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2007-08 – Week 22 Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

GREYHOUND TRACKS

Team Records as of February 10, 2008

Overall Landmark Meets & Tournaments

Men’s Basketball 17-5 8-3

Women’s Basketball 14-8 7-4

Men’s Track & Field 0-0 0-0 Cornell University Invitational

Women’s Track & Field 0-0 0-0 Cornell University Invitational

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Female – Sydni Wisniewski (Fr., Orlando, F:/Winter Park HS), women’s indoor track & field

Male –Blair Maginnis (Jr., Asbury, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS), indoor track & field

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

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

Saturday, February 23^rd – Women’s Basketball vs. *The University of Scranton, 5:30 p.m.; Men’s Basketball vs. *The

University of Scranton, 7:30 p.m.; Men’s Lacrosse vs. Ursinus College, 1:00 p.m.

Friday, March 7^th – Women’s Lacrosse vs. Cedar Crest College, 1:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 12^th – Women’s Lacrosse vs. Muhlenberg College, 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 13^th – Softball vs. Baptist Bible College (DH), 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 15^th – Baseball vs. *Susquehanna University (DH), 2:00 p.m.; Men’s Lacrosse vs. King’s College, 1:00 p.m.

*Landmark 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 and 10:00 P.M.

Greyhound Weekly Update, February 10, 2008 (-2222-)

Men’s Basketball – 17-5 (Landmark Conference 8-3)

Last Week – Defeated *U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 84-52; Defeated *Drew University, 73-53. *Landmark Conference game

This Week – Sat., Feb. 16^th vs. *Goucher College, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 17^th vs. *The Catholic University of America, 4:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference game

Moravian won its third straight Landmark Conference game and remained undefeated in Johnston Hall this season at 10-0 with an 84-52 victory over the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Landmark Conference action. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 4-0 lead on baskets by freshman guard Maurice Young (Philadelphia, PA/Chestnut Hill Academy) and senior forward Mark Franzyshen (Somerset, NJ/Immaculata HS) and would hold the lead the entire game. Moravian pushed the lead into double digits for the remainder of the contest on a jumper by senior guard Ryan Miller (Easton, PA/Easton HS), which gave the Greyhounds a 24-13 edge with 4:22 left in the first half. Moravian went to the locker room with a 36-18 lead after shooting 14 of 34 from the floor (41.2 percent), four of 11 at the foul line and four of five at the foul line in the first 20 minutes. The Greyhounds also had a 26-16 advantage in rebounds while committing just eight first half turnovers. The Greyhounds pushed their lead to 20 points on a pair of free throws by senior forward Chris Earley (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan HS) as the second half started, and Moravian eventually led by 27 points, 70-43, with 7:31 left to play when the starters began to head off the floor. The Greyhounds shot the ball even better in the second half, making 16 of 28 field goal attempts (57.1 percent), three of eight three-pointers and 13 of 17 free throw attempts in the final 20 minutes. Moravian also had a 51-37 edge in rebounds. Moravian had four players in double figures in the victory and 11 of 12 players in uniform scored at least two points in the contest. Miller netted a game high 21 points for the Greyhounds. Miller, who also had three three-pointers to move within nine of the school career mark, added four assists, three rebounds and two steals while Earley had 16 points and a game high nine rebounds while returning to the Moravian line-up after missing a game. Young and senior forward Eric Whitman (Blairstown, NJ/Notre Dame East Stroudsburg {PA} HS) each tossed in ten points with Whitman grabbing seven rebounds and Young adding two blocked shots and two assists. Franzyshen had eight points, eight rebounds and a career high five blocked shots for the Greyhounds while sophomore forward Eric Weaver (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury HS) grabbed five rebounds and added two points off of the bench. Sophomore forward Joseph Munley (Macungie, PA/Emmaus HS) and freshman guard Ryan O'Donnell (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury HS) each scored four points for the Greyhounds while freshmen guard Ryan Greenan (Oradell, NJ/River Dell HS) and Steve Siracusa (New Providence, NJ/New Providence HS) and forward Chris Cullen (East Islip, NY/East Islip HS) each had three points. Siracusa added four rebounds for Moravian.

