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Vs. Utica (NY) College in 2010 NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament First Round - Lost 64-61 - Boxscore

            The eighth-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team lost a double-digit lead for the first time this season as the Greyhounds fell to Utica College, 64-61, after leading 48-33 with 13:24 to play in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament in Johnston Hall Friday evening.
            The victory moves the Pioneers into the second round where they’ll face Gettysburg College Saturday, March 6th at 7:00 p.m. after the Bullets defeated Farmingdale State College, 68-57, in the opening game of the night.
            For Moravian, the loss snaps a 20-game winning streak, which was the third longest in school history, and the Greyhounds end the season at 25-3 after falling at home in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Moravian’s senior class finishes its career with an 81-31 record, two NCAA Tournament appearances and the 2007 ECAC South Championships. The six seniors scored 5,233 points and grabbed 2,220 rebounds over the last four seasons for the Greyhounds.
            Junior forward Jessica Berry led Utica and all scorers with 22 points, and she added 13 rebounds and six steals for the Pioneers. Freshman center Meghan Fiore added 13 points and eight boards off the Utica bench while junior guard Devon Croll contributed 11 points, seven rebounds and four steals.
            Moravian had its usual balanced scoring attack with four players in double figures. Senior guard Kate Harrison, pictured at top right, finished a team high 14 points and nine rebounds to close her career 14th in school history with 1,134 points and 15th in rebounds with 513. Harrison also blocked four shots in the game, and completed her career sixth in assists with 281.
            Senior forward Kirsty Stearns, pictured at left, contributed 13 points and nine rebounds to finish her career 15th in scoring at 1,114 points and 8th in rebounds with 651 while senior guard Jessica Foran tossed in ten points with five rebounds and three assists to finish her career 17th in scoring at 1,098 points. Senior guard Amanda Brown had ten points for the Greyhounds, and she hit a pair of three-pointers to close out her career third in school history with 192 made three-pointers. Brown and Harrsion finished tied for seventh in games played at 112.
            Harrison and Foran scored on Moravian’s first two possessions for a 4-0 lead before Fiore tied the contest at 4-4 at the 17:41 mark. The game was tied at 8-8 after two free throws from Pioneer senior forward Jessica Snyder at 14:03 before the Greyhounds took the lead for the next 30 minutes on a jumper from Stearns at 13:51.
            Senior forward Alyssa Bisci, pictured at right, hit a jumper to give the Greyhounds a 17-12 lead with 8:49 left in the first half, and Moravian eventually stretched the lead to double figures, 25-14, on a Harrison lay-up at 6:24. Utica closed the gap at halftime with Croll hitting a jumper at the buzzer to pull the Pioneers within six points, 31-25, at the intermission.
            The Greyhounds hit 13-of-32 field goal attempts (40.6 percent), one-of-seven three-pointers and all four of their free throws in the opening half. Both squads had eight turnovers in the first 20 minutes while Utica had a 23-21 edge in rebounds including an 8-4 edge on offensive boards. The Pioneers was just ten-for-33 from the field (30.3 percent) and five-of-ten at the foul line in the first half, and Utica missed both of its three-point attempts.
            The teams traded baskets to start the second half with Moravian eventually pushing the lead back into double digits, 42-31, on a three-pointer by Brown with 15:05 to play. The Greyhounds would push that lead to 15 points, 46-31, on a jumper from junior guard/forward Emily Smith at 13:50, and Moravian had a 48-33 edge after a Brown, pictured at left, jumper with 13:24 on the clock.
            From that point, Utica out-scored the Greyhounds 31-13 the remainder of the game. The Pioneers would push the lead back to single digits, 52-44 on a lay-up from Snyder with 9:33 remaining; however, Moravian still had a seven-point lead, 55-48, after a free throw from sophomore guard Hilary Murray with 6:00 left.
            Croll hit a three-pointer at 5:18 to pull Utica within two points before Harrison hit a lay-up at 4:27 to give Moravian a 57-53 edge. Freshman guard Danielle Busansky hit her second three-pointer of the half with 3:34 to go, putting the Pioneers ahead for the first time in the game, 58-57. Stearns hit a pair of free throws at 3:10 to put Moravian back on top, but Berry answered with a lay-up at 3:00 for a 60-59 Pioneer lead. Foran, pictured at right, drove to the basket for a lay-up that put Moravian back in front, 61-60, with 2:48 remaining but that would be Moravian last points of the season. Berry put Utica ahead, 62-61, with a jumper at 2:37 before sophomore guard Katie McGee scored the final points of the game for the Pioneers at the foul line with 10.2 seconds remaining.
            Utica had a hot hand in the second half, connecting on 16-of-32 field goal attempts (50 percent), three-of-four three-pointers and four-of-seven free throws. The Pioneers also had a 45-38 edge in rebounds while both teams committed 19 turnovers in the game. Moravian struggled shooting the ball, making just 11-of-29 field goal attempts (37.9 percent), two-of-five three-pointers and six-of-11 free throws in the second half. The Greyhounds entered the game as the top free throw shooting team in the nation at 77.3 percent but made just 66.7 percent (ten-of-15) attempts in the game.
            Bisci had seven points and three rebounds for Moravian to close out her career with 959 points and 478 rebounds while junior forward Amy Heffner tossed in four points and grabbed four boards. Foran, Stearns and Bisci complete their careers as the the top three free throw percentage shooters in school history. Foran has the career record at 86.7 percent (386-for-445) while Stearns is second at 83.4 percent (301-of-361) and Bisci is third at 83.2 percent( 311-of-374). Smith, pictured at left, had two points, and assist and a steal for the Greyhounds while Murray scored a point. Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair was held scoreless for Moravian, but she added two rebounds and a career high nine blocked shots to finish the season with a school record 78 blocked shots.
            Busansky finished with six points for Utica while McGee had four points, three rebounds and three assists. Sophomore guard Justine Karst added four points and three rebounds while Snyder contributed four points. Junior guard Stephanie Nara has six rebounds and four assists for the Pioneers.

Utica (NY) College (22-6) 25 39 -- 64

Moravian College (25-3) 31 30 -- 61

Vs. #15 The University of Scranton in 2010 Landmark Conference Championship - Won 66-49 - Boxscore

            The ninth-ranked and top seeded Moravian College women’s basketball team won its first conference title since 1991-92 as the Greyhounds defeated 15th-ranked The University of Scranton, 66-49, Saturday afternoon in the championship game of the 2010 Landmark Conference Tournament in Johnston Hall to earn the Landmark Conference's first-ever automatic berth to the 2010 NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament.
            With the win, Moravian’s 20th straight, the Greyhounds will wait until Monday, March 1st at 12:30 p.m. to see if they host the first & second rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Moravian will be making its eight trip to the NCAA Tournament and third in the last five years. The Greyhounds, which defeated Scranton for the third time this season by more than ten points, the first time Moravian had won two or more straight games in the 21-game series between the schools, has played in the conference championship game seven of the last eight years before finally ending its 18-years without a conference title.
            Moravian continued its balanced scoring attack with four players in double figures including three scoring a game high 12 points apiece. Senior forward Kirsty Stearns, pictured at left, and senior guard Kate Harrison each has 12 points and eight rebounds with Stearns adding four assists and four blocked shots. Senior forward Alyssa Bisci also tossed in 12 points to move past 950 for her career, and she had seven boards. Senior guard Jessica Foran contributed ten points. Foran, Harrison and Stearns have already passed 1,000 career points this season while Stearns is eighth with 642 rebounds and Harrison became the 16th player to pass 500 career boards, now with 504.
            The Royals had just one player in double figures as junior guard Jennifer King had ten points to go with three rebounds for Scranton. Senior guard Ryan Mooney tossed in nine points with five assists and three boards while junior guard Megan Kopecki, Scranton’s leading scorer, was held to eight points, five rebounds and four steals.
            As they did in the final game of the regular season last Saturday, the Royals took an early lead with two buckets from Kopecki and a free throw from sophomore forward Sarah Gage giving Scranton a 5-2 lead at the 17:24 mark. Last weekend, Moravian took control with a 15-0 run, and today, the Greyhounds’ moved into the lead for good with a 14-2 run that was capped off on a lay-up by sophomore forward Alexandra Blair for a 16-7 Greyhound lead at 11:42. Bisci had given Moravian its first lead, 6-5, with a jumper at 15:57.
            The Greyhounds continued to push their lead, eventually getting it to 13 points, 28-15, on a pair of Stearns free throws with 4:59 left in the first half. With Moravian leading, 29-17, Scranton hit three straight three-pointers to cut the Greyhounds’ lead to 29-26 after the second three-pointer from Mooney with 2:32 on the clock. However, Moravian scored the final four points of the first half to head to the locker room with a 33-26 lead.
            Both teams shot the ball well in the first 20 minutes as the Greyhounds connected on 11-of-26 field goal attempts (42.3 percent) and 11-of-13 free throws. Moravian, which missed all three of its three-point attempts in the first half, had just seven turnovers in the first 20 minutes while forcing Scranton into 12 turnovers. The Royals were ten-for-25 from the floor (40 percent), three-for-five on three-pointers and three-for-four at the foul line in the first half, and Scranton had an 18-15 edge in rebounds in the opening half.
            Gage scored the first four points of the second half for Scranton as the Royals cut Moravian’s lead to three points, 33-30. The Greyhounds pushed their edge back to seven points twice, the second time at 41-34 with 15:45 to go after a pair of Foran, pictured at right, free throws.
            Scranton would get within three points one more time at 43-40 after a Kopecki jumper with 12:34 remaining. The Greyhounds answered with an 11-0 run to push the lead into double digits for the rest of the contest with Bisci, pictured at left, netting seven points during the run, including a three-point play for a 51-40 lead at 10:09. Foran, who is the leading free throw shooter in Moravian history at 86.7 percent (384-of-443), was eight-for-eight from the line in the game including four in the final two minutes. Foran scored the final points of the game at the line with 1:28 to play.
            Both squads saw their shooting percentages drop in the second half as each team turned up its defense, and the game would come down to the foul line. In the final 20 minutes, Moravian was ten-for-28 from the field (35.7 percent) but the Greyhounds, ranked third in the country in free throw percentage, were 13-of-15 in the second half and 24-for-28 at the line in the game. Moravian, which missed five three-point attempts in the second half, did finish the contest with a 39-35 edge in rebounds, and the Greyhounds had 16 turnovers while forcing Scranton into 20 turnovers. The Royals were eight-for-28 from the floor (28.6 percent), one-for-four on three-pointers and just six-for-11 at the foul line in the final 20 minutes.
            Blair tossed in seven points and added five rebounds off of the Moravian bench while junior guard/forward Emily Smith had six points, two rebounds and two steals. Junior forward Amy Heffner had three points for the Greyhounds while senior guard Amanda Brown and sophomore guard Hilary Murray each had two points with Murray adding three assists.
            Gage and junior forward Courtney Roselle each had seven points for Scranton with Gage adding a team high seven rebounds and Roselle grabbing four boards. Sophomore forward Emily Rainey added five points and three boards as the Royals played without starting senior center Molly Klusek due to injury.

The University of Scranton (22-5) 26 23 -- 49

Moravian College (25-2) 33 33 -- 66

Vs. Susquehanna University in 2010 Landmark Conference Semifinals - Won 52-44 - Boxscore

            The ninth-ranked and top seeded Moravian College women’s basketball team overcame its worst half of a game this season, scoring just 21 points and shooting 15.8 percent in the second half to hold off fourth seed Susquehanna University, 52-44, in the 2010 Landmark Conference Semifinals Wednesday night in Johnston Hall.
            With the win, Moravian’s 19th straight, the Greyhounds will host second seeded The University of Scranton, a 70-62 winner over third seed Juniata College in Wednesday’s other semifinal, in the Landmark Championship game on Saturday, February 27th at a time to be determined. For the Greyhounds, who are the third highest scoring team in the nation, the 52 points were just one over their season low of 51 at DeSales University on November 24th, breaking a string of 20 straight games of over 70 points.
            The eight-point win for Moravian also marks the first time in 12 games the Greyhounds didn’t win by double figures. Moravian was just 16-for-49 from the floor (32.7 percent) in the game, but the Greyhounds, who are ranked third in the country in free throw percentage, were 19-of-24 at the line (79.2 percent)
            Half of Moravian’s points came from seniors guard Jessica Foran, pictured above, and forward Alyssa Bisci with Foran netting a game high 14 points including going eight-for-eight at the foul line to go with six rebounds. Bisci added 12 points and four boards while senior forward Kirsty Stearns led Moravian with nine rebounds to go with nine points, four blocked shots and three steals.
            Susquehanna had just one player in double figures with freshman forward Gina Palazzi netting 12 points, all in the first half, to go with seven rebounds.
            Moravian scored on the game’s opening possession on a jumper in the lane from senior guard Kate Harrison. Junior forward/center Samantha Cartwright tied the game for the Crusaders on their first possession before Moravian ran of eight straight points to take a 10-2 lead on a Bisci, pictured at left, jumper in the paint with 16:23 left in the first half. The Greyhounds started four-for-five from the floor but were just nine-for-25 the rest of the half.
            Susquehanna would counter Moravian’s run with a 12-0 run taking a 12-10 lead on a steal and lay-up from Palazzi at 12:41 and extending its lead to 14-10 on a Palazzi fast break jumper with 12:12 left in the first half. The Greyhounds would finally get back on the scoreboard on a jumper from Stearns in the paint at 11:51, and Moravian tied the contest at 14-14 on a lay-up from sophomore forward Alexandra Blair at 11:05.
            The Crusaders pushed the lead back to four points, 18-14, on a jumper from senior forward Samantha Jansson at 9:57 but Moravian tied the game for a fourth time at 18-18 on a Foran lay-up at 8:56. Senior guard Amanda Brown hit a jumper at 6:52 to put Moravian up 20-18, and Brown gave the Greyhounds a 23-20 with the only three-point basket for either team in the game at 6:19 of the first half.
            Sophomore guard/forward Jessica Zigarelli would tie the game at 25-25 with a free throw with 2:26 left in the first half while Palazzi put the Crusaders up 27-25 on a lay-up with 1:38 before the intermission. The Greyhounds scored the final six points of the half including a lay-up by Foran with four seconds remaining to head to the locker room with a 31-27 lead.
            Moravian connected on 13-of-30 field goal attempts (43.3 percent), one-of-three three-pointers and four-of-five free throws in the opening 20 minutes. The Greyhounds had a 20-13 edge in rebounds including 9-4 on the offensive boards, but Moravian had ten turnovers in the first half while Susquehanna had seven turnovers. The Crusaders made 11-of-26 shots from the floor (42.3 percent) and five-of-six free throws in the first half.
            The Greyhounds would extend their run to ten points to start the second half, but it would take nearly five minutes just to score those four points. Stearns, pictured at right, hit a jumper at 18:42 to start the scoring in the second half, and she made two free throws at 15:12 to give Moravian a 35-27 lead. Susquehanna would not score in the second half until Zigarelli hit a lay-up at 14:22.
            Zigarelli’s basket started an 8-0 run for the Crusaders, who tied the game at 35-35 on a jumper from junior guard Rachel Hughes with 12:43 to play. Moravian stopped the run with a pair of free throws by Foran at 11:13 only to see Susquehanna tie the game for the ninth time at 37-37 on a Zigarelli lay-up with 10:57 remaining. Jansson then gave the Crusaders a 39-37 lead at 9:44 before the Greyhounds tied the contest at 39-39 on a jumper from sophomore guard Hilary Murray with 8:26 to play.
            Senior guard Ashley Watkins put Susquehanna back in front, 40-39, with a free throw at 7:39 before Moravian would take the lead for good, 42-40, when Bisci hit on a three-point play two minutes later. Stearns added a free throw at the 4:00 mark for a 43-40 edge, and the Greyhounds’ lead would not drop below three points the rest of the way. Moravian would hit nine-of-ten free throws in the final 1:45 to seal its 19th straight win, the third longest winning streak in school history.
            The Greyhounds struggled shooting the ball in the second half, making just three-of-19 field goal attempts (15.8 percent) and missing their only three-pointer. However, Moravian was 15-of-19 at the foul line after the intermission. The Greyhounds finished the game with a 41-32 edge in rebounds including 11-7 on the offensive boards. Susquehanna also struggled shooting the ball in the final 20 minutes, connecting on just eight-of-29 field goal attempts, missing all seven three-point attempts and making just one-of-two free throws. The Crusaders finished with 16 turnovers while forcing Moravian into 20 turnovers.
            Harrison, pictured at left, had six points, six rebounds and a pair of blocked shots for Moravian while Brown tossed in five points off the bench. Murray finished with four points for the Greyhounds.
            Jansson had eight points and three boards for Susquehanna while Cartwright finished with six points and three rebounds. Zigarelli tossed in five points to go with five rebounds, four blocked shots and three assists while junior guard Erika Barron and sophomore forward Jennifer Butts each had four points.

