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California (Pa.) CAL 20-12
3
Winner Gannon GAN 30-1
California (Pa.) CAL
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0
Final
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Gannon GAN
30-1
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
California (Pa.) CAL 21 24 19 (0)
Gannon GAN 25 26 25 (3)

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11/10/2018 | 7:00 PM

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 Seton Hill

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

GU Volleyball Beats California (Pa.) in Straight Sets; Hosts SHU in PSAC Championship on Saturday Night (Highlights)

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: #21 (PSAC #1) Gannon 3, (PSAC #5) California (Pa.) 0
  • Set Scores: 25-21, 26-24, 25-19
  • Records: Gannon (30-1), California (Pa.) (20-12)
  • Location: Erie, Pa. – Hammermill Center (PSAC Semifinals)
  • The Short Story: Top-seeded Gannon put on a show in front of a rambunctious Hammermill Center crowd with a 3-0 sweep of California (Pa.) on Friday night. The Lady Knights won their 19th straight match and advance to the PSAC Championship game tomorrow night against Seton Hill at 7:00 p.m.  
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gannon came out of the gates strong and opened up a 4-1 lead in the first set, highlighted by kills from Lauren Sampson (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson) and Lexi Johnson (Chandler, Ariz./Basha). Ashley McClung (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) launched a kill to push the Gannon lead to 8-4 and the Lady Knights scored the next two points off kills from Ally Smith (Penfield, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) and Sampson for a 10-5 edge.
  • The Gannon offense continued to work efficiently with a 4-1 scoring run for a 16-8 first set lead. All four points came off kills for the Lady Knights, who hit .321 overall in the first set. Gannon maintained its lead with a kill from Sampson to make it 18-8 but the Vulcans clawed back to within one at 21-20. From there, Gannon doubled up the Vulcans by outscoring the five seed in the conference tournament 4-2, ultimately earning the 25-21 set victory. McClung put down the final kill of the set for the Lady Knights.
  • California opened up a 3-0 lead to start the second set following two kills and a Gannon attack error. The Lady Knights got back into the mix with a service ace from Sampson to tie the second set at five. Much of the second set followed suit as neither team was able to distance itself by more than a couple of points.
  • Smith registered a service ace, one of four in the second set for the Lady Knights, for a 16-13 lead. Two straight kills from McClung put Gannon ahead 21-19 before the Vulcans tied the set at 24. Gannon scored the last two points of the extended set for a 26-24 victory as Sampson put down an emphatic kill to put Gannon up 2-0 in the match.
  • Gannon jumped out to a 6-4 lead in the third set as Smith and Ashley Kerestes (Loves Park, Ill./Rockford Lutheran) put down back-to-back kills to cap the early portions of the set. The Lady Knights scored three straight points for a 11-8 lead and the next point for Gannon sent the crowd into a frenzy after an excellent dig from Ashley Beyers (Lanark, Ill./Eastland) lead to a kill and a 12-10 lead for the Lady Knights.
  • The Lady Knights ended the match on a 7-1 scoring run to close the third set with a 25-19 victory.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Sampson and Smith put down six kills each in the first set.
  • McClung smacked six kills in the second set to help lead the Lady Knights to the extended second set victory.
  • Gannon hit at a torrid pace in the first and third set. The Lady Knights opened the match with a .302 hitting percentage and capped the match with a .440 hitting percentage as a team.
  • Lexi Johnson (Chandler, Ariz./Basha) was strong in the middle with six kills on 10 attacks for a .600 hitting percentage.
  • Each team had eight service aces in the match. The Lady Knights assisted on all 45 of their kills.
  • Maddie McGee paced the Vulcans with 12 kills and 15.0 total points.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Seton Hill defeated Shippensburg, 3-1, in the first semifinal match of the night to advance to the PSAC Championship game.  
  • Gannon notched its third straight 30-win campaign with the victory tonight.
  • Beyers surpassed the 1,000 assist mark this season in the second set.
  • Smith's .467 hitting percentage is the highest she had had in a single match this season.
  • Lydia Lukomski (Portville, N.Y./Portville Central) was named the PSAC Volleyball Champion Scholar for the second season in a row prior to the match tonight.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon looks for its 20th straight win tomorrow night against Seton Hill in the PSAC Championship game. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. inside the Hammermill Center.
  • Live stats and live video will be available for the match.
  • Gannon defeated Seton Hill, 3-1, on October 6 at the Hammermill Center.

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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
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
Lauren Sampson

#8 Lauren Sampson

OH
5' 10"
Freshman
Physical Therapy

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
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
Lauren Sampson

#8 Lauren Sampson

5' 10"
Freshman
Physical Therapy
OH