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2005-06 – Week 25 Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

GREYHOUND TRACKS

Team Records as of March 5, 2006

Overall Commonwealth MASCAC/MAC Meets & Tournaments

Baseball 1-3 0-3 0-3

Women’s Basketball 21-7 11-3 15-5 1^st at Dickinson/Days Inn Tip-Off Tournament; 1^st at 5^th Starters Moravian Winter Classic; Commonwealth Conference Runner-Up; NCAA Division III Tournament First Round

Men’s Lacrosse 1-1 0-0

Women’s Lacrosse 0-0 0-0

Softball 3-1 0-0 0-0

Men’s Tennis 0-1 0-0 0-1

Men’s Track & Field 0-0 0-0 3^rd of 10 at 2006 MAC Championships

Women’s Track & Field 0-0 0-0 4^th of 10 at 2006 MAC Championships

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Female – Beth Paly (So., Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS), softball

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

Male – Richie Cline (Sr., Union Beach, NJ/Keyport HS), baseball

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

Thursday, March 16^th – Women’s Lacrosse vs. Muhlenberg College, 4:00 p.m.

Friday, March 17^th – Baseball vs. *Widener University, 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 18^th – Men’s Lacrosse vs. *Susquehanna University at Lehigh University Goodman Campus Ronald

Ulrich Turf Field, 3:00 p.m.; Men’s Tennis vs. King’s College, 1:00 p.m.

*Conference opponent

FOR DAILY UPDATES OF MORAVIAN COLLEGE ATHLETICS,

CALL THE GREYHOUND SPORTSLINE AT (610) 625-7865 or VISIT THE MORAVIAN COLLEGE WEBSITE AT WWW.MORAVIAN.EDU/ATHLETICS, UPDATED DAILY AT 8:00 A.M. AND 7:00 P.M.

Greyhound Weekly Update, March 5, 2006 (-2222-)

Women’s Basketball – 21-7 (Commonwealth Conference 11-3, MASCAC 15-5)

Last Week –Lost to ^Greensboro (NC) College, 93-80. ^NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament game

Season Complete

The Greyhounds had their 2005-06 season come to a close with a 93-80 loss to Greensboro (NC) College in the First Round of the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament in a four-team site at Randolph-Macon College. Moravian finishes its season with a 21-7 record in the team's first trip to the NCAA Tournament since the 1992-93 season. The Greyhounds jumped out to a quick five-point lead, 7-2, just over two and a half minutes into the game. Moravian would hold the lead until the 10:38 mark when the Pride moved ahead, 23-21. The game would go back and fourth with Greensboro eventually running out to a trio of four-point leads, the final one at 46-44 with 1:55 remaining in the half. Moravian would send the game to the intermission tied, 49-49, on a three-pointer by senior forward Stephanie Seaman (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) with 34 seconds on the clock. Seaman scored 23 points in the first half for the Greyhounds. Both teams shot very well in the first half with Moravian making 18 of 24 field goals (52.9 percent), five of 11 three-pointers (45.4 percent) and eight of 11 free throws (72.7 percent). Greensboro was 19 of 37 (51.4 percent) from the floor, six of 12 behind the three-point line and five of six at the foul line (88.3 percent). Moravian had a 19-18 edge on the boards in the first half while both teams committed ten turnovers. As well as the teams' shot in the first half, was as cold as they were in the second half. The Pride edged out to a 55-51 lead at the 16:07 mark before Moravian responded with five points to take its final lead of the game, 56-55, with 15:08 to play on a three-pointer by junior guard Katie Rizman (Wall, NJ/St. Rose HS). Greensboro went on an 11-2 run to take a 66-58 lead at the 10:37 mark. Moravian would eventually get back within two points at 74-72 on a lay-up by junior forward Kelly Applegate (Easton, PA/Wilson HS) with 3:55 remaining. However, the Greyhounds could not overcome the Pride's free throw shooting in the final four minutes. Greensboro scored its final 19 points at the foul line, making 19 of 22 attempts in the final 3:32. Moravian made just ten of 42 field goal attempts in the second half (23.8 percent) while hitting just two of 12 three-pointers and nine of 12 free throws. Greensboro shot a little better, making nine of 25 field goal attempts (36.0 percent), two of six three-pointers and 24 of 31 free throws (77.4 percent). The Pride also out-rebounded Moravian 35-30 in the second half for a 53-49 edge on the boards in the game. Moravian was forced into ten second half turnovers while Greensboro had nine miscues in the second half. Seaman led a trio of Greyhounds in double-figures with a career and game high 28 points to go with ten rebounds and four steals. Seaman concludes her career eighth at Moravian in scoring with 1,255 points and third in rebounds with 792. Applegate tossed in 19 points and added nine rebounds, four steals and two blocked shots while junior forward Jenny Hackleman (Solvang, CA/Rutgers Prep {NJ} HS) contributed 14 points and seven rebounds. Junior guard Rachel Berlin (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom HS) tossed in eight points and had four rebounds and three steals while Rizman finished with five points and three rebounds. Sophomore guard Sara Steinman (Springfield, NJ/Jonathan Dayton HS) contributed six assists, three rebounds and three points for the Greyhounds while sophomore guard LaToya Blake (Allentown, PA/Dieruff HS) had three points, three assists and four rebounds.

