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2006-07 – Week 21                                                  Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

 

 

GREYHOUND TRACKS

 

 

Team Records as of February 4, 2007

                                      Overall  Commonwealth   MASCAC/MAC   Meets & Tournaments

Men’s Basketball            10-11            3-7                      6-9            Champion of 29th Greyhound Starters Classic

Women’s Basketball       11-10            5-5                      8-6            3rd at 6th Starters Moravian Winter Classic

Men’s Track & Field        0-0                                         0-0            No Team Scores at Dick DeSchriver Invitational

Women’s Track & Field   0-0                                         0-0            No Team Scores at Dick DeSchriver Invitational

 

 

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Female – Kelly Applegate (Sr., Easton, PA/Wilson HS), basketball

Kathleen McCarron (Sr., Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS), track & field

Male – Ozzie Brown (Jr., Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh HS), track & field

 

 

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

 

Saturday, February 10th – Women’s Basketball vs. *Messiah College, 2:00 p.m.; Men’s Basketball vs. *Messiah

            College, 4:00 p.m.

 

Saturday, February 24th – Men’s Lacrosse vs. Ursinus College, 1:00 p.m.

 

Saturday, March 10th – Women’s Lacrosse vs. Swarthmore College, 1:00 p.m.

 

Wednesday, March 14th – Men’s Tennis vs. Muhlenberg College, 3:30 p.m.

 

Saturday, March 17th – Baseball vs. *Widener University (DH), 12:00 p.m.; Softball vs. *Widener University (DH),

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

 

 

*Conference opponent

 

 

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Greyhound Weekly Update, February 5, 2007 (-2222-)

 

Women’s Basketball – 11-10 (Commonwealth Conference 5-5, MASCAC 8-6)

Last Week – Lost to *Albright College, 61-60; Lost to Muhlenberg College, 68-65; Defeated *Susquehanna University, 76-62.  *Commonwealth Conference game

This Week – Wed., Feb. 7th at *Lebanon Valley College, 6:00 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 10th vs. *Messiah College, 2:00 p.m.  *Commonwealth Conference game

                Moravian suffered its third straight loss in Commonwealth Conference action, falling to Albright College, 61-60, in a game at Johnston Hall.  The win was Albright's second this season over Moravian after the Greyhounds had won the previous 12 games in the series.  Moravian jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first half before the Lions got on the board at the 17:19 mark. The Greyhounds kept the lead until the 3:04 mark when Albright took the lead. The Lions would hold onto the lead until the 8:11 mark of the second half. Moravian trailed by just one point at half time as freshman guard Jessica Foran (Annandale, NJ/Rutgers Prep HS) hit a three-pointer with 19 seconds left to cut Albright's advantage to 30-29. The Greyhounds had the ball at the end of the half but were unable to get a shot off. The Lions stretched their lead to seven points at 45-38 with 11:23 to play before the Greyhounds went on a 9-0 run to take a 47-45 lead with 8:11 remaining. Foran tied the game with a pair of free throws and added a lay-up for the lead. The Lions ran off five straight points to take a 50-47 lead with 6:55 to play. Moravian came back and took a 53-52 advantage with 4:55 to play but a three-pointer gave Albright the lead back. The Greyhounds tied the contest twice at 55-55 and again at 57-57 with 44 seconds to play on a pair of free throws by senior forward Jenny Hackleman (Arroyo Grande, CA/Rutgers Prep {NJ} HS). Albright had a 61-58 lead with less then ten seconds to play when Moravian went inside to freshman forward Kirsty Stearns (East Norwich, NY/Oyster Bay HS) for a jumper in the lane with a second to play to finish the scoring. Moravian had two players in double figures led by Hackleman who had a career high 21 points. Hackleman added eight rebounds and two assists. During the contest, Hackleman became the sixth player in school history to reach 700 career rebounds. Foran tossed in 12 points for the Greyhounds to go with four steals, three assists and two rebounds. Stearns had eight points and eight rebounds while senior forward Kelly Applegate (Easton, PA/Wilson HS) had eight points and five rebounds for Moravian. Freshman guard Kate Harrison (Cold Spring Harbor, NY/Cold Spring Harbor HS) grabbed seven rebounds for the Greyhounds to go with five points and three assists while junior guard La'Toya Blake (Allentown, PA/Dieruff HS) had three steals and three rebounds.

