Grove City College Athletics

GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College women's basketball team never trailed Wednesday night in a 66-45 victory over visiting Bethany in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at the Grove City College Arena. Grove City (12-8, 12-3 PAC) charged out to an 11-0 lead on the way to its fourth straight victory.

Grove City held Bethany (6-15, 6-10 PAC) to 26 percent (14 of 54) shooting from the field. Grove City also outrebounded Bethany, 67-31, with 32 of the Wolverines' rebounds coming at the offensive end. 

Senior guard Megan Kallock (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem) poured in 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting to lead Grove City. Junior forward Kat Goetz (Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth) posted a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double, her first double-double of the season. Sophomore guard Jaden Davinsizer (Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley) recorded her third straight double-digit scoring effort by finishing with 11 points. 

Grove City led 27-11 with 3:42 left in the first half but Bethany pulled to within 30-20 by halftime. The Bison then trimmed the lead to 37-31 midway through the third quarter. However, back-to-back Davinsizer three-pointers gave Grove City a 43-31 lead by the end of the third quarter. 

The Wolverines then sewed up the win with a 23-9 run in the fourth quarter. Kallock scored 14 of her 22 points during the outburst. 

Junior center Katie Baller (Lone Tree, Colo./Valor Christian) also grabbed 10 rebounds for Grove City. Sophomore guard Mara Polczynski (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) added seven rebounds and freshman guard Reese Hasley (Cheswick, Pa./Deer Lakes) tracked down six boards. 

Polczynski also matched a season-high with seven assists. Baller and Hasley both assisted three field goals. Polczynski had three steals as Grove City forced 20 Bethany turnovers. The Wolverines had 24 turnovers.

Grove City, which led 16-7 after one quarter, shot 24 of 74 (32 percent) from the field for the game. The Wolverines went 8 for 15 (53 percent) in the fourth quarter. 

Ashleigh Wheeler led Bethany with 16 points. 

Grove City will visit Chatham at 12 p.m. Saturday in conference action.