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2008-09 – Week 16 Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

GREYHOUND TRACKS

Team Records as of December 14, 2008

Overall Landmark/Centennial Meets & Tournaments

Men’s Basketball 3-5 1-0

Women’s Basketball 6-1 1-0

Men’s Indoor Track & Field

Women’s Indoor Track & Field

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Female – Kirsty Stearns (Jr., East Norwich, NY/Oyster Bay HS), basketball

Male – Dave Bowden (Beachwood, NJ/Toms River South HS), basketball

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

Friday, January 2^nd – Women’s Basketball vs. Frostburg State University in 8^th Annual Starters Moravian Winter Classic,

8:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 3^rd – Men’s Basketball vs. Misericordia University in 31^st Annual Greyhound Starters Classic, 8:00 p.m.

Friday, January 9^th – Women’s Basketball vs. *Juniata College, 5:30 p.m.; Men’s Basketball vs. *Juniata College,

7:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 10^th – Women’s Basketball vs. *Susquehanna University, 2:00 p.m.; Men’s Basketball vs.

*Susquehanna University, 4:00 p.m.

*Conference opponent

FOR DAILY UPDATES OF MORAVIAN COLLEGE ATHLETICS,

CALL THE GREYHOUND SPORTSLINE AT (610) 625-7865 or VISIT THE MORAVIAN COLLEGE WEBSITE AT WWW.MORAVIAN.EDU/ATHLETICS, UPDATED DAILY AT 8:00 A.M. and 1:00, 7:00 and 10:00 P.M.

Greyhound Weekly Update, December 15, 2008 (-2222-)

Men’s Basketball – 3-5 (Landmark Conference 1-0)

Last Week – Defeated Swarthmore College, 61-59; Lost to Kean University, 60-58. *Landmark Conference Game.

This Week – Mon., Dec. 15^th at Muhlenberg College, 8:00 p.m.

Sophomore guard Maurice Young (Philadelphia, PA/Chestnut Hill Academy) scored a game high 19 points including the winning lay-up with 1:26 to lead Moravian to a 61-59 non-conference victory at Swarthmore College. The Garnet led early at 11-6 with 14:25 to go. Moravian responded with a 25-9 run to take the largest lead of the game at 11 points, 31-20, after a three-pointer from freshman guard Sergio Camacho (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) with 4:41 to go in the first half. The Greyhounds headed to the locker room with a 35-29 lead. Moravian connected on ten of 29 field goal attempts (34.5 percent) in the first 20 minutes, but the Greyhounds were five-for-14 behind the three-point line and ten-for-13 at the foul line in the first half. Moravian also committed just six turnovers in the first half while forcing Swarthmore into 13 turnovers. The Garnet, who had a 21-15 advantage in rebounds in the first 20 minutes, were ten-for-23 from the floor, two-for-seven on three-pointers and seven-for-11 at the foul line. Moravian held the lead through the first 12 and a half minutes of the second half with a lead as big as eight points and as small as one point until Swarthmore tied the game at 50-50 with 7:24 to go on a fast break jumper. The bucket was part of an 8-0 run by the Garnet. Swarthmore would have a five-point lead, 57-52, after a three-pointer by Matt Allen with 4:47 to go, but the Moravian defense would allow just a pair of free throws to Swarthmore the rest of the way as the Greyhounds had a 9-2 run to finish the game. The Greyhounds were ten-for-25 from the field (40 percent) in the second half, and the squad was three-for-13 on three-pointers and just three-for-four at the foul line. Moravian committed nine turnovers in the second half. Swarthmore tossed in 11 of 28 second half field goal attempts, and the Garnet were perfect at the foul line, four-for-four in the final 20 minutes while making four of 12 three-pointers. Swarthmore had a 27-31 edge in rebounds for the game while committing 19 total turnovers. Young added four rebounds and three steals to his 19 points while senior forward Dave Bowden (Beachwood, NJ/The Toms River School) had a career high ten points to go with three rebounds and three assists off of the Moravian bench. Camacho tossed in nine points, all on three-pointers while sophomore guard Charlie Rigoglioso (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley HS) had seven points, three assists and three steals. Junior forward Joseph Munley (Macungie, PA/Emmaus HS) had a team high seven rebounds to go with two steals and a point while Moravian’s leading scorer junior forward Eric Weaver (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury HS) was held to just a point and had five boards. Sophomore forward Chris Cullen (East Islip, NY/East Islip HS) added six points and four rebounds while sophomore forward Alvin Adams (Newark, NJ/Marist HS) had four points and three boards.

