Greyhound
Weekly Update, April 6, 2009 (-2222-)
Men’s Track and Field -- 0-0
(Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – No Team Scores – Muhlenberg College
Invitational, Allentown, PA.
This
Week – Fri., April 10th at the Bucknell University Bison Outdoor
Classic, Lewisburg, PA, 3:00 p.m.; Sat., April 11th at The College
of New Jersey Invitational, Ewing, NJ, 10:00 a.m.
The Greyhounds competed at the non-scoring Muhlenberg College Invitational. All of the track times at the meet were hand held times
after the timer for Muhlenberg was unable to attend due to travel complications.
Moravian did have five first place individual finishes with senior Nathaniel Tussey
(Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown Area HS) winning the 110-meter hurdles in
14.4 seconds and 400-meter hurdles in 54.74 seconds, sophomore Eric Woodruff (Brodheadsville, PA/Pius X
HS) capturing the 100-meter dash in 10.5 seconds and 200-meter dash in 22.4
seconds and senior Blair Maginnis (Asbury, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS) winning
the shot put with a toss of 14.66 meters (48 feet, 1 1/4 inches). The
Greyhounds' 4x100-meter relay team of Woodruff,
Tussey,
senior Robert Shaffer (Pottsville,
PA/Pottsville HS) and sophomore Warner
Jones (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough HS) also finished first with a time of
42.5 seconds.
In other top ten sprint results, Shaffer
was fourth in the 100-meter dash in 10.8 seconds while Jones was fifth with the same hand held time. Junior Michael Blenk (Inwood, NY/Lawrence HS) placed fourth in the 110-meter
high hurdles in 15.7 seconds.
Senior Timothy Murphy (Bethlehem,
PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) was fifth in the 800-meter run in a time of
1:57.01 to lead Moravian's distance team. Freshman Zach Rivenbark (Center Valley, PA/Southern
Lehigh HS) was tenth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:39.0 while
freshman Matthew Lutcza
(Dingmans Ferry, PA/Delaware Valley HS) placed tenth in the 1,500-meter run
in a time of 4:17.1. The Greyhounds' 4x800-meter relay squad of Murphy, Lutcza, junior Steve Parisi
(Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley HS) and sophomore Jacob Tazik (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing HS)
took fifth in 8:30.3.
Blenk
finished third in the long jump with a leap of 6.69 meters (21 feet, 11 1/2
inches) while Woodruff placed sixth
at 6.22 meters (20 feet, five inches). Blenk was also tied for ninth in the high jump at 1.72
meters (five feet, 7 3/4 inches), and he placed tenth in the triple jump at
12.26 meters (40 feet, 2 3/4 inches). Freshman Timothy Layng (Canton, PA/Canton HS) placed
third in the pole vault, which was competed indoors due to strong winds at the
meet, with a height of 4.57 meters (15 feet). Senior Alan Woods (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar Cliff HS) was fourth in the
pole vault with a height of 4.41 meters (14 feet, six inches) while freshman Kyle D'Angelo (Voorhees,
NJ/Eastern HS) was fifth at 3.96 meters (13 feet).
Freshman Gary Zack (Mountain Top,
PA/Crestwood HS) was the runner-up in the javelin throw with a toss of
51.58 meters (169 feet, three inches) while senior Justin Starcher (Greentown, PA/Wallenpaupack HS) was sixth at 49.41 meters (162 feet,
one inch).
Greyhound Weekly Update, April
6, 2009 (-3333-)
Women’s Track and Field --
0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – No Team Scores – Muhlenberg College
Invitational, Allentown, PA.
This
Week – Fri., April 10th at the Bucknell University Bison Outdoor
Classic, Lewisburg, PA, 3:00 p.m.; Sat., April 11th at The College
of New Jersey Invitational, Ewing, NJ, 10:00 a.m.
The Greyhounds competed at the non-scoring Muhlenberg College Invitational. All of the track times at the meet were hand held times
after the timer for Muhlenberg was unable to attend due to travel complications.
Moravian did have three first place individual finishes all by junior Jessica Posimo
(Philadelphia, PA/St. Basil Academy), who won the long jump with a leap of
5.23 meters (17 feet, two inches), the triple jump with a distance of 10.90
meters (35 feet, 9 1/4 inches) and the 100-meter hurdles in a hand held time of
14.6 seconds. The Greyhounds' 4x100-meter relay team Posimo, juniors Rachel Riggs (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg HS)
and Symonne Scott (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro HS) and
sophomore Sydni Wisniewski (Orlando, FL/Winter Park HS)
also finished first with a hand held time of 48.5 seconds.
