Grove City 95, Franciscan 32

Franciscan Starters 
Sophie LaRose, Natalie Conner, Jazzlyn Melnyk, Kimberly McDaniels, Ashley Benson  

Grove City Starters
Clara Hannon, Allison Podkul, Nina Cano, Mara Polcyznski, Megan Kallock

How It Happened 
    The Lady Barons were able to get back to competition on Wednesday night at Grove City. The hosting Wolverines would jump out to an early first half lead, and hold onto it for the final twenty minutes to defeat the Lady Barons. 

The game started with a quick Wolverine bucket, and then Kimberly McDaniels would knot it up at 2-2 with a made jumper. Sophie LaRose would add four first quarter points with one made field goal and a pair of free throws. Jazz;yn Melnyk would also get on the board in the first half. Grove City was able to turnover Franciscan at a high clip with their steady pressure and turn those extra possessions into points, as they held a 53-10 lead at the half. 

Melnyk got the action started in the second half, as she scored on an extended possession, thanks to a Kimberly McDaniels offensive rebound. Lauren Arena, Madison Doan, and Ilena Gonzles would all score their first buckets of the game in the third quarter as well. McDaniels and Gonzales each added a pair of buckets in the fourth quarter, as the Lady Barons battled hard until the end. They had their best offensive quarter, as they scored 13 fourth quarter points.

Inside the Numbers 
- Ilena Gonzales scored a team high nine points while coming off the bench.
- Kimberly McDaniels earned her second career start and scored eight points.
- McDaniels had 10 rebounds as well to lead the Lady Barons.
- Jazzlyn Melnyk had a team high two blocks.
- Grove City won the rebounding battle 56-33

Up Next
Franciscan returns home on Saturday to take on Waynesburg at 1 p.m. This will be the Lady Barons first home game since January 6th. The Yellow Jackets got the better of the Lady Barons in their December meeting by a score of 83-55. Waynesburg had two players record double-doubles in the win, but they have scuffled as of late, as they are winless since beating Franciscan.

Baron Summer Camps
Franciscan University Athletics is partnering with Steubenville Conferences to offer summer sports camps in conjunction with the Steubenville Main Campus 1 (June 9-12th, 2022) and 3 (June 23-26th, 2022). Youth Conferences. Participants will be able to strengthen both their athletic skills and their relationship with Christ in this uniquely Franciscan hybrid experience. Men's and Women's Basketball are just a couple of the sports that will be included, check out more info on our Baron Summer Camps Page.

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