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

Last Week – off

This Week – Fri. & Sat., Mar. 10^th & 11^th at 2006 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships hosted by St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

The Greyhounds had a week off as they prepare to compete in the 2006 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships hosted by St. Olaf College. Sophomores Ozzie Brown (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh HS) and Nathaniel Tussey (Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown HS) have provisionally qualified in the long jump and 55-meter hurdles, respectively. The duo will find out on Monday if they have made the field to compete at the National Championships.

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

Last Week – off

This Week – Fri. & Sat., Mar. 10^th & 11^th at 2006 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships hosted by St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

The Greyhounds had a week off as they prepare to compete in the 2006 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships hosted by St. Olaf College. Junior Erin Recker (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) has provisionally qualified in the 55-meter dash and will find out on Monday if she has made the field to compete at the National Championships.

Greyhound Weekly Update, March 6, 2006 (-3333-)

Softball – 3-1 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)

Last Week – Defeated ^North Carolina Wesleyan College, 4-0; Defeated ^SUNY Plattsburgh, 5-0; Defeated ^SUNY Oneonta, 10-5; Lost to ^University of Rutgers-Camden, 1-0 (8 innings). ^Atlantic vs. East Challenge, Virginia Beach, VA

This Week – Fri., Mar. 10^th vs. ~Washington (MD) College, 10:00 a.m. & vs. ~Virginia Wesleyan College, 2:00 p.m.; Sat., Mar. 11^th vs. ~Lynchburg (VA) College, 10:00 a.m. & vs. ~Salisbury (MD) University, 12:00 p.m. ~Salisbury Seagull Tournament

Moravian opened its 2006 season with a 4-0 shutout of North Carolina Wesleyan College in the first round of the Atlantic versus East Challenge being hosted by Virginia Wesleyan College at City View Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Senior pitcher Megan Hennessy (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Township HS) tossed a one-hitter in the victory. Hennessy allowed just single and a walk in the fifth inning while striking out 13 batters for her 38th career shutout. Moravian would give Hennessy all of the offense she would need in the fourth inning on a two-RBI sacrifice fly to right field by freshman outfielder Erica Klepeisz (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS) that was just inches from being a grand slam home run. Sophomore third baseman Kelly Santry (Hatboro, PA/Upper Moreland HS) and junior catcher Danielle Carrione (Bloomfield, NJ/Mt. St. Dominic HS) scored on the play. Sophomore second baseman Beth Paly (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) added an RBI single in the inning to score Hennessy, who had a bunt single to load the bases. The Greyhounds added a run in the fifth inning when sophomore outfielder Megan Ritchey (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown HS) scored on a sacrifice fly by Carrione. Moravian finished the game with 14 hits including three by Paly and two each from Klepeisz and junior outfielder Justina Black (Orefield, PA/Parkland HS). Klepeisz had the only extra-base hit with a double.

The Greyhounds won their second game of the season by shutout, defeating SUNY Plattsburgh, 5-0, in the team's second contest at the Atlantic vs. East Challenge in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Moravian gave freshman pitcher Kristie Pellicani (Sparta, NJ/Sparta HS) before she even threw her first collegiate pitch with three runs in the top of the first inning. Freshman shortstop Jordan Opplinger (Allentown, PA/Parkland HS) scored the first run of the game on a SUNY Plattsburgh error before junior first baseman Lauren Homa (Chalfont, PA/Central Bucks West HS) delivered a two-RBI single to score Paly and Black. The Greyhounds added a run in the top of the second inning on an RBI single by Paly that pushed Klepeisz across the plate. Moravian scored its final run in the top of the fifth inning on an RBI single by senior designated player Richelle McWilliams (Riegelsville, PA/Easton HS) that scored Opplinger. The Greyhounds finished the game with eight hits including two each from Paly and Klepeisz. Pellicani allowed just four hits and five walks while striking out nine batters for her first collegiate shutout.

