WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Moravian University men's basketball squad possessed a 10-point first-half lead that the Catholic University of America overcame to hand the Greyhounds an 83-60 loss on the road in Landmark Conference action on Saturday afternoon.

How It Happened

• The Greyhounds opened the scoring with three-consecutive three-pointers with two coming from sophomore guard Alex Dietz and the other by junior guard Nate Dougherty to put Moravian up 9-0 before the Cardinals scored their first points of the game. The Blue and Grey extended their lead to 10 points after sophomore forward Thomas Abato sank a pair of free throws to give the Hounds a 17-7 advantage with 13:08 remaining in the half.
• Catholic went on a 17-1 run to take the lead for good, taking a 22-18 lead with over six minutes left on the clock. Sophomore forward Mike DiPietro drained a three-pointer to bring Moravian within one point, 22-21, but the Cardinals put together another run to increase their edge to 30-21. The Greyhounds outscored Catholic 8-4 in the final three minutes of the first half and went into the locker room trailing 34-31
• Dietz scored the first five points of the second half of a couple of free throws and a three-pointer, followed by baskets coming from Dougherty and DiPietro that brought the Greyhounds back within four points, 44-40 with 16:23 remaining. Another Dietz three-pointer cut the edge to just two points, which would be as close as the Hounds would get in the half before Catholic began to pull away

Inside the Numbers

• Moravian had three Greyhounds in double figures, led by Dietz who had 17 points and four rebounds and Dougherty contributed 11 points, three boards, a blocked shot and an assist. Cooper tossed in 10 points with a team-high seven rebounds and six assists, to go with one steal
• DiPietro finished the game with nine points, three assists and two boards and Abato netted five points and three rebounds
• A trio of freshman, guard/forward Michael Leonardo, forward Jack Saggio and guard/forward Antonio Montgomery all finished with two points each. Leonardo added three boards, two blocked shots, a steal and an assist while Montgomery brought down three rebounds.
• Freshman Nate Santiago and C.J. Weber both added one point with Santiago bringing down four rebounds and Weber with two boards.
• Moravian shot 22-for-57 from the floor (38.6 percent) while the Cardinals were 29-for-59 from the floor (49.2 percent). The Hounds were just 7 for-13 at the foul line (53.8 percent) while sinking nine three-pointers and outrebounded Catholic 35-33
• Greyhounds fall to 4-8 in Landmark Conference action and 9-14 overall

Up Next for the Greyhounds

• Wednesday, February 16 at Drew University, 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday, February 19 vs. Juniata College, 4:00 p.m. – Senior Day