Geneva Spoils Behrend Men's Volleyball Season Opener

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Geneva men's volleyball team posted a four-set win over the Behrend Lions in non-conference action in the Metheny Fieldhouse on Friday night. 

Score: Geneva 3, Penn State Behrend 1 (17-25, 25-21, 22-25, 16-25) 
Records: Penn State Behrend (0-1), Geneva (3-5) 

Key Moments: 

* The first set was in favor of the Golden Tornadoes thanks to hitting percentage and forced errors 
* Geneva hit .429 to the Lions .107 despite both teams recording 11 kills apiece 
* The Lions came back from a five-point deficit in the second set to even the match with a 25-21 victory 
* The third set saw six ties before Golden Tornadoes broke loose and won the final five out of six points, securing the lead at 2-1 with a 25-22 win 
* Geneva grabbed its biggest lead of the match in the fourth set to collect its third win of the season 
* In his first outing in a Behrend uniform, freshman Logan Hering (North East, PA/North East) paced Behrend with 15 kills 
* Hering led with seven kills through the first two sets, including three kills in the final six attacks for Behrend in the second set 
* Senior Colin Dedert (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) was one kill away from his first collegiate double-double with nine kills and a career-best 14 digs 
* Senior JP Goodsell (Corry, PA/Corry) was the second Behrend player with double-digit kills, adding 13 to go with nine digs 
* Sophomore Diego Ortiz (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) had a career-high 39 assists on the night, adding eight digs and three kills while sophomore libero Adrian Martinez (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) registered 14 digs 
* Geneva improves to 3-1 against the Lions in the all-time series   

Up Next:  

* The Behrend Lions return to action on Wednesday for their home opener against Thiel at 7 p.m.  
* No fans are permitted in the Junker Center.