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2006-07 – Week 14 Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

GREYHOUND TRACKS

Team Records as of December 3, 2006

Overall Commonwealth MASCAC/MAC Meets & Tournaments

Men’s Basketball 2-4 0-2 0-3 3^rd place at New York University Tip-Off Tour.

Women’s Basketball 4-2 1-1 2-1 Runner-Up at Mike Durgala Tour. at JHU

Men’s Track & Field 0-0 0-0 Non-Scoring Lafayette College Invitational

Women’s Track & Field 0-0 0-0 Non-Scoring Lafayette College Invitational

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

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

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

Ryan Miller (Jr., Easton, PA/Easton HS), basketball

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

Monday, December 4^th – Women’s Basketball vs. Drew University, 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 5^th – Men’s Basketball vs. FDU-Florham, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 9^th – Women’s Basketball vs. Ursinus College, 2:00 p.m.

Monday, December 11^th – Men’s Basketball vs. Kean University of New Jersey, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, January 5^th – Women’s Basketball hosts 6^th Annual Starters Moravian Winter Classic – Lincoln (PA) University

vs. William Smith College, 6:00 p.m. & Moravian vs. William Paterson (NJ) University, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 6^th – Women’s Basketball hosts 6^th Annual Starters Moravian Winter Classic – Consolation game,

1:00 p.m. & Championship game, 3:00 p.m.; Men’s Basketball hosts 29^th Annual Greyhound Starters Classic –

Montclair State University of New Jersey vs. Salisbury (MD) University, 6:00 p.m. & Moravian vs. Drew

University, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 7^th – Men’s Basketball hosts 29^th Annual Greyhound Starters Classic – Consolation game, 1:00 p.m. &

Championship game, 3:00 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 1:00, 7:00 & 10:00 P.M.

Greyhound Weekly Update, December 4, 2006 (-2222-)

Women’s Basketball – 4-2 (Commonwealth Conference 1-1, MASCAC 2-1)

Last Week – Defeated *Widener University, 58-55; Defeated The College of New Jersey, 48-36; Lost to *Susquehanna University, 59-42. *Commonwealth Conference game

This Week – Mon., Dec. 4^th vs. #Drew University, 7:00 p.m.; Wed., Dec. 6^th at #The University of Scranton, 7:00 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 9^th vs. Ursinus College, 2:00 p.m. #MASCAC game

Moravian rallied from a 24-point deficit in the final 17 minutes to defeat Widener University, 58-55, in the Commonwealth Conference season opener for both schools in Johnston Hall. Both teams struggled early with Moravian scoring the first point of the game on a free throw by senior forward Kelly Applegate (Easton, PA/Wilson HS) at the 17:35 mark of the first half. The teams were tied at 5-5 with 15:49 remaining until halftime when Widener went on a 9-0 run to build at 14-5 lead. The Pride would continue to build its lead, eventually to 24 points, 34-10, with 2:18 remaining in the first half. Moravian scored the final four points of the half to head to the locker room trailing by 20 points, 34-14. The Pride came out of the locker room and pushed the lead back to 24 points at 38-14 with 18:02 remaining in the game. Moravian would start on its comeback at the 16:51 mark when freshman forward Kirsty Stearns (East Norwich, NY/Oyster Bay HS) hit a pair of free throws to cut into the 24-point deficit. Widener still had a 19-point lead with 11:58 remaining, up 46-27; however, Moravian went on an 18-1 run to pull within two points at 47-45 with 6:10 left on the clock. The Pride pushed the lead back to six points, 51-45 with 5:29 remaining before the Greyhounds eventually tied the contest at 53-53 with 2:20 left in the game. Moravian finally retook the lead on a pair of free throws by freshman guard Katie Harrison (Cold Spring Harbor, NY/Cold Spring Harbor HS) with 1:48 remaining, but Widener answered and tied the contest at 55-55 with 1:23 remaining. Harrison connected on a jumper with 58 seconds left to put Moravian in the lead for good, and Stearns hit a free throw with eight seconds left to secure the win. The Greyhounds finished the game with a 44-17 run over the final 16:51. Applegate led all scorers and three Moravian players in double figures with 17 points. Applegate, who missed all of her field goal attempts in the first half and had just three points in the first 20 minutes of the game, also recorded 11 rebounds for her second straight double-double and third of the season. During the game, Applegate also moved up two spots to tenth in school history with 1,153 career points, and she has 533 career rebounds. Applegate added four steals and two assists in the victory. Harrison had a career high 15 points for the Greyhounds with ten in the second half, and Harrison had a team high five steals to go with three rebounds and a blocked shot. Stearns also reached double figures for Moravian with all 12 of her points coming in the second half. Stearns also recorded her first career double-double with 11 rebounds, and she had four steals and a blocked shot. Freshman guard Jessica Foran (Annandale, NJ/Rutgers Prep HS) netted nine points for the Greyhounds, the first game of her collegiate career she failed to reach double figures, and Foran contributed four steals, three assists and three rebounds. Sophomore forward Cody Fedorishen (Nazareth, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) grabbed five rebounds for Moravian while freshman guard Amanda Brown (Schuylkill Haven, PA/Schuylkill Haven HS) had three points, three assists and two steals.

