Reganne Flannery '24 looks to pass up court during the first half versus The Catholic University of America in Johnston Hall on February 12.
February 14, 2021

Moravian Sees Fourth Quarter Lead Slip Away at Catholic

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Moravian College women’s basketball team had a nine-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, and the Greyhounds were up three with 1:38 to go before host The Catholic University of America scored the game’s final nine points to defeat the Hounds, 69-62, in Landmark Conference action Sunday afternoon in our nation’s capital.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Moravian College women's basketball team had a nine-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, and the Greyhounds were up three with 1:38 to go before host The Catholic University of America scored the game's final nine points to defeat the Hounds, 69-62, in Landmark Conference action Sunday afternoon in our nation's capital.

How It Happened

  • The Cardinals scored the game's first five points before freshman forward Sam Osorio scored for the Hounds. Catholic pushed its lead up to eight points, 16-8, before the Blue and Grey scored six straight points to pull within two at 16-14 on a pair of free throws from sophomore guard Jackie Kelly with 1:32 left in the quarter. Sophomore guard Madison Amy beat the clock at the end of the period as the Greyhounds trailed 18-16 after 10 minutes of action
  • Madison Amy made it a one-point game, 20-19, 29 seconds into the second period with a three-pointer. Catholic answered and stretched the lead to five points at 28-23 with 5:16 before the intermission. Moravian responded and scored five straight points to tie the score at 28-28 on a jumper by freshman guard Reganne Flannery at the 3:59 mark. Flannery knotted the score again at 32-32 with two free throws about two minutes later. Kelly sank a lay-up in the final seconds as the Greyhounds trailed 36-34 at halftime
  • Madison Amy started the second half with a lay-up and sophomore guard Morgan Amy sank two free throws to give Moravian a 38-36 lead. Madison Amy would connect on a three-pointer to make it a 41-38 advantage, Flannery added a lay-up for a 47-41 edge with 3:26 left in the period. Junior guard Kayla Yoegel sank a lay-up with 11 seconds left in the quarter as the Blue and Grey led 53-44 after 30 minutes of action
  • Catholic scored the first nine points of the fourth quarter to knot the score at 53-53 before Flannery made a lay-up. The Cardinals would tie the game again at 56-56 and 58-58 before Madison Amy hit a jumper to put the Greyhounds up 62-59 with 1:38 to go. However, Moravian would not score again as Catholic netted the contest's final nine points

Firsts for the Hounds

  • Sophomore forward Emily Markowski made her first start of her collegiate career and had three points, three assists and two rebounds

Inside the Numbers

  • Moravian had two players in double figures with Madison Amy netting a team-high 16 points while Yoegel tossed in 11 points to go with a career-high five blocked shots
  • Flannery tied her career-high with eight points
  • Freshman forward Gracie Hezel had career-highs of four rebounds and three points
  • The Greyhounds shot 44.4 percent (24-for-54) from the floor for the game but were just 4-for-14 (28.6 percent) in the final 10 minutes 

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Tuesday, February 16 at The University of Scranton, 7:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, February 21 vs. Yeshiva (N.Y.) University, 12:00 p.m.