WILKINSBURG, Pa. -- The Grove City College women's lacrosse team outscored host Chatham, 9-3, over the final 30 minutes Tuesday night as the visiting Wolverines earned a 17-11 victory over No. 4 seed Chatham in the quarterfinals of the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship Tournament at Graham Field. Seventeen days ago, Grove City dropped a 14-10 home decision to Chatham in the teams' regular-season meeting.

Fifth-seeded Grove City took command of the game by scoring six straight goals in the third quarter. Senior midfielder Madison Nazigian (Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest) broke a 9-9 tie with 8:45 left in the period when she scored off an assist from sophomore midfielder Abby Roetering (Glenelg, Md./Glenelg). Nazigian then scored an unassisted goal 37 seconds later to double the lead.

Sophomore attack Meah Groves (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) added a pair of unassisted goals in the third quarter while sophomore midfielder Mara Polczynski (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) scored an unassisted goal and also supplied the assist on a goal by junior attack Madeline Dunda (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley).

Nazigian then helped close out the win by scoring a pair of unassisted goals in the fourth quarter. 

Nazigian paced Grove City with six goals while Polczynski posted a six-point night as she added five goals to her third-quarter assist. Dunda scored three times while Roetering finished with a goal and two assists. Dunda also chalked up an assist.

Nazigian and sophomore defender Amber Wartman (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron) both recorded seven draw controls for the Wolverines (8-10) while sophomore defender Emily Arnold (Ijamsville, Md./Urbana) had four draw controls. Arnold collected a team-leading five ground balls and Polczynski picked up four ground balls. 

Sophomore defender Sarah Jackson (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield), Nazigian, Polczynski and Roetering all caused two turnovers. Chatham finished the game with 19 turnovers while Grove City had 23 turnovers. 

Chatham outshot Grove City, 28-26, but Grove City owned a 20-19 edge in shots on goal. Sophomore goalie Elyse Kiggins (Zelienople, Pa./Seneca Valley) stopped eight shots to earn the victory. 

Grove City will visit top-seeded Washington & Jefferson in Thursday's semifinals. The game will start at 7 p.m. in Washington, Pa.