HILO, Hawai'i -- The Grove City College women's basketball team dropped a 76-66 decision Sunday to Midwest powerhouse DePauw at the Big Island Classic, hosted by Hawai'i-Hilo at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
Grove City led 46-43 late in the third quarter but DePauw forged a 46-46 tie by the end of the period. DePauw then opened the fourth quarter on a 9-0 run. Grove City pulled to within 70-66 with 2:23 left when junior center
Katie Baller (Lone Tree, Colo./Valor Christian) drained a jumper. However, DePauw sewed up the win with a 6-0 run.
DePauw shot 10 of 16 (63 percent) from the field in the fourth quarter while Grove City went 7 of 18 (39 percent). Overall, Grove City converted 27 of 61 (44 percent) field goal attempts while DePauw finished 26 for 61 (43 percent).
Senior guard
Megan Kallock (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg) fired in a game-high 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting for the Wolverines. Sophomore forward
Clara Hannon (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) added 10 points while Baller chipped in six points. Twelve Wolverines scored in Sunday's game.
Sophomore guard
Mara Polczynski (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) led Grove City with six rebounds. Baller and junior forward
Kat Goetz (Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth) both had five rebounds. Each team had 38 rebounds. Polczynski also had three assists.
Grove City turned over the ball 19 times while DePauw had 15 turnovers. Grove City (4-5) led 20-17 after one quarter. DePauw (5-4) led 31-30 at halftime.
Mya Shannon led DePauw with 21 points. DePauw has qualified for each of the last 18 NCAA Division III Championship Tournaments. The Tigers went 23-4 last year.
Grove City will conclude action at the Big Island Classic with a 3:30 p.m. EST game Monday against Luther (Iowa).
