Greyhound Weekly Update, May 8, 2006 (-2222-)

Softball – 33-7 (Commonwealth Conference 13-1, MASCAC 22-2) – Commonwealth Conference Champions

Last Week – Defeated Susquehanna University, 2-1; Defeated Lebanon Valley College, 1-0 (10 innings); Lost to Lebanon Valley College, 3-1; Defeated Lebanon Valley College, 3-1. *Commonwealth Conference Tournament

This Week – Thurs.-Sun., May 11^th-14^th at 2006 NCAA Division III Regional at Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD – Thurs., May 11^th vs. #5 King’s College, 10:00 a.m.

Top seeded Moravian defeated fourth seeded and host Susquehanna University, 2-1, in the first game of the 2006 Commonwealth Conference Tournament to advance in the winners bracket. The Greyhounds broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth inning with a pair of runs. Junior catcher Danielle Carrione (Bloomfield, NJ/Mt. St. Dominic HS) led off the inning with a single to left field. After a wild pitch moved Carrione to second, freshman outfielder Erica Klepeisz (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS) laid down a bunt single down the first base line to put runners on the corners. Junior outfielder Lauren Homa (Chalfont, PA/Central Bucks West HS) grounded out to put runners at second and third before freshman shortstop Jordan Oplinger (Allentown, PA/Parkland HS) hit an RBI ground out to score Carrione. Freshman first baseman Sheri Bienick (Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Valley HS) hit an infield RBI single that scored Klepeisz with what was the winning run. Susquehanna would break up a perfect game by Moravian senior pitcher Meagan Hennessy (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Township HS) in the top of the sixth inning when the Crusaders scored on the second Greyhound error of the inning. Moravian finished the game with seven hits with two Homa and a double by sophomore third baseman Kelly Santry (Hatboro, PA/Upper Moreland HS). Hennessy tossed a two-hitter with no walks and seven strikeouts. Hennessy, who won her 20^th game of the year, moved into 6th in NCAA Division III history with 825 strikeouts.

The top seeded Greyhounds advanced to the championship game of the Commonwealth Conference Tournament for the sixth straight season with a 1-0, ten-inning win over third seeded Lebanon Valley College in a winner's bracket game on the first day of the 2006 tournament at Susquehanna University. This is the third time in the six year history of the tournament that Moravian has needed extra innings to advance to the championship game. The contest turned out to be a pitchers duel, first between Hennessy and Lebanon Valley senior Alisa Albers, and then between Hennessy and Flying Dutchmen junior Jenn Roberts. Hennessy would allow just four hits and a walk while striking out nine batters for her 21st win of the season and her 14th shutout of the year. Albers tossed seven scoreless innings for Lebanon Valley, allowing six hits while striking out three batters. Roberts came in and tossed 2 2/3 innings with a hit and a strikeout. Moravian's run in the tenth inning was charged to the Lebanon Valley team as it scored due to the international tiebreaker. Santry started the bottom of the tenth at second base and moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt by Carrione. After an out, Homa hit a line drive off the first baseman's glove for an RBI single to push Santry across the plate. Homa had three of Moravian's seven hits to move within two of 100 for her career at Moravian. The Greyhounds did leave nine runners on base in the win and had the bases loaded with one out in the second inning but stranded them all on base. Moravian also had runners in scoring position in the first, third and seventh innings.

Top seeded Moravian suffered its first loss of the double-elimination 2006 Commonwealth Conference Tournament hosted by Susquehanna University to third seeded Lebanon Valley College, 3-1, in the first championship game. Since it was the Greyhounds' first loss, the teams will meet for a second championship game. The Flying Dutchmen jumped out to a 3-0. Moravian would load the bases in the bottom of the first inning but failed to score. The Greyhounds would also leave two runners on in the second inning before finally breaking through in the bottom of the third inning for a run. Bienick hit a one-out single and moved to second base on a two-out single by sophomore second baseman Beth Paly (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS). Junior outfielder Justina Black (Orefield, PA/Parkland HS) followed with an RBI single to score Bienick. The Greyhounds would also get two runners on in the bottom of the seventh inning but stranded them on base for a total of ten runners left on in the game. Moravian did have nine hits with three by Klepeisz and two off of Bienick's bat. Hennessy suffered the loss in the circle for the Greyhounds, allowing three runs on nine hits with one walk and eight strikeouts.