In top ten track results, Wisniewski
took second in the 100-meter dash in 12.4 seconds, second in the 200-meter dash
in 27.0 seconds and second in the 400-meter dash in 1:01.5. Posimo was fifth in the
200-meter dash in 27.5 seconds, and she was seventh in the 100-meter dash in
12.6 seconds. Riggs was sixth in the
200-meter dash in 28.2 seconds while sophomore Alyssa Wert (Orefield, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) finished
ninth in 28.5 seconds. Sophomore Mallory
Goggins (Wilmington, DE/Wilmington Friends HS) was
sixth in the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:03.5 while junior Katelyn Chando
(Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) was tenth in 1:04.2. Sophomore Shannon McEvoy (Lafayette,
NJ/High Point Regional HS) placed third in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.8
seconds while sophomore Alexandra Lopez (Manasquan,
NJ/Manasquan HS) was seventh in 16.8 seconds.
In the distance events, freshman Hailey
Neff (Lehighton, PA/Lehighton HS) took fifth in the 800-meter run in 2:26.8
while classmate Kristina Ruggiero (Cedar
Grove, NJ/Cedar Grove HS) was sixth in 2:27.6. Ruggiero also placed eighth in the 1,500-meter run in 5:07.7 while
senior Naomie Kachel (Shillington,
PA/Governor Mifflin HS) was ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in
13:33.7.
Riggs placed second in the triple
jump at 10.85 meters (35 feet, 7 1/4 inches) while McEvoy was eighth at 10.02
meters (32 feet, 10 1/2 inches) and freshman Erin George (Slatington, PA/Northern Lehigh HS) was tenth with a
distance of 9.86 meters (32 feet, 4 1/4 inches). Scott finished third in the long jump at 5.18 meters (17 feet)
while Riggs was fourth at 5.13
meters (16 feet, ten inches) and Lopez
was sixth at 4.92 meters (16 feet, 1 3/4 inches). Senior Christine Kihm (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown HS)
was the runner-up in the pole vault, which was competed indoors due to the
wind, with a height of 3.35 meters (10 feet, 11 3/4 inches).
Sophomore Kaleen Holden (Scranton,
PA/Bishop Hannan HS) was third in the javelin
throw with a toss of 35.25 meters (115 feet, eight inches) while sophomore Mary King (Paramus, NJ/Paramus HS) took
fifth at 33.90 meters (111 feet, three inches). Freshman Anne Joseph (Livingston, NJ/Livingston HS) was ninth in the shot
put with a distance of 9.84 meters (32 feet, 3 1/2 inches). The hammer throw
and discus events were cancelled due to the weather.
Greyhound Weekly Update, April
6, 2009 (-4444-)
Men’s Lacrosse -- 4-7
(Landmark Conference 1-2)
Last
Week – Lost to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy*, 14-8. *Landmark Conference Match.
This Week – Thur., April 9th vs. Goucher
College*, 4:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference Game.
The United States Merchant Marine Academy men’s lacrosse team used a seven-goal
spurt in the third quarter to post a 14-8 Landmark Conference win over Moravian
at Rocco Calvo Field.
The Greyhounds jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals
from freshman midfielder Jesse Peterson
(Branchburg, NJ/Somerville) and sophomore attack David Bennett (Easton, PA/Easton) but the Mariners would rally and
the score was tied 3-3 after the first quarter. USMMA scored three of the
five goals in the second quarter to head to halftime with a 6-5 lead, and then
the Mariners scored all seven goals in the third quarter to lead 13-5 after 45
minutes of action. USMMA had a 52-25 advantage in shots, a 46-29 edge in
ground balls and won 16 of 25 face-offs in the match.
Sophomore midfielder Robert Devine (Mountain Lakes, NJ/Mountain Lakes) led the
Greyhounds with two goals and an assist while senior attack Christopher Danni and Peterson each added two goals.
Sophomore attack Christopher Mohapp (Jamison,
PA/Central Bucks South) added a goal and three assists for Moravian while Bennett had one goal. Senior
attack Jason Tosches
(West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South) and freshman attack Jacob
Harris each had assists.
