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2004-05 – Week 21                                                  Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

 

 

GREYHOUND TRACKS

 

 

Team Records as of January 30, 2005

                                      Overall  Commonwealth MASCAC/MAC Meets & Tournaments

Men’s Basketball             6-12             4-3                    6-5           27th Annual Starters Greyhound Classic

Women’s Basketball        16-2             7-0                    9-2           Champions at Catholic Univ. Tip-Off Tournament;                                                                                                      Runner-Up at Diversified Invitational; Champions                                                                                                      at 4th Annual Starters Moravian Winter Classic

Men’s Track & Field        0-0                                        0-0           8th Annual Bison Open at Bucknell University

Women’s Track & Field   0-0                                        0-0           8th Annual Bison Open at Bucknell University

 

 

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Female – Heather McGarvie (Sr., Medford, NJ/Shawnee HS), track & field

Kirsten Rotzell (Sr., Bangor, PA/Bangor HS), track & field

Stephanie Seaman (Jr., Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS), basketball

Male – Steve Wenderfer (Jr., Chester, NJ/Mendham HS), basketball

 

 

 

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

 

 

Saturday, February 5th – Men’s Basketball vs. *Juniata University, 2:00 p.m. (Alumni game at 12:00 p.m.);

            Women’s Basketball vs. *Juniata University, 4:00 p.m.

 

Saturday, February 12th – Women’s Basketball vs. *Messiah College, 2:00 p.m.;

            Men’s Basketball vs. *Messiah, 4:00 p.m.

 

Tuesday, March 15th – Baseball vs. Haverford College, 3:00 p.m.; Women’s Lacrosse vs. Swarthmore College, 4:00 p.m.;

            Men’s Tennis vs. Muhlenberg College, 3:00 p.m.

 

Wednesday, March 16th – Men’s Lacrosse vs. Muhlenberg College, 3:00 p.m.

 

Saturday, March 19th – Softball vs. Haverford College (DH), 1:00 p.m.; Baseball vs. *Albright College (DH), 12:00 p.m.;

            Women’s Lacrosse vs. *Susquehanna University, 1:00 p..; Men’s Tennis vs. *Juniata College, 1:00 p.m.

 

 

*Conference opponent

 

 

 

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Greyhound Weekly Update, January 31, 2005 (-2222-)

 

Women’s Basketball – 16-2 (Commonwealth Conference 7-0, MASCAC 9-2)

Last Week – Defeated Muhlenberg College, 100-86; Defeated *Elizabethtown College, 75-67; Defeated *Susquehanna University, 75-63.  *Commonwealth Conference game

This Week – Wed., Feb. 2nd at *Widener University, 6:00 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 5th vs. *Juniata College, 4:00 p.m.  *Commonwealth Conference game

            Moravian extended its winning streak to eight straight games with a 100-86 non-conference come-from-behind victory at rival Muhlenberg College.  In had been nearly a decade since the Greyhounds last scored 100 or more points in a game with the last contest being a 124-110 double overtime loss at Susquehanna University in the Middle Atlantic Conference Semifinals on February 23, 1995.  The Mules had a 48-34 lead with just 1:30 remaining in the first half.  The Greyhounds would cut the Mules lead back to 51-42 at halftime.  Early in the second half, Muhlenberg would get the lead to nine points at 61-52 at the 15:30 mark.  The Greyhounds responded with a 17-8 run to tie the contest at 69-69 with 10:43 remaining in the game.  Moravian took its first lead of the second half at 73-72 with 9:11 remaining in the game.  Muhlenberg came right back to take the lead.  The Greyhounds to the lead for good at 79-77 with 6:43 remaining in the contest, and Moravian would get the lead to as many as 17 points before the final victory of 14 points.  The key for Moravian's comeback in the second half was shooting despite the Greyhounds committing 22 turnovers in the second half.  Moravian made 17 of 22 field goals after the intermission including one three-pointer.  The Greyhounds also made 23 of 25 free throws in the second half.  Moravian had five players score in double figures led by 19 points each from junior forward Stephanie Seaman (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) and sophomore guard Rachel Berlin (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom HS).  Seaman also grabbed a game high nine rebounds to go with five assists while Berlin added six rebounds and two steals.  Sophomore forward Jenny Hackleman (Solvang, CA/Rutgers Prep {NJ} HS) had 16 points and eight rebounds while sophomore guard Katie Rizman (Wall, NJ/St. Rose HS) tossed in 14 points to go with five boards.  Sophomore forward Kelly Applegate (Easton, AP/Wilson HS) netted ten points in the victory with six rebounds and two steals while senior guard Jen Behagg (Hamburg, NJ/Pope John XXIII HS) nearly had a triple-double with a career high ten assists, eight points and seven rebounds.  Behagg also had five steals for the Greyhounds while junior guard Lindsay Brase (Bethlehem, PA/Notre Dame HS) had eight points and five boards in the victory. Junior guard Nicole Savino (Macungie, PA/Brandywine Heights HS) contributed four points and two rebounds while freshman guard Sara Steinman (Springfield, NJ/Jonathon Dayton HS) grabbed three rebounds and dished out four assists while scoring the 100th point of the game on a free throw with 35 seconds remaining, her only point of the contest.  Junior guard Dianna DeFiore (Hammonton, NJ/St. Joseph HS) also scored one point for Moravian in the victory.

