GREENVILLE, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's lacrosse team fired in 17 goals over the first 30 minutes Wednesday night on the way to a 27-7 win at Thiel in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at Alumni Stadium. Grove City led 7-1 after one quarter, then broke open the game with 10 goals in the second period. Overall, 12 men scored for the Wolverines (9-4, 3-0 PAC).

Eight Grove City players scored multiple goals, led by a six-goal performance from freshman attack Matt Blythe (Mendon, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima). Junior attack James Petrolle (Damascus, Md./Damascus) scored three times and added three assists while senior attack Josh Spicher (Erie, Pa./McDowell) and freshman midfielder Alec Jones (Chesterfield, N.J./Notre Dame) also scored three goals.

Senior midfielder Jed Speers (Medina, Ohio/Medina), junior midfielder David Kraus (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley), sophomore attack Trenton Steele (Littleton, Colo./Highlands Ranch) and freshman midfielder Trey Zabroski (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood) each scored twice. 

The Wolverines also received goals from senior midfielder Brett Gladstone (Marriottsville, Md./Marriotts Ridge), senior R.J. Miller (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East), junior defender Brock Simmons (Akron, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian) and freshman midfielder Tim Plyler (Meadville, Pa./Meadville).

Sophomore midfielder Jack Carpenter (Newtown, Conn./St. Joseph) shared team-high honors with three assists. Kraus assisted two goals while Blyte, Gladstone, Speers, Spicher, Steele, Zabroski, senior attack Michael La Forte (Waterford, Conn./Waterford) and sophomore midfielder Griffen Agawa (San Ramon, Calif./California) each tallied one assist.

Blythe and Petrolle both scored twice in the first quarter as the Wolverines erased an early 1-0 deficit. Blythe then scored three of Grove City's 10 goals in the second quarter as Grove City extended its lead to 17-1. 

Senior Grant Evans (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper Saint Clair) won all 10 of his faceoff opportunities. Sophomore Jack Atwood (Hudson, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian) won 10 of 13 faceoffs while senior Keith Torrillo (Latrobe, Pa./Latrobe) won 8 of 10 chances. 

Evans led the Wolverines with 10 ground balls. Blythe picked up seven ground balls while Atwood had six ground balls and Torrillo tallied five ground balls. Grove City held a 69-32 edge in ground balls. 

The Wolverines also out-shot Thiel (4-7, 2-1 PAC) 72-23. Sophomore Danny Stone (Chantilly, Va./Flint Hill) earned the win in goal by stopping two shots in the first half. Junior Jack Petit (Pensacola, Fla./West Florida High School of Advanced Technology) made six saves over the final 30 minutes.

Winners of seven straight, Grove City will host Bethany at 7 p.m. Tuesday in conference play at Robert E. Thorn Field.