Sophomore defender Michael Santos (Toms River, NJ/Monsignor Donovan) led Moravian with
seven ground balls while freshman defender Merrick
Smith (Stonington, CT/The Williams School) had six
ground balls. Freshman midfielder Zachary
Stein (Schnecksville, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) was nine-for-24 on
face-offs. Greyhound senior goalie Benjamin
Larson (Dover, DE/Dover) posted 19 saves and three ground balls in 57 and a
half minutes of action while sophomore keeper Benjamin Leavy (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown)
had two saves in the final two and a half minutes of the contest.
Greyhound Weekly Update, April
6, 2009 (-5555-)
Women’s Lacrosse -- 5-6
(Landmark Conference 0-2)
Last
Week – Defeated Arcadia University, 15-10; Lost to Gwynedd-Mercy
College, 16-15; Lost to Scranton University*, 15-5. *Landmark Conference Match.
This Week – Tues., April 7th at Drew
University*, 5:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference Game.
Junior midfielder Paige Warbrick (Souderton, PA/Souderton Area)
scored a season high five goals to go with an assist including two goals in a
decisive second half to lead Moravian to a 15-10 non-conference win over
Arcadia University on the HUB Quad.
The Greyhounds,
who have won five straight non-conference contests, scored first on Warbrick’s first
goal of the match just 45 seconds into the contest. The Knights answered
with two goal from freshman midfielder Stephanie Holguin to take a 2-1
lead. Moravian ran off three straight goals and led 5-3 when Arcadia
scored three straight tallies to take a 6-5 lead on Holguin’s third goal of the
match. The Greyhounds scored the final two goals of the first half with
junior attack Jillian Pagliei’s (Ivyland,
PA/Council Rock North) goal in the 24th minute giving Moravian a 7-6
halftime lead.
Arcadia scored two
of the first three goals of the second half to tie the match at 8-8 with a
little over 23 minutes remaining. From that point, the Greyhounds scored
seven of the final nine goals in the match for the victory. Moravian had
a 32-26 edge in shots, a 35-22 advantage in ground balls and a 17-10 edge in
draw controls.
Warbrick had two ground balls to go with her six points while Pagliei had four
goals including the game-winning tally and four draw controls. Senior
attack Georgia Castellano
(Cherry Hills, NJ/Cherry Hill West) added two goals and an assist while
sophomore attack Shannon Algeo, freshman attack Heather Yawger (Morristown, NJ/Academy of St.
Elizabeth), sophomore midfielder Sarah
Carman (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) and junior
midfielder Katie Wise (Ardsley,
PA/Abington) all scored one goal.
Freshman attack Allison Hess (Harleysville, PA/Souderton) added an assist for the Greyhounds
while Carman had six ground balls and three caused turnovers. Sophomore
midfielder Maureen Helfers
(Westbury, NY/W.T. Clarke) had a team high eight ground balls to go with
two draw controls and two caused turnovers. Wise had five ground balls
and four draw controls for Moravian.
Junior goalie Courtney Rosenberg (Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape
May Regional) had ten saves including nine in the second half for the
Greyhounds to go with three ground balls.
Victoria Geppert scored her only goal of the match with 1:22
remaining to lift Gwynedd-Mercy College to a 16-15
non-conference victory over visiting Moravian as the Greyhounds had rallied
from a four-goal deficit to tie the match with five minutes remaining.
Moravian jumped
out to a quick 2-0 lead on goals from junior attack Jillian Pagliei and sophomore midfielder Sarah Carman. The Greyhounds led
3-1 before the Griffins scored six straight goals for a 7-3 lead. Pagliei and Carman each scored in the final minute
of the first half to pull Moravian within a goal at 10-9 at the
intermission.
Gwynedd-Mercy took an 11-9 lead early in the second half
before the Greyhounds tied the match at 11-11 on goals from senior attack Georgia Castellano
and junior midfielder Paige Warbrick (Souderton, PA/Souderton Area). The
Griffins would build a 15-11 lead with 12:39 remaining before Moravian answered
with four goals of its own. Greyhound junior midfielder Katie Wise tied the match at 15-15 with
five minutes remaining but Moravian was never able to regain the lead.
The Greyhounds had a 35-30 edge in shots and a 14-7 advantage in draw controls
while both teams posted 35 ground balls.
Pagliei led Moravian with five goals while Carman had a team high six points with
four goals and two assists. Wise
added two goals and an assist while Warbrick found the back of the cage twice for the
Greyhounds. Castellano
had a goal and two assists while freshman attack Allison Hess scored once. Sophomore midfielder Maureen Helfers
led Moravian with seven ground balls to go with three draw controls while Wise had four ground balls and five
draw controls. Pagliei
added five ground balls while Carman
had three ground balls and three draw controls. Warbrick contributed four ground
balls.
