WOOSTER, Ohio – Saturday proved to be another tough day for the Geneva College women's basketball team on its road trip to Wooster, particularly on the offensive end where just about nothing went well for the Golden Tornadoes.  The Fighting Scots jumped on Geneva early and never looked back on their way to an 87-51 victory.  Wooster improved to 2-2, while Geneva fell to 1-4.

Junior Lauren Tipton (Glenside, Pa./Phil-Mont Christian) scored the opening basket of the game just eight seconds in, but that was about as good as it got for the Golden Tornadoes.  Wooster scored the next eight points of the game, and the Fighting Scots just consistently extended their lead throughout the quarter, finishing the first with a 28-13 lead.

Things didn't get any better for Geneva in the second quarter.  With Wooster leading 30-15, the Fighting Scots scored 14 straight points to take a 44-15 lead with 4:52 remaining in the half, effectively putting the game away.  Wooster went to the break holding a 54-24 lead.

Geneva never got closer than 28 points in the second half.  Wooster led 75-43 at the end of the third quarter before closing out the 87-51 win.

Senior Meghan Hirneisen (Greencastle, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim) scored a career-high 14 points in the loss on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor, including 2-of-3 shooting from three-point range.  Sophomore Shannon Wolfe (Alliance, Ohio/West Branch) finished with a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, while Tipton also finished with 10 points.  Geneva really struggled offensively, shooting 21-of-74 (28.4%) from the floor, 4-of-29 (13.8%) from three-point range, while committing 35 turnovers.

The Golden Tornadoes will return home for the first time in five games when it hosts Penn State Beaver on Tuesday at 6:00 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 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.