2013-14 Moravian College Women's Basketball News

Season
Spirk, Endler, Calabrese & Savino Participate in #Chillin4Charity
Spirk, Endler, Calabrese & Savino Participate in #Chillin4Charity

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College Head Women’s Basketball Coach Mary Beth Spirk, along with Assistant Coach Amy Endler ’93, sophomore guard Morgan Calabrese ’17 and Phillipsburg High School Girls Basketball Coach Nicole Savino ’06 participated in the #Chillin4Charity cold water challenge in front of Timothy Breidegam Fieldhouse Thursday.

Mary Beth Spirk, Amy Endler and Sara Steinman on the links.
Women's Basketball Hosting Golf Outing on July 25th

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College women's basketball team will be hosting its annual golf outing at the Bethlehem Golf Club on Friday, July 25th.

Landmark Conference Symposium
Moravian Participates in Landmark Women's Coaching Symposium

MADISON, N.J. – More than 30 female administrators, coaches, and student-athletes from across the Landmark Conference gathered at Drew University June 2-3 for the first Landmark Women’s Coaching Symposium. Each member institution was able to send multiple representatives to participate.

Women's Basketball Heads to Spain & Portugal from May 20-30
Women's Basketball Heads to Spain & Portugal from May 20-30

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College women’s basketball team will be heading to Spain and Portugal on Tuesday May 20 for 10 days of sightseeing and international games. A travel party of 17 will depart from Newark Airport for an overnight flight to Lisbon, before heading straight to Madrid.

Julian DiGiacomo (Blue & Grey Male Scholar-Athlete), Tom Keim '49 (H.T.D. Gillespie Award), Laura Jordan (Blue & Grey Female Scholar-Athlete), Katie O'Rourke (Senior Female Athlete of the Year), Kris Joint (Senior Male Athlete of the Year).
Moravian Honors Senior Athletes; O'Rourke & Joint Named Athletes of the Year

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College honored its 2014 senior student-athletes at the annual Senior Athletics Awards Banquet Wednesday night in Johnston Hall. Women’s basketball standout Katie O’Rourke was named the Outstanding Senior Female Athlete while men’s track & field All-American Kristopher Joint was honored with the Outstanding Senior Male Athlete award. The Blue & Grey Scholar Athlete awards were presented to women’s basketball student-athlete Laura Jordan and football player Julian DiGiacomo. The H.T.D. Gillespie Award for outstanding service to Moravian’s athletics program was presented to Tom Keim ’49.

2014 LVAIAW Winners
Brown, O'Rourke & Ketterman-Benner Honored by LVAIAW

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. --- Seniors Kelly Brown and Katie O’Rourke along with long-time coach and physical education instructor Dawn Ketterman-Benner were honored with awards at the 2014 Lehigh Valley Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Annual Awards luncheon at DeSales University Tuesday.

2013-14 Matte Award
Matte Award Back at Moravian for First Time in 11 Years

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- For the 14th time in the 27-year history of the award but for the first time since the end of the 2002-03 academic year, the Matte Award will be spending the next year at Moravian. College after the Greyhounds bested rival Muhlenberg College, 10-6, this year.

Steinman Named Administrator of Tomorrow by NACWAA
Steinman Named Administrator of Tomorrow by NACWAA

KANSAS CITY, Mo. --- The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) announced today its 2014 Administrator of Tomorrow and Judith M. Sweet Commitment award recipients. Julia Martin (University of Pennsylvania), Kaylyn Smith (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts) and Sara Steinman (Moravian College) were named Administrator of Tomorrow Award winners, and Katherine (Katie) McGann (University of California, San Diego) was honored with the Judith M. Sweet Commitment Award.

2014 College Connect Day in Breidegam Fieldhouse to teach sports skills
Moravian Hosts Another College Connect with William Penn

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- For the second time this academic year, Moravian College hosted nearby William Penn Elementary School students in a College Connect program Thursday morning.

2014 Moravian College Special Olympics Basketball Tournament
SAAC Hosts 2nd Annual Special Olympics Basketball Tournament

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hosted its 2nd Annual Special Olympics Basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 5 in Timothy Breidegam Fieldhouse in conjunction with NCAA Division III Week. The event was a huge success as every player, coach and spectator left the gym with a smile on their face.

2014 Student-Athlete Day
Moravian Hosts Student-Athlete Appreciation Event

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College hosted its annual National Student-Athlete Appreciation event in Johnston Hall Thursday evening in conjunction with the thrid annual NCAA Division III Week running from April 7-14.

2014 NCAA Division III Week
Moravian Participating in 3rd Annual NCAA Division III Week

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College is joining with schools across the country in celebration of NCAA Division III Week, which officially began on Monday, April 7 and runs through Sunday, April 13.

Moravian Tops DIII for 6th Straight Year in Play 4Kay
Moravian Tops DIII for 6th Straight Year in Play 4Kay

RALEIGH, N.C. --- The Moravian College women’s basketball team has been named as the NCAA Division III winner of the 2014 Kay Yow Cancer Fund Play 4Kay Contest with over $12,500 raised in 2014, the sixth straight year that the Greyhounds’ program has led NCAA Division III schools in Play 4Kay.

O'Rourke Selected as Landmark Senior Scholar-Athlete for Women's Basketball
O'Rourke Selected as Landmark Senior Scholar-Athlete for Women's Basketball

TOWSON, Md. --- Moravian College senior guard Katie O’Rourke has been selected as the 2014 Landmark Conference Senior Scholar-Athlete for Women’s Basketball.

Hounds Finish 2013-14 Leading DIII in Blocked Shots
Hounds Finish 2013-14 Leading DIII in Blocked Shots

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- The Moravian College women’s basketball team finished the 2013-14 season leading NCAA Division III in blocked shots in the final NCAA statistics release while senior forward Laura Jordan was sixth individually.

Basketball at Nitchmann Middle School
Basketball Teams Participate in Pep Rally at Nitschmann

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Members of the Moravian College men's and women's basketball teams were at Nitschmann Middle School Thursday afternoon to take part in a Pep Rally to encourage a positive attitude towards school and academic achievement and to help them get ready for their upcoming testing program.