true Gwynedd Mercy 88, Rosemont 66
BOX SCOREGWYNEDD VALLEY, PA. -- Junior
Chandler DiFebbo (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville) scored a career-high 19 points to help lead Gwynedd Mercy in defeating Rosemont, 88-66, in CSAC action Saturday afternoon at the Griffin Complex.
DiFebbo, who also added four assists and three steals, was 8-of-9 shooting including a 3-for-4 stint from downtown. Junior
Olivia Bradford (Lansdale, Pa./Christopher Dock) added 17 points as the Griffins shot over 50% in the second half to pull away from the Ravens.
Liz Coyne led Rosemont with 22 points and 12 rebounds, both game highs. Dominique Sellers added 12 and Leilani Naone-Carter finished with 10.
The Griffins (10-7, 6-2 CSAC) built a 16-3 lead to start the game, holding the Ravens without a field goal until the 14:16 mark. Rosemont would climb within six late in the stanza before back-to-back buckets off of steals from DiFebbo gave GM a 38-28 lead at the break.
A driving layup in the lane and foul from senior
Kelsey Yori (Folsom, Pa./Ridley) have the Griffins a 55-34 lead with just over 15 minutes to play. The lead would grow to as much as 25 before Rosemont would climb within 73-59 with 4:59 remaining. The Griffins would put the game away courtesy of a 10-0 run capped by a trey from DiFebbo.
Yori would total 11 points while freshman
Dee Terry (Pottstown, Pa./Boyertown) added 10 off the bench. DiFebbo, senior
Natasha Matthews (Norristown, Pa./Norristown) and sophomore
Nicole Dombrowski (Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Academy) each led the team with six rebounds. Dombrowski added seven points, three blocks, two steals, and two assists.
After going 15-of-42 (35.7%) in the first half, the team rebounded to go 18-of-33 (54.5%) in the second and finish at a 44.0% clip for the contest. Rosemont (7-10, 3-5 CSAC) was just 23-of-73 (31.5%) and 2-of-16 from behind the arc on the day.
Gwynedd Mercy returns to action on Wednesday when they head up to Baptist Bible for a CSAC matchup starting at 6 p.m.
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