BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Geneva College women's soccer team scored early and often against the visiting Saint Vincent Bearcats on its way to a commanding 3-0 victory on Saturday afternoon on Senior Day. Geneva improved to 7-6 overall, 2-2 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), while Saint Vincent fell to 1-11, 1-3 in the PAC.
Prior to the game, Geneva recognized its four seniors on this year's team,
Danielle Lincoln (Milton, Pa./Milton Area),
Natalia Muoio (Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver Falls),
Lydia Roth (Butler, Pa./First Baptist Christian) and
Erica Sumner (Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver County Christian).
Junior
Erin Houser (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) got Geneva on the board in the fifth minute when she received a pass from Sumner at the top of the Bearcat box, and she lofted a shot that the Saint Vincent goalkeeper got a piece of but couldn't keep out of the net.
Freshman
Taylor Greene (Conway, Pa./Freedom) got on the board next in the 24
th minute when she received a long pass in the box from Roth in the box and snuck a shot in to double Geneva's lead.
Just one minute later, freshman
Lydia Beare (Mansfield, Ohio/Mansfield Christian) added to Geneva's lead when she received a pass from Sumner and scored to the far post. The Golden Tornadoes took that 3-0 lead to halftime, outshooting the Bearcats 16-5 in the half.
Geneva continued to pepper the Saint Vincent goal with shots in the second half, but the Golden Tornadoes couldn't add any more goals to their final total, finishing out the 3-0 victory.
"It was important to get back into the win column, especially on Senior Day," said Head Coach
Linda Sumner. "Our offense really played well today, and we jumped on them early and never let up. We don't have a lot of margin for error the rest of the season, so every game is really important from here on out."
Geneva finished with a 27-8 edge in shots, including a 17-3 advantage in shots on goal. Beare and Sumner each finished with five shots. Lincoln made three saves to earn her fifth shutout of the season.
Geneva next heads to Bethany on Wednesday for a 4:00 p.m. match.
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 115 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 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.
