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Lauren Sampson smacked a career-high 19 kills in Gannon's 13th straight victory
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Winner Gannon GAN 24-1, 13-1 PSAC
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Lock Haven LHU 8-15, 3-11 PSAC
Winner
Gannon GAN
24-1, 13-1 PSAC
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Final
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Lock Haven LHU
8-15, 3-11 PSAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Gannon GAN 15 25 25 25 (3)
Lock Haven LHU 25 23 11 13 (1)

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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Josh Hill, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

No. 20 Gannon Women’s Volleyball Perseveres in 3-1 Win at LHU

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: #20 Gannon 3, Lock Haven 1
  • Set Scores: 15-25, 25-23, 25-11, 25-13
  • Records: Gannon (24-1, 13-1 PSAC) | Lock Haven (8-15, 3-11 PSAC)
  • Location: Lock Haven, Pa. – Thomas Field House
  • The Short Story: 20th-ranked Gannon women's volleyball eventually found its groove in a 3-1 road win over Lock Haven to extend the team's winning streak to 13 matches. The Lady Knights rallied to take control of the match and put down 10 aces in the process while Lauren Sampson (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson) recorded a career-high 19 kills.
 
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
HEAD COACH MATT DARLING RAPID REACTION:
  • "Road wins in this league are hard-won, and tonight was no exception. Lock Haven played better than we did for two sets, and we were lucky to be level after two. From there, we played better and got some big performances from Lauren (Sampson), Lexi (Johnson), and Ashley McClung (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington). Really, though, everyone was better in the last two sets."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Sampson carried the Lady Knights with 19 kills and 14 digs for her eight double-double of the season. She added four aces and racked up 23.5 total points for the Lady Knights.
  • Lock Haven came out firing on all cylinders, earning a win in the first set by a score of 25-15.
  • Gannon clawed back and notched a narrow 25-23 win in the second set to tie the match.
  • The Lady Knights returned to form and closed the night with convincing 25-11 and 25-13 set victories for the 3-1 win.
  • McClung finished with nine kills and four digs.
  • Laura Bebinger (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) finished third on the team with six kills while Lexi Johnson (Chandler, Ariz./Basha) put down five kills of her own in addition to a pair of block assists. The six kills are the third most in a match this season for Bebinger.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Ashley Beyers (Lanark, Ill./Eastland) passed out 29 assists and Toni Leitshuh (Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) had 25 digs with four aces. Ashley Kerestes (Loves Park, Ill./Rockford Lutheran) also added four aces for the Lady Knights.
  • The Lady Knights 13-match winning streak is the longest of the season.
  • Gannon earned a crucial second set victory to avoid going down 2-0 in the match. Instead, the Lady Knights tied the match at 1-1 and went on to win the final two sets with ease.
  • The Lady Knights hit above .200 as a team in the final two sets while holding the Bald Eagles to a negative hitting percentage in that span.
  • Gannon has lost just 11 sets in 25 matches this season.
  • Sampson just recently set a career-high with 16 kills against Shippensburg on October 20, but surpassed that effort with 19 kills against LHU.
  • With 10 aces tonight, Gannon has recorded double-figure aces in four of the last five matches.
  • Lock Haven has struggled as a team, losing its sixth match in a row following the defeat against Gannon.
  • The Bald Eagles had a balanced offensive attack, with Breanna McDonald (13 kills) and Gabrielle Stick (12 kills) leading the way.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon has locked up the PSAC Northwest division and a spot in the upcoming PSAC Women's Volleyball Tournament, scheduled to begin November 6 with the Quarterfinal round.
  • Beyers, the PSAC leader in aces/set (0.62), had one ace tonight for Gannon.
  • Sampson has a streak of five straight matches with 10+ kills.
  • Gannon leads the league in hitting percentage (.251), opponent hitting percentage (.098), aces/set (2.43), opponent assists/set (9.02) and opponent kills/set (9.61).
  • Gannon moved up one spot to No. 20 in the AVCA Top 25 Poll, released on Monday.
  • The Lady Knights topped the first Atlantic Region rankings of the season released by the NCAA. These rankings determine the field for the NCAA Tournament.
  • The Lady Knights are one of seven teams from the PSAC represented in the initial NCAA Atlantic Region Rankings.
  • Gannon continues its success against Lock Haven, taking a 13-1 lead in the all-time series.
  • The Lady Knights have claimed a PSAC Northwest VB Athlete of the Week award in each of the past five weeks. Sampson has garnered the honor two weeks in a row.
  • The Lady Knights conclude the 2018 regular season with three out of four matches on the road. Gannon's final home match of the regular season takes place Tuesday, October 30 against Mercyhurst at 7:00 p.m. from the Hammermill Center.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon is back on the road tomorrow, October 27, for a noon matchup at Bloomsburg.
  • Live stats and live video will be provided from Nelson Field House.
  • The Huskies (5-19, 1-13 PSAC) lost 3-1 to Mercyhurst tonight. 
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Players Mentioned

Laura Bebinger

#6 Laura Bebinger

OH
6' 1"
Sophomore
Physician Assistant
Ashley Beyers

#5 Ashley Beyers

S
5' 11"
Sophomore
Pre-Veterinary Medicine/Biology
Lexi Johnson

#17 Lexi Johnson

MB
5' 11"
Senior
Nursing
Ashley Kerestes

#22 Ashley Kerestes

MB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Physician Assistant/Nursing
Toni Leitshuh

#18 Toni Leitshuh

OH
5' 9"
Junior
Biology
Ashley McClung

#4 Ashley McClung

S/RS
6' 1"
Freshman
Environmental Engineering
Lauren Sampson

#8 Lauren Sampson

OH
5' 10"
Freshman
Physical Therapy

Players Mentioned

Laura Bebinger

#6 Laura Bebinger

6' 1"
Sophomore
Physician Assistant
OH
Ashley Beyers

#5 Ashley Beyers

5' 11"
Sophomore
Pre-Veterinary Medicine/Biology
S
Lexi Johnson

#17 Lexi Johnson

5' 11"
Senior
Nursing
MB
Ashley Kerestes

#22 Ashley Kerestes

6' 0"
Sophomore
Physician Assistant/Nursing
MB
Toni Leitshuh

#18 Toni Leitshuh

5' 9"
Junior
Biology
OH
Ashley McClung

#4 Ashley McClung

6' 1"
Freshman
Environmental Engineering
S/RS
Lauren Sampson

#8 Lauren Sampson

5' 10"
Freshman
Physical Therapy
OH