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Winner Gannon GAN 25-1, 14-1 PSAC
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Bloomsburg BLOOM 5-20, 1-14 PSAC
Winner
Gannon GAN
25-1, 14-1 PSAC
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Final
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Bloomsburg BLOOM
5-20, 1-14 PSAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Gannon GAN 25 25 25 (3)
Bloomsburg BLOOM 18 17 11 (0)

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

No. 20 Gannon Women’s Volleyball Sweeps Bloomsburg for 14th Straight Win

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: #20 Gannon 3, Bloomsburg 0
  • Set Scores: 25-18, 25-17, 25-11
  • Records: Gannon (25-1, 14-1 PSAC) | Bloomsburg (5-20, 1-14 PSAC)
  • Location: Bloomsburg, Pa. – Nelson Field House  
  • The Short Story: With just three matches left in the regular season, 20th-ranked Gannon women's volleyball continues to surge, picking up the team's 14th straight win following a 3-0 sweep of Bloomsburg.
 
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER  
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Lady Knights opened the match with a 6-2 lead in the first set, with Ashley McClung (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) and Laura Bebinger (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) sparking the Gannon offense early.
  • Gannon strung together four points in a row following kills from Ashley Beyers (Lanark, Ill./Eastland), Lexi Johnson (Chandler, Ariz./Basha) and two from McClung for a 14-9 lead in the first set.
  •  Gannon continued to gain separation with another four-point swing for a 22-15 lead in the first set.
  • Bloomsburg responded with a strong start to begin the second set as the Huskies jumped out to a 7-4 lead.
  • Ashley Kerestes (Loves Park, Ill./Rockford Lutheran) helped fuel a short Gannon rally with back-to-back kills followed by a kill from Toni Leitshuh (Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) and a Bloomsburg attack error to tie the second set at 10.
  • Gannon seized control of the second set with an 8-1 flurry to take an 18-13 second set lead. The Lady Knights fired off six kills in the scoring run.
  • Johanna Gregory (Rochester, N.Y./Penfield) capped the second set with a kill as Gannon prevailed by a 25-17 margin.
  • Bloomsburg began the third set with a 7-3 run to take the early lead.
  • The Lady Knights roared back with 19 of the next 20 points in the set for a 23-8 lead in the third set.
  • Gregory put down a kill off a set from Abby Kane (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) to end the match.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Gannon held a 40-22 edge in kills and a 53-43 advantage in digs.
  • The Lady Knights assisted on 37 of 40 kills. Beyers picked up 25 assists in the match while Valeria Torres (Gurabo, Puerto Rico/Notre Dame) added five assists.
  • McClung put down a team-high 10 kills and added two block assists.
  • Kerestes added eight kills while Leitshuh had seven kills of her own.
  • Three players had 10 or more digs for the Lady Knights.  
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • McClung had double-figure kills for the 11th time this season.
  • Gannon has won in straight sets in four of the last five matches.
  • Gannon is 7-1 in road matches this season.
  • Bloomsburg women's volleyball is competing in its first season as a program.  
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon returns to action for its final home match of the regular season on Tuesday, October 30 against Mercyhurst at 7:00 p.m.
  • Live stats and live video will be available from the Hammermill Center.
  • Gannon previously defeated Mercyhurst in straight sets on October 2, 2018.

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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
Johanna Gregory

#20 Johanna Gregory

RS
6' 1"
Sophomore
Undeclared
Lexi Johnson

#17 Lexi Johnson

MB
5' 11"
Senior
Nursing
Abby Kane

#15 Abby Kane

DS
5' 2"
Sophomore
Occupational Therapy
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
Valeria Torres

#21 Valeria Torres

S/DS
5' 7"
Freshman
Pre-Veterinary

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
Johanna Gregory

#20 Johanna Gregory

6' 1"
Sophomore
Undeclared
RS
Lexi Johnson

#17 Lexi Johnson

5' 11"
Senior
Nursing
MB
Abby Kane

#15 Abby Kane

5' 2"
Sophomore
Occupational Therapy
DS
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
Valeria Torres

#21 Valeria Torres

5' 7"
Freshman
Pre-Veterinary
S/DS