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2008-09 – Week 20                                     Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

 

 

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Team Records as of January 18, 2009

                                                         Overall       Landmark     Meets & Tournaments

Men’s Basketball                                5-10               1-4          

Women’s Basketball                           14-2               4-1          

Men’s Indoor Track & Field                                                    Orange & Maroon Classic at Susquehanna

Women’s Indoor Track & Field                                                Orange & Maroon Classic at Susquehanna

 

 

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Female – Alyssa Bisci (Jr., Easton, PA/Easton), basketball

Symonne Scott (Jr., Attleboro, MA/Attleboro HS), track & field

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

Eric Woodruff (So., Broadheadsville, PA/Pius X HS), track & field

 

 

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

 

Saturday, January 24th – Women’s Basketball vs. *Drew University, 5:30 p.m.; Men’s Basketball vs. * Drew University,

            7:30 p.m.

 

Sunday, January 25th – Women’s Basketball vs. *United States Merchant Marine Academy, 2:00 p.m.; Men’s Basketball

            vs. * United States Merchant Marine Academy, 4:00 p.m.

 

Saturday, February 14th – Women’s Basketball vs. *Goucher College, 5:30 p.m.; Men’s Basketball vs. *Goucher College,

            7:30 p.m.

 

Sunday, February 15th – Women’s Basketball vs. *The Catholic University of America, 2:00 p.m.; Men’s Basketball vs.

            *The Catholic University of America, 4:00 p.m.

 

*Conference opponent

 

 

 

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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, January 19, 2009 (-2222-)

 

Men’s Basketball – 5-10 (Landmark Conference 1-4)

Last Week – Lost to *The Catholic University of America, 74-60; Lost to *Goucher College, 76-53. *Landmark Conference game.

This Week – Sat., Jan. 24th vs. *Drew University, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 25th vs. *United States Merchant Marine Academy, 4:00 p.m.  *Landmark Conference game

 

            The Catholic University of America men’s basketball team used an early 18-0 run to build a 16-point lead in a 74-60 Landmark Conference victory over Moravian College at the DuFour Center.  Moravian would hold an early lead with sophomore guard Charlie Rigoglioso (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley HS) giving the Greyhounds a 2-0 edge two minutes into the game.  However, Moravian would not score again until 11:34 remained in the first half, and by that time, Catholic had built an 18-2 lead.  The Greyhounds would get back within six points at 31-25 with ten seconds remaining in the first half on a three-point play by sophomore guard Maurice Young (Philadelphia, PA/Chestnut Hill Academy) but the Cardinals would hit the final shot of the half to head to the locker room with a 34-25 lead.  Moravian on the other hand struggled shooting the ball, making just nine of 31 field goal attempts (29.0 percent) and two of nine three-pointers in the first 20 minutes.  The Greyhounds were five-for-five at the foul line.  In the second half, the closest Moravian would get would be seven points on several occasions while Catholic would lead by as many as 19 points, 70-51, with 3:05 to go.  Moravian’s shooting improved in the final 20 minutes as well as the Greyhounds connected on 13 of 32 field goal attempt s(40.6 percent), four of 14 three-pointers and five of eight free throws.  Moravian had 14 turnovers in the contest while Catholic made 16 turnovers.  Young led Moravian with 17 points, four rebounds and four steals while Rigoglioso tossed in ten points to go with three steals and two boards.  Junior forward Eric Weaver (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury HS) added nine points and three rebounds for the Greyhounds while senior forward Dave Bowden (Beachwood, NJ/Toms River South HS) had seven points, four boards and three steals.  Freshman guard Sergio Camacho (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) tossed in six points while freshman guard/forward Nelson Leon (Reading, PA/Reading HS) added four points and five rebounds for Moravian.  Sophomore forward Alvin Adams (Newark, NJ/Marist HS) saw his first action for the Greyhounds since the team returned from the holiday break and had four rebounds, three points and a pair of assists.