Junior guard Vinnie Darpino scored eight of his game-high 15 points during a decisive 16-2 run on the second half, and he hit the winning shot with 1:32 left in the contest to lead the Kean University to a 60-58 come-from-behind win at Moravian in non-conference action. The Greyhounds scored first on a jumper from sophomore guard Maurice Young, and after just a brief tie at 2-2, Moravian would run out to a 10-4 lead on a trio of free throws from freshman guard Sergio Camacho at the 14:04 mark. Kean answered with a 7-0 run to take its first lead of the game at 11-10 with 10:18 to play in the first half. Moravian took the lead back on a jumper by freshman guard/forward Nelson Leon (Reading, PA/Reading HS) only to see the Cougars go on a 13-2 run to take a 24-14 lead, the first double digit lead of the game, with 4:32 until the intermission. The Greyhounds answered back with a 9-2 run to cut the Kean lead to 26-23 on a pair of free throws from junior forward Eric Weaver at the 1:15 mark. The teams headed to the locker room with Kean leading 28-23 after the Cougars shot 13 of 24 from the floor (54.2 percent) and two of three on three-pointers in the first 20 minutes. Moravian was just seven of 25 from the field (28 percent) and two-for-13 behind the three-point line in the first half. The Greyhounds were a perfect nine-for-nine at the foul line in the first 20 minutes while Kean didn’t attempt a free throw. Moravian had a 16-13 edge on the rebounds; however, Moravian had 13 turnovers while the Cougars committed 12 turnovers in the first half. Sophomore forward Chris Cullen tossed in a three-pointer to start the second half for the Greyhounds to tie the game at 28-28. Kean would lead 32-30 with 16:31 remaining. Moravian then went on a 15-2 run to build a 45-34 lead after a put back jumper from sophomore forward Alvin Adams with 11:16 remaining. Moravian went cold at that point missing seven straight shot and committing two turnovers as Kean went on its 16-2 run to take the lead at 47-45 with 7:35 to go. The Greyhounds tied the score at 47-47 on a pair of Young free throws before Kean ran out to a 56-51 lead. Moravian would tie the game at 58-58 with 2:05 remaining on a pair of Weaver free throws after a technical foul. Darpino would hita running lay-up in the lane with 1:32 to play to cap off the scoring. Young had a three-point attempt with four seconds remaining to win the game for Moravian but was short of the rim. Moravian scored its final field goal with 4:24 remaining on a tip in by Weaver. The Greyhounds were five of six at the foul line from that point on; however, the team was zero-for-nine from the floor despite grabbing five offensive rebounds. Kean’s shooting cooled in the second half as the Cougars made 14 of 35 field goal attempts (40 percent), one of four three-pointers and three-for-five free throws in the final 20 minutes. Moravian contributed to struggle from the field, making just eight of 35 field goals (22.9 percent) and three of 15 three-pointers in the second half. The free throw line would keep the Greyhounds in the contest as Moravian made 14 of 16 free throws in the second half, and the Greyhounds made and attempt 20 more free throws than Kean in the game. Moravian finished the contest with a 44-39 advantage on the boards while both teams had 19 turnovers for the game. Moravian had a pair of players in double figures as well with Weaver and Camacho each tossing in 14 points. Weaver added a game high 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season, and he was ten-for-ten at the foul line and contributed three assists while Camacho made four steals. Young and Cullen each scored eight points for the Greyhounds with Cullen grabbing three boards. Senior forward Dave Bowden added five points and four rebounds for Moravian while Adams and Leon each had four points. Adams added nine rebounds while Leon grabbed three boards.

Greyhound Weekly Update, December 15, 2008 (-3333-)

Women’s Basketball -- 6-1 (Landmark Conference 1-0)

Last Week – Defeated East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, 73-68 (ot). *Landmark Conference Game.

This Week – Mon., Dec. 15^th at Muhlenberg College, 6:00 p.m.

