BEAVER FALLS, Pa. - Geneva women's basketball got a massive victory at Thiel College on Wednesday night, defeating the Tomcats 101-64 to put an end to the woes they've had on the road so far this season. A high-scoring second quarter allowed the Golden Tornadoes to take a large lead into the halftime break, and they never looked back, handing the Tomcats their 49^th consecutive loss dating back to 2023. The win boosts Geneva's record to 9-7 overall, 6-5 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC).

After Thiel scored the first five points of the game, senior Mackenzie Barricklow put Geneva on the board with a three-pointer from the top of the key. Those would be the first of seven straight points for the women, giving them their first lead. A layup by junior Anna Ulmer made the score 9-8 in favor of Geneva, but after that both sides went cold for the next two minutes. Ulmer finally broke the scoreless stretch with another layup, which proved to be the first of three consecutive Geneva baskets. Thiel battled to stay close for the rest of the quarter, but a couple of buckets by junior Emily Garvin kept the Tomcats at bay and allowed the GTs to take a 25-19 lead into the break.

The two teams traded threes to start the second quarter, with sophomore Aizlyn Thompson knocking down the one for Geneva. Garvin took over at that point, scoring the next six Geneva points on baskets in close. Thiel came back to make it a six-point game with six minutes to play in the half, but a deep three-ball from senior Abby Shoaff pushed the difference back up to nine. Freshman Libby Mallah splashed a three-pointer to push the Golden Tornadoes' lead to double-digits, 42-32, and the women never looked back. Geneva's offense kept right on clicking, and the GTs closed the half on 20-2 run to go in front 56-32.

The women picked up right where they left off, scoring the first three baskets out of the break to keep up their momentum. Thompson drained a three-pointer to make it a 30-point game, 65-34, and Thiel could not get the deficit much lower than that for the rest of the quarter. Garvin scored eight more points in the third period, and Shoaff nailed two more threes to make the score 79-51 in favor of Geneva with one quarter to play.

The fourth quarter was no different from the previous three periods, as the Golden Tornadoes continued to hit their shots. Barricklow scored seven consecutive points for the women to give them a 40-point lead, 92-52, before head coach Michael Grinder put Geneva's subs in. The GTs closed out the game and won it 101-64.

Garvin put together an extremely impressive stat line once again, finishing with 27 points on 12-of-21 shooting, also garnering eight rebounds, seven steals, and six assists. Barricklow was the next highest scorer with 17 points, eight boards, and five steals, while Thompson, Ulmer, and Shoaff all had 12-point efforts as well. Thompson led the women on the glass with a career-high nine rebounds. Turnovers were a big difference maker in the game, with Geneva outscoring Thiel in points off of turnovers 43-16. As a team, Geneva shot 40-for-89 (45%) from the field, including 12-for-39 (31%) from three-point range.

The GTs wrap up their week on Saturday with a road game against Waynesburg, starting at 1:00 p.m. After that, they have two important home tilts next week against Allegheny and Saint Vincent.

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