Susquehanna University (13-13) 27 17 -- 44

Moravian College (24-2) 31 21 -- 52

Vs. #13 The University of Scranton - Won 77-60 - Boxscore

            The ninth-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team trailed 13th-ranked The University of Scranton, 7-2, early in the game but a 15-0 run by the Greyhounds put Moravian in control for good as the Greyhounds posted a 77-60 victory in the Landmark Conference regular season finale Saturday afternoon in a packed Johnston Hall.
            With the victory, Moravian ran its winning streak to 18 straight games, clinched the top seed in the 2010 Landmark Conference Tournament and finished the first undefeated regular season in Landmark Conference history. The Greyhounds entered the game knowing that they could lose by as many as nine points and still be the top seed in the tournament. The only way Scranton could have earned the top seed was to win by ten or more points, which would have been a tiebreaker based on non-conference opponent Muhlenberg College. Moravian will host fourth seeded Susquehanna University in the Landmark Conference Semifinals on Wednesday, February 24th at 7:00 p.m. in Johnston Hall.
            The Greyhounds, who are ranked second in the nation in scoring, used a balanced scoring attack with four seniors hitting double figures on Senior Day. Moravian’s senior class of six players entered the game with three 1,000-point scorers and over 5,000 points, 2,100 rebounds, 870 assists, 650 steals and 200 blocked shots between them. Senior guard Amanda Brown, pictured above, netted a team high 14 points, all in the first half, and she added three steals and four three-pointers to increase her career total to 189 three-pointers at Moravian, third in school history.
            Senior guard Kate Harrison, pictured at left, just missed a triple-double with 13 points, ten rebounds and nine assists while adding four steals, and senior guard Jessica Foran tossed in 13 points with five assists. Senior forward Kirsty Stearns added a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Stearns had six blocked shots and four steals.
            Scranton, which struggled shooting the ball the entire game and was forced into 25 turnover by Moravian, had a pair of players in double figures with sophomore guard Sidney Jaques netting a game high 17 points including a three-pointer at the final buzzer. Jaques added four rebounds while freshman forward Tayler Pallotta added 12 points and three boards off the Lady Royals bench.
            Scranton scored first on a three-pointer by senior guard Ryan Mooney at 18:57 before Harrison got Moravian on the scoreboard with a jumper at 18:40. The Lady Royals pushed their lead to 7-2 after a lay-up from senior center Molly Klusek with 17:41 on the clock; however, Scranton would go over three minutes without scoring. During Scranton’s drought, the Greyhounds ran off 15 straight points, taking the lead for good, 8-7, on a lay-up from sophomore guard Hilary Murray, and building a ten-point edge, 17-7, on a three-pointer by Brown at 14:28.
            The Lady Royals stopped Moravian’s run with a lay-up from Mooney at 14:12, but Greyhound sophomore forward Alexandra Blair hit a jumper at 13:35 to put Moravian’s lead in double digits for the rest of the contest. The Greyhounds offense continued to hit shots in the first half with Moravian eventually taking a 20-point lead, 36-16, on Brown’s third three-pointer of the game with 7:38 to play in the first half.
            The Greyhounds headed to the locker room with a 47-29 lead after connecting on 19-of-32 field goal attempts (59.4 percent), five-of-six three-pointers and just four-of-eight free throws in the opening 20 minutes. Moravian had just six turnovers in the first half while forcing Scranton into 15 turnovers. The Lady Royals, who had a 20-16 edge on rebounds, was just 13-for-33 from the floor (39.4 percent), two-for-six on three-pointers and one-for-three at the foul line.
            Moravian started the second half with a 6-0 run to take its largest lead of the game of 24 points, 53-29, on a jumper by Stearns, pictured at right. The Greyhounds’ advantage stayed over 20 points while a jumper by Pallotta at 13:49 cut Moravian’s lead to 57-39. The closest Scranton would get in the second half was 14 points on two occasions, the final time at 65-51 with 5:52 remaining after a Jaques lay-up.
            The Greyhounds saw their shooting cool in the second half, making 11-of-30 field goal attempts (36.7 percent), one-of-four three-pointers and seven-of-ten at the foul line. Moravian, the third ranked free throw shooting team in the country, shot just 11-for-18 (61.1 percent) at the foul line in the game, the third lowest game of the season and the first time the Greyhounds have been under 70 percent from the line in nine games. Moravian had just 15 turnovers in the game while forcing Scranton into 25 turnovers.
            The Lady Royals continued to struggle shooting the ball in the second half, making just 12-of-37 field goal attempts (32.4 percent), three-of-13 three-pointers and four-of-ten free throws. Scranton did have a 47-38 advantage in rebounds in the contest.
            Moravian, which defeated Scranton for the second straight time for the first time in the 20-game series between the schools, scored over 70 points for the 20th straight game and won by more than ten points for the tenth consecutive contest.
            Murray, pictured at left, finished with eight points, two assists, two steals and two rebounds for Moravian while Blair had seven points, four blocked shots and three boards off the bench. Senior forward Alyssa Bisci contributed six points and four rebounds for the Greyhounds while junior forward Amy Heffner had four points and two boards.
            Klusek tossed in eight points and added four rebounds for Scranton while Mooney had seven points, four boards and three assists. Junior guard Megan Kopecki, the Lady Royals leading scorer at 16.9 points per game, was held to just two points and four boards. Junior forward Courtney Roselle had four points and three rebounds for Scranton while sophomore forward Sarah Gage added four points and four rebounds.

The University of Scranton (21-4, 12-2 Landmark) 29 31 -- 60

Moravian College (23-2, 14-0) 47 30 -- 77

At The Catholic University of America - Won 82-63 - Boxscore

            The ninth-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team posted its 17th consecutive win, defeating The Catholic University of America, 82-63, in Landmark Conference action Wednesday evening in a game that was postponed twice due to weather conditions.
            The 17-game winning streak for the Greyhounds is the third longest in school history, and Moravian, the second ranked scoring team in the country, surpassed 70 points for the 19th straight game and 80 points for the 12th time this winter. The Greyhounds are 22-2 for the third time in school history, the second best record through 24 games in Moravian’s record books. The 1991-92 was 23-1 after 24 games while the 1985-86 and 1990-91 teams were both 22-2.
            Moravian had five players in double figures with senior guard Amanda Brown, pictured at right, scoring a season high 17 points to go with three rebounds and a pair of steals. Seniors forward Alyssa Bisci and guard Kate Harrison each tossed in 14 points with Bisci adding eight rebounds and three steals and Harrison contributing four boards and four steals. Senior forward Kirsty Stearns had her third double-double of the season for the Greyhounds with ten points and ten rebounds to go with three assists, three steals and a pair of blocked shots while senior guard Jessica Foran tossed in ten points with three assists.
            Junior guard/forward Brianna Peterson led Catholic with a game high 26 points to go with six rebounds and three steals while freshman guard Mary McGann had ten points, five rebounds, four steals and three assists for the Cardinals.
            The Greyhounds scored first on a jumper from Bisci before Catholic took its only lead of the game, 3-2, on a three-pointer from senior guard/forward Kate Robinson at 18:29. Moravian would retake the lead on a lay-up by Harrison with 17:57 on the clock before a 9-0 run by the Greyhounds put the lead at 12 points, 17-5, after a Brown three-pointer with 14:20 left in the first half.
            Catholic would get back with six points, 17-11, on a jumper by McGann with 13:28 remaining in the opening half, but the Greyhounds responded with an 8-1 run to build a 25-12 lead on a Stearns, pictured at left, lay-up at 10:51. Moravian eventually pushed its lead to 17 points, 33-17, on a free throw from sophomore forward Alexandra Blair with 7:12 left in the half before the Greyhounds headed to the locker room with a 44-32 lead.
            Moravian shot the ball well in the opening half, connecting on 15-of-32 field goal attempts (46.1 percent), three-of-seven three-pointers and 11-of-14 free throws in the first 20 minutes. The Greyhounds had a 24-13 edge in rebounds while both teams committed 15 turnovers in the opening half. Catholic made nine-of-27 shots from the floor (33.3 percent), two-of-seven three-pointers and 12-of-14 free throws to open the game.
            The Greyhounds’ lead would not drop below 12 points in the second half, and Moravian’s advantage hit 20 points the first time at 56-36 on a Brown jumper with 15:32 remaining. The Greyhounds’ largest lead of the game was 24 points on four occasions, the final time on a Blair lay-up with 3:48 to play.
            Moravian’s shooting cooled off in the second half, making 14-of-33 field goal attempts (42.4 percent) and just ten-of-16 free throws. The Greyhounds, who missed their only three-point attempt of the final 20 minutes, had a 51-34 advantage in rebounds. Moravian had 27 turnovers, their second highest total of the season, while Catholic committed 26 turnovers. The Cardinals connected on 15-of-39 field goal attempts (38.5 percent) and one-of-four free throws in the second half. Catholic missed all seven of its three-point attempts in the final 20 minutes.
            Blair finished with eight points, six rebounds and a pair of blocked shots while junior forward Amy Heffner, pictured at right, had seven rebounds and five points for the Greyhounds. Sophomore guard Hilary Murray tossed in four points to go with three boards.
            Robinson and freshman guard Jenny McGann each had seven points for Catholic with Robinson adding three rebounds, three steals and two assists. Freshman guard Jill Woerner contributed five boards and four assists for the Cardinals.

Moravian College (22-2, 13-0 Landmark) 44 38 -- 82

The Catholic University of America (12-12, 4-9 Landmark) 32 31 -- 63

At Goucher College - Won 71-58 - Boxscore

            The ninth-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team won its 16th straight game and remained undefeated in Landmark Conference action with a 71-58 win at Goucher College Tuesday evening in a game that was originally scheduled for February 6th but postponed due to weather.
            The Greyhounds had four players in double figures with senior forward Alyssa Bisci, pictured at right, and Kirsty Stearns each netting 14 points. Stearns added nine rebounds to become the ninth player in school history to surpass 6000 career rebounds and four blocked shots while Bisci had five boards. Senior guard Kate Harrison tossed in 11 points with five rebounds and three assists while senior guard Jessica Foran added ten points.
            Senior forward Amber Smith led the Gophers with a game high 16 points to go with seven rebounds and four assists. Sophomore guard Kelsey Myette added 15 points for Goucher.
            The Gophers scored first on a three-pointer from sophomore guard/forward Elizabeth von Ende at the 18:30 mark while Moravian’s first score was a three-pointer by sophomore guard Hilary Murray 14 seconds later. Murray’s bucket started a 14-0 Greyhound run that Harrison capped off with a lay-up at 15:25 for a 14-3 Moravian edge.
            The Greyhounds’ lead would not drop below nine points the rest of the game as Moravian won its 12th game of the season by double digits, and eighth in a row, and the Greyhounds reached 70 points for the 18th straight contest. Moravian lead would reach 22 points, 38-16, with 4:17 to play in the first half on a lay-up from sophomore forward Alexandra Blair.
            Moravian shot the ball very well in the first half, making 16-of-31 field goal attempts (51.6 percent), two-of-four three-pointers and all six of its free throw attempts in the opening 20 minutes. The Greyhounds also had a 23-16 edge in rebounds, and Moravian committed ten turnovers while forcing Goucher into 11 turnovers. The Gophers were just nine-for-32 from the floor (28.1 percent), two-for-five on three-pointers and missed both of their free throw attempts in the first half.
            Goucher opened the second half with six straight points before Bisci scored a pair of free throws at 17:19 to give Moravian a 42-26 lead. The Gophers slowly chipped away at the Greyhounds’ advantage getting back within nine points, 50-41, with 10:33 to play on a jumper from freshman guard Shante Atkinson. Goucher trailed by nine points twice more, the final time at 54-45 on a lay-up from sophomore guard/forward Kiara Doughty at the 8:21 mark, but Moravian ran off six straight points, including a lay-up by Harrison, pictured at left, at 5:56, to push the lead back into double digits for the remainder of the game.
            Moravian’s shooting touch cooled off in the second half as the Greyhounds were just ten-for-27 from the field (37.0 percent), one-of-four three-pointers and ten-of-12 free throws in the final 20 minutes. Moravian did finish with a 44-33 edge in rebounds; however, the Greyhounds had 14 turnovers in the second half to finish with 24 in the game. On the other hand, Goucher’s shooting improved after the intermission as the Gophers made 15-of-34 field goal attempts (44.1 percent), one-of-three three-pointers and seven-of-ten free throws in the second half. Goucher finished with 18 turnovers.
            Murray, pictured at right, finished with six points, two rebounds and two steals for the Greyhounds while senior guard Amanda Brown had five points and three boards. Blair and junior guard/forward Emily Smith each tossed in four points with Blair adding seven rebounds and two blocked shots and Smith grabbing five boards. Junior forward Amy Heffner had three points and three boards for Moravian.
            Von Ende had seven points, three rebounds and five steals for Goucher while Doughty had six boards, five points, four assists and four steals. Sophomore forward Allie Russo added four points for the Gophers.

