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Ally Smith notched a career-high 21 kills to power the Lady Knights to a sweep of Edinboro
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Winner Gannon GAN 28-1, 17-1 PSAC
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Edinboro EDIN 14-14, 7-11 PSAC
Winner
Gannon GAN
28-1, 17-1 PSAC
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Final
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Edinboro EDIN
14-14, 7-11 PSAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Gannon GAN 26 25 25 (3)
Edinboro EDIN 24 22 18 (0)

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

No. 20 Gannon Women’s Volleyball Caps Regular Season With Sweep of Edinboro; Pushes Winning Streak to 17 Matches

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: #20 Gannon 3, Edinboro 0
  • Set Scores: 26-24, 25-22, 25-18
  • Records: Gannon (27-1, 16-1 PSAC) | Edinboro (14-14, 7-11 PSAC)
  • Location: Edinboro, Pa. – McComb Field House
  • The Short Story: 20th-ranked Gannon women's volleyball capped its regular season in impressive fashion by defeating Edinboro in straight sets for its 17th consecutive win. The Lady Knights, who will now shift their focus to the conference tournament, picked up an extended 26-24 victory in the first set and seized control for the remaining of the match. Ally Smith (Penfield, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) powered Gannon with a career-high 21 kills and 15 digs.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gannon came out of the gates firing with a quick 7-0 lead in the first set before expanding its lead to 10-1. The Lady Knights collected kills from Smith, Ashley Kerestes (Loves Park, Ill./Rockford Lutheran) and Ashley McClung (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) in the opening flurry. The Fighting Scots responded with an 8-2 run of their own to whittle the Gannon lead to 12-9. Edinboro eventually overcame its slow start and took an 18-17 lead in the first set.
  • Trailing 21-19, head coach Matt Darling used a timeout. His team responded by scoring the next three points, courtesy of two Edinboro attack errors and a service ace from Valeria Torres (Gurabo, Puerto Rico/Notre Dame), to give Gannon a 22-21 first set lead. The Lady Knights posted the final three points of the first set, with kills from Kerestes and Smith and an ace from Lydia Lukomski (Portville, N.Y./Portville Central) for an extended 26-24 first set victory.
  • The teams exchanged points for the early portions of the second set. Gannon eventually rattled off a 5-0 scoring run for a 17-14 lead that prompted an Edinboro timeout. Toni Leitshuh (Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central), Smith and Ashley Beyers (Lanark, Ill./Eastland) each smacked kills in the Gannon scoring run.
  • The Fighting Scots once again rallied late in the set, cutting the Gannon lead to 22-21, but the Lady Knights would not be denied with three of the final four points for a 25-22 set two victory. McClung posted the final two kills of the set for Gannon.
  • The Lady Knights charged ahead 5-2 in the match-clinching third set. Leitshuh and Smith each put down a pair of kills and Beyers delivered a service ace for the Lady Knights early on in the final set. After trading points midway through the set, Gannon surged ahead with a 9-1 run for a 23-14 lead.
  • Aubree Lanman (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) capped the match with a kill for the 25-18 set three victory.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Smith posted a career-high in kills with 21 while Leitshuh put down a season-high 12 kills.
  • Lukomski registered a career-high 13 digs in the match, marking her third double-figure dig effort of the season.
  •  Gannon assisted on 48 of its 50 kills. Beyers once again led the way for the Lady Knights, posting a game-high 41 assists.
  • Gannon was efficient with its attack, hitting .322 for the match. It's the 10th match this season the Lady Knights have hit over .300 as a team.
  • The Lady Knights converted 18 kills on 37 total attacks for a .405 hitting percentage in the third set.
  • Three players (Smith, Lukomski and Leitshuh) had 10+ digs for the Lady Knights.
  • Beyers led the team with three block assists, while Kerestes and Lexi Johnson (Chandler, Ariz./Basha) chipped in two each.
  • Torres three aces are a career-high.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon picked up a 3-1 home win over the Fighting Scots earlier this season on October 12 at the Hammermill Center. The Lady Knights now boast a 34-27 all-time lead in the series with Edinboro.
  • Smith has put down 10 or more kills in three straight matches. She has also notched a double-double in the last three matches adding 10+ digs in each of those contests.
  • Leitshuh, who has primarily served as the libero this season, smacked a season-high 12 kills. She has posted 10+ digs in all but four matches she has appeared in this season.
  • The final 2018 PSAC Volleyball Championship field of eight is set following the conclusion of regular season play on Saturday with Gannon notching the top overall seed. Shippensburg earned the two seed with Seton Hill and Pitt-Johnstown collecting the three and four seeds, respectively.
  • California (Pa.) is the five seed in the conference tournament, while Clarion, Millersville and East Stroudsburg round out the field in the six through eight spots.
  • Gannon clinched the top overall seed in the tournament with a 3-1 road win at Slippery Rock last night.
  • Gannon has mowed through the second half of the regular season with 17 consecutive wins. It's the Lady Knights longest winning streak since the 2016 season when the team won 14 matches in a row.
  • The Lady Knights have lost just seven total sets during their winning streak.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon will have a chance to avenge its only loss of the 2018 season with a PSAC Quarterfinal showdown against East Stroudsburg on Tuesday, November 6.
  • The conference tournament matchup will pit the top overall seed (Gannon) against the eight seed (East Stroudsburg).
  • Live stats and live video will be available for the matchup at the Hammermill Center. A match time is still to be determined at the time of release.
  • The Warriors posted a 3-0 sweep of the Lady Knights back on September 14.
  • A full preview of the matchup and conference tournament will be available on gannonsports.com prior to Tuesday's meeting.
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Players Mentioned

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
Aubree Lanman

#2 Aubree Lanman

MB
6' 2"
Sophomore
Communication Arts
Toni Leitshuh

#18 Toni Leitshuh

OH
5' 9"
Junior
Biology
Lydia Lukomski

#9 Lydia Lukomski

OH/DS
5' 8"
Junior
Pre-Medicine
Ally Smith

#11 Ally Smith

OH
5' 9"
Junior
Early Childhood Education
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

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
Aubree Lanman

#2 Aubree Lanman

6' 2"
Sophomore
Communication Arts
MB
Toni Leitshuh

#18 Toni Leitshuh

5' 9"
Junior
Biology
OH
Lydia Lukomski

#9 Lydia Lukomski

5' 8"
Junior
Pre-Medicine
OH/DS
Ally Smith

#11 Ally Smith

5' 9"
Junior
Early Childhood Education
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