(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
Last night, the Geneva College men’s basketball team picked up their fourth consecutive win by downing the Grove City Wolverines on the road by a score of 88-72. Lyle Tipton led all scorers with 37 points, including going 6 for 7 at the free throw stripe. He was joined in double-digits by Ryan Rachic (19), Matt Veynovich (13) and Amos Luptak (10) for the Golden Tornadoes.
Ben Rose was the only player in double figures for Grove City, scoring 19. The Wolverines dropped to 2-6 in the President’s Athletic Conference, and 6-9 overall. Geneva improves to 7-2 in the PAC–third place behind Chatham and Washington & Jefferson–and an overall record of 9-6.
The Geneva women’s basketball team did not fare as well, losing their match with Grove City by a score of 83-64. Megan Kallock led all scorers with 19 for the Lady Wolverines, joined in double figures by Clara Hannon (11) and Mara Polczynski (10). The Lady GT’s were led by Mia San Nicolas with 14, Cynthia Stewart with 13, and Abby King with 12 off the bench.
Geneva’s third straight loss drops them to 5-4 in the PAC and 6-8 overall. Grove City’s win brings them to 6-3 in the PAC and 9-6 overall.
The next matches for Geneva will be against Westminster on Wednesday at Metheny Fieldhouse. The women’s game tips off at 5:30, and the men’s match follows at 7:30.