PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Geneva College football season came to an end on Saturday afternoon, and while the final record wasn't what the Golden Tornadoes had hoped for at the beginning of the year, senior Trewon Marshall (Leetsdale, Pa./Quaker Valley) finished off his historic career with a career-high 286 yards rushing in a 35-14 loss at Carnegie Mellon.  Just two weeks after setting his career-high with 285 yards against Grove City, Marshall surpassed that total, pushing him over 4,000 career yards.  Carnegie Mellon finished its season at 6-4, 5-4 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), while Geneva closed out its season with a 2-8 record, 2-7 in the PAC.

The game started well for Geneva.  After Carnegie Mellon got on the board first with a touchdown midway into the first quarter, Marshall went 71 yards on Geneva's first play from scrimmage, setting himself up for a 1-yard touchdown run just two plays later to even the score at 7-7. 

Early in the second quarter, Geneva's defense forced a turnover, and the Golden Tornadoes took advantage with another long touchdown drive, set up by a 59-yard run from Marshall and capped off by a 20-yard touchdown run from Luke Lloyd (Claysville, Pa./Avella) to give Geneva its only lead of the game, 14-7.  Unfortunately, that would be the last time Geneva would score on the afternoon.

Carnegie Mellon responded to Geneva's lead by scoring twice within two minutes, taking advantage of a Geneva turnover, and that gave the Tartans a 21-14 lead going into halftime.

The Geneva offense found things much more difficult in the second half as it failed to generate any points.  The Golden Tornadoes turned the ball over two more times, giving them four turnovers on the afternoon, and they were stopped three times on fourth down attempts.  The Tartans took advantage by scoring twice more in the third quarter to put the game away, and neither team scored in the fourth quarter as Carnegie Mellon closed out the 35-14 win.

"I know the final record isn't what we wanted, but we have some very special people that have been with this program for four years," Head Coach Geno DeMarco said afterwards, recognizing the fact that Geneva's seniors had played their last game in the gold and black.  "I'm extremely proud of the work those guys have done and for the men they have become.

"We are working hard to get this thing pointed in the right direction, and I know we will.  We are very close to making that happen.  But the work that has been done in the hearts of these seniors will hopefully be what they remember for years to come."

Marshall finished his record-breaking career as Geneva all-time leading rusher with 4,263 yards.  His 1,716 yards rushing this season are second highest in Geneva history, and he holds the second, third and fourth highest single-game rushing totals in Geneva history.  Defensively, Geneva had big games from several defenders, as five different Golden Tornadoes finished with double-digit tackles.  Junior Tyler Cann (Lehighton, Pa./Lehighton) led the way with 15 tackles, while senior Zach Hall (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) and freshman Dakota Allen (Plant City, Fl./Newsome) each had 14 stops. 


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 80 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs, 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.