Moravian Falls to Delaware in Division I Exhibition Matchup

Senior Danny Cooper brings the ball up the floor in the Bob Carpenter Center at the University of Delaware as the Greyhounds took on the Blue Hens in an exhibition game.

Posted: Dec 10, 2021

NEWARK, Del. --- The Moravian University men's basketball squad took on Division I the University of Delaware in an exhibition game in the Bob Carpenter Center on Friday evening., falling by a score of 94-55

How It Happened

After the Greyhounds forced a Blue Hens turnover to kick the game off, Moravian opened the scoring with sophomore forward Mike DiPietro making a layup assisted from junior guard Nate Dougherty
Delaware scored back-to-back baskets to take a 5-2 lead before sophomore guard Alex Dietz drained a three-pointer to tie the contest at 5-5, Freshman forward Nate Santiago countered a Blue Hens three-pointer with one of his own to even the game at 8-8 before Delaware scored the next nine points to take a 17-8 lead
Senior guard Danny Cooper hit a pull-up jumper to cut the deficit to seven, 17-10, with 14:01 to play in the first half
Delaware extended their lead to 17 points before sophomore guard C.J. Weber connected on a three-pointer to put the game at 27-13 with 10:03 remaining the half. The Hounds would come within 13 points, but the Blue Hens took a 51-24 lead into the locker room
The Greyhounds had a better field goal percentage in the second half, but Delaware would keep a steady lead throughout the second half, handing Moravian a 94-55 loss in their exhibition contest

Inside the Numbers

Tonight's exhibition game was the first time since 1933 that the Greyhounds took on Delaware with the Blue Hens leading the series 6-2
Moravian had just one player in double figures led by Cooper, who finished the night with 10 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal
Santiago was close behind, tossing in nine points and grabbing four boards while Dougherty contributed eight points, four rebounds three assists with two made three-pointers and a blocked shot
Freshman Thomas Abato netted seven points and brought down six rebounds and went 3-for-4 at the foul line as Weber added four points, two rebounds and a steal
Both DiPietro and sophomore forward James Thompson contributed four points. DiPietro added three boards while Thompson recorded an assist, a steal and one rebound
Dietz and freshman guard/forward Michael Leonardo capped off their night with three points apiece, with Dietz leading the Greyhounds with six assists and two rebounds as Leonardo grabbed one board
Freshman forward Antonio Montgomery added a bucket for his two points to go along with a rebound and a blocked shot
Moravian shot 23-for-67 from the floor (34.4 percent), and the Hounds were 3-for-4 at the foul line (75.0 percent) while making six three-pointers
Moravian's last matchup against a Division I opponent was back in 2016 when the Greyhounds went up against Lafayette College in Easton, Pa.