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Wolverines Second Half Run Defeats Geneva 69-60


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Grove City, Pa. – On Wednesday, February 8 the Grove City Wolverines handed the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes a 69-60 conference road loss. The loss lowers Geneva’s overall record to 9-13, 6-9 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC).

The tight rival game consisted of multiple lead changes handing Geneva a one-point lead at the half; 30-29. Geneva’s largest lead of the half was seven points at 14:12 while Grove City’s largest lead was four at 16:51. Joey Jou (Miami, FL/Westwood Christian) slam dunk with 4:28 left in the first raised Geneva 24-23. Jimmy Leichliter (Connellsville, PA/ Connellsville) was stellar in first 20 minutes, tallying 11 points for the Golden Tornadoes.

Grove City took the lead by one; 35-34 at 17:20 in the second half. Grove City added to their lead which the Wolverines wouldn’t give up for the rest of the game. Ethan Moose (New Castle, PA/Neshannock) nothing but net jumper moved the scoreboard to 45-40 at 10:07. Moose tallied a steal setting up Leichliter on a fast break. The layup failed but was back up by Tyler Crenshaw (Moon Twp, PA/Moon/Mt. Aloysius) who finish the play and drew a foul. Crenshaw’s layup recorded his sixth point of the game; Geneva down by three, 45-42 at 8:35.

Geneva went cold after Crenshaw’s bucket as Grove City posted a run that would eventually upend the Golden Tornadoes. The Wolverines took the first double-figure lead of the game at 7:49; 52-42.

Moose finished the game as Geneva’s high scorer with 19 points supported by Leichliter with 16 points. Crenshaw put up 12 points and team-high six rebounds. Jou only managed four points but managed to help off the glass with four rebounds. 1,000 point club member, Chaese Vaudrin (Uniontown, OH/Lake) was held to two points in the loss.

Geneva will finish the week out on the road against Chatham on Saturday, February 11, tipoff at 3 p.m.

Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Offering over 40 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, Adult Degree Programs with fully online and classroom options, and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top Three Best Value Regional University with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the truth 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.

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