Greyhounds Top York in Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic

YORK, Pa. — The Moravian University women’s basketball team topped host York College of Pennsylvania, 52-44, in the opening day of the 15th Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. 

How It Happened

• The Spartans netted the first eight points of the afternoon before graduate student forward Tessa Zamolyi got the Greyhounds on the scoreboard with a lay-up over halfway through the opening quarter. Zamolyi’s bucket started a 15-2 run that saw the Hounds move ahead 15-10 on a jumper from freshman guard Jayda Cartagena. York scored once more to cut the Moravian lead to 15-12 after 10 minutes of action
• The Blue and Grey scored the first four points of the second quarter with a three-pointer from Zamolyi pushing the advantage to 19-12 three and a half minutes into the stanza. Zamolyi also netted the last bucket of the quarter as the Greyhounds headed to the locker room with a 25-19 edge
• Moravian’s defense limited York to just seven points in the third quarter while the Hounds extended the lead into double digits, holding a 37-25 edge after 30 minutes of action on a late jumper from sophomore forward Brielle Guarente to close out the period
• The Spartans started the final quarter with a spurt to cut the Greyhounds’ advantage down to three points at 39-36 but that is as close as the game would get. Moravian sank four free throws in the final minute to keep its lead over eight points and improve to 2-0 on the year

Inside the Numbers

• Moravian had a pair of players in double figures led by Zamolyi, who had her second straight double-double with 13 points and 17 boards. Senior guard Morgan Amy tossed in 10 points to go with four rebounds and four assists
• Guarente finished with nine points to go with four rebounds and a pair of steals while graduate student forward Kayla Yoegel tossed in eight points to go along with seven boards and three steals
• Senior guard Ashley Robinson added four points while junior forward Sam Osorio contributed seven rebounds, three points and a pair of blocked shots
• Cartagena and sophomore guard Mikayla Anderson both had two points while senior forward Emily Markowski netted one point
• The Greyhounds struggled from the field, making just 18-of-64 shots and 2-of-10 three-pointers; however, the Blue and Grey were 14-for-19 at the foul line while only allowing the Spartans to take two free throws in the game
• Moravian finished with a 49-41 edge on the glass, and the Hounds had 14 turnovers while forcing York into 18 turnovers

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