Moravian College (21-2, 12-0 Landmark) 40 31 -- 71

Goucher College (6-17, 2-11 Landmark) 20 38 -- 58

Vs. Susquehanna University - Won 72-61 - Boxscore

            The tenth-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team posted its 15th straight win with a 72-61 victory over visiting Susquehanna University in Johnston Hall Saturday afternoon as part of Moravian’s WBCA Pink Zone game.
            The Greyhounds, ranked second in the nation in scoring, scored more than 70 points for the 17th straight game but failed to reach 82 points for the first time in seven contests. The 11-point win is also Moravian’s 14th double-digit victory this winter and the seventh in a row.
            Moravian, wearing pink jerseys for the third straight season, used what has become its trademark this season of balanced scoring with four players in double figures. Senior guard Jessica Foran, pictured at right, tossed in a game high 15 points while senior forward Alyssa Bisci had 12 points. Seniors forward Kirsty Stearns and guard Kate Harrison each had 11 points with Stearns adding seven rebounds, three blocked shots and three steals and Harrison contributing four boards, two blocked shots and a pair of steals.
            Junior guard Erika Barron led a trio of Susquehanna players in double figures with 13 points, six assists and four rebounds. Junior guard Rachel Hughes tossed in 12 points with four assists while freshman forward Gina Palazzi had ten points and a game high eight rebounds.
            The Greyhounds scored the first four points on jumpers by Bisci, pictured at left, and Harrison before Susquehanna tied the contest at 4-4 on a lay-up from sophomore guard/forward Jessica Zigarelli at the 17:23 mark. Moravian led 8-4 after a lay-up from Bisci at 16:31, but the Crusaders ran of five straight points to take a 9-8 lead on a Barron three-pointer with 15:21 on the clock. The Greyhounds retook the lead on a Bisci lay-up before Susquehanna went on a 7-0 run to take a 16-10 lead on a jumper from senior forward Samantha Jansson with 11:59 before the intermission.
            Moravian answered with a 7-0 run of its own to take a 17-16 edge on a three-pointer by Stearns at 7:09 while Barron tied the contest at 19-19 with 5:27 to play before halftime. The Greyhounds would turn on the offense in the final 5:19, finishing the half on a 17-3 run to head to the locker room with a 36-22 lead. Foran hit a jumper at 5:19 to start another 7-0 Moravian run and give the Greyhounds the lead for good.
            Neither squad shot the ball well in the opening half with Moravian connecting on 12-of-35 field goal attempts (34.3 percent), one-of-five three-pointers and 11-of-15 free throws. The Greyhounds had just four turnovers in the opening 20 minutes while forcing Susquehanna into 12 turnovers and both teams had 23 rebounds in the first half. The Crusaders made nine-of-28 field goal attempts (32.1 percent), two-of-five three-pointers and two-of-four free throws.
            Moravian started the second half a 7-2 spurt to build their largest lead of the game, 19 points at 43-24, on a three-pointer from sophomore guard Hilary Murray, pictured at right, with 17:54 remaining. Susquehanna would slowly close the gap, eventually getting within eight points, 50-42, on a jumper by junior forward/center Samantha Cartwright with 12:32 remaining. The Greyhounds would push the lead back to 12 points, 56-44, on a Stearns jumper at 9:28 but the Crusaders answered with an 8-0 run to get within 56-52 on a Palazzi jumper with 5:55 remaining.
            Susquehanna would be within four points on one other occasion at 63-59 with 2:42 left on a lay-up from Palazzi, but that is as close as the Crusaders would get. Moravian, the top free throw shooting team in the nation, would made five-of-six free throws in the final 41 seconds to secure the win.
            Both teams improved their shooting in the second half with Moravian making 13-of-28 field goal attempts (46.4 percent), three-of-five three-pointers and seven-of-ten free throws. The Greyhounds committed a season low ten turnovers in the game while forcing Susquehanna into 21 turnovers. The Crusaders connected on 17-of-33 field goal attempts (51.5 percent), two-of-three three-pointers and three-of-four free throws in the final 20 minutes, and Susquehanna finished the game with a 43-36 edge in rebounds.
            Senior guard Amanda Brown, pictured at left, connected on a pair of three-pointers for six points for Moravian. Murray had four points, four assists and three steals for the Greyhounds while junior guard/forward Emily Smith had five points and four boards. Junior forward Amy Heffner tossed in four points with three rebounds while sophomore forward Alexandra Blair had a career high seven blocked shots to go with seven rebounds, two points and two assists.
            Jansson had nine points and four rebounds for Susquehanna while sophomore forward Jennifer Butts had six points. Zigarelli contributed seven rebounds and four points for the Crusaders while Cartwright had four points and four boards. Senior guard Ashley Watkins added six rebounds and three points off of the Susquehanna bench.

Susquehanna University (13-11, 7-6 Landmark) 22 39 -- 61

Moravian College (20-2, 11-0 Landmark) 36 36 -- 72

Vs. Juniata College - Won 83-59 - Boxscore

            The tenth-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team shook off a slow start after two weeks off due to weather postponements to win its 14th straight game and clinched a home berth in the 2010 Landmark Conference Tournament with an 83-59 victory over visiting Juniata College in Johnston Hall Friday evening.
            The Greyhounds used a balanced scoring attack with three players in double figures in a game that started nearly 40 minutes late due to transportation delays for the officiating crew. Senior guard Kate Harrison, pictured at right, tossed in a game high 16 points for Moravian to go with a game high six assists, four rebounds and two steals while senior guard Jessica Foran had 15 points. Senior guard Amanda Brown netted ten points for the Greyhounds with three steals and a pair of three-pointers to give her 179 career three-pointers.
            Junior forward Jen Hnatuck led Juniata, which saw its six-game winning streak snapped, with 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists while sophomore guard Ashton Bankos tossed in 11 points with four rebounds, three assists and three steals.
            The Eagles scored first on a lay-up from Hnatuck at 19:05, and the Greyhounds tied the game at 2-2 on a jumper from senior forward Kirsty Stearns. Juniata would build a 14-8 lead on a three-pointer from sophomore guard Brittany Danel at the 15:17 mark as the Eagles started the contest six-for-ten from the floor.
            At that point, the Moravian offense that hadn’t seen game action since January 30th began to click and posted a 17-1 run to take a 25-15 lead on a pair of free throws by Foran, pictured at left, with 9:33 left in the first half. The Greyhounds took the lead for good at 16-15 during the run on a lay-up by junior forward Amy Heffner.
            Moravian’s lead reached ten points again, 29-19, on a jumper from sophomore guard Hilary Murray at 7:18, but the Greyhounds, the second highest scoring team in the nation, netted just nine points the rest of the half to head to the locker room with a 38-30 edge.
            The Greyhounds connected on 16-of-33 field goal attempts (48.5 percent) and six-for-seven at the foul line in the opening 20 minutes. Moravian missed both of its three-point attempts in the opening half. Juniata was just 13-for-40 from the floor (32.5 percent) after it hot start, and the Eagles were three-for-14 on three-pointers and one-for-four at the foul line in the first half. Juniata did have a 24-23 edge in rebounds in the first 20 minutes while both teams committed 13 turnovers.
            Moravian scored the first six points of the second half to push the lead into double figures for the rest of the game after Harrison gave the Greyhounds a 44-30 lead. Moravian’s lead would hit 20 points, 59-39, on a lay-up from junior guard/forward Emily Smith with 11:32 remaining. The Greyhounds’ largest lead of the contest was 29 points on three occasions, the first time at 74-45 on a Brown, pictured at right, three-pointer with 4:34 remaining.
            The Greyhounds shooting improved in the second half as Moravian was 15-for-26 from the field (57.7 percent), two-for-six on three-pointers and 13-for-17 at the foul line. The Greyhounds are the top free throw shooting team in the nation and finished 19-of-24 at the line, 79.2 percent. Moravian had 26 turnovers in the game, the second most for the team this season, while forcing Juniata into 32 turnovers. Juniata was just 11-for-35 from the floor (31.4 percent), three-for-12 on three-pointers and four-for-six at the foul line in the final 20 minutes. The Eagles had a 47-39 edge in rebounds for the contest, the eighth time this season Moravian has been out-rebounded in a victory.
            Moravian used all 14 players in the game with no one playing more than 24 minutes. Heffner and Smith each finished with nine points for Greyhounds with Heffner adding four rebounds and two assists and Smith, pictured at left, grabbing seven rebounds. Stearns grabbed a team high nine boards for Moravian, and she tied a career high with six blocked shots to go with eight points. Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair had a career high six blocked shots to go with four points while senior forward Alyssa Bisci tossed in four points with four steals. Junior center Amie Ballo had three points and two rebounds for the Greyhounds.
            Junior forward Erin McGinley finished with nine points and six rebounds for Juniata while sophomore guard Meagan Raville had eight points. Freshman forward Alyssa Gordon, Danel and freshman guard Jodan Speck each had five points for the Eagles with Danel contributing four rebounds. Gordan added three assists and three rebounds while Speck had four boards and a pair of steals. Freshman guard Paige Robertson led Juniata with four assists to go with three rebounds and two points.

Juniata College (14-9, 8-4 Landmark) 30 29 -- 59

Moravian College (19-2, 10-0 Landmark) 38 45 -- 83

Vs. The United States Merchant Marine Academy - Won 82-61 - Boxscore

            The 13th ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team cruised to its 13th straight win and remained undefeated in Landmark Conference action with an 82-61 victory over visiting The United States Merchant Marine Academy Saturday afternoon in Johnston Hall as Greyhound senior guard Jessica Foran, pictured at right, became the 21st Moravian player to reach 1,000 career points and the third this season.
            The Greyhounds, who reach failed to reach 90 points for the first time in four games, had a balanced scoring attack with four players in double figures and a total of eight players scoring between seven and 13 points. Senior guard Kate Harrison tossed in a team high 13 points to go with five rebounds and two assists while senior forward Kirsty Stearns has 12 points, three rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots. Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair and junior guard/forward Emily Smith each netted 11 points for Moravian with Blair grabbing a game high nine rebounds and Smith adding six boards.
            Junior guard Rebecca Grimes led the Mariners with a game high 20 points to go with five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Freshman forward Emily Meehan tossed in 15 points and led USMMA with eight rebounds while senior forward Kiersten Healy had 13 points and three boards.
            Moravian jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the game with Foran starting the scoring at 19:42 and senior forward Alyssa Bisci giving the Greyhounds the 11-0 edge with a jumper at 16:07. The Mariners scored their first points on a lay-up from Meehan at 15:51 but the Greyhounds pushed the lead back to double figures on a lay-up from Stearns, pictured at left, at 14:32.
            The Greyhounds lead would reach 23 points, 27-4, on a three-point play from Smith at 9:44. Foran would connect on a three-point play with 7:37 to go. The lay-up was her 1,000th point, and the play gave Moravian a 32-6 lead. Foran currently has 1,001 points while Harrison is 17th all-time with 1,037 points and Stearns is 18th at 1,025 points. The Mariners put a run together at the end of the half, scoring six of the final eight points to head to the locker room trailing, 45-25.
            Moravian shot the ball well in the opening half, making 13-of-30 field goal attempts (43.3 percent), two-of-five three-pointers and 17-of-20 free throw attempts. The Greyhounds also had an 18-16 edge in rebounds in the first 20 minutes, and Moravian committed just five turnovers while forcing the Mariners into 14 turnovers. U.S. Merchant Marine made ten-of-24 shots from the floor (41.7 percent), one-of-one three-pointers and four-of-eight free throws.
            The Greyhounds continued to cruise in the second have with a 9-2 run to start the half and push their lead to 27 points on a jumper from Stearns at 17:40. Moravian’s lead, which didn’t drop below 20 points in the second half, would reach 29 points twice, the final time, 63-34, on a jumper from Smith, pictuerd at right, with 12:51 to play.
            Moravian shot the ball better in the second half, connecting on 13-of-24 field goal attempts (54.2 percent), two-of-six three-pointers and nine-of-13 free throws. The Greyhounds finished the game with a 35-33 edge in rebounds and had 14 turnovers while forcing USMMA into 20 turnovers. The Mariners made 13-of-34 field goal attempts (38.2 percent), three-of-five three-pointers and seven-of-eight free throws in the final 20 minutes.
            Foran finished with nine points, three assists and three steals for Moravian while Bisci had eight points and three boards. Junior forward Amy Heffner tossed in eight points with two assists for the Greyhounds while senior guard Amanda Brown had three points on her 177th career three-pointer. Sophomore guard Hilary Murray added seven points and three assists for Moravian.
            Junior forward Janay Weathers tossed in four points and had four rebounds for the Mariners while senior guard Brooke Picillo had four points, four assists and three steals.

The United States Merchant Marine Academy (7-11, 1-8 Landmark) 25 36 -- 61

Moravian College (18-2, 9-0 Landmark) 45 37 -- 82

Vs. Drew University - Won 108-70 - Boxscore

            The 13th ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team set a pair of Landmark Conference records in the Greyhounds’ 108-70 win over visiting Drew University in Johnston Hall Friday evening.
            Moravian’s 108 points are the most in the three-year history of the Landmark Conference, and the Greyhounds also set a mark by reaching 90 or more points for the fourth time this season, including Moravian’s third straight game of 97 or more points. Moravian used a balanced scoring attack as it has all season with all 13 players in uniform registering at least three points and playing six minutes, a total of six players in double figures and no one playing more than 23 minutes.
            Senior forward Alyssa Bisci, pictured at right, led the Greyhounds with 13 points, eight rebounds and two steals while senior guard Jessica Foran tossed in 12 points to move within eight points of becoming Moravian’s third 1,000-point scorer of the season, and Foran added four rebounds and a pair of assists. Sophomore guard Hilary Murray also scored 12 points for Moravian with two boards while senior forward Kirsty Stearns added ten points, three rebounds to move into ninth in school history with 575 boards and three steals.
            Junior forward Amy Heffner, pictured at left, contributed ten points for the Greyhounds, her second straight game in double figures after missing nine games, and Heffner had three assists and two boards. Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair also netted ten points for Moravian with four assists, four blocked shots and three rebounds.
            Sophomore guard/forward Victoria Ault led Drew with 13 points and three rebounds while sophomore guard Katherine Luby tossed in ten points off of the Ranger bench.
            The Greyhounds scored the first eight points of the game with Bisci opening the scoring at 18:40, and senior guard Kate Harrison hitting a pair of free throws for the 8-0 lead at the 17:12 mark. Moravian’s lead would hit double digits the first time with 14:28 remaining on a jumper from Harrison. The Greyhounds would push the lead to 21 points, 34-13, on a jumper from senior forward Alyson Steltz with 8:48 remaining in the half but the Rangers would briefly get the advantage back under double digits, trailing 45-36, after a three-pointer from junior guard Ashley Logan with 52 seconds left in the first half.
            Moravian headed to the locker room with a 49-36 lead after shooting 18-for-39 from the floor (46.2 percent), three-for-five on three-pointers and ten-for-12 at the foul line in the opening 20 minutes. The Greyhounds also had a 20-18 edge in rebounds in the opening half, and Moravian had just eight turnovers while forcing Drew into 19 turnovers. The Rangers shot the ball well to finish the first half 14-for-29 from the floor (48.3 percent), six-for-ten on three-pointers and two-for-two at the foul line.
            Stearns, pictured at left, opened the second half with a jumper for the Greyhounds, and Moravian held at least a 12-point lead for the entire second half. The Greyhounds’ lead reached 20 points, 73-53, on a free throw from Heffner at the 12:27 mark, and Moravian pushed the lead to 30 points, 89-59, with 5:39 to play. The Greyhounds’ 100th point of the game came on a free throw by Steltz to finish a three-point play with 3:18 remaining.
            The last time Moravian scored more than 100 points was on February 27, 2007 as the Greyhounds defeated Elizabethtown College, 101-65, to end the regular season on the road, and the last time Moravian hit the 100-point plateau at home was a 101-72 win over Lebanon Valley College on February 11, 1993. Moravian’s record for points in a game in Johnston Hall is 111 in a 111-60 victory over Muhlenberg College on February 22, 1992.
            Harrison tossed in eight points and added four rebounds and three steals for the Greyhounds while Steltz, pictured at left, tied her career high with eight points to go along with three rebounds and two assists. Senior guard Amanda Brown also contributed eight points with six assists while junior forward Amie Ballo had six points and four boards. Junior guard/forward Emily Smith and freshman guard Amanda Kreuder each had four points and three rebounds with Smith adding three steals and two assists. Junior guard Jennie Miller tossed in three points for Moravian.
            Sophomore guard Danielle Barber had nine points, nine assists and three steals for Drew while Logan tossed in nine points. Freshman forward/guard Jana Jagodzinski also had nine points with a team high eight rebounds for the Rangers while freshman forward/center Eden Blazovic had six points and three boards. Junior forward Jessica Reid finished with six points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals for Drew.

