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GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA — Gwynedd-Mercy shot a season-low 32.7% and was scoreless in an eight minute span to start the second half as Arcadia prevailed in a 71-48 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference game Saturday afternoon.

The Knights' Dave Boettcher scored 17 of his game-high 27 points in the first stanza as Arcadia also outrebounded the Griffins, 41-23. Boettcher also pulled down 11 caroms.

Chris DelBrocco led Gwynedd with 14 points and Rashid Santiago chipped in seven points, six boards, four steals, and three assists.

Arcadia led 35-24 at the break but outscored GM 10-0 over an eight minute span to start the second half to build their lead to 21. DelBrocco's driving layup with 12:23 gave the Griffins its first points of the stanza.

Gwynedd (10-8, 8-3 PAC) got it within nine at 54-45 with 4:48 left, as DelBrocco hit two free throws after an AU technical, but the Knights (7-11, 5-6 PAC) scored the next five points to restore a double-digit lead for the rest of the game.

GM hit just 19-of-55 from the floor including 4-of-18 from downtown. Arcadia shot 24-of-51 (47.1%) for the game.

Newspaper Box Score
01/27/07 4 p.m. at Griffin Complex - Gwynedd Valley, Pa.
ARCADIA UNIVERSITY 71, GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE 48

ARCADIA UNIVERSITY (7-11, 5-6 PAC)
Dave Boettcher 11-18 5-7 27; Eric Elliot 1-4 6-6 9; Bobby Mulholland 2-5 2-2
7; Sterling Green 3-8 0-0 7; Kevin Brown 3-7 0-0 6; Andrew Hauber 2-3 0-0 4;
Chris Feggans 0-1 4-4 4; Andrew Martin 1-3 1-2 3; Anthony Stellar 1-2 0-0 2.
Totals 24-51 20-23 71.

GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE (10-8, 8-3 PAC)
Chris DelBrocco 5-14 3-3 14; Corey Rich 3-8 0-0 8; Matt Johnson 3-6 0-0 7;
Rashid Santiago 2-6 3-3 7; Lemeire Talley 2-4 1-2 5; David Smith 2-7 1-2 5;
Tom Keenan 1-6 0-0 2; Haven Wroten 0-3 0-0 0; Ryan McCarty 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
18-55 8-10 48.

Arcadia University............   35   36  -   71
Gwynedd-Mercy College.........   24   24  -   48

3-point goals-Arcadia University 3-10 (Eric Elliot 1-3; Bobby Mulholland
1-2; Sterling Green 1-4; Chris Feggans 0-1), Gwynedd-Mercy College 4-18
(Corey Rich 2-7; Matt Johnson 1-3; Chris DelBrocco 1-5; Tom Keenan 0-3).
Fouled out--Arcadia University-None, Gwynedd-Mercy College-None.
Rebounds-Arcadia University 41 (Dave Boettcher 11), Gwynedd-Mercy College 23
(Rashid Santiago 6). Assists-Arcadia University 15 (Sterling Green 5),
Gwynedd-Mercy College 8 (Rashid Santiago 3). Total fouls-Arcadia University
16, Gwynedd-Mercy College 20. A-250
Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Game