GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's soccer team secured the top seed in the upcoming Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship Tournament by earning a 0-0 draw Wednesday night with visiting Geneva at Don Lyle Field.
Grove City (8-1-2) finishes the regular season with 26 points and will receive a bye to the semifinals of the six-team tournament. The Wolverines will have home-field advantage in the semifinals and the finals.
Wednesday night, the Wolverines earned a 14-4 edge in total shots, along with a 6-1 margin in shots on goal. Grove City had four corner kicks while Geneva (8-2-5, 6-1-4) had three corner kicks.
Senior goalkeeper
Anthony D'Ippolito (Mars, Pa./Eden Christian) earned the shutout in goal by making one save. It is the Wolverines' eighth shutout of the season and the second of the season for D'Ippolito (2-0-1).
Grove City will host a conference tournament semifinal next Wednesday at 8 p.m. The Wolverines will face No. 4 Franciscan or No. 5 Hiram. Franciscan will host Hiram at 7 p.m. Saturday in the quarterfinals. Grove City tied Franciscan in Steubenville, 2-2, October 10. Four nights later, the Wolverines defeated visiting Hiram, 3-1.
