WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's soccer team scored five second-half goals Tuesday night on the way to a 6-1 Presidents' Athletic Conference victory over host Washington & Jefferson at Alexandre Stadium.
Sophomore forward
Andrew Perry (Minnetrista, Minn./Southwest Christian) helped pace Grove City (11-2-4, 8-1-1) with two goals and an assist while senior midfielder
Noah Gray (Glen Mills, Pa./The Christian Academy) posted his conference-high fifth game-winning goal of the season to help the Wolverines extend their lead atop the league standings.
W&J (5-7-1, 4-4-1) took a 1-0 lead 14:26 into the match on a goal from Owen Rowlands. However, the Wolverines forged a 1-1 tie at 31:33 when Perry scored an unassisted goal.
The Wolverines' second-half onslaught began 2:41 into the second half as Gray scored his league-best 12th goal of the season. Sophomore forward
Cristian Garcia (Miami, Fla./Florida Christian) assisted Gray's go-ahead goal.
Senior midfielder
Ryan Higgs (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) doubled the lead to 3-1 with an unassisted goal at 68:19. Junior forward
Evan Yoder (Milton, Pa./Milton) scored seven minutes later to give the Wolverines a 4-1 lead at 75:35. Senior defender
Jake Kimmich (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) assisted Yoder's goal.
Perry assisted a goal from senior forward
Carlo Denis (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic) at the 81:38 mark. Perry then closed the scoring at 89:32 with his sixth goal of the season.
Grove City outshot the Presidents, 18-6, including a 10-2 edge in shots on goal. The Wolverines earned 10 corner kicks while W&J recorded four corners.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Keller Krieger (Jacksonville, Fla./Providence) made one save to earn the victory.
Grove City leads the conference with 25 points. Geneva (5-1-2) is second with 17 points while Allegheny (5-2-1) is third with 16 points. Grove City hosts Geneva next Wednesday, October 28, at 7 p.m. The Wolverines will clinch the top seed in the conference tournament with a win or draw that night.
