GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA. -- Seven different players scored as Gwynedd-Mercy stormed past visiting Mount Saint Mary, 15-2, Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore
Nathan Pendleton (Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley) led the offense with five goals. Senior
Craig Trueblood (Smithsburg, Md./Smithsburg) added three scores and two assists.
The Griffins (2-2) outshot the Knights, 59-11, on the day.
Seniors
Stefan Hetland (Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley) and
Nick Coan (Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley) each chipped in two goals apiece. Hetland also posted a game-high three assists.
MSM goalie Connor Haran was kept busy, making 25 saves.
Ryley O'Keefe (Coatesville, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) made five stops.
Gwynedd led 1-0 in the first before four goals registered, sandwiched around a Knight tally, in the last five minutes of the period.
GM got the ball really rolling in the second quarter, starting the period a man-down and would find later themselves down another man due to a penalty. That's when
Zachary Richter (Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown) hooked up with Hetland on a quick defensive transition for a man-down goal.
Roy Bakeoven (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan), Hetland again, and
Mason Risner (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) also added goals to help the Griffins lead 8-1 at the half.
Matt O'Donnell tallied both goals for the Knights (2-3).
Freshman
Nico Belardo (Columbus, N.J./Northern Burlington) also scored for the Griffins.
Gwynedd-Mercy returns to action on Wednesday, when they travel to Marymount in a 5 p.m. start.