 

            Moravian suffered its fourth straight Landmark Conference loss, falling to Goucher College, 76-53, as the Greyhounds had their worst shooting night of the season.  Goucher jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first 2:44 of the game and the score would remain that way until the Greyhounds scored their first points of the game on a three-pointer from sophomore forward Chris Cullen (East Islip, NY/East Islip HS) at the 11:41 mark.  The Gophers lead would hit double digits with 9:10 left in the first half at 15-5.  Goucher would head to the locker room with a 32-12 halftime lead; the fewest point the Gophers have ever allowed in a half of basketball.  Moravian was just four of 26 (15.4 percent) from the floor, one of eight on three-pointers and three of four at the foul line in the first 20 minutes of the game.  Goucher extended its halftime lead to 49-19 just under seven minutes into the second half, and the Gophers would hold their largest advantage of 31 points, 54-34, with 9:20 to play in the game.  The closest Moravian would get in the second half was 21 points, 63-42, with 3:49 remaining on a pair of Cullen free throws.  The Greyhounds’ shooting improved in the second half as the team made ten of 32 field goal attempts (31.3 percent) but just one of ten three-pointers in the final 20 minutes.  Moravian did make 20 of 26 free throw attempts after the intermission, but the Greyhounds had 24 turnovers in the game.  Moravian had three players in double figures with Weaver scoring a game high 19 points to go with six rebounds.  Cullen and freshman forward Jeff Cullinan (Bridgewater, NJ/Immaculata HS) each tossed in 11 points, a career high for Cullinan, who also had four rebounds, while Cullen grabbed three boards.  Leon added four points for the Greyhounds while Bowden had five rebounds.

 

 

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, January 19, 2009 (-3333-)

 

Women’s Basketball – 14-2 (Landmark Conference 3-0)

Last Week – Defeated Ursinus College, 83-69; Lost to *The Catholic University of America, 66-61; Defeated *Goucher College, 69-66.  *Landmark Conference Game.

This Week – Sat., Jan. 24th vs. *Drew University, 5:30 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 25th vs. *United States Merchant Marine Academy, 2:00 p.m.  *Landmark Conference game

 

            Junior guard/forward Kate Harrison (Cold Spring Harbor, NY/Cold Spring Harbor HS) scored a game high 19 points as 14th-ranked Moravian posted an 83-49 victory over Ursinus College in the Greyhounds’ final non-conference game of the season in Johnston Hall.  Moravian improved to 13-1 overall on the year, just the third time in school history the Greyhounds have reached that record, and the 11-game winning streak is Moravian’s longest since a 15-game stretch during the 1992-93 season.  The Greyhounds scored on their first possession of the game with junior forward Kirsty Stearns (East Norwich, NY/Oyster Bay HS) hitting a jumper off of a Harrison pass just seven seconds into the contest to give Moravian a lead it would never relinquish.  The assist for Harrison was the first of 19 in the game for Moravian, which only committed 15 turnovers in the victory.  Moravian’s lead would hit double digits for the first time at the 15:14 mark when Harrison hit a jumper in the lane.  Moravian led by as many as 18 points in the first half on four occasions before heading to the locker room with a 39-23 lead.  The Greyhounds had a hot shooting hand in the first half, making 15 of 30 field goal attempts and nine of ten free throws.  Moravian did miss all five of its three-point attempts in the first 20 minutes; however, the Greyhounds had an 18-16 edge on the boards and just seven turnovers.  Ursinus struggled shooting the ball, making just eight of 25 field goal attempts (32.0 percent), two of five three-pointers and five of six free throws.  The Bears had 12 turnovers in the first 20 minutes.

            Ursinus scored the first five points of the second half to pull within 39-28 but Moravian had its lead to 20 points, 52-32, at the 12:21 mark after a pair free throws from junior forward Alyson Steltz (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus HS).  The Greyhounds’ largest lead of the game came with 6:49 remaining when freshman guard Cassandra Phillips (Orwigsburg, PA/Nativity BVM HS) hit a three-pointer to give Moravian a 73-37 advantage.  Moravian continued to shoot the ball well in the second half, making 15 of 33 field goal attempts (45.5 percent), two of eight three-pointers and 12 of 14 free throw attempts.  The Greyhounds, the top free throw shooting team in the nation, improved their season free throw percentage to over 80 percent by shooting 21 of 24 (87.5 percent) in the victory.  Moravian also finished the game with a 43-35 edge in rebounds.  Ursinus was just eight-for-32 from the floor, one of five on three-pointers and nine-for-ten at the foul line in the final 20 minutes.  The Bears also had 22 turnovers in the contest.  Harrison led four Greyhounds in double figures with her game high 19 points, and she added five rebounds and three assists.  Sophomore guard/forward Amy Heffner (Schnecksville, PA/Parkland HS) had a career high 14 points for Moravian and just missed a double-double with a game high nine rebounds.  Stearns contributed 13 points, six rebounds and a pair of blocked shots for the Greyhounds while freshman forward Alexandra Blair (Hellertown, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) tossed in a career high 11 points to go with six rebounds a three blocked shots.  Moravian used 12 players in the game with everyone playing at least six minutes and 11 players scoring points.  Steltz had a career best seven points to go with four assists, two steals and two blocked shots while sophomore guard/forward Emily Smith (East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg South HS) added seven points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals.  Phillips and freshman guard Lara Canders (Concord, CA/Ygnacio Valley HS) each had three points while junior forward Lauren Fornazor (River Vale, NJ/Pascack Valley HS) and sophomore center Amie Ballo (Andes, Y/Andes Central HS) each tossed in two points.  Fornazor had three rebounds.  The only Greyhound that played but didn’t score was freshman guard Hilary Murray (Clinton, NJ/North Hunterdon HS), and Moravian played without starters juniors guard Jessica Foran (Annandale, NJ/Rutgers Prep HS) and forward Alyssa Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS), two of the team’s top three scorers.

