GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA. -- Gwynedd-Mercy fell to Cabrini 93-80 Wednesday night in front of a packed crowd at the Griffin Complex.

The Griffins (8-7, 7-1 CSAC) placed four players in double figures. Justin Knight Gwynedd with a career-high 23 points as the sophomore knocked down four three pointers for the game. Freshman Darnell Artis scored 19 on five treys from behind the arc. Senior Frank Champion added 16 and sophomore Colin Gates chipped in 11 off of the bench.

The Cavaliers (11-4, 7-1 CSAC) jumped out to an early 13-4 lead, which was their largest of the half. The Griffins would claw back when Knight would score eight-straight points for Gwynedd to put his team up 18-15. A monster jam from Champion kept momentum on the Griffins side giving them an eight-point cushion and a knight three ball to close out the first half gave Gwynedd a 42-32 lead going into the break.

Gwynedd started the second half hot with back to back Champion layups giving the Griffins their largest lead at 46-34. GM was able to maintain their lead throughout the stanza until the 8:28 mark when Knowles struck again from downtown, giving Cabrini their first lead of the half (64-63). The Cavaliers would take momentum from that point and used a 27-14 run to close out the game to give the Griffins their first loss in CSAC play.

The Griffins shot 43.3% (26-of-60) from the field and knocked down 11 three pointers. Cabrini however shot a blistering 64.7% for the second half to shoot 56.7% (34-of-60) for the contest. Knowles led the Cavaliers with a game-high 23 points. Aaron Walton-Moss and Fran Rafferty combined to score twenty nine second-half points finishing with 21 and 13 respectively. Tim McDaniel added 15 off the bench.

GM was able to outrebound Cabrini, 34-31. Knight and freshman Tyler Barnes each grabbed six apiece. Walton-Moss led the Cavaliers with 14 for his first double-double of the season.