The Greyhounds won their sixth straight Commonwealth Conference Tournament Championship and earned the program's ninth consecutive trip to the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament with a 3-1 victory over third seeded Lebanon Valley College in the if necessary championship game of the 2006 Commonwealth Tournament. Moravian has won all six titles in the history of the Commonwealth Conference Tournament, and this was just the second time the seventh and deciding game was needed. The Greyhounds took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Black led off with a double and sophomore Megan Ritchey (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown HS) came on to pinch run. Paly attempted to lay down a sacrifice bunt but the ball rolled cleanly through the infield for a hit. Senior designated hitter Richelle McWilliams (Riegelsville, PA/Easton HS) followed with a sacrifice fly to score Ritchey. Paly was thrown out at the plate to end the inning on a single to center field by Carrione. Moravian extended its lead to 2-0 in the top of the third inning. Klepeisz led off the inning with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Homa. Bienick would connect on a two-out RBI double to score Klepeisz. The Greyhounds made the lead 3-0 in the top of the fifth inning. Klepeisz led off the inning again with a single and another Homa sacrifice bunt moved her to second base. A walk by Oplinger and a single by Bienick loaded the bases. Ritchey followed with a sacrifice fly to score Klepeisz. Moravian finished with ten hits in the game including three by Bienick and two from Klepeisz. Homa had a double in the first inning that was the 100th hit of her career, the 22nd player in school history to get to 100 career hits. The Flying Dutchmen would get their only run of the game in the bottom of the seventh inning. Lebanon Valley had just three hits in the contest with two coming in the seventh inning. Hennessy was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player for the second straight year. She allowed just a run on three hits and one walk while striking out four batters in the championship clinching victory. Hennessy is second in the NCAA record books in shutouts with 51, seventh in victories with 89, eighth in innings pitched with 785 2/3, ninth in career ERA at 0.86 and tied for sixth in complete games with 100.

Greyhound Weekly Update, May 8, 2006 (-3333-)

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

Last Week – 3^rd of 9 at 2006 Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Widener University

Next Competition – Mon., May 15^th at Tuppeny Twilight Invitational hosted by Villanova University

Moravian had a pair of competitors on the first day of the three-day 2006 Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships being hosted by Widener University. Freshman Jeff Berland (Glen Rock, NJ/Glen Rock HS) was in third place after the first day of the decathlon, scoring 2,751 points in the first five events. Berland was third in the 100-meter dash in a time of 11.77 seconds to score 697 points and he placed second of the 12 competitors in the shot put with a toss of 10.64 meters (34 feet, 11 inches) to earn 524 points. Berland was fifth in the long jump at 5.46 meters (17 feet, 11 inches) for 473 points and he was sixth in the 400-meter dash in 56.57 seconds for 537 points. Berland was also sixth in the high jump, clearing a height of 1.67 meters (five feet, 5 3/4 inches) to earn 520 points. The Greyhounds only other first day participant was senior William Shimer (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) placing 17th in the 10,000-meter run in a time of 35:05.30.

The Greyhounds were in third place with a team total of 46 points after the second day of the 2006 MAC Outdoor Championships. Susquehanna University is in first place with 61.83 points while the host Pioneers are second with 61.5 points. Moravian had two individual champions on the second day of the meet with sophomore Ozzie Brown (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS) winning the high jump, clearing 1.98 meters (six feet, six inches) and sophomore Nathaniel Dutile (Plymouth, ME/Nokomis HS) capturing the shot put with a toss of 14.58 meters (47 feet, ten inches). Dutile also placed second in the discus throw with a distance of 45.00 meters (147 feet, eight inches).

Freshman Blair Maginnis (Asbury, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS) was the runner-up to Dutile in the shot put with a toss of 14.06 meters (46 feet, 1 1/2 inches) while Berland earned a third place finish in the decathlon with an overall point total of 5,105 with 2,354 on the decathlon's second day. Senior Robert Kilmurray (Wall, NJ/Wall HS) placed sixth in the discus at 39.51 meters (129 feet, seven inches) while junior Steve Kondorossy (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery HS) was eighth at 34.48 meters (113 feet, one inch) to earn a point for Moravian.

