Senior guard Morgan Amy drives to the basket in the first half versus Albright College in Johnston Hall. Photo by Mairi West '23
Senior guard Morgan Amy drives to the basket in the first half versus Albright College in Johnston Hall. Photo by Mairi West '23
November 13, 2022

Hounds Fall to Stevens in Double Overtime at 15th Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic Hosted by York

YORK, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s basketball squad fell to Stevens Institute of Technology, 87-84 in double-overtime, on the second day of the 15th Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at York College of Pennsylvania Sunday afternoon after entering the fourth quarter with an 11-point lead.

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YORK, Pa. --- The Moravian University women's basketball squad fell to Stevens Institute of Technology, 87-84 in double-overtime, on the second day of the 15th Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at York College of Pennsylvania Sunday afternoon after entering the fourth quarter with an 11-point lead.

How It Happened

  • Neither team scored in the opening five minutes of the game before senior forward Emily Markowski hit the first points of the contest for the Hounds. The Ducks eventually took a 9-3 lead and would hold a 12-9 edge after 10 minutes of action
  • The Greyhounds netted the first five points of the second quarter on a jumper from graduate student forward Tessa Zamolyi and a three-pointer by senior guard Morgan Amy to take a 14-12 lead. The Blue and Grey pushed the advantage to 23-17 on another three-pointer by Amy with 4:36 before the intermission, but Stevens closed the gap back to two points at 25-23. Moravian answered and took a 34-25 lead on a three-pointer from Amy before heading to the locker room with a 34-27 edge
  • The Hounds controlled the third quarter with the advantage reaching double digits at 41-31 on a lay-up by Amy. Graduate student forward Kayla Yoegel hit a jumper for a 13-point edge at 51-38 while sophomore forward Brielle Guarente finished the quarter with a jumper and a 53-42 advantage
  • Guarente hit another jumper at the 9:21 mark of the fourth quarter to give the Blue and Grey their largest of the contest at 14 points, 56-42. The Ducks countered with a 13-0 run to pull within a point at 56-55 with seven minutes left in regulation. Stevens would tie the contest at 61-61 before Moravian connected on six straight free throws, two each from senior guard Ashley Robinson, Markowski and Amy to give the Hounds a 67-61 edge with 1:59 to go. Stevens closed within a point and then hit a three-pointer with 20 seconds left to knot the score at 69-69. Amy took a three-pointer just before the final buzzer but came up short to force overtime
  • During the first overtime, the squads traded points until Moravian took a 76-73 lead after a free throw from Markowski with 2:07 on the clock. The Ducks netted the final three points of the extra session to tie the game gain at 76-76. The Greyhounds had a chance again to win just before the buzzer; however, Yoegel's jumper missed
  • Stevens scored first in the second overtime before Amy hit two free throws and Yoegel sank a lay-up to give Moravian an 80-78 edge. The squads continued to trade points with the Hounds knotting the score for the 12th time in the game at 84-84 on a free throw by Yoegel with 1:30 to go. The Ducks netted three points to take an 87-84 lead. Amy got off a three-pointer just before the buzzer but her shot to tie came up short of the rim

Inside the Numbers

  • Moravian had five players in double figures with Amy netting a career-high 24 points to go with three assists, a pair rebounds and two steals. Amy was selected to the All-Tournament Team
  • Yoegel recorded her fourth career double-double with 15 points and a career-best 17 rebounds to go with a pair of steals while Zamolyi had her third straight double-double with 13 points and 14 boards to go with three steals
  • Markowski tossed in 13 points to go along with five rebounds, three steals and a pair of blocked shots while Robinson scored a career-high 10 points while grabbing two rebounds
  • Guarente finished with eight points and two boards while junior forward Sam Osorio grabbed seven rebounds
  • The Greyhounds shot 26-for-84 from the floor, 4-for-16 beyond the three-point line and 28-for-41 at the foul line as the squads combined to shoot 69 free throws
  • Moravian forced the Ducks into 23 turnovers while committing just 18 turnovers in the 50 minutes of the contest 

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Wednesday, November 16 at Dickinson College, 7:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, November 19 vs. The College of New Jersey, 2:00 p.m.