 

            Bisci returned to the line-up after missing one game and posted a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds but it wasn’t enough to overcome the team’s worst shooting performance of the season as 14th-ranked Moravian saw its 11-game winning streak snapped in a 66-61 loss at The Catholic University of America in Landmark Conference action at the DuFour Center.  Moravian had its worst shooting night of the season, making just 27.7 percent of its field goal attempts going 18-for-65 from the floor in the game, and the Greyhounds made just one of 11 three-pointers against a tenacious Cardinal defense.  Moravian continued its hot streak at the foul line as the nation’s top free throw shooting team, going 24-for-28 (87.5 percent).  Bisci was a perfect eight-for-eight in the game at the charity stripe to extend her consecutive free throw streak to 46 having not missed since December 12th.  The Greyhounds jumped out to a 4-0 lead on a pair of baskets from Bisci in the first 69 seconds of the game, a contest that would eventually feature 13 ties and 11 lead changes.  The Cardinals would take their first lead of the night at the 17:10 mark.  Catholic pushed its lead to six points, 11-5 at the 13:30 mark but Moravian responded with an 8-2 run to tie the contest at 13-13 after a three-point play by Steltz with 9:39 to play in the first half.  Catholic would push the lead back to five points, 22-17 with 4:01 to play until halftime.  However, Moravian ran off four straight points to pull within a point, 22-21, after a pair of free throws from Smith with 1:52 remaining.  The Cardinals scored three of the final four points of the half to head to the locker room with a 25-22 lead.  Moravian struggled at the field in the first half, making just five of 30 field goal attempts (16.7 percent).  The Greyhounds missed all six of their three-point attempts in the first 20 minutes but were 12 of 16 at the foul line.

            Catholic would get the first two points of the second half o pull ahead 27-22, but Moravian answered with a 7-0 run to take a 29-27 lead on a Bisci lay-up with 17:39 remaining.  The Cardinals ran off five straight points to pull ahead 32-31 but Moravian came back with four points to take a 35-32 lead at the 14:25 mark on the only basket of the game from Foran, who was limited to seven minutes of action due to an illness.  The game remained tight for the next few minutes until Catholic pushed ahead, 41-39, with 11:43 to play.  The Cardinals would hold that lead, including a six-point edge at one point, for just over four minutes until Bisci tied the game at 51-51 with 7:37 remaining.  Bisci would tie the game for the 13th time at 57-57 with 2:30 to go with a pair of free throws while Stearns gave the Greyhounds a 61-60 lead with 1:52 to play.  However, Moravian would not score again as Catholic finished the game with a 6-0 run, taking the lead for good with 1:28 remaining.  Moravian did shoot the ball better in the final 20 minutes, making 13 of 35 field goal attempts (35.7 percent) and one of five three-pointers.  The Greyhounds were a perfect 12-for-12 at the foul line in the second half but couldn’t get to the line in the final 2:30 of the game.  Moravian also finished with a 54-41 edge in rebounds but the Greyhounds committed a season high 35 turnovers, 19 in the second half.  That is ten more turnovers than Moravian has had in any previous game this season.  Bisci was one of two Greyhounds in double figures with her double-double.  Stearns tossed in 15 points and added eight rebounds and a pair of steals.  Harrison, Moravian’s leading scorer entering the game, was limited to six points, five rebounds and four steals while shooting just three-for-13 from the field.  Smith, Steltz and Blair each had four points for the Greyhounds with Blair adding eight rebounds.  Smith had four boards and three steals while Steltz grabbed three rebounds.  Murray and junior guard Amanda Brown (Schuylkill Haven, PA/Schuylkill Haven HS) each netted three points with Brown contributing three rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists.  Foran, Moravian’s second leading scorer, again was limited to two points in just seven minutes due to illness.

