WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The third time was indeed the charm for the Grove City College women's lacrosse team Saturday afternoon at Washington & Jefferson.

Two years ago, Grove City closed its inaugural season by dropping a 13-5 decision at W&J in the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship Tournament title game. Last year, W&J edged visiting Grove City in the tournament semifinals, 9-8. 

Saturday afternoon at Alexandre Stadium, Grove City turned the tables on top-seeded W&J by earning a 13-10 win over the Presidents in the 2024 conference tournament title game. It is Grove City's first conference title in women's lacrosse, as well as the Wolverines' first-ever win over W&J.

Grove City (15-5) led 4-1 after one quarter, then extended the lead to 10-2 by halftime. 

Senior midfielder Madison Nazigian (Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest), the tournament's Most Valuable Performer, fired in five goals to help pace Grove City. Junior midfielder Abby Roetering (Glenelg, Md./Glenelg), sophomore attack Jackie Rowell (Laurel, Md./Reservoir) and freshman midfielder Tori Stevenson (Butler, Pa./Butler) each scored twice in the win. 

The Wolverines also received goals from freshman attacks Taylor Blythe (Mendon, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) and Gwen Shilling (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional). 

Stevenson and senior midfielder Lucy Martin (Silver Spring, Md./Montgomery Blair) both had two assists. Blythe, Nazigian, Roetering and Shilling each assisted one goal.

Nazigian scored three times in the first quarter while Shilling scored off a Martin assist to help the Wolverines secure a 4-1 lead after 15 minutes. Roetering and Rowell recorded two goals apiece in the second quarter as the lead swelled to 9-1. Stevenson scored with 57 seconds left in the second quarter to give the third-seeded Wolverines a 10-2 halftime lead. 

Grove City led 13-4 after three quarters but W&J scored six goals in the first 7:40 of the fourth period. Grove City blanked W&J over the final 7:20 to cement the victory, however. 

Grove City held a 22-21 edge in total shots. Each team had 18 shots on goal. 

Junior goalie Elyse Kiggins (Zelienople, Pa./Seneca Valley) stopped eight shots to earn her program-record 14th win of the season. 

Junior defender Emily Arnold (Ijamsville, Md./Urbana) caused two turnovers and added a team-high four ground balls. Grove City forced W&J to commit 22 turnovers while the Wolverines turned over possession 19 times. 

The NCAA Division III Tournament pairings will be announced Monday morning. Grove City's 15 wins this year are a single-season program record.