Gwynedd Mercy 16, DeSales 5
BOX SCOREALLENTOWN, PA. -- Gwynedd Mercy netted 11-straight goals to turn a one-goal deficit into a runaway 16-5 win over DeSales Saturday night. The game was played at Muhlenberg College's Scotty Wood Field.
Tony McCraw (Lawnton, Pa./Central Dauphin East) became the fifth player in program history to reach 100 career points as the junior recorded six points on three goals and three assists
The Griffins (6-2) trailed 5-4 midway through the second quarter before the team rattled off four in the final 4:59 of the stanza. GMercyU would tally six scores in the third to open up a sizable advantage to go on a pick up their sixth win of the year.
Alfonso Manzo (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern) and
Tommy Belmont (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) each had three goals, while
Nick Guglielmi (Holland, Pa./Council Rock South) netted two.
Ryan Rowse scored four times for the Bulldogs (2-4).
Gwynedd led in shots (46-24), groundballs (42-33), and faceoffs (13-of-25) and were good on 17-of-19 clears.
Senior goalie
John Black (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) made seven stops in goal.
McCraw joins teammate
Nico Belardo (Columbus, N.J./Northern Burlington) to accomplish the feat this season as Belardo hit the century mark earlier this season in a win over Lycoming back on February 28th.
The team will open CSAC play on Wednesday night when they welcome Immaculata in a 7 p.m. start.