DuBOIS, Pa. -- Sophomore guards
Chase Yarberough (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) and
Jonah Bock (Erie, Pa./McDowell) combined for 40 points Wednesday night to help lift the Grove City College men's basketball team to a season-opening 81-73 victory at Penn State DuBois in non-conference action.
Yarberough fired in a career-high 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting while Bock matched his career high with 18 points.Â
Grove City (1-0) led 40-34 at halftime but Penn State DuBois (1-2) pulled to within 49-47 four minutes into the second half. However, sophomore forward
Ben Cano (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) sparked an 8-2 spurt by draining a jump shot after a Grove City timeout. Yarberough and Bock followed with consecutive three-pointers to give Grove City a 57-49 lead.Â
Freshman guard Daniel Penosky (Fort Mill, S.C./Legion Academy) added nine points for Grove City in his collegiate debut. Senior center
Josh Bryan (Salem, Va./Salem) and freshman forward Chris Suceveanu (Pacific Palisades, Calif./Loyola) each chipped in eight points.
Bryan, Yarberough and sophomore center
Russ Gump (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) all pulled down six rebounds. Grove City outrebounded the hosts, 38-29. Yarberough also had five assists. Bock tallied four assists and added five steals.Â
Grove City turned over the ball 15 times while Penn State DuBois had 20 turnovers. Grove City shot 27 of 65 (42 percent) from the field. Penn State DuBois shot 45 percent (27 of 60) from the floor.
Grant Grimaldi and Jaiquil Johnson each led Penn State DuBois with 14 points.Â
The Wolverines will visit Pitt-Greensburg at 2 p.m. in non-conference action.