BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Westminster College football team won, 24-0, at Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) rival Geneva College in its regular season finale Saturday afternoon.
 
The Titans improved to 7-3 overall and 5-3 in the PAC, while the Golden Tornadoes dropped to 3-7 overall and 2-6 in the conference.
 
Westminster out-gained Geneva 366 yards (141 rushing, 225 passing) to 189 (160 rushing, 29 passing). Geneva's 29 passing yards were the fewest the Titans have given up all season.
 
Titan junior Paul Columbo (Boca Raton, FL / West Boca Raton Community) went 17 of 26 for a game-high 164 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions. Columbo added a team-high 74 rushing yards on 14 carries. Westminster sophomore Bryson Paulinellie (DuBois, PA / Dubois Area) had five receptions and 80 yards, both game-highs, to go along with a score.
 
Senior Justin Dahl (Cochranton, PA / Maplewood) made a field goal and is tied with Jon McCartney (2000) all-time in school history for most made field goals in a season with 11.
 
The Titan defense caused five turnovers (four fumbles and an interception), while converting two of the fumbles into touchdowns. Geneva's first time in Westminster's territory occurred with 9:30 to play in the third quarter.
 
Junior CJ Armstrong  (Lake Worth, FL / Park Vista) led the Westminster defense with nine tackles, including a game-high three sacks. Senior Mac Quinn (Pittsburgh, PA / Northgate) added seven tackles, while senior Gator Phillips (Deland, FL / Deland) registered six. Junior Todd Jeter (Monroeville, PA / Gateway) had an interception, while tallying four tackles.
 
The Titans took a 3-0 lead on its first possession of the game after Dahl made a 32-yard field goal, capping off a 9-play, 65-yard drive.
 
A fumble recovery by Quinn at Geneva's 38-yard line set up Westminster's first touchdown of the game. Two plays later, Columbo found Paulinellie for a 32-yard touchdown pass. Dahl's extra point extended Westminster's lead to 10-0 with 1:28 remaining in the first half.
 
In the third quarter, Westminster took advantage of another Geneva fumble, this time at Geneva's 16-yard line. On the Titans' first play, freshman Bryce Hill (Boynton Beach, FL / Boca Raton Community) ran it in for a 16-yard touchdown.
 
Columbo added another touchdown late in the fourth quarter with a four-yard pass, this time to junior Jaevon Hardy (Waldorf, MD / North Point).
 
The Titans will find out on Monday, November 14 if they have been selected to compete in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Football Fest. The live selection show will be at 12 p.m. via Facebook Live. Watch the show here.