The Team of the Month selection began with the 1997-98 season. Each of the seven institutions nominate one male and one female player for inclusion on the Team of the Month. At the final luncheon in February, a Player of the Year and the Team of the Year is announced.
| 1997-98 Teams of the Month |
| December / January / February |
Tuesday, December 16, 1997
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. — Fourteen student-athletes from Lehigh Valley
schools have been named to the Ramada Inn/Lehigh Valley College Basketball Media
Organization Teams of the Month for the first month of the 1997-98 season.
The Teams of the Month — one for men’s basketball and one for women’s
basketball — consist of one player from each of the seven schools in the Lehigh
Valley College Basketball Media Organization. Honorees are as follows:
MEN
JASON MOYER, Allentown Sr • G • 6-2 • 175 • Allentown, Pa./Dieruff
AL MUNFORD, East Stroudsburg Sr • F • 6-4 • 220 • Levittown, Pa./Harry
S. Truman
NEHEMIAH BRAZIL, Kutztown Jr • G • 6-6 • 210 • Pittsburgh, Pa./Perry
Traditional
BRIAN EHLERS, Lafayette So • G • 6-4 • 195 • Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore
BRETT EPPEHIMER, Lehigh Jr • G • 6-0 • 170 • Pottstown, Pa./Hill
School
JASON MORAN, Moravian Jr • F • 6-5 • 205 • Scranton, Pa./West Scranton
JIM DOUMATO, Muhlenberg Jr • C • 6-6 • 225 • Clifton, N.J./Clifton
WOMEN
KATE BAXTER, Allentown Sr • F/C • 5-10 • Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood
MICHELLE GEIGER, East Stroudsburg Jr • G • 5-6 • Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall
AMY WAHL, Kutztown Jr • G • 5-8 • New London, Pa./Avon Grove
ALI BERLIN, Lafayette Jr • F • 5-10 • Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill
KELLY COLLINS, Lehigh So • G • 5-8 • Glenbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North
LEAHN AGNEW, Moravian Jr • C/F • 5-10 • Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley
JILL ROTH, Muhlenberg Jr • F • 5-7 • Allentown, Pa./Central Catholic
Both teams feature a good mix of frontcourt and backcourt players. Each of the seven
men’s players is averaging more than 15 points a game, led by the 24.7
points-per-game average of Lehigh guard Brett Eppehimer. Allentown's Jason Moyer (15.1
ppg), Kutztown's Nehemiah Brazil (19.6) and Lafayette's Brian Ehlers (15.2 ppg) round out
the backcourt. Manning the frontcourt of this all-star team are Al Munford of East
Stroudsburg (16.4 ppg, 8.8 rpg), Jason Moran of Moravian (19.1 ppg, 11.6 rpg) and Jim
Doumato of Muhlenberg (15.8 ppg, 11.4 rpg).
All of the women’s players account for between 11 and 16 points a game. At 15.9 ppg,
Michelle Geiger of East Stroudsburg heads up a contingent of guards that includes
Kutztown's Amy Wahl (15.4 ppg) and Lehigh's Kelly Collins (15.4 ppg). Small forward Jill
Roth of Muhlenberg (15.5 ppg) and pivot players Kate Baxter of Allentown (15.2 ppg, 10.0
rpg), Ali Berlin of Lafayette (11.2 ppg) and Leahn Agnew of Moravian (11.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg)
round out the squad.
Future Ramada/Inn Lehigh Valley College Basketball Media Organization Teams of the Month
will be announced at the Organization’s luncheons on Tuesday, January 20, 1998, and
Tuesday, February 17, 1998. A Player of the Year will be selected and announced at the
last luncheon.
Tuesday, January 20, 1998
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. - Fourteen student-athletes from Lehigh Valley schools have been named
to the Ramada Inn/Lehigh Valley College Basketball Media Organization Teams of the Month
for the second month of the 1997-98 season.
The Teams of the Month - one for men's basketball and one for women's basketball - consist
of one player from each of the seven schools in the Lehigh Valley College Basketball Media
Organization.
Honorees are as follows:
MEN
JOHN PLACHKO, Allentown Sr • F • 6-5
• 220 • St. Clair, Pa./Pottsville
SPENCER POULSON, East Stroudsburg Jr • G •
5-10 • 175 • Philadelphia, Pa./Olney
IAN MORRIS, Kutztown So • F • 6-5 • 200 • Norristown, Pa./Norristown
STEFAN CIOSICI, Lafayette Jr • C •
6-11 • 270 • Timisoara, Romania/C.D.
