BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Geneva College women's team got a first-half hat trick from freshman Maci Shaffer (Columbiana, Ohio/Crestview) on its way to a big 11-0 victory over Penn State Beaver on Friday night. The victory improved the Golden Tornadoes' record to 2-3-2.
Shaffer opened the scoring in the 16th minute when she made a darting run down the left side and beat the keeper to the near post to Geneva on the board. Sophomore Emma Daku-Treas (Northumberland, Pa./Northumberland Christian) doubled the lead with a goal in the 35th minute. Less than a minute later, Shaffer scored again, and she completed the first-half hat trick with a goal in the 39th minute to send Geneva into the break with a 4-0 lead.
The floodgates opened in the second half against an undermanned Penn State Beaver squad. Sophomore Julia Robertson (Manchester, Conn./Manchester) got the second-half scoring started with a goal in the 50th minute. Later in the half, Geneva got two goals from sophomore Abby Shoaff (Bessemer, Pa./Mohawk), another goal from Daku-Treas, and goals from sophomores Saige Musser (Denver, Pa./Cocalico), Lillie Berryman (Mansfield, Ohio/Mansfield Christian) and Sydney Marchand (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) to close out the scoring, 11-0.
The final shot total showed how lopsided the match was. Geneva finished with a 58-0 edge in shots, including a 36-0 advantage in shots on goal. Freshman goalkeeper Jocelyn Schwartz (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler), who got the start in her first career collegiate action, didn't face a shot. Shoaff led the team with 13 shots, including 10 shots on goal.
Geneva travels to Pitt-Greensburg on Monday for its final non-conference match of the season. The Golden Tornadoes open Presidents' Athletic Conference play next Friday with a road game at Thiel.
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).
