Gwynedd Valley, PA – The University of Valley Forge Women's Basketball team faced an experienced Gwynedd Mercy squad on Saturday afternoon, eventually falling to the Griffins 103-66.

Cayleen Conrad led the Patriots with 18 points, going 7-18 from the field. Carlee Conrad chipped in 13 points, her 13^th double-digit contest of the season. Shania Walker tallied a career-high 13 points, while Alea Flower collected 10 points and a team-high 8 boards.

"Gwynedd Mercy was a very talented team," noted head coach Gretchen LeVan. "We knew we were going to have to play inspired basketball to keep pace with their style of play. Hats off to them for being a great shooting team. We didn't back down though – if it wasn't for a tough second-quarter, we would have been right there with them. I thought this was a breakout game for senior Shania Walker with 13 points and great focus down the stretch. All together, we learned how to dig deep and saw some of the best playing moments this year."

The Griffins opened the contest with a 13-0 run, holding the Patriots off of the scoreboard until a Cayleen Conrad layup at 6:24. Valley Forge was able to cut the Griffins lead to 8 points after a layup from Shania Walker, but Gwynedd Mercy got the last shot of the quarter, draining a three-ball to end the first-quarter with an 11-point advantage.

With fresh legs every minute, the Griffins extended held a significant lead most of the stanza, outscoring the Patriots 38-18.

The outnumbered Patriots battled their way through the third-quarter, pacing with the Griffins by tallying 17 points each.

Gwynedd Mercy took their biggest lead of the contest with a 38-point advantage. With only 4:33 remaining, the Patriots attempted to hold strong but the Griffins came out on top for a 103-66 win.

As a unit, the Patriots shot 27-80 from the field (33.8%), 4-25 from three-point land (16%), and 8-13 from the charity stripe (61.5%).

Gwynedd Mercy secured an additional 27 points off of 25 Patriot turnovers. Although the Griffins posted a 7+ benefit on rebounds, Gwynedd Mercy gathered 22 points off of second-chance opportunities.

The Patriots will be back in action at home as they host the Golden Wolves of Alvernia University on Monday, February 3^rd at 7 p.m.