BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – It was an emotional day for the Geneva men's basketball program on Saturday, with the team recognizing the five seniors on their roster, as well as head coach Jeff Santarsiero, prior to their game against Westminster. Unfortunately, the Golden Tornadoes fell against the Titans, 91-62, in the regular season finale. The men will now turn their attention to the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) playoffs, which start on Tuesday.

Seniors Trey Barker, Jonathan Bertovich, Nick Million, Danny Lauer, and Alec Srock were all honored pregame, and then the team took a moment to recognize head coach Jeff Santarsiero for his 30 years of faithful service leading the program from the sidelines. Not only was it the final regular season game of his career, but also his final home game.

After Westminster opened the scoring with a bucket, the Golden Tornadoes responded with points on their first two possessions, getting a short jumper from Barker as well as a three-pointer from Lauer. The Titans rattled off the next 10 points, however, to take control of the game. Junior Ryan Edwards knocked down back-to-back jumpers for the GTs to pull them within three points, 16-13, at the 11:54 mark of the half, but Westminster quickly bumped their advantage back up to 14 just four minutes later. That lead grew to as many as 23 points before Srock tipped in a layup at the buzzer to send the men into the break trailing 47-26.

Things didn't get better for the GTs in the second half, with Westminster scoring the first three baskets of the period. The men responded with ten points of their own, getting five from Barker, to pull within 53-36, but they couldn't get much closer than that the rest of the way. Westminster made a late 15-0 run to balloon their lead, and when the clock hit zeros the visitors came away with a 91-62 victory.

The Titans shot the lights out, making 33-of-55 (60.0%) shots from the field and an incredible 12-of-25 (48.0%) three-point shots. On the flip side, Geneva shot 24-for-60 (40.0%) from the field, going 7-for-19 (36.8%) from deep. DJ Harrell was Westminster's leading scorer with 20 points.

Sophomore Tommy Coletti continued to play well for the men, notching 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting to go with six rebounds and team-high three assists. Barker was the only other scorer in double-figures, finishing with 17 points and eight rebounds.

"Not our best effort today," commented Santarsiero after the game. "Credit to Westminster – they came out shooting hot, and we were missing our shots early, which has been a pattern for us this season. Proud of the seniors, they're really great kids. Thankfully, we've still got basketball to play, and we'll get ready for the playoffs on Tuesday."

"It's been my honor to be the head coach here. Words cannot sum up my appreciation for the journey, the players I've had, and the coaches I've worked with, specifically Jason McCowin and Keith Humphries. Those guys have been with me for so long, and I value their friendship and their coaching ability. Having Isaac Massie, Trevor Tipton, and Drew Santarsiero on the staff this year has also been wonderful – the future is bright for this program."

The Golden Tornadoes will travel on Tuesday to take on the PAC South Division's top seed, Washington and Jefferson College, in a quarterfinal matchup. W&J won the only regular-season meeting between the two teams this year, edging out the GTs in a 68-64 nail-biter.

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