true St. Mary's City, Md. - (10/25/2023) - Gwynedd Mercy University (2-14, 1-5) completed their 2023 regular season schedule with this evening's 6-1 Atlantic East Conference (AEC) loss at St. Mary's College of Maryland (10-5, 6-0). The Griffins scored the first goal of the affair as junior midfielder Laura Filchner (Bath, Pa.) completed a pass from sophomore forward Mackenzie Reed (Philadelphia, Pa.) midway through the 11th-minute (1-0, 10:35). Unfortunately, the Seahawks quickly turned the tide with a goal at the expiration of the first quarter (1-1, 15:00) and ran away with a 5-1 win thanks to subsequent scores at 23:07, 29:26, 38:52, and 52:29.

Griffin Highlights

• Gwynedd Mercy University put half of their four shots on goal. All four came in the first quarter as a shots from freshman forward Lillie Uttenriether (Bel Air, Md.) (6:22) and junior forward Ashley Berry (Philadelphia, Pa.) (10:22) were blocked, Reed's strike off a penalty corner was saved (10:30) and Filchner scored her fifth goal of the season (10:35).
• The Griffins had two penalty corners in the first quarter (6:14, 10:22) and another late in the fourth quarter (52:33).
• Freshman goalkeeper Nikki Williams (Cinnaminson, N.J.) made seven saves in the loss (2-12).

Gwynedd Mercy University has earned the #6 seed in the upcoming AEC Field Hockey Championship Tournament and will travel to #3 Immaculata University on Saturday, October 28, for a 12:00 p.m. Opening Round contest.