READING, Pa. --- The Moravian College women's basketball team saw its four-game winning streak snapped in a 79-69 loss at No. 20 Albright College in non-conference action Saturday afternoon as the Greyhounds finish their first semester of action.
The Hounds head into a 20-day lay-off with a 7-3 record including a 1-0 mark in Landmark Conference action. Moravian was 11-of-12 at the foul line in the game against the Lions but struggled from the floor in the second half, making just 12-of-33 shots from the field in the final 20 minutes.
Senior forward Camille McPherson led four Moravian players in double figures with 20 points to go with seven rebounds. Freshman guard Karlie Brogan netted a career-high 15 points to go with five rebounds, three steals and two assists while freshman center Nadine Ewald had a career-best 14 points to go with six boards. Senior guard Morgan Calabrese tossed in 11 points, all in the first half, to go with eight rebounds and a pair of assists.
Junior center Ciara Stewart contributed seven points and six rebounds off of the bench for the Blue and Grey while freshman guard Maddie Capuano added two points and two assists. Junior forward Trista Cunningham pulled down a pair of rebounds.
The Lions jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead before Capuano would get Moravian on the scoreboard. Albright pulled out to an eight-point edge, 12-4, at the 5:34 mark, and the Lions pushed the lead into double digits at 21-11 with 2:34 left in the period. Moravian would cut the deficit to seven points, 23-16, after 10 minutes of action.
Albright scored the first five points of the second quarter to get to a 12-point advantage, and the Lions led 36-25 with 4:37 before the intermission. The Blue and Grey scored five straight to cut the deficit to 36-30 on a Calabrese jumper with four minutes before halftime. Moravian continued to pull closer, getting within a point twice, the second time after a jumper by Calabrese with 20 ticks before the break. The Lions added a bucket to head to the locker room leading the Hounds, 44-41.
The third quarter would start with the Greyhounds keeping the score close as Moravian trailed by just two points, 53-51, on a lay-up by McPherson with 5:17 left in the period. However, Albright began to pull away and led 67-55 after 30 minutes of action.
The Lions scored first in the final period for a 14-point edge before Moravian ran off eight straight points to pull within six, 69-63, on a free throw from Stewart with 6:37 remaining. However, the Hounds would score just six points the rest of the game while Albright netted 10 points to earn the victory.
The Greyhounds will have nearly three weeks off before the team returns to action on Friday, December 30 in the opening round of the 14th Roosevelts Greyhound Classic with a game versus Penn State Lehigh Valley tipping off at 2:00 p.m. in Johnston Hall.
