GRANVILLE, Ohio -- The Grove City College men's lacrosse team opened a three-game road swing Wednesday night with a 23-9 setback at No. 12 Denison in non-conference action at Deeds-Piper Stadium. 

Five men scored for Grove City, led by a three-goal outing from senior midfielder Brett Gladstone (Marriottsville, Md./Marriotts Ridge). Junior midfielder Luke Jayne (Vero Beach, Fla./Saint Andrew's) and sophomore attack Matt Blythe (Mendon, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) both scored twice while junior midfielder Griffen Agawa (San Ramon, Calif./California) and freshman attack Kobi Bui (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) added goals. 

Agawa, Bui, sophomore midfielder Trey Zabroski (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood) and freshman attack Rigdon Greene (Marietta, Ga./Pope) all assisted goals. 

Freshman defender Andrew Glasgow (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) caused two turnovers and picked up three ground balls. Senior goalie Jack Petit (Pensacola, Fla./West Florida High School of Advanced Technology) also had three ground balls. 

Petit made 17 saves for Grove City. Denison outshot Grove City, 61-19. Grove City had 17 turnovers while Denison totaled 16 turnovers. The Big Red led 6-2 after one quarter, then pushed the lead to 11-4 by halftime.

Denison edged Grove City in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, 14-13, in York, Pa. The Wolverines' road trip continues Saturday coincidentally at York. Saturday's non-conference game with No. 14 York will start at 1 p.m.