It didn't take long for Geneva College to register its first ever victory in the Presidentsâ?? Athletic Conference. Genevaâ??s volleyball team turned the trick in its first conference match of the season. The volleyball team didn't stop there as it ended the week with a perfect 3-0 conference record. The PAC-MAC football challenge as turned into exactly that for Genevaâ??s football team as the Golden Tornadoes dropped a decision to MAC foe Albright for the second consecutive year. In cross country, the menâ??s and womenâ??s teams each finished third at the Waynesburg Invitational while the womenâ??s tennis team didn't get on the court this past week due to rainy conditions. The menâ??s soccer team split a pair of non-conference matches while the womenâ??s soccer team won two out of three on its home field.

The volleyball team made school history last Wednesday with Genevaâ??s first-ever PAC victory in a 3-0 sweep over Washington & Jefferson. On Saturday, the Golden Tornadoes opened their home schedule with victories over Grove City (3-1) and Waynesburg (3-0). Kristland McCracken turned in a stellar performance in the win over Grove City with a career best 21 kills. Teammates, Ashley Davis, Maggie Bowersox and Rachel Kuegler put on impressive hitting displays in each of the three matches giving the Golden Tornadoes a dangerous offensive combination. Meanwhile, sophomore setter Deanna Briody is the conductor of the entire offense and posted 124 assists in Genevaâ??s three victories averaging 12.4 assists per game. Geneva ended its week with an overall record of 5-2 including a 3-0 mark in the PAC. This week features a pair of PAC matches against Westminster and Chatham before heading to the Hiram College tournament over the weekend.

Genevaâ??s football team has opened the season 0-2 for only the third time in Geno DeMarcoâ??s 19 year head coaching tenure. On Saturday, the Golden Tornadoes traveled to Reading, PA and dropped a 46-10 decision to Albright College. Corey Oâ??Patchenâ??s touchdown reception late in the first quarter pulled Geneva to within a touchdown of the Lions, but the Golden Tornadoes could only muster Bryan Visingardi 30 yard field goal the rest of the way. Quarterback Zack Hayward threw for 172 yards with four of his passes being pulled in by Rocco Collavecchia. Dom Saragusa led the running attack with 63 yards on just six carries. The good news for Geneva is that the conference schedule kicks off this coming weekend when it travels to three-time defending PAC champion Thomas More in Kentucky.

In cross country action, Genevaâ??s teams had much more favorable conditions to run in this weekend at Waynesburg University. Both teams place third in a strong field that included four PAC schools. In the menâ??s race, Nick Edinger placed second out of 96 runners with a finishing time of 27:25 on the 8K course. Owen Struck crossed the line eighth while teammate Charles Walters rounded out the top ten. Genevaâ??s women featured a pair of runners in the top ten with Shannon Rech finishing sixth in a time of 24:57 and Heidi Steiner placing seventh just six one-hundredth of a second later. The Geneva cross country teams will enjoy a well deserved rest from competition next weekend before getting back on the course on September 24th at Saint Vincent College.

Rainy conditions kept the Geneva tennis team off the court this past week with matches against Grove City and Thiel both washed out and rescheduled for later this month. Still in search of their first victory of the season, the Golden Tornadoes are sitting at 0-2and will look to get into the win column against Westminster on Wednesday afternoon at Bradyâ??s Run Park.

Genevaâ??s menâ??s soccer team opened the 2010 season with a record of 1-1-1. If the Golden Tornadoes can finish this year the way they did a year ago, Gary Dunda will certainly take it. Geneva has again had opened its campaign 1-1-1 following a disappointing 2-0 loss to Fredonia State in the home opener last Tuesday. The Golden Tornadoes quickly rebounded and picked up a 2-0 victory of their own over Penn State Altoona on Saturday night. Jeb Nash and Jake McCracken scored for Geneva as freshman goalkeeper Bryan Butler picked up his second consecutive victory and shut-out to start his career. The Golden Tornadoes travel to LaRoche on Monday before returning home for matches with Malone on Wednesday and Franciscan on Saturday. The Golden Tornadoes will look to improve upon their 2-1-1 early season mark.

After being shut-out in its first match of the season, the Geneva womenâ??s soccer team saw its offense explode for 16 goals in three home matches this week. The Golden Tornadoes opened the week with shut-out victories over Penn State Beaver (10-0) and Mt. Aloysius (4-0) before dropping a 3-2 decision to Medaille on Saturday afternoon. Maura Allen has led the offense with five goals this past week while Julie Collins and Becca Steward have also posted multiple scoring games. Freshman goalkeeper Sara Mittner picked up her first two collegiate victories and shut-outs along the way. Geneva will host LaRoche in the fourth of four consecutive home matches on Monday before heading to the road to face Pitt-Greensburg on Wednesday.

Following is the complete athletic schedule for the week of Sept. 12:

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