The Misericordia University women's basketball team used big runs at the end of third and fourth quarters to pull away from King's in 68-50 win, Saturday afternoon at King's.
 
Leading 28-27 in the third quarter, the Cougars closed the period on a 16-7 run to take a 44-34 lead.
 
Up 49-43 early in the fourth quarter, MU went on a 19-7 run to end the game.
 
Jocelyn Grosch led the Cougars with 15 points, including five three-pointers, and added 11 rebounds.  Emily Romanowski had nine points, nine rebounds and five assists and Ava Cirigliano added nine points.
 
Leading 28-27 with 7:54 to go in the third quarter, Romanowski scored two straight baskets and assisted on a Grosch three-pointer to ignite MU's run.
 
Cirigliano converted a three-point play and Grosch hit a three-pointer to give Mu a 41-31 lead with 2:08 to go.
 
After a King's bucket, Casey Heyman closed the period with a three-pointer to give the Cougars a 44-34 lead.
 
King's pulled with 49-43 with 7:24 remaining in the game, but the Cougars dominated down the stretch.
 
Samantha Casey made back-to-back layups and Grosch nailed another three-pointer to give MU a 56-44 advantage.
 
Heyman sandwiched another three-pointer between a layup and two free throws by Caitlin Landgraf to give MU its biggest lead of the day, 63-44, with 3:14 to play.