Bethany defeated at Geneva, 4-0

Andrew Woodley, Sports Information Director

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (Sept. 29) - The Bethany College men's soccer team was defeated 4-0 at Geneva in the team's Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) opener Friday night at the Meriman Complex.

THE MATCHUP

• Final: Geneva 3, Bethany 0 (Box Score)
• Records: Bethany 5-6, 0-1 PAC, Geneva 6-2-1, 1-0 PAC 
• Location: Meriman Complex | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Geneva scored the game's first goal in the 30th-minute of the match on a ball and then extended its lead to two goals in the 37th-minute to take a 2-0 lead into halftime.
• The Golden Tornadoes did not relent in the second half, notching a third goal in the 63rd-minute, before adding a fourth insurance marker in the 85th-minute before the final horn sounded.

MATCH NOTES

• Geneva maintained a 24-to-11 advantage in shots and a 12-to-6 edge in shots-on-goal for the match.
• Senior goalkeeper Riley Harrison (Ballarat, Austrailia/Ballarat) made six saves in the loss, while making his second-consecutive start.
• Freshmen Luis Arteaga (Pachuca, Mexico/Leonardo Bravo) and Jose Lujan (Madrid, Spain/Punta Galea) each finished with three shots for the Bison, with Arteaga putting a pair on net.
• Geneva is the defending league-champion and was picked as the preseason favorite by the PAC coaches.

UP NEXT

• Bethany will look to rebound tomorrow, Saturday, September 30 when they host Penn State New Kensington for a Homecoming match around 1 p.m. at Hoag Field.
• Live stats for the match will be available here.