The Cougars (1-7, 1-2 PAC) raced out early, taking a 16-6 lead. Ryan Roa's trey gave CM a 25-10 cushion in the first half and led 33-22 at halftime. Gwynedd struggled from the floor in the first stanza, hitting just 25% (10-of-40) and 13.3% (2-of-15) from beyond the arc.
The second half saw Misericordia increase their lead to as much as 20 points before the Griffins (1-6, 0-2 PAC) started to creep back into the contest. Back-to-back three-pointers from junior Chris DelBrocco got it within71-59 with 4:02 on the clock.
The longball barrage continued with another trey from DelBrocco and junior Rashid Santiago put Gwynedd within six (79-73) with 34 seconds left. But the Cougars hit five out of their next six trips to the free-throws line to seal the win.
DelBrocco led the Griffins with 17 points, 12 of which came in the second half. Santiago added 13 as well as junior Tom Keenan.
Corey Brown and Ryan Roa led CM with 16 points apiece respectively. Brown added 11 boards for a double-double. Tony Rezykowski chipped in 12 points, five rebounds, four assists, and two blocks.
Newspaper Box Score College Misericordia vs Gwynedd-Mercy College 12/05/05 8 p.m. at Griffin Complex Gwynedd Valley, Pa. At Griffin Complex Gwynedd Valley, Pa. COLLEGE MISERICORDIA 84, GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE 76 COLLEGE MISERICORDIA (1-7, 1-2 PAC) Vinny Baumunk 5-11 2-4 16; Ryan Roa 3-4 8-8 16; Tony Rezykowski 3-10 6-8 12; Corey Brown 4-6 3-4 11; Jonathan Misiura 3-4 0-0 8; Jim Dessoye 2-4 0-0 4; Matthew Hornak 1-5 2-2 4; Alex Frekey 1-2 2-2 4; Eddie Ryan 1-2 2-6 4; Evan Donegan 1-4 0-0 3; Marqus Hunter 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 25-53 25-34 84. GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE (1-6, 0-2 PAC) Chris DelBrocco 6-15 0-0 17; Tom Keenan 4-13 4-5 13; Rashid Santiago 5-12 0-1 13; Francis Bowe 3-5 0-0 8; Anthony Williams 3-10 0-0 6; Larz Jeter 3-9 0-0 6; Rick Haas 2-6 2-6 6; Haven Wroten 1-4 1-2 3; Frank Barder 1-3 0-2 2; Dave McFadden 1-3 0-0 2; Michael Payne 0-4 0-2 0; Jack Forth 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 29-90 7-18 76. College Misericordia.......... 33 51 - 84 Gwynedd-Mercy College......... 22 54 - 76 3-point goals-College Misericordia 9-14 (Vinny Baumunk 4-5; Jonathan Misiura 2-2; Ryan Roa 2-2; Evan Donegan 1-4; Tony Rezykowski 0-1), Gwynedd-Mercy College 11-36 (Chris DelBrocco 5-13; Rashid Santiago 3-3; Francis Bowe 2-3; Tom Keenan 1-7; Frank Barder 0-1; Michael Payne 0-2; Jack Forth 0-5; Rick Haas 0-1; Larz Jeter 0-1). Fouled out--College Misericordia-Tony Rezykowski, Gwynedd-Mercy College-Rashid Santiago; Francis Bowe. Rebounds-College Misericordia 44 (Corey Brown 11), Gwynedd-Mercy College 47 (Tom Keenan 8). Assists-College Misericordia 16 (Tony Rezykowski 4), Gwynedd-Mercy College 15 (Rashid Santiago 4; Michael Payne 4). Total fouls-College Misericordia 20, Gwynedd-Mercy College 28. A-350 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Game