INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- The Moravian College women's basketball team finished the 2013-14 season leading NCAA Division III in blocked shots in the final NCAA statistics release while senior forward Laura Jordan was sixth individually.
The Hounds blocked a school record 239 shots in 28 games, an average of 8.5 per game. Moravian's total came from 14 different players with Jordan swatting a career-high 98 shots for an average of 3.63 per game.
"It is a great accomplishment for our team to lead the country," stated Head Coach Mary Beth Spirk. "We played very good help defense, along with great timing with each block. Laura had an outstanding year in the block department. Overall, we knew as a team we had to all increase our output on both ends of the court this season, and we certainly did that by blocking shots."
Senior Ericka Blair added 30 blocks while junior forward Alexis Wright contributed 24 blocks before a season-ending injury in early December. Sophomore forward Alesha Marcks had 22 of the Hounds' blocks while freshman forward Natalie Vanderlaan-Meyering swatted 16 shots in her debut season. Senior guard Danielle Brogan was the sixth member of the team in double figures with 13 blocks.
Moravian, which was 20-8 this winter and reached the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament, registered 47 more blocks this season and averaged 1.6 more blocks per game than second-place St. Joseph's (N.Y.) College.
