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2004-05 – Week 21 Contact:
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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.