Box Score
NOVEMBER 26, 2012

KING'S WOMEN FALL IN HOME OPENER TO GWYNEDD-MERCY, 80-70

WILKES-BARRE — Visiting Gwynedd-Mercy College built a 10-point half-time advantage and led the final 37 minutes of the game as the Griffins posted a 80-70 victory over the host King's College women's basketball team in the Lady Monarchs' home debut Monday night in Scandlon Gymnasium.

With the loss, King's slipped to 2-2 on the year while Gwynedd improved to 2-2. The victory also marked the Griffins sixth straight victory over King's, the longest active win streak over the Lady Monarchs.

The teams traded baskets in the early going and with the score tied at 10-10 with 15:59 on the clock, Gwynedd-Mercy went on a 9-0 spurt to take a 19-10 lead with 8:06 left in the opening stanza. The Lady Monarchs went just over eight minutes without a point until Katlin Michaels ended the drought with a short  jumper with 7:57 to play in the first half.

The Griffins stretched the lead to 25-12 on a Lauren Smith three-pointer before the Lady Monarchs battled back. King's went on a 11-3 surge and cut the lead to 28-23 with 0:58 to go on three straight baskets from Marissa Manning, Molly Dahl, and Lindsay Atchison.  But Gwynedd closed out the half with a 7-2 spurt to take a 35-25 lead into the break.

In the second half King's slowly chipped away and drew to within 41-37 when a three-pointer by Ashley Davies with 14:44 left in regulation capped a 12-6 Lady Monarch run. After the squads traded baskets, the Griffins used a 14-9 flurry to extend the advantage to 56-46 following another three-pointer by Smith.

The Lady Monarchs again fought back and used four straight points from Michaels to cut the gap to 58-53 with 7:44 to play, but the Griffins countered with five unanswered points to push the score to 63-53 at the 7:04 mark. King's would draw no closer than eight points the rest of the way as Gwynedd-Mercy walked away with the victory.

The Griffins shot 47.5 (28-59) percent from the field and 48.0 (12-25) percent from the three-point range. King's, meanwhile made 35.2 (25-71) percent from the floor and just 31.0 (9-29) from beyond the arc.

Michaels topped King's with 18 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists while Manning tallied 17 points and two blocks. Celia Rader added 16 points and six rebounds while making five three-pointers. Atchison chipped in with nine points and six boards.

The Griffins placed four players in double-figures, headed by Shea Wassel with 23 points and seven rebounds. Smith tallied 16 points and seven rebounds while Kristen Fuery contributed 13 points. Kelsey Yori chipped in with 11 points and five rebounds.

King's returns to action Wednesday when the Lady Monarchs open Freedom Conference play with a 6:00 p.m. matchup against Delaware Valley College.


GWYNEDD-MERCY 80, KING'S COLLEGE 70

GWYNEDD-MERCY (2-2)
Wassel, Shea 7-12 9-11 23; Smith, Lauren 6-8 0-0 16; Fuery, Kristen 5-10 0-0
13; Yori, Kelsey 4-6 0-0 11; Dougherty, Nicole 3-11 2-2 8; Dominic, Jordan
2-5 0-0 6; DiFebbo, Chandler 1-2 0-0 2; Matthews, Natasha 0-1 1-2 1; Alston,
Taylor 0-3 0-0 0; McArdle, Cara 0-0 0-0 0; Hilliard, C.J. 0-1 0-2 0. Totals
28-59 12-17 80.

KING'S COLLEGE (2-2)
Katlin Michaels 6-11 5-7 18; Marissa Manning 6-11 5-6 17; Celia Rader 5-10
1-2 16; Lindsay Atchison 4-12 0-0 9; Molly Dahl 2-4 0-0 5; Ashley Davies
1-12 0-0 3; Sara Krupinski 1-3 0-0 2; Meagan Boccio 0-0 0-0 0; Katie Dugan
0-0 0-0 0; Kylie Henry 0-0 0-0 0; Jessica McHugh 0-3 0-0 0; Tiffany
O'Donnell 0-3 0-0 0; Tara Zdancewicz 0-0 0-0 0; Gina McLaughlin 0-2 0-0 0.
Totals 25-71 11-15 70.

Gwynedd-Mercy….........   35   45  -   80
King's College................   25   45  -   70

3-point goals--Gwynedd-Mercy 12-25 (Smith, Lauren 4-5; Yori, Kelsey 3-5;
Fuery, Kristen 3-8; Dominic, Jordan 2-4; Hilliard, C.J. 0-1; DiFebbo,
Chandler 0-1; Dougherty, Nicole 0-1), King's College 9-29 (Celia Rader 5-9;
Ashley Davies 1-4; Lindsay Atchison 1-5; Katlin Michaels 1-2; Molly Dahl
1-3; Jessica McHugh 0-2; Tiffany O'Donnell 0-2; Gina McLaughlin 0-2). Fouled
out--Gwynedd-Mercy-None, King's College-None. Rebounds--Gwynedd-Mercy 42
(Wassel, Shea 7; Smith, Lauren 7), King's College 40 (Katlin Michaels 8).
Assists--Gwynedd-Mercy 17 (Dougherty, Nicole 4), King's College 17 (Katlin
Michaels 8). Total fouls--Gwynedd-Mercy 16, King's College 12. Technical
fouls--Gwynedd-Mercy-None, King's College-None. A-385