Greyhound junior
goalie Courtney Rosenberg had six
saves and four ground balls for Moravian as she became the first goalie in
school history to reach 300 career saves.
Greyhound Weekly Update, April
6, 2009 (-6666-)
Baseball -- 14-10(Landmark
Conference 7-2)
Last
Week –.Defeated
the University of Scranton*, 4-2; Lost to The College
of New Jersey, 15-4. *Landmark Conference
Game
This Week –Wed., April 8th at Keystone
College, 4:00 p.m.; Fri., April 10th at Drew University*(DH), 1:00
p.m.; Sat., April 11th at Drew University*, 1:00 p.m. *Landmark
Conference Game.
Moravian rallied from a 2-1 deficit with a run in the sixth inning and two more
in the seventh to post a 4-2 Landmark Conference victory over The University of
Scranton at Gillespie Field as the Greyhounds finished off the three-game sweep
of the Royals to remain in a tie for first place in the Landmark Conference.
Moravian took an early 1-0 lead with a run in the
bottom of the first inning. Senior outfielder Eric Shea (Madison, NJ/Morristown Beard) singled to lead off the
inning and scored on a one-out RBI double by senior outfielder Joseph Durso (Middletown,
NJ/Christian Brother Academy). The double was Durso’s school record 16th of
the season in just 32 hits. Durso is also the school record holder for career doubles,
now with 45, and RBIs, now with 108, and he is second in school history with
146 hits after going two-for-four in the game.
Scranton scored both of its runs in the top of
the fourth inning to take a 2-1 lead. Senior designated hitter Chris Psihoules led off with a single,
and junior first baseman Chris Bligh followed with a walk. Sophomore outfielder David Giglio then hit an RBI
double to chase Psihoules home. Freshman
second baseman Rocky Sawyer drew a walk to load the bases before sophomore
second Joe Amicucci hit a one-out RBI sacrifice fly
to score Bligh with the go ahead run.
The Greyhounds would tie the game at 2-2 in the
bottom of the sixth inning with a single run. Sophomore second baseman Jake Schweitzer (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem
Catholic) led off the inning with a double and scored on a two-out RBI
single from senior third baseman Kevin Gambrino (Brick, NJ/Monsignor Donovan).
Moravian would push the go ahead run and an
insurance run home in the bottom of the seventh inning. With one out, Durso singled
and scored on an RBI double by freshman first baseman Kevin O’Keefe (Alexandria, VA/Bishop Ireton) with O’Keefe moving to third on the throw
home. Three batters later, freshman pinch hitter Joe Bartolacci (Easton, PA/Notre Dame)
ripped a two-out, RBI double to score O’Keefe.
The Greyhounds had a 10-7 advantage in hits in
the game with O’Keefe going
two-for-three and Durso
going two-for-four. Sophomore outfielder Chris Stallone was two-for-five
for the Royals.
Moravian junior Brandon Palmisano (Mountainhome, PA/Pius X)
earned his first win of the season on the mound for the Greyhounds with four
innings of relief work. Palmisano
allowed four hits and struck out two batters. He came in relief for
freshman starter Thomas Fenyak (Centreville, VA/Westfield), who left four
batters into the fourth inning after an injury. Fenyak was touched for two runs
on three hits and three walks while striking out four batters. Junior Zack Andes (Moscow, PA/North Pocono)
tossed two thirds of an inning of relief for the Greyhounds while senior Thomas Murray (Staten Island, NY/Moore
Catholic) worked the final 1 1/3 innings for his first save of the season.
The Greyhounds non-conference game at Centenary
College was called after two innings of action when the umpires deemed the
field had become unplayable. It has not been announced it the game will be
replayed this season.
Freshmen Mike Galeotafiore and Andrew Priece each hit two-out home runs in the first two innings
to help The College of New Jersey jump out to a 10-0 lead on its way to a 15-4
non-conference victory over Moravian at Gillespie Field. The loss snapped the
Greyhounds' three-game winning streak.
After two quick outs in the top of the first inning, the Lions would put
together a six-run, two-out rally. Senior Vince Mazzaccaro
had an RBI double while senior Jeff Toth had an RBI
single. A pair of walks would load the bases for Galeotafiore,
who connected on a grand slam homer down the right field line for the 6-0 lead.
