His jumper from eight feet out with 41 ticks gave GM a three-point edge, but the Crusaders answered with a bucket on the next possession from the top of the key by Terrence Shawell cut the lead back to one. Two free throws from sophomore Jack Forth made it a 57-54 lead and Garrett Etzel's three-pointer did not fall as the Griffins broke a three-game skid against Alvernia.
Forth and senior Chris DelBrocco and netted 12 apiece for the Griffins (11-8. 9-3 PAC).
Shawell led all scorers with 20 points. Tyrone Bradley notched a double-double with 15 points and 10 boards.
Bradley's three-point play gave Alvernia (14-4, 9-2 PAC) a 51-47 lead with 4:19 on the clock but the Griffins scored the next six points capped by DelBrocco's jumper from the right side to take the lead for good.
Smith pulled in six boards and blocked three shots as the Griffins shot 24-of-48 for the game and outrebounded the Crusaders, 30-27. Alvernia hit 24-of-55 (43.6%) and scored 18 points off of 18 GM turnovers.
Newspaper Box Score 01/29/07 8 p.m. at Griffin Complex - Gwynedd Valley, Pa. At Griffin Complex - Gwynedd Valley, Pa. GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE 57, ALVERNIA COLLEGE 54 ALVERNIA COLLEGE (14-4, 9-2 PAC) Terrence Shawell 9-16 1-2 20; Tyrone Bradley 7-12 1-1 15; Garrett Etzel 4-13 0-0 10; Ryan Finger 2-3 1-2 5; Nick Rivera 1-1 0-0 2; Zach Westmoreland 1-2 0-0 2; Matt King 0-8 0-0 0. Totals 24-55 3-5 54. GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE (11-8, 9-3 PAC) David Smith 7-12 0-1 14; Jack Forth 4-9 2-2 12; Chris DelBrocco 4-8 2-2 12; Haven Wroten 4-8 1-2 9; Rashid Santiago 2-3 0-0 4; Matt Johnson 2-5 0-0 4; Lemeire Talley 1-2 0-0 2; Tom Keenan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-48 5-7 57. Alvernia College.............. 28 26 - 54 Gwynedd-Mercy College......... 33 24 - 57 3-point goals-Alvernia College 3-19 (Garrett Etzel 2-8; Terrence Shawell 1-5; Matt King 0-6), Gwynedd-Mercy College 4-13 (Jack Forth 2-4; Chris DelBrocco 2-6; Matt Johnson 0-3). Fouled out--Alvernia College-None, Gwynedd-Mercy College-None. Rebounds-Alvernia College 27 (Tyrone Bradley 10), Gwynedd-Mercy College 30 (Haven Wroten 8). Assists-Alvernia College 7 (Zach Westmoreland 2; Ryan Finger 2), Gwynedd-Mercy College 11 (Chris DelBrocco 5). Total fouls-Alvernia College 13, Gwynedd-Mercy College 14. A-400 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Game