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October 24, 2005

Arcadia 5, Gwynedd-Mercy 2
Griffins slip to 5-5 in PAC play

Melissa Burks (4) slips one past the Arcadia goalie for the Griffins' first goal. (GMC Sports Information)

Box Score

GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA. - Arcadia defeated Gwynedd-Mercy, 5-2, Monday afternoon in Pennsylvania Athletic Conference action behind two first-half goals from the Knight's Beth Harris.

Harris scored 10 minutes into the contest with an assist from Christy Miller for the game's first goal. She would strike again with seven minutes before halftime to restore a 3-2 AU lead. Miller helped to set up Arcadia's fourth goal in the 54th minute add an unassisted tally with just over a minute in the contest.

Juniors Melissa Burks (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) and Erin Hill (Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford) scored for the Griffins (7-10, 5-5 PAC), who had their two-game win streak snapped.

Goalie Kaitlin Pope (Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood) notched 10 saves while AU stopper Maggie LoCasale recorded six.

Gwynedd-Mercy plays at Cabrini in the regular-season finale this Thursday, October 22nd at 3:30 p.m.

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