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Gwynedd-Mercy 70, Delaware Valley 59

Box Score

GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA. – Tournament MVP Brittany Neill (Woodlyn, Pa./Ursuline Academy DE) scored 22 points as Gwynedd-Mercy won the 2010 Residence Inn by Marriott Tip-Off Tournament by defeating Delaware Valley, 70-59, in the title game Saturday afternoon.

Senior Stacey Judge (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert) added 12 points as the Griffins, despite 10 lead changes in the game, pulled away from a tight contest in the second half.

Neill was 8-for-16 shooting, hitting six three-pointers while adding six boards and dour assists. Senior Kristy McGrath (West Chester, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) chipped in 11 points while freshman Natasha Matthews (Norristown, Pa./Norristown) registered eight points and six rebounds.

Jackie Shunkwiler netted 21 while teammate Emily Soper had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Aggies (2-1). Brittany Battinieri added 10 as Del Val led 28-26 at halftime.

Trailing 50-49 with 9:08 in the game, Gwynedd took the lead for good on a three-pointer from freshman Dara Nelson (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn). That long-range bucket kickstarted an 11-2 run giving GM the momentum it needed to pull away for the win.

McGrath and Battinieri were named to the all-tournament team along with Amy Heffner from Moravian and Rayshell Parker from Stevenson.

The teams were even in rebounding (38-38) but GM hit for 27-of-67 (40.3%) shooting including a 16-for-36 (44.4%) clip in the second half.

In the consolation game, the Greyhounds of Moravian were 72-53 winners over the Mustangs of Stevenson.  Heffner led all scorers with 23 points and also grabbed 10 caroms.

Gwynedd-Mercy is off until after the Thanksgiving break when they open conference play at Rosemont on Monday, November 29th in a 6 p.m. start.

2010 Residence Inn by Marriott/Gwynedd-Mercy Tip-Off All-Tournament Team
Amy Heffner - Moravian
Rayshell Parker - Stevenson
Brittany Battinieri - Delaware Valley
Kristy McGrath - Gwynedd-Mercy
MVP - Brittany Neill - Gwynedd-Mercy