BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Thiel College women's volleyball team won a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match on the road Tuesday over the Geneva Golden Tornadoes, 3-2.
 
Thiel won 25-19, 25-21 in the first two sets. Geneva rebounded to win 25-18, 25-23 in the third and fourth sets.
 
The Tomcats never trailed in the fifth set after taking an early 3-0 lead thanks to kills by Raquel McDonald (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Grimes) and Erica Gregory (Clinton Township, Mich./Fraser), as well as an attack error by the Golden Tornadoes. Thiel prevailed in the fifth set, 15-9.
 
Maria Torres (Boardman, Ohio/Boardman) led the Tomcats with career-highs in points (29) and kills (27). Torres also had 18 digs, three assists and two aces.
 
McDonald registered 12 kills and four blocks. Jordyn Liedike (Anchorage, Alaska/Grace Christian) recorded seven kills and four blocks while Gregory tallied 11 digs and six kills.
 
Danielle Aulet (Lawrence, Kansas/Mineral Ridge) contributed a match-best 37 digs. Brooke Talbot (Calcutta, Ohio/Beaver Local) led all players with 38 assists while also chipping in with 11 digs and four kills.
 
Megan Veon paced Geneva with 16 kills. Maggie Townsend and Heather Seubert recorded 23 digs apiece.
 
Thiel improved to 7-1 in PAC play with Tuesday's win.
 
The Tomcats (16-10, 7-1 PAC) will face the Saint Vincent Bearcats (16-6, 6-2 PAC) on the road Thursday. The PAC match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.