PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Geneva College women's volleyball team dropped a four-set match at Chatham on Tuesday night, falling by a score of 25-16, 21-25, 25-15, 25-20.  Chatham improved to 14-6 overall, 9-4 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), while Geneva dropped to 10-13, 7-5 in the PAC.

Geneva jumped ahead to an early 6-3 lead in the first set, but that lead was short-lived.  Chatham answered with five straight points, and the Golden Tornadoes never led again in the set.  Geneva pulled within 11-10 on a kill by sophomore Tess Neville (Lisbon, Ohio/Crestview), but the Cougars scored the next four points to take control of the set, and Chatham cruised the rest of the way to a 25-16 win.

Geneva scored the first three points of the second set, with an ace from sophomore Samantha Peachey (Colorado Springs, Colo./Liberty) part of the early run.  Chatham answered back, with the Cougars evening the set at 5-5.  The teams alternated points over the next several minutes, with the set tied nine times in the first part of the set, the last at 14-14.  The Golden Tornadoes put together a five-point run, with Neville and freshman Megan Veon (New Castle, Pa./Mohawk) contributing kills and freshman Kami Mummau (Mount Joy, Pa./Mount Calvary Christian) adding an ace, to take an 18-14 advantage.  Geneva then closed out the set, 25-21, on a kill by Mummau to even the match at 1-1.

Chatham scored four straight early in the third set to take a 6-2 lead, and Geneva could never get back into the set.  The Cougars steadily increased their lead throughout the set, leading from start to finish, to win 25-15 and take a 2-1 lead.

The fourth set was tight early until Chatham took control midway through the set.  With Geneva leading 10-9 after a block from Veon, the Cougars went on a 6-1 run to take a 15-11 lead.  Chatham extended its lead to 19-13 before four straight Geneva points pulled the Golden Tornadoes to within 19-17.  That was as close as Geneva would get, though, with Chatham closing out the match with a 25-20 victory.

Mummau led the offense with 11 kills on a .476 hitting percentage.  Neville added ten kills, while Veon finished with nine.  Junior Maggie Townsend (Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver County Christian) led the team with 23 digs, while Peachey had a team-high 21 assists.  Geneva struggled to control the Chatham attack, which finished with a .223 hitting percentage and 60 kills, compared to a .137 hitting percentage for the Golden Tornadoes, along with 47 kills.

The schedule doesn't get any easier for the Golden Tornadoes, who welcome Westminster to town on Thursday for a 7:00 p.m. match.  The Titans are currently a perfect 12-0 in the PAC.

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 145 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. Geneva has one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report. 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. Geneva was founded and is governed by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) and is a founding member of both the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and IACE (International Association for Christian Education).