Thursday, March 25, 2010

MORAVIAN’S KATE HARRISON & KIRSTY STEARNS NAMED WOMEN’S DIII NEWS HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANS

BEAVERTON, OR --- 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 Women’s DIII News Honorable Mention All-Americans.

Harrison, pictured at right, and Stearns were also named 2010 State Farm® Coaches’ All-America Team Honorable Mention for NCAA Division III announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association last week. They 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 left, 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

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