2024-25 Moravian University Women's Basketball News

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216 Hounds Achieve Dean’s Honors List Accolades for 2025 Spring Semester

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University Department of Athletics and Recreation had 216 of its student-athletes receive Dean’s Honors List accolades from the University for achieving a 3.50 or higher grade-point average during the 2025 Spring semester.

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Moravian Women's Basketball Golf Outing Set for July 14 at Steel Club

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women's basketball program will be hosting its annual golf outing on Monday, July 14 at The Steel Club in Hellertown, Pennsylvania.

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172 Greyhounds Honored on 2025 Landmark Conference Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll

TOWSON, Md. --- The Landmark Conference announced its 2025 Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll selections today honoring 1,645 individuals including 172 student-athletes from Moravian University. The Honor Roll recognizes all winter and spring student-athletes who have reached sophomore standing with a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher.

Senior Athlete of the Year winners Lindsey Gawrys and Owen Nahf, HTD Gillespie Award Winner Dr. Robert Brill and Blue & Grey Senior Scholar-Athlete Award Winners Kyle Weiss and Sage Snyder. Photo by Cosmic Fox Media / Matthew Levine '11
Moravian Announces 2025 Award Winners at Third Annual SAAC All-Athlete Awards Banquet

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian University honored its 2024-25 student-athletes with its Third Annual All-Athlete Awards Banquet in Johnston Hall Monday evening sponsored by the Greyhounds’ Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

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Moravian Announces Finalists & Live Stream for SAAC All-Athlete Awards Banquet on April 21

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University Department of Athletics and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will be hosting the Third Annual All-Athlete Awards Banquet on Monday, April 21 in Johnston Hall with the event live streamed at https://landmarknetwork.tv/moravian/.

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Moravian Participating in 14th Annual NCAA D3week From April 7-13

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian University is joining with more than 430 schools across the country in celebration of NCAA Division III Week, which officially runs from Monday, April 7 through Sunday, April 13.

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Moravian Leads NCAA DIII for 17th Straight Year in 2025 Play4Kay with $20,302 Raised

RALEIGH, N.C. --- The Moravian University women’s basketball program has been named as the NCAA Division III winner of the 2025 Kay Yow Cancer Fund Play4Kay fundraiser with $20,302 raised in 2025, the 17th straight year that the Greyhounds have led NCAA Division III schools in Play4Kay.

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Anderson & Lustig Named to College Sports Communicators Women’s Basketball Academic All-District

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian University senior guard Mikayla Anderson and sophomore guard/forward Lizzie Lustig have been named to the 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Women’s Basketball Team for NCAA Division III schools.

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Spirk Selected as One of NACDA 2024-25 Athletics Director of the Year Award Winners

CLEVELAND, Ohio --- Moravian University Director of Athletics & Recreation and Head Women’s Basketball Coach Mary Beth Spirk has been selected as one of the 28 winners of the 2024-25 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics AD of the Year Award.

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Six Moravian Student-Athletes Selected to 2025 Landmark Conference Winter All-Sportsmanship Team

TOWSON, Md. --- The Landmark Conference has named 56 student-athletes to the All-Sportsmanship Team. The All-Sportsmanship Team includes one student-athlete from each institution for each sport and is selected by the players and coaches from their respective team.

Seniors Mikayla Anderson and Brielle Guarente with their families and the Moravian coaching staff on Senior Day and Play4Kay Day in Johnston Hall. Photo by Carly Pyatt '25
Moravian Ends Season with Senior Day & Annual Play4Kay Game Versus Juniata

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s basketball team led by three points at halftime before falling to visiting Juniata College, 69-57, in Landmark Conference action Saturday as the Greyhounds celebrated Senior Day and their annual Play4Kay game to raise money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund in Johnston Hall to close out the 2024-25 season.

Graduate student guard Sam Osorio shoots a free throw in the second half versus No. 18 Elizabethtown College in Johnston Hall earlier this season. Photo by Roman Verdicchio '28
Hounds Race Past Colonels in Landmark Conference Action

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s basketball squad turned a two-point first quarter lead into an 84-59 victory at Wilkes University in Landmark Conference action Wednesday evening. 

Lizzie Lustig, Mikayla Anderson, Marquis Ratcliff and Taylor Perlmutter honored by the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Organization.
Lustig & Ratcliff Selected to Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Organization Teams of the Year; Ratcliff Honored as Peter Nevins Men’s Player of the Year

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Sophomore guard/forward Lizzie Lustig and junior forward Marquis Ratcliff from the Moravian University basketball teams have been selected to the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Team of the Year by the LVSCB Organization at its final luncheon of the 2024-25 season at DeSales University, and Ratcliff was honored as the 2025 Peter Nevins Men’s Player of the Year.

Freshman guard Ellie Wallbillich and sophomore forward Bellisima Lew go up for a rebound versus No. 18 Elizabethtown College in Johnston Hall. Photo by Roman Verdicchio '28
Moravian Rallies in Fourth Before Falling at Lycoming

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s basketball team rallied from a 16-point second quarter deficit to tie the game late in the fourth quarter before falling to host Lycoming College, 63-57, in Landmark Conference action Saturday.

Freshman guard Ellie Wallbillich shoots a jumper during the first half versus No. 2 The University of Scranton in Johnston Hall. Photo by Carly Pyatt '25
Hounds Fall to No. 2 Scranton in Landmark Conference Action

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s basketball squad fell to No. 2 The University of Scranton, 82-40, in Landmark Conference action in Johnston Hall Wednesday evening.

Sophomore guard/forward Lizzie Lustig drives the baseline in the first half versus No. 18 Elizabethtown College in Johnston Hall. Photo by Roman Verdicchio '28
Moravian Drops Landmark Conference Contest to No. 18 Elizabethtown

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s basketball team dropped an 81-48 decision to visiting No. 18 Elizabethtown College in Landmark Conference action in Johnston Hall Saturday afternoon.