 

                The Greyhounds dropped their fourth straight game, falling to rival Muhlenberg College, 68-65. Moravian hadn't lost four straight games since a four-game stretch from November 30th to December 9th 2000. The loss also dropped the Greyhounds to 1-8 in road games this season. Moravian jumped out to an 8-0 lead and led 10-2 after a jumper by Harrison. However, the Greyhounds would score just two points in the next ten minutes as the Mules took a 15-12 lead. Moravian tied it at 15-15 and again at 17-17 before the Mules pulled away to end the half with a 27-22 lead. The Mules scored first in the second half to extend their lead to 29-22, but the Greyhounds answered with an 8-0 run to take a 30-29 lead on a pair of free throws by Applegate with 17:38 left in the game. Muhlenberg retook the lead and would get it back to six points, 44-38 with 13:56 remaining when Moravian went on a 14-3 run to take a 52-47 lead with 7:29 to play. The Mules quickly pulled within one point at 53-52 with 6:31 on the clock, but the Greyhounds responded with a 6-0 run to take a 59-52 lead with 3:37 remaining. Muhlenberg countered with a 10-0 run to take a 62-59 lead with 1:44 to play. The Greyhounds tied the game twice at 62-62 and 64-64, but the Mules were four-for-four from the foul line in the final 41 seconds to win the contest. Moravian missed three shots and a free throw in the final 27 seconds. The Greyhounds had two players in double figures led by 19 points from Applegate, who played just five minutes with six points in the first half due to foul trouble. Applegate also grabbed seven rebounds. Applegate was five of six from the foul line and is the school record holder in career free throw attempts with 552 and second in free throws made with 423, just five shy of breaking the school mark. Harrison tossed in 12 points for Moravian to go with three rebounds and two assists. Hackleman had a game high 11 rebounds to go with eight points, two blocked shots and two steals. Hackleman moved into fifth in school history with 712 career rebounds, and she is 15th in scoring with 1,047 points. Foran added eight points, four rebounds and three assists for the Greyhounds while freshman guard Amanda Brown (Schuylkill Haven, PA/Schuylkill Haven HS) connected on a trio of three-pointers for nine points. Freshman forward Alyssa Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS) had six rebounds and four points for Moravian while Stearns added four points and four rebounds

 

                Moravian snapped its four-game losing streak and took sole possession of third place in the Commonwealth Conference standings with a 76-62 victory over Susquehanna University at Johnston Hall. The Crusaders jumped out to a 5-0 lead and led 9-5 before the Greyhounds went a 6-0 run to take 11-9 lead with 10:16 remaining in the first half. The lead went back-and-forth with Susquehanna eventually taking its largest lead of the game, seven points at 26-19 at the 3:37 mark. However, Moravian finished the first half on a 14-2 run to head to the locker room with a 33-28 lead. The run was fueled by four three-pointers from Brown in a span of two minutes. The Greyhounds continued their run into the second half, scoring the first seven points of the half to build a 40-28 lead with 16:20 to play. Susquehanna closed within six points at 42-36 with 14:09 on the clock before Moravian pushed the lead back to ten points at 48-38 with 11:45 to play. The Crusaders had an 8-2 run to cut the Moravian lead to 50-46 with 9:21 to play before a 10-4 Moravian had four players in double figures led by Applegate with 19 points. Applegate added nine rebounds to move into seventh in school history with 630 career rebounds, and she is seventh all-time in scoring with 1,373 points, just four points shy of moving into sixth. With 11:45 remaining in the game, Applegate made her 428th career free throw to break the school record, and after a seven-for-eight performance, Applegate is 430 for 559 at the foul line in her career, both school records. Brown, Foran and Stearns each had 14 points. Stearns added four rebounds while Brown contributed four steals and three assists. Hackleman grabbed a game high 11 rebounds for the Greyhounds to go with eight points, two blocked shots and a career high six assists while Harrison had five points, three rebounds and three assists for Moravian. Hackleman, who is fifth all-time at Moravian with 723 career rebounds, moved into 14th in scoring with 1,055 points.


