LATROBE, Pa. -- Sophomore midfielder
Abby Roetering (Glenelg, Md./Glenelg) fired in a career-high six goals Tuesday afternoon while sophomore midfielder
Mara Polczynski (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) added four goals and three assists to help lead the Grove City College women's lacrosse team to a 17-7 victory at Saint Vincent in both teams' Presidents' Athletic Conference opener at UPMC Field.
Sophomore attack
Meah Groves (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) added three goals and two assists as part of a career-best five-point outing. Junior attack
Madeline Dunda (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley), sophomore defender
Emily Arnold (Ijamsville, Md./Urbana), sophomore defender
Sarah Jackson (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield) and freshman attack
Grace Forry (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) also scored for the Wolverines.
Grove City led 4-1 after one quarter, then broke open the game with a seven-goal flurry in the second period. Polczynski scored 92 seconds into the quarter to spark the outburst. Groves scored off a Forry assist at the 12:07 mark, pushing the lead to 6-1.
Roetering scored off Polczynski assists twice in a 16-second span while Dunda, Forry and Groves followed with successive goals as Grove City opened up an 11-2 lead with three minutes left in the half.
Senior attack
Madison Nazigian (Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest), sophomore attack
Sarah Pindel (Hartville, Ohio/Lake) and sophomore defender
Amber Wartman (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron) also chalked up assists for Grove City.
Polczynski had eight draw controls and Nazigian had six draw controls for Grove City.
Wartman and sophomore goalie
Elyse Kiggins (Zelienople, Pa./Seneca Valley) both caused three turnovers. Arnold, Jackson and Roetering each caused a pair of turnovers. Overall, Saint Vincent had 27 turnovers while Grove City committed 23 turnovers. Wartman picked up six ground balls. Arnold and Kiggins each collected four ground balls.
Kiggins made eight saves in 45 minutes, earning the victory. Freshman
Mia Gallagher (Mogadore, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban) played the final 15 minutes in goal. Grove City held a 29-19 edge in shots.
Roetering's six goals are one shy of the single-game record, set March 24, 2022 by Nazigian, also against Saint Vincent. Grove City's 17 goals Tuesday marked a season high.
Winners of two straight, Grove City will host conference rival Westminster at 12 p.m. Saturday. That game will be played at Don Lyle Field.