In the top of the second inning, Moravian would again get two outs before Preice hit a three-run home run to right center field to
give TCNJ a 9-0 lead. The Lions added a run in the top of the third
inning on a triple from sophomore Anthony Palmiotto
and an RBI ground out by senior Adam Tussey for a
10-0 lead.
Moravian would get on the scoreboard with three runs in the bottom of the
sixth inning to cut the Lions’ lead to 10-3. Senior outfielder Eric Shea
and sophomore shortstop Jason Huber (Bethlehem,
PA/Liberty) each drew walks to lead off the inning. Senior outfielder
Joseph Durso
then followed with a two-RBI double down the right field line to score Shea and
Huber. The double was Durso’s 17th of the season, a school record, in 33 hits, and
he improved his school career records to 46 doubles and 110 RBIs on the
play. Also on the play, a pair of TCNJ coaches were
ejected for arguing if Durso’s
hit was a fair ball. Durso would eventually come home on a sacrifice fly by
freshman designated hitter Joe Bartolacci.
The Lions would push five more runs home in the top of the eighth inning for
a 15-3 lead. Junior Ryan Anzelone was hit by a
pitch with the bases loaded for an RBI while Tussey
had an RBI single. A Moravian error allowed two more runs to score before
Toth hit an RBI single.
Moravian finished the scoring in the game with a run in the bottom of the
ninth inning. Senior infielder Kevin
Gambrino connected on a one-out double and scored
on an RBI single from freshman shortstop Dave
Zubia, who returned to the line-up as a
substitution after missing the last nine games with an injury.
TCNJ had a 16-8 edge on hits in the game with Toth
going four-for-six. Junior Chris Eperson was
three-for-five in the game while Tussey, Priece and Palmiotto each had two
hits for the Lions. Gambrino was two-for-four for the Greyhounds while Durso turned in
a two-for-five game.
Moravian used seven pitchers in the game with sophomore Luke Skutches (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) taking the loss
after allowing nine runs on six hits and four walks with two strikeouts in just
1 2/3 innings of action. Junior Andrew
DeLio (Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany) tossed 2 1/3
innings in relief, allowing a run on two hits and a walk with
a strikeouts. Juniors Zack
Andes, Brandon Palmisano and Ryan Cummings (Toms River, NJ/Toms River
East), senior Thomas Murray and
freshman Kevin O’Keefe all tossed an
inning in relief for the Greyhounds. Palmisano
recorded two strikeouts while allowing a hit. Andes and O’Keefe each
had one strikeout with Andes giving
up one hit and O’Keefe allowing two
hits. Cummings gave up a walk
and a also had a strikeout while Murray was touched for five runs, just two earned, on four hits and
a walk.
Greyhound Weekly Update, April 6, 2009 (-8888-)
Softball -- 21-7 (Landmark
Conference 4-0)
Last
Week – Defeated DeSales University, 4-1 and 4-3; Defeated Albright College 8-0
and 10-0; Defeated Juniata College*, 6-0 and 2-0. *Landmark Conference Game.
This Week – Tues., April 7th vs. Scranton
University* (DH), 3:00 p.m.; Thur., April 9th vs. Muhlenberg College
(DH), 3:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference Game.
The
Greyhounds opened a non-conference doubleheader at DeSales University with a
4-1 victory in the first game to extend the team's winning streak to six
straight games.
Moravian jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
Sophomore shortstop Stephanie Falzarano (South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) led
off with a single but was out on a fielder’s choice off of the bat of freshman
outfielder Olivia Evanko
(Nazarteth, PA/Nazareth). After the second
out of the inning, senior first baseman Sheri
Bieniek (Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Valley) hit an
RBI double to center field to score Evanko from first base.
The Greyhounds pushed their lead to 2-0 in the top of the third
inning. Falzarano
walked with one out and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Evanko.
Senior pitcher Maria DeBonis
(Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame) then reached on a DeSales fielding error that
allowed Falzarano
to score.
The Bulldogs would score their only run in the bottom half of the inning to cut the Moravian lead to 2-1. Jamie Pfitzenmayer tripled with one out and scored on a sacrifice
fly from Kerri Andrews.
