Mar 3, 2007

2007 Women's Division III South Basketball Championship


The seventh seeded Greyhounds pulled of their third straight upset of a higher ranked team, this time defeating top seeded King's College, 86-64, to captured the 2007 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Division III Southern Championship hosted by Albright College. The title is Moravian's second ECAC Championship as the program won the 1987 crown, and this was Moravian's sixth trip to the finals in ten ECAC Southern Championship appearances.

The Greyhounds scored first but King's would have a pair of one-point leads, first at 3-2, then 5-4. Moravian then went on a 9-0 run to take a 13-5 lead with 13:26 remaining in the first half, and the Greyhounds controlled the game from that point. Moravian quickly pushed its lead to double digits and was up 35-14 with 4:02 still to play in the first half. The Greyhounds went to the locker room with a 46-24 lead after shooting 16 of 38 from the field (42.1 percent), four of ten behind the three-point line and ten of 13 at the foul line in the first 20 minutes. Moravian also had a 29-15 advantage in rebounds with the Greyhounds committing just seven turnovers to 11 for the Monarchs. King's connected on nine of 28 field goal attempts in the first half, two of 11 three-pointers and four of six free throws.

The Monarchs started the second half with a 9-2 run to pull within 48-33, but King's would not get any closer. Moravian's lead eventually reached 34 points on three occasions, the final time at 84-50 with 4:44 to play. The Greyhounds were 12 of 36 from the field (33.3 percent), two of seven three-pointers and 14 of 17 free throws in the second half. Moravian also finished the game with a 55-39 advantage in rebounds and had just 11 turnovers while forcing King's into 16 turnovers. The Monarchs were 11 of 32 from the floor, three of 14 on three-pointers and 15 of 21 at the foul line in the final 20 minutes.

The Greyhounds had four players in double figures led by senior forward Kelly Applegate, who netted a game high 24 points. With 9:36 left in the game, Applegate moved into fifth in career scoring at Moravian and finishes her career with 1,529 points. Applegate also had three rebounds to finish with a career total of 694, and she added three assists and three steals in the victory. Freshman guard Amanda Brown tossed in 15 points on five three-pointers and had three rebounds while freshmen forward Alyssa Bisci and Kirsty Stearns each scored 12 points. Stearns added nine rebounds while Bisci grabbed four boards. Moravian senior forward Jenny Hackleman was named the Tournament's Most Valuable Player and had eight points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in the Greyhound win.

Hackleman finishes her career third all-time in rebounding at Moravian with 814, and she is 11th in scoring with 1,161 points. Freshman guard Jessica Foran added six points for the Greyhounds while senior guard Katie Rizman had five points and three rebounds. Junior guard La'Toya Blake contributed five assists, five rebounds and three steals in the win. Guard Kaitlyn Fiorino led King's with 15 points and six rebounds while forward Casey Heitman and guard Lauren Kendra each scored 11 points. Forward Andrea Hochstuhl had ten points and six rebounds for the Monarchs while Brittany Atzert tossed in nine points. Forward Sarah Darling had a game high four blocked shots to go with five rebounds and four points.

2007 ECAC DIVISION III WOMEN'S SOUTHERN BASKETBALL

First Round - Wednesday, February 28

No. 1 Kings 64
No. 8 Villa Julie 50

No. 7 Moravian 72
No. 2 Penn State-Behrend 56

No. 6 Neumann 73
No. 3 Albright 98

No. 5 Cabrini 57
No. 4 Washington & Jefferson 69

Semifinals - Friday, March 2 at Albright

No. 7 Moravian 71
No. 3 Albright 60

No. 1 Kings 68
No. 4 Washington & Jefferson 62

Championship Game - Saturday, March 3 at Albright
Moravian 86
King's 64

 


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