GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Geneva College women's volleyball team is coming off its best stretch of the season over the past ten days, and on Monday the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) named junior Maggie Townsend (Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver County Christian) the PAC Women's Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week.

Townsend has been a key part of Geneva's recent three-game winning streak.  Without a senior on this year's roster, Townsend has taken over a leadership role on this young squad, playing multiple positions so far this season.  Most recently she has slid into the libero position, which she occupied in both of Geneva's PAC victories last week.

The highlight of the week for Townsend was her performance in Geneva's 3-1 victory over Franciscan on Saturday when she finished 32 digs and four aces.  For the week she contributed with 43 digs, 10 assists and nine aces in Geneva's two wins.  She now has 335 digs this year, second in the PAC.  Her 31 aces are tied for most in the PAC.

The women's team had it matches this week postponed due to COVID protocols, so Townsend and the Golden Tornadoes hope to be able to return to action next week with a road match at Waynesburg on Tuesday, October 12, at 7:00 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 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).