The Moravian College women's basketball team posted its second straight Landmark Conference win with an 80-47 victory over visiting Drew University in Johnston Hall Sunday afternoon.
The game marked the first time this season that all 18 players on the Greyhounds' roster all saw action in the same game, with 13 of them scoring points.
Moravian led the entire game after junior forward Alexandra Blair scored just eight seconds into the game. A three-point play from senior guard/forward Emily Smith put the Greyhounds ahead 9-0 at the 17:51 mark, and the closest Drew would get the remainder of the game was six points, 14-8, on a put back basket from senior forward Jess Reid with 12:42 to go in the first half.
Freshman center Laura Jordan put Moravian back in front by double digits, 19-8, with two free throws at 12:02, and the Greyhounds' lead reached 21 points, 38-17, on a Jordan layup with 3:06 before the intermission.
Moravian headed to the locker room with a 45-23 lead after shooting 15-for-28 from the floor (53.6 percent), one-for-three behind the three-point line and 14-for-16 at the foul line in the first half. The Greyhounds also had a 20-14 advantage in rebounds, and the squad had nine first half turnovers while forcing Drew into 13 turnovers. The Rangers made ten-of-30 field goal attempts (33.3 percent), two-of-11 three-pointers and one-of-two free throws in the opening half.
Both squads started the second half cold with Drew finally scoring on a lay-up from sophomore guard Jennifer Mateo at the 16:43 mark. Senior forward Amy Heffner scored Moravian's first points of the second half 14 seconds later on a lay-up. Freshman guard Caitlin Hrebik would give the Greyhounds a 30-point lead, 60-30, on a pair of free throws with 9:22 to go, and Moravian's largest lead of the game, 35 points (76-41) was after a three-pointer from senior guard Jennie Miller with just 2:33 remaining.
Moravian was just ten-for-36 from the field (27.8 percent), two-for-four on three-pointers and 13-for-17 at the foul line in the second half. The Greyhounds did finish with a 49-37 edge in rebounds, and Moravian had 18 turnovers in the game while Drew committed 25 turnovers. The Rangers were 11-for-36 from the field (30.6 percent), two-for-ten on three-pointers and did not attempt a free throw in the second half.
Smith led a trio of players in double figures for Moravian with a game high 15 points to go with three rebounds and three steals. Heffner tossed in 11 points and grabbed three boards while Jordan had her first collegiate double-double with a career high 11 points to go with ten rebounds. Alexandra Blair tossed in seven points and added nine rebounds and four assists while freshman Erika Blair scored her first points of the season and finished with six points and four rebounds for the Greyhounds.
Sophomore guard Amanda Kreuder had seven points and three assists for Moravian while freshman guard Danielle Brogan added six points. Freshman guard Alyssa Hann tossed in five points and had two steals for the Greyhounds while freshman guard Katie O'Rourke had four points in just five minutes before leaving with an injury.
Junior forward/center Victoria Ault led Drew with 11 points and seven rebounds while Mateo had ten points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals. Sophomore guard Dana Coronato had six points and five boards off of the Rangers' bench while junior guard Danielle Barber had five points and three assists.