 

            The Greyhounds won their ninth straight game and remained undefeated in Commonwealth Conference action at 6-0 with a 75-67 victory over visiting Elizabethtown College in Johnston Hall.  Elizabethtown jumped out to an early lead and was ahead 11 to seven with 16:52 remaining in the first half.  Moravian would fight back and take its first lead of the game at the 14:36 mark at 14-13.  The teams would trade the lead with Elizabethtown's final lead of the game coming with 4:51 remaining in the first half at 30-29.  Moravian led 38-35 at halftime.  Elizabethtown pulled within a point early in the second half and would trail by just two points at 50-48 with 13:25 remaining.  Seaman led the Greyhounds with her fourth double-double of the year, scoring a career high 27 points and grabbing a game high 12 rebounds.  Hackleman was the only other Moravian player in double figures, and Hackleman also had her fourth double-double of the year with 12 points and 11 boards.  Seaman contributed four assists and two steals while shooting nine of ten from the foul line in the second half, and Hackleman had two assists and two blocked shots.  Savino netted nine points and added three rebounds for the Greyhounds while Brase added nine points and two assists in a starting role as Berlin sat out the game for Moravian.  Behagg also contributed nine points for the Greyhounds with three assists, three steals and two boards.  Behagg's three assists gave her 319 for her career, moving into third all-time at Moravian.  Applegate added six points, four rebounds and two assists for Moravian in the victory while Rizman had three points and three assists.

 

            Moravian extended its winning streak to ten straight games with a 75-63 victory over Susquehanna University in Commonwealth Conference action at Johnston Hall. The win also keeps the Greyhounds undefeated in the Commonwealth this season at 7-0, and the ten straight victories is the longest winning streak for the program since a 15-game winning streak during the 1992-93 season.  The Greyhounds responded with a 9-2 run to finish the half with a 43-34 lead. Moravian shot 14 of 30 from the floor (46.7 percent) with on three-pointer and a 14-of-14 performance at the foul line. The perfect performance from the foul line extended Moravian's streak against Susquehanna in Johnston Hall to 71 straight made free throws, dating back to the final minutes of a game on January 23, 2002.  In their last two games in Bethlehem against the Crusaders, Moravian was 18 for 18 and an NCAA all division record 35 for 35 on December 7, 2003.  However, the streak would end at 71 as Moravian missed its first free throw of the second half. In the second half, Susquehanna would start the half with a 10-1 run to tie the score at 44-44 with 16:21 remaining in the contest.  Moravian responded with a 14-0 run to take a 58-44 leas with 12:22 to play.  Moravian placed four players in double figures led by Seaman, who scored a game high 18 points.  Seaman was ten of 11 at the foul line in the victory and added four rebounds and two assists.  Applegate contributed 16 points, a game high nine rebounds, three steals and two assists while Rizman netted 14 points and added four steals for the Greyhounds. Hackleman had 12 points, three assists, two steals and two blocked shots while Behagg added nine assists, six rebounds, four points and two blocked shots.  Berlin, DeFiore and Steinman each added three points in the win for the Greyhounds.


