BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University men's basketball team dropped an 81-64 decision to visiting The Catholic University of America in Landmark Conference action in Johnston Hall Saturday afternoon.

How It Happened

• The Greyhounds scored the opening two points of the game on a jumper from freshman forward Nate Santiago. Moravian led again at 4-3 after two free throws from sophomore forward Mike DiPietro and at 6-5 when sophomore guard C.J. Weber hit a jumper. However, that would be Moravian's last lead of the contest as a 7-0 run from the Cardinals put Catholic in the lead for good at 12-6
• The Cardinals stretched the advantage to as many as 17 points in the first half, leading 33-16 at the five-minute mark, and Catholic would head to the locker room with a 39-25 edge after the first 20 minutes of action
• Santiago opened the second half with a three-pointer and started a 12-2 run as the Blue and Grey closed within four points at 41-37 after a lay-up from junior guard Nate Dougherty with 16 minutes to play. However, the Cardinals answered back and pushed their edge back into double digits. The closest the Hounds would get from that point was a nine-point deficit, 62-53, after a lay-up from senior guard Danny Cooper with 6:15 remaining

Inside the Numbers

• Moravian had three players in double figures with Santiago netting a career-high 16 points to go with five rebounds. Cooper and Weber each tossed in 12 points with Cooper adding six rebounds and six assists and Weber grabbing two boards
• Dougherty finished with nine points and three assists while DiPietro and sophomore guard Alex Dietz both had six points with DiPietro contributing four rebounds and a pair of assists and Dietz pulling down three rebounds
• Freshman forward Antonio Montgomery added three points and two rebounds while freshman guard/forward Michael Leonardo had two assists
• The Greyhounds finished with a 28-26 edge in rebounds, and Moravian had the only two offensive rebounds of the contest

Up Next for the Greyhounds

• Wednesday, January 26 at Susquehanna University, 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday, January 29 at Goucher College, 2:00 p.m.