Greyhound Weekly Update, February 5, 2007 (-3333-)

 

Men’s Basketball – 10-11 (Commonwealth Conference 3-7, MASCAC 6-9)

Last Week – Lost to *Albright College, 87-73; Lost to *Susquehanna University, 76-70.  *Commonwealth Conference game

This Week – Wed., Feb. 7th at *Lebanon Valley College, 8:00 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 10th vs. *Susquehanna University, 4:00 p.m.  *Commonwealth Conference game

 

            The Greyhounds lost their third straight Commonwealth Conference contest falling to Albright College, 87-73, in Johnston Hall. The game remained close in the first half with neither team having a lead over six points. Moravian's largest lead was 15-9 with 15:19 on the clock while the Lions largest lead was three points, 27-24 with 5:45 to play before the intermission. The teams went to the locker room tied at 35-35. The Greyhounds were 12 of 30 from the field (40.0 percent), five of 12 behind the three-point line and six of six at the foul line in the first half. The Greyhounds came out of the locker room quickly in the second half and built an eight-point lead, 49-41, with 15:51 to play. Moravian maintained the lead for the next ten minutes, up 66-61, with 6:37 remaining in the game. However, Albright went on a 10-0 run to take a 71-66 lead with 3:12 to play. Moravian would score just seven points in the final three minutes of the game while the Lions scored 16 points including ten-for-ten at the foul line in the final 1:55. Moravian had three players reach double figures in the game led by junior forward Chris Earley (Manasquan, NJ/Brielle HS) with 14 points and five rebounds. Junior forwards Steve Wenderfer (Chester, NJ/Mendham HS) and Eric Whitman (Blairstown, NJ/Notre Dame East Stroudsburg {PA} HS) each netted 12 points with Wenderfer adding three rebounds and two assists and Whitman grabbing seven boards. Senior guard Michael Clemente (Toms River, NJ/Central Regional HS) and junior guard Ryan Miller (Easton, PA/Easton HS) each had nine points and three assists for the Greyhounds with Miller added three steals. Junior forward Mark Franzyshen (Somerset, NJ/Immaculata HS) had seven points and four rebounds for Moravian while junior guard Greg Jones (Bronx, NY/Mt. St. Michael Academy) tossed in six points. Senior forward Matt Devlin (Sadsburyville, PA/Coatesville HS) had four points for the Greyhounds.

 

            Moravian suffered its fourth straight loss, falling to Susquehanna University, 76-70, in a Commonwealth Conference game in Johnston Hall. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 6-2 lead before the Crusaders went on a 16-2 run to take an 18-8 lead with 14:30 remaining in the first half. Moravian would cut Susquehanna's lead back to four points, 24-20, with 9:45 on the clock but the Crusaders put together a 7-0 run to push their lead back to double digits at 31-20 with 6:18 to play. Susquehanna would head to the locker room at the intermission with a 43-28 lead. Moravian was ten for 27 (37.0 percent) from the floor in the first half, two of nine on three-pointers and six of nine at the foul line. The Greyhounds had a 24-17 advantage on the boards in the first half; however, Moravian committed 18 turnovers to just six for Susquehanna. The Crusaders kept their lead in double figures for the first five minutes of the second half, leading 53-42 with 15:02 to play. Moravian slowly began to pull back into the game, eventually getting within two points at 59-57 with 10:46 remaining in the game. The Crusaders pushed the lead back to seven points before the Greyhounds got back within two points again at 70-68 with 3:34 on the clock. Susquehanna netted their final six points at the line to win the contest. The Greyhounds trailed just 73-70 with under a minute to play and had four straight shots before Susquehanna could get a rebound. Moravian made 17 of 37 field goal attempts (45.9 percent) in the second half, two of 15 three-pointers and six of nine free throws. Moravian did finish the contest with a 46-36 advantage in rebounds; however, the Greyhounds had 25 turnovers in the game to just 17 for Susquehanna. Moravian had three players in double figures led by Franzyshen with 15 points. Franzyshen also grabbed seven rebounds. Earley had 11 points off the bench for the Greyhounds to go with four rebounds while Wenderfer had ten points and six rebounds. Whitman grabbed a team high nine rebounds for Moravian to go with seven points while Miller tossed in nine points to go along with six rebounds and five assists. Devlin had eight points and three rebounds for the Greyhounds while Jones scored four points with a pair of assists. Clemente and freshman forward Eric Weaver (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury HS) each had three points with Clemente adding four steals and three rebounds and Weaver grabbing four boards for Moravian.

