GRANVILLE, Ohio -- The Grove City College men's soccer team played its third consecutive match decided by a one-goal differential as the Wolverines dropped a 2-1 decision Saturday afternoon at Denison in a non-conference match at the Big Red's Barclay-Thomsen Field.

Grove City (2-2) grabbed an early 1-0 lead when junior defender Clay Meredith (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) headed in a corner kick 2:09 into the match. Sophomore midfielder John-Luc Harbour (Broomfield, Colo./Broomfield) recorded the assist, his first of 2022. 

The Wolverines carried the lead into the second half but Denison (2-0-2) tied the match at 49:43 on Ethan Miracle's goal. Denison's Ben Goeller broke the tie at 80:45 when he scored off an assist from Jake Krueger. 

Each team had six shots on goal in the match. Denison held a 24-13 advantage in total shots. The Big Red had nine corner kicks while Grove City accumulated eight corners. 

Senior goalkeeper Jesse Greyshock (Tarentum, Pa./Deer Lakes) made four saves for Grove City.

Last Saturday, Grove City earned a 1-0 win over Lancaster Bible. Wednesday, the Wolverines dropped a 3-2 decision at Oberlin. 

Grove City's four-match road trip continues this Wednesday with a non-conference tilt at Penn State Behrend. The match will start at 4:30 p.m. in Erie.