Geneva’s Dominant Offense Not Enough to Protect Home Pitch
Beaver Falls, Pa. – Geneva started off the season flawlessly defending its home pitch. The Golden Tornadoes extended the same welcome to Pitt Bradford on Friday, outshooting the Panthers 24-8. Despite efforts, nothing landed in the back of the net as the Golden Tornadoes' win streak at home was snapped in a 2-0 loss. Geneva's overall record drops to 2-3, while the visitors raise their record to 3-4.
Pitt Bradford benefited from an early Geneva own goal. In hopes to respond, Geneva generated plenty of offense. The GTs outshot the Panthers 11-4 in the first half but couldn't find an equalizing answer.
At 53:44, Panther Courtney Shade connected with Meghan Stuck to seal the 2-0 win.
Geneva competes in two more non-conference games before conference contests begin. On Wednesday, September 20 Geneva will travel to Marietta, starting at 7:00 p.m. The Golden Tornadoes return home on Saturday, September 23 at 4:30 p.m. hosting Point Park.
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.
