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CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky — Thomas More got out of the gates on fire in building a 13-point lead, however, Grove City slowed crawled back into the game and was able to post a 66-57 win Monday in Presidents' Athletic Conference action.

After junior Michael Selm connected on the Saints' lone three-pointer of the first half to give TMC the 13-point cushion, the Wolverines began on their trek back into the contest.

GCC closed the opening stanza on a 6-1 run to trim the lead to five, then proceeded to roll that momentum into a 23-9 spurt to start the second half to seize the lead for good.

Senior R.K. Thurman recorded his third double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while junior Garry Horton added 12 points, four rebounds and a team-high three assists.

The Saints (1-15, 1-3 PAC) will kick-off a three-game road trip when they travel to Waynesburg for Presidents' Athletic Conference action.

Grove City WOLVERINES vs Thomas More SAINTS
01/16/06 7:30 p.m. at Crestview Hills, KY - Connor Convocation
At Crestview Hills, KY - Connor Convocation

GROVE CITY WOLVERINES 66, THOMAS MORE SAINTS 57

GROVE CITY WOLVERINES (6-10, 2-1 PAC)
Shawn Carr 4-11 0-0 11; Craig Hallman 2-4 5-8 9; Ryan Gibson 2-5 4-5 8;
Chuck Cotherman 4-7 0-0 8; Ryan Gerber 2-8 3-4 7; Mark Smith 3-5 1-1 7;
Daniel Zacour 3-5 0-0 6; Matt Phillips 1-4 4-6 6; Bobby Turner 1-4 0-0 2;
Joe Capotosta 1-3 0-0 2; John Scheller 0-2 0-1 0; Eric Tinstman 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 23-58 17-25 66.

THOMAS MORE SAINTS (1-15, 1-3 PAC)
R.K. Thurman 5-10 4-8 14; Garry Horton 5-12 1-2 12; Brandon Bolden 3-7 0-0
8; Ed Thornton 1-5 6-6 8; E.J. Haynes 3-8 0-0 6; Matt Tierney 2-2 0-0 4;
Michael Selm 1-3 0-1 3; Mason O'Hara 1-6 0-0 2; Mark Lucas 0-2 0-0 0; Jeremy
Abell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-56 11-17 57.

Grove City WOLVERINES.........   25   41  -   66
Thomas More SAINTS............   30   27  -   57

3-point goals-Grove City WOLVERINES 3-14 (Shawn Carr 3-7; Ryan Gibson 0-1;
Chuck Cotherman 0-2; Ryan Gerber 0-3; Mark Smith 0-1), Thomas More SAINTS
4-19 (Brandon Bolden 2-6; Garry Horton 1-2; Michael Selm 1-3; Mason O'Hara
0-4; Mark Lucas 0-1; Jeremy Abell 0-1; Ed Thornton 0-2). Fouled out--Grove
City WOLVERINES-Mark Smith, Thomas More SAINTS-Ed Thornton. Rebounds-Grove
City WOLVERINES 37 (Shawn Carr 7), Thomas More SAINTS 40 (R.K. Thurman 12).
Assists-Grove City WOLVERINES 12 (Matt Phillips 6), Thomas More SAINTS 10
(Garry Horton 3). Total fouls-Grove City WOLVERINES 18, Thomas More SAINTS
21. A-299