Box Score

Geneva GEN 5-1,3-1 PAC

Franciscan FRN 1-2,1-2 PAC

Geneva GEN

5-1,3-1 PAC

Final

Mar. 12, 2021

Franciscan FRN

1-2,1-2 PAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Geneva GEN	25	25	25	(3)
Franciscan FRN	15	16	19	(0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 3/12/2021 7:49:00 PM | Mitch Morelli

Franciscan Falls to Geneva at Home

Next Match:

at Chatham University

3/16/2021 | 7:00 p.m.

Next Match

Full Schedule

Mar. 16 (Tue) / 7:00 p.m.

at Chatham University

History

Recap
Roster

Geneva 3, Franciscan 0

Franciscan Starters
Renee Antonelli, Annika Olsen, Graysen Kraft, Emily Nutter, Caitlin O'Malley, Mary Kate Taylor & libero - Lauren Betar -

Geneva Starters
Maggie Townsend, Daphne Hunsinger, Tess Neville, Samantha Peachy, Savanna Byers, Destiny Pratt & libero Kayla Coughlin

How It Happened
The Franciscan Lady Barons would battle the Geneva Golden Tornadoes in a PAC conference game on Friday night. The Lady Barons would battle hard, but in each set a large Geneva run would propel them to victory, as the Lady Barons would fall 3-0.

In set one, Geneva would jump out to an early lead of 3-0 with a pair of kills by Hunsinger. Mary Kate Taylor would snap the run with a kill of her own and follow it up with an ace. With Geneva leading 6-5, the Golden Tornadoes would go on a 5-0 run to take a commanding lead. Renee Antonelli would pick the Lady Barons up, as she registered her first kill. Antonelli followed it up with three straight service aces, and the score would stand at 11-9. The Lady Barons would tighten it up to be trailing by one at 14-13, but the Golden Tornadoes would go on an 11-2 to secure the first set.

A back and forth beginning of set two would set the score at 5-5. Annika Olsen and Renee Antonelli would register early kills in this set. The Lady Barons would go on their longest run of the day, as they would stretch the lead out to 9-5. Once again the Golden Tornadoes would respond, as they were able to knot it up at 10 all. The Lady Barons would continue to fight hard, and they would have a 16-14 lead. Geneva would answer with their largest run of the night, as an 11-0 run would give the Golden Tornadoes set number two.

Both teams would exchange points back and forth in the start of set three, as it would be tied at 7-7 in the early going. Caitlin O'Malley would register her first kill, and Emily Nutter would add an ace. With the score at Geneva leading 11-10, the Golden Tornadoes would pick up their play with a 6-0 run. The Lady Barons would only get within five of the lead down the stretch, as they could not put together a big run of their own to take down the Golden Tornadoes.

Inside the Numbers
- Mary Kate Taylor led the Lady Barons with six kills on the night.
- Emily Nutter would lead Franciscan with 14 assists.
- Libero, Lauren Betar, registered a team high 14 digs.
- Renee Antonelli had a team high three aces, all coming in a row in the first set.
- Freshman Graysen Kraft would lead all players with 2.0 blocks
- Daphne Hunsinger led all players with 13 kills.
- The Golden Tornadoes would have a kill percentage of .327

Who's Next?
Franciscan will hit the road,as they travel Chatham on Tuesday night for a 7:00 pm start. The Lady Barons hold a 12-3 all-time against the Cougars, but lost their last matchup in 2019. The two teams squared off twice last season with the home team winning each time. The Franciscan home win was a five set thriller. Renee Antonelli had 14 kills and Lauren Betar would have a team high 16 digs in the victory.