THE RUNDOWN
Tournament: Gannon-Mercyhurst Invitational
Location: Erie, Pa.
The Short Story: The Gannon women's volleyball team closed out the weekend going undefeated, 3-0, at the Gannon-Mercyhurst Invitational in Erie, Pa. The Lady Knights defeated Ursuline 3-2 to open the day in five sets 25-15, 24-16, 25-16, 19-15 and 15-12 before sweeping Conocord, 25-11, 25-18 and 25-13.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED MATCH ONE
Score: Gannon 3, Ursuline 2 (25-15, 24-16, 25-16, 25-19,15-12)
Records: Gannon (6-2) | Ursuline (3-8)

THE BASICS

• Gannon took a 7-1 lead, and remained in control for the first set.
• Ursuline pulled within five points, 15-10, but the Lady Knights went on a 10-5 run for the final 25-15.
• Tied at 4-4 in the second set, the Arrows recorded five consecutive points taking a 9-4 lead.
• The Lady Knights responded scoring five points of their own, in which senior Lynne Hibbard (West Barnstable, Mass./Barnstable) recorded two kills.
• The set saw 12 ties, before Ursuline recorded the two final points and earning the 26-24 victory.
• Gannon jumped out to a 9-6 lead, but not before Ursuline tallied two points and pulled within one, 9-8.
• Gannon closed out the set going on a 9-4 run and getting the 25-16 victory.
• The Arrows took a 7-4 lead over the Lady Knights and continued to build upon their lead, going on a 4-0 run (11-5).
• The Lady Knights had a small run of their own, 3-0, but were unable to catch up to Ursuline.
• The Arrows defeated Gannon 25-19 and forced a fifth set.
• Trailing in the fifth set, the Lady Knights went on 4-0 run to take a 5-2 lead, before the Arrows responded with four consecutive points of their own and a 6-5 lead.
• Gannon again recorded four consecutive points to take back the lead 10-7, and held on for the 15-12 victory.
• Junior Hannah Kren (Waukesha, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) recorded a team-high 15 kills and 21 digs.
• Junior Jordyn Thiery (Cincinnati, Ohio/McAuley) recorded four aces.

HOW IT HAPPENED MATCH ONE
Score: Gannon 3, Concord 0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-13)
Records: Gannon (7-2) | Concord (1-13)

THE BASICS

• Gannon took a 10-7 lead and never looked back. The Lady Knights scored 12 consecutive points in which Kren recorded four aces in the 25-11 victory.
• Leading by only one, 5-4, Gannon went on a 4-1 run to go up 9-5.
• The Lady Knights recorded five consecutive points and extended their lead 16-8.
• Concord went on a small run of their own tallying four consecutive points, but Gannon continued to control the court and won the second set 25-18.
• In the third set, the Lady Knights recorded five consecutive points to take a 5-1 lead.
• Gannon extended their lead 11-4 as the Mountain Lions recorded three attacking errors.
• Kren recorded three kills, while redshirt sophomore Beka Smith (Churchville, N.Y./Churchville-Chili) chipped in with two kills of her own, as Gannon recorded eight consecutive points (21-8) with sophomore Maggie McKernan (Mars. Pa./Mars Area) behind the serve.
• The Mountain Lions recorded three consecutive points, 21-11.
• Gannon went on for the 25-13 victory.
• Kren recorded a team-high 10 kills and 12 digs.
• Freshman Carolyn Knollman (Cincinnati, Ohio/Saint Ursula Academy) also had a team-high 19 assists.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Jordyn Thiery is currently ranked 16th in the nation in aces per set averaging 0.71.

QUOTABLES BY COACH DARLING 

• "It's good to get a couple of wins this weekend.  We had all we could handle from an Ursuline team that is well coached and played hard against us, but I think we need to play in these high-pressure situations to get ready for conference play.  Hannah and Lauren came up with some big plays in the fifth set to help us get the win."
• "In the Concord match, we were able to build some leads and get some people on the the court.  After some shaky serve receive in the first match, we passed much better in the Concord match."
• "At no point this weekend did it feel like we were playing at our best, but we can definitely build on these performances."

 
UP NEXT

• The Lady Knights return to the court on Friday, September 25 as they host the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Crossover. Gannon will host University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown at 11:30 at the Hammermill Center.