Drew University (10-7, 2-6 Landmark) 36 34 -- 70

Moravian College (17-2, 8-0 Landmark) 49 59 -- 108

Vs. Alvernia University - Won 97-63 - Boxscore

            The 13th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team scored more than 90 points for the second straight game and the third time this season with a 97-63 victory over Alvernia University Tuesday evening in Johnston Hall as the Greyhounds played their final non-conference game of the year.
            Moravian, which has won 11 straight contests, had four players reach double figures in the game with senior guard Jessica Foran, pictured at right, netting a team high 18 points, and Foran, who is now 20 points shy of becoming the third Greyhound to hit 1,000 career points this season, tied a career high with eight rebounds to go with three assists and three steals. Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair pulled down a career high 18 rebounds for Moravian to go with 16 points for her second double-double of the season, and Blair blocked five shots in a game for the fourth time this season.
            Junior forward Amy Heffner was in uniform and played for the first time since December 12th, and she had 12 points, five rebounds and two steals while shooting eight-for-eight at the foul line. Senior forward Alyssa Bisci added 12 points, four rebounds and a pair of blocked shots for Moravian.
            Alvernia placed two players in double figures with junior guard Kelli McIntyre scoring a game high 21 points to go with three steals, three blocked shots, two rebounds and two assists. Senior guard Joanna Graber added 20 points and four boards for the Crusaders.
            The Greyhounds jumped out to a 3-0 lead just five seconds into the game on a three-point play from senior guard Kate Harrison but Alvernia scored the next five points to take a 5-3 lead on a three-pointer from McIntyre at 19:02. Sophomore guard Hilary Murray put Moravian back in front, 8-5, on a three-pointer with 17:47 left in the first half as the Greyhounds put together an 11-2 run to take a 16-7 lead on a lay-up from Harrison at 15:29.
            Moravian had a 27-12 lead with 10:17 to go in the first half on a lay-up by Heffner, pictured at left. The Crusaders would go on a 14-2 run to pull within three points, 29-26, after a three-pointer from Graber at the 6:41 mark. The Greyhounds finished the half with a 15-5 run to head to the locker room with a 46-31 lead, tying their largest lead of the first half.
            The Hounds’ connected on 18-of-46 field goal attempts (39.1 percent), three-of-five three-pointers and all seven of their free throw attempts in the first half. Moravian also had a 31-21 advantage in rebounds while committing nine turnovers and forcing Alvernia into 13 turnovers. The Crusaders were 12-for-33 from the floor (36.1 percent), three-for-six on three-pointers and four-for-eight at the foul line in the opening half.
            Bisci started the second half with a jumper for Moravian to put the Greyhounds up 48-31, and Moravian’s lead reached 21 points, 56-35, on a jumper from Blair with 16:13 to play. Blair, pictured at right, would also push the Moravian advantage to 30 points, 80-50, with 8:05 remaining in the contest.
            The Greyhounds connected on 19-of-32 field goal attempts (59.4 percent), two-of-five three-pointers and 11-of-14 free throws in the second half, and Moravian finished with a season high 56 rebounds while Alvernia had 42 boards. The Greyhounds had 18 turnovers in the game while the Crusaders committed 23 turnovers. Alvernia was 13-for-41 from the floor (31.7 percent), one-for-five on three-pointers and five-for-eight at the foul line in the final 20 minutes.
            Moravian had all 14 players in uniform see at least six minutes of action with Foran playing a team high 24 minutes, and every Greyhound netted at least two points in the game. Senior guard Amanda Brown tossed in nine points, all on three-pointers to give her 174 career three-pointers while Harrison finished with seven points, four assists, two blocked shots and two boards for Moravian.
            Junior guard Jennie Miller had four points for the Greyhounds while Murray had three points, three assists and three boards. Junior guard/forward Emily Smith also added three points with five rebounds and two assists while senior forward Alyson Steltz contributed four assists and three points. Senior forward Kirsty Stearns had just two points and two rebounds in nine minutes of action but did move into tenth in school history with 572 rebounds.
            Sophomore forward Jennifer Bonifant had nine points and a team high nine rebounds for Alvernia while sophomore center Kayla Long added seven points and eight rebounds. Freshman center Kellie Lawrence had five points and four boards for the Crusaders.

Alvernia University (8-6) 31 32 -- 63

Moravian College (16-2) 46 51 -- 97

Vs. The Catholic University of America - Won 98-72 - Boxscore

            The 14th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball squad rolled to its tenth straight win and finished the first half of the Landmark Conference season with an undefeated 7-0 mark as the Greyhounds rolls past The Catholic University of America, 98-72, Saturday afternoon in Johnston Hall as senior forward Kirsty Stearns became the 20th Moravian women’s player to score 1,000 career points, and the second in as many days.
            The Greyhounds used a balanced scoring attack as they scored a season high 98 points after a season best 57 points in the first half, and Moravian had all 13 players in uniform play at least four minutes with 11 of them over ten minutes and no one over 22 minutes. Moravian had six players in double figures with senior guard Amanda Brown netting a game high 15 points, all on three-pointers as she moved into sole possession of third place in school history with 171 career three-pointers. Stearns, pictured at right, finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists and now has 1,001 points in her career.
            Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair had 13 points, eight rebounds and a game high four blocked shots for Moravian while senior guard Jessica Foran had 11 points, five rebounds and three assists, and Foran is now 38 points shy of 1,000 for her career. Senior forward Alyssa Bisci and junior guard/forward Emily Smith each tossed in ten points with Smith adding three boards.
            Catholic had a pair of players in double figures with sophomore guard Holly Janicki scoring a team high 13 points. Senior guard/forward Kate Robinson had ten points and three rebounds for the Cardinals while junior guard/forward Brianna Peterson, Catholic’s leading scorer, was limited to seven points.
            Catholic jumped out to a 5-0 lead on a three-pointer from Peterson and a jumper from Robinson as Moravian missed its first five shots of the game. The Greyhounds would get on the scoreboard at the 17:38 mark as Foran hit a lay-up. The Cardinals led 7-2 after a jumper from freshman guard Jenny McGann at 17:20.
            Moravian would take the lead for good on a three-point play from Foran, pictured at left, at 15:52 as part of a 14-2 run that gave the Greyhounds a 19-9 lead after a jumper from Stearns with 13:52 remaining in the first half. Except for two brief trips down the floor, Moravian kept its lead in double digits the rest of the half, and the Greyhounds went to the locker room with a 7-0 run for a 57-34 lead.
            Moravian started the game three-for-11 from the floor but then turned on the offense and made 20-of-40 field goal attempts (50 percent), five-of-13 three-pointers and 12-of-16 free throws in the opening 20 minutes. The Greyhounds had a 22-17 advantage in rebounds in the first half, and Moravian had just nine turnovers while forcing the Cardinals into 18 turnovers. Catholic connected on 14-of-30 field goal attempts (46.7 percent), two-of-three three-pointers and four-of-seven free throws.
            The Greyhounds kept the lead over 23 points the entire second half and were ahead 74-44 after Stearns hit her fifth free throw of the game for her 1,000th point with 13:34 to play. Moravian would take its largest lead of the game of 39 points, 90-51, on a three-pointer from sophomore guard Cassandra Phillips with 8:13 remaining. The Greyhounds, who were trying to reach 100 points for the first time since the final regular season game of the 2006-07 season, finished the contest just four-for-14 from the floor in the final eight minutes.
            Moravian connected on 14-of-33 field goal attempts (42.4 percent), four-of-ten three-pointers and nine-of-ten free throws in the final 20 minutes, and the Greyhounds had a 39-36 edge in rebounds. Moravian committed 22 turnovers while forcing the Cardinals into 33 turnovers. Catholic was just nine-for-23 from the floor (39.1 percent), one-for-four on three-pointers and 19-for-24 at the foul line in the second half.
            A day after netting her 1,000th point, senior guard Kate Harrison, pictured at right, just missed being the seventh Greyhound player in double figures, finishing with nine points, five rebounds, three steals and a game high six assists. Junior center Amie Ballo tossed in four points and had two rebounds for Moravian while Phillips finished with three points and a pair of steals. Junior guard Jennie Miller added two points off the bench while senior forward Alyson Steltz had three assists as the only Greyhound player not to score in the game.
            Freshman guard Jill Woerner and freshman forward Katarina Owunna each had eight points and five rebounds for Catholic while McGann finished with seven points. Junior guard/forward Jennifer Canale added six points and five rebounds for the Cardinals while sophomore guards Aja Crites and Brielle Crites each had four points.

The Catholic University of America (12-6, 4-3 Landmark) 34 38 -- 72

Moravian College (15-2, 7-0 Landmark) 57 41 -- 98

Vs. Goucher College - Won 70-47 - Boxscore

            The 14th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team shook off a sluggish three-for-17 start from the floor to post a 70-47 victory over Goucher College in Landmark Conference action Friday evening in Johnston Hall as senior guard Kate Harrison, pictured at right, became the 19th Greyhound player to reach 1,000 career points.
            The Greyhounds, who have scored 70 or more points in 11 straight games and 14 of 16 contests this season, led just 18-15 with 6:22 left in the first half before a 13-2 run sent Moravian to the locker room with a 31-17 lead. The Greyhounds were playing their first home Landmark Conference game of the season and won their ninth straight contest to improve to 14-2 overall and 6-0 in conference action.
            Moravian continued its balanced scoring attack with three players in double figures with senior forward Kirsty Stearns netting a game high 14 points to go with a career high tying 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Stearns, who also had three blocked shots, is now 13 points away from 1,000 in her career, and her 12 rebounds gave her 562 for her career, now 11th in school history. Senior forward Alyssa Bisci tossed in 12 points with seven rebounds and five steals while senior guard Jessica Foran had ten points and three assists.
            Goucher had just one player in double figures with sophomore guard Amy Smith netting 13 points. Senior forward Amber Smith led the Gophers with 11 rebounds, and she added nine points.
            Moravian scored first on a basket by Foran and Stearns, pictured at right, hit a free throw for a 3-0 Greyhound lead at 18:33 before sophomore guard Kelsey Myette hit a three-pointer to tie the contest at 18:23. Moravian would take the lead for good on a jumper by Bisci at 16:28, and the Greyhounds stretched their lead to seven points, 14-7, on a Bisci jumper at 9:05.
            Goucher netted six of the next eight points to pull within three at 16-13 on a free throw from sophomore guard/forward Kiara Dougherty at 6:47. Myette connected on a jumper to make the score 18-15 with 6:22 left in the first half when Moravian went on a 13-0 run over the next 4:22 to take a 31-15 lead when Harrison connected on a free throw for her 1,000th point with 2:00 minutes before the intermission. However, the Greyhounds would not score again before the intermission, missing three free throws and three shots from the floor.
            The Greyhounds headed to the locker room with a 31-17 lead after shooting 10-for-33 from the floor (30.3 percent) after starting three-for-17, and Moravian was two-for-nine on three-pointers and nine-for-14 at the foul line. The Greyhounds committed just three turnovers in the opening 20 minutes while forcing 14 turnovers. Goucher was just six-for-25 from the field (24 percent), three-for-seven on three-pointers and two-for-eight at the foul line, and the Gophers had a 27-20 edge in rebounds.
            Stearns opened the second half with a lay-up, and Moravian’s lead eventually broke 20 points when sophomore guard Hilary Murray connected on a three-pointer at 15:32 for a 42-21 Greyhound advantage. The Gophers would get within 15 points, 50-35, on a lay-up from freshman guard Shante Atkinson with 9:26 to play, but a 12-1 run by Moravian capped off by a jumper from freshman guard Amanda Kreuder gave the Greyhounds a 62-36 edge with 6:17 remaining. The Greyhounds would match their largest lead of 26 points when senior forward Alyson Steltz, pictured at right, connected on a three-pointer, Moravian’s last field goal of the game, for a 69-43 lead with 3:15 remaining.
            The Greyhounds’ shooting improved from the floor in the second half as Moravian hit 14-of-34 field goal attempts (41.2 percent) and two-of-four three-pointers in the final 20 minutes. However, the Greyhounds, who are ranked fourth in the nation in free throw percentage at 77.4 entering the contest, were just nine-for-16 from the line in the second half and 18-for-30 (60 percent) in the game. Moravian finished with 15 turnovers while forcing Goucher into 25 turnovers.
            The Gophers continued to struggle shooting the ball in the second half, connecting on ten-of-39 field goal attempts (25.6 percent), one-of-six three-pointers and nine-of-16 free throws. Goucher did finish the game with a 56-47 edge in rebounds, the seventh time this season Moravian has been out-rebounded and still earned a victory.
            Junior guard/forward Emily Smith, pictured at left, had eight points, three assists and two rebounds for Moravian in her second start of the season while Harrison finished with five points and four boards. The Greyhounds, who had ten players see at least 14 minutes of action and no one over 24 minutes, received five points from senior guard Amanda Brown, who moved into a tie for third in school history with 166 career three-pointers made. Muray tossed in four points while Steltz contributed four points and three rebounds. Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair had five rebounds, three points and three blocked shots while Kreuder added three points.
            Atkinson had seven points for the Gophers while sophomore forward Abby Paris had eight rebounds and four points. Junior guard Leia Roberts-Brown contributed seven boards and two points while Myette finished with five points, three rebounds and three boards. Dougherty contributed three points, three rebounds, three steals and a pair of blocked shots for Goucher while sophomore guard/forward Elizabeth von Ende had eight rebounds to go with two points.

Goucher College (5-11, 1-5 Landmark) 17 30 -- 47

Moravian College (14-2, 6-0 Landmark) 31 39 -- 70

At Juniata College - Won 78-73 - Boxscore

            The 16th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team held off a late rally attempt by host Juniata College to post a 78-73 Landmark Conference win Saturday afternoon.
            The win is the seventh straight for the Greyhounds, and the tenth consecutive game that Moravian has scored at least 70 points. The Greyhounds used a balanced scoring attack with sophomore forward Alexandra Blair, pictured at right, netting a team high 15 points to go with seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. Senior guard Jessica Foran tossed in 14 points and added two rebounds while senior guard Kate Harrison added 12 points, six rebounds and four assists to move within five points of 1,000 for her career. Senior forward Kirsty Stearns also contributed 12 points with five boards and two blocked shots while junior guard/forward Emily Smith had 11 points and two steals.
            Junior forward Jen Hnatuck led Juniata and all scorers with 28 points to go with eight rebounds. Sophomore guard Ashton Bankos was the only other Eagle player in double figures with ten points and six boards.
            The Eagles took a 2-0 lead on a lay-up from Hnatuck before Moravian scored four points on a pair of free throws by Stearns and a jumper from Foran to take a 4-2 lead at the 18:40 mark. After a Foran lay-up with 16:13 on the clock, the Greyhounds had an 8-3 lead, and Moravian was up 10-5 after a jumper from Harrison with 14:26 before the intermission.
            Juniata would run off the next six points to take an 11-10 lead on a Hnatuck lay-up at 13:09 while senior forward Alyssa Bisci hit a jumper to put Moravian back ahead 12-11 14 seconds later. Senior forward Kelly Rotan connected on a three-pointer for the Eagles for a 14-12 Juniata lead at 12:38 before Smith, pictured at left, tied the game at 14-14 with 12:18 left in the first half.
            Blair would give the Greyhounds the lead for good with a jumper at 11:43, and a three-point play by Blair put Moravian up 19-14. The Greyhounds held a 28-18 lead after a three-pointer from sophomore guard Hilary Murray with 9:05 remaining in the first half but a 9-0 run by Juniata would pull the Eagles within a point, 28-27, on a lay-up from freshman guard Jordan Speck at 5:40.
            With Moravian holding a 32-28 lead, Smith connected on three-pointers on back-to-back trips to stretch the Greyhounds’ advantage to 38-31 with 3:38 left in the first half. Moravian’s last field goal of the half was a Stearns lay-up at 2:57, and the Greyhounds headed to the locker room with a 43-37 lead.
            Moravian was 16-of-34 from the floor (47.1 percent), two-for-four on three-pointers and nine-for-12 at the foul line in the opening 20 minutes, and the Greyhounds had a 21-16 edge in rebounds. Juniata made 12-of-30 field goal attempts, three-of-11 three-pointers and ten-of-12 free throws in the opening half, and both squads committed eight turnovers in the first 20 minutes.
            The Greyhounds opened the second half with a 9-0 run including five points by Bisci and four from Stearns, pictured at right, to build a 15-point lead, 52-37, with 17:28 to play, Moravian’s biggest lead of 15 points. Hnatuck hit a lay-up at 17:21 to get Juniata on the scoreboard in the second half.
            Moravian’s lead remained near ten points until the final three minutes with a pair of free throws by Smith putting the Greyhounds up 70-59 with 3:54 left. Bankos pulled Juniata within four points, 70-66, with a three-point play at 3:03. Moravian answered with six straight points to take a 76-66 lead on a Blair jumper with 2:25 remaining. Hnatuck scored five straight points for the Eagles, and Bankos hit a jumper with a minute left to pull Juniata within three points, 76-73. Foran would hit a driving lay-up with 26 seconds left to seal the game for the Greyhounds.
            Moravian was 13-of-31 from the field (41.9 percent) and nine-for-ten at the foul line in the second half, but the Greyhounds missed all three of their three-point attempts. Moravian also finished the game with a 41-35 edge in rebounds including a 14-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. The Greyhounds had just 14 turnovers in the game to 16 turnovers for the Eagles. Juniata was 14-for-32 from the floor, one-for-ten on three-pointers and seven-for-nine at the foul line in the final 20 minutes.
            Bisci, pictured at left, had nine points and six rebounds for the Greyhounds while Murray contributed five points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists. Senior guard Amanda Brown had two points for Moravian.
            Speck tossed in nine points for Juniata while Rotan and sophomore guard Meagan Raville each had eight points. Rotan added five assists and three boards while Raville had three assists. Freshman forward Alyssia Gordon contributed four points, two rebounds and two assists while sophomore guard Brittany Danel added three points for the Eagles. Junior guard Erin McGinley had six rebounds and two points.

