BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women's basketball squad saw graduate student forward Tessa Zamolyi hit a pair of buzzer-beating shots at the end of each half to post a 66-64 non-conference victory over visiting Albright College in Johnston Hall Wednesday evening to begin the 2022-23 campaign.

How It Happened

• The Greyhounds scored the first seven points of the contest before the Lions closed within two at 7-5. The Blue & Grey responded with nine straight points to build a 16-5 edge, and the Hounds were up 20-8 with 2:41 to go in the opening quarter after a lay-up from sophomore forward Brielle Guarente. Moravian held a 23-14 advantage after 10 minutes of action
• Albright netted the first 11 points of the second quarter to take a 25-23 lead as the Greyhounds didn't score for the first six minutes of the period. Zamolyi broke the drought with a lay-up to knot the contest at 25-25. Guarente put the Blue & Grey in front 31-30 with a lay-up with 40 seconds left in the first half, and Zamolyi drained a three-pointer from near half court in front of the Albright bench to send the Hounds to the locker room with a 34-30 edge
• The Lions scored the first six points of the third quarter to move back in front, 36-34. Moravian would have a 40-39 lead at the 3:18 mark after a lay-up from senior guard Ashley Robinson. Albright had another 6-0 run, and it was the Lions that just beat the buzzer at the end of the third quarter to hold a 47-43 edge after 30 minutes of play
• Albright pushed the advantage to seven points early in the fourth quarter, and the Lions were up 54-47 with 6:21 remaining. Moravian slowly chipped away and knotted the contest at 61-61 on a lay-up by Zamolyi with 1:07 to go. Zamolyi would give the Greyhounds a 63-62 edge with another lay-up with 35 seconds remaining, and senior forward Emily Markowski hit a free throw with 3.3 seconds to go to make it a 64-62 lead
• The Lions hit two free throws with just a second on the clock to tie the contest for the seventh time. After a timeout and moving the ball to midcourt on the far side, the Greyhounds had Guarente inbound the ball. Her pass found Zamolyi open making a move to the basket, and Zamolyi's shot came out of her hand just before the buzzer and into the basket for the victory

Inside the Numbers

• Moravian had three players in double figures with Zamolyi contributing a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds in her first game in a Greyhound uniform, and Zamolyi also had three assists in the contest
• Graduate student forward Kayla Yoegel contributed 12 points and three boards while Guarante had a career-high 10 points, four rebounds, three assists and a career-best three blocked shots
• Senior guard Morgan Amy tossed in nine points to go along with seven rebounds and seven assists while Robinson had six points. Markowski added five points, four boards, three steals and a pair of assists while freshman guard Jayda Cartagena contributed three points in her collegiate debut. Junior forward Sam Osorio added five rebounds, two points and a pair of blocked shots
• The Greyhounds shot 29-of-70 from the floor, 4-of-9 beyond the three-point line and just 4-for-8 at the foul line. The Lions made 31 trips to the charity stripe and made 22 free throws
• The Hounds dished out 17 assists against just 11 turnovers, and the Blue and Grey forced Albright into 17 turnovers. The Lions held a 51-36 advantage in rebounds 

Up Next for the Greyhounds

• Saturday, November 12 at York College of Pennsylvania, 2:00 p.m.
• Sunday, November 13 vs. Stevens Institute of Technology at York College of Pennsylvania, 2:00 p.m.