PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Geneva College men's soccer team made its first road trip of the season when it traveled down to La Roche College on Saturday afternoon, and the trip proved to be a successful one as the Golden Tornadoes won, 3-1. Geneva evened its record at 3-3 with the win, while La Roche fell to 2-5.
Geneva got on the board early in the eighth minute when junior
Kevin Pasho (Smithville, Ohio/Central Christian) headed in a deflected save from his own initial shot. However, La Roche answered back 20 minutes later when the Red Hawks scored off a free kick that found its way into the corner of the goal.
The Golden Tornadoes retook the lead in the 36
th minute when sophomore
Alex Yoder's (Milton, Pa./Milton Area) corner kick snuck inside the near post as senior
Jake Broadwick (McKees Rock, Pa./Robinson Township Christian) provided interference. That allowed Geneva to take a 2-1 lead into the halftime break.
Geneva caught a break in the 63
rd minute when junior
Zach O'Connor's (Darlington, Pa./Blackhawk) cross through the box was deflected into La Roche's net by a Redhawk defender for an own goal, increasing Geneva's lead to 3-1. The score held from there, as Geneva closed out the road win.
"It is always good to win a game on the road," said Head Coach
Gary Dunda. "It was not the prettiest brand of soccer today, but we banded together and battled tour way to a victory."
Geneva dominated most of the game, finishing with a 19-6 edge is shots, including an 11-3 advantage in shots on goal. Pasho led the team with four shots. Junior
Nate Burkhart (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) made two saves to pick up the win.
Geneva returns home to host Mount Union on Wednesday at 7:00 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.
