Behind five scorers in double figures and an offense that shot 64 percent from the field, Geneva College was in control of the 2024 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Men's Basketball Tournament championship game throughout in posting an 83-63 victory over Saint Vincent College Saturday night at Metheny Fieldhouse.
With the victory and the conference title, the first PAC crown for the Geneva program, the Golden Tornadoes (24-3) have earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Selections and match-ups for the Tournament will be announced Monday afternoon at 1 pm on NCAA.com.

No. 1 Geneva 83, No. 2 Saint Vincent 63
Second-seeded Saint Vincent (23-4) opened the game with the first six points, but top seed Geneva answered in a big way, scoring 11 straight to start a 20-2 blitz that put the GTs in front 20-8. Sophomore guard Jonathan Bertovich (5'10''-PG) (East Palestine, Ohio/Heartland Christian) sparked the Geneva run with 10 points, including a pair of triples.
Saint Vincent had a response, scoring 12 of the next 17 points to get back within single digits and would get as close as four at 34-30 following a three-pointer from senior guard Taylor McNeal (Toledo, Ohio/St. Francis De Sales) but Geneva would regain the momentum before halftime. The home team closed the first half with seven straight points off a jumper by junior guard/forward Trevor Tipton (6'4''-G) (Glenside, Pa./Phil-Mont Christian Academy), a three-point play by senior forward Ryan Rachic (6'5''-F) (Prince Frederick, Md./Calvert) and two free throws by junior guard Mark Rachic (6'2''-G) (Prince Frederick, Md./Calvert) to take a 41-30 lead into the intermission.
The key to the first half was Geneva's shooting, as the Golden Tornadoes converted 67 percent (14-21) from the floor and 91 percent (10-11) from the foul line in the opening 20 minutes. Although Saint Vincent did make 3-of-6 from the arc, the Bearcats finished the opening half shooting just 34 percent (11-32).
Saint Vincent had the first bucket of the second half on a lay-in by senior guard Osyon Jones (6'4''-G) (Orlando, Fla./Bishop Moore) to make it 41-32, but that was the last time the spread between the teams was in single digits. Consecutive baskets by Geneva pushed the lead to double figures and the Golden Tornadoes continued to shoot at a blistering rate to put the game away. Their lead was never less than 10 over the final 16 minutes and grew as large as 22 before the final buzzer sounded
The GTs nearly matched their first-half shooting by knocking down 18-of-29 in the second half and finished the night shooting 64 percent (32-50). Leading the outstanding offensive performance was Bertovich, who shot 80 percent from the floor (8-10) and arc (4-5) on his way to a team-best 20 points and he also posted a team-high seven rebounds and two steals.
Four others scored in double figures for Geneva, including Mark Rachic with 18, Ryan Rachic with 15, graduate student guard Isaac Massie (5'10''-PG) (Cross Lanes, W.Va./Homeschooled) with 13 and Tipton with 11. Following the Championship win, which makes Geneva the 17th PAC program to win a conference title, three players were selected to the All-Tournament Team. Massie, whose three-point play with 0.8 seconds left in Thursday's semifinal win over Grove City sent Geneva to the title game, was chosen as the MVP while Ryan Rachic and Mark Rachic were also chosen for the Team.
For Saint Vincent, sophomore guard Dev Ostrowski (6'2''-G) (Niantic, Conn./East Lyme) led all scorers with 21 points and also had a game-high nine boards, while McNeal and Jones also notched 13 points apiece. Ostrowski and Jones were also named to the All-Tournament Team.

PAC Final: Geneva - Saint Vincent 83-63

PAC Semifinals:
Geneva - Grove City 68-67
Saint Vincent - Chatham 88-83, OT

PAC Quarterfinals:
Chatham - Bethany 96-90, 2OT
Waynesburg - Grove City 58-65

Courtesy of pacathletics.org

All-Tournament MVP: Isaac Massie (5'10''-PG) of Geneva
Player of the Year: Jaden Gales (6'6''-F) of St.Vincent
Defensive Player of the Year: Antone Baker (6'5''-F) of Waynesburg
Newcomer of the Year: Sawyer Butler (6'2''-G) of Franciscan
Coach of the Year: Jeff Santarsiero of Geneva

All-PAC First Team 2024

Rachic

Tipton

Gales

Acosta

Baker

First Team
Ryan Rachic (6'5''-F) of Geneva
Trevor Tipton (6'4''-G) of Geneva
Jaden Gales (6'6''-F) of St.Vincent
Alex Acosta (6'6''-F) of W&J
Antone Baker (6'5''-F) of Waynesburg

All-PAC Second Team 2024

Dailey

Pinkett

Yarberough

Ostrowski

Jones

Second Team
Cole Dailey (6'6''-F) of Bethany, WV
Diaun Pinkett (6'1''-G) of Chatham
Chase Yarberough (6'1''-G) of Grove City
Dev Ostrowski (6'2''-G) of St.Vincent
Quincy Jones (6'6''-G) of Westminster, PA

All-PAC Honorable Mention 2024

Boyer

Sutton

Massie

Iuzzolino

Hooper

Honorable Mention
Simon Boyer (6'3''-G) of Chatham
Elijah Sutton (6'4''-G) of Chatham
Isaac Massie (5'10''-PG) of Geneva
Mike Iuzzolino (6'1''-G) of St.Vincent
Rayshod Hooper (6'6''-F) of Thiel

PAC All-Tournament Team 2024

Massie

Rachic

Rachic

Jones

Ostrowski

Sutton

All-Tournament Team
Isaac Massie (5'10''-PG) of Geneva
Mark Rachic (6'2''-G) of Geneva
Ryan Rachic (6'5''-F) of Geneva
Osyon Jones (6'4''-G) of St.Vincent
Dev Ostrowski (6'2''-G) of St.Vincent
Elijah Sutton (6'4''-G) of Chatham
Chase Yarberough (6'1''-G) of Grove City