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, February 5, 2007 (-4444-)

 

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

Last Week – No Team Scores at 8th Annual Dick DeShriver Invitational hosted by East Stroudsburg University of PA

This Week – Fri., Feb. 9th at Rider University-Lafayette College Invitational at New York Armory, New York, NY

 

            The Greyhounds had four top-five individual finishes and one relay team place second as the team competed at the non-scoring 8th Annual Dick DeSchriver Invitational hosted by East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. Freshman Dana Haslett (Sellersville, PA/Pennridge HS) placed second in the 55-meter dash in 7.34 seconds, just 0.01 seconds shy of the NCAA Division III provisional qualifying standard. Senior Kathleen McCarron (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS) finished third in the long jump with a leap of 5.17 meters (16 feet, 11 1/2 inches) while freshman Anna Heim (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown HS) was third in the pole vault, clearing a height of 3.20 meters (ten feet, six inches). Senior Erin Recker (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) placed fourth in the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.89 seconds. The Greyhounds 4x200-meter relay squad of Haslett, Recker, senior Amy Reehil (Roselle, NJ/Roselle Catholic HS) and freshman Rachel Beck (Churchville, PA/Council Rock South HS) was second in a time of 1:46.79.

 

            Haslett had a time of 7.41 seconds in the preliminaries of the 55-meter dash to lead seven Greyhound runners in the race. Recker placed seventh in 7.61 seconds while Beck was 11th in 7.64 seconds, McCarron placed 14th in 7.74 seconds, Reehil finished 21st in 7.86 seconds, freshman Queenie Tang (Bedminster, NJ/Chatham HS) took 23rd at 7.88 seconds and freshman Christine Kihm (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown HS) was 36th in a time of 8.23 seconds. Freshman Jessica Posimo (Philadelphia, PA/St. Basil Academy) placed sixth in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.92 seconds while Tang was 21st in 9.89 seconds. Following Recker in the 200-meter dash were McCarron in ninth place in a time of 27.67 seconds and Posimo tied for 11th at 27.93 seconds. Freshman Kaitlyn Boyer (Oley, PA/Oley Valley HS) placed 11th in the 400-meter dash in 1:03.77 while classmate Katelyn Chando (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) took 19th in a time of 1:07.48.

 

            In distance events, junior Katie Pulizzano (Allentown, PA/William Allen HS) was ninth in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 19:56.44 while sophomore Kelly Williams (Tafton, PA/Wallenpaupack HS) finished tenth in 20:07.86. Senior Jennifer Connolly (Weare, NH/Manchester West HS) took seventh place in the 1,000-meter run in 3:22.68. Sophomore Kayla Teeling (Milford, NJ/Phillipsburg HS) placed seventh in the mile run with a time of 5:29.47, and Teeling was 11th in the 80-meter run in 2:27.76. Senior Suzanne Tamlyn (Wappingers Falls, NY/Wallkill HS) finished 27th in the 800 meters in 2:35.75.

 

            In the field events, Heim was tied for sixth in the long jump at 5.00 meters (16 feet, five inches) while freshman Rachel Riggs (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg HS) was tied for 16th with a leap of 4.68 meters (15 feet, 4 1/4 inches). Riggs placed seventh in the triple jump with a distance of 10.54 meters (34 feet, seven inches) while McCarron was 13th at 10.06 meters (33 feet, 1/4 inch) and Heim tied for 20th with a leap of 9.59 meters (31 feet, 5 3/4 inches). Posimo was tied for 18th in the high jump, clearing 1.42 meters (four feet, eight inches).

