GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Freshman attack Jake Parker (Edgewater, Md./St. Mary's Annapolis) fired in seven goals and added seven assists for a Grove City-record 14 points while classmate Owen Edkins (Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East) pumped in six goals and added four assists Tuesday night as the Grove City College men's lacrosse team downed visiting Franciscan, 31-8, in both teams' Presidents' Athletic Conference opener at Robert E. Thorn Field.

Freshman midfielder Mason Lyons (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) added five goals for the Wolverines (2-1, 1-0). Freshman midfielders Caden Ryan (Reading, Pa./Schuylkill Valley) and Tucker Saums (Greensboro, N.C./Northwest Guilford) both scored three times and junior defender Evan Curry (Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei) scored two goals.

Grove City also received goals from junior attack Sawyer Strong (Westfield, Ind,/Westfield), junior midfielder Breck Peacock (Wayne, Ill./Wheaton Academy), junior attack Davis Schneider (Winfield, Ill./Wheaton Academy), sophomore attack Tyler Blazek (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman) and freshman midfielder Zach Moravec (West Chicago, Ill./Wheaton Academy).

Edkins scored twice in the first quarter while Parker recorded three assists to help Grove City grab a 5-1 lead after one quarter. Parker then added three goals in the second period while Curry had a goal and two assists as the lead swelled to 14-2 by halftime.

Moravec and freshman Stephen Fellowes (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Academy) also chalked up two assists. Lyons, Peacock, Strong, freshman Brock Collins (Butler, Pa./Butler) and freshman midfielder Alex Gladstone (Marriottsville, Md./Marriotts Ridge) each had one assist.

Collins won 11 of 18 faceoffs and finished with eight ground balls. Moravec, Parker and Saums all had five ground balls. Collins also caused three turnovers. Fellowes, Saums and sophomore defender Brady Miller (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) caused two turnovers apiece.

Grove City forced 25 turnovers. Grove City committed 16 turnovers. The Wolverines also had an 81-22 edge in total shots, including a 55-12 margin in shots on goal. 

Freshman goalie Dylan Crownover (Loveland, Colo./Resurrection Christian) played the first half and earned the win. He made one save. Junior Kyle Gill (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) played the final 30 minutes and stopped three shots. 

Grove City will visit Rochester Institute of Technology at 12 p.m. Saturday.