MADISON, N.J. --- The Moravian College women's basketball team remained undefeated in Landmark Conference action this winter, improving to 4-0 in conference play with a 55-44 victory at Drew University Thursday evening.
The Greyhounds, now 11-2 on the year, struggled shooting the ball at just 33.3 percent (22-for-66) in the game but the Blue & Grey limited the Rangers to just 26.3 percent (15-of-57) from the floor and held a 50-41 edge in rebounds for their second win since the calendar rolled to 2016. Moravian was also a perfect 9-for-9 at the foul line in the victory.
Graduate student forward Alexis Wright led Moravian with 15 points to go with eight rebounds and three blocked shots while sophomore forward Trista Cunningham added 12 points, eight boards and a pair of blocked shots as the Hounds recorded 10 blocks in the win. Junior forward Camille McPherson contributed seven points and five rebounds while senior forward Alesha Marcks had six points and eight rebounds to move up one spot to 18th in school history with 514 boards.
Senior guard Samantha Caligiuri and junior guard Morgan Calabrese each had four points with Calabrese adding four rebounds and Caligiuri making a pair of steals. Senior forward Karlee Corvasce had three blocked shots, three rebounds and two points while senior guard Karine Polgar contributed three points and three boards for the Hounds.
The opening quarter was a back-and-forth affair with neither team leading by more than three points. There were five ties and five lead changes in the first 10 minutes of action with Moravian ending the period with a 13-12 lead after a pair of free throws from Cunningham.
The Greyhounds' offense had its most productive period in the second quarter and the defense stepped up as well as Moravian outscored Drew 21-8 in the second 10 minutes of action. McPherson hit a lay-up with 1:07 before the intermission to send the Hounds to the locker room with a 34-20 lead.
Moravian extended the lead in the third quarter to as many as 20 points after a jumper from Corvasce, and the Blue and Grey were up 47-29 heading to the final period. While the Greyhounds were limited to eight points in the final 10 minutes, the team's advantage remained in double digits for the remainder of the game.
The Hounds are slated to play at home for the first time in nearly a month on Saturday, January 9 when the squad hosts Elizabethtown College in a Landmark Conference game in Johnston Hall with tip-off set for 4:00 p.m.