Moravian College (13-2, 5-0 Landmark) 43 35 -- 78

Juniata College (8-8, 2-3 Landmark) 37 36 -- 73

At Susquehanna University - Won 70-53 - Boxscore

            The 16th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team shrugged of a slow start for its seventh straight win, defeating Susquehanna University, 70-53, in Landmark Conference action at O.W. Houts Gymnasium Friday evening.
            The Greyhounds, who had averaged 86 points in their five games since the holiday break, had four players in double figures led by senior guard Kate Harrison, who had her first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Harrison, pictured at right, is now just 17 points shy of 1,000 points in her career, one of three Moravian players over 900 career points and one of four with a chance at 1,000 career points this season.
            Junior guard/forward Emily Smith tossed in 12 points and added five rebounds off of the Moravian bench while senior guard Jessica Foran added 11 points. Senior forward Kirsty Stearns had ten points, seven rebounds and a pair of blocked shots for the Greyhounds.
            Senior guard Ashley Watkins scored a game high 14 points with three rebounds to lead Susquehanna while junior guard Rachel Hughes added 11 points and three rebounds. Sophomore guard/forward Jessica Zigarelli had a game high 16 rebounds and two points for the Crusaders, who finished with a 48-37 edge in rebounds including 14-7 on the offensive boards.
            Senior forward Samantha Jansson gave the Crusaders a 2-0 lead while Foran, pictured at left, scored the Greyhounds’ first points on a three-pointer for a 3-2 lead at the 18:04 mark. The teams then went nearly four minutes without scoring before Jansson hit a jumper to put Susquehanna ahead 4-3 with 14:21 left in the first half. Moravian then went on a 6-0 run capped off by a lay-up from Smith for a 9-4 edge at the 12:34 mark.
            Susquehanna answered with a 6-0 run of its own and retook the lead, 10-9, on a jumper from sophomore forward Jennifer Butts with 10:28 to play before the intermission. Moravian took a 11-10 lead on a jumper from senior forward Alyssa Bisci at 8:50 while junior forward/center Samantha Cartwright put the Crusaders back ahead 12-11 with 7:23 left in the first half.
            Greyhound sophomore forward Alexandra Blair hit a pair of free throws at the 6:06 mark for the seventh lead change of the half, putting Moravian up 13-12. Susquehanna freshman forward Gina Palazzi connected on a jumper to tie the contest at 15-15 with 5:22 before halftime. The Greyhounds, who are in the top ten nationally in scoring offense at 76.8 points per game, found their shooting touch in the last five minutes of the half, putting together an 11-2 run to head to the locker room with a 26-17 lead.
            Both squads struggled shooting the ball in the opening 20 minutes. Moravian finished the half ten-for-35 from the field (28.6 percent) after starting three-for-19 from the floor, and the Greyhounds were one-for-four on three-pointers and five-for-five at the foul line. Moravian committed just four turnovers in the opening half while forcing Susquehanna into 14 turnovers. The Crusaders made just seven-of-29 field goal attempts (24.1 percent) and three-of-seven free throws. Susquehanna, which missed both of its first half three-point attempts, had a 31-19 advantage in rebounds including ten offensive rebounds.
            Hughes hit a three-pointer to open the second half for the Crusaders, and she hit another jumper to put Susquehanna up 30-24 with 17:58 left as the teams traded baskets to start the half. Moravian then went on an 11-0 run to push its lead into double digits for the rest of the contest with Harrison giving the Greyhounds a 41-24 lead with 13:14 to play.
            Moravian’s largest lead of the game of 22 points, 55-33, came on a pair of Stearns, pictured at right, free throws with 7:17 remaining. Susquehanna scored the next eight points with junior guard Erika Barron hitting back-to-back three-pointers. The Crusaders would get within 12 points, 61-49, after two Watkins free throws with 3:15 remaining. Greyhound senior guard Amanda Brown tossed in her second three-pointer of the game with 1:50 to play putting Moravian back up by 17 points, 66-49.
            The Greyhounds’ shooting improved in the second half as Moravian made 14-of-28 of its field goal attempts (50 percent), three-of-five three-pointers and 13-of-15 free throws. The Greyhounds committed just ten turnovers in the contest while forcing 20 turnovers. Susquehanna also shot better in the second half as the Crusaders made 12-of-30 field goal attempts (40 percent), three-of-eight three-pointers and nine-of-12 free throws in the final 20 minutes.
            Bisci had six points, six rebounds and three steals for Moravian while Blair added six points, three boards and a pair of blocked shots. Brown, pictured at left, also tossed in six points for the Greyhounds while senior forward Alyson Steltz, sophomore guard Hilary Murray and freshman guard Amanda Kreuder each had two points.
            Barron contributed eight points and four rebounds for Susquehanna while Jansson finished with six points. Cartwright had six rebounds and three points while Palazzi finished with four points and five boards. Butts also contributed four points and four boards for the Crusaders.

Moravian College (12-2, 4-0 Landmark) 26 44 -- 70

Susquehanna University (7-8, 1-3 Landmark) 17 36 -- 53

At Drew University - Won 86-60 - Boxscore

            The 18th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team capped an emotional weekend with an 86-60 victory over Drew University in Landmark Conference Saturday evening.
            The Greyhounds began the day by attending the funeral of Patti Heffner, mother of junior forward Amy Heffner, who lost a year-long battle with brain cancer this past Tuesday. The game at Drew was originally scheduled to tip-off at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon but the contest was delayed until 6:00 p.m. to allow the team to be at the funeral.
            Moravian reached the 80-point plateau for the fifth straight game as the Greyhounds extended their winning streak to six straight contests. Moravian’s starters scored 57 points in the win after netting just 29 points in Friday evening’s 40-point win at The United States Merchant Marine Academy.
            The Greyhounds placed five players in double figures with senior forward Alyssa Bisci, pictured at right, netting a team high 17 points to go with six rebounds. Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair contributed 13 points off of the bench, and she had five rebounds and five blocked shots while senior guard Jessica Foran had 12 points, two boards and two assists. Seniors guard Kate Harrison and forward Kirsty Stearns each had 11 points for Moravian with Harrison adding four rebounds, four steals and three assists and Stearns contributing seven rebounds and three blocked shots.
            Drew had a pair of players reach double figures with Danielle Barber netting a game high 21 points to go with five assists, three steals and two assists. Dana Coronato tossed in 12 points and added two rebounds for the Rangers.
            The Greyhounds took a 2-0 lead on a jumper from Bisci on the opening possession. Jessica Reid would tie the game at 2-2 on a lay-up at the 19:15 mark while Moravian took the lead for good with a 9-0 run capped by a three-pointer from Foran, pictured at left, with 16-16 to player for an 11-2 Greyhound lead.
            Moravian’s lead reached double digits for the first time, 15-4, on a jumper from Blair with 14:40 led in the first half. Coronato hit a three-pointer to pull the Rangers within eight points, 18-10, with 11:15 left in the first half, but that is as close as Drew would get. Bisci put Moravian’s lead back in double digits, 21-10, with a three-pointer at the 9:09 mark, and the Greyhounds would get their largest advantage of the half, 21 points at 45-24, on a three-point play from Foran with five seconds left on the half.
            The Greyhounds headed to the locker room with a 45-26 lead after shooting 16-for-27 from the floor (59.3 percent), four-of-six on three-pointers and nine-of-13 at the foul line in the opening 20 minutes. Drew struggled shooting as the Rangers connected on just 11-of-29 field goal attempts (37.9 percent), three-of-ten three-pointers and one-of-two free throws in the opening half. Both teams had 14 rebounds in the first half with Moravian committing 12 turnovers while Drew had 17 turnovers in the opening half.
            Harrison, pictured at right, opened the second half for the Greyhounds with a jumper to put Moravian ahead 47-26. Drew’s Eden Blazovic hit a jumper at the 14:58 mark to pull the Rangers within 15 points at 52-37 but that is as close as Drew would get in the game. Moravian’s lead reached 29 points, 78-49, on a three-point play by Blair with 5:52 to play.
            The Greyhounds shooting cooled in the second half as Moravian made 12-of-38 field goal attempts (31.6 percent), one-of-three three-pointers and 21-of-29 free throw attempts in the final 20 minutes. However, Moravian had a 45-32 advantage in rebounds in the game, and the Greyhounds also won the turnover battle, committing 22 miscues while forcing Drew into 27 turnovers. The Rangers struggled to shoot the ball in the second half, making just ten-of-37 shots from the floor (27 percent), two-of-eight three-pointers and 12-of-14 free throw attempts.
            Sophomore guard Hilary Murray added six points, three assists and two rebounds for Moravian while senior guard Amanda Brown, pictured at left, and junior guard/forward Emily Smith each had five points. Brown had one three-pointer in the game to move into sole possession of fourth place in school history with 163 career three-pointers made.
           Smith added seven rebounds while junior forward Amie Ballo had a career high seven rebounds for the Greyhounds to go with three points. Sophomore guard Cassandra Phillips also tossed in three points for Moravian while senior forward Alyson Steltz and freshman guard Amanda Kreuder each had two rebounds.
            Blazovic added eight points and four rebounds for Drew while Reid had a team high seven rebounds to go with four points. Katherine Luby and Jessica DelVecchio each had five points for the Rangers with Luby adding two boards and DelVecchio grabbing three rebounds.

Moravian College (11-2, 3-0 Landmark) 45 41 -- 86

Drew University (9-3, 1-2 Landmark) 26 34 -- 60

At The United States Merchant Marine Academy - Won 84-44 - Boxscore

            The 18th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team started an emotional weekend with an 84-44 Landmark Conference win at The United States Merchant Marine Academy Friday evening.
            The win was the fifth straight for the Greyhounds, who are now 10-2 overall and 2-0 in Landmark Conference action. Moravian reached the 80-point mark for the fourth straight game, and the Greyhounds won for the first time in three trips to USMMA in Landmark Conference action.
            Before Moravian plays its second half of the Landmark Conference weekend at Drew University on Saturday, the team will attend the funeral for Patti Heffner, mother of junior forward Amy Heffner, who lost a year-long battle with brain cancer this past Tuesday. Moravian in conjunction with Drew and the Landmark Conference adjusted the starting time for Saturday’s game in Madison, New Jersey, to 6:00 p.m. to allow the Moravian team to be at the funeral.
            The Greyhounds had four players in double figures but the starting line-up accounted for just 29 of the team’s 84 points. Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair, pictured at right, scored a game high 16 points to go with nine rebounds while senior guard Amanda Brown and junior guard/forward Emily Smith each tossed in 15 points. All of Brown’s points came on three-pointers as she moved into a tie for fourth in school history with 162 career three-pointers, and Brown added three assists, two steals and two rebounds while Smith added three blocked shots, three steals and two boards. Senior guard Kate Harrison was Moravian’s only starter in double figures with 12 points to go with five rebounds.
            Rebecca Grimes was the only USMMA player to reach double figures with 15 points while Janay Weathers added a game high 11 rebounds to go with five points and two assists.
            Moravian jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a basket from Harrison before Weathers scored for the Mariners at the 17:02 mark, to tie the game for the only time. The Greyhounds took the lead on a Harrison, pictured at left, jumper on the next possession, Moravian pushed its lead into double digits, 18-7, for the first time with 9:00 remaining in the first half on a Harrison fast break lay-up.
            The Greyhounds’ lead hit 20 points for the first time with 2:19 before the intermission while Smith scored a fast break lay-up off a steal, and senior guard Jessica Foran would send Moravian to the locker room with a 45-15 lead on a pair of free throws with 11 seconds remaining. Harrison had ten points in the opening half while Brown tossed in four three-pointers in the first 20 minutes for 12 points.
            Moravian had a hot shooting hand in the opening half, making 17 of 33 field goal attempts (51.5 percent), four-of-seven three-pointers and seven-of-eight free throws in the first 20 minutes. The Greyhounds had just nine turnovers in the first half while forcing Merchant Marine into 20 turnovers. The Mariners had a 20-17 edge in rebounds in the opening half, but USMMA was just four-for-23 from the floor (17.4 percent) and seven-for-ten at the foul line. The Mariners missed their only two three-point attempts in the first half.
            The Greyhounds were in control for the entire second half with the closest Merchant Marine getting was 25 points on a Rosenda Josephs lay-up with 15:32 remaining. Moravian freshman guard Amanda Kreuder, pictured at right, gave the Greyhounds their largest lead of the game, 40 points, on a pair of free throws with 54 seconds remaining, which were the final points of the night.
            Moravian continued its hot shooting in the second half as the Greyhounds made 14-of-29 field goal attempts (48.3 percent), one-of-four three-pointers and ten-of-12 free throws in the final 20 minutes. Moravian also finished the game with a 38-36 edge in rebounds, and the Greyhounds had just 17 turnovers while forcing USMMA into 31 turnovers. The Mariners shooting improved in the second half as Merchant Marine was nine-for-27 from the floor (33.3 percent), two-for-three on three-pointers and nine-for-11 at the foul line.
            Senior forward Alyssa Bisci tossed in eight points with three rebounds while senior forward Kirsty Stearns added six rebounds and two points. Foran contributed five points, three rebounds and three assists while the Greyhounds’ fifth starter sophomore guard Hilary Murray had two points. Kreuder tied her career high with four points, and she had three rebounds for the Greyhounds while sophomore guard Cassandra Phillips had three points. Junior guard Jennie Miller also added two points for Moravian.

