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November 18, 2006

Gwynedd-Mercy 61, Albright 59
2006 Kean University Tip-Off Tournament
Kramp hits late go-ahead bucket as Griffins win season opener

Box Score

UNION, N.J. - Sophomore Kristy Cramp (Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley) scored a game-high 20 points, but her layup with just 12 seconds left helped lift Gwynedd-Mercy to a 61-59 season-opening win over Albright Saturday afternoon in the first game of the 2006 Kean University Tip-Off Tournament.

Kramp, last season's PAC Rookie of the Year, went 6-for-9 from three-point range in the game and added four assists and three steals. Senior Ashley Vandiver (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) chipped in 13 points with five boards, four steals, and two blocks.

Kramp's trey with 5:20 left in the first half, staked the Griffins to an eight-point lead, but the Lions used a 13-4 run to close the stanza to lead 33-32 at the break.

Back and forth the two teams went in the second half, with no team leading by more than six points. Gwynedd led 59-54 with 3:06 to play before Albright scored the next five points to tie the contest at 59-59 with just over a minute in regulation. Kramp's bucket down low, off a feed from junior Karen Tierney (Philadelphia, Pa./Kennedy-Kenrick), helped break the tie for good.

Tierney dished out a game-high seven assists.

Jaqueline Hardwick led the Lions 18 points an 11 rebounds.

Gwynedd-Mercy takes on the host Cougars of Kean tomorrow in the championship game at 3 p.m.

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