Moravian won its third straight game, defeating The College of New Jersey, 48-36, in non-conference action at Johnston Hall. The game went back-and-forth for the first 12 minutes with the lead changing six times and the game tied twice. The Greyhounds eventually took the lead for good at 14-11 on a three-pointer by Brown with 7:52 left in the first half. Moravian eventually pushed the lead to eight points twice, heading to the locker room with a 28-20 advantage. Four minutes into the second half, TCNJ pulled within three points at 32-29 but that was the closest the Lions would get as Moravian led by at least six points for the remainder of the game. The Greyhounds had a pair of players in double figures with Applegate and Stearns each netting ten points. Applegate grabbed a team high nine rebounds to go with two steals while Stearns had five rebounds and a pair of blocked shots. Harrison added nine points, five rebounds and five steals while senior guard Katie Rizman (Wall, NJ/St. Rose HS) had five points and a pair of steals. Sophomore forward Rachel Elneus (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS) also tossed in five points and added two steals. Brown had a pair of rebounds to go with her three-pointer while Foran contributed four points and three steals for the Greyhounds. Freshman forward Alyssa Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS) came off the bench to grab three rebounds while Fedorishen had three assists and two rebounds.

Moravian had its three-game winning streak snapped in a 59-42 loss at Susquehanna University in Commonwealth Conference action. The Crusaders scored the first five points of the game before Moravian got on the board with 14:29 remaining in the first half in the first field goal of the season by senior forward Jenny Hackleman (Arroyo Grande, CA/Rutgers Prep {NJ} HS), who had missed the first five games of the season with an injury. Susquehanna held the lead the entire first half, pushing it to ten points once at 18-8 with 5:44 remaining in the first half. The Greyhounds got the game back within four points at 18-14 with 2:55 until the intermission before the Crusaders went to the locker room with a 23-16 lead. The Crusaders advantage would hit 20 points twice in the second half as Moravian was unable to comeback from a large second half deficit for the fourth time this season in six games. Hackleman along with Foran and Harrison each scored eight points in the game for Moravian with Hackleman adding a team high of six rebounds along with four steals and two blocked shots. Applegate was limited to five rebounds, four points and three assists in 17 minutes of action for the Greyhounds while junior guard La'Toya Blake (Allentown, PA/Dieruff HS), Elneus and Bisci also had four points apiece. Bisci grabbed four rebounds while Blake had a team leading five steals.

Greyhound Weekly Update, December 4, 2006 (-3333-)

Men’s Basketball – 2-4 (Commonwealth Conference 0-2, MASCAC 0-3)

Last Week – Lost to *Widener University, 78-65; Lost to *Susquehanna University, 82-73. *Commonwealth Conference game

This Week – Tues., Dec. 5^th vs. #FDU-Florham, 7:00 p.m.; Thurs., Dec. 7^th at #Delaware Valley College, 7:00 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 9^th at #The University of Scranton, 3:00 p.m. #MASCAC game

Moravian dropped its 2006-07 Commonwealth Conference season opener to Widener University, 78-65, in Johnston Hall. The Greyhounds scored the first two points of the game and held a 14-11 lead with 13:04 remaining in the first half before the Pride went on a 17-2 run to build a 28-16 lead with 7:41 left before the intermission. Moravian answered with its own 15-2 run to retake the lead at 31-30 with 2:39 remaining in the first half on a three-point play by junior forward Mark Franzyshen (Somerset, NJ/Immaculata HS). Senior guard Michael Clemente (Toms River, NJ/Central Regional HS) banked in a three-point shot at the buzzer to give the Greyhounds a 36-34 halftime advantage. Moravian connected on 14 of 30 field goal attempts (46.7 percent), three of eight three-pointers (37.5 percent) and all five of its free throw attempts in the first half; however, the Greyhounds committed 12 turnovers in the first 20 minutes and were out-rebounded 19-16 by Widener. The Pride was 15 of 33 from the floor, one of seven behind the three-point line and three of six at the foul line in the first half. Moravian extended its leas to 38-34 early in the second half before a 13-0 run by Widener gave the Pride a 47-38 advantage with 16:28 to play and the lead for good. Moravian would get within three points on three different occasions with the final time having the Greyhounds trailing 60-57 with 7:32 remaining in the contest. Widener put together an 11-0 run to push the lead to double digits for the rest of the game. The Pride were 17 of 30 from the field, four of five behind the three-point line and six of eight at the foul line in the second half while Moravian struggled shooting the ball, making just 13 of 38 field goal attempts (34.2 percent), two of 12 three-pointers (16.7 percent) and its only free throw attempt in the second half. Widener also had a 41-34 advantage in rebounds for the game. Junior guard Ryan Miller (Easton, PA/Easton HS) scored a game high 21 points to lead Moravian, and he added four rebounds and a pair of assists while Franzyshen had 15 points and three rebounds. Clemente tossed in nine points for the Greyhounds while junior forward Chris Earley (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan HS) had eight points, three rebounds and three assists. Junior forward Eric Whitman (Blairstown, NJ/Notre Dame East Stroudsburg {PA} HS) had six points and two rebounds in just one half of action for Moravian as he sat out the second half while senior forward Matt Delvin (Sadsburyville, PA/Coatesville HS) contributed five rebounds and four points. Junior forward Steve Wenderfer (Chester, NJ/Mendham HS) led Moravian with six rebounds, and he scored two points. Freshman forward Eric Weaver (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury HS) grabbed five rebounds and had a pair of assists while junior guard Greg Jones (Bronx, NY/Mt. St. Michael Academy) had three rebounds for Moravian.