Moravian College (10-2, 2-0 Landmark) 45 39 -- 84

The United States Merchant Marine Academy (4-5, 0-2 Landmark) 15 29 -- 44

Vs. Gwynedd-Mercy College in 9th Annual Starters Moravian Winter Classic Championship Game - Won 80-73 - Boxscore

            The 19th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team overcame a ten-point first half deficit to post an 80-73 victory over Gwynedd-Mercy College in the championship game of the 9th Annual Starters Moravian Winter Classic in Johnston Hall Sunday afternoon.
            The Greyhounds won their sixth tournament title in the nine-year history of the tournament, and Moravian reached 80 points for the third straight game. Ramapo College of New Jersey defeated Cedar Crest College 74-65 in the consolation game.
            Moravian had a balanced scoring attack with senior forward Kirsty Stearns and senior guard Kate Harrison, pictured at right, each scoring 17 points. Harrison, who was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player for the second time in three seasons, also had nine rebounds, four assists and four steals while Stearns, who was on the All-Tournament team for the third straight year, had seven rebounds. Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair was also named to the All-Tournament Team for the Greyhounds, and she had ten points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots in the game. Senior guard Jessica Foran tossed in 13 points for the Greyhounds to go with three steals.
            Senior forward Jackie Dooley led all players and Gwynedd-Mercy with 18 points to go with nine rebounds, and she was named to the All-Tournament Team. Junior forward Lauren Rosar added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Griffins.
            Moravian jumped out to a 6-0 lead on two baskets by Harrison and a bucket from Stearns, pictured at left. The Griffins ran off seven straight points to take a 7-6 lead on a lay-up from senior guard Erica Fulforth at the 16:18 mark. The Greyhounds pulled ahead again at 10-7 on a jumper from Stearns at the 14:56 mark. Gwynedd-Mercy then went on a 13-0 run over the next four minutes to build a 20-10 lead on a pair of Fulforth free throws with 11:05 to play in the half.
            The Griffins still had a nine-point lead, 25-16, after a lay-up from Dooley with 8:22 on the clock. Moravian would finish the half with a 25-9 run over the final 8:10 to head to the locker room with a 41-34 lead. During this stretch, the Greyhounds were eight-for-eight at the foul line and forced six turnovers. Moravian would retake the lead, 33-31, with 3:24 to go in the first half on a jumper from Blair, and the Greyhounds would take the lead for good at 35-33 with 2:00 on the clock on a lay-up from Harrison.
            Neither team shot the ball well in the first half with Moravian connecting on 14-of-37 field goal attempts (37.8 percent) and one of four three-pointers; however, the Greyhounds were 12-for-12 at the foul line. Moravian also had a 23-20 edge in rebounds in the opening 20 minutes. The Greyhounds did commit 13 turnovers in the first half while Gwynedd-Mercy had 14 turnovers. The Griffins made just 11-of-32 field goal attempts (34.3 percent), two-of-eight three-pointers and ten-of-12 free throws in the opening 20 minutes.
            Foran, pictured at right, hit a three-pointer to start the second half to give Moravian its first double-digit lead of the game, 44-34. The Greyhounds’ lead would reach 13 points, 53-40, on a three-point play by Harrison with 14:58 to go, but the Griffins would go on a 13-2 run to pull within two points, 55-53, on a three-pointer from sophomore guard Danielle Forman at the 9:47 mark.
            Moravian would respond with an 11-4 run to build a 66-57 lead on a pair of Stearns free throws with 5:34 remaining. The Griffins pulled within three points, 72-69, on a lay-up from Rosar at the 1:47 mark, but the Greyhounds would hold on for the victory.
            The Greyhounds’ shooting improved a little in the second half as Moravian was 12-for-30 from the floor (40 percent), one-of-six on three-pointers and 14-for-16 at the foul line in the final 20 minutes. Moravian, the top free throw shooting team in the nation a year ago, was 26-for-28 in the game (92.9 percent). The Griffins connected on 13-of-37 field goal attempts (35.1 percent), three-of-ten three-pointers and ten-of-15 free throws in the second half. Moravian finished the contest with a 45-43 edge in rebounds, but the Greyhounds had 23 turnovers while Gwynedd-Mercy had 20 turnovers.
            Senior forward Alyssa Bisci added nine points and five rebounds for Moravian while junior guard/forward Emily Smith had eight points and six boards. Sophomore guard Hilary Murray contributed four points, four assists and three steals for the Greyhounds while senior guard Amanda Brown had two points and two boards.
            Fulforth had nine points and four assists for Gwynedd-Mercy while sophomore guard Brittany Neill contributed eight points and six rebounds. Sophomore guard Bryn Cotteta, sophomore forward Allison Nelson and junior forward Kristy McGrath each had five points for the Griffins with Cotteta adding three rebounds and three assists. Nelson grabbed four boards while McGrath had five rebounds.
            Freshman forward Meghan Reilly from Ramapo and sophomore center Lizzy Sunderhaus from Cedar Crest were the other two players on the All-Tournament Team.

Gwynedd-Mercy College (6-3) 34 39 -- 73

Moravian College (9-2) 41 39 -- 80

Vs. Cedar Crest College in 9th Annual Starters Moravian Winter Classic - Won 92-43 - Boxscore

            The 19th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team opened the new year and the 9th Annual Starters Moravian Winter Classic with a 92-43 win over Cedar Crest College Saturday afternoon in Johnston Hall.
            The Greyhounds advance to Sunday’s championship game versus Gwynedd-Mercy College, which earned a 78-71 win over Ramapo College of New Jersey in the tournament’s opening game, at 3:30 p.m. Moravian is playing for the championship game for the seventh time in eight years. Cedar Crest will play Ramapo in the consolation game at 11:00 a.m.
            Moravian used a balanced scoring attack with four players in double figures and 12 of 13 players scored at least two points. None of the Greyhounds’ players saw more than 20 minutes of action with everyone playing at least seven minutes. Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair, pictured at right, and junior guard/forward Emily Smith each scored a game high 17 points for Moravian. Blair also grabbed a game high ten rebounds to go with three blocked shots while Smith tied a career high with nine rebounds, and she added a career best five assists. Senior forward Kirsty Stearns tossed in 14 points with four rebounds while senior forward Alyssa Bisci had ten points and four boards for the Greyhounds.
            The Falcons had two players reach double figures with sophomore center Lizzy Sunderhaus had 14 points and ten rebounds. Junior guard Lakeema Jones added ten points and six boards for Cedar Crest.
            Moravian jumped out to a 4-0 lead on baskets by Stearns and senior guard Kate Harrison before Jones hit a three-pointer for Cedar Crest at the 18:53 mark. That was the closest the game would be as the Greyhounds took their first double-digit lead, 16-5, on a lay-up from Harrison at the 15:30 mark. Moravian would lead by 21 points, 28-7, with 10:15 to go in the first half on a Stearns jumper.
            The Greyhounds had the lead hit 30 points, 49-19, with 20 seconds left in the first half on a lay-up by Smith, pictured at left, and Moravian headed to the locker room with a 49-21 lead. The Greyhounds had a hot shooting hand in the opening 20 minutes, hitting 23-of-44 field goal attempts (52.3 percent) and three-of-five three-pointers. Moravian, which did not attempt a free throw in the opening half, had a 25-20 edge in rebounds and committed just seven turnovers in the first half. Cedar Crest struggled shooting the ball, making just eight-of-32 field goal attempts (25 percent), three-of-seven three-pointers and both of its free throws in the opening half. The Falcons also committed 18 turnovers in the first 20 minutes.
            Moravian would continue to pull away slowly in the second half with the lead hitting 42 points on a three-pointer from senior guard Amanda Brown with 13:19 left in the game. The Greyhounds lead reached 54 points on two occasions, the first time at 88-34, on a Smith lay-up with 6:24 to go, and again at 90-36, on a Smith jumper at the 5:00 mark. Moravian’s starters played sparingly in the second half.
            The Greyhounds continued to shoot the ball well in the final 20 minutes, making 17-of-41 field goal attempts (41.5 percent), four-of-11 three-pointers and five-of-six free throws. Moravian also finished the game with a 51-46 edge in rebounds, and the Greyhounds had just 12 turnovers in the game. Cedar Crest continued to struggle shooting the ball, making just nine-of-35 field goal attempts (25.7 percent), one-of-six three-pointers and three-of-five free throws in the final 20 minutes. The Falcons also committed 32 turnovers in the contest.
            Sophomore guard Hilary Murray , pictured at right, tossed in eight points for the Greyhounds while Harrison had six points, three blocked shots and tied a career high with seven assists while committing no turnovers for the second straight contest. Brown also had six points to go with three rebounds and three assists while senior guard Jessica Foran tossed in four points with three boards and two steals. Junior guard Jennie Miller and sophomore guard Cassandra Phillips each had three points off the Greyhounds’ bench while freshman guard Amanda Kreuder and junior center Amie Ballo each tossed in two points with Ballo grabbing three boards. Senior forward Alyson Steltz was held off the scoreboard for Moravian, but Steltz had a career high five rebounds to go with four assists.
            Senior guard/forward Kelly Oakes had seven rebounds and six points for the Falcons while junior forward Kelly Cipriani added four points and four boards. Freshman guard Megan DeMutis added three points and three rebounds for Cedar Crest.

Cedar Crest College (5-3) 21 22 -- 43

Moravian College (8-2) 49 43 -- 92

At Neumann University - Won 88-80 - Boxscore

            The 19th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team rallied from an eight-point first half deficit for an 88-80 non-conference win at Neumann University in the Greyhounds first action in 18 days Wednesday evening.
            The Greyhounds put four players in double figures with seniors guard Kate Harrison and forward Kirsty Stearns, pictured at right, each netting game highs of 20 points, and it was also a career high for Stearns. Harrison added a team high eight rebounds and five assists while Stearns grabbed six boards. Senior forward Alyssa Bisci tossed in 15 points with five boards while senior guard Jessica Foran had 13 points and three rebounds as Moravian’s starters scored 72 of the team’s 88 points and left with an 86-67 lead.
            Neumann had three players in double figures with senior guard/forward Brittany Whetts and junior guard/forward Katie Young each netting 19 points with Whetts grabbing a game high ten rebounds while Young had a game high six assists with five rebounds. Freshman guard/forward Bethany Humenik added 11 points for the Knights.
            The Knights scored first on a three-pointer from senior guard Nicole Feby on the opening possesion of the game but the Greyhounds would take a 6-3 lead on a basket from senior guard Jessica Foran with 17:42 on the clock. Neumann answered with five straight points to take an 8-6 lead, and Moravian tied the game at 8-8 on a pair of free throws from Stearns.
            The Greyhounds would tie the score again at 14-14 on a pair of free throws from Harrison, pictured at left, but Neumann ran off four straight points for an 18-14 lead on a jumper from senior guard/forward Brittany Whetts at the 11:15 mark. The Knights would pull ahead 24-16 on another basket by Whetts with 9:15 left in the first half. Moravian would pull within a point, 28-27, on a basket from senior forward Alyssa Bisci but junior guard/forward Katie Young hit a three-pointer to put Neumann ahead 31-27.
            Moravian would tie the game again at the 4:02 mark when junior guard/forward Emily Smith made a basket to tie the game at 31-31 but the Knights pulled ahead again with Whetts giving Neumann a 35-31 lead with 2:39 to go in the half. Bisci scored with 56 seconds remaining in the half to pull the Greythounds within 37-36, which ended up being the halftime score.
            The Greyhounds had a hot hand in the opening 20 minutes as Moravian made 13-of-31 field goal attempts (41.9 percent) and ten-of-12 free throws (83.3 percent). The Greyhounds had just four turnovers in the first half but missed all four of their three-pointers. Neumann also shot the bell well in the opening half, making 15-of-42 field goal attempts (35.7 percent), three-of-eight three-pointers and four-of-five free throws in the first 20 minutes. The Knights also had a 25-21 edge in rebounds.
            Moravian would open the second half with an 8-2 run with Stearns connecting on three baskets as the Greyhounds opened a 44-39 lead with 17:22 left in the game. Neumann went ahead 45-44 on a three-pointer from junior guard Krista DiRomualdo at the 15:11 mark, while Moravian retook the lead on a jumper from Harrison. The Knights took a 47-46 lead on a pair of free throws from Feby.
            The Greyhounds took the lead for good with 14:26 to play when senior guard Amanda Brown, pictured at right, hit the first of two three-pointers for a 49-47 Moravian advantage. Brown’s second three-pointer gave Moravian a 62-58 edge with 9:55 to play. The Greyhounds had a 66-60 edge with eight minutes to play when Moravian went on a 20-7 run to take an 86-67 leadwith two minutes remaining on a Harrison jumper before the Greyhound starters headed to the bench. The Knights hit two three-pointers in the final eight seconds to pull within eight points at the buzzer.
            Moravian shot the ball very well in the second half as the Greyhounds connected on 19-of-32 field goal attempts (59.4 percent), two-of-three three-pointers and 12-of-14 free throws (85.7 percent) in the final 20 minutes. Moravian also had just 11 turnovers for the game, and the Greyhounds finished with a 42-39 edge on the boards. Neumann also shot the ball better in the second half as the Knights connected on 16-of-37 field goal attempts (43.2 percent), three-of-eight three-pointers and eight-of-ten free throws. Neumann committed 16 turnovers in the second half.
            Brown had six points while Smith tossed in six points and grabbed five rebounds off of the Moravian bench. Sophomore guard Hilary Murray added four points and two boards while sophomore forward Alexandra Blair had five rebounds and two points. Freshman guard Amanda Kreuder added two points for the Greyhounds.
            Sophomore forward Sami Borcky contributed nine points and four rebounds for the Knights while Feby, senior forward Caitlin Agnew and sophomore guard Cecily Scavicchio all had five points.

Moravian College (7-2) 36 52 -- 88

Neumann University (5-3) 37 43 -- 80

Vs. Albright College - Won 74-65 - Boxscore

            The 12th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team jumped out to a 35-9 lead just 9:35 into the game and cruised to a 74-65 victory over Albright College in a non-conference contest in Johnston Hall Saturday afternoon on Alumni Day.
            The Greyhounds had a balanced scoring attack with four players in double figures and 41 of the team’s points coming off of the bench. Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair, pictured at right, led Moravian with a career high 18 points to go with seven rebounds and five of the Greyhounds’ ten blocked shots. Senior forward Kirsty Stearns tossed in 12 points with four boards and three steals while junior forward Amy Heffner and senior guard Amanda Brown each had ten points with Heffner adding six rebounds.
            Senior forward Alex Olsheski led Albright with a game high 20 points, and she added ten rebounds for a double-double and five steals. Olsheski was the only Lion player in double figures.
            The Greyhounds jumped out to a 6-0 lead just 54 seconds into the game and lead 10-0 on a lay-up from junior guard/forward Emily Smith at the 17:59 mark. Stearns would hit two free throws with 16:42 remaining in the first half to push Moravian’s lead back to double digits, 12-2, and the Greyhounds’ led by at least ten points until the final eight seconds of the game.
            Moravian had a 24-9 lead after a jumper from Olsheski with 13:10 to go before the Greyhounds went on an 11-0 run to take its 35-9 lead on a jumper from Blair with 10:25 still to play in the first half. From that point, Moravian netted just six points in the remainder of the half and only 39 points the rest of the game.
            The Greyhounds headed to the locker room with a 41-26 advantage after shooting 17-for-42 from the floor, 40-5 percent, one-for-six on three-pointers and a perfect six-for-six at the foul line in the opening 20 minutes. Moravian started the contest 9-for-11 from the floor, and the Greyhounds had just nine turnovers in the first half while Albright committed 18 turnovers. The Lions struggled shooting the ball in the opening 20 minutes, going ten-for-33 (30.3 percent), one-for-seven on three-pointers and five-for-eight at the foul line. Albright did have a 26-24 edge in rebounds in the opening half.
            Albright started the second half with a jumper from sophomore forward Beth Pollack to pull within 13 points, 41-28, but the Greyhounds eventually pushed their lead back to 20 points, 55-35, on a pair of Brown, pictured at left, free throws with 12:47 remaining. Moravian’s lead would hit 25 points twice, the final time at 65-40 with 7:30 to play on a fast break lay-up by Smith. Moravian would score just nine points the remainder of the game with the team’s final points coming on a pair of Heffner free throws with 1:37 on the clock.
            Moravian’s shooting cooled in the second half as the Greyhounds made nine-of-28 field goal attempts (32.1 percent), one-of-five three-pointers and 14-of-18 free throws in the final 20 minutes. Moravian shot 20-of-24 from the foul line in the game (83.3 percent). The Greyhounds had a total of 18 turnovers in the contest while forcing Albright into 24 turnovers. The Lions were 11-of-34 from the field (32.4 percent), two-for-five on three-pointers and 15-for-20 at the foul line in the second half, and Albright finished with a 49-47 edge in rebounds in the game.
            Senior forward Alyssa Bisci, pictured at right, tossed eight points and grabbed four rebounds for Moravian while senior guard Kate Harrison had seven points, a team high eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in the game. Smith finished with six points, two boards and two steals while senior guard Jessica Foran was held without a point but contributed six rebounds. Sophomore guard Hilary Murray tossed in three points and had two boards as the Greyhounds played 14 players in the game with only Blair playing more than 20 minutes at a team high 24 minutes.
            Pollack and junior guard Jessica McGinness each had eight points for Albright with Pollack adding two rebounds and two assists while McGinness had three rebounds and two steals. Freshman guard Kari Ludy had six points, seven rebounds and three assists while sophomore guard Jenny Knoebel had six points off the bench. Junior guard Dana Wilcomes and senior forward Amanda Medero each had five points for the Lions with Medero pulling down nine rebounds.