Greyhound Weekly Update, January 31, 2005 (-3333-)

 

Men’s Basketball – 6-12 (Commonwealth Conference 4-3, MASCAC 6-5)

Last Week – Defeated *Elizabethtown College, 85-82 (ot); Defeated *Susquehanna University, 75-73.  *Commonwealth Conference game

This Week – Wed., Feb. 2nd at *Widener University, 8:00 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 5th vs. *Juniata College, 2:00 p.m.  *Commonwealth Conference game

 

            The Greyhounds snapped a five-game losing streak and a three-game skid in Commonwealth Conference action with an 85-82 overtime victory versus Elizabethtown College.  Moravian held a brief 2-0 lead at the 18:04 mark before Elizabethtown took an 8-4 lead.  The Greyhounds would rally for an 11-8 lead at the 15:25 mark before the Blue Jays charged ahead for a 19-13 lead with 10:43 remaining in the first half.  Moravian would come back to tie the game at 19-19 with 7:39 remaining in the first 20 minutes but Elizabethtown finished the half with a 21-8 run to take a 40-27 lead into halftime.  Elizabethtown kept its double-digit lead off and on for the first seven minutes of the second half, leading by as many as 14 points, 56-42 with 13:53 left in regulation.  Moravian would start its comeback at that point and slowly pulled even at 72-72 with 1:06 remaining in regulation on a three-pointer by junior forward Zach Zsilavecz (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS).  In the final 1:02 of the game, Moravian was one of two at the foul line while the Blue Jays connected on just one of four free throw attempts, setting the score at 73-73 and forcing the overtime session.  The foul line was the difference in overtime with Elizabethtown making three of four free throw attempts in the extra session while the Greyhounds were nine of 12.  The Blue Jays ad the lead twice in overtime at 75-73 and 80-78 but Moravian took the lead for good on a three-pointer by sophomore guard Michael Clemente (Toms River, NJ/Central Regional HS), who was making his first career start in the game, with 42 seconds remaining in overtime.  Clemente would set the final score at 85-82 with a pair of free throws with three seconds remaining.  Moravian had four players in double figures led by junior forward Steve Wenderfer (Chester, NJ/Mendham HS), who scored a game and career high 22 points while pulling down a game high ten rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.  Zsilavecz added 20 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals while Clemente tossed in career high 11 points.  Senior forward Brandon Zaleski (Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown HS) had 15 points and six rebounds for Moravian to move over the 1,750-point plateau in his career.  Freshman guard Ryan Miller (Easton, PA/Easton HS) had nine points, four assists, four steals and three rebounds for the Greyhounds while junior forward Ed Reid (Pen Argyl, PA/Pen Argyl HS) contributed five points and five boards.  Sophomore forward Matt Devlin (Sadsburyville, PA/Coatesville HS) added three points, four blocked shots and three rebounds in the victory.

 

            Moravian won its second straight game in come-from-behind fashion and improved to 4-3 in the Commonwealth Conference with a 75-73 victory over Susquehanna University in a Commonwealth contest in Johnston Hall.  Moravian scored the first bucket of the game but the Crusaders would lead 4-3 before Moravian took the lead for an eight minute stretch.  The Greyhounds would lead by as many as five points at 17-12 but Susquehanna responded to take a 20-19 lead with 9:05 remaining in the first half.  The teams would trade the lead back-and-forth the rest of the half with neither team taking more than a three-point lead.  Susquehanna held a slim 37-34 lead at the intermission after shooting 40.6 percent (13 of 32) from the floor with a six of 13 performance behind the three-point line and a five of seven showing at the charity stripe.  Moravian, which committed 12 first half turnovers to Susquehanna's nine, made ten of 24 field goal attempts (41.7 percent) in the first half with four three-pointers and a ten for 13 performance at the foul line.  In the second half, Susquehanna would lead 44-40 with 17:14 remaining before the Greyhounds tied the contest at 44-44. The game was also tied at 46-46 with 15:11 to go but a 6-0 Susquehanna run gave the Crusaders at 52-46 lead.  Moravian answered with a 7-0 run to take a 53-52 lead at the 11:28 mark but Susquehanna came right back for a 60-55 lead with 9:04 remaining.  The Greyhounds tied the game again at 62-62 with 6:50 remaining.  Susquehanna took its final lead of 67-64 with 4:40 left in the game while Moravian would take the lead for good on a lay-up by Wenderfer at 3:51, giving the Greyhounds a 68-67 lead.  Susquehanna shot 63.6 percent (14 of 22) from the floor in the second half with five three-pointers, but the Crusaders were just three of five from the foul line after the intermission.  In contrast, the Greyhounds connected on 13 of 15 second half free throws (86.7 percent) while shooting 41.9 percent (13 of 31) from the floor with two three-pointers.  Zaleski led the Greyhounds in scoring with a game high 24 points including a 12-for-12 performance at the foul line.  Zaleski also had 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the year and first since December 11th.  Wenderfer was the only other Greyhound in double figures with 15 points to go with five rebounds and two steals. Freshman guard Justin Chestnut (Willow Grove, Pa/Upper Merion HS) netted nine points for Moravian while adding four rebounds and two assists.  Reid tossed in seven points in the victory while Zsilavecz, sophomore guard Michael Clemente and Miller each had five points.  Zsilavecz added five rebounds while Miller had four rebounds and four assists in the win.

