Andrew Walsh

2/15/15

Bearcats Too Much

Coming off of a three game win streak, the Grove City womens
basketball team hosted the Saint Vincent Bearcats this past Saturday, Feb.
15. It was a special day for seniors Cayley McClean, Kelsey Shirey, and
Brandy Nickoloff as they were awarded at the beginning of the game for their
four year achievements at Grove City College. The three seniors started the
game along with junior Kathryn Erbelding and freshman Lexie Arkwright.
Saint Vincent was 19-3 overall (13-2 in the PAC) heading into this game,
setting the tone for how substantial a win would be for Grove City (10-13, 8-8
PAC).
Grove City started off with a commanding 13-6 lead, surely taking
Saint Vincent by surprise. Although Saint Vincent posted an array of poor
shooting in the first half, shooting just 35 percent from the field, they still
managed to carry a 31-25 lead heading into the second half. Grove City shot
44 percent from the field in the first half, hoping to have that carry over into
the second. Unfortunately it did not, as Grove City was defeated by a score
of 72-48. Saint Vincent jumped out to a 16-2 run to start the second half, and
from there the Bearcats clawed away the rest of the game. The offense of
Saint Vincent was too overwhelming for the Wolverines, as they outscored
Grove City 41-23 in the second half.
Grove City shot a miniscule 23 percent from the field, and failed to hit
a three point shot in the entire game for just the second time all season. The
Wolverines also had 28 turnovers in the game, their second most all season.
Although it was a rough offensive day for the Wolverines, junior Kathryn
Erbelding stepped up for the team, scoring 20 of the teams 48 points while
reeling in 11 rebounds. Saint Vincents Taylor Mathers put up almost identical
stats to those of Erbelding, scoring 21 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in
the process.
It wasnt exactly what the Wolverines had hoped for, but putting their
focus on their away game against Bethany is surely the remedy for success,
as Grove City and Bethany sit tied at 8-8 in the PAC with two games left for
each squad. The Wolverines will head to West Virginia to play Bethany on

Wednesday, and have another road game at Thiel this Saturday to close their
season.