Gwynedd-Mercy used a goal from sophomore Erin Gorenflo(Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth-Whitemarsh) and stellar defense led by goalie Christa Breidenstein (Reading, Pa./Muhlenburg) as the second-seeded Griffins posted a 1-0 win over third-seeded Keystone in a semifinal game of the 2010 CSAC Field Hockey Tournament.
The Griffins will play in the league championship game for the first time in 11 years when they play at top-seeded Cabrini on Saturday at a time to be announced.
Gorenflo scored just her fourth goal on the season as she was able to redirect a pass from Kelsey Deveney (Dalton, Pa./Lackawanna Trail) with under a minute in the first half.
Breidenstein made the goal stand up as she posted her second shutout of the season making six saves on the night. Her biggest came with eight minutes in the game as she was able to get enough to push a redirected shot wide of the cage to keep the Giants (10-9) off the scoreboard.Keystone's Melinda Moore did her part, also registering six saves.
The teams met just eight days ago in the regular season finale where the Griffins also won a close 3-2 decision to help secure the second seed in the league playoffs.
Gwynedd (13-6) last reached and won the conference championship back 1999 when they defeated Wesley, 2-1, in overtime.
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