MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Grove City College women's basketball team earned its sixth straight Presidents' Athletic Conference victory by earning a 68-58 win Saturday afternoon at Allegheny in conference play at the Wise Center.
Senior guard
Megan Kallock (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem) fired in a game-high 23 points to help pace Grove City (7-6, 7-1 PAC). Junior forward
Kat Goetz (Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth) poured in 13 points and sophomore guard
Mara Polczynski (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) added 11 points.
Grove City rallied from an 18-10 deficit in the second quarter to forge a 27-27 tie by halftime. Polczynski's driving layup with two seconds left in the half tied the game at intermission.
Grove City took the lead for good in the third quarter by assembling a 13-4 run over the final five minutes of the period. Goetz broke a 33-33 tie with a jumper. After a Kallock foul shot, sophomore guard
Nevaeh Ewing (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) buried a three-pointer to give Grove City a 39-33 lead.
Polczynski hit a pair of free throws and followed with a three-point play to give the Wolverines their largest lead to that point, 44-35. Kallock's putback on the final possession of the quarter gave Grove City a 46-37 lead after 30 minutes.
Goetz, Kallock and Polczynski helped sew up the win in the final minute by each going 2 for 2 at the line.
Goetz led Grove City with nine rebounds. Polczynski added five rebounds as the Wolverines earned a 46-32 edge on the glass. Grove City shot 23 of 59 (39 percent) for the game while Allegheny sank 24 of 58 (41 percent) attempts from the field.
Polczynski also had six assists and five steals. Kallock recorded three thefts. Grove City turned over the ball 18 times and Allegheny had 20 turnovers.
Emily Lauer led Allegheny (5-8, 5-4 PAC) with 18 points.
Grove City concludes its busy start to 2023 when the Wolverines host Chatham at 6 p.m. Monday in conference action. It will be Grove City's fourth game in seven days.
