BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The William Paterson women's basketball team (6-6) closed out the 2017 calendar year with a 71-54 road defeat at Moravian (10-2) in the Roosevelt's 21st Greyhound Classic championship game Dec. 31.
 
Senior Tori Woetzel (Wyckoff, N.J., Ramapo) and junior Ashley Castillo (Ridgefield Park, N.J./Ridgefield Park) earned spots on the All-Tournament team for their performance during the two games this weekend. Moravian's Trista Cunningham also earned a spot on the team, while the Greyhounds' Camile McPherson earned the tournament's Most Valuable Player honor. Rounding out the All-Tournament team was Delaney Arbore of Alleghany College and Andrea Watkins of Penn State-Lehigh Valley.
 
Castillo led all scorers with a career-best 22 points on 41 (9-22) percent shooting for the afternoon. Woetzel notched a double-digit scoring effort with 11 points, while junior Julie Rovito (Ridgefield Park, N.J., Ridgefield Park) seized 10 rebounds. McPherson led three player in double figures for Moravian with 17 points on 25 (5-20) percent shooting.
 
The Greyhounds held a significant advantage at the free-throw line, netting 20-of-29 (69 percent) attempts while the Pioneers only earned 14 attempts, converting 10 for a 71 percent clip. Despite forcing 18 turnovers, WP only earned eight points off turnovers for the game.
 
The Pioneers got out to a strong start, taking their largest lead when junior CeCe Green (Boonton, N.J., Boonton) knocked down a jumper to give WP a five-point edge (8-3) at the 6:52 mark of the first quarter. The opening stanza proved to be a high-scoring affair, and the Orange and Black held a two-point lead (19-17) at the first break. The Greyhound offense continued to roll during the second stanza, while the home team's defense stifled WP a bit as Moravian took a 34-30 lead into halftime.
 
After the Greyhounds extended the lead to five (40-35) early in the second half, the Pioneers scored six of the next seven points to level the scoring, 41-41. It was be the final time that WP pulled level with Moravian however, as the Greyhounds took a 52-45 lead into the fourth quarter, and eventually pulled away during the final stanza for the 17-point win.
 
As the calendar changes to January, the Pioneers will turn their focus back to New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) play  where they tip-off 2018 with a home contest against The College of New Jersey on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at 8:00 p.m.
 
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