Penn State Beaver Falls to Grove City College
Penn State Beaver loses to Grove City College 84-66.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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31 | 35 | 66 |
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34 | 50 | 84 |
Team Stats
Grove City College
| Game Statistics | Penn State Beaver | Grove City College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (23-62) | (27-55) |
| Field Goal % | 37.1% | 49.1% |
| Rebounds | 31 | 48 |
| Assists | 7 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 14 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 16 | 10 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 10 | 16 |
| Pts in the Paint | 26 | 38 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 8 | 24 |
| Bench Pts | 13 | 23 |
By: Marcus Smith
Grove City, Pa--- Penn State Beaver took on Grove City College after the long winter break.
In the first half beaver came out strong against Grove City and within the first 10 minutes of the game beaver was leading 21-13. Marcus Smith (Pittsburgh, Pa/Perry) gave Beaver their spark, scoring 12 points out of their 21 total points. Grove City bounced back strong and eventually took the lead into the half 34-31.
Grove City maintained a huge advantage in the rebounding column, which accounted for most of their points in the paint. Grove City out rebounded Beaver 48-31. Mitch Marmelstein led Grove City with 16 points.
Grove City went on a 10-0 run late in the second half to make it 64-48 in the second half. Grove City never looked back as they went on to win 84-66.
Beaver was led in scoring by Smith who put up 21 points followed by Christian Best (Brooklyn, NY/Bishop Ford) who added 18.
The Lions will now head into conference play, as they head to Penn State Mont Alto and Penn State York this upcoming weekend looking to improve their 3-2 conference record.