News Release

UNION, N.J. — Sophomore Kristy Cramp 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 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, helped break the tie for good.

Tierney dished out a game-high seven assists.

Jaqueline Hardwick led the Lions 18 points an 11 rebounds.

Newspaper Box Score
Albright College vs Gwynedd-Mercy College
11/18/06 3:00 p.m. at Union, NJ (Harwood Arena)

GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE 61, ALBRIGHT COLLEGE 59
ALBRIGHT COLLEGE (0-1)
Jaqueline Hardwick 7-9 4-6 18; Annie McMahon 2-5 3-4 9; Marie Levins 4-12
0-0 8; Staci Waligorski 4-6 0-0 8; Natalie Bizzarro 3-7 0-0 7; Jen DuPrau
2-2 2-2 6; Mallory Olsheski 1-1 0-0 3; Charlotte Ciccone 0-5 0-0 0. Totals
23-47 9-12 59.
GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE (1-0)
Kristy Cramp 7-10 0-0 20; Ashley Vandiver 6-14 1-2 13; Karen Tierney 2-6 3-4
9; Michelle Sgrillo 4-7 1-5 9; Beccie Strohecker 2-4 1-2 5; Jackie Dooley
1-5 1-3 3; Jackie Dougherty 1-7 0-0 2; Alana Rumpel 0-1 0-0 0; Jess Smith
0-1 0-0 0; Bridget Morrin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-56 7-16 61.
Albright College..............   33   26  -   59
Gwynedd-Mercy College.........   32   29  -   61
3-point goals-Albright College 4-6 (Annie McMahon 2-3; Natalie Bizzarro 1-1;
Mallory Olsheski 1-1; Marie Levins 0-1), Gwynedd-Mercy College 8-17 (Kristy
Cramp 6-9; Karen Tierney 2-4; Jackie Dougherty 0-2; Alana Rumpel 0-1;
Bridget Morrin 0-1). Fouled out--Albright College-None, Gwynedd-Mercy
College-None. Rebounds-Albright College 36 (Jaqueline Hardwick 11),
Gwynedd-Mercy College 26 (Michelle Sgrillo 7). Assists-Albright College 10
(Charlotte Ciccone 4), Gwynedd-Mercy College 19 (Karen Tierney 7). Total
fouls-Albright College 17, Gwynedd-Mercy College 14. A-120
Gwynedd-Mercy advances to take on Kean at 3pm on Sunday, Nov. 19 in the
championship.
Albright will face Lehman at 1pm in the consolation.