The Greyhounds captured their fourth straight Landmark Conference victory and moved to 11-0 at home in Johnston Hall with a 73-53 win over Drew University. The victory is Moravian's 17th of the season, the most for the program since the 1995-96 team went 17-8, and just two victories shy of the school record of 19 wins. Miller became the 18th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points on a free throw with 7:59 remaining in the contest. Miller had 20 points in the game and now has 1,006 points in his career. Miller also connected on four three-pointers to improve his career total to 146, third in school history, just shy of the school record of 150. Neither team scored for the first 3:35 before Moravian jumped out to a 9-0 lead finished off by Miller's first three-pointer of the game at the 15:42 mark of the first half. The Greyhounds would lead the entire game including a pair of 16 point leads in the first half, the second time at 31-15 with 5:17 until the intermission on a pair of free throws by Franzyshen. Moravian headed to the locker room with a 39-27 halftime lead after shooting 14 of 34 from the floor (41.2 percent), four of ten behind the three-point line and a perfect seven-for-seven at the foul line in the first 20 minutes. The Greyhounds also had a 22-11 advantage in rebounds in the first half while committing just four turnovers. Moravian's lead would remain in double digits for most of the second half as Drew would pull within nine points on two occasions. The Greyhounds' final advantage of 20 points was its largest of the game. Moravian's shooting cooled in the second half, making nine of 29 field goal attempts (31.0 percent), five of 14 three-pointers and 11 of 16 free throws. The Greyhounds finished the game with a 48-23 advantage on the boards, and Moravian had just ten turnovers for the game. The Greyhounds had three players in double figures with Earley scoring a game high 21 points to go with five rebounds, four assists and a pair of blocked shots. Miller had three rebounds, two assists and two steals to go with his 20 points while Whitman tossed in 14 points and added six rebounds for Moravian. Young had points in the Greyhound victory while Franzyshen had six rebounds, four points and four assists in the game. Weaver contributed five rebounds and three points for Moravian while Cullen had five boards.

Greyhound Weekly Update, February 10, 2008 (-3333-)

Women’s Basketball – 14-8 (Landmark Conference 7-4)

Last Week – Lost to *U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 69-65; Defeated *Drew University, 74-60. *Landmark Conference game

This Week – Sat., Feb. 16^th vs. *Goucher College, 5:30 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 17^th vs. *The Catholic University of America, 2:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference game

Moravian dropped a 69-65 decision to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, 69-65, in Landmark Conference action in Johnston Hall. The Greyhounds took part in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's "Think Pink" initiative during the game and wore special pink uniforms. Moravian raised more than $1,000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. In the game, Moravian jumped out to a 5-0 lead before the Mariners scored six straight points to take a 6-5 advantage at the 16:27 mark. The game went back-and-forth for the next eight minutes with the Greyhounds eventually building another five-point lead, 16-11, on a three-pointer by sophomore guard Amanda Brown (Schuylkill Haven, PA/Schuylkill Haven HS) with 12:15 remaining in the first half. U.S. Merchant Marine responded with an 8-0 run to take a 19-16 lead with 8:27 left before the intermission. Moravian would tie the contest at 24-24 with 4:36 on the clock on a free throw by freshman guard/forward Emily Smith (East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg South HS); however, the Mariners finished the half with an 8-4 run to head to the locker room with a 32-28 halftime lead. Moravian was just eight for 24 from the field (33.3 percent), three of seven on three-pointers and nine of 14 at the foul line in the first 20 minutes of the game. The Greyhounds did have an 18-17 edge in rebounds; however, Moravian had 12 turnovers. The Mariners made their lead 11 points, 39-28 with 18:01 remaining in the game. Moravian responded with a 10-0 run to pull within 39-38 on a Brown jumper with 15:40 to play. U.S. Merchant Marine pushed its lead back to five points on several occasions before the Greyhounds retook the lead, 53-52, on a jumper by sophomore forward Alyssa Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS) with 6:02 left in the contest. The lead wouldn't last long as the Mariners jumped right back in front to a 58-53. Moravian would get the lead back one more time at 63-61 on a three-pointer by sophomore guard Jessica Foran (Annandale, NJ/Rutgers Prep HS) with 1:59 to play; however, the Greyhounds scored just two points the remainder of the game. U.S. Merchant Marine made four of six free throws in the final 26 seconds to win the contest. Both teams shot better in the second half with Moravian connecting on 14 of 34 field goal attempts (41.2 percent), five of nine three-pointers and all four of its free throw attempts. The Greyhounds had a 35-34 edge on the boards, just the seventh time Moravian has out-rebounded an opponent this season, and the Greyhounds have lost the last two times that they have had more rebounds in a game. Moravian also had 18 turnovers in the game. The Greyhounds had three players in double figures led by 16 points by Brown. Brown also had three assists and three steals. Foran and Bisci each had 14 points and four rebounds for Moravian. Sophomore forward Kirsty Stearns (East Norwich, NY/Oyster Bay HS) grabbed a game high ten rebounds to go along with eight points and two blocked shots while sophomore guard Kate Harrison (Cold Spring Harbor, NY/Cold Spring Harbor HS) had eight points and four rebounds. Smith had six rebounds and five points off of the bench for the Greyhounds.

