Author: Beaver County Radio

Van Zanic Talks About Geneva College Athletics On Sports Slam

Geneva College has been participating in NCAA’s Division III since 2007, and has been a source of tradition with no fewer than 3 coaches having held their positions within the college for 20+ years.

Van Zanic has been with Geneva since 1998, and athletic director since 2014. He joined Greg Benedetti and Matt Drzik on the Saturday Sports Slam to discuss the current successes of the Geneva fall athletic programs, as well as the future of Geneva’s facilities.

To hear the interview, click the players below.

Part 1

Part 2

(Photo used by permission of Matt Drzik.)

Pens win third straight in dramatic fashion 4-3 over Florida

Conor Sheary scored with 2:53 left in the third period — the Pittsburgh Penguins’ third power-play goal — in a 4-3 victory against the Florida Panthers at BB&T Center on Friday.

Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby also scored power-play goals, and Carter Rowney scored for Pittsburgh (5-2-1). Phil Kessel had two assists, and Matt Murray made 28 saves. Pittsburgh trailed 2-0 in the second period but scored three goals to take a 3-2 lead. The Panthers then tied it up at three in the third before Sheary’s heroics gave the Pens the victory.  The Pens are now 5-2-1 with 11 points one point behind the Devils for first place in the Metropolitan Divison. The Panthers are now 2-4-0 with 4 points in the Atlantic Division.

The Pens play another of their 19  back to back games this season  at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.

Penguins were 3-for-4 on the power play, the second time this season they scored three power-play goals.