BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Geneva College women's volleyball opened the home portion of its schedule on Wednesday, welcoming Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) foe Chatham University to Metheny Fieldhouse, and the Golden Tornadoes came away with a 3-1 victory, 25-20, 25-16, 19-25, 25-21. Geneva improved to 3-2 overall, 1-0 in the PAC, while Chatham fell to 1-3 overall, 0-1 in the PAC.
In the first set, Chatham jumped out to an early lead, 10-6. The Golden Tornadoes responded, though, with a 14-3 run to take control of the set, 20-13, before finishing off the set, 25-20.
In the second set, Geneva jumped on the Cougars early, going up 10-2, and the Golden Tornadoes won that set easily, 25-16. Chatham managed to win the third set by finishing the back and forth set on an 8-1 run after Geneva led 18-17, but the Golden Tornadoes finished off the victory in the fourth set, going ahead 22-14, before holding off a late charge from Chatham, 25-21. Senior
Allyssa Kerr finished off the last two points with kills to close out the win.
"It's been a long wait to play on our home court in front of our great fans," Head Coach
Wendy Smith said afterwards. "I am pleased with the team's overall performance, but we are still shaking off the rust and trying to acclimate our freshmen. This team has exciting volleyball ahead!"
Sophomore
Daphne Hunsinger once again led the way for Geneva with 37 assists, 18 digs, and 11 kills. Kerr had a team-high 15 kills while adding 20 digs, while junior
Kacey Costal shook off an early rolled ankle to contribute 11 kills. Sophomore
Grace Holdeman once again led the team with 28 digs.
Geneva will head back out onto the road this weekend to take part in the Franciscan Dig Pink Tournament on Saturday. The Golden Tornadoes play La Roche College at 12:00 p.m. and then follow that up with a match against Franciscan at 2:00 p.m. Geneva's next home match is on Wednesday, September 12, at 7:00 p.m. when it welcomes PAC rival Westminster to Metheny Fieldhouse.
Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Offering over 80 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs, and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top Three Best Value Regional University with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the truth of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God's Word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today's world.
