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Reading, Pa. (Jan. 5, 2009) – Moravian College (10-1) hit 13-of-25 shots from the floor in the second half and went 21-of-26 from the free throw line scoring 47 points after the break en route to an 80-64 win over Alvernia University (4-5) Monday evening in non-conference women's basketball action at the Physical Education Center.

Moravian ran off an 11-3 run over a three-minute span early in the second half to turn a four-point lead into a 12-point cushion with 12:31 to play and the Greyhounds held the lead at nine or better the rest of the way. Junior guard Jessica Foran (Annandale, N.J./Rutgers Prep) scored a game-high 19 for the guests and was matched by Alvernia sophomore Alex Velazquez (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township).

Junior Alyssa Bisci (Easton, Pa./Easton) joined Foran in double figures with 17 and Kristy Stearns (East Norwich, N.Y./Oyester Bay) and Kate Harrison (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) helped Moravian earn a 47-31 advantage on the boards with 12 and 11 rebounds respectively.

Alvernia finished with three players in double figures. Kelli McIntyre (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain) scored 17 and Allison Toczylowski (Mantua, N.J./Clearview Regional) added 10.

Moravian marched out to a 12-point lead with eight minutes gone in the first half. The Greyhounds scored the first four points of the game and Foran led the way with just four points as six different players scored for the guests as it build an 18-6 lead, the largest of the half.

Alvernia answered with nine of the next 11, including Velazquez's first 3 of the season, to trim the gap to five, 20-15 with 9:22 left in the half. Foran answered with a 3 and Harrison, who balanced her stat line with nine points and seven assists, followed with a jumper to reset the Moravian lead at 10 points, 25-15.

The lead remained 10 after a Foran 3 at the 3:11 mark, but Foran's jumper at 2:14 was the only other bucket for the Greyhounds before the break, and Alvernia closed with a 12-2 run punctuated by Velazquez's second 3, an answered prayer from mid court.

Alvernia will return to action on Wednesday when it hosts Misericordia University in a Freedom Conference doubleheader.

Moravian 80, Alvernia 64