Moravian team overcame poor shooting from the field by going 19-for-20 from the foul line in the final 25 minutes including a ten-for-ten performance from junior guard Jessica Foran (Annandale, NJ/Rutgers Prep HS), who had 17 points in the game, to rally to a 73-68 overtime non-conference victory over NCAA Division II East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania in Johnston Hall. The win was the fourth straight for the Greyhounds, who are ranked 23^rd in the nation in the latest USA Today/ESPN Division III Coaches’ Top 25 poll, and Moravian improves to 6-1 overall. The Greyhounds have come-from-behind in their last three games, and have trailed at halftime in five of their seven contests, winning four. This was the second straight year the two schools have played, and the second consecutive season, the visiting had a double digit lead and lost in overtime. Last winter, Moravian led by 19 points but eventually dropped a 96-89 decision in overtime at East Stroudsburg. In tonight’s game, The Warriors had a 25-15 lead with 7:20 to go in the first half, only to suffer the loss. The Greyhounds opened the scoring with a three-point play by junior forward Alyssa Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS). There would be four lead changes and three ties until Moravian took a 14-12 lead on a lay-up from junior forward Kirsty Stearns (East Norwich, NY/Oyster Bay HS) at the 13:08 mark. From that point, East Stroudsburg went on a 13-1 run to give the Warriors their 25-15 lead. Moravian would respond with a 10-0 run to tie the game at 25-25 with 4:55 to go in the first half on a Stearns three-pointer. The Greyhounds were unable to get the lead back in the first half, heading to the locker room trailing 32-30 despite having two field goal attempts and three free throws in the final 12 seconds of the half. The Greyhounds struggled shooting the ball in the first 20 minutes, making just 12 of 36 field goal attempts (32.3 percent), three of seven three-pointers and three of eight free throws. Moravian did have a 25-17 advantage in rebounds in the first half including 15-5 on the offensive boards but the Greyhounds were unable to take advantage of all the second chances. Moravian has eight turnovers in the first 20 minutes while East Stroudsburg committed seven turnovers. The Warriors were hot from the floor in the first half, making 13 of 25 field goal attempts (52 percent), one of three three-pointers and five of nine free throws. Junior guard Amanda Brown (Schuylkill Haven, PA/Schuylkill Haven HS) hit a three-pointer to start the second half, giving Moravian a 33-32 lead. However, East Stroudsburg responded with a 7-0 run to rebuild a six-point lead, 39-33. Trailing 42-36, the Greyhounds put together a 9-2 run to take a 45-44 lead on a three-pointer from freshman guard Hilary Murray (Clinton, NJ/North Hunterdon HS) at the 10:47 mark. The Greyhounds would lead 47-45 after a turnaround jumper in the lane from freshman forward Alexandra Blair (Hellertown, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) at the 8:27 mark but that would be Moravian’s last lead until overtime. From that point, the game was tied five times or East Stroudsburg held a lead with the Warriors largest lead of five points, 59-54, coming at the 3:38 mark. Moravian trailed 64-60 with a minute left in regulation. Foran, the leading free throw shooter by percentage in Moravian’s history, then hit a pair of free throws with 43 seconds left to pull the Greyhounds within two. Moravian forced a turnover and Bisci would connect on a pair of free throws to tie the game at 64-64 with 23 seconds remaining in regulation. Foran had a running three-point attempt from the top of the key as time expired but her shot bounced off of the rim. Moravian was just eight-for-26 from the floor (30.8 percent) in the second 20 minutes, three of eight three-pointers and 15 of 16 free throws. East Stroudsburg was ten-for-27 from the field, two-for-four behind the three-point line and ten of 12 at the foul line. Moravian started the overtime session, the same way it started the second half with a Brown three-pointer to give Moravian a 67-64 edge. East Stroudsburg scored four straight points to take a 68-67 lead with 3:11 to go in the extra session. That would be the last time the Warriors scored. Foran would give the Greyhounds the lead for good with a jumper at the2:43 remaining. Foran and Stearns each hit a pair of free throws with under 15 seconds to play to ice the victory. The Greyhounds were two-for-five from the floor, one-for-two on three-pointers and a perfect four-for-four at the foul line in the extra session. The Warriors were just two-for-nine from the field in the overtime, and East Stroudsburg missed all three of its three-pointers and did not make it to the foul line in the final five minutes. Moravian did finish the game with a 45-42 edge in rebounds, and the Greyhounds had 19 turnovers while forcing East Stroudsburg into 21 turnovers. Stearns had a team high 18 points for the Greyhounds, and she pulled down a game high 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Foran added four rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists to her 17 points while Brown tossed in 12 points, all on three-pointers, to go with three assists. Bisci and junior guard/forward Kate Harrison (Cold Spring Harbor, NY/Cold Spring Harbor HS) each has eight rebounds and seven points for the Greyhounds with Harrison dishing out a game high six assists. Sophomore guard/forward Amy Heffner (Schnecksville, PA/Parkland HS0 had six rebounds and five points for Moravian while Blair had four points and a pair of blocked shots in the victory. Murray added three points and three assists for the Greyhounds.

Greyhound Weekly Update, December 15, 2008 (-6666-)

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

Last Week – Did Not Compete

This Week – Do Not Compete

Moravian will return to action on Saturday, January 17^th at the Orange & Maroon Classic hosted by Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.

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

Last Week – Did Not Compete

This Week – Do Not Compete

Moravian will return to action on Saturday, January 17^th at the Orange & Maroon Classic hosted by Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.