Greyhound Weekly Update, February 23, 2009 (-2222-)
Men’s Basketball – 10-15 (Landmark
Conference 5-9)
Last
Week – Lost to the University of Scranton*, 91-75.*Landmark Conference Game.
This
Week –Season Completed
The University of Scranton men’s basketball team rallied from a 12-point
deficit early in the second half to earn a 91-75 Landmark Conference victory
over Moravian at the Long Center as the Royals clinched the top seed for the
2009 Landmark Conference Tournament.
Scranton
improves to 19-6 overall and 11-3 in Landmark Conference action, and the Royals
will host The Catholic University of America in a Landmark Conference semifinal
game on Wednesday, February 25th. The Greyhounds close out the 2008-09
season with an overall record of 10-15 and a 5-9 mark in conference action
after the loss.
The Royals
jumped out to a 4-0 lead on baskets by Eli Londo and
Ryan FitzPatrick before the Greyhounds ran of five
straight points on a three-point play from sophomore guard Maurice Young (Philadelphia, PA/Chestnut Hill Academy) and a lay-up
by senior forward Dave Bowden (Beachwood,
NJ/Toms River South) to take a 5-4 lead at the 16:47 mark. Zach
Ashworth put Scranton up 13-7 with a three-pointer with 13:41 to play in the
first half.
Moravian
would go on a 9-2 run to retake the lead, 16-15, on a three-pointer from
freshman guard Shane Painter (Bedminster,
NJ/Bernards) at the 11:07 mark. Paul Biagioli
put the Royals back on top with a three-pointer 22 seconds later. The
Greyhounds then put together a 10-2 run including back-to-back three-pointers
from freshman guard Sergio Camacho (Bethlehem,
PA/Liberty) to give Moravian a 26-20 lead with 8:34 remaining in the first
half.
The
Greyhounds pushed their lead to nine points, 41-32, with 2:58 until the break
on a Painter lay-up. Scranton
pulled within two points, 41-39, on a basket by Dan O’Connell with 1:07 on the
clock but a three-pointer from Painter
sent Moravian to the locker room with a 44-39 lead.
Moravian
made 14 of 31 field goal attempts (45.2 percent), seven of 11 three-pointers
and nine of ten free throw attempts in the first 20 minutes of the game.
The Greyhounds had just four turnovers in the first half while Scranton
committed seven turnovers. The Royals also shot the ball well, making 15
of 30 field goal attempts (50 percent); however, Scranton was just three of
seven on three-pointers and six of 13 at the foul line in the first 20 minutes.
The Royals did hold a 20-16 advantage in rebounds in the first half.
The
Greyhounds came out of the locker room and scored the first seven points of the
second half with a three-pointer from sophomore guard Charlie Rigoglioso (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley)
pushing the Moravian lead into double digits at 51-39 with 18:41 remaining in
the game. Scranton put together a 12-0 run to tie the game at 51-51 with
16:12 to play on a three-pointer by FitzPatrick.
Moravian would get the lead back to four points, 60-56, on a three-pointer by Camacho at the 13:09 mark, and the
Greyhounds had a 62-59 advantage with 11:59 to play after a lay-up from
freshman guard/forward Nelson Leon (Reading,
PA/Reading).
The teams
would trade the lead over the next four minutes until Young tied the contest at 67-67 with a three-pointer at the 7:22
mark. Scranton then went on a 9-0 run to take control of the game and
build a 76-67 lead on an O’Connell three-pointer with 5:06 to go. The 9-0
burst started a 24-8 run for the Royals to finish the game.
Scranton
connected on 16 of 24 field goal attempts (66.7 percent), seven of 12
three-pointers and 13 of 14 free throws in the final 20 minutes while finishing
the game with a 41-22 advantage in rebounds. The Royals did commit 14
turnovers while Moravian had just seven turnovers. The Greyhounds’
shooting went cold in the second half as the team was just ten of 30 from the
floor (33.3 percent), four of 11 on three-pointers and seven of eight at the
foul line after the intermission.
