<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1ufvky_0vl2WtDn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1ufvky_0vl2WtDn00" width="675" height="450" >Gwynedd Valley, Pa. - (9/25/2024) - Gwynedd Mercy University (8-4) got revenge for a pair of losses from 2023 as they took down Cedar Crest College (4-9) by a 3-1 (25-21, 25-16, 19-25, 25-20) final in tonight's home match. The Griffins improved upon a 25-21 first-set win with a 25-16 victory in the second set. Following a third-set setback, 25-19, the Red and Gold recover with a 25-20 conclusion. Fifth-year outside hitter Bria Purnell (Reading, Pa.) scored a team-high 20.5 points with 18 kills, an ace, a solo block, and a block assist, while junior setter Ayanna Gaston (Middletown, Del.) hoisted 38 assists on top of two kills and a pair of block assists.Griffin Highlights<ul><li>Gwynedd Mercy University scored 11 kills in each set and finished with a .178 (44K-20E-135TA) hitting percentage.</li><li>The Griffins spotted six aces and combined for seven blocks (2 solo blocks, 10 block assists).</li><li>Purnell paired her points with seven digs. Gaston made nine digs as well.</li><li>Sophomore outside hitter Kate Etter (Chambersberg, Pa.) swung for 13 kills on a team-best .310 (13K-4E-29TA) hitting percentage. She also recorded an assist, an ace, a solo block, a block assist, and a team-high 13 digs.</li><li>Junior defensive specialist Amanda Lopez (Houston, Texas) recorded four of the Griffins' six aces.</li></ul>Gwynedd Mercy University returns to the Griffin Complex on Saturday, September 28, to host Penn State Brandywine (11:00 a.m.) and Notre Dame of Maryland University (3:00 p.m.) in tri-match play.</div></body>

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Gwynedd Valley, Pa. - (9/25/2024) - Gwynedd Mercy University (8-4) got revenge for a pair of losses from 2023 as they took down Cedar Crest College (4-9) by a 3-1 (25-21, 25-16, 19-25, 25-20) final in tonight's home match. The Griffins improved upon a 25-21 first-set win with a 25-16 victory in the second set. Following a third-set setback, 25-19, the Red and Gold recover with a 25-20 conclusion. Fifth-year outside hitter Bria Purnell (Reading, Pa.) scored a team-high 20.5 points with 18 kills, an ace, a solo block, and a block assist, while junior setter Ayanna Gaston (Middletown, Del.) hoisted 38 assists on top of two kills and a pair of block assists.