GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's lacrosse team closed the 2023 regular season Wednesday evening with a 19-5 victory over visiting Bethany in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at Robert E. Thorn Field. Grove City concludes the conference schedule with a 7-0 record. The Wolverines will be the top seed in next week's conference tournament.

Sophomore attack Matt Blythe (Mendon, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) rifled in four goals to help lead Grove City's balanced offensive effort. Blythe became the fourth player in program history to reach 100 career goals as he now has 103 tallies. 

Sophomore attack Zachary Hougan (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) scored three times for the Wolverines (8-8 overall). Senior midfielder Brett Gladstone (Marriottsville, Md./Marriotts Ridge) scored twice, as did freshman attack Kobi Bui (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton), freshman attack Mac Faircloth (Greensboro, N.C./Page) and freshman midfielder Boden Davidson (Scottsdale, Ariz./Scottsdale Christian).

The Wolverines also received goals from senior long stick midfielder Addison Bennett (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield), senior midfielder David Kraus (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley), junior midfielder Luke Jayne (Vero Beach, Fla./Saint Andrew's) and sophomore midfielder Alec Jones (Chesterfield, N.J./Notre Dame).

Blythe, Gladstone, Hougan and freshman attack Rigdon Greene (Marietta, Ga./Pope) all recorded two assists Wednesday. Davidson, Faircloth, Jayne and sophomore midfielder Trey Zabroski (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood) also assisted goals. 

Blythe posted two goals and two assists in the first quarter while Hougan had two goals and an assist in the period as the Wolverines bolted to a 6-1 lead. Grove City extended its lead to 11-3 by halftime. 

Defensively, Grove City held Bethany to 15 total shots while forcing 31 turnovers. Freshman long stick midfielders Ryan Evans (Crofton, Md./DeMatha) and Ryan Ledermann (Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas) both caused four turnovers. Blythe caused three turnovers. 

Senior Max Chmura (Wadsworth, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary) won 12 of 15 faceoffs while freshman Sean Mahoney (Fort Myers, Fla./Canterbury) won 11 of 13 faceoff chances. Chmura led Grove City with eight ground balls. Mahoney collected four ground balls. 

Grove City finished the game with 22 turnovers. The Wolverines outshot Bethany, 66-15, including a 40-12 edge in shots on goal. 

Freshman goalie Tyler Gladstone (Marriottsville, Md./Marriotts Ridge) made seven saves to earn the win. 

The Wolverines have an open date Saturday, which marks the final day of the conference schedule. Grove City will host the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament next Wednesday, May 3, in the semifinals.