2014 WVB Kren Hibbard Action Shot
Joe Mattis
Hannah Kren led Gannon with 26 kills, while Lynne Hibbard now moved into seventh place for all-time total blocks.
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Winner Gannon GAN 19-7, 12-5 PSAC
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Seton Hill SHU 20-10, 11-6 PSAC
Winner
Gannon GAN
19-7, 12-5 PSAC
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Final
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Seton Hill SHU
20-10, 11-6 PSAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Gannon GAN 24 27 25 25 (3)
Seton Hill SHU 26 25 18 16 (1)

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at Mercyhurst University

11/3/2015 | 7:00 PM

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Nov. 03 (Tue) / 7:00 PM
at Mercyhurst University

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Alexis Quinn, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Volleyball Snaps Three-Match Losing Streak with Victory Over Seton Hill

Final Score: Gannon 3, at Seton Hill 1
Set Scores: 24-26, 27-25, 25-18, 25-16
Records: Gannon 19-7, 12-5 PSAC | Seton Hill 20-10, 11-6 PSAC
Location: Greensburg, Pa. -- Sullivan Gymnasium
The Short Story:  The Gannon women's volleyball team snapped a three-match losing streak, defeating Seton Hill, 3-1, Saturday afternoon in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division match in Greensburg, Pa.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Box Score: Click Here

HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Gannon led 12-9 in the first set, before Seton Hill tied the match at 15-15 off an attack error by Lynne Hibbard (West Barnstable, Mass./Barnstable).
  • The Lady Knights took back the lead going on a 4-1 run, 19-16.
  • The Griffins pulled within one, 19-18, but with back-to-back kills from Hannah Kren (Waukesha, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) extended Gannon's lead 21-19.
  • Seton Hill recorded three consecutive points taking a 23-22 lead over Gannon.
  • The Griffins took the first set, 26-24, off an attack error by Kelsey Ansec (Solon, Ohio/Solon).
  • The second saw seven set ties, before Seton Hill took a 12-10 lead.
  • Gannon went on a 6-2 run to lead the set 16-14, as Seton Hill called a timeout.
  • The Griffins came out of the timeout tallying four consecutive points taking an 18-16 lead over Gannon.
  • The Lady Knights tied the set at 18-18, before the set went back-and-forth and Gannon came out with the 27-25 victory. Kren recorded two kills, while Ansec and Lauren Beck (Chardon, Ohio/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) each tallied a kill.
  • Gannon took a 12-8 lead in the third set, but Seton Hill responded recording three consecutive points pulling within one of the Lady Knights.
  • The Lady Knights tallied three consecutive points to extend their lead 15-11, Seton Hill got as close as one point, 18-17, before Gannon closed out the set on a 7-1 run, 25-18.
  • Gannon trailed Seton 0-3 in the fourth set, before going on a 6-0 run, which saw Kayla Knickerbocker (Richland, Mich./Gull Lake) recorded two kills and a block assist in the run.
  • The Lady Knights never took their foot off the pedal in the fourth set, extending their lead 15-8, before the final kill from Kren to close the set and the match 25-18.
  • Kren recorded a match-high 26 kills and only tallied five errors through four sets.
  • Morgan Walters (Girard, Ohio/Girard) tallied a match-high 59 assists.  

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
Lynne Hibbard is now tied for ninth all-time in career block assists with 246, and ranked seventh all-time for total blocks with 278 through 317 sets.

QUOTABLES | HEAD COACH MATT DARLING
"This was a really big win for us. We've had trouble here the past couple of years and frankly had been in a bit of a slump. But today we were good, and everyone who played came up big at some point. I'm really proud of this team today."

UP NEXT
Gannon returns to the Hammermill Center on Friday, Nov.6 when they host Slippery Rock at 7 p.m. followed by PSAC top-seed Edinboro on Saturday which match time slated to begin at 2 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kelsey Ansec

#4 Kelsey Ansec

OH
6' 0"
Sophomore
Education
Lauren Beck

#5 Lauren Beck

MB
6' 0"
Junior
Nursing
Lynne Hibbard

#9 Lynne Hibbard

MB
6' 0"
Senior
Physical Therapy
Kayla Knickerbocker

#10 Kayla Knickerbocker

RS/OH
5' 10"
Senior
Nursing
Hannah Kren

#13 Hannah Kren

OH
5' 8"
Junior
Biology
Morgan Walters

#18 Morgan Walters

DS/S
5' 9"
Senior
Sports Management and Marketing

Players Mentioned

Kelsey Ansec

#4 Kelsey Ansec

6' 0"
Sophomore
Education
OH
Lauren Beck

#5 Lauren Beck

6' 0"
Junior
Nursing
MB
Lynne Hibbard

#9 Lynne Hibbard

6' 0"
Senior
Physical Therapy
MB
Kayla Knickerbocker

#10 Kayla Knickerbocker

5' 10"
Senior
Nursing
RS/OH
Hannah Kren

#13 Hannah Kren

5' 8"
Junior
Biology
OH
Morgan Walters

#18 Morgan Walters

5' 9"
Senior
Sports Management and Marketing
DS/S