2023-24 Moravian University Women's Basketball News

Season
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Top 10 Games of 2023-24 - #9 Women’s Basketball Earns Win over Susquehanna in Final Minute

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian University is continuing to look back at its 2023-24 athletic campaign. The nex contest in the Top 10 Exciting Games from the past year is our No. 9 highlight – the women’s basketball team earning a one-point win over Susquehanna University in the final minute of action in Johnston Hall.

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160 Greyhounds Honored on 2024 Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll

TOWSON, Md. --- The Landmark Conference announced its 2024 Spring Academic Honor Roll selections today including 160 student-athletes from Moravian University. The Honor Roll recognizes all winter and spring student-athletes who have reached sophomore standing with a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher.

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193 Hounds Achieve Dean’s Honors List Accolades for 2024 Spring Semester

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University Department of Athletics and Recreation had 193 of its student-athletes receive Dean’s Honors List accolades from the University for achieving a 3.50 or higher grade-point average during the 2024 Spring semester.

The 2024 Moravian All-Athlete Banquet awards before the presentation in Johnson Hall.
Moravian Announces 2024 Award Winners at Second Annual All-Athlete Awards Banquet

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian University honored its 2023-24 student-athletes with its Second Annual All-Athlete Awards Banquet in Johnston Hall Monday evening sponsored by the Greyhounds’ Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

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Moravian Announces Finalists and Live Stream for SAAC All-Athlete Awards Banquet on April 22

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University Department of Athletics and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will be hosting the Second Annual All-Athlete Awards Banquet on Monday, April 22 in Johnston Hall with the event live streamed at https://landmarknetwork.tv/moravian/.

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Greyhounds Lead NCAA DIII for 16th Straight Year in 2024 Play4Kay with $17,030 Raised

RALEIGH, N.C. --- The Moravian University women’s basketball program has been named as the NCAA Division III winner of the 2024 Kay Yow Cancer Fund Play4Kay fundraiser with $17,030 raised in 2024, the 16th straight year that the Greyhounds have led NCAA Division III schools in Play4Kay.

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Moravian Participating in 13th Annual NCAA D3Week from April 1-7

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian University is joining with more than 440 schools across the country in celebration of NCAA Division III Week, which officially runs from Monday, April 1 through Sunday, April 7.

Head shots of six Landmark Conference Winter All-Sportsmanship honorees.
Six Moravian Student-Athletes Selected to 2024 Landmark Conference Winter All-Sportsmanship Team

TOWSON, Md. --- The Landmark Conference has named 56 student-athletes to the All-Sportsmanship Team. The All-Sportsmanship Team includes one student-athlete from each institution for each sport and is selected by the players and coaches from their respective team.

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Guarente & Osorio Named to Landmark Women’s Basketball All-Conference Teams

TOWSON, Md. --- Moravian University junior forward Brielle Guarente has been named to the 2024 Landmark Women’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team while senior forward Sam Osorio was selected to the Honorable Mention squad.

Senior forward Sam Osorio goes up for a lay-up late in the second quarter at Elizabetthown College in the 2024 Landmark Conference Semifinals. Photo by Christine Fox
Greyhounds Fall to Elizabethtown in Landmark Conference Tournament First Round

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The sixth seeded Moravian University women’s basketball squad fell to third seed and host Elizabethtown College, 87-57, in the 2024 Landmark Conference Tournament First Round Tuesday evening to close out the 2023-24 season.

The Greyhounds huddle before the start of a game versus DeSales University in Johnston Hall this season. Photo by Ryan Fleming
Moravian Women Set to Begin 2024 Landmark Conference Tournament at Elizabethtown on February 20

TOWSON, Md. --- The Moravian University women’s basketball team has earned the sixth seed in the 2024 Landmark Conference Tournament and will travel to third seed Elizabethtown College for a first round contest on Tuesday, February 20 at 7:00 p.m.

Freshman guard/forward Lizzie Lustig shoots a three-pointer versus The Catholic University of America in Johnston Hall earlier this season. Photo by Cosmic Fox Media / Matthew Levine '11
Moravian Falls at Juniata to End Regular Season; Hounds Earn Berth to Landmark Conference Tournament

HUNTINGDON, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s basketball team nearly rallied from a 15-point deficit in the second half before falling to host Juniata College, 57-52, in Landmark Conference action to end the 2023-24 regular season; however, the Greyhounds earned the sixth seed in the 2024 Landmark Conference Tournament Saturday with other action around the conference. 

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Guarente & Ratcliff Selected to Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Organization Teams of the Year

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Junior forward Brielle Guarente and sophomore forward Marquis Ratcliff from the Moravian University basketball teams have been selected to the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Team of the Year by the LVSCB Organization at its final luncheon of the 2023-24 season at DeSales University.

Junior forward Brielle Guarente get set to play defense during the first half versus Wilkes University in Johnston Hall. Photo by Avery Saladino '24
Greyhounds Top Wilkes in Final Home Game of 2023-24 to Remain in Postseason Race

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s basketball squad topped visiting Wilkes University, 55-47, in Landmark Conference action Wednesday evening in Johnston Hall in the Greyhounds final home game of the 2023-24 season with the victory keeping the Hounds in the race for a Landmark Conference Tournament berth. 

Seniors Sam Osorio and Reganne Flannery and their parents on Senior Day in Johnston Hall. Photo by Grace Nelson '26
Moravian Falls to Lycoming in Fourth Quarter on Senior Day and Play4Kay Game

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s basketball team entered the fourth quarter tied with visiting Lycoming College, but the Greyhounds ended up falling to the Warriors 63-54 in Landmark Conference action in Johnston Hall Saturday on Senior Day and Moravian’s annual Play4Kay game to raise money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.

Freshman center Grace Steffen shoots a free throw in the second half of a game versus The University of Scranton in Johnston Hall earlier this season. Photo by Jordyn Itterly '25
Greyhounds Fall at No. 8 Scranton

SCRANTON, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s basketball squad fell to No. 8 The University of Scranton, 65-47, in Landmark Conference action on the road Wednesday evening.