Final Score: Clarion 3, at Gannon 0
Set Scores: 25-20, 25-13, 25-18
Records: Gannon (18-6, 11-4 PSAC) , Clarion (15-12, 11-4 PSAC)
Location: Erie, Pa. – Hammermill Center
The Short Story:  The Clarion women's volleyball team hit .352 while Gannon committed 20 attack errors as the Golden Eagles swept the Lady Knights in straight sets Saturday afternoon in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division match at the Hammermill Center. 

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The first set went back and forth with both teams taking the lead only for the other to rally and tie the match.
• Gannon took a 16-15 lead, before Clarion recorded three consecutive points taking an 18-16 lead.
• The Golden Eagles closed out the first set going on a 7-4 run with their final point coming off a kill from Mackenzie Biggs.
• Trailing 12-4 in the second set, Gannon called a timeout in hopes to slow the Golden Eagles momentum down. Morgan Walters (Girard, Ohio/Girard) recorded a kill, but an attack error from the Lady Knights gave the ball back to Clarion.
• Clarion extended their lead 15-6, before Gannon tallied three points.
• The Golden Eagles recorded three more points, the points came from a service error, bad set and an attack error from Gannon.
• Clarion concluded the second set, 25-13, tallying three points off two attack errors from the Lady Knights.
• Gannon took a 4-2 lead in the third set, before Clarion went on a 4-1 run taking a 6-5 lead.
•  The Lady Knights tied the set 6-6 off a Kelsey Ansec (Solon, Ohio/Solon) kill, but Clarion was able to regain the lead, 10-6, as Gannon recorded four errors.
• Gannon pulled within two of Clarion, 12-10 with a kill by Lauren Beck (Chardon, Ohio/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) but a service error from Hannah Kren and back-to-back kills pushed Clarion ahead 15-10.
•  The Golden Eagles recorded four consecutive points leading 21-14, before Gannon went on a 4-2 run trailing 23-18.
•  Clarion closed out the set with two consecutive points, as they swept Gannon in straight sets.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Hannah Kren (Waukesha, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran)  is now tied for 10th place for Gannon's all-time kills with 1,145 kills.
• Lynne Hibbard (West Barnstable, Mass./Barnstable) pulled within one of Gannon's all-time top10, finishing the match with 243 block assists.
• Gannon dropped to 9-3 at home, falling at the 'Mill in back-to-back matches.

QUOTABLES | HEAD COACH MATT DARLING
"This was a bad weekend for us. Anne-Mari played well for us, and we had a little more heart than we showed last night; but unfortunately there isn't much else to say on the positive side of our performances this weekend."
 

UP NEXT
Gannon is the road for the next three matches, the Lady Knights face-off against California (Pa.) first on Friday, Oct. 30 with the match slated to start at 7 p.m. in California, Pa.