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Five Bearcats scored in double figures as Saint Vincent improved to 7-0 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference with an 83-69 win at home over Geneva.
 
Tom Kromka led the way with 25 points and 14 rebounds, as SVC took control of the game midway through the first half and never looked back.  With the win, SVC is now 14-2 overall, 7-0 in the PAC.
 
The Bearcats scored the game's first four points, on a layup by Shemar Bennett and a baseline drive by David Stephen.

Geneva took its first lead of the game, 6-5, after a pair of free throws by Ethan Moose just over three minutes into play.
 
The game remained close, but with Geneva in front, for the next several minutes.  A score by Ryan Dutton and a layup by Kromka with 11:33 remaining put SVC back in front, 15-14, but the lead was short-lived.   Mark Burkholder missed a three for Geneva, but followed his own shot into the lane for an easy rebound and dunk, making it 18-17. After a Bennett score returned the lead to the Bearcats, RJ Bell hit a three to give Geneva a 21-19 edge.
 
David Stephen then tied the game, and applied defensive pressure resulting in a turnover that led to a three by Mike Simmons, making it 24-21.  Kromka followed with a pair of layups that ran the Bearcat lead to seven with 7:30 on the clock.
 
At the 5:20 mark, a conventional three-point play by Cletus Helton pushed the lead to double figures, 36-25.
 
The lead increased to 12 with just over a minute remaining after Kromka scored and drew a foul, hitting the resulting free throw to make it 41-39.  The Bearcats eventually took a 46-33 lead at the half, led by 16 points from Kromka and 10 from Stephen.
 
Saint Vincent scored the first 5 points of the second half, on a Bennett layup and another three-point play by Kromka, and the lead held mostly steady through much of the next 7 minutes.  A Geneva three by Danny Torok three later brought the margin to single digits, 64-55, near the 11-minute mark.
 
A pair of free throws by Noah Damazo made the score 65-59 with just over 8 minutes remaining, but scores from Stephen and Helton pushed the lead back to 10. From there, the outcome was never in question.
 
Behind Kromka's strong performance, Stephen tallied 15 points, while Bennett scored 12 points and grabbed 9 rebounds.  Simmons and Dutton each recorded 10 points.
 
Geneva (3-4 PAC) was led by Danny Torok's 14 points.
 
Saint Vincent returns to action on Wednesday night (January 16), with an 8PM matchup in Pittsburgh against Chatham University.