Aston, Pa. - (4/13/2022) - Senior attack Laura Pelczar (Philadelphia, Pa.) scored three of her team-high seven goals in a third quarter that saw Gwynedd Mercy University (8-6, 1-1) rally from a 8-6 halftime deficit to a 13-11 (0:07) advantage over Neumann University (6-6, 0-2). In the fourth quarter, Pelczar's seventh score, 14-11 (11:55) and unassisted scores from freshman attack Alysia Collins (Royersford, Pa.) (15-11, 9:32) and senior Meleah Hoats (Conyngham, Pa.) (16-13, 4:07) kept the Griffins out of harms' way in a 16-13 final.

Pelczar's performance was supported by five points (4 goals, assist) from senior attack Anna Grace Bernicker (Merion Station, Pa.), three points (2 goals, assist) from Hoats, and one apiece from Collins, senior defender Seydel Acuna (Philadelphia, Pa.) (8-8, 12:21 3QTR), freshman Cheyenne Avellino (Egg Harbor, N.J.) (6-6, 3:50 2QTR), and freshman attack Hailey Bloom (Margate City, N.J.) (Pelczar, 5-6, 9:00 2 QTR). Hoats added six ground balls and three caused turnovers to her points, while Bernkicker's point came with a ground ball and four draw controls. Acuna and Avellino supported their scores with five draw controls apiece; the latter's was the first of her collegiate career. Junior goalkeeper Reilly Owens (Pottstown, Pa.) made 14 saves while recovering five ground balls and causing a turnover in the win (8-6).

Gwynedd Mercy University returns to the GMercyU Athletic Complex next Wednesday, April 20, when they host Marywood University for a 4:00 p.m. AEC contest.