Moravian Holds Off Drew To Stay Atop Standings

MADISON, N.J. - Moravian won its fourth straight game, defeating Drew University, 60-49, in Landmark Conference action.

The Rangers jumped out to a 4-0 lead and held several leads until the Greyhounds took a 10-8 lead at the 10:21 mark on a jumper by sophomore guard Amanda Brown. Drew would retake the lead and the contest was tied seven times before Moravian retook the lead, 24-22, on a lay-up by sophomore forward Alyssa Bisci with 1:11 remaining in the first half. Bisci's bucket would give the Greyhounds the lead for the remainder of the game.

Moravian headed into the locker room with a 27-23 lead after shooting 11 of 35 from the floor (31.4 percent) and five of six at the foul line in the first 20 minutes of the game. The Greyhounds missed all five of its three-point attempts while holding an 18-16 edge in rebounds. Moravian committed just seven turnovers in the first half while Drew had nine turnovers. The Rangers shot the ball well from the floor in the first half, making nine of 19 field goal attempts; however, Drew was just five of 11 at the foul line and missed both of its three-point attempts.

Moravian would hold the lead the entire second half, eventually pushing its lead to double figures. The Greyhounds would lead by 11 points, 41-30, after a jumper by sophomore guard Kate Harrison at the 13:16 mark. Moravian's largest advantage was 13 points, 60-47, after a pair of Brown free throws with 1:14 to play to finish off the scoring for the Greyhounds.

Moravian was 12 of 25 from the floor (48.0 percent) and nine of 12 from the foul line in the second 20 minutes while missing all three three-point attempts. Both teams had 31 rebounds while the Greyhounds had 14 turnovers to 18 for Drew. The Rangers were 12 of 26 from the floor, one of four behind the three-point line and one of three at the foul line in the second half.

Moravian had three players in double figures with Bisci and Harrison each netting 17 points. Bisci also had four rebounds and a pair of assists while Harrison, whose 17 points were a career high, had three rebounds. Sophomore forward Kirsty Stearns added 12 points and five rebounds for the Greyhounds while Brown tossed in five points and added three assists. Sophomore forward Lauren Fornazor grabbed a career high eight rebounds for Moravian to go with two points and two assists while senior guard LaToya Blake had four rebounds, four points and four steals.

Sophomore guard Jessica Foran added three points and three rebounds for the Greyhounds.

Laura Methvin led Drew with 12 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots while Jessica Reid had nine points and eight rebounds. Allison Hartnett had eight points, six rebounds and six assists for the Rangers while Marissa Maffei and Ann Mularz each scored six points in the contest.