Waynesburg, PA – The Geneva College Golden Tornadoes remain winless on the road. Waynesburg edged Geneva 10-9 Saturday (Oct. 8) afternoon lowering the Golden Tornadoes record to 2-3 overall, 1-2 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC).
The barnburner kept both teams out of the end zone in the first half of play despite three interceptions by Geneva’s defense. Waynesburg forced four Golden Tornado fumbles in the 60 minutes.
Javid Ellis 35 yard rush touchdown finished by a Neil Harrison’s good kick opened scoring 7-0 at 10:40 in the third quarter.
Six minutes later, Waynesburg’s Kevin
Waynesburg ultimately edged Geneva with a
At 4:02 remaining, a Waynesburg holding penalty resulted in a Geneva safety for the 10-9 final.
As a team, the Golden Tornadoes posted 251 yards lead by Ellis with 121 yards (1 TD)
"We say all the time with this offense that we have to maintain the football," said head coach Geno DeMarco. "Four fumbles is inexcusable. This loss falls squarely on my shoulders and we will get this fixed."
Joe Shively tallied nine tackles supported by Jimmy Quinlan with seven.
Geneva returns home to Reeves Field on Saturday, October 15 hosting Carnegie Mellon at 7 p.m.
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