Moravian answered with a run in the top of the fourth inning for a 3-1
lead. Sophomore designated player Jenna
Carmon (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central) led off the inning with a double
and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt from sophomore outfielder Amanda Paulus (Easton,
PA/Easton). Senior catcher Deanna
Mangieri (Pleasantville, NY/Byram
Hills) then hit an RBI sacrifice fly to score Carmon.
The Greyhounds finished off the scoring with a run in the top of the fifth
inning. Sophomore third baseman Maura
Agnew (Doylestown, PA/Lansdale Catholic) led off with a double and Falzarano
reached on an infield single. After two outs, one of which retired Agnew at third, Bieniek hit an RBI single up the
middle to score Falzarano.
Moravian had an 8-4 advantage in hits in the first game with Falzarano going
two-for-three with a pair of runs scored and Bieniek going two-for-four with
two RBIs. Pfitzenmayer had three of DeSales’
four hits.
DeBonis
improved to 8-5 in the circle for the Greyhounds, allowing four hits, a run and
a walk while striking out seven batters in the victory.
Moravian
swept its third straight doubleheader and extended its winning streak to seven
straight games with a 4-3, eight-inning win over DeSales University in the
second game of a twinbill. The contest was the first
time in four extra-inning games this season that the Greyhounds earned a
victory.
The game was a pitcher’s duel between Greyhound sophomore Jenna Carmon and DeSales’ Jen Lococo with neither team scoring in the regulation seven
innings.
The teams went to the international tiebreaker with a runner on second base
to start the eighth inning. Sophomore shortstop Stephanie Falzarano, who had made the
final out in the seventh inning, started at second for the Greyhounds.
Freshman outfielder Olivia Evanko drew a walk before senior designated player
Maria DeBonis
flew out. Senior first baseman Sheri
Bieniek then connected on a two-RBI single to
right center field scoring Falzarano and Evanko. Freshman Priscilla
Camacho (Jersey City, NJ/County Prep) pinch ran for Bieniek but was retired on a
fielder’s choice but by Carmon.
After a wild pitch moved Carmon to
second, sophomore outfielder Amanda Paulus reached on an error to put runners on the
corners. Sophomore third baseman Maura
Agnew then hit an infield single to score Carmon and move Paulus to third. The Greyhounds then pulled off a
double steal with Agnew stealing
second base and Paulus
scoring what ended up being the winning run.
DeSales would start the eighth inning with Kristin Schultz. Kyra Monarek led off with a single to put runners on the
corners. After an out, Jamie Pfitzenmayer hit
an RBI single to score Schultz. Kerri Andrews followed with an RBI double
to score Monarek. Amanda Kensecki
then hit an RBI ground out to score Pfitzenmayer but
the Greyhounds were able to throw behind Andrews and tag her out at third base
for the final out of the game.
Moravian had a 9-8 edge in hits in the second game with Agnew going
three-for-four. Pfitzenmayer and Kensecki were each two-for-four for the Bulldogs.
Carmon improved to 6-1 in the circle for the Greyhounds, allowing three
runs, two of them earned, on eight hits with two strikeouts. Lococo took the loss for DeSales, allowing four runs, only
one earned, on nine hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
The
Greyhounds opened a home non-conference doubleheader at Blue & Grey Field
with an 8-0, five-inning victory behind a perfect game in the circle from
senior pitcher Maria DeBonis
for Moravian's eighth straight win.
DeBonis
earned her fourth career perfect game and sixth no-hitter of her career while
striking out 11 Albright batters in the game to improve to 9-5 on the
year. The perfect game was DeBonis’ second straight against Albright, and Moravian’s
third straight no-hitter against the Lions as DeBonis and sophomore pitcher
Elizabeth Python each had tossed
no-hitters against Albright in 2008.
The Greyhounds would score all of the offense DeBonis would need with five
runs in the bottom of the second inning. Sophomore outfielder Amanda Paulus
led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by sophomore
third baseman Maura Agnew.
Senior catcher Deanna Mangieri followed with an infield single that would
roll out of play scoring Paulus. Senior outfielder Erica Klepeisz (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth)
followed with a single before sophomore shortstop Stephanie Falzarano hit into a fielder’s
choice that had Mangieri
out at the plate. After Falzarano stole second base, freshman outfielder Olivia Evanko
hit a two-RBI single to score Klepesiz and Falzarano. DeBonis had an RBI single to score Evanko while DeBonis scored on an Albright
fielding error.
