WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Grove City College women's basketball team closed the 2022-23 regular season Saturday afternoon with a 65-53 setback at No. 24 Washington & Jefferson (23-2, 17-1 PAC) in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at Salvitti Gymnasium.
Ten Grove City players scored Saturday, led by a nine-point outing from sophomore guard
Nevaeh Ewing (Sarver, Pa./Knoch). Junior center
Katie Baller (Lone Tree, Colo./Valor Christian) added eight points while freshman guard
Emily Garvin (Danville, Pa./Northumberland Christian) tossed in seven points.
The Wolverines (15-10, 15-5 PAC) also received six points each from junior forward
Kat Goetz (PIttsburgh, Pa./Avonworth), sophomore forward
Hayley Fenchel (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) and sophomore forward
Clara Hannon (Grove City, Pa./Grove City).
W&J led 26-25 at halftime, then opened the third quarter on a 9-0 run. W&J led 48-38 after three quarters, then extended the lead to 55-38 early in the fourth quarter.
Grove City charged back with an 11-2 run, however. Goetz sparked the rally with two free throws while Ewing followed a pair of three-pointers. Senior guard
Megan Kallock (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem) split a pair of foul shots and Fenchel's jumper in the paint capped the outburst.
Grove City finished the game 21 of 71 (30 percent) from the field, including 3-for-25 shooting from behind the three-point line. W&J shot 46 percent (27 of 59) from the field for the game. W&J went 10 of 14 (71 percent) in the third quarter.
Grove City outrebounded W&J, 44-43. Baller grabbed a team-high eight rebounds while Goetz and freshman guard
Reese Hasley (Cheswick, Pa./Deer Lakes) each recorded six rebounds.
Hasley also had four assists and Kallock totaled three assists. Sophomore guard
Mara Polczynski (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) recorded five of Grove City's 20 total steals. Kallock had four takeaways and Hasley posted three steals.
Overall, Grove City forced 22 W&J turnovers. The Wolverines turned over the ball 17 times.
Meghan Dryburgh led W&J with 22 points. W&J will be the top seed in next week's eight-team conference tournament. Grove City has earned the No. 3 seed in the tournament.
Grove City will host Westminster in the tournament quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Monday in the Grove City College Arena.
