Yoegel's Career-High 33 Points Lifts Moravian Past Susquehanna in Johnston Hall

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women's basketball team earned a 74-63 Landmark Conference win over visiting Susquehanna University in Johnston Hall Wednesday evening as senior forward Kayla Yoegel netted a career-high 33 points for the Hounds.

How It Happened

• The River Hawks jumped out to a 6-0 lead before Yoegel connected on a three-pointer to get the Blue and Grey on the scoreboard, and Moravian eventually tied the contest at 8-8 on a pair of free throws from sophomore forward Sam Osorio at the 7:25 mark. The Greyhounds took their first lead of the night with 3:38 remaining in the first quarter when junior guard Madison Amy sank two free throws for a 14-13 advantage. Osorio pushed the lead to 18-15 with less than 30 seconds left in the quarter, but Susquehanna beat the buzzer with a jumper to cut the Hounds' edge to 18-17 after 10 minutes of action
• Yoegel and Osorio connected on lay-ups to begin the second quarter as Moravian increased the advantage to five points at 22-17; however, the River Hawks scored the next six points to move back in front 23-22. Sophomore forward Gracie Hezel hit a lay-up as the Greyhounds took a 26-25 edge. Five points from Susquehanna had the River Hawks ahead 30-26, and Susquehanna headed to the locker room with a 34-31 lead
• Junior forward Emily Markowski hit a lay-up to start scoring in the second half, and Moravian knotted the game for the fourth time at 36-36 on a three-pointer from Amy. Yoegel put the Greyhounds ahead once again at 38-36 on a jumper at the 7:18 mark, and two free throws from Yoegel had the Blue and Grey up 45-40 with 3:50 left in the quarter. The River Hawks answered with a 6-0 run to retake the lead, but Amy hit a jumper with 1:04 as Moravian led 47-46 after 30 minutes of action
• Yoegel opened the scoring in the fourth, but the River Hawks hit a three-pointer to knot the contest at 51-51. The game would be tied again at 54-54 before junior guard Jackie Kelly gave the Hounds the lead for good with a lay-up at the 6:05 mark. Susquehanna cut it back to a one-point affair at 62-61 on a three-pointer with 3:06 to go. Moravian netted the next six points with a trifecta from Kelly pushing the advantage to 68-61 with 1:39 showing on the clock. After a basket by the River Hawks, the Greyhounds netted the final six points with Amy sealing the victory with four free throws in the final 11.5 seconds

Inside the Numbers

• Moravian had two players in double figures with Yoegel's game-high 33 points leading the way. It was her first career 30-point game and came on 13-for-21 shooting from the floor, 3-for-5 on three-pointers and 4-for-5 at the foul line, and Yoegel also had eight rebounds, three blocked shots and a pair of assists
• Amy tossed in 15 points while adding four rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocked shots while Osorio contributed nine points, seven rebounds and three steals
• Kelly finished with seven points and a career-high seven rebounds while junior guard Morgan Amy added six assists, four points, three rebounds and a trio of steals
• Hezel, Markowski and freshman forward Brielle Guarente all scored two points with Hezel adding five rebounds and Guarente grabbing two boards
• The two key stat lines were the foul line where the Greyhounds went 17-for-19 (89.5 percent and a season best) while the River Hawks were 9-for-12, and on the boards where Moravian held a 41-24 edge including 16-9 in offensive rebounds. The Blue and Grey won their third straight game when they outrebounded an opponent and are 3-2 overall this winter when grabbing more boards in a contest
• The Hounds netted 27 points in the fourth quarter, the second straight game that Moravian has scored 27 points in the final 10 minutes of regulation

Up Next for the Greyhounds

• Saturday, January 29 at Goucher College, 4:00 p.m.
• Monday, January 31 at Drew University, 7:00 p.m.