NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- A 10-1 run to start the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon helped lift the Grove City College women's basketball team to a 69-61 road victory over Presidents' Athletic Conference nemesis Westminster at Memorial Field House.
Grove City (3-4, 3-1 PAC) rallied to take a 47-45 lead into the fourth quarter, then scored 10 of the first 11 minutes in the final period. Senior center
Nina Cano (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) opened the run with a jumper while freshman guard
Reese Hasley (Cheswick, Pa./Deer Lakes) followed with a steal and subsequent layup.
Field goals from junior forward
Kat Goetz (Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth) and senior guard
Megan Kallock (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem) pushed the lead to 55-46. Freshman guard
Emily Garvin (Northumberland, Pa./Northumberland Christian) capped the run with a steal and layup with 6:25 left.
Kallock paced Grove City with 18 points while Goetz scored her 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting. Sophomore guard
Mara Polczynski (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) added nine points for the Wolverines.
Grove City turned Westminster's 21 turnovers into 21 points. Hasley, Polczynski and sophomore guard
Ashley Durig (Washington, Pa./Trinity) all had three steals each.
Durig also led Grove City with a career-high five assists. Polczynski had four assists.
Grove City finished the game 29 of 69 (42 percent) from the field. Westminster shot 23 of 55 (42 percent). The Wolverines held Westminster to an 0-for-9 performance on three-point attempts.
Durig and Goetz each had a team-high five rebounds for Grove City. Westminster outrebounded the Wolverines, 42-31.
Grove City led 18-15 after one quarter. Westminster held an 18-15 edge in the second quarter, forging a 33-33 tie at halftime.
Natalie Murrio led the Titans with 29 points. The game featured seven ties. Grove City finished the game with 12 turnovers.
Grove City will visit conference foe Bethany at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
