GROVE CITY, Pa. -- A six-goal first quarter helped lift the Grove City College women's lacrosse team to a 16-4 home victory Tuesday evening over Bethany in Presidents' Athletic Conference play at Don Lyle Field. 

Grove City led 6-0 after one quarter, then pushed the lead to 10-0 by halftime. Nine Grove City players scored in the win, led by a seven-goal outing from senior midfielder Madison Nazigian (Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest). Junior attack Madeline Dunda (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) added two goals for the Wolverines.

Seven sophomores also scored for Grove City: attack Meah Groves (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley), attack Anna Korzeniewski (Boyds, Md./Clarksburg), attack Maddie Krabitz (Catonsville, Md./Chapelgate Christian), midfielder Mara Polczynski (Irwin, Pa./Norwin), midfielder Abby Roetering (Glenelg, Md./Glenelg), defender Kiley Ingram (Cincinnati, Ohio/Kings) and defender Amber Wartman (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron).

Polczynski also had a season-high four assists and Ingram added a career-best two assists. Dunda, Groves and Krabitz all had assists, as did senior midfielder Meredith Basham (Olathe, Kan./Olathe East) and sophomore defender Emily Arnold (Ijamsville, Md./Urbana). 

Arnold led Grove City with six ground balls while Basham and Polczynski both recorded five ground balls. Polczynski and sophomore defender Sarah Jackson (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield) both caused three turnovers. Nazigian had eight draw controls and Polczynski posted six draw controls. 

Each team had 22 turnovers. Grove City (7-9, 5-3 PAC) outshot Bethany, 31-12. Sophomore Elyse Kiggins (Zelienople, Pa./Seneca Valley) earned the win in goal by stopping all four shots on goal faced in the first half. Freshman Mia Gallagher (Mogadore< ohio/archbishop="" hoban)="" made="" two="" saves="" in="" the="" second="">

Grove City will close the regular season at 12 p.m. Saturday against visiting Washington & Jefferson. The Wolverines will recognize seniors Basham and Nazigian prior to the game at Robert E. Thorn Field.