Hackettstown, N.J. - (3/27/2026) - After losing game one by a 7-3 margin, Gwynedd Mercy University (6-11, 1-3) secured a split of today's Atlantic East Conference (AEC) doubleheader behind a brilliant game-two performance from freshman Rylie O'Toole (Southampton, Pa.). ). She earned her second win (2-3) of the season by holding Centenary University (N.J.) (3-13, 1-1) to an unearned run on two hits. Meanwhile, a fourth-inning sacrifice fly from junior designated player Jess Kepner (Pipersville, Pa.) (1-0) and four fifth-inning runs provided the offense needed for a 5-1 victory. Junior first baseman Kassidy Kehoe (Lansdale, Pa.) (3-for-7) and junior third baseman Hannah Cohen (North Wales, Pa.) (3-for-6) both recorded multiple hits in the opener, and they were also two of five Griffins to record a hit in game two.

Griffin Highlights - Game One

• Gwynedd Mercy University cut the Centenary University (N.J.) lead in half with a run in the top of the third inning; 2-1. The at-bat began with a Kehoe single, and continued with a sacrifice bunt from freshman second baseman Macey Harrold (West Deptford, N.J.) and a ground out from senior shortstop Hannah Smith (Levittown, Pa.). Kehoe eventually scored on Cohen's single.
• Kehoe put things in motion again in the fifth inning with a double to left field. She moved to third base on a wild pitch and hustled home on a Harrold ground out to third base; 5-2.
• The Red and Gold's theme continued in the seventh inning, where Kehoe drew a walk before circling the bag with a pair of ground outs and a Cohen single; 7-3.
• In the end, Kehoe was 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored. Smith (2-for-4) and Cohen (2-for-4) were the only other Griffins with multiple hits.

Griffin Highlights - Game Two

• Freshman center fielder Nya Brown (Whitehall, Pa.) led off the third inning with a singled and she hustled to third base on a sacrifice bunt from freshman left fielder Sierra Miller (Telford, Pa.), but was stranded there after back-to-back ground outs.
• In the fourth inning, Gwynedd Mercy University capitalized on a lead-off single from Harrold. Smith sacrificed her to second base and a Cohen single moved her to third for Kepner's sacrifice fly; 1-1.
• Miller led off the fifth inning with a walk and Kehoe doubled her in with one out; 2-1. Later in the inning, a Smith sacrifice fly brought home Kehoe (3-1), a double steal (4-1), and a Kepner double (5-1) distanced the Griffins for the four-run win.
• Kehoe (1-for-4), Harrold (1-for-4), Cohen (1-for-2), Kepner (1-for-2), and Brown (1-for-3) were responsible for the five Red and Gold hits.
• O'Toole was tough; she only struck out one, but she worked the zone as she only allowed three base runners over the seven frames.

Gwynedd Mercy University breaks from their AEC schedule to visit Penn State Schuylkill for a 3:00 p.m. doubleheader on Tuesday, March 31.