BEAVER FALLS, Pa. -- Senior guard
Megan Kallock (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem) fired in a career-high 35 points while four teammates also scored in double figures Saturday to help lead the Grove City College women's basketball team to a 95-85 victory at Geneva in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at Metheny Field House.
Kallock's 35 points marks the highest total for a Grove City women's basketball player in a regulation Presidents' Athletic Conference game.
Junior forward
Kat Goetz (Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth) posted 14 points for Grove City (9-8, 9-3 PAC) while sophomore guard
Mara Polczynski (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) tossed in 13 points. Freshman guard
Reese Hasley (Cheswick, Pa./Deer Lakes) scored a season-high 12 points and sophomore forward
Hayley Fenchel (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) contributed a career-best 10 points.
Grove City led 49-42 at halftime but Geneva rallied to forge a 63-63 tie with four minutes left in the third quarter. Grove City reclaimed the lead for good as Kallock scored a driving layup, then added a three-point play. A Goetz jumper and two Kallock free throws helped the Wolverines take a 76-68 lead into the fourth quarter.
Geneva trimmed the lead to 77-75 early in the fourth quarter, but Grove City countered with a 7-0 run. Kallock sparked the run with a three-pointer. Following two Kallock foul shots, Polczynski hit a jumper to give Grove City an 84-75 lead with 5:50 left.
Goetz led Grove City with nine rebounds while Kallock picked off six rebounds. Sophomore forward
Clara Hannon (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) added five boards as the Wolverines held a 54-44 edge on the glass.
Grove City shot 42 percent (33 of 79) from the field. Geneva went 32 of 72 (44 percent).
Polczynski recorded five assists and Hasley added three assists. Polczynski also had four steals while Goetz had three steals. Grove City forced 22 Geneva turnovers. The Wolverines committed 13 turnovers.
Mia San Nicolas led Geneva with 22 points.
Six years ago, Lexie Arkwright poured in 35 points in Grove City's 82-79 overtime win at Bethany in the regular season finale. Kallock leads the conference with three 30-point games this season.
Grove City will visit Franciscan at 6 p.m. Wednesday in conference action.