Albright College (2-6) 26 39 -- 65

Moravian College (6-2) 41 33 -- 74

Vs. #16 Muhlenberg College - Lost 84-71 - Boxscore

            The 16th-ranked Muhlenberg College women’s basketball team took advantage of a cold shooting first half by 23rd-ranked Moravian College to open up a 47-26 halftime lead in an 84-71 rivalry non-conference victory Monday evening in Johnston Hall.
            The Greyhounds shooting in the opening half was colder than the temperatures outside as Moravian made just one of its opening ten shots, two of its first 16 attempts and was just eight-for-32 (25 percent) in the opening 20 minutes. The Mules countered by shooting 18-of-39 from the floor (46.2 percent) and six-of-12 behind the three-point.
            Each team had four players in double figures with senior forward Kirsty Stearns, pictured at right, leading the Greyhounds with 17 points and seven rebounds. Seniors forward Alyssa Bisci and Kate Harrison each added 11 points with Harrison contributing six rebounds and three assists for Moravian while Bisci had five boards. Senior guard Jessica Foran tossed in ten points for the Greyhounds.
            Junior guard Kelly McKeon led all scorers with 18 points, and she added game highs of nine rebounds, seven assists and three steals for Muhlenberg. Junior forward Sheila Cook added 16 points and three boards while sophomore guard Alexandra Chili had 14 points, all in the first half after three quick fouls in the second half had her play just nine minutes after the intermission. Freshman forward Kate Clawson had 13 points and five rebounds off of the Mules’ bench.
            Senior forward Alexis Bates opened the scoring for Muhlenberg before Stearns tied the game at 18:48. Harrison, pictured at left, would tie the score again at 4-4 on a pair of free throws with 17:30 left in the first half, but that would be the last time the game was tied. Muhlenberg went on a 9-0 run to build a 13-4 lead before Moravian scored again on a pair of Foran free throws at the 13:46 mark.
            The Greyhounds next field goal was a lay-up by Bisci at the 12:42 mark to cut Muhlenberg’s lead to 16-8 with 12:42 to play in the first half. The Mules eventually pushed their lead to 14 points, 29-15, on a three-pointer by Chili, one of her four three-pointers, with 7:58 on the clock. Moravian would pull within seven points, 31-24, on a free throw from sophomore guard Hilary Murray with 4:35 to play, but the Greyhounds would score just three more points from the foul line as Muhlenberg ended the half with a 15-3 run. Moravian’s last field goal of the first half came at the 5:11 mark on a lay-up by Bisci.
            The Mules headed to the locker room with a 46-27 lead after connecting on 18-pf-39 field goal attempts, six-of-12 three-pointers and all four of their free throw attempts. Muhlenberg also had a 30-16 edge in rebounds over the first 20 minutes, and the Mules only downfall of the first half was 12 turnovers to nine for Moravian. The Greyhounds struggled shooting the ball in the opening 20 minutes, making eight-of-32 field goal attempts and 11-of-16 free throws. Moravian missed its four three-pointers in the first half, and Moravian would miss all 13 of its three-point attempts in the game.
            Muhlenberg came out at pushed its lead to 21 points, 48-27, on a pair of free throws by Cook on the opening possession of the second half, and the Mules led 50-30 after a McKeon jumper in the lane at the 18:11 mark. Moravian would go on a 15-3 run to pull within eight points, 53-45, on a pair of Murray free throws with 13:48 remaining.
            The Mules answered with a quick 7-2 spurt to take a 60-47 lead on a jumper from Cook at the 12:13 mark, and Muhlenberg pushed its lead to 15 points, 64-49, on a McKeon jumper with 10:57 to go. Moravian ran off eight straight points to pull within seven at 64-57 with 7:36 remaining on a jumper from senior guard Amanda Brown, pictured at right, and the Greyhounds were within seven points again, 74-67, after a lay-up from freshman guard Amanda Kreuder with 2:48 left. However, Moravian scored just four points the rest of the game as the Mules seasoned the victory by making five free throws in the final 2:14.
            Moravian’s shooting improved in the second half as the Greyhounds made 18-of-37 field goal attempts (48.6 percent), and the Greyhounds were eight-for-nine at the foul line in the final 20 minutes but couldn’t get to the line in the final six and a half minutes of the game. Moravian had just 16 turnovers for the game while forcing the Mules into 26 turnovers. Muhlenberg saw its shooting cool in the second half as the Mules made nine-of-23 field goal attempts (39.1 percent), two-of-four three-pointers and 18-of-24 free throws in the final 20 minutes. Muhlenberg also finished the game with a 52-31 advantage in rebounds.
            Junior forward Amy Heffner contributed six points for Moravian while Kreuder and junior guard/forward Emily Smith each had four points with Smith adding three rebounds. Murray and sophomore forward Alexandra Blair each netted three points with Blair pulling down six boards. Brown finished with two points.
            Sophomore center Kathleen Naddaff added seven points and six rebounds off of the Mules’ bench while senior guard Kaitlyn O’Malley had five points and three rebounds. Junior guard Alexandra Berlin tossed in four points to go with four boards for Muhlenberg while senior forward Alexis Bates had four rebounds and three points.

Muhlenberg College (5-1) 46 38 -- 84

Moravian College (5-2) 27 44 -- 71

At #4 The University of Scranton - Won 73-63 - Boxscore

            The 23rd-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team fell behind by eight points just 3:13 into the game, but the Greyhounds would rally to earn a 73-63 win over fourth-ranked The University of Scranton on the road to begin the 2009-10 Landmark Conference season Saturday afternoon at the Long Center.
            Moravian, which dropped two games in the Long Center last season including the Landmark Conference title game, used a balanced scoring attack with three players in double figures and a strong game at the free throw line for their second straight win. Senior guard Jessica Foran, pictured at right, netted a game and season high 16 points to go with six rebounds and three assists while senior forward Kirsty Stearns had 15 points, seven boards, three steals and a pair of blocked shots for the Greyhounds.
            Senior forward Alyssa Bisci tossed in 14 points and grabbed a game and season high ten rebounds for her first double-double of the season. The trio was 21-for-27 at the foul line as the Greyhounds connected on 28-of-37 free throws in the game (75.5 percent). Moravian made three more free throws than Scranton attempted in the game. Foran became the seventh Greyhound player to reach 300 career free throws made during the contest.
            The Royals also had a balanced scoring attack with four players in double figures led by junior guard Megan Kopecki, who had 13 points to go with four rebounds and four assists. Junior guard Jennifer King tossed in 12 points and added seven rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots while senior center Molly Klusek contributed 11 points and a team high nine rebounds for Scranton. Freshman guard/forward KC Hawkes added ten points and five boards off of the Royal bench.
            Scranton scored first on a three-pointer from senior guard Ryan Mooney 22 seconds into the game, and the Royals built a 12-4 lead at the 16:47 mark after a three-pointer by Kopecki. Moravian pulled within a point, 20-19, with 9:06 left in the first half on a jumper by Bisci, pictured at left; however, Scranton scored the next six points to take a 26-19 lead on a pair of free throws from Hawkes at the 5:34 mark.
            The Royals still had a five-point lead, 30-25, on two more Hawkes’ free throws with 4:04 left in the opening half, but the Greyhounds went on a 12-4 to end the half with a 37-34 lead. Despite the slow start to the game, Moravian had a hot shooting hand in the opening 20 minutes as the Greyhounds made 14-of-28 field goal attempts (50 percent) and nine-of-12 free throws (75 percent). Moravian did struggle behind the three-point line, missing all four of its attempts, but the Greyhounds only had eight turnovers in the first half.
            Scranton made ten-of-29 shots from the field (34.5 percent) in the first 20 minutes, and the Royals connected on four-of-six three-pointers and all ten of their free throw attempts in the opening half. Scranton had an 18-17 edge on the boards while committing nine turnovers.
            The Royals opened the second half with a Mooney free throw to pull within two points, 37-35, but Moravian slowly began to pull away with a 9-2 run to take a 46-37 lead on a pair of free throws from junior guard/forward Emily Smith, pictured at right, with 15:15 to play. The Greyhounds’ lead would hit double figures for the first time at the 12:57 mark on a lay-up from sophomore guard Hilary Murray, and Moravian would have its largest lead of the game, 14 points, 54-40, after a Smith lay-up with 11:52 remaining.
            Scranton would go on a 7-0 run to pull to within seven points, 54-47, after a three-pointer from Mooney with 9:51 to play, but Moravian would push the lead back to 14 points, 64-50, after a pair of free throws from Bisci at the 6:16 mark. The Greyhounds had an 11-point advantage, 67-56, after Bisci, who was eight-for-eight at the foul line, made two more from the foul line. The Royals would get back within six points, 67-61, on a three-pointer from King at the 1:33 mark, but the Greyhounds would go six-for-six at the foul line in the final 1:17 with Foran, Murray and Bisci each hitting two free throws.
            As hot as Moravian was from the floor in the first half was as cold as they were in the final 20 minutes. The Greyhounds connected on just eight-of-28 field goal attempts (28.6 percent) and one-of-four three-pointers in the final 20 minutes. Moravian, which led the nation in free throw percentage a year ago, won the game at the foul line as the Greyhounds made 19-of-25 free throws (75.7 percent) in the second half. Moravian also had just four turnovers in the second half for 12 in the game.
            Scranton continued to struggle shooting the ball in the final 20 minutes of action as the Royals were ten-for-33 from the floor (30.3 percent), three-for-eight behind the three-point line, and just six-for-15 at the foul line in the second half. Scranton did finish the game with a 50-38 edge in rebounds but the Royals finished with 21 turnovers.
            Smith had seven points off the bench for the Greyhounds while Murray, pictured at left, had six points and two steals. Senior guard Kate Harrison, who was second on the squad in scoring coming into the contest, was limited to four points, four rebounds and four assists in 15 minutes of action due to foul trouble while junior forward Amy Heffner added four points and eight rebounds. Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair had four points and a pair of blocked shots for Moravian while freshman guard Amanda Kreuder had three points.
            Mooney finished with seven points, four boards, three assists and three steals for Scranton while sophomore forward Sarah Gage had four points. Junior forward Courtney Roselle had three points, six rebounds and four assists for the Royals while freshman forward Tayler Pallotta added five rebounds and two points.
            Due to the Landmark Conference travel partner schedule, Moravian and Scranton won’t play again until the final day of the regular season, tipping off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 20th in Johnston Hall.

Moravian College (5-1, 1-0 Landmark) 37 36 -- 73

The University of Scranton (5-1, 0-1 Landmark) 34 29 -- 63

At DeSales University - Won 51-48 - Boxscore

            The 15th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team held off a late rally to earn a 51-48 non-conference win at DeSales University in Billera Hall Tuesday evening.
            The Greyhounds, who struggled shooting just 27.1 percent from the floor (16-of-59), made 18-of-23 free throw attempts and had a balanced scoring attack with just two players in double figures. Senior guard Kate Harrison, pictured at right, tossed in 12 points to go with seven rebounds and a game high three blocked shots for Moravian while senior forward Kirsty Stearns had her first double-double of the season with ten points and a team high ten rebounds.
            The Bulldogs had just one player in double figures with senior forward Caitlin Miller netting 15 points, and she grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double. Forward Cherelle Simmons contributed a game-high 15 rebounds for DeSales, which had a 52-45 advantage on the boards, to go with seven points before fouling out of the game.
            DeSales opened the scoring with a basket by Miller before Moravian to a 4-2 lead on baskets by Stearns and senior forward Alyssa Bisci. The Bulldogs built up an 8-4 lead after a basket from sophomore guard Hannah Smith at the 15:02 mark, and DeSales had a 12-10 lead with 11:24 remaining in the first half. The Greyhounds would go on an 8-0 run over the next four minutes to take an 18-12 lead after two free throws from Stearns.
            Moravian would head to the locker room with a 26-18 lead after shooting ten-for-33 from the floor (30.3 percent), one-for-seven on three-pointers and a perfect five-for-five at the foul line in the first 20 minutes of action. The Greyhounds had just six turnovers while forcing ten turnovers. The Bulldogs had a 26-22 edge in rebounds in the first half; however, DeSales was just nine-of-34 from the floor (26.5 percent) and missed all four of its three-point attempts. The Bulldogs did not get to the foul line in the first 20 minutes.
            Harrison opened the second half with a jumper at the 19:13 mark to give the Greyhounds their first double-digit lead of the game, 28-18. The Bulldogs would move within five points, 31-26, with 13:54 remaining on a lay-up by Miller, DeSales’ first field goal of the second half. Moravian would eventually push its lead back to double digits, taking a 12-point lead, 44-32, with 8:05 to play on a pair of Stearns, pictured at left, free throws.
            DeSales closed within five points again, 45-44, with 4:44 to go on a lay-up from senior guard/forward Kaila Wiand. Moravian, which did not have a field goal in the final 8:49 of the game after a jumper from Harrison, would push its lead back to nine points, 49-40, on a pair of free throws from junior forward Amy Heffner with 3:21 showing on the clock. The Bulldogs pulled within four points at 50-46 on a lay-up from Miller with 11 seconds remaining but Moravian senior guard Jessica Foran hit a free throw a second later to put Moravian up five. Freshman forward/center Colleen Gavin made a lay-up as time expired in the game for the final score.
            Both teams continued to struggle shooting the ball in the second half. The Greyhounds were just six-for-26 from the floor (23.1 percent) after the intermission, but Moravian did make 13-of-18 second half free throws. DeSales was just eight-for-33 from the field (24.2 percent), one-of-six on three-pointers and 13-for-17 at the foul line in the final 20 minutes. The Bulldogs finished with 18 turnovers while Moravian had 17 miscues. In the second half, DeSales scored 13 of its first 17 points at the foul line but the Bulldogs did not make a free throw in the final six minutes. Moravian finished the game seven-for-ten at the foul line in the final 6:14.
            Bisci had seven points and seven rebounds for the Greyhounds while Foran tossed in six points. Senior guard Amanda Brown had six points and three assists for Moravian while Heffner tossed in five points and grabbed four boards. Sophomore guard Hilary Murray added three points, three rebounds and two assists while sophomore forward Alexandra Blair had three rebounds and two points. Junior guard/forward Emily Smith had three rebounds for Moravian while senior forward Alyson Steltz added two boards.
            Gavin tossed in eight points and added eight rebounds for DeSales while Smith had six points, six boards, five assists and three steals. Wiand finished with four points as did junior guard Lori Lidlow, who was held 19 points below her average before fouling out. Senior guard Kelly Magrann added four points for the Bulldogs.

