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Elizabeth Paly ’08 - New Moravian Hall of Fame Inductee

Elizabeth Paly headshot for Hall of Fame Induction

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Elizabeth Paly '08, a softball standout, is being inducted into the Moravian University Athletic Hall of Fame on October 8, 2021 in Johnston Hall beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Paly, who graduated in 2008, was a four-year standout on the softball field for the Greyhounds. Paly, an infielder, was honored as the Landmark Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 2008 while the Commonwealth Conference selected her as the Rookie of the Year in 2005. Paly was a three-time All-Conference First Team honoree, once in the Landmark Conference and twice in the Commonwealth Conference, and she was also a three-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III All-East Region honoree, making the First Team in 2007 and 2008 and the Second Team in 2005.

Paly finished her career with 190 hits, 532 at-bats, 94 RBIs, 34 doubles, 256 total bases and a .357 batting average, all in the top 10 in program history when she finished her career including being tied for second all-time in hits. Paly was named Moravian Outstanding Senior Female Athlete in 2008.

Paly is being joined by baseball and football student-athlete Michael Abbate '02; three-sport student-athlete Stephen Brandafi '40; men's track & field national champion Beresford "Ozzie" Brown '10; women's track & field national champion Anna Heim Hilton '10; women's basketball player Stephanie Seaman Kennedy '06 and men's track & field All-American Nathaniel Tussey '08 make up the class of 2021 that will be inducted into the Moravian University Athletic Hall of Fame. The 2007-08 men and women's track & field teams that Brown, Hilton and Tussey competed on will also be inducted on October 8 while Jon Otis '79 will receive the Robert Martin Herbstman Award.

Online registration for the 2021 Moravian University Hall of Fame Ceremony closes on September 26 and is available at https://moravian.prestosports.com/information/HOF/2021/registration.