The Misericordia University women's basketball team dropped its home finale to DeSales, 77-39, Wednesday night in the Anderson Center.

Skylar Bianchi had 12 points and eight rebounds to lead the Cougars while Jordan Postiglione added nine points.

The teams traded baskets throughout much of a tightly-contested first quarter.

Bianchi tied the game 2-2 with MU's first basket on a backdoor cut down the lane with a bounce pass from Skylar Dowling nearly three minutes into the opening quarter.

Down 8-2, Grosch hit a short jumper just outside the lane with 5:41 to go.

Postiglione drained a 15-foot jumper and added a three-point play to get MU within 12-9 with 3:31 left.

Bianchi answered a DeSales bucket with a driving layup to make it 14-11 with 2:31 remaining.

The Bulldogs led 16-11 after one period and stretched the lead to double digits early in the second quarter.