Moravian did
place five players in double figures with Camacho
tying his career high with a game high 19 points that included five
three-pointers, and he had four steals and three assists. Painter tossed in a career best 13
points to go with three rebounds while junior forward Eric Weaver (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury) added 12 points and four
boards for the Greyhounds. Young
tossed in ten points as did sophomore forward Chris Cullen (East Islip, NY/East Islip), who also had a team high
five rebounds. Leon added six
points, three assists and two rebounds for Moravian while Rigoglioso finished with three
points. Bowden had two points
and two rebounds in his final game in a Greyhound uniform.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, February 23, 2009 (-3333-)
Women’s Basketball – 20-5
(Landmark Conference 10-4)
Last Week – Lost
to the University of Scranton*, 86-77 *Landmark Conference Game.
This
Week –Wed., Feb. 25th vs. Juniata College*, 7:00 p.m. *Landmark
Conference game
The nationally-ranked University of Scranton
women’s basketball team used a hot shooting performance from the floor to earn
a 70-55 Landmark Conference victory over visiting Moravian in the final game of
the regular season at the Long Center.
The Royals,
ranked 18th in the latest USA Today/ESPN Division III Coaches Poll and
25th in the D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll, won their 16th straight game to finish the
regular season at 21-4 overall and 13-1 in Landmark Conference action.
Moravian drops to 20-5 overall and finished Landmark Conference play at 10-4, after falling for the fourth time in seven
road games. The Greyhounds also had their three-game winning streak snapped
with the loss.
Scranton
will be the top seed in the 2009 Landmark Conference Tournament and host fourth
seeded Susquehanna University on Wednesday, February 25th. The Greyhounds
will be the second seed in the tournament and host third seed Juniata College
on Wednesday, February 25th at 7:00 p.m. in Johnston Hall where Moravian is
13-0 this season.
The Royals
jumped out to a 6-0 lead before junior forward Alyssa Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton) got the Greyhounds on the
scoreboard at the 16:34 mark. The Greyhounds trailed 6-4 with 15:30 on
the clock after a lay-up from sophomore guard/forward Emily Smith (East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg South) but that
is as close as Moravian would get. Scranton put together a 13-3 run to
build a 19-7 lead with 10:36 left in the first half on a three-pointer by Ryan
Mooney.
Moravian
would pull within six points on a three-point play by freshman guard Hilary Murray (Clinton, NJ/North Hunterdon)
with 2:50 to go in the first half. However, the Royals ran off seven
straight points to go ahead 36-23 on a three-pointer from Megan Kopecki with 1:07 until the intermission.
Scranton
headed to the locker room with a 36-26 lead after shooting 16 of 31 from the
floor (51.6 percent) and three of six on three-pointers in the first 20
minutes. The Royals struggled from the foul line in the first half,
making just one of six free throws, but Scranton had a 24-12 advantage in
rebounds while both teams had seven turnovers. Moravian struggled
shooting the ball, connecting on just ten of 28 field goal attempts (35.7
percent), three of six three-pointers and three of five free throw attempts.
The Royals
started the second half with a 14-5 run to build a 50-31 lead at the 16:14 mark
on a three-pointer by Jennifer King. Moravian would only get within 14
points three times the rest of the game while Scranton pushed the lead to 20
points when a lay-up from Molly Klusek gave the
Royals a 59-39 lead with eight minutes remaining.
Scranton
continued its hot shooting in the second half, making 12 of 21 field goal
attempts (57.1 percent), one of four three-pointers and just nine of 19 free
throw attempts in the final 20 minutes. The Royals had a 47-29 advantage
in rebounds for the game while committing 21 turnovers. Moravian’s
shooting woes continued in the second half, connecting on just ten of 32 field
goal attempts (31.3 percent) and one of four three-pointers. The
Greyhounds, who are the top free throw shooting team in the nation and the only
school at over 80 percent for the season, were just eight of 12 in the second
half at the foul line to finish the game at 11 of 17 (64.7 percent).
