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December 2, 2006

Gwynedd-Mercy 70, Misericordia 66
Griffins' late heroics lead to league victory in home opener

Box Score

GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA. - Jack Forth (Upper Merion, Pa./Upper Merion) completed a big three-point play with 17 seconds left to put Gwynedd-Mercy into the lead where they rallied to defeat Misericordia, 70-66, in Pennsylvania Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon at the Griffin Complex.

With his team down 66-65, Forth drove along the left baseline where he weaved through two defenders and kissed a shot off the glass to draw a foul sending the home crowd into a frenzy. The sophomore finished with 12 points as the Griffins overcame a double-digit deficit in the first half.

Senior Corey Rich (Norristown, Pa./Kennedy-Kenrick) led GM with 17 points while Chris DelBrocco (Philadelphia, Pa./St. John Neumann) notched his first double-double of the season registering 10 points and 10 boards.

Ryan Roa and Vinny Baumunk led the Cougars (3-3, 1-1 PAC) with 11 points each as a 14-of-25 (56%) shooting clip helped Misericordia lead by as much as 31-15. Gwynedd whittled the lead to 38-31 at the half using a 15-7 run to close the stanza.

Rich's three-pointer early in the second half capped a 12-2 run to give the Griffins (3-1, 2-0 PAC) their first lead of the game. The Cougars' Roa nailed a trey with 7:58 left giving CM a seven-point edge.

Gwynedd hit on 26-of-56 (46%) for the game and held a 37-33 rebound edge.

The Griffins are back at it on Monday as they travel to Marywood for a PAC tilt starting at 8 p.m.

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