Gwynedd Valley, Pa. - (9/27/2023) - The Gwynedd Mercy University (1-7) defense held Arcadia University (4-5) at bay until the late in the second quarter as the Knights used a pair of connections between junior midfielder Morgan McEntire (Bath, Pa.) and junior midfielder Morganne Dee (Buffalo, N.Y.) (25:00, 37:34) to defeat the Griffins by a 2-0 final. The Griffins totaled four shots, while a defensive save from sophomore defender
Abby LePage (Cinnaminson, N.J.) (7:05), and four stops from freshman goalkeeper
Nikki Williams (Cinnaminson, N.J.) accounted for their five saves.
Griffin Highlights
- LePage's defensive save was Gwynedd Mercy University's first stop of the afternoon and only one of the first quarter.
- Williams made two saves in the second quarter (20:52, 20:58), one in the third quarter (43:20), and one in the fourth quarter (54:55).
- Junior midfielder Laura Filchner (Bath, Pa.) took two (27:17, 41:56) of the Griffins' four shots; the other two strikes came from freshman forward Hailey Crosby (Afton, N.Y.) (40:45) and sophomore forward Mackenzie Reed (Philadelphia, Pa.) (47:18).
Gwynedd Mercy University continues a busy home schedule on Saturday, September 30, when they host Delaware Valley University for a 12:00 p.m. contest.