The only
Greyhound in double figures was Bisci
with a game high 16 points to go with three rebounds and two assists. Smith tossed in nine points and added
three steals off of the bench while junior forward Kirsty Stearns (East Norwich, NY/Oyster Bay) had eight points and four
boards for Moravian. Sophomore guard/forward Amy Heffner (Schnecksville, PA/Parkland) contributed seven points
and three rebounds while freshman forward Alexandra
Blair (Hellertown, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) had five points.
Moravian
junior guard/forward Kate Harrison (Cold
Spring Harbor, NY/Cold Spring Harbor), the team’s leading scorer, did not
score but did contribute four rebounds and four assists. Junior guard Jessica Foran (Annandale,
NJ/Rutgers Prep) was limited to two points and three rebounds while junior
guard Amanda Brown (Schuylkill Haven, PA/Schuylkill Haven)
had three points and two boards. Murray had three points and three
assists for the Greyhounds while junior forward Lauren Fornazor (Rivervale, NJ/Pascack Valley) had three rebounds, two points and two
steals.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, February 23, 2009 (-4444-)
Men’s Track and Field -- 0-0
(Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last
Week – Susquehanna University Open, Selinsgrove, PA– No Team Scores
This Week – Sat., Feb. 28th in Landmark Conference
Championships at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA.
Moravian
sent ten competitors to the non-scoring 2009 Susquehanna University Open as the
team's final meet before the 2009 Landmark Conference Champsionships.
Senior Robert Shaffer (Pottsville,
PA/Pottsville) placed third in the 55-meter dash in an ECAC qualifying time
of 6.57 seconds in the finals after a time of 6.66 in the preliminaries.
Sophomore Eric Woodruff (Brodheadsville,
PA/Pius X) placed fourth in the event in 6.59 seconds, which also qualified
him for the ECAC Championships. Woodruff
ran a time of 6.60 seconds in the preliminaries.
Shaffer
and Woodruff combined with sophomore
Warner Jones (Hillsborough,
NJ/Hillsborough) and freshman Kyle D'Angelo (Voorhees, NJ/Eastern) to win the 4x200-meter
relay in an ECAC qualifying time of 1:32.54. Moravian's 4x800-meter relay squad
of senior Timothy Murphy (Bethlehem,
PA/Bethlehem Catholic), junior Steve
Parisi (Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley) and
sophomores Connor Skutches
(Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) and Jacob Tazik (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) took second in an
ECAC qualifying time of 8:01.19 while Jones,
Skutches,
senior Jeremiah Reinhart (Effort,
PA/Pleasant Valley) and freshman Steve
Ambrosi (Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany Hills) posted
an ECAC qualifying time of 10:35.89 in the 4,000-meter distance medley relay to
finish third.
Greyhound Weekly Update,
February 23, 2009 (-5555-)
Women’s Track and Field --
0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last
Week – Susquehanna University Open, Selinsgrove, PA– No Team Scores
This Week – Sat., Feb. 28th in Landmark Conference
Championships at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA.
Moravian
sent four competitors to the non-scoring 2009 Susquehanna University Open as
the team's final meet before the 2009 Landmark Conference Champsionships.
Sophomore Sydni Wisniewski (Orlando, FL/Winter Park)
captured first place in the 400-meter dash in an ECAC qualifying time of 59.49
seconds while freshman Hailey Neff (Lehighton, PA/Lehighton) placed
fourth in the 800-meter run in 2:23.58. Wisniewski
and Neff combined with junior Katelyn Chando (Coopersburg,
PA/Southern Lehigh) and freshman Brooke
DiNitzio (South Plainfield/South Plainfield) to
win the 4x400-meter relay in a school record and ECAC qualifying time of
4:05.88.
Greyhound Weekly Update, February 16, 2009 (-6666-)
Men’s Lacrosse -- 0-0
(Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – Lost to Montclair State University, 19-4.
This Week – Sat., Feb. 28th vs. McDaniel College, 12:00
p.m.
