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Hot Shooting Lifts Geneva Men 81-67 over Waynesburg

Adamczyk

Beaver Falls, PA – Geneva’s 66.7% field goal percentage combined with its 54.5% from beyond the arc gave the Golden Tornadoes a 40-27 lead at the half. The Golden Tornadoes finished the job in the second half outscoring the visiting Waynesburg Yellow Jackets 41-40. The 81-67 decision raises Geneva’s overall record to 5-19, 5-12 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

“This was a great team win,” said head coach Jeff Santarsiero. “We moved the ball well and were very unselfish.”

Four Golden Tornadoes scored in double digits, highlighted by sophomore Jimmy Leichliter (Connellsville, PA/ Connellsville) with a double-double - 15 points and ten rebounds.

“Our seniors Jordan and Ethan had great games,” said Santarsiero.

Senior Ethan Adamczyk (Uniontown, OH/ Lake) led Geneva’s scoring with 19 while fellow senior Jordan Lawrence (Columbia, MD/Chapelgate) scored 16 points.

Chaese Vaudrin (Uniontown, OH/Lake) helped with the victory with ten points, eight rebounds.

“Now we move on to our rivalry game,” Santarsiero said. “Enough said!”

The Golden Tornadoes travel 25 minutes north on Route 18 to face all-time Westminster on Saturday, February 20 at 3:30 p.m.

Geneva College invites students to step forward and leap ahead with an academically excellent, Christ-centered and affordable education. Offering nearly 40 undergraduate majors, Adult Degree Programs with fully online and campus-based options, and high-demand advanced graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top 10 Best Value with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the inerrancy of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God’s word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today’s world.  

Feb 17, 2016