Gwynedd Valley, Pa. - (4/18/2026) - Gwynedd Mercy University (7-5, 2-1) celebrated the collegiate careers of attack/midfielder Nick Citrigno (Southampton, Pa.), attack Gunnar Seaman (Worcester, Pa.), face-off Jake Tedeschi (Goshen, N.Y.), defenseman Dylan Gazda (Pottstown, Pa.), attack Josh Devine (Pottstown, Pa.), and short stick defensive midfielder Zac Womer (Gilbertsville, Pa.) with today's 15-7 triumph over Neumann University (0-13, 0-3). The victory was highlighted by a six-goal performance from sophomore midfielder Landen Ciran (Ephrata, Pa.), a six-point (1 goal, 5 assists) effort from sophomore attack David Crespo (Furlong, Pa.), and a united front from the Red abd Gold backfield. The Gwynedd Mercy University defense caused 16 turnovers and collected 39 ground balls to keep the Griffins in possession of the ball, while sophomore goalkeeper Alexander Guardino (Lumberton, N.J.) earned the win (7-5) with eight saves, four ground balls, and a caused turnover.

Griffin Highlights

• Gwynedd Mercy University separated from Neumann University late in the first quarter with Ciran netting his second (2-1, 6:44) and third (4-1, 2:58) on either side of a connection (3-1, 4:59) between Crespo and Devine.
• In the second quarter, the Griffins used an unassisted score (6-3, 8:50) from sophomore midfielder Colin Vannais (Washington Township, N.J.) and a Crespo-Ciran hook-up (7-4, 4:38) to twice push their advantage to three goals.
• Late in the third quarter, Devine found Ciran for a man-up goal with 4:38 left to play and Crespo located freshman midfielder Cooper Lachowicz (Toms River, N.J.) for a buzzer beater that put the Griffin ahead 10-6 heading to the final frame.
• There, Gwynedd Mercy University put the game out of the Knights' reach with a 5-1 run to the contest's conclusion.
• The Griffins were successful on 26-of-29 (.897) clear attempts and they out-shot the Knights 59-30 after winning 10-of-26 (.384) of the face-offs.
• Ciran took a team-high 21 shots to score his six goals. Crespo added two ground balls to his points.
• The Red and Gold defense enjoyed outstanding play from juniors Joe Oriold (Southampton, Pa.) (4 ground balls, 4 caused turnovers) and Bryce Gaffney (Turnersville, N.J.) (2, 2) as well as freshmen Colton Munyan (Jupiter, Fla.) (3, 2) and Caleb Gaines (Brookhaven, Pa.) (6, 3). The last scored the final goal of the contest with 20 seconds remaining on the clock; 15-7 (0:20, 4QTR).

Gwynedd Mercy University finishes their AEC and regular season schedule on Wednesday, April 22, when they visit Marymount University for a 4:00 p.m. contest.