Dougherty tallied 18 points and 11 rebounds while senior Ashley Vandiver and junior Karen Tierney each added 14 points respectively. Vandiver also grabbed eight boards while Tierney dished out eight assists as the Griffins (8-2) led from start to finish.
Stephanie Bixby had team highs of 13 points and 15 rebounds for Widener (4-7). Kelley Guarrera added 12 and Megan Sipple chipped in 11 for the Pioneers.
Gwynedd raced out early as two Tierney free throws made it an 18-5 GM lead. Widener got it down to just 30-24 at halftime.
Becky Tyler's bucket cut the lead to 34-33 early in the second before back-to-back buckets from Dougherty and Vandiver helped restore the lead for good.
The Griffins hit on 39.3% (24-of-61) shooting and outrebounded Widener, 41-39.
Newspaper Box Score 01/03/07 8 p.m. at Griffin Complex - Gwynedd Valley, Pa. At Griffin Complex - Gwynedd Valley, Pa. GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE 74, WIDENER UNIVERSITY 61 WIDENER UNIVERSITY (4-7) Reber, Rayne 4-8 2-2 13; Bixby, Stephanie 5-10 2-4 13; Guarrera, Kelley 4-9 4-4 12; Sipple, Megan 5-9 0-1 11; Tyler, Becky 4-7 0-0 9; Dessart Mager, Beth 0-9 3-6 3; Fleming, Barbara 0-2 0-0 0; Isler, Lindsey 0-3 0-0 0; Dunston, Quisha 0-2 0-0 0; Caramanico, Cathy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-60 11-17 61. GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE (8-2) Jackie Dougherty 8-11 0-0 18; Ashley Vandiver 5-10 4-4 14; Karen Tierney 2-8 9-10 14; Jackie Dooley 3-7 2-4 8; Kristy Cramp 1-6 3-4 6; Beccie Strohecker 2-4 2-2 6; Kristian Woodridge 2-4 1-1 5; Michelle Sgrillo 1-7 0-0 2; Alana Rumpel 0-1 1-2 1; Bridget Morrin 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-61 22-27 74. Widener University............ 24 37 - 61 Gwynedd-Mercy College......... 30 44 - 74 3-point goals-Widener University 6-19 (Reber, Rayne 3-6; Sipple, Megan 1-4; Bixby, Stephanie 1-1; Tyler, Becky 1-3; Isler, Lindsey 0-1; Caramanico, Cathy 0-1; Dessart Mager, Beth 0-3), Gwynedd-Mercy College 4-17 (Jackie Dougherty 2-3; Kristy Cramp 1-6; Karen Tierney 1-3; Beccie Strohecker 0-1; Michelle Sgrillo 0-1; Alana Rumpel 0-1; Bridget Morrin 0-2). Fouled out--Widener University-Dessart Mager, Beth; Sipple, Megan, Gwynedd-Mercy College-None. Rebounds-Widener University 39 (Bixby, Stephanie 15), Gwynedd-Mercy College 41 (Jackie Dougherty 11). Assists-Widener University 11 (Sipple, Megan 3), Gwynedd-Mercy College 17 (Karen Tierney 8). Total fouls-Widener University 23, Gwynedd-Mercy College 17. A-150 2007 GMC Women's Classic Game 2