BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – Chatham Men's Volleyball (7-3, 1-0 PAC) claimed the decisive fifth set to beat Geneva (6-9, 0-1) 3-2 (25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 21-25, 15-8) and open conference play with a victory for the first time.
 
Junior Tim McCabe tallied a career-high 19 kills, 10 digs and 2 aces. First year Derek Kintzer also racked up a career-high 19 kills while hitting .421 with 5 blocks and 6 digs. First year Derek Paul recorded 16 kills, 10 digs and 2 aces for the Cougars. First year Armani George had a career high 7 kills with a .375 hitting percentage and 9 blocks. Sophomore RJ Nagg tied a season high with 40 assists and 10 digs, and sophomore Luke Hoolahan had 12 digs for Chatham.
 
The first set was a battle, with neither team leading by more than 2 points until the Cougars' 5-0 run that included three Kintzer kills and gave Chatham a set point at 24-19. McCabe's kill following the run gave the Cougars the match lead. A 5-0 run in set two gave Chatham a 13-11 advantage thanks to two aces by Paul. Paul would then provide two kills to put the Cougars up 22-18, and a Kintzer kill helped Chatham close the set. It appeared the Cougars could sweep the match when they led 23-21 in the third set, but the next 4 points were won by the Golden Tornadoes. Geneva had multiple 5-point runs in the fourth set, and led it 19-8 before Chatham closed the gap to 20-17. A 4-point run by the Golden Tornadoes, however, was able to even the match. In the fifth set, McCabe had five clutch kills, and George wrapped up the road win with a kill and a 7-point margin of victory in the final set.
 
The Cougars hit .242 in the match while holding Geneva to a .138 attack percentage. Chatham held a 66-48 edge in kills across the contest.
 
Men's Volleyball takes on Hiram in another away match on Friday at 7 p.m.