Beaver Falls, PA - A back and forth thriller ends with the Golden Tornadoes edging out the Barons by two.

The Basics
Scores: Geneva 61 - Franciscan 59
Records: Geneva (3-4) - Franciscan (1-4)
Location: Metheny Fieldhouse - Beaver Falls, PA

How it Happened

• Senior Matt Trent would open the game up by hitting a layup, and Sean Hickey would hit a three the next time down the floor as the Barons and Golden Tornadoes would exchange shots in the early going to stand at 5-5 with 17:56 remaining. Noce and Trent would connect on a bucket each to give the Barons the lead at 9-5, which would prove to be the Barons largest lead of the half. With 10:54 left in the half, Noah Damazo laid one in to give the Golden Tornadoes their first lead of the game at 12-11, what would be a back and forth first half.  Each team would hold the lead seven times in the first half alone. Geneva would go on a run to grab their largest lead of the game at 20-15, but the Barons would battle back again tying it back up at 24 when Sean Hickey hit a three with 2:05 left in the half. Joe Vernau added a layup, only to be responded by an Ethan Moose and-one to give Geneva a one point edge. Sean Hickey would come through again by hitting a three to give the Barons a two point lead at the half. 
• The Barons would go on a 15-8 run in the as they would hold a nine point lead after Dalton Davis hit a jumper with 14:28 to play. The Golden Tornadoes would respond with a run of their own, as a 12-2 run would put Geneva back in the lead at 47-46 with 9:35 left in the game. Matt Trent would respond with another bucket, and Sean Hickey would connect on another three to give the Barons a four point edge with 8:15 left in the game. The Golden Tornadoes would respond and knot the game up at 57-57 with 2:50 left. Ethan Moose would come up big for Geneva hitting a pair of jumpers to be up by four with a minute left. Trent would lead the Barons back with a bucket and a big stop on the other end to give the Barons the ball down two with fifteen seconds left. Geneva had fouls to give as Joel Stuts would eat up ten seconds with two fouls. The Barons would have the ball at the side with 4.6 seconds left as Joe Schriner would get a look from three for the win, but he would miss as the Barons fall 61-59.

Inside The Box Score

• Matt Trent led the way for the Barons with 24 points and 13 rebounds, his second double double of the season.
• Joe Schriner went 2 for 2 from the line, the Barons only two free throw attempts on the day, as 22 fouls were called on the two teams all day. 
• The Barons had a season high 16 assists today and a season low 13 turnovers.

Quotes from Coach Wallace
"I thought we played as a team. We really locked in on the defensive end, and we trusted each other. It was good to see Matt Trent back to his normal self. At the end of the day, the game came down to one play either way. This is the best I felt after a game this season. We are headed in the right direction!"

Up Next
Franciscan will return to AMCC action as they head to Mount Aloysius Wednesday night at 6pm. The Barons are still searching for their first AMCC win of the year.