 

            Bisci had a team high 15 points and nine rebounds to lead 14th-ranked Moravian through a second straight poor shooting performance as the Greyhounds held off a late rally from Goucher College to earn a 69-66 Landmark Conference victory.  Moravian took a quick 2-0 lead when Bisci was fouled on the first possession of the game and converted both free throws to extend her straight to 48 straight made free throws.  The Greyhounds would lead 6-2 at the 17:35 mark of the first half on a lay-up from Stearns.  Moravian had a one-point advantage, 11-10, after a free throw from Murray.  Goucher then went on an 8-0 run to build an 18-11 lead with 8:11 remaining in the first half.  The Gophers run would reach 14-2 to build a 24-13 lead at the 6:15 mark.  Moravian held Goucher to just five points the remainder of the half and would head to the locker room trailing the Gophers by just three points, 29-26.  Moravian was just eight-for-35 (22.9 percent) from the field and one-for-six on three-pointers.  The Greyhounds made nine of 12 free throws in the first half. 

            Moravian started the second half with baskets from Blair and Smith to take a 30-29 lead.  After a pair of ties, the Greyhounds would build a seven-point lead, 43-36, on a three-point play from Stearns with 14:54 on the clock.  The Gophers then used a 10-2 run to retake the lead, 46-45, with 12:39 to play.  The Greyhounds answered right back with an 11-0 run to take their first double digit lead of the game, 56-46, with 9:36 remaining as Bisci made two more free throws to extend her streak to 50 straight made free throws.  Moravian would get its largest lead of the game of 11 points with 7:57 to go on a three-pointer from Murray that put the Greyhounds up 59-48.  However, from that point to the final buzzer, Goucher was on an 18-10 run.  The Gophers would get within a point twice, the final time at 67-66 with 27 seconds to play. Moravian turned the ball over for the 19th time in the game on the next possession but Goucher missed its shot.  Blair grabbed the rebound for the Greyhounds and made both free throws with two seconds to play to seal the victory.  Moravian would shoot the ball better in the second half, making 16 of 38 field goal attempts (42.1 percent) and two of five three-pointers in the final 20 minutes.  The Greyhounds, the top free throw shooting team in the nation entering the game at 80.9 percent, made nine of 11 free throws in the second half and were 18-for-23 in the game at the foul line.  Moravian crashed the boards in the second half to finish the contest with a 50-37 edge in rebounds while the Greyhounds had 19 turnovers to 22 for Goucher.  Bisci led four Greyhounds in double figures while Blair tied her career high with 11 points, and she grabbed a career best 13 rebounds for her first collegiate double-double to go with a pair of blocked shots off of the bench.  Stearns also netted 11 points to go with six rebounds for Moravian while Harrison added ten points, six rebounds and three assists.  Steltz tossed in six points while Foran had five points while limited to ten minutes of action due to illness.  Murray had four points and a career high six steals for the Greyhounds while Phillips had three points.

 

 

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, January 19, 2009 (-4444-)

 

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

Last Week – No Team Scores at Orange & Maroon Classic hosted by Susquehanna University

This Week – Sat., Jan. 24th at John Covert Classic hosted by Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 10:00 a.m.


            The Greyhounds returned to action for the first time in 2009 and competed at the Orange & Maroon Classic hosted by Landmark Conference rival Susquehanna University. Moravian had one first place individual finish in the non-scoring meet with senior Blair Maginnis (Asbury, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS) winning the shot put with an Eastern College Athletic Conference qualifying toss of 14.46 meters (47 feet, 5 1/4 inches). Maginnis also took third in the 35-pound weight throw with an ECAC qualifying distance of 15.27 meters (50 feet, 1 1/4 inches), a distance that tied the Moravian record in the event.

 

            Senior Alan Woods (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar Cliff HS) and freshman Timothy Layng (Canton, PA/Canton HS) each tied for fifth in the pole vault, clearing a height of 4.12 meters (13 feet, 6 1/4 inches). Sophomore Eric Woodruff (Brodheadsville, PA/Pius X HS) led the Greyhounds on the track with a sixth place in the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.31 seconds and an eighth place finish in the 55-meter dash in 6.75 seconds. Freshman Matthew Lutcza (Dingmans Ferry, PA/Delaware Valley HS) took tenth in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 9:27.66 while freshman Steve Ambrosi (Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany Hills HS) was 11th in the 800-meter run in 2:06.85.

