LATROBE, Pa. -- A furious second-half comeback fell just short Wednesday night for the Grove City College women's basketball team as the Wolverines dropped a 62-52 decision at Saint Vincent in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at the Carey Center.
Grove City trailed 17-4 after one quarter and faced a 56-46 deficit with four minutes remaining. However, Grove City pulled to within 56-52 on successive field goals from junior forward
Kat Goetz (Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth), freshman guard
Emily Garvin (Danville, Pa./Northumberland Christian) and senior guard
Megan Kallock (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem).
Kallock then recorded a steal but Grove City misfired four times from the floor on the subsequent possession. Saint Vincent then sealed the win by hitting its final five free throw attempts in the closing seconds.
Kallock led Grove City (8-8, 8-3 PAC) with 16 points. Sophomore guard
Mara Polczynski (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) added 10 points.
Goetz ripped down 14 rebounds to help the Wolverines earn a 46-41 edge on the glass. Polczynski added six rebounds. Grove City finished the game 20 of 74 (27 percent) from the field. The Wolverines opened the game by going 2 for 18 in the first quarter. Saint Vincent shot 43 percent (23 of 53) for the game.
Kallock added three assists and four steals. Garvin tallied three steals. Grove City forced 16 turnovers. The Wolverines committed a dozen turnovers.
Saint Vincent led 38-20 at halftime and quickly extended the lead to 42-20. Grove City stormed back with a 22-6 run, however. Three-point plays from junior center
Katie Baller (Lone Tree, Colo./Valor Christian), sophomore forward
Clara Hannon (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) and Garvin fueled the outburst. Sophomore forward
Blaise Kilmartin (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) added a layup during the run, which Polczynski helped cap with a three-pointer.
Madison Weber led Saint Vincent with 22 points.
Grove City will visit conference foe Geneva at 1 p.m. Saturday.