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, January 31, 2005 (-4444-)

 

Women’s Indoor Track & Field – 0-0 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)

Last Week – No Team Scores at Bucknell University Open, Lewisburg, PA

This Week –Sat., Feb. 5th at 6th Annual Dick DeSchriver Invitational hosted by East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, East Stroudsburg, PA

 

            Senior Chelsea Mullins (Jim Thorpe, PA/Jim Thorpe HS) had the Greyhounds top finish on the first day of the 8th Annual Bison Open hosted by Bucknell University, finishing third in the 5,000 meters in a time of 18:40.48.  In the 60-meter hurdles, senior Margaret Benny (Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua HS) placed second in her heat of the preliminaries at 9.37 seconds before placing fifth in the finals with a school record time of 9.36 seconds.  Junior Rebecca Moore (Easton, PA/Easton HS) tied for 14th in the pole vault, clearing a height of nine feet, ten inches while freshman Jessica Cianci (Sussex, NJ/Vernon Township HS) was 19th at nine feet, four inches.  Moravian's distance medley relay team of Cianci, senior Kellie Smith (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS), sophomore Amy Reehil (Roselle, NJ/Roselle Catholic HS) and freshman Krystyn Fenon (Palmerton, PA/Lehighton HS) finished eighth with a time of 13:37.39.

 

            The Greyhounds had three competitors participate in the pentathlon with sophomore Kathleen McCarron (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS) finishing ninth in the competition with a school record 2,582 points.  McCarron was eighth in the 60-meter hurdles in a time of 10.20 seconds for 675 points, 12th in the high jump at 1.37 meters (four feet, six inches( for 481 points, sixth in the shot put with a toss of 8.53 meters (28 feet) for 434 points, fourth in the long jump at 5.07 meters (16 feet, 7 1/2 inches) for 578 points and 16th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:54.87 for 414 points.  Freshman Theresa Zataveski (Quakertown, PA/Gwynedd Mercy Academy HS), who was 16th overall with 2,107 points, was tenth in the 60-meter hurdles for 609 points, tied for 18th in the high jump at 1.23 meters (four feet, 1/2 inch) for 340 points, 19th in the shot put at 5.88 meters (19 feet, 3 1/2 inches) for 264 points, 11th in the long jump at 4.59 meters (15 feet, 3/4 inch) for 451 points and 15th in the 800-meter run at 2:51.96 for 443 points.  Freshman Ashlee Scarborough (Warrington, PA/Villa Joseph Marie HS), who placed 19th overall with 1,331 points, was 18th in the 60-meter hurdles in 11.80 seconds for 412 points, tied for 18th in the high jump at 1.23 meters (four feet, 1/2 inch) for 340 points, tied for 17th in the shot put at 6.19 meters (20 feet, 3 3/4 inches) for 283 points and 19th in the 800-meter run at 3:07.80 points for 296 points.  Scarborough was unable to record a distance in the long jump.

 

            Moravian had two first place finishers on the second day of the 8th Annual Bison Open hosted by Bucknell University.  Senior Heather McGarvie (Medford, NJ/Shawnee HS) won the mile run in a time of 5:10.97 while senior Kirsten Rotzell (Bangor, PA/Bangor HS) captured the triple jump with a distance of 11.70 meters (38 feet, 4 3/4 inches).  The distance was a Moravian school record and also provisionally qualified Rotzell for the NCAA Division III Championships in the event.  Rotzell also placed second in her preliminary heat of the 60-meter dash in 8.11 seconds, just missing a spot in the finals.

 

            In other sprint events, sophomore Erin Recker (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) won her heat of the 60-meter dash preliminaries in 8.02 seconds before finishing fifth in the finals with a school record time of 7.98 seconds.  Benny posted a time of 8.34 seconds in the preliminaries.  Recker also placed fourth in her heat of the 200-meter dash in 26.88 seconds while sophomore Suzanne Tamlyn (Wappingers Falls, NY/Wallkill HS) was second in her heat at 27.63 seconds.  McCarron also ran a time of 27.78 seconds in the 200-meter dash.  Moore ran a time of 1:03.88 in the 400-meter dash.  Moravian's 4x400-meter relay team of Benny, Tamlyn, McGarvie and Reehil was second with a school record time of 4:09.77, edging Temple University by one-one hundredth of a second.