 

            Moravian's distance medley relay "A" team of Ambrosi, senior Jeremiah Reinhart (Effort, PA/Pleasant Valley HS), junior Steve Parisi (Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley HS) and sophomore Connor Skutches (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) placed second in a time of 10:57.02 while the 4x400-meter relay squad of Ambrosi, Parisi, sophomore Warner Jones (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough HS) and freshman Christopher Gallogly (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel HS) took eighth in 3:38.82. The Greyhounds' distance medley relay "B" team of Lutzca, senior Timothy Murphy (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS), sophomore Jacob Tazik (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing HS) and freshman Zach Rivenbank (Center Valley, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) finished seventh in a time of 11:42.57.

 

 


Greyhound Weekly Update, January 19, 2009 (-5555-)

 

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

Last Week – No Team Scores at Orange & Maroon Classic hosted by Susquehanna University

This Week – Sat., Jan. 24th at John Covert Classic hosted by Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 10:00 a.m.


            The Greyhounds returned to action for the first time in 2009 by competing at the non-scoring Orange & Maroon Classic hosted by Landmark Conference rival Susquehanna University. Moravian had three individual first place finishes in the field events led by junior Anna Heim (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown HS) capturing the pole vault in an NCAA Division III provisional and Eastern College Athletic Conference qualifying height of 3.66 meters (12 feet). Junior Symonne Scott (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro HS) won the long jump with an ECAC qualifying distance of 5.27 meters (17 feet, 3 1/2 inches) while junior Flora Robertson (Hawley, PA/East Stroudsburg North HS) won the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 13.96 meters (45 feet, 9 3/4 inches).

 

            Senior Christine Kihm (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown HS) placed third in the pole vault, also qualifying for the ECAC Championships with a height of 3.35 meters (ten feet, 11 3/4 inches). Junior Jessica Posimo (Philadelphia, PA/St. Basil Academy) took second in the long jump at 4.96 meters (16 feet, 3 1/4 inches), and she was third in the triple jump with a distance of 10.36 meters (34 feet). Junior Rachel Riggs (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg HS) finished third in the long jump at 4.86 meters (15 feet, 11 1/2 inches), and she was seven in the triple jump at 10.15 meters (33 feet, 3 3/4 inches). Scott was fourth in the high jump, clearing 1.47 meters (four feet, 9 3/4 inches) while sophomore Sydni Wisniewski (Orlando, FL/Winter Park HS) was tied for sixth at a height of 1.42 meters (four feet, 7 3/4 inches).

 

            Sophomore Shannon McEvoy (Lafayette, NJ/High Point Regional HS) was seventh in the triple jump with a leap of 10.08 meters (33 feet, one inch). Freshman Anne Joseph (Livingston, NJ/Livingston HS) took fifth in the shot put with a toss of 10.88 meters (35 feet, 8 1/2 inches) while freshman Brittany Moses (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) was fifth in the 20-pound weight throw at 11.97 meters (39 feet, 3 1/4 inches).

 

            On the track, Posimo qualified for the ECAC Championships in the 55-meter hurdles with a second place in the finals in a time of 8.71 seconds. Posimo had run 8.87 in the preliminaries while McEvoy just missed the finals with a seventh place time of 9.36 in the preliminary races. Scott was second in the 200-meter dash in 27.59 seconds while Wisniewski took fourth in 27.86 seconds and Riggs was tenth at 28.31 seconds. In the 55-meter dash, Scott and Wisniewski each made the finals with Scott taking third in 7.62 seconds and Wisniewski in sixth at 7.87 seconds. In the preliminaries, Scott ran a 7.71 while Wisniewski posted a 7.80.

 

            Wisniewski did take fourth in the 400-meter dash in 1:02.45 while sophomore Mallory Goggins (Wilmington, DE/Wilmington Friends HS) was eighth in 1:05.58 and junior Katelyn Chando (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) was ninth in a time of 1:06.22. Freshman Brooke DiNitzio (South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield HS) was second in the 800-meter run in 2:32.94 while freshman Kristina Ruggiero (Cedar Grove, NJ/Cedar Grove HS) was tenth in the mile run with a time of 5:50.16.