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Box Score

Millersville MILL 7-5, 2-1 PSAC

Gannon GAN 13-1, 2-1 PSAC

Millersville MILL

7-5, 2-1 PSAC

Final

Sep. 21, 2018

Gannon GAN

13-1, 2-1 PSAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Millersville MILL	20	19	14	(0)
Gannon GAN	25	25	25	(3)

Next Match:

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

9/22/2018 | 2:00 PM

Next Match

Full Schedule

Sep. 22 (Sat) / 2:00 PM

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Recap
Roster

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/21/2018 10:44:00 PM | Josh Hill, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

No. 22 Gannon Women's Volleyball Prevails With 3-0 Sweep of Millersville in Home Opener Friday Night

Next Match:

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

9/22/2018 | 2:00 PM

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Full Schedule

Sep. 22 (Sat) / 2:00 PM

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Recap
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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	MILL	GAN
Kills	27	38
Errors	22	11
Attempts	106	101
Hitting %	.047	.267
Points	32.0	56.0
Assists	20	35
Aces	4	10
Blocks	1.0	8.0

Kills

MILL

GAN

Errors

MILL

GAN

Attempts

MILL

106

GAN

101

Hitting %

MILL

.047

GAN

.267

Points

MILL

32.0

GAN

56.0

Assists

MILL

GAN

Aces

MILL

GAN

Blocks

MILL

1.0

GAN

8.0

Game Leaders

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

#4 McClung, Ashley

Kills

11
Aces

0
Blocks

5

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

#11 Smith, Ally

Kills

7
Aces

5
Blocks

0

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

#22 Kerestes, Ashley

Kills

6
Aces

0
Blocks

2

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/lexi-johnson/5307' class='boxscore_player_link'>Johnson, Lexi</a>

#17 Johnson, Lexi

Kills

5
Aces

0
Blocks

5

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

#5 Beyers, Ashley

Assists

28
E

0

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

#21 Torres, Valeria

Assists

3
E

0

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

#18 Leitshuh, Toni

Assists

2
E

0

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

#8 Sampson, Lauren

Assists

1
E

0

#18 Leitshuh, Toni

Digs

14
RE

0

#8 Sampson, Lauren

Digs

6
RE

1

#5 Beyers, Ashley

Digs

5
RE

0

#11 Smith, Ally

Digs

5
RE

2

Kills

Aces

#11

Smith, Ally

Leitshuh, Toni

Sampson, Lauren

Blocks

Assists

Digs

#18

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: No. 22 Gannon 3, Millersville 0
Set Scores: 25-20, 25-19, 25-14
Records: Gannon (13-1, 2-1 PSAC) | Millersville (7-5, 2-1 PSAC)
Location: Hammermill Center – Erie, Pa.
The Short Story: The 22^nd-ranked Gannon Lady Knights volleyball team returned home in style with a 3-0 sweep of Millersville on Friday night in front of a raucous Hammermill Center crowd. The win sets up a big early season test with undefeated West Chester tomorrow afternoon.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Gannon scored three straight points, highlighted by kills from Ashley Kerestes (Loves Park, Ill./Rockford Lutheran) and Ally Smith (Penfield, N.Y./Webster Schroeder), to take an 8-6 lead in the opening set.
Gannon scored six of seven points in the first set to hold a 15-10 edge.
The Lady Knight lead swelled to 21-14 in the first set with a kill from Ashley Beyers (Lanark, Ill./Eastland).
Gannon closed the first set with a kill from Lexi Johnson (Chandler, Ariz./Basha) and a pair of aces from Smith for a 25-20 victory.
Gannon recorded six aces in the second set, with three coming from Smith.
Back-to-back kills for Ashley McClung (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) handed Gannon a 17-11 lead in the second set.
Johnson and Smith put down the final two kills for Gannon in the second set for a 25-19 set win.
Gannon opened the third set in a flurry for a quick 7-0 lead.
Two service aces from Toni Leitshuh (Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) and a kill from Kerestes extended the Lady Knights lead to 12-3 in the third set.
Gannon used a 5-0 spurt to take a commanding 24-12 lead in the third set before Kerestes ended the night with a kill.

GAME NOTES

Gannon hit .333 as a team in the final set and .267 for the match.
The Lady Knights have strung together a pair of victories following their first loss of 2018.
McClung led all players with a game-high 11 kills.
Smith set a new career-high with five aces in the match. Her previous career-high was four aces against Cheyney on November 4, 2016.
Beyers handed out 28 assists for Gannon while Leitshuh led the team with 18 digs.
Gannon had 14 block assists in the match.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Gannon is now 15-2 all-time against Millersville and have not lost to the Maruders since 1994.
Gannon played its first home match of the season after opening the 2018 campaign with 12 straight neutral or road contests.
Millersville entered the night winning six of its last seven matches.
Gannon has won 11 of its 13 matches this season by sweep.
Gannon has recorded 10 or more aces in three matches this season.

UP NEXT

Gannon continues its brief home-stand tomorrow afternoon against West Chester at 2:00 p.m.
The Lady Knights are 16-0 all-time against West Chester.
Live stats and live video are available for the match.
The Golden Rams (14-0, 3-0 PSAC) enters the match fresh off a 3-2 road win over Mercyhurst on Friday night.

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