Sports News: Spring 1999

May 25, 1999

COUGHLIN NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM

CHESTER, PA --- Senior Jessie Coughlin (Bethlehem/Bethlehem Catholic HS) of the Moravian College women’s tennis team has been named to the 1999 GTE/CoSIDA College Division Academic All-District II Spring At-Large Team.

Coughlin, who graduated with a 3.76 grade-point average in Economics, also played basketball at Moravian and was on the Middle Atlantic Conference Executive Director’s All-Academic Team in both sports this past year.

Coughlin posted a 14-0 record at second singles this past season and was 15-1 in doubles action as she helped the Lady Greyhounds win their third straight MAC title. Coughlin completed her career with the highest winning percentage in school history at .969 with 62 career wins in 64 career matches in singles play. Coughlin’s only two career losses occurred in the MAC Individual Tournament after the team season was completed.

On the basketball court, Coughlin left her name all over the Moravian record books. She finished her career with 1,137 points (7th in school history), 346 assists (2nd all-time), 312 steals (2nd all-time), 166 three-pointers (3rd all-time) and 357 rebounds in 99 career games.

Athletes nominated for the GTE/CoSIDA College Division Academic All-District II Team must be starters or significant reserves who have reached sophomore standing and maintained a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.20. Eight all-district teams are voted on by sports information directors with first-team all-district selections going on to the national ballot. District II’s College Division encompasses NCAA Division II and III and NAIA schools in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.

Coughlin is the 32nd Moravian athlete to be named academic all-district including 22 selections over the past five years.