WAYNESBURG, Pa. – The Geneva College women's basketball team made the trip to Waynesburg on Wednesday evening for a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) matchup, and after hanging with the Yellow Jackets for a quarter, Geneva just couldn't make shots as Waynesburg pulled away for a 93-58 victory.  Waynesburg improved to 5-16 overall, 4-8 in the PAC, while Geneva fell to 2-16, 1-10 in the PAC.

Senior Jeana Luciana (Oakmont, Pa./Saint Joseph) scored a bucket on the opening possession of the game to put Geneva on the board first.  Waynesburg responded over the next eight minutes to build up a 25-17 lead, but five points by senior Meghan Hirneisen (Greencastle, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim) late in the quarter, including a three-pointer just before the buzzer, enabled the Golden Tornadoes to pull within 26-22 at the first break.

However, the Yellow Jackets opened the second quarter with nine straight points to go ahead, 35-22, as Geneva struggle offensively, a theme that would continue for the rest of the game.  In fact, the Golden Tornadoes scored just five points in the quarter as Waynesburg took a big lead, 44-27, into halftime.

Things didn't get much better in the second half, despite a good night from junior Lauren Tipton (Glenside, Pa/Phil-Mont Christian).  Waynesburg continued to extend its lead in the third quarter, with the Golden Tornadoes unable to find a way to slow down the Yellow Jackets.  Waynesburg took a 68-41 lead into the final quarter, and Geneva never got closer than 25 points the rest of the game.  The Yellow Jackets closed out the victory, 93-58.

Tipton finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds for her 11^th double-double of the season.  Hirneisen also finished in double figures with 11 points.  The offensive numbers were pretty ugly for the Golden Tornadoes, who shot just 26% from the floor, including a 3-of-33 effort (9%) from three-point range.  Waynesburg finished the night shooting 43% from the floor, which more than made up for the fact that Geneva outrebounded the Yellow Jackets 64-49, including pulling down 32 offensive rebounds.

Geneva returns back home on Saturday for a 2:00 p.m. matchup with Grove City on Pack the Gym Day in Metheny Fieldhouse.


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 145 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. Geneva is included on Kiplinger's Personal Finance's "2019 Best College Values" list and has one of the top undergraduate engineering programs in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report. 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.