Moravian improved to 3-0 with a 10-5 victory over SUNY Oneonta in the team's first game on the second day of the Atlantic versus East Challenge in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a two-run, home run by Black that also scored Paly. Moravian extended its lead to 5-0 in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI single by Klepeisz that scored Ritchey, an RBI single by Paly to push Klepeisz across the plate and an RBI fielder's choice by Black that scored Oplinger. SUNY Oneonta would get on the board with three runs in the top of the third inning with on a bases loaded walk, an RBI single and a Moravian error. The Greyhounds would get two of the runs back in the bottom half of the third inning on an RBI single by Ritchey to score Santry. Ritchey would score later in the inning on an error. Moravian added three more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning for a 10-3 lead on a three-run home run by McWilliams that scored Paly, who had doubled, and Black, who had walked. SUNY Oneonta scored a single run in the fifth inning on a solo home run. The Red Dragons also scored a single run in the sixth inning an RBI single. Moravian finished the game with 12 hits including three by Paly and two each from Black and Klepeisz. SUNY Oneonta had six hits. In the circle, Moravian freshman Katie Agnew (Doylestown, PA/Lansdale Catholic HS) made her first collegiate start, allowing five runs, only four earned, on six hits and six walks while striking out ten batters for the victory. Pellicani tossed the final inning for the Greyhounds.

The Greyhounds suffered their first loss of the season, falling to Rutgers University-Camden, 1-0 in eight innings, in the final game of the Atlantic versus East Challenge in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The game was a battle of two of the top teams in the East Region and the nation. The Scarlet Raptors were ranked ninth in the NFCA Division III Preseason Top 25 Poll while Moravian was 17th in the poll. The Greyhounds had runners on base in the first, fourth, fifth and seventh innings on singles by Paly, Black twice and Carrione. Rutgers-Camden put runners on base in the third inning on walk, the fourth inning on an error and the fifth inning on a walk. The teams went to the international tiebreaker of placing a runner on second base to start the eighth inning. Moravian was supposed to start the top of the eighth with Santry on second base but due to an incorrect number for Santry on the line-up card, she was immediately called out. With the Greyhounds unable to score, the Scarlet Raptors were able to push a run across the plate on a two-out infield RBI single. Hennessy allowed just two hits and two walks while striking out seven batters. Hennessy was not charged with the run or the loss since the winning run was the international tiebreaker runner placed on second base to start the eighth inning. The run is a team unearned the loss and the team also takes the loss.

Greyhound Weekly Update, February 27, 2006 (-4444-)

Baseball – 1-3 (Commonwealth Conference 0-3, MASCAC 0-3)

Last Week – Lost to *Juniata College, 12-1, 12-2 & 8-1; Defeated Beloit (WI) College, 8-7 (11 innings). *Commonwealth Conference game

This Week – Tues., Mar. 7^th vs. Lake Erie College in Chandler, AZ, 2:00 p.m.; Thurs., Mar. 9^th vs. Lake Erie College (DH) in Chandler, AZ, 2:00 p.m.; Fri., Mar. 10^th vs. University of Pittsburgh-Bradford in Chandler, AZ, 11:00 a.m.

The Greyhounds opened their 2006 season with a 12-1 loss to Juniata College in the first game of a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader played in Arizona on a spring break trip. Moravian jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a two-out double by junior shortstop Pete Moore (Bogota, NJ/Bogota HS) and an RBI single by senior designated hitter Richie Cline (Union Beach, NJ/Keyport HS). However, the Eagles responded with two runs in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead, and Juniata added ten more runs in the game. Moravian had nine hits in the game including two each from Cline, junior catcher Colin Welles (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS) and senior outfielder John Howarth (Livingston, NJ/Livingston HS). Sophomore Trevor Lawrence (Lansford, PA/Marion Catholic HS) suffered the loss on the mound for the Greyhounds, allowing eight runs, just two of them earned, on nine hits and two walks while striking out two batters in five innings of work. Freshman Brian Davis (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) allowed four runs on three hits and three walks in the final inning while striking out one batter.

