(File Photo: Source for Photo: Photo of Jeff Santarsiero Courtesy of Kevin Cooke, Picture Posted on Geneva College’s Athletics Website on November 10th, 2025)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver Falls, PA) The Geneva College men’s basketball celebrated senior day on Saturday in Beaver Falls at Metheny Fieldhouse before their game that day between them and the men’s basketball team of Westminster (PA). It was also the final home game for Geneva head men’s basketball coach Jeff Santarsiero, who was also recognized along with their 2026 men’s basketball seniors: Trey Barker, Jonathan Bertovich, Danny Lauer Nick Million and Alec Srock. Santarsiero announced in November of 2025 that this season will be his last after earning the most wins in Geneva College basketball history at 403 going into his 30th season, and he has been the head basketball coach of the Golden Tornadoes since 1996. Unfortunately, the Titans of Westminster defeated the Golden Tornadoes in a rout, 91-62, which improved the Titans’ overall record to 17-8. The 10-15 Golden Tornadoes will travel to Washington, Pennsylvania to take on the Washington and Jefferson (W&J) College Presidents, in a quarterfinal matchup in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference playoffs tomorrow at 8 p.m. The Geneva College women’s basketball team also had their senior day on Saturday at Metheny Fieldhouse before their game that day between them and the women’s basketball team of Westminster (PA) and had they much better luck in a 72-66 victory for the Golden Tornadoes. The 2026 Geneva women’s basketball seniors, Emily Garvin and Anna Ulmer, along with graduate student Abby Shoaff, were recognized before that game. Ironically, the also 10-15 Golden Tornadoes’ women’s basketball team will also travel to Washington, Pennsylvania to take on the women’s basketball team of Washington and Jefferson (W&J) College Presidents, in a quarterfinal matchup in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference playoffs tomorrow at 6 p.m. before the men’s basketball game between those two colleges that evening.
(Credit for First Photo Below: Photo Courtesy of Stephen Tabon, Posted on Geneva College Athletics Website on February 21st, 2026)
(Credit for Second Photo Below: Photo Courtesy of Stephen Tabon, Posted on Geneva College Athletics Website on February 21st, 2026)
