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February 14, 2005

Gwynedd-Mercy 63, Misericordia 52

Box Score

DALLAS, PA. -- Sophomore Jackie Dougherty (Roslyn, Pa./Abington) scored a career-high 24 points to lead Gwynedd-Mercy to its fifth-straight win with a 63-52 win at Misericordia in Pennsylvania Athletic Conference action Monday night.

Freshman Lauren Healy (Glenmoore, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) contributed 13 points as the Griffins used a late surge and hit key free throws down the stretch.

Leading 31-23 at halftime, Gwynedd-Mercy (13-10, 12-2 PAC) built their biggest lead of the contest at the 16:07 mark of the second as Healy made it a 40-25 GMC advantage.

But the Cougars (14-9, 10-4 PAC) used a 10-0 run over the next six minutes to get within five points twice.

Back-to-back treys from sophomore Michelle Sgrillo (Philadelphia, Pa./Cardinal Dougherty) and Dougherty helped restore a double-digit lead with 7:40 to play. Sgrillo finished with five points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Freshman Karen Tierney (Philadelphia, Pa./Kennedy-Kenrick) chipped in 10 points off the bench.

Misericordia made it a two-possession game at 58-52 with 31 seconds in regulation but Dougherty and junior Allison Gray (Norristown, Pa./Kennedy-Kenrick) combined to go 5-for-6 from the free-throw line the rest of the way to put the game out of reach.

For the game, GMC connected on 20-of-54 (37%) shooting including seven three-pointers, which ties a season-high.

The Cougars were held without a double-digit scorer as Erika Morrison led Misericordia with nine points. Johnna Schickram added eight points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

The Griffins will host Wesley in the final regular-season home game on Wednesday, starting at 6 p.m.

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