Loga
BRETT EPPEHIMER, Lehigh Jr • G • 6-0
• 170 • Pottstown, Pa./Hill School
JASON MORAN, Moravian Jr • F • 6-5 • 202 • Scranton, Pa./West Scranton
MATT SCHNEIDER, Muhlenberg So • F •
6-6 • 210 • Lawrenceville,
N.J./Lawrence
WOMEN
KIM GUMAN, Allentown So • G • 5-1 • Bethlehem, Pa./Central Catholic
AMANDA BUSS, East Stroudsburg So • C •
6-1 • Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg
BRIANNE HOMYAK, Kutztown Fr • F •
5-10 • Lehighton, Pa./Marian Catholic
CHRISTEL ROCHA, Lafayette So • G •
5-7 • Lansing, Mich./Lansing Catholic Central
MAUREEN TRIGO, Lehigh So • G/F • 5-9
• Middletown, Conn./Mercy
JESSIE COUGHLIN, Moravian Jr • G •
5-6 • Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic
JESSICA DRENNAN, Muhlenberg Fr • C •
6-0 • Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant Borough
New faces abound on both teams. The only repeaters from the last men's Team of the Month
are Lehigh guard Brett Eppehimer, the top scorer on the elite squad with an average of
27.5 points per game, and Moravian forward Jason Moran, who maintained a double-double
average of 20.8 points and 10.0 rebounds. Three other players stepped forward with
double-double averages: Lafayette big man Stefan Ciosici (26.6 points, 10.4 rebounds),
John Plachko of Allentown (16.3, 10.0) and Ian Morris of Kutztown (12.7, 11.0). Spencer
Poulson of East Stroudsburg (10.8 ppg), the only other guard to be honored, and
Muhlenberg's Matt
Schneider (11.4 ppg) round out the squad.
The women's team is truly a showcase of up-and-coming talent, with seven brand-new players
and only one upperclassman (a junior) among them. That veteran is Moravian's Jessie
Coughlin, who topped all scorers the last month with an average of 18.0 points per game.
Sophomores who made waves were Amanda Buss of East Stroudsburg (14.8 ppg), Kim Guman of
Allentown (13.0 ppg), Maureen Trigo of Lehigh (11.8 ppg) and Christel Rocha of Lafayette
(8.8 ppg). And making the select squad in only their second month of collegiate play were
Muhlenberg's Jessica Drennan, who shot an astounding 71.4 percent from the field in
averaging 12.0 points, and Kutztown's Brianne Homyak (11.6 ppg).
The final Ramada/Inn Lehigh Valley College Basketball Media Orgainzation Teams of the
Month will be announced at the Organization's luncheon on Tuesday, February 17. A Player
of the Year will be selected and announced then as well.
MEN Cl Pos Ht Wt Hometown/High
School Significant Stats
Player of the Year, Brett Eppehimer, Lehigh
JASON MOYER, Allentown College Sr G 6-2 175 Allentown,
Pa./Dieruff 16.1 ppg, 42 3-pointers
AL MUNFORD, East Stroudsburg University Sr F 6-4 220 Levittown,
Pa./Harry S. Truman 14.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg
NEHEMIAH BRAZIL, Kutztown University Jr G/F 6-6 210
Pittsburgh, Pa./Perry Traditional 18.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg
STEFAN CIOSICI, Lafayette College Jr C
6-11 260 Timisoara, Romania/C.D. Loga
17.0 ppg, 7.9 rpg
JASON MORAN, Moravian College Jr F 6-5 202 Scranton,
Pa./West Scranton 20.3 ppg, 10.4 rpg
JIM DOUMATO, Muhlenberg College Jr C 6-7 225 Clifton, N.J./Clifton
15.0 ppg, 9.8 rpg
WOMEN Cl Pos Ht Hometown/High School
Significant Stats
Player of the Year, Amy Wahl, Kutztown
KATE BAXTER, Allentown College Sr F/C 5-10 Warminster,
Pa./Archbishop Wood 13.8 ppg, 9.5 rpg
MICHELLE GEIGER, East Stroudsburg University Jr G 5-6
Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall 15.5 ppg, .443 FG%
ALI BERLIN, Lafayette College Jr F 5-11 Potomac, Md./Winston
Churchill 11.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg
MAUREEN TRIGO, Lehigh University So G/F
5-9 Middletown, Conn./Mercy 11.3 ppg, 76 steals
JESSIE COUGHLIN, Moravian College Jr G 5-7
Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic 15.1 ppg, 84 steals
JILL ROTH, Muhlenberg College Jr G/F 5-7 Allentown,
Pa./Central Catholic 11.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg
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