ALLIANCE, Ohio – The Geneva College men's volleyball team pulled out another dramatic five-set victory on Tuesday night over Mount Union, using a late run to win the final set in comeback fashion.  The final score ended up 25-21, 17-25, 22-25, 25-23, 19-17.  Geneva improved to 7-2, while Mount Union fell to 4-8.

Trailing 6-5 early in the first set, Geneva used a 7-1 run to take a 12-7 lead.  Geneva stretched its lead to 22-14 before holding on for a 25-21 win on a kill from sophomore Dan Townsend (Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver County Christian).

Mount Union used a run midway through the second set to take control of the next set.  With the Raiders leading 9-8, Mount Union went on its own 7-1 run to go up 16-9, and Geneva could never recover in losing 25-17.

Mount Union carried that momentum into the third set and scored the first five points of the set.  Geneva would eventually fight back to get within 18-17, but the Raiders closed out the set 25-22 to go up 2-1.

The fourth set proved tight though out, with neither team leading by more than three points.  The set was tied at 10-10, 15-15, and 20-20.  Geneva used kills from senior Matt Peters (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) and Quinn McCracken (Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver County Christian) to go up 22-20, and the Golden Tornadoes did just enough to hold on for a 25-23 to send the game to a fifth set.

Tied at 8-8 in the final set, Mount Union scored three straight points, and the Raiders still maintained a 13-10 before Geneva closed with a burst.  Geneva fought off three match points before sophomore Anthony Baronio (Ambridge, Pa./Ambridge) and Townsend finished the match off with back-to-back kills, 19-17.

McCracken, fresh off being named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Player of the Week on Monday, led the way again with 18 kills and a .333 hitting percentage.  He also added 11 digs.  Peters and senior Spencer York (Beaver, Pa./Beaver County Christian) each had nine kills, while Townsend finished with eight.  Baronio led the team again with 44 assists and 18 digs.

Geneva returns home for a match on Friday against the preseason favorite in the AMCC, Wittenberg University, starting at 7:00 p.m.  Geneva follows that up on Saturday with a home match against Messiah at 2:00 p.m.


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.