Moravian dropped the second game of its Commonwealth Conference doubleheader with Juniata, by a score of 12-2. The Eagles jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and led 11-0 before the Greyhounds scored a single run in the top of the sixth inning on a solo home run by Cline. Juniata scored its final run in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 12-1 lead. Moravian would score another run in the top of the seventh inning on a Juniata error which allowed freshman outfielder Joseph Durso (Middletown, NJ/Christian Brother Academy HS) to score. The Greyhounds were limited to five hits in the game with Howarth collecting two of them. Junior Josh Hunter (Palmerton, PA/Palmerton HS) suffered the loss on the mound for the Greyhounds, allowing seven runs, six of them earned, on ten hits and three walks. Sophomore Brett Stout (Easton, PA/Easton HS) tossed two-thirds of an inning, allowing four runs on four hits with one strikeout. Sophomore Evan Walters (Clarks Summit, PA/Abington Heights HS) pitched the final inning of the game for Moravian, allowing a run on a walk with one strikeout.

Moravian lost the final game of its three-game Commonwealth Conference series with Juniata, 8-1. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Sophomore outfielder Josh Baltz (Easton, PA/Easton HS) led off the game with a single and moved to third on a failed pickoff attempt. Baltz scored on an RBI single by freshman third baseman John Bisco (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS). Juniata would tie the game in the bottom of the fourth inning with a single run, and the Eagles took the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning with three more runs. Moravian had just four hits in the game including two by Baltz. Howarth started on the mound for the Greyhounds and did not allow a run while giving up five hits and two walks. Sophomore pitcher Matthew Swartz (Dunmore, PA/Dunmore HS) took the loss for Moravian, allowing five runs on six hits and three walks in three innings of work with one strikeout. Sophomore Brandon Cohn (Newtown Square, PA/The Shipley School) tossed the final two innings for the Greyhounds allowing three runs, just two earned, on two hits and two walks while striking out three batters.

Moravian earned its first victory of the season as the Greyhounds defeated Beloit (WI) College, 8-7 in 11 innings, in a non-conference game in Phoenix, Arizona. Beloit jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. The Greyhounds would take their first lead of the game with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI double by freshman second baseman Scott Hettinger (Sinking Spring, PA/Wilson West Lawn HS), which scored Baltz, and an RBI single by Durso to score Hettinger. Beloit retook the lead in the top of the sixth inning with two runs. Moravian would tie the contest at 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning on a solo home run by Cline. Beloit took a 6-3 lead in the top of the eighth inning but the Greyhounds responded with three runs in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game at 6-6. Hettinger started the scoring with an RBI single to score Moore. Bisco, who had come into the game in relief in the top half of the inning, delivered a two-RBI single to score Hettinger and Durso, who had walked. Neither team scored in the ninth inning so the game went to extra innings. Beloit scored once in the top of the tenth inning but the Greyhounds responded with a run in the bottom of the tenth on an RBI triple by Moore that scored freshman Joseph Principe (Livingston, NL/Livingston HS), who had pinch ran for freshman Matthew McCarthy (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) after reaching on a fielder's choice. Moravian kept Beloit off the scoreboard in the top of the 11th inning before winning the game with no outs in the bottom of the 11th. Baltz led off the inning with a single and Hettinger followed with a walk. After a double steal put runners at second and third, Durso hit an RBI single to score Baltz with the winning run. Moravian pounded out 18 hits in the game including four by Baltz and three each from Hettinger, Durso and Cline. Bisco and Moore each had two hits in the victory for the Greyhounds. Freshman Mark Maglione (Hazlet, NJ/Raritan HS) started on the mound for Moravian, allowing three runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings with four strikeouts. Cline tossed two innings giving up three runs on five hits. Bisco finished off the final 3 2/3 innings of the game, allowing one run on a hit and four walks while striking out four batters.

Greyhound Weekly Update, March 6, 2006 (-5555-)

Men’s Lacrosse – 1-1 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)

Last Week – off

This Week – Sat., Mar. 11^th vs. Marymount (VA) University at Sylvan Lake Park, Sanford, FL, 1:00 p.m.

Moravian had a week off before the team heads to Florida for its annual spring break training trip to Sylvan Lake Park in Sanford, Florida.

Men’s Tennis – 0-1 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-1)

Last Week – off

This Week – Wed., Mar. 8^th vs. Monmouth (IL) College, 9:00 a.m.

Moravian begins the 2006 spring portion of its schedule this week with a match in Orlando, Florida, during spring break versus Monmouth (IL) College.

Women’s Lacrosse – 0-0 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)

First Competition – Tues., Mar. 14^th at Swarthmore College, 5:00 p.m.

Moravian will be in Florida training this week as the team prepares for its 2006 season opener on Tuesday, March 14^th at Swarthmore College beginning at 5:00 p.m.