Posted: Jan 12, 2024
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women's basketball team fell to visiting Elizabethtown College, 76-46, in Landmark Conference action Friday in Johnston Hall.
How It Happened
- The Blue Jays netted the first ten points of the contest before freshman center Grace Steffen drained a three-pointer to put the Greyhounds on the scoreboard. Elizabethtown led 21-7 after ten minutes of action
- The Blue Jays maintained the lead throughout the second quarter to head to the locker room with a 37-17 advantage
- Elizabethtown kept the edge for the entire second half
Inside the Numbers
- Sophomore guard Jayda Cartagena led Moravian with 13 points to tie her career high, and she also had two rebounds and two assists
- Steffen finished with nine points and a pair of boards while sophomore guard Juliana Vassallo added six points
- Freshman guard Emma Altmire tossed in four points while senior forward Sam Osorio scored three points to go with a team-high 10 rebounds as Osorio moved into a tie for 15th in program history with 573 career rebounds
- Freshman guard/forward Lizzie Lustig also scored three points to go with three assists and two steals while junior forward Brielle Guarente added two points, two boards and a pair of steals
- Junior guard Mikayla Anderson, freshman guard Yarian Fernandez and freshman guard N'dera Francis all netted two points with Francis scoring the first points of her collegiate career
- The Greyhounds shot 15-for-52 from the floor, 7-for-13 beyond the three-point line and 9-for-14 at the foul line
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Wednesday, January 17 at Wilkes University, 7:00 p.m.
- Saturday, January 20 vs. Susquehanna University, 4:00 p.m.