BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Geneva College football team was its own worst enemy on Saturday in its season-finale against Westminster on a cold and rainy Senior Day. The Golden Tornadoes committed eight turnovers, and the Titans ran away with the game 49-0. Geneva's season ends with a 3-7 overall record, while Westminster improved to 7-3.
Westminster came in with one of the top defenses in the conference, and the Titans never let Geneva get into a rhythm. The Golden Tornadoes committed five first-half turnovers, two interceptions and three fumbles, setting Westminster up with short fields and enabling the Titans to take a 35-0 lead into the break.
Things never got any better in the second half, as Geneva committed three more turnovers, which Westminster turned into 14 more points, wrapping the up scoring in the 49-0 Titan victory.
Senior Gino Mavero led the offense with 55 yards rushing, while junior Jackson Hall added 46 yards on the ground. Geneva managed just one completion for nine yards through the air. As a team Geneva finished with 146 yards of offense. Westminster finished with 369 yards.
Defensively, senior Nicolas Ottaviani and sophomore Gabe Trexler led the team with 12 tackles apiece, while sophomore Ray Richard finished with 10 tackles.
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 has one of the top 100 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. Geneva was founded and is governed by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) and is a founding member of both the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and IACE (International Association for Christian Education).
