Women's Basketball

Gwynedd-Mercy College

1325 Sumneytown Pike - Gwynedd Valley, PA - 19437
Team Office: Tel: (215) 641-5574 Fax: (215) 542-4683
Team website: athletics.gmc.edu/

Founded in 1948 by the Sisters of Mercy as a junior college, Gwynedd-Mercy became a four-year liberal arts institution in 1963. The school offers over 40 Bachelor degree programs plus graduate degrees in Business, Nursing, and Education. The school is especially strong in the health field offering such majors as Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist, Gerontology, and Radiation Oncology. Nearly 75% of those enrolled are women. Other majors offered include Criminal Justice, International Business, and Computer and Information Sciences. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Gwynedd-Mercy #75 among universities in the north offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in Gwynedd Valley (pop. 10k) about 40 miles outside Philadelphia.

School website
www.gmc.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Catholic

Enrollment:

2,500

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. SAT 25/75: 920-1100

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$27,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education- Health

Misc. Information

Head coach Keith Mondillo completed his 13th season at Gwynedd-Mercy in 2007-08. Inheriting a program that was a perrenial cellar dweller, Mondillo has turned the program into a championship caliber team. After a losing season his first year, Mondillo came back his second year to earn a conference tourney berth -- the program's first in its history. Mondillo has averaged 20 wins per season, captured ten first place conference finishes, and made seven trips to the NCAA -- including the school's first in 1998-99. Mondillo played high school basketball at Archbishop Kennedy and played college ball at Beaver JC. Upon graduation, Mondillo served as an assistant men's coach at Gwynedd-Mercy. After only one year, he was asked to take over the women's program in 1995-96. In 2007-08, the Griffins finished with a 22-7 record but did not earn an NCAA bid.

Team Name	Griffins
Colors	Red and Gold
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	?

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	22-7	26-3	25-4	105-37 (.739)
Conference	15-1	16-0	16-0	73-7 (.912)
Conf. Finish	1	1	1	3, 1, 1, 1, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	2nd Rnd	2nd Rnd	NCAA 3x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	0

Coaches

Head Coach	Keith Mondillo
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Gwynedd-Mercy	1995-96
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	268-91 (.746)
Record at Gwynedd-Mercy	268-91 (.746)
Coaching Awards	PAC 2x

Asst. Coaches	Amy Snell, Tom Cleighton, Steve Harrow, Jane Meade

Recruiting Coordinator

Keith Mondillo, (215) 641-5574, mondillo.k@gmc.edu

Conference and Schedule

Gwynedd-Mercy plays in the north division of the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (www.thepaconline.org) which is comprised of 12 teams, all from Pennsylvania. The PAC is generally regarded as one of the stronger D3 conferences in the nation. Conference play can start in early December. The Griffins play teams in its own division twice, home and away, and cross divisional rivals once. The season concludes with the PAC tournament with the top four teams from each division qualifying. The tourney winner receives an auotmatic bid to the NCAA as does the conference regular season champion.

Conference Opponents

North: Alvernia, Marywood, Misericordia, Arcadia, Cedar Crest. South: Wesley, Rosemont, Cabrini, Eastern, Neuman, Immaculata

Facilities

Griffin Complex
Capacity ?, Average attendance (?)

Style/Stats

In 2006-07, Gwynedd-Mercy was ranked #11 in scoring offense, averaging 75.2 ppg.