THE BASICS
Score: at Clarion 3, Gannon 2
Set scores: (25-22, 26-28, 26-24, 14-25, 10-15)
Records: Gannon (13-2, 6-2 PSAC) | Clarion (15-1, 7-1 PSAC West)
Location: Tippin Gymnasium - Clarion, Pa.
The Short Story: Capturing two of the first three sets, the Gannon women's volleyball team was unable to hold off a rally by Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division opponent Clarion Friday evening at the Tippin Gymnasium. The Lady Knights and Golden Eagles split the first two sets by the scores of 25-22 and 26-28. Despite taking the next set, 26-24, the Lady Knights surrendered the final two, 14-25 and 10-15, as the Golden Eagles rallied for the win to take sole possession of first in the Western Division. The Lady Knights are now in a five-way tie for second in the division.
 
THE BASICS
- Sophomore Hannah Kren (Waukesha, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) recorded a double-double for the fourth consecutive match, registering 18 kills and 13 digs.
- Senior Taryn Graham (Huron, Ohio/Huron) matched a season-best with 30 digs. Graham added two service aces.
- Joining Graham in reaching double figures in digs were senior Maggie Desrosiers (Uniontown, Ohio/Hoover) with 11 and sophomore Jordyn Thiery (Cincinnati, Ohio/McAuley) with 18 to rank second on the team behind Graham.
- At the net, senior Emily Carver (Stow, Ohio/Theodore Roosevelt) posted 12 kills along with a solo block and three block assists.
- Senior Megan Wendel (Aurora, Ohio/Kenston) collected a season-best 56 assists, coming within two of her career-high. It marked the first time Wendel has reached over 50 assists since Nov. 16, 2013, in the home regular-season finale against California (Pa.).
- The Lady Knights were outhit by the Golden Eagles at a clip of .126 to .182. Both squads opened with attack percentages over .250 before dipping to under .200 for the match.
- The match featured 31 tied scores and 15 lead changes.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Gannon Lady Knights captured an 8-3 lead to open the first set, which provided the team a needed padding against the Clarion Golden Eagles. Late in the set, the Golden Eagles pulled within one of the Lady Knights, 22-21, off a 4-1 run. The Lady Knights were able to hold off the Golden Eagles' late rally on two kills by Kren and an attack error for the 25-22 win.
- Clarion managed to tie the match at one set each with a 28-26 win. The set featured 14 tied scores and six lead changes before the Golden Eagles came out on top in the end. Trailing by three at 19-16, Gannon went on a 6-3 run to tie the set at 22 all. Exchanging the next two points, the Golden Eagles pulled ahead at 24-23 on a kill by Mackenzie Biggs. With the Golden Eagles in search of their match-point, Kren came through with a kill to tie the match once again. A Golden Eagles' error gave the Lady Knights a chance to take the set before a GU error tied the match at 25 all. Carver put the Lady Knights in the lead at 26-25 before the Golden Eagles strung together three points for the win including two GU attack errors.
- In the third set, Gannon took a 2-1 lead in the match with a rallying 26-24 win in the third set. With the score tied at 10 all, Clarion went on a 7-2 run to establish a five-point lead. The Golden Eagles used the lead to their advantage to keep the Lady Knights at bay. Despite taking a 21-16 lead, the Golden Eagles were unable to seal the win, pushing it to 24-21 with the match-point in the balance. The Lady Knights ended the set on a 10-3 rally to secure the 26-24 win including back-to-back kills by freshman Kelsey Ansec (Solon, Ohio / Solon).  
- After opening the fourth set in a close fight, Clarion went on an 8-4 run to take a 13-6 lead. Pushing their lead to 15-8, the Golden Eagles used a 7-3 run to double up on the Lady Knights, 22-11, before sealing the 25-14 win to tie the match at 2-2.
- Gannon held a 6-3 lead in the fifth set off three unanswered points to force a Clarion timeout. The Golden Eagles answered back with their own 3-0 run to tie the set at six all. With the score tied at 9-9, the Golden Eagles used a 6-1 run to capture a 15-10 win in the final set to rally for the 3-2 match win.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- In the all-time series, the Lady Knights moved to 22-32 against Clarion.
- The Lady Knights remain off to their best start since the 2003 season when the team opened at 14-1 overall. The Lady Knights matched last season's start to conference play, posting a 6-2 record.
- With a 6-2 record in conference play, the Lady Knights are now in a five-way tie for second in the PSAC Western Division with Mercyhurst, Edinboro, California (Pa.) and Seton Hill
 
QUOTABLES |  HEAD COACH MATT DARLING
"This was a tough loss because, like Tuesday [against Mercyhurst], we had a lead and let it get away. I didn't make the right adjustments and it cost us. My team played hard again tonight, but we fell a bit short."
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Gannon closes out a three-match road trip at Indiana (Pa.) Oct. 4, at 2 p.m.