Head Coach: Steve Turpening
Assistant Coaches: Avon Mack, Darien Vercillo
Team Name: Moravian Academy
Sport: Basketball (G)
League: Colonial League
2019 Record: 19-9, Lost to ND in CL finals, Lost to Mahoney Area in District Finals, 1st ever appearance in States.
Key Players Lost: Maya Ettle (1155 pts, 4 yr starter), Quinn O’Connor (1026 pts, 4 yr starter), Grace Moser (107 career 3s), Marina Falzone (12.7 ppg, 8.3 reb/gm), Hailey Falzone (started about half games). Falzone’s are 11th graders and transferred to Nazareth.
Key Returning Players: Sofia Ettle, started over half games, 4.4 ppg, 5.7 reb/gm.
Key Newcomers: Gianna Tout-Puissant, 5’8″ So, G/F; Tianna Tout-Puissant 5’8″ So, G/F (twins); Paige Busch 5’6″ Sr, G (last years manger jumps into starting role this year–yes, that’s correct… last year’s manager is starting this year).
Outlook: Rebuilding year. Due to MA Covid protocols we won’t be playing games until Jan 15. We’ll be playing our first games when other teams are mid-season. We hope to be competitive.
