WAYNESBURG, Pa. -- The Grove City College women's basketball team earned its sixth straight overall victory Wednesday night by securing an 88-44 triumph at Waynesburg in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at Rudy Marisa Field House. Grove City (14-8, 14-3 PAC) shot 21 of 42 (50 percent) from the field in the first half and led 55-28 at halftime.
Senior guard
Megan Kallock (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem) paced Grove City's balanced attack by firing in 14 points. Junior forward
Kat Goetz (Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth) tossed in 13 points while sophomore guard
Nevaeh Ewing (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) bombed in four three-pointers as part of a 12-point effort.
Overall, 15 Grove City players scored in the win.
Grove City led 27-17 after one quarter and then broke open the game with a 23-6 outburst over the final eight minutes of the half. Junior center
Katie Baller (Lone Tree, Colo./Valor Christian) ignited the run with two free throws while sophomore guards
Jaden Davinsizer (Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley) and
Mara Polczynski (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) scored fast break baskets on successive possessions.
Two Kallock layups and a Ewing three gave Grove City a 45-24 lead with 5:49 left in the half. Davinsizer and sophomore forward
Clara Hannon (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) both hit three-pointers later in the period while sophomore guard
Ashley Durig (Washington, Pa./Trinity) capped the quarter with a pair of free throws and a jumper in the lane.
Waynesburg trimmed the lead to 57-40 with four minutes left in the third quarter but Grove City scored the period's final eight points. Freshman forward
Meredith Sherrerd (New Braunfels, Texas/New Braunfels) scored twice in the paint while Goetz and sophomore center
Kiley Ingram (Cincinnati, Ohio/Kings) also scored during the 8-0 run.
Davinsizer finished with nine points. Durig scored a season-best seven points and Hannon added seven points. Durig also had a career-high eight rebounds to help Grove City accumulate a 56-36 rebound margin.
Grove City shot 36 of 82 (44 percent) for the game from the field. Waynesburg converted 19 of 62 (31 percent) field goal attempts.
Grove City recorded a season-high 26 assists as a team as eight Wolverines had multiple assists. Polczynski assisted seven field goals while freshman guard
Emily Garvin (Danville, Pa./Northumberland Christian) had three assists.
Kallock led the defense with six steals. Polczynski added three thefts. Grove City forced 23 turnovers. The Wolverines turned over the ball 13 times.
Anika Dansby led Waynesburg University (2-20, 2-15 PAC) with 11 points.
Grove City will host Allegheny at 1 p.m. Saturday in conference action.
