WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Oct. 12) - The Waynesburg University volleyball team welcomed Geneva to town on Tuesday night for a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) showdown. The two squads put on an entertaining show for the crowd gathered at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse that lasted a full five sets. Unfortunately for the Yellow Jackets, the Golden Tornadoes pulled away late to score the 3-2 triumph. 

Things started well for Waynesburg (9-13, 3-9), as it took the opening set 25-23. Geneva (8-11, 5-3) roared back over the next two frames with wins by the scores of 25-14 and 25-15. However, the Jackets showed their toughness by gathering themselves and forcing a fifth set with a 25-22 triumph.

The home team stayed right with Geneva through the first 18 points of the decider, as the GT's held a 10-8 edge. After the visitors moved ahead 12-8, the Jackets managed one more rally to make the score 12-11. The Black and Gold closed out the hard-fought win with three-straight match-deciding points. 

Freshman Paige Cousley (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Chartiers Valley) starred for Waynesburg by racking up a match and personal collegiate-high 40 assists on the evening. Most of those helpers went to the trio of freshman Makayla Osborn (Salem, Ohio / Heartland Christian School), senior Hannah Buhr (Jefferson, Md. / Brunswick) and freshman Emma Hyatt (Carmichaels, Pa. / Carmichaels). Osborn led Waynesburg with 11 kills, Buhr followed with 10 and Hyatt chipped in nine successful attacks. 

As she has done all year, senior Alyson Johnson (Raceland, Ky. / St. Joseph Central Catholic) paced Waynesburg's defensive efforts with a match-high 27 digs.

The Jackets will look to bounce back in time for a PAC match at Grove City on Thursday, Oct. 14. Start time is scheduled for 7 p.m.