 17th at Starters Restaurant in Bethlehem.