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Men’s Volleyball battles against Geneva in home opener

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University men’s volleyball hosted Geneva College for its home opener inside St. Joseph Athletic & Fitness Center gymnasium Wednesday night.

The team readies for the set. Photo by Ava Neugebauer.
The team readies for the set. Photo by Ava Neugebauer.
Box Score
February 5, 2025

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University men's volleyball hosted Geneva College for its home opener inside St. Joseph Athletic & Fitness Center gymnasium Wednesday night.

The Golden Tornadoes (4-5) swept the Celtics (0-3), 25-16, 25-15 and 25-16.

Luke Campana (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin HS) led Carlow with seven kills and three blocks on the night. Gavin McLain (Acworth, Ga./North Paulding HS) contributed six kills, and Angelo Fernandez (Williamsport, Pa./St. John Neumann Regional Academy) picked up four digs. Ryan Callahan (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler Area HS) added 12 assists in the effort.

Carlow trailed by two in the first set before an error set off a 6-0 run for Geneva that handed them a 15-6 advantage. Down 22-11, the Celtics outscored Geneva, 5-2, but Andrew Ubinger landed the final kill for the Golden Tornadoes to win the first set, 25-16.

A Geneva service error in the second set allowed Carlow to tie the game, 6-6. The Golden Tornadoes outscored the Celtics 10-4 to take a 16-10 lead before a kill from Campana and two Geneva errors in a row saw Carlow down three.

The Celtics kept it close, but a Carlow attack error forced the side out, and the Golden Tornadoes landed four aces in a row, culminating in a Carlow attack error that ended the second set in their favor, 25-15.

Carlow started off strong in the third set before Geneva scored five unanswered points to lead, 11-5. A Geneva service error handed the ball back to the Celtics, who outscored the Golden Tornadoes, 7-3, to trail by one.

A kill from Daniel Spear catalyzed a 7-1 run that had Geneva leading, 21-14. A service error and a kill from McLain accounted for Carlow's final two points of the set as the Golden Tornadoes won the third set , 25-16.

Geneva hit .329 on the night and tallied 16 service aces.

Ubinger led the Golden Tornadoes with a game-high 12 kills and eight digs. Evan Puhl added 10 kills, and Spear recorded six aces in the win.

The Celtics travel to St. Vincent College for a 7 p.m. match tomorrow.