Feb. 13, 2006

Box Score

ASTON, PA - The Knights (9-14, 8-8) hosted the Griffins of Gwynedd-Mercy College (10-13, 8-8) on Monday night in what would be an exciting game from start to finish.  It would also be the last regular season home game for seniors Leon Dales and Andre Wright, who were honored before tonight's PAC match-up.

 

Seniors Leon Dales and Andre Wright were recognized in a pre-game ceremony honoring them for their achievements in the past four seasons.

 

The Knights came out with intensity... and so did the fans.  The Knights attacked first, with a 3 pointer from Andre Wright to put Neumann on the scoreboard.  Wright also led the Knight in scoring netting 11 first half points.  Neumann's Ely Hitchens made two 3 pointers in his 8 point first half, Elisha Hannibal put up 6 points in the fist half, and Ronnie Fields' aggressive play netted him 5 points for the Knights.  Gwynedd-Mercy's Francis Bowe had 7 points as did teammate Kevin Lauer.  The Knights maintained their lead, and went into the half with a 7 point lead over the Griffins, 37-30.

 

The game intensified even more in the second half, both teams looking to extinguish the other's offense.  Chris DelBrocco dominated in points in the second half for the Griffins, along with teammate Frank Barder.  The Knights had the lead the entire second half up until the last second when Gwynedd's Chris DelBrocco ran out the clock and made the game-winning lay-up for the Griffins.  It was an on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller, but the Griffins stole the win by one point.  The game ended with a score of Gwynedd-Mercy 64, Neumann 63.

 

The Knights fall to a record of 9-15, 8-9 and the Griffins improve to 11-13, 9-8. 

 

Point Leaders:

Gwynedd-Mercy - Chris DelBrocco (18 pts), Kevin Lauer (13 pts), Francis Bowe (9 pts).

 

Neumann - Andre Wright (15 pts), Ely Hitchens (15 pts), Gregory Cunningham (9 pts), Ronnie Fields (8 pts).