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Geneva Overwhelmed in Kentucky

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Crestview Hills, KY  - Thomas More overwhelmed Geneva Wednesday night handing the Golden Tornadoes a 115-57 loss. The conference loss lowers Geneva’s overall record to 1-13, 1-6 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC).

Thomas More’s offense exploded in a 15-point run in a two minute stretch of the first half that basically settled the game. The quiet two minutes for Geneva placed the Golden Tornadoes at the bottom of a 31-13 hole.

Jimmy Leichliter (Connellsville, PA/ Connellsville) ended Geneva’s scoring drought with a layup.

The Saints didn’t ease up, scoring ten buckets from beyond the arc before halftime, shooting 63.9% from the field.

Geneva wasn’t be able to recover in the second half while the Saints continued on their hot streak, finishing the game shooting 58.5 percent from the field - 63.3 percent in three-point shots.

Geneva’s Ethan Adamczyk (Uniontown, OH/ Lake/Lake Erie) rallied 15 points for Geneva while Leichliter added 14.

Matt Dragan (Latrobe, PA/Greater Latrobe) grabbed team-high of eight rebounds.

“They shot the ball incredibly well,” said head coach Jeff Santarsiero.

“They are very tough at home. They deserved to win.”

Saturday, January 16 Geneva hosts all-time rival Westminster for the 215th game between the two schools. At the half, the Golden Tornadoes will be honoring Coach Jerry Slocum and the 1995-96 NAIA Elite 8 team in honor of its 20th year reunion.

Jan 13, 2016