Moravian added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to
institute the NCAA eight-run rule and end the game. Paulus led off with a single and
moved to second on a throwing error by Albright on a ground ball off of the bat
of junior pinch hitter Kelly Maressa (Allentown, PA/William Allen). After two
outs, Falzarano
walked to load the bases. Evanko followed with a two RBI single to score Paulus and Maressa and put
runners on the corners. With the ball loose in the infield after a pitch,
Falzarano
scored from third with the eighth run before Evanko was thrown out at second
base to finish the inning.
The Greyhounds had a 12-0 advantage in hits in the first game with Paulus going
three-for-three and Evanko
going three-for-four with four RBIs. DeBonis and Klepeisz each added two hits.
Moravian
swept its fourth straight doubleheader and extended the team's winning streak
to nine straight games with a 10-0, five-inning victory over visiting Albright
College in the second game of a twinbill at Blue
& Grey Field behind a two-hit shutout from sophomore pitcher Elizabeth Python (Huntington Station,
NY/Walt Whitman).
Python earned her fourth win of
the season, allowing just two hits and striking out two Lion batters in the
shutout.
Moravian gave Python all the
offensive support she needed with nine runs in the bottom of the third
inning. Senior catcher Deanna Mangieri led off the inning with a double and scored on
an RBI single from senior outfielder
Erica Klepeisz.
Sophomore third baseman Agnew then
connected on an RBI triple to score Klepeisz, and
sophomore shortstop Stephanie Falzarano followed with an RBI single. Freshman
outfielder Olivia Evanko
reached on a fielder’s choice that allowed Falzarano to reach third and put
Evanko at
second base. Sophomore outfielder Amanda
Paulus then hit an RBI single to score Falzarano, and
senior first baseman Sheri Bieniek hit an RBI sacrifice fly scoring Evanko.
After the second out of the inning, junior designated player Kelly Maressa
had an infield single to score Paulus. Mangieri had a single before Klepesiz hit a two-RBI triple
down the right field line scoring Maressa and Mangieri. Agnew finished off the inning with an RBI
double down the left field line.
The Greyhounds would get a run in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Sophomore outfielder Megan Boyle (South
Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) led off the fourth with a single.
Sophomore first baseman Jennifer Schmitt
(Mendham, NJ/Mendham) reached on a fielder’s choice, and eventually scored
on an RBI double from freshman designated player Jenna Carmon.
Moravian had an 11-2 edge in hits in the second game with Mangieri, Klepeisz and Agnew were
each two-for-two.
The
Greyhounds opened a Landmark Conference doubleheader at Juniata College with a
2-0 win behind a shutout from senior pitcher Maria DeBonis. The victory was the tenth
straight for Moravian and pushed the Greyhounds to the 20-win plateau for the
16th straight season.
DeBonis
tossed a two-hit shutout with one walk and nine strikeouts to post her tenth
win of the season.
Moravian scored both of its runs in the top of the seventh inning in the
game. Senior catcher Deanna Mangieri led off with a single down the left field line
and junior Katie Flood (Branchburg,
NJ/Somerville) came in to pinch run. After an out, sophomore third
baseman Maura Agnew singled and
moved Flood to third.
Sophomore shortstop Stephanie Falzarano then connected on an RBI single to score Flood. Agnew would cross the plate on an RBI sacrifice fly from sophomore
outfielder Olivia Evanko.
The Greyhounds had a 7-2 edge in hits in the first game with Mangieri going
two-for-three, and Falzarano
going two-for-four.
Moravian
ran its winning streak to 11 straight victories with its fifth straight
doubleheader sweep after a 6-0 win over Juniata College in the second game of a
Landmark Conference twinbill.
Freshman pitcher Jenna Carmon
earned her fifth straight win to improve to 7-1 in the circle this
spring. She allowed five hits while striking out two batters.
Moravian gave Carmon all of the
offense she needed in the top of the fourth inning with two runs. Carmon started the inning with a single
and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from sophomore outfielder Amanda Paulus.
Senior catcher Deanna Mangieri followed with an RBI double to center field
scoring Carmon with the eventual
winning run. Senior outfielder Erica
Klepeisz followed with an RBI double to score Mangieri.
The Greyhounds would add two runs in the top of the sixth inning for a 4-0
lead. Carmon again started the
inning with a single and scored on a two-run homer by Klepeisz, her first home run of
the season.
Moravian finished off the scoring with two runs in the top of the seventh
inning. Freshman outfielder Olivia Evanko singled with one out and
scored on an RBI double from senior designated player Maria DeBonis. Senior first baseman Sheri Bieniek then hit an RBI double to score DeBonis.