 

            Freshman Rebeka Woolley (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Boro HS) took 19th in the shot put with a toss of 10.54 meters (34 feet, seven inches) while senior Tammy Balliet (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) took 29th in the 20-pound weight throw with a distance of 10.53 meters (34 feet, 6 3/4 inches). Freshman Flora Robertson (Hawley, PA/East Stroudsburg North HS) was 35th in the weight throw with a toss of 9.79 meters (32 feet, 1 1/2 inches).

 

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, February 5, 2007 (-5555-)

 

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

Last Week – No Team Scores at 8th Annual Dick DeShriver Invitational hosted by East Stroudsburg University of PA

This Week – Fri., Feb. 9th at Rider University-Lafayette College Invitational at New York Armory, New York, NY

 

            Moravian competed in the non-scoring 8th Annual Dick DeSchriver Invitational hosted by East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. Junior Ozzie Brown (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh HS) earned one individual victory and qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships in a pair of events to lead the Greyhounds. Brown won the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 7.67 seconds, the sixth fastest time of season in the nation as of the date of competition and 0.03 seconds faster than Brown's previous NCAA provisional qualifying time this year. Brown was second in the finals of the 55-meter dash in 6.45 seconds, which also provisionally qualified for the NCAA meet as the tenth fastest time of the year. Brown was first after qualifying in the 55-meter dash in 6.88 seconds while second in the preliminaries of the 55-meter hurdles in 7.88 seconds.

 

            The Greyhounds had a total of six runners in the 55-meter dash with sophomore Robert Shaffer (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville HS) placing 11th in 6.77 seconds, freshman Steve Parisi (Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley HS) in 42nd at 7.12 seconds, sophomore Jared Henrie (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley HS) finishing 45th at 7.21 seconds, sophomore Alan Woods (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar Cliff HS) taking 51st at 7.25 seconds and junior Allan Fatzinger (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) placing 60th at 7.39 seconds. Shaffer was tenth in the 200-meter dash in 23.51 seconds while senior Josh Kline (Reading, PA/Exeter HS) took 14th with a time of 23.75 seconds. Kline led six Moravian runners in the 400-meter dash, tying for 13th place in 53.34 seconds. Senior Joshua Hunter (Palmerton, PA/Palmerton HS) was 18th in 53.65 seconds and followed by Henrie at 28th in 54.54, Parisi in 32nd place in a time of 54.72 seconds, junior Vince Pagano (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin East HS) in 40th at 55.81 and sophomore Timothy Murphy (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) at 41st in 55.84. Junior Khizer Tariq (Bethlehem, PA/Saucon Valley HS) took 23rd in the 500-meter dash in 1:14.71 while freshman Nick Shubert (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East HS) placed 30th in a time of 1:17.48.

 

            In the distance races, Hunter placed tenth in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:03.31 while sophomore John McCullough (Levittown, PA/Conwell Egan HS) was 61st in 2:17.93. Parisi placed 17th in the 1,000-meter run in 2:46.57 while Murphy was 20th at 2:47.87. Pagano was 27th in the mile run in a time of 4:47.08 while freshman Steven DeFazio (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) was 32nd in 4:50.14 and senior Anthony Sarno (Forked River, NJ/Lacey Township HS) placed 48th in 4:59.41.

 

            Sophomore Blair Maginnis (Asbury, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS) placed 20th in the 35-pound weight throw to lead a trio of Greyhounds. Maginnis recorded a distance of 12.67 meters (41 feet, seven inches) while junior Nathaniel Dutile (Plymouth, ME/Nokomis HS) was 23rd at 12.13 meters (39 feet, 9 3/4 inches) and freshman Ronald Draina (Metuchen, NJ/Metuchen HS) took 25th with a toss of 11.97 meters (39 feet, 3 1/4 inches).