GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--Top-seeded Grove City College claimed a 19-6 victory over No. 3 Westminster College in the title game of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Men's Lacrosse Championship Tournament Saturday night at Robert E. Thorn Field in Grove City.

Grove City and Westminster met in the inaugural PAC Championship Tournament title game in 2019. Grove City claimed a 14-3 win and earned its first trip to the NCAA Division III Championship. 

As the winner of the PAC Championship Tournament, Grove City will receive the conference's automatic-qualifying bid to the Division III Championship. Twenty-eight conferences have been granted automatic qualification (Pool A) for this year's championship. The 31-team field for this year’s Division III Championship is scheduled to be announced Sunday, May 9 at 9 p.m. (EDT). First and second round games are scheduled for Saturday-Sunday, May 15-16. 
 

Saturday, May 8

PAC Championship Tournament [Title game] No. 3 Westminster at No. 1 Grove City Robert E. Thorn Field--Grove City, Pa.

Result: Grove City 19, Westminster 6  Box score

Grove City (11-1) pushed its win streak to 10 straight with Saturday night's victory... Eight men scored for Grove City in the win... Sophomore James Petrolle (Damascus, Md. | Damascus) helped spark the offense with six goals and a pair of assists... Junior Brett Gladstone (Marriottsville, Md. | Marriotts Ridge) fired in five goals while adding a pair of assists... Junior Michael La Forte (Waterford, Conn. | Waterford) finished with three goals and three assists... Grove City led 6-2 after the first quarter and 13-4 at the half... The Wolverines held Westminster (9-5) scoreless in the third quarter... Junior Addison Bennett (Haddonfield, N.J. | Haddonfield) totaled five caused turnovers, three ground balls and a goal... Junior Grant Evans (Pittsburgh, Pa. | Upper St. Clair) finished with a game-high 12 ground balls... Evans won 15-of-22 faceoffs... He also added one goal... Sophomore Jack Petit (Pensacola, Fla. | West Florida High School of Advanced Technology) made four saves in 45 minutes in goal, earning the win... Junior R.J. Miller (Doylestown, Pa. | Central Bucks East) made three saves in the fourth quarter... Westminster junior Bennett Webster (Penfield, N.Y. | Penfield) had one goal and one assist... Sophomore Boyd Foster (Lincoln, R.I. | Lincoln) finished with a pair of assists and three ground balls... Junior Mike Roman (Fort Washington, Pa. | Germantown Academy) had seven ground balls and a caused turnover... Sophomore Connor Doyle (Glen Aubrey, N.Y. | Whitney Point) finished with 12 saves in 55 minutes.

 

Wednesday, May 5

PAC Championship Tournament [Semifinal 1] No. 4 Bethany at No. 1 Grove City Robert E. Thorn Field--Grove City, Pa.

Result: Grove City 26, Bethany 4 Box score

Wednesday was Grove City's ninth-straight victory... The Wolverines led 10-1 after one quarter and 16-3 at the half... Eight men scored in the semifinal win... Junior Blaise Bishop (Glen Ellyn, Ill. | Glenbard West) scored four first half goals, including a man down goal with 12:49 to go in the second... He added three assists... Senior Aidan Morse (Lynchburg, Va. | New Covenant) netted a career-high seven goals... Sophomore James Petrolle (Damascus, Md. | Damascus) and junior Jed Speers (Medina, Ohio | Medina) both added four goals... Junior Keith Torillo (Latrobe, Pa. | Latrobe) had a career-high 14 ground balls and went 19-of-21 in faceoffs... Senior Patrick Mark (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | Wellington) finished with eight ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers... Sophomore Jack Petit (Pensacola, Fla. | West Florida High School of Advanced Technology) and junior R.J. Miller (Doylestown, Pa. | Central Bucks East) each had three saves... Bethany freshman Tyler Britton (Wheeling, W.Va. | Wheeling Park) had two goals and three ground balls... Junior Clay Yingling (Union Bridge, Md. | Linganore) had four ground balls and an assist... Junior Andrew Smith (Erie, Pa. | McDowell) made 12 saves.

 

Wednesday, May 5

PAC Championship Tournament [Semifinal 2] No. 3 Westminster at No. 2 Chatham UPMC Graham Field--Pittsburgh, Pa.

Result: Westminster 7, Chatham 6 Box score

Westminster sophomore Ryan Greer (Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley) scored off of an assist from junior Shawn Kernaghan (Denver, Pa. | Cocalico) with 2:31 remaining in regulation to break a 6-6 tie and help advance the Titans to their second-straight championship game... Greer fired in three goals and added an assist in Wednesday's win... Junior Joe Rosa (Newton, N.J. | Kittatinny Regional) had a pair of goals and an assist... Junior Mike Roman (Fort Washington, Pa. | Germantown Academy) totaled a game-high nine ground balls... Senior Romano Veneziano (Pittsburgh, Pa. | Pittsburgh Online Academy) finished with five ground balls, two caused turnovers and an assist... Sophomore Connor Doyle (Glen Aubrey, N.Y. | Whitney Point) made 11 saves and added five ground balls... First-year Colin O'Malley (Pittsburgh, Pa. | North Allegheny) was 11-for-17 in faceoffs... He added two ground balls... Chatham senior Adam Blees (Shakopee, Minn. | Shakopee) had two goals, two ground balls and two caused turnovers... Junior Nicholas Guaglione (Commack, N.Y. | Commack) had a goal, an assist and two ground balls... Senior Jerad Wilson (Avondale, Pa. | Avon Grove) finished with six ground balls and four caused turnovers... Junior Shane Gaglione (Milford, Del. | Milford) made 16 saves.