Athletics Update: September 24, 2021

The Lions’ teams are ending September with some good performances!  The teams continue to experience success on the field with some impressive individual performances.  

Here are our teams’ current records:

Boys’ Cross Country: 6-6

Girls’ Cross Country: 8-4

Field Hockey: 6-1

Golf: 9-4

Boys’ Soccer: 7-2

Girls’ Soccer: 3-3-1

Girls’ Tennis: 12-0 

GOLF UPDATE

Our golf team participated in the Colonial League Championship this past Monday at the Bethlehem Municipal Golf course.  The team earned a 2^nd place finish behind defending champion Palmerton.  Evan Eichenlaub '23 was Moravian’s top finisher as he shot a 1 over par to finish in 2^nd place.  Thomas Young '24 was our next golfer with a 7^th place finish. The team will now shift their focus on preparing for the District XI team championship.  The event will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 12^th at the Steel Club in Hellertown.

Girls' Tennis Update

The girls’ varsity tennis team finished its regular season with an undefeated record.  This past Tuesday, we took some time to recognize our seniors and their families. Congratulations to Samantha Abraham '22, Jamilie Atiyeh '22, Isabella Bartolacci '22, Sophia Brands '22, Yiyi Chen '22, Keira Smith '22, Grace Wright '22, and Mona Ziabari '22!

The team will now compete in the Colonial League Team championship on Thursday, Sept. 30^th at Saucon Valley High School

Boys' Soccer Update

The varsity boys’ soccer team continues to roll after posting three strong performances this past week.  Their overall record is 7-2 and the team has qualified for the District XI playoffs.  The boys posted an impressive 3-0 win over a previously undefeated Allentown Central Catholic team.  On Saturday 10/2, we will take the opportunity to recognize the seniors and their families as the team will host Pen Argyl for a Colonial League match-up.

Congratulations to our senior boys’ soccer players:

Jai Ailawadi '22, Ryan Baki '22, Sam Carter '22, Archie Debbage '22, Mikail Jaffer '22, Vinnie Lamberti '22, Gennaro Mazzella '22, Treyton Messman '22, Samit Mohapatra '22, Jackson Oltman '22, Max Sanchez Josa '22, and Bruno Shannon '22.

Girls' Soccer Update

This was also a big week for the varsity girls’ soccer team as they earned three victories.  The highlight of the week was a 3-0 result over Palisades high school this past Monday. The team will recognize their seniors on Tuesday, Oct. 12^th during their home game vs. Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg.  

We will recognize the following girls’ soccer seniors and their families: Juliana Blobe '22, Grace Burcaw '22, Isabel DeVos '22, Diana Lopez '22, Anna Mayer '22, Chloe Oudin '22, Ava Perrucci '22, and Lauren Reid '22. 

Thanks to Favor Ufondu '22 for the photo of our soccer players after their Monday victory!

Field Hockey Update

The varsity field hockey team will look to finish the week as they travel to Northern Lehigh this afternoon.  The girls suffered their first setback with a loss to Southern Lehigh this past Tuesday.  The team is still boasting an impressive 6-1 record. 

Nikki Chiaradia '22  received media attention for her impressive performances, being named the Colonial League Star of the Week by lehighvalleylive.com! Phoebe Shane '23 was named an honorable mention.

They are now entering a busy part of their schedule with three games next week.  

Cross-Country Update

The boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams have three regular season meets to finish their season.  The teams will compete in the Lehigh Parkway on Tuesday as a part of Salisbury High School home meet.  The Colonial League Championship meet is set to take place on Wednesday, October 20^th at DeSales University with the boys’ race starting at 3 pm and the girls’ race following at 3:45 pm 

Go Lions!