Allentown, Pa. - (8/31/2024) - Gwynedd Mercy University (1-1) evened their record for the opening weekend of 2024 as they celebrated a 3-0 victory over Cedar Crest College (0-2) this afternoon. Senior midfielder
Laura Filchner (Bath, Pa.) got the Griffins going with her first-quarter score (1-0, 6:35) off the feed from freshman forward/midfielder
Leany Santana (Wilmington, Del.). Santana also scored her first collegiate goal as the third Red and Gold tally of ther affair; she completed a pass from sophomore midfielder
Lillie Uttenreither (Bel Air, Md.) at 54:33. In between, junior midfielder
Makenzie Reed (Philadelphia, Pa.) scored the second Gwynedd Mercy University goal of the 3-0 final, when she finished a pass from sophomore defender
Morgan Hoban (Cinnaminson, N.J.) in the 55th minute (54:33).
Griffins Highlights
- Gwynedd Mercy University out-shot Cedar Crest College by a 20-3 margin. They also doubled up the Falcons on penalty corners; 8-4.
- Reed recorded seven of the Griffins' 20 shots. Uttenreither took five. Both put four on goal.
- Senior goalkeeper Morgan Lawless (Bristol, Pa.) totaled three saves in the win (1-1).
Gwynedd Mercy University on Wednesday, September 4, when they visit Delaware Valley University for a 4:30 p.m. contest.