The Greyhounds had an 11-5 advantage in hits in the second contest with Klepeisz going
two-for-three and Evanko,
DeBonis
and Carmon each going
two-for-four. Sarah Eckard and Stacy Nagy were
each two-for-three for Juniata.
Greyhound Weekly Update, April
6, 2009 (-11111111-)
Women’s Tennis -- 7-5
(Landmark Conference 2-0)
Last Week – Lost to Dickinson College, 6-2; Defeated
Philadelphia University, 7-2.
This Week – Fri., April 10th at Goucher
College*, 3:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference Match.
Dickinson
College posted a 6-2 victory over visiting Moravian in non-conference action.
The Red Devils led 2-1 after doubles action with Moravian earning a point with
a victory at first doubles from freshman Jami
Fein (Blue Bell, PA/Wissahickon) and senior Dyana Swan (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville).
Moravian would get just one win in the five completed matches with sophomore Kerry McKinley (Sparta, NJ/Pope John XXIII)
winning in three sets at fourth singles. Fein’s first singles match ended in no result as the contest was
headed to a third set when rain began and forced the end of the match.
Moravian posted a 7-2
non-conference win over NCAA Division II Philadelphia University at Hoffman
Courts. The Greyhounds led the Rams, who had already qualified for the NCAA
Division II Championship Tournament, 2-1, after doubles play with victories
from the teams of senior Dyana Swan and
freshman Jami Fein at first doubles
and senior MaryKate Kelly and sophomore Kerry McKinley at third doubles.
Moravian won five of the six singles matches to clinch the victory. Fein won in straight sets at first
singles while Kelly won at third
singles and McKinley at fourth
singles, both in straight sets. Freshman Alexandra Hay (East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg South) won in
two sets at fifth singles while freshman Anna
Meola (Willow Grove, PA/Upper Moreland) had a
straight sets win at sixth singles.
Men’s Tennis -- 9-4
(Landmark Conference 3-0)
Last Week
– Defeated Merchant Marine*, 8-1; Lost to Wilkes University, 6-3. *Landmark
Conference Match.
This Week – Fri., April 10th at Goucher
College*, 3:00 p.m.*Landmark Conference Match.
Moravian won
its fourth straight match and remained undefeated in Landmark Conference action
with an 8-1 victory over the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Hoffman
Courts.
The
Greyhounds led 3-0 after doubles action with wins from the teams of junior Ian Box (Charlestown, MA/The Rivers School)
and sophomore Doug Morrow (Coopersburg,
PA/Southern Lehigh) at first doubles, junior Chandler Forman (Plymouth, MA/Plymouth) and sophomore Thomas Turcich (Haddon
Township, NJ/Haddon Township) at second doubles and junior Jason Bonilla (Whitestone, NY/Bayside) and senior Keith Feinman (Haddonfield, NJ/Haddonfield)
at third doubles.
Moravian won
the second through sixth singles matches in straight sets with victories by Box at second singles, freshman Kevin Holze (Bayside,
NY/St. Francis Prep) at third singles, freshman Drew Shreter (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown)
at fourth singles, Forman at fifth
singles and freshman Nick Yelito (Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua) at sixth singles. Sherter's win
moved him one away from tying the single season school record of 17 singles
wins for a year.
The Greyhounds had their four-match winning streak come
to a close with a 6-3 loss at undefeated Wilkes University.
The Colonels jumped out to a
3-0 lead by sweeping the three doubles matches.
In singles action, Moravian
would win three of the six contests, the most points Wilkes has allowed this
season. Junior Ian Box won in
straight sets at second singles while freshman Kevin Holze earned a three-set win at
third singles. Moravian freshman Nick
Yelito posted a three-set victory at sixth
singles while freshman Drew Shreter dropped a three-set match at fifth singles that
included tiebreakers in the first two sets in his first attempt to tie the
Greyhounds’ single season record for victories.
Greyhound Weekly Update, April 6, 2009 (-12121212-)
Golf -- 2-0 (Landmark
Conference 0-0)
Last Week
– Did Not Compete
This Week – Sun.-Mon., April 5-6th at the
Mid-Atlantic Regional Invitational hosted by The University of Rochester at
Hershey Country Club.
The Moravian golf team will begin its spring season on Sunday, April 5th
when they are set to compete at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Invitational
hosted by The University of Rochester at Hershey Country Club.