Moravian
began its 2009 season with a 19-4 non-conference loss to Montclair State
University at Rocco Calvo Field. The Greyhounds jumped on the scoreboard first
on an unassisted goal by freshman midfielder Jesse Peterson (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville) just under five minutes
into the contest. However, Moravian would not score again until the third
quarter as the Red Hawks ran off 12 straight goals to build a 12-1 lead. The match had been tied 1-1 at the end of the first
quarter but Montclair State led 7-1 at halftime and 16-3 after three
quarters. The Red Hawks finished the contest with a 50-28 advantage in
shots and a 57-31 edge in ground balls while winning 22 of 26 face-offs.
Sophomore attack David Bennett (Easton,
PA/Easton) led Moravian with two goals while sophomore midfielder Robert Devine (Mountain Lakes, NJ/Mountain
Lakes) had a goal, which came with a man-down, two assists and five ground
balls. Senior defender Steven Carroll (West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell)
led the Greyhounds with seven ground balls and five caused turnovers while
freshman defender Merrick Smith (Stonington,
CT/The Williams School) had four ground balls and
three caused turnovers. Peterson
added three ground balls to go with his goal.
Moravian senior goalie Benjamin Larson (Dover, DE/Dover) had 11 saves in 45 minutes of
action while sophomore keeper Benjamin Leavy (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) made one save in the
final quarter for the Greyhounds. Montclair State senior goalie Thomas
Bowers made 13 saves.
Greyhound Weekly Update, February 23, 2009 (-7777-)
Baseball -- 1-2 (Landmark
Conference 0-0)
Last
Week – Lost to #Rutgers-Camden, 9-4; Lost to #Hampden-Sydney College, 10-6;
Defeated #Waynesburg College, 25-10. ##Floyd B. Wilcox Memorial Tournament at Hampden-Sydney College,
Hampden-Sydney, Virginia.
This
Week – Do Not Compete
The Greyhounds opened their 2009 season with
a 9-4 loss to Rutgers-Camden in the first game at the Floyd B. Wilcox Memorial
Tournament being hosted by Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. Moravian
jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning when freshman
designated hitter Austin Rock (Arlington, VA/Flour Bluff) hit a two-run homer in his first collegiate
at-bat that scored sophomore right fielder Jason
Huber, who had walked.
The Scarlet
Raptors would score in the bottom of the fourth inning on an RBI single by Greg
Hunt. The Raptors would then score twice in the bottom of the sixth
inning to take a 3-2 lead when Scott Fruits hit an RBI triple to score Steve
Myers. Two batters later, Tom Clarke singled in Fruits with the go ahead
run.
Moravian
retook the lead in the top of the seventh with an RBI double from Huber scoring senior center fielder Eric Shea (Madison, NJ/Morristown Beard), who had led off the inning with a single. Huber eventually crossed the plate on an RBI sacrifice fly by
freshman first baseman Kevin O'Keefe (Alexandria, VA/Bishop Ireton).
Rutgers-Camden
added four runs in the bottom of the seventh including a game-winning single by
Myers and two in the eighth for a 9-4 lead.
Moravian
had 12 hits in the game with three by senior second baseman Kevin Gambrino (Brick, NJ/Monsignor Donovan). Shea,
Huber and senior left fielder Joseph Durso (Middletown, NJ/Christian Brother Academy) each had two hits for the Greyhounds while
Rutgers-Camden had 14 hits in this contest including a three-for-four
performance by Myers.
Freshman Thomas Fenyak (Centreville, VA/Westfield), who made his first collegiate start for
Moravian, suffered the loss allowing seven runs on ten hits and no walks with
five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. Junior Ryan Cummings (Toms
River, NJ/Toms River East) finished the contest on the mound for the Greyhounds, allowing two
runs on four hits and no walks in 1 2/3 innings of action. Brandon Large
earned the victory for Rutgers-Camden with one inning of relief action.
Moravian
had an early two-run lead slip away for the second straight day as the
Greyhounds fell to host Hampden-Sydney College, 10-6, in the second day of the
Floyd B. Wilcox Memorial Tournament. Moravian jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the
top of the first inning. Senior outfielder Eric Shea led off with a single and stole second base before
scoring on an RBI single from freshman catcher Joe Bartolacci (Easton, PA/Notre Dame).
