Sports News: Spring 2011

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

MORAVIAN’S AMY HEFFNER NAMED TO ECAC DIVISION III SOUTH ALL-STAR SECOND TEAM

CAPE COD, MA --- Senior guard Amy Heffner (Schnecksville, PA/Parkland HS) of the Moravian College women’s basketball team has been named to the ECAC Division III South All-Star Second Team announced Tuesday.

Heffner has continued to receive awards since the season ended for Moravian.  She was named a 2011 State Farm® Coaches’ All-America Team Honorable Mention last week, and Heffner was also named to the D3hoops.com All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team in addition to the ECAC All-Star honors. 

Heffner, who was named to the Landmark All-Conference First Team in 2011 as well as one of the Landmark Conference Tri-Players of the Year, led the Greyhounds with averages of 18.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game this season, and she was named to the All-Tournament Team at Gwynedd-Mercy College as well as the D3hoops.com Team of the Week presented by Scoutware twice this season. 

Heffner, who averaged a team high 31.4 minutes a game, also has made team high of 44 three-pointers to go with 42 assists, 36 steals and 15 blocked shots while shooting 80.2 percent (146-for-182) at the foul line.  Heffner, who was the Women's DIII News November Player of the Month, completed her three-year career at Moravian ranked fourth in career free throw percentage at 81.2 percent (272-of-335).

Heffner helped lead Moravian to a 14-13 record this season, the program’s tenth straight appearance in the conference tournament and a berth to the 2011 ECAC Division III South Championship Tournament Quarterfinals.

To see the complete list, go to http://www.ecacsports.com/sports/winter/wbkb/AllStars/2010-11/Wbball_DIII_South.pdf.