The Greyhounds lost their second straight Commonwealth Conference game, falling at Susquehanna University, 82-73. The Crusaders jumped out to a 5-0 lead but Moravian would eventually take a 6-5 lead, one of three one-point leads in the first half for the Greyhounds. Susquehanna would eventually pull ahead for good at 11-10 with 12:49 remaining in the first half. The Crusaders eventually pulled away for a 40-26 halftime advantage after making 14 of 32 from the floor, four of 11 behind the three-point line and eight of 11 at the foul line in the first 20 minutes. Moravian struggled shooting in the first half, connecting on nine of 32 field goal attempts (28.1 percent), two of ten three-pointers and all six of its free throw attempts. Susquehanna had a 22-20 advantage in rebounds in the first half, and the Crusaders forced Moravian into 17 turnovers in the first half while making 13 miscues themselves. Moravian cut Susquehanna's lead to nine-points on four occasions in the second half; however, the Crusaders led by as many as 18 points at 68-50 with 5:34 to play in the game. Moravian shot better in the second 20 minutes, making 16 of 31 field goal attempts (51.6 percent), four of 12 three-pointers and 11 of 15 free throws (73.3 percent). Susquehanna connected on 15 of 33 field goal attempts, one of ten three-pointers and 11 of 14 free throws in the second half. The Crusaders also finished the game with a 42-38 advantage in rebounds. Moravian had two players in double figures led by Miller with 19 points to go with five rebounds and three steals. Wenderfer contributed 14 points and four rebounds for the Greyhounds while Whitman had a game-high 14 rebounds to go with nine points. Franzyshen netted nine points while Earley had eight points and three assists for Moravian. Clemente contributed four points while Jones had four rebounds, three points and three assists.

Greyhound Weekly Update, December 4, 2006 (-4444-)

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

Last Week – No Team Scores at Lafayette College Invitational, Easton, PA

This Week – Fri., Dec. 8^th at Lehigh University Invitational, Bethlehem, PA, 6:00 p.m.

The Greyhounds began their 2006-07 indoor season at the non-scoring Lafayette College Invitational. Moravian had one first place finish with freshmen Anna Heim (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown HS) and Christine Kihm (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown HS) tying for first in the pole vault, clearing a height of ten feet (3.04 meters).

In sprint events, freshman Rachel Beck (Churchville, PA/Council Rock South HS) tied for third in the 60-yard dash in 7.45 seconds after running a time of 7.42 seconds in the preliminaries, qualifying second for the championship race. Senior Erin Recker (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) was fifth in the finals in 7.48 seconds, and Recker qualified fourth in 7.45 seconds. Also in the preliminaries of the 60-yard dash, senior Kathleen McCarron (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS) was ninth in 7.72 seconds while freshman Queenie Tang (Bedminster, NJ/Chatham HS) was 11th in 7.82 seconds. Beck also placed fourth in the 220-yard dash in 27.33 records while freshman Cassidy Thomas (Arnold, MD/Broadneck HS) placed 16th in a time of 30.26 seconds. In the 440-yard dash, senior Amy Reehil (Roselle, NJ/Roselle Catholic HS) was fourth in a time of 1:03.73 while freshman Kaitlyn Boyer (Oley, PA/Oley Valley HS) placed fifth in 1:04.54 and freshman Katelyn Chando (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) was 12th in 1:08.10.

