SANDUSKY, Ohio – A day after winning two exciting five-set matches at the Great Lakes Crossover on Friday, the Geneva College women's volleyball team dropped two matches to Hiram and Manchester on Saturday.  The Golden Tornadoes are now 2-2.

Geneva struggled in its first match of the day against Hiram Saturday morning, not surprising considering the women didn't finish up their five-set thrilling win the night before against Defiance until almost midnight.  Hiram controlled most of the match, winning 25-18, 25-11, 25-20. 

Sophomore Megan Veon (New Castle, Pa./Mohawk) led the offense with eight kills, while senior Maggie Townsend (Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver County Christian) added 18 digs.

In the second match of the day, Geneva got off to a much better start against Manchester, winning the first two sets by scores of 25-21 and 25-18.

However, the Golden Tornadoes couldn't find that third set they needed for victory.  Manchester won the third set 25-18, and then Spartans found the points they needed late in sets four and five to win 25-23 and 15-13, picking up the comeback victory.

Veon led the offense again with 14 kills, while Townsend had a career-high 40 digs.

Geneva heads next to Penn State Altoona on Wednesday for a 7:00 p.m. matchup.

(Some stats from this weekend are still be tabulated and will be uploaded to the Geneva website when complete.)

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).