BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – Despite a two-week hiatus between matches due to spring break, the Geneva men's volleyball team did not miss a beat in their return to action on Wednesday, sweeping Saint Vincent College inside Metheny Fieldhouse in three sets, 25-22, 25-15, 25-17. The win gives the Golden Tornadoes a season-sweep of Saint Vincent, which could prove to be a difference-maker when the time comes for Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) playoff seeding in two and a half weeks. Geneva's record is now boosted up to 9-11 overall, 4-4 in the PAC, while the Bearcats slip to 8-10, 3-5 in conference play.

The men came into the first set swinging, riding kills from sophomore Daniel Spear and junior Paul O'Donnell and a block by Spear and junior Andrew Ubinger to an early 4-0 edge. The visitors responded well to the early onslaught, scoring four of the next five points to put them within one. They stuck with the GTs for the next several minutes but were unable to pull even, and another 4-0 Geneva run highlighted by a block and two kills from Ubinger gave Geneva a 15-8 advantage. Saint Vincent stormed all the way back with a 10-3 stretch to finally knot the score at 18, but the men closed well with three big kills from sophomore Owen Kelley to take set one 25-22.

Saint Vincent gained a slight 4-3 edge early in the second set for their first lead of the match, but Geneva fought back with a 10-3 run, using a balanced attack to go up 13-7. The men continued their excellent play over the next few points, using a 6-1 stretch to take a double-digit lead, 20-10. The Bearcats pulled within seven, 22-15, but three straight Golden Tornado points gave Geneva the second set, 25-15.

The Bearcats came into the third set with a sense of urgency, taking a 4-1 lead at the outset. The GTs worked their way back, however, and slowly built up a lead thanks to a 12-4 run. Saint Vincent struggled to get the deficit back under four points, and late-set kills by Kelley and junior Evan Puhl gave Geneva a commanding 20-13 advantage. Kelley finished off the match with two more kills, and the men completed the sweep by winning the third set 25-17.

Geneva finished with a .345 hitting percentage as a team, with each player who recorded an attack hitting at least .286. Kelley led the offense with 14 kills on a .370 percentage, and he also paced the defense with a game-high 12 digs. Freshman Colton Alfaro had a team-high 20 assists, while Ubinger finished with 10 assists, eight kills, seven digs, and three aces. Spear and freshman Matthew DeGraaf were both excellent on the block all evening long, grabbing six and five blocks, respectively.

The men head to Pittsburgh for their next match, taking on the Chatham Cougars on Saturday, March 22^nd. The match is scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m.

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