MADISON, N.J. - Senior forward
Erin Frederick scored a season-high 21 points, but Moravian College pulled away for a 77-68 Landmark Conference (LC) victory Friday evening in Baldwin Gym.
The Rangers (3-3, 3-3 LC) led 20-16 at the end of the first quarter and trailed by only three (44-41) at halftime. It was still a three-point game but the Greyhounds came back to take a 44-41 edge at halftime. It was still a nip-and-tuck game before Moravian opened up a double-digit lead early in the fourth quarter.
Senior guard
Julia Ramos added 12 points and seven assists for Drew while sophomore guard
Joey Meyers contributed 12 points and eight rebounds. Junior guard
Sekya Campbell contributed eight points and 12 rebounds.
Madison Amy scored 25 points on 7-of-11 3-point shooting to lead Moravian (5-4, 3-4 LC) while Sam Osorio added 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Rangers were hot early on, outscoring the Greyhounds 16-8 to start the game. Moravian ended the quarter on an 8-4 run to cut the lead in half.
The Greyhounds took their first lead of the night during a 10-2 spurt that put the visitors up by four. They led by as much as seven midway through the period, but Drew came roaring back with a 13-2 outburst that put the hosts up 37-33 with 3:46 left in the half. However, Moravian ended the half on an 11-4 run to assume their three-point lead at the break.
It was still a three-point affair (52-49) after Frederick dropped in a lay-up with 3:51 remaining in the third quarter, but Moravian scored the final five points of the period and led 57-49 heading into the final stanza. The 'Hounds used a 5-0 surge to push their lead to 11 with 7:27 left, and the Rangers were unable to get closer than eight the rest of the way.
The two sides conclude their season series on Saturday when they tip off at 4 p.m. in Bethlehem, Pa.