THE RUNDOWN

• Tournament: Tony Banner Memorial Tournament
• Location: Tippin Gymnasium – Clarion, Pa.
• The Short Story: The Gannon women's volleyball team fell to Ashland Saturday afternoon at the conclusion of the Tony Banner Memorial Tournament at the Tippin Gymnasium in Clarion, Pa. The Lady Knights fell in four sets, 29-27, 25-22, 22-25, 25-14.

GAMEDAY  CENTRAL

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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Score: Ashland 3, Gannon 1 (29-27, 25-22, 22-25, 25-14)
• Records: Gannon (1-3) | Ashland (4-0)

THE BASICS

• Ashland took a 9-4 lead on a kill by Rylee Scott, before Gannon called a time out and forced a service error by Ashland's Samantha Zuber.
• Gannon went on a 4-1 run off a Jordyn Thiery (Cincinnati, Ohio/McAuley) kill, cutting the lead to 14-11. The Lady Knights tied the set at 24 all on an ace by Carolyn Knollman (Cincinnati, Ohio/ Saint Ursula Academy).
• The Lady Knights took one of its two leads of the set, 26-25 on a kill by Beka Smith (Churchvill, N.Y./Churchville-Chili), then again 27-26 when Hannah Kren (Waukesha, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) chipped in with a kill assisted by Knollman.
• The Eagles went on a 3-0 run to close out the first set 29-27.
• In the second set, the Lady Knights tied the set 3-3, before Ashland scored four consecutive points taking a 7-3 lead.
• The Eagles controlled most of the set, Gannon's only lengthy run of the set came with three consecutive points, cutting the lead 21-20. The Eagles won the set 25-22.
• The third set saw 13 ties between the Lady Knights and Eagles. Ashland tallied three points to tie the set at 14. There would be six more ties before a Thiery kill and an attack error by Alli Cudworth would give Gannon the 24-22 win and forcing a fourth set.
• Ashland took a 3-0 lead, in the fourth set.  The Lady Knights' only run of the set came with two consecutive points, cutting the lead to 17-10. The Eagles eventually won the set 25-14.
• Kren led the Lady Knights with 12 kills.
• Senior Morgan Walters (Girard, Ohio/Girard) generated 19 assists for the team, while Thiery tallied 7 digs. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Gannon finished the Troy Banner Invitational with a 1-2 record against Great Lakes Region opponents.
• Kren was selected to the Tony Banner Memorial All-Tournament Team.
• Knollman has reached double digits in assists (52) in three straight games, while Kren has also reached double digits in kills with a total 39. 

QUOTABLES | HEAD COACH MATT DARLING

• "This was a fun, well-played match by both teams, with lots of offense and side-out play. It's the kind of match that we need to play in order to learn how to win – so even though we didn't get a win today, this is what we need in the pre-conference part of our schedule."

UP NEXT

• The Lady Knights travel to North Easton, Mass. for the Stonehill Skyhawks Invitational Sept. 11, opening against the host Skyhawks at 7 p.m. The next day, Gannon will face Dowling College and Dominican College at 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.