February 9, 2005

Wolverines extend streak to 5

GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Senior guard Abby Moose (New Wilmington, Pa./Mercer) fired in 23 points Wednesday night, helping lead the Grove City College women's basketball team to a 74-63 win over Waynesburg in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at the Grove City College Arena.

Senior guard Jocelyn Kempema (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Edgewood) added 15 points and five rebounds while freshman forward Rachel McCoy (East Liverpool, Ohio/Beaver Local) posted 14 points, seven boards and four assists.

The victory is Grove City's fifth straight. The Wolverines (13-8, 5-2 PAC) have won 20 straight games against Waynesburg.

Waynesburg (9-11, 0-7 PAC) led by as many as 10 in the first half before the Wolverines rallied to forge a 34-34 halftime tie. The Wolverines took the lead for good, 44-43, in the second half as Moose sank a pair of free throws with 13 minutes left.

Grove City forced 20 turnovers, which led to 17 Wolverine points. Senior guard Rachel Romance (East Springfield, Pa./Northwestern) dished out five assists while junior guard Tammy Hess (Vintondale, Pa./United) had three steals.

Trista Murphy led the Yellow Jackets with 14 points. Grove City visits PAC-leading Washington and Jefferson Saturday at 1 p.m.

Box Score

GROVE CITY'S TOP 10 SCORING LIST

1-Jody Imbrie (1979-83)        2,288
2-Theresa Berg (1989-93)       1,347
3-Christine Carlson (1987-91)  1,337
4-Beth Lora (1994-98)          1,250
5-Brenda Kanar (1983-87)       1,183
6-Carolyn Cochrane (1985-89)   1,153
7-ABBY MOOSE (2001-present)    1,111
8-Karin Hendrickson (1995-99)  1,081
9-Monica Yustak (1984-87)        960
10-Kathy Hair (1988-92)          929

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