THE RUNDOWN
Tournament: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Crossover
Location: Erie, Pa.
The Short Story: The Gannon women's volleyball team opened Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) action by splitting a pair of matches Friday at the Hammermill Center in Erie, Pa. The Lady Knights fell to University of Pitt-Johnstown in the first match with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, and 15-11 before defeating Lock Haven in four sets, 26-24, 16-25, 25-19, and 25-19.

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HOW IT HAPPENED MATCH ONE
Score: Gannon 2, UPJ 3 (22-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, 15-11)
Records: Gannon (7-3, 0-1 PSAC) | UPJ (8-1, 1-0 PSAC)

THE BASICS

• University of Pitt-Johnstown took a 3-0 lead before Gannon tied the set at 3.
• The Mountain Cats extended their lead, 13-8, before the Lady Knights responded with a 7-1 run to lead 15-14.
• Gannon extended their lead, 21-17, with a 6-3 run before the final two points came from kills by senior Lynne Hibbard (West Barnstable, Mass./Barnstable) and sophomore Beka Smith (Churchville, N.Y./Churchville) for the final 25-22.
• In the second set, UPJ took a 7-5 lead over Gannon.
• The Lady Knights went on a 5-0 run but still trailed by one, 15-14.
• Going on another small run Gannon led 17-16, followed by five ties before the Mountain Cats went on a 4-1 run and the 25-22 win.
• Leading 7-5 in the third set, UPJ went on a 3-0 run for a 10-9 lead.
• The set then saw six ties, before the Mountain Cats recorded three consecutive points for a 17-15 lead.
• Gannon responded tallying three consecutive points of their own and taking the 19-18 lead.
• The Lady Knights went on for the 25-23 victory.
• Trailing 4-0 in the fourth set, Gannon tied the set at 6-all.
• The Mountain Cats took a two point lead, 11-9, and extended their lead and forcing a fifth set going on a 6-3 run for a 25-23 victory.
• UPJ lead 6-1 in the fifth set and never looked back, they extended their lead going on a 4-0 run and leading 11-2.
• Gannon responded by recording four points but still trailed 11-6.
• Marissa Eriminio had the final kill for the Mountain Cats as they defeated Gannon 15-11 in the fifth set. 
• Junior Hannah Kren led Gannon with 12 kills and 17 digs.
• Senior Morgan Walters recorded four aces for the Lady Knights.

HOW IT HAPPENED MATCH TWO
Score: Gannon 3, Lock Haven 1 (26-24, 16-25, 25-19, 25-19)
Records: Gannon (8-3, 1-1 PSAC) | Lock Haven (8-4, 1-1 PSAC)

THE BASICS

• Gannon took a 5-3 lead, before Lock Haven tied the set at 6-all.
• Lock Haven responded tallying four consecutive points and taking a 14-12 lead.
• The Lady Knights went on an 8-3 run to take a 20-17 lead. The Bald Eagles responded recording four consecutive points and taking the lead back, 23-22.
• Gannon closed out the set going on a 4-1 run and winning 26-24.
• Trailing 4-1 in the second set, Gannon recorded four consecutive points to pull within two, 8-10.
• Lock Haven, extended their lead recording six points and leading 21-10 and went on for the 25-16 victory.
• Jumping out to a 7-1 lead in the third set, Gannon continued to build upon their lead going up 13-4.
• Lock Haven recorded five consecutive points to pull within five, 22-17, but Gannon held on for the 25-19 victory.
• With the fourth set tied at five, Gannon tallied three consecutive points to take the 8-5 lead.
• The set saw several back-and-forth points, before Lock Haven tallied four consecutive points and pulled within one of the Lady Knights, 16-15.
• Gannon closed out the fourth set going on a 9-4 run and defeating Lock Haven 25-19.
• Kren recorded another 16 kills and 31 digs.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Jordyn Thiery is currently ranked 16th in the nation averaging 0.71 aces per set.
• The loss to University Pitt-Johnstown snapped a six game-winning streak for the Lady Knights.

 
QUOTABLES BY COACH DARLING

•  "Today was a mixed bag for us. On the plus side, we managed to get enough points to beat Lock Haven in a match that, for at least two sets, they totally dominated. They came in to our gym and were in complete control of the emotions of that match until, during the break, we figured out how to get some of our confidence back. I credit Morgan with some great serving to get us on a roll in the third set and Hannah for playing great defense the entire match."
• "On the down side, we lost a tough one to UPJ. It didn't seem like we did very well in that match, but I think it's because they are a very solid, well-coached team. They have a great libero, two very good setters, several savvy attackers at the pins, and a bona-fide superstar in Kendall Mahoney. I'm glad we had the chance to play them early--they were clearly the better team today, and we need to see teams like that so we can start to understand what it takes to win." 

 
UP NEXT
The Lady Knights return to the court tomorrow Saturday, September 26 as they host the second day of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Crossover. Gannon will host Shippensburg at 10 a.m. at the Hammermill Center.