 

            Smith was second in her section of the 1,000-meter run with a time of 3:10.10 while Fenon was eighth in the same heat at 3:19.45.  Junior Lynsey Boggess (Washington Township, NJ/Immaculate Heart Academy HS) placed third in the high jump, clearing 1.60 meters (five feet, three inches) while senior Julie Anderson (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) took 12th in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 13.85 meters (45 feet, 5 1/4 inches).  Sophomore Tammy Balliet (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) was 32nd in the weight throw at 10.82 meters (35 feet, six inches).

 

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, January 31, 2005 (-4444-)

 

Men’s Indoor Track & Field – 0-0 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)

Last Week – No Team Scores at Bucknell University Open, Lewisburg, PA

This Week –Sat., Feb. 5th at 6th Annual Dick DeSchriver Invitational hosted by East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, East Stroudsburg, PA

 

            Freshman Nathaniel Tussey (Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown Area HS) had the Greyhounds top finish on the first day of the 8th Annual Bison Open hosted by Bucknell University, finishing third in the 60-meter hurdles in a time of 8.40 seconds.  In the preliminaries, Tussey won his heat with a time of 8.44 seconds while freshman Ty Kern (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin HS) was third in the heat at 8.87 seconds.  Kern ran a time of 9.18 for eighth place in the unattached finals.  Sophomore Matt Bailey (Reading, PA/Reading HS) made the finals with a time of 8.71 seconds in the preliminary but was disqualified by a false start.  Freshman Ozzie Brown (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh HS) was fourth in his preliminary heat of the 60-meter hurdles in 8.78 seconds.  Freshman Rob Bernadyn (Mahanoy City, PA/Mahanoy Area HS) placed 18th in the finals of the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of 12.73 meters.

 

            Senior Dan Corey (Fair Lawn, NJ/Glen Rock HS) and freshman Erik Nielsen (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown HS) each competed in the first day of the in the heptathlon.  Corey was 12th in the 60-meter dash in 7.69 seconds, earning 653 points, and he was sixth in the shot put with a toss of 11.12 meters (36 feet, 5 3/4 inches), worth 553 points.  Corey did not register a height in the high jump and fouled in the long jump.  Nielsen finished 16th in the 60-meter dash in 7.81 seconds for 616 points, tied for eighth in the high jump at 1.76 meters (five feet, 9 1/4 inches) for 593 points, 11th in the long jump at 5.74 meters (18 feet, ten inches) for 531 points and tenth in the shot put at 10.21 meters (33 feet, six inches) for 498 points.

 

            Moravian had 11 student-athletes and a relay team compete on the second day of the 8th Annual Bison Open hosted by Bucknell University.  Freshman Nate Dutile (Plymouth, ME/Nokomis HS) had the best finish of the day for the Greyhounds, placing fourth in the shot put with a toss of 14.81 meters (48 feet, 7 1/4 inches).  Junior Michael El Kazzaz (Easton, PA/Easton HS) tied for fifth in the pole vault, clearing 14 feet, nine inches (4.49 meters) while freshman Allan Fatzinger (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) failed to clear a height in the pole vault.  Brown placed tenth in the long jump with a leap of 6.51 meters (21 feet, 4 1/4 inches).

 

            Senior Scott Silvoy (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) ran a time of 7.25 seconds in his preliminary heat of the 60-meter dash, which placed him fourth, and Silvoy also had a time of 23.25 seconds in his heat of the 200-meter dash, which was second in the heat.  Freshman Jim Bell (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin HS) ran a time of 7.36 seconds in the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash, placing fifth in his heat while Bailey was fourth in his heat of the 200-meter dash in 24.00 seconds.  Sophomore Josh Klein (Reading, PA/Exeter HS) won his heat of the 400-meter dash in 51.00 seconds, and he was eighth overall.  The Greyhounds 4x400-meter relay team of Kline, Brown, Bailey and Bell placed second in its heat with a time of 3:33.07.

 

            Junior Greg Rarick (Drums, PA/Hazleton HS) placed fourth in his heat of the mile run with a time of 4:41.14, and Rarick was sixth in his section of the 1,000-meter run in 2:45.38.  Nielsen placed ninth in the heptathlon with a school record 3,942 points while Corey was 16th with 2,904 points after the second day of the competition.