GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Junior midfielder Noah Gray (Glen Mills, Pa./The Christian Academy) scored a hat trick and assisted on a fourth goal Saturday afternoon to help lift the Grove City College men's soccer team to a 5-1 victory over visiting Allegheny in Presidents' Athletic Conference play at Don Lyle Field. 

Junior forward Carlo Denis (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic) and freshman midfielder Owen Whitehead (Mesa, Ariz./Arete Prep) also scored for the Wolverines, who have won four straight matches.

Gray gave Grove City (5-2-1, 2-0) a 1-0 lead at 7:24 with an unassisted goal. He doubled the lead at 11:53 when he scored on a penalty kick. 

The lead swelled to 3-0 at the 22-minute mark when Denis scored his second goal of the season. Gray provided the assist. 

Allegheny trimmed the lead to 3-1 by halftime when Will Gruca scored at 41:19. However, the Wolverines sewed up the win with a pair of goals in the final 23 minutes. Gray completed his hat trick at 67:26 after receiving assists from senior defender Luke Kimmich (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) and sophomore midfielder Luke Ladas (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany Hills). 

Whitehead closed the scoring at 82:21 with his second goal of the campaign. Freshman forward Judah Gray (Glen Mills, Pa./The Christian Academy) assisted Whitehead's goal.

Grove City earned a 14-10 edge in total shots, along with an 8-2 margin in shots on goal. Freshman goalie Keller Krieger (Jacksonville, Fla./Providence) made one save to earn his fourth win of the season.

Allegheny accumulated nine corner kicks while the Wolverines had six corners. 

Noah Gray leads Grove City with seven goals and 17 total points. Kimmich now has 14 career assists, which pulls him into a six-way tie for sixth place in program history. 

Grove City will visit conference rival Geneva at 7 p.m. Wednesday.