January 31, 2015
Waynesburg tops Grove City
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's basketball team dropped a 69-55 decision to visiting Waynesburg (11-9, 7-4) in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at the Grove City College Arena.
Grove City trailed 31-24 at halftime but eventually pulled to within 46-44 with 10:45 left in the game. However, Waynesburg broke open the game with a 20-3 run in the while holding Grove City to just one field goal over the next nine minutes.
Senior guard Mitch Marmelstein (San Juan Capistrano, Calif./St. Margaret's) led Grove City (8-12, 3-8) with 19 points while seniors Brian Giesler (Harrisville, Pa./Slippery Rock) and J.T. Schwartz (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler) both tossed in a dozen points. Schwartz also had a team-high six rebounds.
Grove City shot 16 of 47 (34 percent) from the field for the game. Waynesburg went 22 for 51 (43 percent), including a 10-of-22 (46 percent) effort on three-pointers. Kenny Klase and Thomas Ellis each led Waynesburg with 13 points. Waynesburg outrebounded Grove City 33-32.
Grove City will visit conference rival Westminster for an 8 p.m. game Wednesday night.
GROVE CITY'S 1,000-POINT CLUB
1-Jeff Claypool (1965-69) 2,234
2-Bob Crow (1979-83) 1,450
3-Joe Buckley (1985-89) 1,413
4-John Cochran (1966-70) 1,352
5-MITCH MARMELSTEIN (2011-Pres.) 1,294
6-Tanner Prosser (1999-2003) 1,263
7-Mark Timko (1991-94) 1,255
8-Fred Schwab (1970-74) 1,215
9-Deron Ryan (1984-88) 1,205
10-Tim Mokma (1987-91) 1,197
11-Bill Fox (1975-79) 1,192
12-Tom Robinson (1957-62) 1,181
13-Mark Smith (1979-83) 1,171
14-Andy O'Keefe (2006-10) 1,164
16-Jim Wherley (1993-97) 1,162
16-Bart Niemeyer (1958-62) 1,145
17-Shawn Carr (2004-08) 1,121
18-Brett Matson (2008-12) 1,108
19-Benjamin Davis (1990-94) 1,094
20-Ryan Gibson (2005-09) 1,079
21-Dave Marovich (1962-65) 1,072
22-Ron Arrington (1962-66) 1,069
23-Ryan Eller (2001-05) 1,068
24-Mike Donahoe (1975-79) 1,051
25-Dan Von Handorf (1992-96) 1,029
26-Dutch Leonard (1955-59) 1,013
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