Beaver Holds on For Thrilling Win, Downs Grove City 64-62
Senior Darius Prince Led Beaver with 17 points.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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29 | 33 | 62 |
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19 | 45 | 64 |
Team Stats
Grove City College
| Game Statistics | Grove City College | Penn State Beaver |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (25-51) | (23-53) |
| Field Goal % | 49.0% | 43.4% |
| Rebounds | 21 | 32 |
| Assists | 18 | 11 |
| Turnovers | 18 | 15 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 13 | 28 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 7 | 16 |
| Bench Pts | 24 | 22 |
Staff Writer
Monaca, PA- It really was a tale of two halves Saturday night at Beaver Field House in Monaca, PA. Grove City controlled most of the first half, building a 15 point lead midway through the first. Beaver chipped back, bringing the deficit to 8, before Grove City added 2 more going into the half (29-19).
Beaver came alive after halftime, starting the half on a 10-2 run. Beaver tied the game for the first time at the 14:46 mark (2nd Half) on a Senior Darius Prince (West Mifflin/Pittsburgh, PA) steal which led to a and one on the other end by Sophomore Chris Weathers (New Brighton/New Brighton, PA) which tied the score at 34-34. The Lions then took the lead for the first time at 12:35 on a Weathers inside move and bucket. Beaver built a 7 point lead by the 6:20 mark, but the game went back and forth. The Wolverines chipped at the lead, and had it down to one with 1:37 left to go in the game. After a crucial Beaver Turnover, Junior Julian Taylor (Rochester/Rochester, PA) came up with the defensive play of the game, blocking a Wolverine shot that led to a Sophomore Quinten Burton (Ambridge/Ambridge, PA) 3 pointer that pushed the lead to 4 with one minute remaining. Grove City answered with a 3 pointer of their own, pulling with in one with 41 seconds remaining. Senior Tony Houghton (Perry/Pittsburgh, PA) hit a free throw with 22 seconds left to push the lead to two. Grove City would miss fire on a three at the buzzer, and Beaver came away with the 64-62 win.
In the victory, Prince led the way scoring 17 points. Houghton added 13 and Weathers finished with 11. Beaver out rebounded their opponent 32-21, led by Weather's 6 boards. Beaver doubled their shooting percentage in the second half, going 28.6% in the first half to 60% in the second (43.4 for the game).
With the win, Beaver sits at 8-4 overall and remains at 4-1 in the PSUAC. Beaver returns to PSUAC action on Friday, January 13th, when they host Penn State Hazelton. Tip off is set for 8 p.m. (Or 20 minutes after the women's game).
