Center Valley, PA (November 26, 2019) - The #8/9 DeSales University women's basketball team turned around a three-point third quarter defict out-scoring Moravian by six in the fourth quarter to stay unbeaten on the young season with a 74-69 win over one of its local rivals on Tuesday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 74, Moravian - 69
• Records: DeSales (5-0); Moravian (4-2)
• The win is DSU's program best 23rd straight at home.
• DeSales has now won two straight in the all-time series with Moravian and improves its series record to 25-20 vs. the Greyhounds.

How it Happened

• Two early three-pointers by the Greyhounds gave Moravian an 8-4 lead early and MC continued to lead (18-15) after one quarter of play.
• The advantage grew to as many as eight points late in the second quarter before the Bulldogs finished the half on a 5-0 with sophomore Averi Jordan scoring all five, including a 3 with eight seconds left.
• Moravian was quick out of the halftime locker room opening up its largest lead (9 points) twice with the last coming at 44-35 with 6:44 to go in the quarter.
• MC continued to lead by eight with 2:42 left when the Bulldogs used a 9-1 run over the next 1:51 to tie the score at 52, thanks in part to four points from sophomore Samantha Shinkus.
• Moravian clung to a 54-53 advantage after three and was up three (58-55) with 7:25 to go in the game when DeSales made another run.
• The Bulldogs used a 12-5 spurt over the span of 5:22 to turn a three-point deficit into a four-point lead that included a huge 3 from Jordan, two buckets from freshman Maria Newsome, and two Jordan free throws to cap off the run.
• Moravian got within two twice, but a bucket from senior Molly Jansco and free throws from both Newsome and Jordan capped off the comeback and sealed the home win.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Jordan was terrific recording her second double-double in a row with 26 points and 12 rebounds.
• Jansco finished with a season-high 16 points and pulled down seven boards.
• Newsome added 10 tallies and Shinkus stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, five assists, five steals, and three blocks.

For the Foes

• Nadine Ewald and Maddie Capuano each played very well scoring a team-high 21 points each.
• Kayla Yoegel added 10 points, while Karlie Brogan had nine points, 11 boards, and six helpers.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales took advantage of 20 Moravian turnovers to score 23 points.
• Both teams had 42 points in the paint and rebounds were about even with Moravian totaling a slight 47-45 advantage.
• The Bulldogs were terrific from the line hitting 16-of-22 (72.7%), while the Greyhounds hit just 9-of-20 (45%).

Up Next

• DSU breaks for the Thanksgiving holiday and will return to action on Tuesday, December 3rd when they host 4th ranked The University of Scranton beginning at 7:00 pm.