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Box Score

Pitt-Johnstown UPJ 13-11, 7-5 PSAC

Gannon GAN 22-1, 11-1 PSAC

Pitt-Johnstown UPJ

13-11, 7-5 PSAC

Final

Oct. 19, 2018

Gannon GAN

22-1, 11-1 PSAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ	12	22	14	(0)
Gannon GAN	25	25	25	(3)

Next Match:

Shippensburg University

10/20/2018 | 2:00 PM

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Oct. 20 (Sat) / 2:00 PM

Shippensburg University

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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10/19/2018 8:56:00 PM | Josh Hill, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

No. 21 Gannon Women’s Volleyball Tops UPJ; Wins 11th Straight Match (Highlights)

Next Match:

Shippensburg University

10/20/2018 | 2:00 PM

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Oct. 20 (Sat) / 2:00 PM

Shippensburg University

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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	UPJ	GAN
Kills	25	38
Errors	24	13
Attempts	104	100
Hitting %	.010	.250
Points	32.5	60.0
Assists	24	36
Aces	4	9
Blocks	3.5	13.0

Kills

UPJ

GAN

Errors

UPJ

GAN

Attempts

UPJ

104

GAN

100

Hitting %

UPJ

.010

GAN

.250

Points

UPJ

32.5

GAN

60.0

Assists

UPJ

GAN

Aces

UPJ

GAN

Blocks

UPJ

3.5

GAN

13.0

Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/lauren-sampson/5318' class='boxscore_player_link'>Sampson, Lauren</a>

#8 Sampson, Lauren

Kills

14
Aces

0
Blocks

5

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/ashley-mcclung/5317' class='boxscore_player_link'>McClung, Ashley</a>

#4 McClung, Ashley

Kills

7
Aces

0
Blocks

1

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/ally-smith/5313' class='boxscore_player_link'>Smith, Ally</a>

#11 Smith, Ally

Kills

6
Aces

1
Blocks

2

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/ashley-kerestes/5309' class='boxscore_player_link'>Kerestes, Ashley</a>

#22 Kerestes, Ashley

Kills

6
Aces

0
Blocks

7

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/ashley-beyers/5305' class='boxscore_player_link'>Beyers, Ashley</a>

#5 Beyers, Ashley

Assists

32
E

0

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/toni-leitshuh/5311' class='boxscore_player_link'>Leitshuh, Toni</a>

#18 Leitshuh, Toni

Assists

3
E

0

#4 McClung, Ashley

Assists

1
E

0

#18 Leitshuh, Toni

Digs

11
RE

0

#5 Beyers, Ashley

Digs

9
RE

0

#11 Smith, Ally

Digs

9
RE

3

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/valeria-torres/5319' class='boxscore_player_link'>Torres, Valeria</a>

#21 Torres, Valeria

Digs

8
RE

1

Kills

Aces

#18

Blocks

#22

Assists

Beyers, Ashley

Leitshuh, Toni

McClung, Ashley

Digs

#18

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: #21 Gannon 3, Pitt-Johnstown 0
Set Scores: 25-12, 25-22, 25-14
Records: Gannon (21-1, 11-1 PSAC) | Pitt-Johnstown (13-11, 7-5 PSAC)
Location: Erie, Pa. – Hammermill Center
The Short Story: The 21^st-ranked Gannon women's volleyball team won its 11^th straight match with a 3-0 victory of Pitt-Johnstown on Friday night at the Hammermill Center. The Lady Knights made short work of UPJ with nine service aces and 13.0 total blocks.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Gannon jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the first set with kills from Lauren Sampson (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson), Ally Smith (Penfield, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) and Ashley McClung (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington).
UPJ stormed back for an 11-8 lead in the first set, but Gannon 12 picked up consecutive points to regain the lead at 20-11. Sampson had three kills in the run and Kenzie Lasher (Ford City, Pa./Armstrong) had a pair of service aces.
The Lady Knights scored five of the final six points in the set for a 25-12 set victory. Ashley McClung (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) capped the set with a kill.
With the second set tied at four early, Gannon rattled off a 4-1 run to take an 8-5 lead. Smith and McClung smacked kills and Toni Leitshuh (Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) added a service ace in the scoring run.
The teams traded the lead at various points in the middle of the set before the Lady Knights scored four straight points, all coming from UPJ attack errors, to take a 20-15 lead.
Gannon continued to exploit UPJ errors and closed the second set with a 25-22 victory.
The Lady Knights continued to roll early in the third set as they opened a 7-3 lead. Two more service aces from Leitshuh highlighted the early part of the set.
Gannon followed it up with an 8-1 scoring run to seize control of the set with a 15-6 lead.
The Lady Knights capped the match with five of the final seven points to win the set 25-14. Sampson launched a kill to end the match.

GAME NOTES

Sampson was the only player in the match to post double-figure kills. She had 14 kills and added four digs and five block assists for a game-high 16.5 total points.
McClung had seven kills while Smith and Kerestes had six kills each.
Lexi Johnson (Chandler, Ariz./Basha) was efficient with four kills on seven attacks for a .429 hitting percentage in the match.
Ashley Kerestes (Loves Park, Ill./Rockford Lutheran) led the team with seven block assists, marking the fifth match this season she has had five or more block assists.
Leitshuh notched three service aces while Lasher and Ashley Beyers (Lanark, Ill./Eastland) added two aces each.
Beyers also handed out 32 assists.
Valeria Torres (Gurabo, Puerto Rico/Notre Dame) had eight digs for Gannon.
Gannon's blocking effort tonight was among the best outputs all season. The Lady Knights had 13.0 total team blocks, tied for the second most in a match this season. Gannon recorded 17.0 total blocks against Clarion on September 28 and had 13 blocks against Lake Erie (August 24) and West Chester (September 22).
The match had just five lead changes as Gannon maintained control early and often.
Pitt-Johnstown had a negative hitting percentage in two of the three sets tonight and hit just .010 as a team for the match.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Beyers had been a driving force for the Gannon offense all season long. She has recorded 30 or more assists in 17 of 22 matches this season.
McClung hit above .400 for the seventh time this season.
Gannon remains unbeaten at home this season with a 7-0 mark at the Hammermill Center.
Lasher has played an increased role of late off the bench.
Pitt-Johnstown was the last team to defeat Gannon at home. The Mountain Cats posted a 3-2 win over the Lady Knights in the PSAC Championship game on November 16, 2017 at the Hammermill Center, but Gannon ultimately got the last laugh with a 3-1 win over Pitt-Johnstown a few weeks later on December 1, 2017 in the NCAA DII Atlantic Regional.
UPJ entered the match on a three-game winning streak.
The Lady Knights moved up a pair of spots to No. 21 in the nation in the most recent American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 Poll.

UP NEXT

Gannon concludes its six-match homestand tomorrow afternoon with a highly anticipated conference showdown against Shippensburg for Senior Day.
Live stats are available for the 2:00 p.m. match from the Hammermill Center.
Johnson, the lone senior on the 2018 Lady Knights roster, will be recognized for her contributions to the program in a brief ceremony following the match.
Shippensburg (20-4, 10-2 PSAC) dropped a conference match to Mercyhurst, 3-1, on the road Friday night.
Gannon holds a commanding 17-3 all-time lead in the series with Shippensburg.

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