Friday, March 19, 2010

MORAVIAN’S KATE HARRISON & KIRSTY STEARNS NAMED HONORABLE MENTION STATE FARM® ALL-AMERICANS

ATLANTA, GA --- Seniors guard Kate Harrison (Cold Spring Harbor, NY/Cold Spring Harbor HS) and Kirsty Stearns (East Nowrich, NY/Oyster Bay HS) of the Moravian College women’s basketball team have been named 2010 State Farm® Coaches’ All-America Team Honorable Mention for NCAA Division III announced late Thursday by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.

Harrison and Stearns, were finalists from Region 4 with Megan Kopecki from The University of Scranton, Caitlin Miller from Gettysburg College and Kathryn Stockbower of Swarthmore College.  Moser earned a spot on the ten-player All-American Team while the other 30 finalists earned Honorable Mention honors.  Moravian was just one of three schools that had two players named as finalists with the other two being Kean University and Illinois Wesleyan University.

Harrison, pictured at left, and Stearns helped Moravian to a 25-3 record this season, a 20-game winning streak which was the third longest in school history, the program’s first-ever Landmark Conference title and a berth in the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament for the second straight year.

Harrison, who was named to the Landmark All-Conference First Team in 2010 and 2009 as well as the Second Team in 2008, was second on the squad netting in 10.9 points per game to go along with an average of 5.7 rebounds per contest.  Harrison led Moravian with 85 assists and 43 steals while committing just 67 turnovers while playing 25.4 minutes per game.  She also had 27 blocked shots and shot 74.7 percent (59-of-79) at the foul line this season.  Harrison, who was also named the 2010 Pete Nevins Lehigh Valley Small College Women’s Basketball Co-Player of the Year, finished her career 14th in scoring with 1,134 points, 15th with 513 rebounds, sixth in assists with 281 and tied for seventh in games played at 112. 

Stearns, who was also named to the Landmark All-Conference First Team this winter, led Moravian in scoring and rebounding with average of 11.9 points and 6.8 boards per game.  Stearns, pictured at right, also contributed 54 blocked shots, 42 steals and 37 assists this season while shooting 86.8 percent (99-for-115) at the foul line.  Stearns completed her career 15th all-time in scoring 1,114 points, eighth with 651 rebounds, second in career free throw percentage 83.4 percent (301-of-361) and tied for 12th in games played at 109.

To see the complete list, go to http://www.wbca.org/releases/2010DIIISFCAATPR.html.