Senior Suzanne Tamlyn (Wappingers Falls, NY/Wallkill HS) placed fourth in the 500-meter run in a time of 1:26.48 while Heim placed fifth in 1:29.47. Moravian's "B" 4x440-yard relay team of Boyer, McCarron, Chando and Heim placed fourth in a time of 4:35.09 while the "A" squad of Reehil, Tamlyn, Beck and Thomas was fifth in 4:37.86. In the 60-yard hurdles, freshman Jessica Posimo (Philadelphia, PA/St. Basil Academy) was third in the finals in 9.08 seconds after qualifying third in 9.27 seconds. Tang was sixth in the finals in 9.80 seconds, and she qualified sixth in 9.66 seconds. Heim ran a time of 9.75 seconds in the 60-yard hurdle preliminaries.

In addition to Heim and Kihm winning the pole vault, freshman Thea Kennerkneckt (Central Valley, NJ/Monroe-Woodbury HS) was fourth, clearing nine feet (2.74 meters). Heim placed third in the long jump with a leap of 4.95 meters (16 feet, three inches) while McCarron was fourth at 4.86 meters (15 feet, 11 1/2 inches) and freshman Rachel Riggs (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg HS) tied for eighth at 4.54 meters (14 feet, 10 3/4 inches). Riggs tied for second in the triple jump with a distance of 10.40 meters (34 feet, 1 1/2 inches) while McCarron was fifth at 10.28 meters (33 feet, 8 3/4 inches). Posimo tied for seventh in the high jump, clearing 1.50 meters (four feet, 11 inches).

Freshman Rebeka Woolley (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Boro HS) placed eighth in the shot put with a toss of 10.73 meters (35 feet, 2 1/2 inches) while senior Tammy Balliett (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) was tenth at 9.64 meters (31 feet, 7 1/2 inches). Freshman Flora Robertson (Hawley, PA/East Stroudsburg North HS) placed 11th in the shot put with a distance of 9.18 meters (30 feet, 1 1/2 inches) while junior Ashlee Scarborough (Warrington, PA/Villa Joseph Marie Academy) was 13th at 8.38 meters (27 feet, six inches). Balliet placed seventh in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 11.01 meters (36 feet, 1 1/2 inches).

Greyhound Weekly Update, December 4, 2006 (-5555-)

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

Last Week – No Team Scores at Lafayette College Invitational, Easton, PA

This Week – Fri., Dec. 8^th at Lehigh University Invitational, Bethlehem, PA, 6:00 p.m.

Moravian began its 2006-07 indoor season at the non-scoring 2006 Lafayette College Invitational at Kirby Sports Center. The Greyhounds had five first place finishers with junior Ozzie Brown (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh HS) winning the 300-yard dash in 32.86 seconds and the long jump with a leap of 6.84 meters (22 feet, 5 1/4 inches). Junior Nathaniel Tussey (Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown HS) also won a pair of events, taking first in the 500-meter run in 1:07.20 and first in the 60-yard hurdles in 7.67 seconds. Tussey had qualified second in the hurdles in a time of 7.75 seconds while Brown was first in the preliminaries in 7.68 seconds and was second in the finals in 7.82 seconds. Junior James Bell (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin HS) placed first in the 60-yard dash finals in a time of 6.66 seconds after qualifying in a tie for second at 6.69 seconds.

In the sprint events, senior Josh Kline (Reading, PA/Exeter HS) was seventh in the preliminaries of the 60-yard dash in 6.96 seconds while freshman Michael Blenk (Inwood, NY/Lawrence HS) took ninth in 7.03 seconds. Kline placed second to Brown in the 300-yard dash in 34.02 seconds while sophomore Stephen Mulchay (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) was fourth in 37.57 seconds. Freshman Steve Shubert (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East HS) placed fifth in the 440-yard dash in 55.99 seconds while freshman Nicholas Kennedy (Lake Ariel, PA/North Pocono HS) was seventh in 58.49 seconds. The Greyhounds had two teams in the 4x440-yard relay with the "A" team of Tussey, Kline, Shubert and Brown placing third in 3:34.52, and the "B" squad of Kennedy, Blenk, Mulchay and junior Vince Pagano (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin East HS) finishing seventh in a time of 3:56.74. Blenk also competed in the 60-yard hurdles, placing fifth in the finals in 8.17 seconds and sixth in the preliminaries at 8.14 seconds.

Brown also tied for third in the high jump, clearing 1.90 meters (six feet, 2 3/4 inches) while Blenk placed fifth at 1.85 meters (six feet, 3/4 inch). Sophomore Alan Woods (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar Cliff HS) tied for third in the pole vault, clearing 12 feet, six inches (3.81 meters). Blenk finished fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 12.92 meters (42 feet, 4 3/4 inches). In throwing events, sophomore Blair Maginnis (Asbury Park, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS) placed fourth in the shot put with a toss of 13.49 meters (44 feet, 3 1/4 inches) while freshman Ronald Draina (Metuchen, NJ/Metuchen HS) was fourth in the 35-pound weight throw with a distance of 11.74 meters (38 feet, 6 1/4 inches).