The
Greyhounds pushed their lead to 2-0 in the top of the second inning.
Freshman first baseman Kevin O’Keefe
and freshman third baseman Gregg
Steinman (Miami, FL/Palmer
Trinity School) led off with back-to-back singles and moved into scoring position on a
sacrifice bunt by senior designated hitter Thomas Czarnecki. O’Keefe scored on an RBI ground out
from freshman shortstop Dave Zubia (Bethlehem,
PA/Bethlehem Catholic).
Hampden-Sydney
took the lead with four runs in the bottom of the second inning. Luke Swiney had a two-RBI double in the inning while Herbie Williams added an RBI triple.
Moravian
scored twice in the top of the third inning to tie the contest at 4-4.
Sophomore outfielder Jason Huber led
off with a single and moved to third on a double from senior outfielder Joseph Durso,
the 30th of his career. Bartolacci followed with a two-RBI triple.
The
Greyhounds retook the lead with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth
inning. Huber led off with a
single and moved to second on a balk. Durso then drew a walk. Huber scored on an RBI single by senior
second baseman Kevin Gambrino,
and Gambrino
eventually scored on an RBI double from O’Keefe.
Hampden-Sydney
came right back in the bottom half of the fifth inning to knot the score at 6-6
on an RBI double by Williams and an RBI single from A.J. Prill.
Hampden-Sydney would push four runs across the plate in the bottom of the sixth
inning to take a 10-6 lead. Williams drove in two runs with a triple, and
he scored on an RBI single from Prill. Evan
Rogers drove in the final run of the game with an RBI single.
Moravian
had 15 hits in the contest with Shea
going three-for-five in the leadoff spot. Bartolacci, Huber and O’Keefe each
had two hits for the Greyhounds. Hampden-Sydney had 13 hits in the
contest with Williams going four-for-five in the leadoff position.
Freshman
pitcher Brendan Close (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom) made his first collegiate start for the
Greyhounds, allowed six runs, four of them earned, on seven hits with eight
strikeouts in four innings of action. Junior Joe Melchionna (Marlboro, NJ/St. John Vianney) suffer the loss for Moravian, giving up four
runs, two earned, on five hits and two walks in 1 2/3 innings of action.
Senior Thomas Murray (Staten Island, NY/Moore Catholic) tossed 1 1/3 innings with a hit, two walks
and a strikeout for the Greyhounds while sophomore Luke Skutches (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) had two walks in an inning of action.
Moravian
pounded out 27 hits to earn its first win of the season, a 25-10 victory over
Waynesburg University to finish off the team’s three-game trip to the Floyd B.
Wilcox Memorial Tournament hosted by Hampden-Sydney College to begin the 2009
season. The Yellow Jackets jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first
inning. Designated hitter Patrick Logan drove in the first run with an
RBI sacrifice fly before outfielder Rob Cool had an RBI double.
Outfielder Kenny Grant finished off the scoring with a two-RBI single.
The
Greyhounds answered in the bottom half of the first inning and tied the score
at 4-4. Senior outfielder Eric
Shea led off with a double but was out on a fielder’s choice by sophomore
outfielder Josh Huber. After a
walk by senior outfielder Joseph Durso, freshman designated hitter Joe Bartolacci connected on a two-RBI
triple to score Huber and Durso.
Senior second baseman Kevin Gambrino followed with an RBI single scoring Bartolacci, and Gambrino cross
the plate on an RBI single from sophomore first baseman Jake Schweitzer (Bethlehem,
PA/Bethlehem Catholic).
Waynesburg
took the lead right back in the top of the second inning, 5-4, on an RBI
sacrifice fly by shortstop Anthony Defilippo that
scored outfielder Andrew Spargar, who had led off the
inning with a single.
Moravian
would take the lead for good in the bottom half of the second inning with four
runs to build an 8-5 lead. Huber
reached on an error to lead off the inning, and Durso followed with an RBI
double, his 31st career double, to score Huber.
Gambrino
had his second RBI single of the game to score Durso while senior catcher Michael LaVerghetta
(Center Valley, PA/Southern
Lehigh) drove in Gambrino and
freshman third baseman Gregg Steinman.
