GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's basketball team opened Presidents' Athletic Conference play Saturday afternoon with a 66-44 setback to visiting Geneva in the Grove City College Arena.
Sophomore guard
Jonah Bock (Erie, Pa./McDowell) fired in a team-leading 15 points for Grove City (1-3, 0-1 PAC) while senior center
Josh Bryan (Salem, Va./Salem) added eight points on 4-of-6 shooting.Â
Grove City shot 7 of 29 (24 percent) from the field in the first half as Geneva claimed a 27-15 lead after 20 minutes. For the game, Grove City finished 19 of 60 (32 percent) from the field.Â
Sophomore forward
John Ward (Charlotte, N.C./Country Day) secured seven rebounds and sophomore guard
Chase Yarberough (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) added five rebounds for Grove City, which had a 33-31 rebound advantage.
Yarberough also had four assists. Grove City finished with 11 turnovers while Geneva (3-0, 2-0 PAC) had six turnovers.Â
Geneva shot 27 of 48 (56 percent) for the game. Lyle Tipton led Geneva with 30 points.
The Wolverines return to action Tuesday at Saint Vincent. That conference game will begin at 7 p.m. in Latrobe.