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Box Score

Gannon GAN 16-1, 5-1 PSAC

Indiana (PA) IUP 6-13, 2-4 PSAC

Gannon GAN

16-1, 5-1 PSAC

Final

Sep. 29, 2018

Indiana (PA) IUP

6-13, 2-4 PSAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Gannon GAN	25	25	25	(3)
Indiana (PA) IUP	19	18	20	(0)

Next Match:

at Mercyhurst University

10/2/2018 | 7:05 PM

Next Match

Full Schedule

Oct. 02 (Tue) / 7:05 PM

at Mercyhurst University

Recap
Roster

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/29/2018 7:40:00 PM | Josh Hill, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

No. 21 Gannon Women’s Volleyball Notches 3-0 Sweep of Indiana (Pa.) Saturday

Next Match:

at Mercyhurst University

10/2/2018 | 7:05 PM

Next Match

Full Schedule

Oct. 02 (Tue) / 7:05 PM

at Mercyhurst University

Recap
Roster

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	GAN	IUP
Kills	47	23
Errors	17	16
Attempts	104	89
Hitting %	.288	.079
Points	58.0	32.0
Assists	46	22
Aces	7	2
Blocks	4.0	7.0

Kills

GAN

IUP

Errors

GAN

IUP

Attempts

GAN

104

IUP

Hitting %

GAN

.288

IUP

.079

Points

GAN

58.0

IUP

32.0

Assists

GAN

IUP

Aces

GAN

IUP

Blocks

GAN

4.0

IUP

7.0

Game Leaders

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

#8 Sampson, Lauren

Kills

12
Aces

0
Blocks

1

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

#11 Smith, Ally

Kills

10
Aces

0
Blocks

1

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

#4 McClung, Ashley

Kills

8
Aces

1
Blocks

0

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

#22 Kerestes, Ashley

Kills

7
Aces

0
Blocks

2

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

#5 Beyers, Ashley

Assists

40
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

#4 McClung, Ashley

Assists

1
E

0

#8 Sampson, Lauren

Assists

1
E

0

#18 Leitshuh, Toni

Digs

13
RE

1

#8 Sampson, Lauren

Digs

12
RE

0

#5 Beyers, Ashley

Digs

7
RE

0

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/lydia-lukomski/5312' class='boxscore_player_link'>Lukomski, Lydia</a>

#9 Lukomski, Lydia

Digs

3
RE

0

Digs

#18

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: No. 21 Gannon 3, Indiana (Pa.) 0
Set Scores: 25-19, 25-18, 25-20
Records: Gannon (16-1, 4-1 PSAC) | IUP (6-13, 2-4 PSAC)
Location: Indiana, Pa. – Memorial Field House
The Short Story: The 21^st-ranked Gannon Lady Knights volleyball team concluded its weekend road-trip with a 3-0 victory against IUP Saturday afternoon. Gannon has won six straight matches in addition to posting its 12^th sweep of 2018.

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HEAD COACH MATT DARLING REACTION

"It was a good weekend for us, as we faced two tough teams on the road. Getting two wins keeps us in a position to play meaningful matches moving forward, and that's what we're trying to do."

HOW IT HAPPENED

Back-to-back kills from freshman Ashley McClung (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) helped Gannon jump out to a 6-3 lead in the first set.
Senior Lexi Johnson (Chandler, Ariz./Basha) put down a kill as Gannon led 11-8 in the first set.
Three straight points for the Lady Knights put them up 15-9 in the first set.
Freshman Lauren Sampson (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson) notched back-to-back kills as Gannon took the first set by a score of 25-19.
After an even start to the second set Gannon rattled off three points in a row for a 9-6 edge.
Junior Toni Leitshuh (Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) recorded a service ace as Gannon led 13-9 in set two.
Sampson recorded pair of kills and sophomore Ashley Beyers (Lanark, Ill./Eastland) notched an ace to put the Lady Knights in front, 21-13, in the second set.
Sophomore Ashley Kerestes (Loves Park, Ill./Rockford Lutheran) closed the second set with a kill.
Gannon posted four consecutive points to take a 9-5 lead in the third set.
Kills from junior Ally Smith (Penfield, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) and Sampson put the Lady Knights in front 11-9.
Gannon rolled to seven straight points with three of them coming off aces from Beyers.
The Lady Knights scored the final three points of the match to take the third set by a score of 25-20.

GAME NOTES

Sampson (12 kills) and Smith (10 kills) led the Lady Knight offense.
McClung (8 kills) and Kerestes (7 kills) were also among the key offensive leaders in the match.
Gannon hit .288 overall for the match.
The Lady Knights assisted on 46 of 47 kills. Beyers handed out 40 of those assists.
Beyers also added a game-high five service aces for Gannon. The Lady Knights held a 7-2 advantage over the Crimson Hawks in service aces.
Leitush led the team with 13 digs while Sampson added 12.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Gannon extends its all-time lead in the series with IUP to 37-10 overall.
The Lady Knights have posted 12 sweeps in 16 matches this season.
IUP went 25-10 last season and made an appearance in the 2017 NCAA DII Atlantic Region Championships.
Smith has posted double-digit kills in back-to-back matches. She started the season with double-digit kills in six of the first seven matches of the season.

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