BETHANY, W.Va. -- The Grove City College women's basketball team outscored host Bethany, 12-3, over the final three minutes Wednesday night as the Wolverines rallied for a 73-67 road win in Presidents' Athletic Conference play at Hummel Field House.
Grove City trailed 64-61 before charging ahead for good. Senior center
Nina Cano (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) sparked the comeback with a layup while a putback from sophomore guard
Mara Polczynski (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) gave Grove City a 65-64 lead with 2:38 left.
Consecutive layups from senior guard
Megan Kallock (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem) pushed the lead to 69-64. Kallock and sophomore forward
Clara Hannon (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) helped seal the win by each hitting two free throws.
Kallock paced Grove City with a game-high 30 points. Junior forward
Kat Goetz (Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth) added 11 points in the win.
Grove City also closed the third quarter with a flurry, scoring the final nine points of the period to take a 52-50 lead. Hannon ignited the run with a jumper. Goetz followed with a three-point play and Hannon then tied the game with a jumper. Two Goetz free throws with 52 seconds left in the quarter put Grove City up 52-50.
Polczynski collected nine rebounds while Hannon had seven rebounds to help Grove City amass a 47-26 edge on the glass. Grove City had 21 offensive rebounds while Bethany had 22 defensive rebounds. Cano and Goetz each contributed six rebounds.
Grove City shot 36 percent (27 of 76) from the field for the game. Bethany finished 22 of 50 (44 percent) on field goals. However, Grove City forced 25 Bethany turnovers. The Wolverines turned over the ball 19 times.
Kallock added three steals for Grove City (4-4, 4-1 PAC). She also had two assists, as did Goetz and Polczynski.
Makenzee Mason led Bethany (2-5, 2-4 PAC) with 23 points.
Grove City returns action December 18, when the Wolverines face DePauw in Hilo, Hawai'i.
