true Gwynedd Mercy 13, Rosemont 8
BOX SCOREGWYNEDD VALLEY, PA. – The Griffins held Rosemont to just three second-half goals as Gwynedd Mercy clamped down on a 13-8 CSAC win over the Ravens on Saturday.
Leading 6-5 at halftime, GMercyU took advantage of their aggressive play, as five of their seven goals in the second half were free position scores.
Senior
Kelsey Yori (Folsom, Pa./Ridley) paced the offense with a season-high six goals while adding an assist. Junior
Brianna Greer (Philadelphia, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) added four tallies.
Two early goals from the Ravens put the Griffins (6-7, 3-4 CSAC) in a quick hole but they would respond with two of their own, one from Greer and the other from
Christi Gibbs (Philadelphia, Pa./Little Flower). Yori would cap the scoring in the period with two unassisted markers in the final 3:44 of the stanza for a 6-5 lead.
Kerry Hars, along with Nicole Goodwin, led the Ravens (3-7, 2-5 CSAC) with three goals each. Her score minutes into the second half would tie things up once again. Gwynedd, however would start to pull away with three of their own. Later, leading 10-7, the Griffins kept Rosemont off the scoreboard for over 16 minutes as a pair of scores from Yori and a goal from junior
Danae Perrymond (Pottstown, Pa./Pottstown) helped to open the lead for good.
Perrymond led the team with three caused turnovers. Yori had five groundballs while Greer chipped in four draws. Freshman
Lauren Mitros (Glenside, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) also scored for GMercy U.
Freshman goalie
Bria Gillard (Philadelphia, Pa./Little Flower) made four second-half saves. Rosemont's Nia Hall tried to keep her team in the game, as she ended up with 15 saves.
Gwynedd Mercy is back in action on Tuesday when they head to Dover, Delaware to face off with Wesley in a 7 p.m. start.
