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GROVE CITY COLLEGE WOLVERINES
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80
Winner Grove City GRO 9-11,7-8 PAC
56
Bethany (WV) BET 3-18,3-13 PAC
Winner
Grove City GRO
9-11,7-8 PAC
80
Final
56
Bethany (WV) BET
3-18,3-13 PAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Grove City GRO 43 37 80
Bethany (WV) BET 26 30 56

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Surging Wolverines roll on road

BETHANY, W.Va. -- The Grove City College men's basketball team earned its third straight overall victory Wednesday night by rolling to an 80-56 win at Bethany in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at Hummel Field House. Grove City bolted to a 13-5 lead in the first four minutes of the game and led by double-digits for the final 26 minutes of Wednesday's game.

Grove City (9-11, 7-8 PAC) featured a balanced offensive attack as sophomore guards Jonah Bock (Erie, Pa./McDowell) and Chase Yarberough (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) posted 12 points and 10 points, respectively. Junior forward Jon Weir (Venetia, Pa./Quaker Valley) added nine points while senior center Josh Bryan (Salem, Va./Salem), sophomore forward Ben Cano (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) and sophomore forward John Ward (Charlotte, N.C./Covenant Day) all tossed in eight points. 

Grove City closed the first half with a 10-3 run to take a 43-26 halftime lead. Sophomore forward Jaxon Weyforth (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) sparked the surge with a free throw while freshman guard Kyle Randle (Willowick, Ohio/Eastlake North) followed with a three-pointer. Yarberough and Randle both scored in the paint while Bock and sophomore center Russ Gump (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) added foul shots. 

Grove City shot 29 of 67 (43 percent) from the field for the game. Bethany went 22 of 54 (41 percent). Grove City out-rebounded Bethany, 51-22. The Wolverines collected 24 offensive rebounds. Yarberough led Grove City with eight rebounds. Bock and Gump each snagged six rebounds.

Bock also had five assists for Grove City. The Wolverines turned over the ball 15 times while Bethany had 16 turnovers. 

Cole Dailey led Bethany (3-18, 3-13 PAC) with 18 points. 

Grove City will visit conference rival Chatham at 2 p.m. Saturday.
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