LATROBE, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's lacrosse team clinched the top seed in the upcoming Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship Tournament by capturing an 18-1 conference win Wednesday evening at Saint Vincent.

Grove City improved to 7-0 in the conference and will be the No. 1 seed in the four-team tournament April 30-May 3. The Wolverines led 6-0 after one quarter, then pushed the lead to 11-0 by halftime. 

Five men scored multiple goals for the Wolverines (10-7), led by a four-goal outing from senior midfielder Zachary Hougan (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro). Senior attack Matt Blythe (Mendon, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) fired in three goals as part of a five-point night. 

Senior midfielder Kobi Bui (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton), junior attack Stewart McClain (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) and sophomore midfielder Breck Peacock (Wayne, Ill./Wheaton Academy) scored two goals apiece. Grove City also received tallies from graduate student midfielder Luke Jayne (Vero Beach, Fla./Saint Edward's), sophomore attack Sawyer Strong (Westfield, Ind./Westfield), sophomore midfielder Tyson Bui (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton), sophomore midfielder Evan Curry (Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei) and sophomore attack Davis Schneider (Winfield, Ill./Wheaton Academy).

Senior midfielder Trey Zabroski (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood) assisted three goals. Tyson Bui, Strong, sophomore midfielder Logan Fox (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian), junior attack Rigdon Greene (Marietta, Ga./Pope) and junior Mac Faircloth (Greensboro, N.C./Page) all had assists. 

Grove City amassed a 56-19 edge in total shots, including a 32-7 advantage in shots on goal. Grove City also harassed Saint Vincent into 28 turnovers. 

Fox and junior Colton Lehberg (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Santa Fe Christian) both picked up a team-leading five ground balls. Sophomore midfielder Joshua McDermott (San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Santa Margarita) had four ground balls. Lehberg won 9 of 10 faceoffs.

Junior goalie Tyler Gladstone (Marriottsville, Md./Marriotts Ridge) earned the win by stopping six shots. 

Grove City will host a conference tournament semifinal game Wednesday, April 30 at Robert E. Thorn Field by virtue of owning the top seed. The Wolverines have home-field advantage in the four-team ournament. 

Grove City will close the regular season next Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Thiel.