The
Greyhounds would add five more runs in the bottom of the third inning for a
13-5 advantage. Shea led off
with a single, stole second base and moved to third on a wild pitch before
scoring on an RBI single from Durso, the 120th hit of his career moving him into a tie for
seventh in school history. Four batters later, Schweitzer connected on a grand slam home run, his first homer of
the season, to score Durso,
Bartolacci
and Steinman.
Waynesburg
would score three times in the top of the sixth inning to pull within
13-8. Cool would score on an error by Moravian while Defilippo
had a two-RBI single.
Moravian
answered with five runs in the bottom half of the sixth to extend the Greyhound
lead to 18-8. The Greyhounds started the inning with four straight
singles with Shea’s
RBI hit scoring Schweitzer.
Sophomore outfielder Kirk Pastre had a two-RBI double to score freshman catcher Eric Volpe (Media, PA/Penncrest), who had come in as a pinch runner earlier
in the inning, and freshman shortstop Dave
Zubia, who had singled. Durso hit an RBI sacrifice fly
to plate Shea while Bartolacci had
an RBI single to score Pastre.
The Yellow
Jackets scored a run in the top of the seventh inning when first baseman Bill Hanning reached on an error to lead off the inning and
scored on a two-out RBI single by third baseman Corey Goeggleman.
Moravian
finished off its scoring in the bottom of the seventh inning with seven runs to
extend the lead to 25-9. Sophomore first baseman Jacob Millen (Whitehall,
PA/Whitehall) reached on an
error to lead off the inning and moved to third on a double by freshman catcher
Blake Shortall
(Kintnersville, PA/Freedom). Dave
Zubia hit a two-RBI double to score Millen and Shortall, and senior outfielder Thomas Czarnecki
was then hit by a pitch. Durso singled to load the bases before an RBI fielder’s
choice by junior designated hitter Brad
Bodine drive in Dave Zubia. Junior second baseman Mike Zubia hit an RBI single to score Czarnecki before
a walk by sophomore third baseman Jon Baltz (Easton,
PA/Easton). Millen came back to the plate and
connected on a two-RBI single scoring Bodine
and Mike Zubia
while Dave Zubia
eventually reached on an error to score Baltz with the final run of the inning.
Waynesburg
finished off the scoring with a single run in the top of the eighth inning when
Defilippo hit a one-out double and then scored on a
wild pitch.
Moravian
had a season high 27 hits in the game with Bartolacci going four-for-five
with three RBIs. Durso
was three-for-three with three RBIs to move into a tie for sixth in school
history with 121 career hits while Schweitzer
was three-for-four with five RBIs. Shea
went three-for-five for the Greyhounds while Dave Zubia was three-for-six with three
RBIs. Gambrino,
Steinman and Pastre each had two hits with
both of Pastre’s
hits going for extra bases.
The Yellow
Jackets had 13 hits in the game with Spargar going
three-for-four. Defilippo, Cool and Goegelmann each had two hits.
Junior Philip Spence (Lafayette, NJ/Newton) earned the victory on the mound for
Moravian, allowing eight runs, only five earned, on 11 hits and two walks while
striking out three batters in 5 2/3 innings of action. Junior Andrew DelRossi (Medford, NJ/Bishop Eustace) allowed an unearned run and a hit with two
strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings while junior Andrew
DeLio (Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany) gave up a run on a hit and a walk with one strikeout in an inning of
action. Junior Brandon Palmisano (Mountainhome, PA/Pius X) finished the game for the Greyhounds on the mound with a strikeout
while working a perfect ninth inning.
Greyhound Weekly Update, February 23, 2009 (-10 10 10
10-)
Women’s Lacrosse -- 0-0
(Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last
Week – Did Not Compete
This Week – Sat., Feb. 28th vs. Swarthmore
College at Haverford College, 3:00p.m.
The women’s
lacrosse team will open up their season on this Saturday when they are set to
take on Swarthmore College at Haverford College beginning at 3:00 p.m.