Moravian College (4-1) 26 25 -- 51

DeSales University (3-1) 18 30 -- 48

At Dickinson College in Days Inn Tip-Off Tournament Championship Game - Lost 67-65 - Boxscore

            The 15th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team, the top-ranked free throw shooting team in the nation a year ago, made just nine-of-18 free throws as the Greyhounds dropped their first game of the season, falling to host Dickinson College, 67-65, in the championship game of the Days Inn Tip-Off Tournament Sunday afternoon.
            Moravian, which failed to reach 70 points for the first time this season on offense, trailed by as many as nine points in the second half before rallying to tie the contest with just over eight minutes to play. Moravian had a balanced scoring attack with three players in double figures. Senior guard Kate Harrison, pictured at right, tossed in a team high 12 points to go with eight rebounds and three blocked shots, both team highs, and two steals. Senior guard Amanda Brown netted 11 points and had two boards while senior guard Jessica Foran added ten points and five rebounds. Harrison and senior forward Kirsty Stearns, who had seven points and three rebounds in 17 minutes due to foul trouble, were both named to the All-Tournament Team.
            Junior guard/forward Alesha Sisco led Dickinson with 16 points, and she grabbed a game high ten rebounds to go with four steals while being named to the All-Tournament Team. Freshman forward Dana Walsh was named the Tournament’s Most Valuable Player after ten points and six rebounds in the championship game for the Red Devils while freshmen guards Belma Mekic and Lauren Finnerty each had 11 points as Dickinson placed five players in double figures. Mekic had three boards while junior forward Carole Dempsey had ten points, four rebounds, a game high five steals and two blocked shots for the Red Devils.
            The first 32 minutes of the game were a series of runs by each squad. The Greyhounds opened the game with a 9-0 run, capped off by a three-pointer from Brown, pictured at left, at the 15:05 mark. Dickinson did not score until a lay-up by Sisco with 14:45 remaining in the first half, and the bucket started a 14-3 Red Devil run that gave Dickinson and 14-12 lead with 8:40 to go before halftime. Sisco scored eight of the 14 points in the run.
            The Red Devils led 18-14 after free throw from senior guard Brooke Muller at the 7:15 mark. The Greyhounds would go on a 12-0 run over the next four minutes to build a 26-18 lead after a jumper by Foran with 3:10 left in the first half. Dickinson would counter with a 9-2 run to pull within 28-27 just 48 seconds before halftime on a Walsh lay-up.
            Moravian sophomore guard Hilary Murray hit a lay-up with three seconds on the clock to send the Greyhounds to the locker room with a 30-27 halftime lead. Moravian was just 12-of-33 from the field (36.4 percent), one-of-four behind the three-point line and five-for-11 at the foul line (45.5 percent) in the first 20 minutes. The Greyhounds did have a 31-21 advantage in rebounds in the first half, but Moravian committed nine turnovers to five turnovers for the Red Devils. Dickinson also struggled shooting in the first half, making ten-of-35 field goal attempts (28.6 percent) and seven-of-ten free throws while missing its only three-point attempt in the opening 20 minutes.
            Dickinson would start the second half with an 8-0 run capped off by a Mekic jumper at the 17:46 mark to build a 35-30 lead. Moravian’s first point of the second half was a Stearns free throw at 17:30, and the Greyhounds first field goal of the half was a three-pointer by Brown at 16:33. Brown had three three-pointers in the game to become the sixth player in Moravian history to make 150 career three-pointers. The Red Devils had a nine-point lead, 48-39, their largest of the game after a Dempsey jumper with 13:31 remaining. Moravian would then go on a 12-3 run to tie the score at 51-51 on a Murray lay-up with 8:07 left.
            The Greyhounds were never able to retake the lead, but they did tie the game again at 63-63 after a lay-up by Foran, pictured at right, with 1:34 remaining. Moravian had the ball with four seconds to play down by two points and appeared to tie the contest, not once but twice; however, the clock malfunctioned twice negating both baskets. The Greyhounds' third attempt at the end of the game fell short.
            Moravian shot the ball better in the second half except at the foul line. The Greyhounds were 14-of-28 from the floor and three-for-seven on three-pointers, but Moravian was just four-of-seven at the charity stripe to finish 50 percent for the game after leading the nation at 80.3 percent a year ago. It was the third time in four games this year that the Greyhounds have shot under 70 percent at the foul line. Moravian did finish the contest with a 41-39 edge in rebounds; however, the Greyhounds committed 17 turnovers to 15 for Dickinson. The Red Devils also improved their shooting in the final 20 minutes, making 15-of-29 field goal attempts (51.7 percent), two-of-three three-pointers and eight-of-ten free throws after the intermission.
            Murray finished with seven points and three rebounds for the Greyhounds while junior guard/forward Emily Smith had seven points and five boards off the bench. Senior forward Alyssa Bisci tossed in five points to go with three rebounds and two assists while junior forward Amy Heffner had six points. Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair grabbed six rebounds off the bench but was held scoreless for the first time this season.
            Muller finished with five points, three rebounds and three assists for Dickinson while freshman forward Elizabeth Meschio had five rebounds off the Red Devils bench.
            Melissa Mansur of St. Vincent College and Kristen Steiner of Stevenson University were also named to the All-Tournament Team as St. Vincent earned a 75-38 won over Stevenson in the consolation game Sunday afternoon.

Moravian College (3-1) 30 35 -- 65

Dickinson College (2-0) 27 40 -- 67

Vs. St. Vincent College in Days Inn Tip-Off Tournament hosted by Dickinson College - Won 83-65 - Boxscore

            The 15th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team used a balanced scoring attack and a 21-0 run to start the second half to earn an 83-65 victory over St. Vincent College in an opening round game at the Days Inn Tip-Off Tournament hosted by Dickinson College Saturday night.
            Moravian will play the host Red Devils in the championship game Sunday at 4:00 p.m. after Dickinson defeated Stevenson University, 56-46, in the opening game of the tournament.
            The Greyhounds used 13 players in the contest with 11 of them scoring four or more points and just two in double figures. Senior forward Kirsty Stearns, pictured at right, and junior guard/forward Emily Smith each netted 13 points and grabbed three boards for Moravian while senior guard Kate Harrison tossed in nine points and tied for a team high with five rebounds.
            Freshman guard Ashley Bellovich led St. Vincent with 11 points and six rebounds while freshman guard/forward Devin McGrath tossed in nine points and grabbed six boards. Sophomore forward Brittany Sedlock had seven points, a game high seven rebounds and four steals for the Bearcats while junior guard Maria Baroffio had eight points.
            Moravian jumped out to a 4-0 lead on baskets by Stearns and sophomore guard Hilary Murray while the Bearcats cut the Greyhound lead to 6-5 on a three-pointer from Bellovich. Moravian would push its lead back to seven points, the second time at 16-9 with 12:51 left in the first half on a jumper from Smith. St. Vincent slowly cut into the Greyhounds’ advantage and would eventually take its only lead of the game at 26-25 with 8:12 remaining until halftime on a lay-up by McGrath.
            The Greyhounds answered with a 16-0 run over the next six minutes to eventually build a 41-26 lead on a three-point play from Smith, pictured at left, at the 2:07 mark. Senior forward Alyssa Bisci started the run with a lay-up while Harrison had five points during the stretch. Bellovich hit a lay-up with 2:00 on the clock to stop the Moravian run.
            The Greyhounds headed to the locker room with a 46-35 lead after shooting 14-of-30 from the field (46.7 percent), one-for-seven on three-pointers and 17-of-21 at the foul line (81 percent) in the first 20 minutes of the game. Moravian had 15 first half turnovers while St. Vincent turned the ball over 21 times. The Bearcats were 14-of-32 from the field (43.8 percent), three-of-11 on three-pointers and just four-for-seven at the foul line before the intermission, but St. Vincent did have a 21-18 edge in rebounds during the first half.
            Moravian came out to start the second half and tossed in 21 straight points over the first 9:06 to build a 67-35 lead on a pair of free throws from senior forward Alyson Steltz. The 32-point lead was the largest of the game for Moravian. During the Greyhounds’ 21-0 run to start the half, senior guard Jessica Foran tossed in eight points while Harrison had four points. St. Vincent’s first point of the second half would come on a free throw by Sedlock with 10:02 remaining in the game.
            The Bearcats scored the next six points to cut Moravian’s lead to 26 points at the 9:05 mark on two more free throws by Sedlock before junior forward Amy Heffner scored for the Greyhounds. St. Vincent did finish the game with a 30-16 run over the final ten minutes but could not overcome Moravian’s 32-point lead.
            Moravian had a hot hand in the second half, making 15-of-26 field goal attempts (57.7 percent), one-of-five three-pointers and six-of-eight free throws in the final 20 minutes. Moravian was 29-for-56 from the field (51.8 percent) in the game, and the Greyhounds finished with 36 rebounds and 32 turnovers. St. Vincent continued to struggle shooting the ball after halftime, making just ten-of-32 field goal attempts (32.1 percent), one-of-nine three-pointers and nine-of-17 free throws. The Bearcats did finish with 42 rebounds for a six-board edge over Moravian, but St. Vincent had 35 turnovers.
            Foran finished with eight points, four assists, two rebounds and two steals for the Greyhounds while Steltz, pictured at right, had a career high eight points. Senior guard Amanda Brown also had eight points for Moravian to go with three reounds and two assists while Murray had six points and a pair of steals. Bisci had six points, two rebounds and two steals while sophomore forward Alexandra Blair had four points and a team high five rebounds. Heffner and junior center Amie Ballo each had four points for Moravian.
            Freshman forward Jordan Clinton had seven points for St. Vincent while freshman guard Melssia Mansur had six points and three boards. Sophomore guard Emily Fenton contributed four points, four rebounds and five assists for the Bearcats while freshman forward/center Savannah Hardy had four points and four rebounds.

St. Vincent College (1-1) 35 30 -- 65

Moravian College (3-0) 46 37 -- 83

At #21 The College of New Jersey - Won 72-68 - Boxscore

           The 15th-ranked Moravian College women’s basketball team rallied from an eight-point second half deficit to post a 72-68 win at 21st-ranked The College of New Jersey in non-conference action Wednesday evening.
            The Greyhounds had a balanced scoring attack including four players in double figures with senior forward Kirsty Stearns and junior guard/forward Emily Smith each netting 15 points. Stearns added a team high eight rebounds and two blocks shots while Smith, pictured at right, had two assists, two steals and two boards, and she scored 13 of her points in the first half while shooting six-of-six from the field. The duo was 13-of-22 from the floor in the game, Moravian’s first of three games against teams in the D3hoops.com Preseason Top 25 in their next six contests.
            Senior guard Kate Harrison tossed in 14 points to go with four assists, three steals and three blocked shots for Moravian while sophomore guard Hilary Murray had ten points including the final six points of the game to go with two assists and three boards. Murray hit a three-pointer with 30 seconds remaining to put the Greyhounds up 69-68, and then she added three free throws including two with a second left on the clock to seal the victory.
            Junior forward Kelsey Kutch led the Lions and all scorers with 20 points on eight-of-15 shooting, and Kutch also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. Sophomore guard/forward Hannah Tait added 19 points, six rebounds and a game-high seven assists for TCNJ while junior guard Keri Washington had 11 points, nine boards and a game-high four steals.
            Moravian would take an early 2-0 lead on a jumper by Stearns off a feed from Harrison just ten seconds into the game. The entire first half would see the lead go back-and-forth with nine lead changes and 11 ties, and neither squad by more than four points.
            The Lions headed to the locker room with a 35-33 lead after Tait hit a jumper at the first-half buzzer. TCNJ was 16-of-40 from the floor (40 percent), one-of-five behind the three-point line, and two-of-three at the foul line in the first 20 minutes, and the Lions had a 24-16 edge in rebounds. TCNJ committed nine turnovers in the first half while Moravian made ten miscues. For the second straight contest, the Greyhounds had a hot hand in the first 20 minutes as Moravian connected on 14-of-28 field goal attempts, one-of-three three-pointers and four-of-six three-pointers.
            Stearns, pictured at left, would tie the game at 35-35 during the first minute of the second half, only to see Tait hit on a three-pointer to give the Lions the lead back at 38-35. With 16:44 to play, Stearns connected on two free throws to put the Greyhounds up 41-40. TCNJ then went on a 9-0 run over the next two and a half minutes to build a 49-41 lead, their largest advantage of the contest, on a Tait three-pointer, a bucket by Washington and four points from Kutch. Stearns broke up the run at the 13:32 mark with what ended up being her final basket of the game.
            TCNJ kept its lead between four and eight points over the next five minutes of action, and the Lions lead 62-54 after two free throws from junior guard Stephanie Prall with 8:17 showing on the clock. Murray, who scored all ten of her points in the second half, connected on her first field goal, a three-pointer with 6:38 to go that started a 10-0 Moravian run that put the Greyhounds ahead. Senior forward Alyssa Bisci gave Moravian the lead with a basket at the 3:57 mark, and a free throw with 3:15 to play for a 64-62 Moravian lead.
            The Lions answered with a 6-2 run to take a 68-66 lead on a jumper from sophomore guard Jessica Imdorf with 47 seconds remaining, but that would be TCNJ’s last points of the game. Murray’s, pictured at right, final free throws gave Moravian its largest lead of the contest, four points, with a second to go.
            The second half featured four more ties and five lead changes between the two nationally-ranked squads. Both teams also saw their shooting cool off in the second half. Moravian was just 12-for-31 from the floor (38.7 percent), two-of-five on three-pointers and 13-for-20 at the foul line (65.0 percent). For the second straight contest, the Greyhounds, who were the top free throw shooting team in the nation at 80.3 percent a year ago with the same line-up, struggled at the foul line and shot just 65.4 percent (17-for-26).
            The Lions were 11-of-32 from the field (34.4 percent), two-for-four on three-pointers and a perfect nine-for-nine at the foul line in the final 20 minutes. TCNJ also finished the game with a 47-37 edge in rebounds. Both squad completed the game with more assists than turnovers as Moravian had 16 assists and 15 turnovers while the Lions had 19 assists and 18 turnovers.
            Bisci added seven points, six rebounds and two assists for the Greyhounds while sophomore forward Alexandra Blair had four points, five boards and a pair of blocked shots. Junior forward Amy Heffner contributed three points and two rebounds for Moravian while senior guard Jessica Foran had three assists, three steals and two points.
            Imhof finished with seven points, four rebounds and two assists for the Lions while freshman center/forward Candace Vigo had seven rebounds and five points. Senior guard Karen Lassoni tossed in four points and had three assists for TCNJ.

Moravian College (2-0) 33 39 -- 72

The College of New Jersey (0-2) 35 33 -- 68

Vs. Elizabethtown College - Won 79-44 - Boxscore

           The Moravian College women’s basketball team opened the 2009-10 season seven-for-seven from the floor to build a 15-6 lead, and the 15th-ranked Greyhounds never looked back, earning a 79-44 non-conference victory over Elizabethtown College Sunday afternoon in Johnston Hall.
            Moravian, ranked 15th in the D3hoops.com Top 25 Preseason Poll, had four players in double figures led by senior forward Kirsty Stearns, pictured at right, with 16 points to go with three rebounds. Sophomore forward Alexandra Blair netted a career high 14 points to go with eight rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals while seniors forward Alyssa Bisci and guard Jessica Foran each scoring ten points. Bisci added six rebounds and three steals while Foran had five boards and three assists.
            Junior guard Megan Strohman led the Blue Jays with a game high 17 points to go with four steals and three assists while junior forward Kaity Snyder had 12 points and five rebounds. Sophomore forward Stephanie Ellwood had a game high nine rebounds for Elizabethtown to go with three assists and two blocked shots.
            Moravian scored the first two buckets of the game and would need just over eight minutes to push its lead to double digits at 19-9 with 11:49 to go in the first half on a Foran jumper. The Greyhounds would push the lead to 20 points, 33-13 on a lay-up by senior forward Alyson Steltz with 6:23 to go in the first 20 minutes, and the advantage hit 30 points, 45-15, on a free throw by Foran just nine seconds before halftime.
            The Greyhounds had a 46-15 lead at the intermission after shooting 18 of 29 from the floor (62.1 percent) and ten of 16 at the foul line (62.5 percent). Moravian missed all five of its first-half free throws, but the Greyhounds had a 22-17 edge on the boards and committed just nine turnovers in the first half. Elizabethtown struggled shooting the ball in the first 20 minutes, making just five of 29 field goal attempts (17.2 percent), two of ten three-pointers and three of six free throws. The Blue Jays also had 17 first half turnovers.
            Elizabethtown would get Moravian’s lead down to 26 points, 57-31, on a lay-up by senior forward Ali Jury with 12:13 to play, but the Greyhounds answered and eventually pushed the lead to 41 points, 78-37, on a Blair, pictured at left, lay-up with 4:33 to go, which was Moravian’s last field goal of the game.
            The Greyhounds shooting cooled in the second half as the team was 14 of 43 (32.6 percent) from the field, two of five on three-pointers and three of five at the foul line. Moravian, the top free throw shooting team in the nation last year at over 80 percent, made just 13 of 21 free throws in the game (61.9 percent). The Greyhounds did finish the contest with a 55-38 advantage in rebounds, and Moravian had 22 turnovers. Elizabethtown’s shooting improved in the second half as the Blue Jays made nine of 31 field goal attempts (29 percent), two of eight three-pointers and nine of 13 free throws (69.2 percent). Elizabethtown had a total of 29 turnovers in the game.
            Senior guard/forward Kate Harrison, pictured at right, had six points, a game high five assists including one each on Moravian’s first four baskets, and four rebounds while senior guard Amanda Brown tossed in six points and added two boards. Junior guard/forward Emily Smith contributed six points, five rebounds and a pair of steals while sophomore guard Hilary Murray had four points and three steals. Junior forward Amy Heffner had seven rebounds, three assists and two steals while Steltz contributed four rebounds and two points for the Greyhounds.
            Sophomore forward Teanna Ziegler added seven rebounds and two points for the Blue Jays while senior guard Courtney Kofeldt had eight points, five rebounds and three steals. Jury added four points and two boards.

Elizabethtown College (0-1) 15 29 -- 44

Moravian College (1-0) 46 33 -- 79