Kreuder & Cullinan Named to Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Unsung Hero Team
Junior Amanda Kreuder and senior Jeff Cullinan from the Moravian College basketball teams have been named to the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Unsung Player Teams of the Month for December by the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Organization at its first luncheon of the 2011-12 season at Starters Restaurant in Bethlehem.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Junior Amanda Kreuder (Stanhope, N.J./Morris Catholic HS) and senior Jeff Cullinan (Bridgewater, N.J./Immaculata HS) from the Moravian College basketball teams have been named to the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Unsung Player Teams of the Month for December by the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Organization at its first luncheon of the 2011-12 season at Starters Restaurant in Bethlehem.
The Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Organization is made up of the seven small college schools in the Lehigh Valley including NCAA Division II schools East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and NCAA Division III schools Cedar Crest College, Delaware Valley College, DeSales University, Moravian College and Muhlenberg College.
Kreuder, a guard, has helped the Moravian women open the year with a 5-4 overall record and an 0-1 mark in Landmark Conference action in her first year as a starter. Kreuder has played in all nine games, one of seven players on the team to do so, and is averaging 28.2 minutes per contest. Kreuder is averaging 9.8 points per game to go with 19 rebounds, 21 assists and 11 steals, and she is shooting .425 percent (31-of-73) from the field.
Joining Kreuder on the December Unsung Player Team of the Month were Amber Wehry from Cedar Crest, Shannon Barlow of Delaware Valley, Taylor Greene from DeSales, Eayola Moise of East Stroudsburg, Steph Zewe from Kutztown and Kimberly Mui of Muhlenberg.
Cullinan, a center and the team's co-captain, has helped the Greyhounds to a 3-6 overall mark and an 0-1 slate in Landmark Conference action. Cullinan is averaging 17.9 minutes per game and has started all nine contests. Cullinan is third on the team in scoring at 8.1 points per game and in rebounding with an average of 4.8 boards per contest.
Joining Cullinan on the December Unsung Player Team of the Month were Nate Lewis of Delaware Valley, Tom Marshall from DeSales, Russell Graham III of East Stroudsburg, Eric Brennan from Kutztown and Matt O'Hara of Muhlenberg.
The next Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Luncheon is scheduled for Tuesday, January 17th, 2011 at Starters Restaurant in Bethlehem.