The Greyhounds earn a 74-60 Landmark Conference victory over Drew University in Johnston Hall. Moravian jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead at the start of the game and pushed the lead to double digits for the first time at 28-18 on a jumper by Stearns. Moravian headed to the locker room with a 44-24 lead at halftime after shooting 17 of 30 from the floor (56.7 percent) and a perfect ten-for-ten at the foul line. The Greyhounds missed all three of their three-point attempts in the first 20 minutes but had a 22-8 advantage in rebounds. In the second half, Moravian's lead remained at least 14 points with the biggest advantage of 27 points, 61-34, coming with 12:49 remaining in the contest. The Greyhounds were ten of 22 from the field (45.5 percent) and ten of 15 at the foul line in the final 20 minutes. Moravian missed both of its three-point attempts in the second half, and the Greyhounds had a 35-27 advantage in rebounds, just the eighth time Moravian has out-rebounded an opponent this season. The Greyhounds had three players in double figures with Foran scoring a game high 15 points to go with four steals. Harrison and Stearns each tossed in 14 points for Moravian with Stearns grabbing five rebounds. Brown had nine points, four rebounds and three assists in the game while senior guard LaToya Blake (Allentown, PA/Dieruff HS) contributed seven points, seven rebounds, three assists and a pair of blocked shots for the Greyhounds. Sophomore forward Lauren Fornazor (Rivervale, NJ/Pascack Valley HS) had seven points and six rebounds off of the bench for Moravian while freshman forward Amie Ballo (Andes, NY/Andes Central HS) grabbed six rebounds to go with two points.

Greyhound Weekly Update, February 10, 2008 (-4444-)

Men’s Track and Field – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – Fri., Feb. 9^th at Cornell University Open, Ithaca, NY

This Week – Fri., Feb. 15^th at Lafayette/Rider Invitational at Armory Track and Field Center, New York, NY

The Greyhounds competed in a non-scored Cornell University Invitational. Moravian had one individual champion as senior Ozzie Brown (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh HS) captured the 200-meter dash in an Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Division III qualifying time of 22.42 seconds. Brown also broke his own school record in the 60-meter hurdles, qualified for the ECAC Championships and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships with a time of 8.10 seconds, which placed him third in the race. Brown finished second in the long jump in an NCAA Division III automatic qualifying and ECAC qualifying distance of 7.24 meters (23 feet, nine inches), and he was fifth in the 60-meter dash in an ECAC qualifying time of 7.06 seconds and fourth in the high jump, clearing and ECAC qualifying 1.94 meters (six feet, 4 1/4 inches).

Moravian's other top eight finishers included freshman Eric Woodruff (Brodheadsville, PA/Pius X HS) winning his heat, qualifying for the ECAC Championships and finishing as the runner-up to Brown in the 200-meter dash in 22.81 seconds and senior Nathaniel Tussey (Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown Area HS) taking second in the 400-meter dash in an ECAC qualifying time of 50.47 seconds. Freshman Connor Skutches (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) was fourth in the 1,000-meter run in a time of 2:36.45 while junior Blair Maginnis (Asbury, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS) was fifth in both the shot put with an ECAC qualifying toss of 14.42 meters (47 feet, 3 3/4 inches) and the 35-pound weight throw with a distance of 14.44 meters (47 feet, 4 1/2 inches).

Senior James Bell (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin HS) placed tenth in the 200-meter dash in 23.33 seconds, and he was tenth in the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash 7.20 seconds while Woodruff was 12th in the 60-meter dash in 7.26 seconds. Sophomore Michael Blenk (Inwood, NY/Lawrence HS) finished 37th in the 200-meter dash in 24.69 seconds while freshman Warner Jones (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough HS) was 46th in 25.52 seconds. Jones also placed 13th in the 400-meter dash in a time of 54.04 seconds while junior Jared Henrie (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley HS) finished 34th in 57.90 seconds. Blenk took 23rd in the preliminaries of the 60-meter hurdles in 9.18 seconds.