In preliminary events on the second day of the meet, sophomore Nathaniel Tussey (Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown HS) placed first in both the 110-meter high hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles in NCAA Division III provisional qualifying times to move into the finals. Tussey posted a time of 14.85 seconds in the 110-meter high hurdles and a school record time of 53.90 in the 400-meter hurdles. Brown qualified for the finals in three events. He was first in the 200-meter dash in an NCAA Division III qualifying time of 21.77 seconds, and Brown was second in the 100-meter dash in 10.99 seconds and second in the 110-meter high hurdles in 15.01 seconds. Berland also advanced to the finals in the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 15.82 seconds while freshman Robert Shaffer (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville HS) was fifth in the 100-meter dash in 11.08 seconds and sophomore James Bell (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin HS) was seventh in 11.23 seconds to advance to the championship race. In the 200-meter dash, Shaffer was eighth in 22.39 seconds to move to the finals while junior Josh Kline (Reading, PA/Exeter HS) was ninth in 22.59 seconds and Bell finished 11th at 22.67 seconds, both failing to move on. Kline did move to the finals in the 400-meter dash, placing fifth in the preliminary in 50.14 seconds. Freshman Timothy Murphy (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) was 18th in the qualifying for the 800-meter run final with a time of 2:02.82.

Moravian finished third at the 2006 MAC Outdoor Championships with a team score of 142 points, just 1.5 points behind runner-up Susquehanna University. The host Pioneers won the meet with a score of 175.5. The Greyhounds had four individual and one relay team win titles on the final day of the meet. Brown captured the 200-meter dash in a school record and NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 21.53 seconds, and he also won the long jump with a leap of 6.96 meters (22 feet, ten inches). Tussey placed first in the 110-meter high hurdles in an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 14.58 seconds, and he won the 400-meter hurdles in 54.31 seconds.

Brown was part of Moravian's 4x100-meter relay team with Kline, Bell and Shaffer that placed first in a time of 42.05 seconds. Brown also placed second in the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.93 seconds, and he was third in the 100-meter dash at 11.02 seconds. Brown, Tussey and Kline also ran on the 4x400-meter relay team with Murphy and placed fourth in 3:24.49. Kline placed sixth in the 400-meter dash in a time of 50.61 seconds while Shaffer was fourth in the 100-meter dash in 11.03 seconds and sixth in the 200-meter dash at 22.29 seconds. Bell had a sixth place showing in the 100-meter dash in a time of 11.28 seconds while Berland finished eighth in the 110-meter high hurdles in 16.09 seconds. Senior Greg Rarick (Drums, PA/Hazleton HS) placed 12th in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:12.35.

In field results, senior Michael El Kazzaz (Easton, PA/Easton HS) placed third in the pole vault clearing a height of 4.25 meters (13 feet, 11 1/4 inches) while sophomore Allan Fatzinger (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) was fifth at 4.10 meters (13 feet, 5 1/4 inches) and freshman Alan Woods (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar Cliff HS) was eighth at 3.95 meters (12 feet, 11 1/2 inches). In the hammer throw, Kondorossy was eighth at 38.19 meters (125 feet, three inches), sophomore Robert Bernadyn (Mahanoy City, PA/Mahanoy Area HS) finished ninth with a toss of 37.72 meters (123 feet, nine inches), sophomore John Wagner (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley HS) placed 17th at 33.76 meters (110 feet, nine inches) and Maginnis was 21st with a distance of 31.33 meters (102 feet, nine inches). In the javelin throw, junior Michael Ossont (Archbald, PA/Valley View HS) placed 11th with a toss of 48.74 meters (159 feet, 11 inches), freshman Justin Starcher (Greentown, PA/Wallenpaupack HS) finished 13th at 47.27 meters (155 feet, one inch), freshman John Muhlen (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro HS) took 14th with a distance of 47.21 meters (154 feet, 11 inches) and Berland placed 15th with a toss of 46.15 meters (151 feet, five inches).

