WASHINGTON -- Head Coach Keith Mondillo won his 400th coaching victory as the Griffins grinded out a 54-44 win over King's at the Fairfield Inn D.C. Holiday Classic hosted by Catholic University.

Mondillo, now in his 21st season, adds to his career coaching mark of 400-162 and a winning percentage over 70%. The record includes 10 seasons with 20-or-more wins and just one with a sub-par .500 mark (9-16) which came in his first season back in 1995-96.

Junior Charlotte Kucowski continued her strong play, totaling 17 points and 13 rebounds, both game highs, for her sixth double-double of the season. She would go 7-for-15 from the floor and hit all three of her team's three-pointers. Senior Olivia Bradford added 13 while junior Nicole Dombrowski chipped in 10 as GMercyU (8-2) took advantage of their trips to the free-throw line in the final two quarters, going 16-of-18 over the final 20 minutes and 10-for-12 in the fourth stanza.

Points were at a premium in the first quarter as each team had three field goals apiece. Gwynedd would score the first seven points of the game over the initial 3:44 of the quarter. Kucowski's triple staked the Griffins to a 7-0 lead, but it would be the final field goal of the period. After Alison Szyszko hit one of two at the charity stripe with 1:29 to go for an 8-6 lead, the Monarch's added a bucket in their final possession as both teams were knotted at 8-8 after one.

The second quarter paralleled the first as the teams looked to shake off the collective offensive rust. King's would take an 18-16 edge into halftime.

In the third, the Griffins made their move and took the lead for good. Back-to-back field goals from Kucowski and Dombrowski pushed GMercy ahead 32-28 midway in the quarter before a three-pointer from Casey Seitz pulled King's back within one. Gwynedd would hold the Monarchs scoreless over the final 3:54 and would lead 36-31 after three.

The fourth saw the Griffins go on a 7-0 run over the first half of the stanza to take a double-digit lead (43-33) and help secure the win.

Seitz finished with six points for King's (8-3) while teammate Jennifer Fabian had 11 off the bench.

Gwynedd Mercy will take on the host Cardinals tomorrow at 3 p.m.