PHILIPPI, W.Va. – The Geneva College men's volleyball team stayed hot on Wednesday night with a straight-set win over Alderson Broaddus 25-21, 25-21, 25-17.  It was the second time this season that Geneva has swept the NCAA Division II Battlers, and the win moved Geneva's record to 10-2.  Alderson Broaddus is still looking for its first win of the season, falling to 0-9.

Geneva jumped head early in first set, going up 10-4, with senior Spencer York (Beaver, Pa./Beaver County Christian) picking up two early kills.  Three straight points on the service of junior Quinn McCracken (Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver County Christian) put Geneva up 13-5.  Geneva pushed its lead to 22-10 before Alderson Broaddus ripped off nine straight points to make it close, but the Golden Tornadoes closed out the set on a kill from sophomore Dan Townsend (Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver County Christian), 25-21.

Alderson Broaddus got off to a better start in the second set, going up 4-1.  Geneva battled back to tie the score at 7-7 on a kill from sophomore Anthony Baronio (Ambridge, Pa./Ambridge).  The Golden Tornadoes took their first lead of the set, 13-12, after two straight kills from York.  The set stayed close the rest of the way.  With Geneva clinging to a 22-21 lead, though, the Golden Tornadoes scored the last three points, the last on an ace from senior Matt Peters (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area), to win 25-21.

A couple of early kills from freshman Peter Barbato (Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver County Christian) put Geneva up 4-1 in the third set, and the Golden Tornadoes never trailed the rest of the way.  The Battlers would get within two points, 8-6, but Geneva went on a 6-2 run to push the lead to 14-8.  The Golden Tornadoes closed out both the set, and the match, from there, with Townsend finishing things off with another kill, 25-17.

"We were a little streaky tonight," said Head Coach Curt Conser.  "Overall, though, I thought we played pretty well, and we showed some improvements in a couple of areas that we've really been focused on lately."

McCracken finished with a team-high 12 kills on a hitting percentage of .389.  Barbato, Townsend, and York each added seven kills.  Barbato was especially effective, with a .545 hitting percentage.  Baronio led the team with 33 assists and six digs.

Geneva makes a long trip out to Indiana this Saturday to play two matches against Siena Heights, at 3:00 p.m., and against Goshen, at 5:00 p.m.  The Golden Tornadoes will be back in Metheny Fieldhouse next Wednesday for a 7:00 p.m. match against Hiram.


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