Greyhound Weekly Update, May 8, 2006 (-4444-)

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

Last Week – Tied for 4^th of 10 at 2006 Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Widener University

Next Competition – Mon., May 15^th at Tuppeny Twilight Invitational hosted by Villanova University

The Greyhounds had three student-athletes compete on the first day of the three-day 2006 Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Widener University. Freshman Kelly Williams (Tafton, PA/Wallenpaupack HS) took 12th in the 10,000-meter run in a time of 42:47.91 while sophomore Katie Pulizzano (Allentown, PA/William Allen HS) placed 16th at 44:20.47. In the heptathlon, sophomore Theresa Zataveski (Quakertown, PA/Gwynedd Mercy Academy HS) was in sixth place with a point total of 1,817 after the first four events. She was fifth in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 17.05 seconds to earn 591 points, and Zataveski took fifth in the 200-meter dash in 28.88 seconds for 563 points. Zataveski placed eighth in the high jump, clearing a height of 1.26 meters (four feet, 1 1/2 inches) to earn 369 points, and she was eighth in the shot put with a toss of 6.35 meters (20 feet, 10 inches) worth 294 points.

Moravian was in sixth place after the second day of the 2006 MAC Outdoor Championships with a team total of 23 points. Messiah College is in first place with 69.5 points while the host Pioneers are second with 58.5 points. The Greyhounds top individual finish on the second day of competition was by junior Kelly Applegate (Easton, PA/Wilson HS), who placed second in the shot put with a toss of 12.82 meters (42 feet, 3/4 inch). Applegate was also fifth in the discus throw with a distance of 33.04 meters (108 feet, five inches). Junior Tammy Balliet (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) earned a seventh place in the shot put with a toss of 10.56 meters (34 feet, 7 3/4 inches). Senior Lauren Bahnatka (West Chester, PA/Henderson HS) placed fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 12:23.11 while senior Alexis Vergalla (Glen Gardner, NJ/Voorhees HS) was seventh in 12:47.74 and junior Jennifer Connolly was 11th in 14:03.45. Zataveski took seventh in the heptathlon with a two-day point total of 2,929 including 1,112 points in the final three events competed on the second day.

In preliminary events, junior Erin Recker (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) tied her own school record in the 100-meter dash with an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 12.33 to finish first and move into the final. Recker was also first in the 200-meter dash in 25.55 seconds, and she joined juniors Suzanne Tamlyn (Wappingers Falls, NY/Wallkill HS), Kathleen McCarron (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS) and Amy Reehil (Roselle, NJ/Roselle Catholic HS) to place first in the preliminaries of the 4x100-meter relay in 48.91 seconds. Tamlyn was fourth in the 100-meter dash in 12.93 seconds and sixth in the 200-meter dash at 26.56 seconds to move onto the finals of both events while Reehil moved on in the 100-meter dash at a time of 13.04 seconds and the 400-meter hurdles with a third place finish in 1:06.99. Senior Rebecca Moore (Easton, PA/Easton HS) placed fifth in the 100-meter dash in 13.01 seconds and fifth in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:09.35 to advance in each race while freshman Rachel Elneus (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) was eighth in the 400-meter das in 1:04.51 to move to the championship. Zataveski reached the finals of the 100-meter hurdles with a seventh place time of 16.89 seconds. McCarron ran a time of 13.31 seconds in the 100-meter dash preliminaries, but placed 11th and did not move on. Freshman Katarina Birle (Westwood, MA/Westwood HS) was 18th in both the 100-meter dash in 14.00 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 29.10 seconds.

The Greyhounds saw their string of 13 straight MAC Outdoor Championships come to a close as Moravian tied for fourth with Juniata College at 89 points in the 2006 MAC Championships. Messiah College captured the title with 179.5 points. Moravian had one individual champion on the final day of the three-day meet with Recker capturing the 100-meter dash in a school record and NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 12.26 seconds. Recker also placed second in the 200-meter dash in a school record and NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 25.17 seconds, and she joined McCarron, Tamlyn and Reehil to place second in the 4x100-meter relay in an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 48.67 seconds.