Junior Jacob Tazik (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing HS) was ninth in the 500-meter dash in 1:10.26 while junior Timothy Murphy (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) finished 20th in a time of 1:12.88 and senior Khizer Tariq (Bethlehem, PA/Saucon Valley HS) placed 22nd in 1:13.23. Junior Jeremiah Reinhart (Doylestown, PA/Pleasant Valley HS) was 13th in the mile run in 4:41.70 while sophomore Steve DeFazio (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) finished 23rd in 4:59.55.

In the other field events, freshman Troy Bertholf (Liberty, NY/Liberty HS) placed ninth in the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of 13.40 meters (43 feet, 11 3/4 inches) while junior Alan Woods (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar Cliff HS) was tenth in the pole vault, clearing 4.20 meters (13 feet, 9 1/4 inches).

Greyhound Weekly Update, February 10, 2008 (-5555-)

Women’s Track and Field – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)

Last Week – Fri., Feb. 9^th at Cornell University Open, Ithaca, NY

This Week – Fri., Feb. 15^th at Lafayette/Rider Invitational at Armory Track and Field Center, New York, NY

The Greyhounds competed in a non-scored Cornell University Invitational. Moravian's top individual finish in the meet was by sophomore Rachel Beck (Churchville, PA/Council Rock South HS), who placed fourth in the 60-meter dash in an Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Division III qualifying time of 7.99 seconds. Freshman Sydni Wisniewski (Orlando, FL/Winter Park HS) broke the school record, qualified for the ECAC Championship and placed sixth in the 400-meter dash in 59.36 seconds, and Wisniewski was sixth in the 60-meter dash in 8.16 seconds and tied for eighth in the high jump, clearing 1.50 meters (four feet, 11 inches).

Other top ten finishers for the Greyhounds included sophomore Jessica Posimo (Philadelphia, PA/St. Basil Academy) placing seventh in the 60-meter hurdles in an ECAC qualifying time of 9.55 seconds and freshman Kristen Labert (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) taking eighth in the 500-meter dash in 1:31.01. Freshman Kaleen Holden (Scranton, PA/Bishop Hannan HS) was tenth in the 500-meter dash in 1:32.31 while junior Kayla Teeling (Milford, NJ/Phillipsburg HS) took ninth in the mile run in a time of 5:27.12, and she was tenth in the 800-meter run in 2:29.11. Posimo also finished eighth in the triple jump in an ECAC qualifying distance of 10.94 meters (35 feet, 10 3/4 inches) and ninth in the long jump with an ECAC qualifying leap of 5.17 meters (16 feet, 11 1/2 inches).

In other track results, Posimo placed 15th in the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash in 8.22 seconds, while sophomore Symonne Scott (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro HS) was 19th in 8.36 seconds and sophomore Katelyn Chando (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) took 23rd in 8.45 seconds. Beck finished 12th in the 200-meter dash in 26.89 seconds and was followed by Posimo in 14th in 27.01, sophomore Rachel Riggs (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg HS) in 25th place in a time of 28.06 and Scott in 29th at 28.39. Beck also took 14th in the 400-meter dash in 1:02.58.

Junior Stephanie Miller (Easton, PA/Easton HS) placed 13th in the 1,000-meter run in a time of 3:29.29 while junior Kelly Williams (Tafton, PA/Wallenpaupack HS) placed 16th in the 3,000-meter run in 11:46.07. Senior Katie Pullizano (Allentown, PA/William Allen HS) finished 16th in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 20:30.67 while freshman Shannon McEvoy (Lafayette, NJ/High Point Regional HS) was 11th in the preliminaries of the 60-meter hurdles in 9.83 seconds.

In other field results, Wisniewski was 15th in the long jump with an ECAC qualifying leap of 5.06 meters (16 feet, 7 1/4 inches) while Riggs took 19th place at 4.92 meters (16 feet, 1 3/4 inches). Riggs also placed 14th in the triple jump with a distance of 10.44 meters (34 feet, three inches). Sophomore Flora Robertson (Hawley, PA/East Stroudsburg North HS) finished 13th in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 12.64 meters (41 feet, 5 3/4 inches) while sophomore Anna Heim (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown HS) was 22nd in the shot put at 8.01 meters (26 feet, 3 1/2 inches).