Seniors Jeff Thomas and Badou Gaye both notched double-doubles to help the 21st-ranked Griffins improve to 18-3 and 12-0 in the PAC.
Derhan Patrick and Ronnie Fields each scored 16 points for the Knights (8-12, 4-7 PAC) who shot 25-of-78 (32%) for the contest.
The Griffins, who led 36-30 at halftime, built a 10-point lead in the second stanza. Thomas, who was named the PAC Player of the Week, hit one of two shots from the line to give GMC a 65-55 lead with 4:47 to play. The senior finished with 17 points, 11 boards, seven assists, and three steals.
Gaye notched a game-high 19 points, grabbed 12 caroms and blocked five shots before fouling out with 4:40 remaining.
Sophomore Frank Barder chipped in 10 points as GMC hit on 24-of-56 (42%) from the floor and outrebounded the Knights, 49-42.
Newspaper Box Score Neumann College vs Gwynedd-Mercy College 02/07/05 8 p.m. at Gwynedd Valley, Pa. Griffin Complex At Gwynedd Valley, Pa. Griffin Complex GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE 75, NEUMANN COLLEGE 69 NEUMANN COLLEGE (8-12, 4-7 PAC) Ronnie Fields 5-11 3-6 16; Derhan Patrick 7-20 0-0 16; Randy Maultsby 5-14 3-4 13; Alex Thompson 4-6 1-2 9; Andre Wright 2-10 5-6 9; Charles Pringle 1-7 2-2 4; Curtis Bryant 1-2 0-0 2; Ben Davis 0-2 0-0 0; Elisha Hannibal 0-4 0-0 0; Leon Dales 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-78 14-20 69. GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE (18-3, 12-0 PAC) Badou Gaye 8-11 3-3 19; Jeff Thomas 4-12 9-15 17; Frank Barder 3-4 2-2 10; Rick Haas 3-7 2-6 9; Francis Bowe 1-5 4-4 6; Chris DelBrocco 2-9 0-0 5; Troy Bixler 1-3 2-2 4; Kevin Lauer 1-4 1-2 3; Courtney Griffin 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-56 23-34 75. Neumann College............... 30 39 - 69 Gwynedd-Mercy College......... 36 39 - 75 3-point goals-Neumann College 5-27 (Ronnie Fields 3-7; Derhan Patrick 2-9; Alex Thompson 0-1; Elisha Hannibal 0-3; Leon Dales 0-1; Randy Maultsby 0-6), Gwynedd-Mercy College 4-13 (Frank Barder 2-3; Chris DelBrocco 1-5; Rick Haas 1-2; Troy Bixler 0-1; Kevin Lauer 0-1; Francis Bowe 0-1). Fouled out--Neumann College-Derhan Patrick; Andre Wright, Gwynedd-Mercy College-Badou Gaye. Rebounds-Neumann College 42 (Derhan Patrick 8), Gwynedd-Mercy College 49 (Badou Gaye 12). Assists-Neumann College 10 (Randy Maultsby 4), Gwynedd-Mercy College 18 (Jeff Thomas 7). Total fouls-Neumann College 26, Gwynedd-Mercy College 16. A-300 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Game