Tamlyn placed fifth in the 100-meter dash in 12.91 seconds, and she was sixth in the 200-meter dash in 26.41 seconds. Reehil was sixth in the 100-meter dash in a time of 12.94 seconds, and Reehil finished 2nd in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1:06.34. Moore placed seventh in the 100-meter dash in 13.11 seconds, and she was fifth in the 400-meter hurdles at 1:08.10. Elneus placed eighth in the 400-meter dash in 1:03.62 while Zataveski took sixth in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.83 seconds.

In field events on the final day of the meet, Applegate placed third in the javelin throw with a distance if 37.14 meters (121 feet, ten inches) while Balliet finished third in the hammer throw with a toss of 38.16 meters (125 feet, two inches). McCarron was 11th in the long jump with a leap of 4.49 meters (14 feet, 8 3/4 inches) while Zataveski placed 12th at 4.44 meters (14 feet, seven inches).

Vergalla placed 14th in the 1,500-meter run for the Greyhounds in a time of 5:22.46 while freshman Naomie Kachel (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin HS) was 20th in the event in 5:29.87. Williams was 15th in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 20:24.68 while Bahnatka took 21st place in 21:03.41.

Greyhound Weekly Update, May 8, 2006 (-5555-)

Golf – 2-0 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 1-0) – Commonwealth Conference Champions

Season Complete

Men’s Tennis – 5-10 (Commonwealth Conference 2-4, MASCAC 4-8)

Season Complete

Men’s Lacrosse – 4-12 (MASCAC 2-8)

Season Complete

Women’s Lacrosse – 2-14 (MASCAC 0-10)

Season Complete

Baseball – 5-32 (Commonwealth Conference 1-20, MASCAC 2-24)

GREYHOUND TRACKS

Team Records as of May 7, 2006

Overall Commonwealth MASCAC/MAC Meets & Tournaments

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Last Week – Defeated Susquehanna University, 2-1; Defeated Lebanon Valley College, 1-0 (10 innings); Lost to Lebanon Valley College, 3-1; Defeated Lebanon Valley College, 3-1. *Commonwealth Conference Tournament

This Week – Thurs.-Sun., May 11^th-14^th at 2006 NCAA Division III Regional at Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD – Thurs., May 11^th vs. #5 King’s College, 10:00 a.m.

Last Week – 3^rd of 9 at 2006 Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Widener University

Next Competition – Mon., May 15^th at Tuppeny Twilight Invitational hosted by Villanova University

Last Week – Tied for 4^th of 10 at 2006 Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Widener University

Next Competition – Mon., May 15^th at Tuppeny Twilight Invitational hosted by Villanova University

Season Complete

Season Complete

Season Complete

Season Complete

Season Complete

GREYHOUND TRACKS

Team Records as of May 7, 2006

Overall Commonwealth MASCAC/MAC Meets & Tournaments

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Last Week – Defeated *Susquehanna University, 2-1; Defeated *Lebanon Valley College, 1-0 (10 innings); Lost to *Lebanon Valley College, 3-1; Defeated *Lebanon Valley College, 3-1. *Commonwealth Conference Tournament

This Week – Thurs.-Sun., May 11th-14th at 2006 NCAA Division III Regional at Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD – Thurs., May 11th vs. #5 King’s College, 10:00 a.m.

Last Week – 3rd of 9 at 2006 Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Widener University

Next Competition – Mon., May 15th at Tuppeny Twilight Invitational hosted by Villanova University

Last Week – Tied for 4th of 10 at 2006 Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Widener University

Next Competition – Mon., May 15th at Tuppeny Twilight Invitational hosted by Villanova University

Season Complete

Season Complete

Season Complete

Season Complete

Season Complete

Last Week – Defeated Susquehanna University, 2-1; Defeated Lebanon Valley College, 1-0 (10 innings); Lost to Lebanon Valley College, 3-1; Defeated Lebanon Valley College, 3-1. *Commonwealth Conference Tournament

This Week – Thurs.-Sun., May 11^th-14^th at 2006 NCAA Division III Regional at Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD – Thurs., May 11^th vs. #5 King’s College, 10:00 a.m.

Last Week – 3^rd of 9 at 2006 Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Widener University

Next Competition – Mon., May 15^th at Tuppeny Twilight Invitational hosted by Villanova University

Last Week – Tied for 4^th of 10 at 2006 Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Widener University

Next Competition – Mon., May 15^th at Tuppeny Twilight Invitational hosted by Villanova University