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

No. 16 Gannon Women’s Volleyball Storms Past UVA-Wise and Concord Thursday

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: No. 16 Gannon 3, UVA-Wise 0
  • Set Scores: 25-20, 25-14, 25-12
  • Records: Gannon (8-0), UVA-Wise (0-8)
  • Location: Beckley, W. Va. – Van Meter Gym
  • The Short Story: The 16th-ranked Gannon Lady Knights volleyball team collected two more sweeps and drove its winning streak to nine games to begin the 2018 season with 3-0 victories over UVA-Wise and Concord on Thursday in the Concord Classic. Head coach Matt Darling picked up his 250th career win as the head coach of the Lady Knights.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gannon pulled ahead early for a 6-3 lead in the first set before using a four-point run for a 13-7 lead.
  • A pair of kills from freshman Ashley McClung (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) highlighted another 4-0 run to conclude the first set.
  • An ace from freshman Lauren Sampson (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson) handed the Lady Knights a 5-2 edge in the second set.
  • Sampson extended the Lady Knights lead to 12-6 with a kill in the second set.  
  • Back-to-back kills from McClung put Gannon up 16-8 and the Lady Knights prevailed in set two by a final score of 25-13.
  • Gannon never trailed in the third and final set after opening the set with a 4-0 lead.
 
GAME NOTES
  • With 11 digs this afternoon, junior Toni Leitshuh (Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) is now averaging 4.33 digs per set.
  • McClung registered a career-high 17 kills. It's her first collegiate match with double-digit kills in her career.
  • Freshman Valeria Torres (Gurabo, Puerto Rico/Notre Dame) also had a career day with 36 assists and 11 digs.
  • The match featured just five ties and three lead changes.
  • Gannon hit .640 in the second set with 17 kills.
  • The Lady Knights had nine aces for the second time this season.
  • McClung also led the Lady Knights with two blocks.  
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon is ranked No. 16 in the most recent American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 Poll.
  • UVA-Wise was tabbed at 11 in the Mountain East Conference (MEC) preseason poll.
  • Thursday's match marked the first ever meeting between Gannon and Virginia Wise.
 
THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: No. 16 Gannon 3, Concord 0
  • Set Scores: 28-26, 25-10, 25-8
  • Records: Gannon (9-0), Concord (2-9)
  • Location: Beckley, W. Va. – Van Meter Gym
 
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER  
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gannon and Concord went back-and-forth in the first set with both teams using several scoring runs. Ultimately Gannon earned a 28-26 set victory.
  • Back-to-back kills from Johanna Gregory (Rochester, N.Y./Penfield) put the Lady Knights up 18-15 in the first set.
  • The Lady Knights rallied to score the final three points of the set to earn the 28-26 victory. Lexi Johnson (Chandler, Ariz./Basha), Gregory and Sampson each recorded kills to hand Gannon the set win.
  • Gannon opened the second set with a 5-1 edge and later used a nine-point scoring run for a 24-9 lead.
  • The Lady Knights scored the final 12 points in the final set for a convincing 25-8 set victory.
 
GAME NOTES
  • The Golden Knights were balanced offensively. Gregory led the way with a game-high 15 kills while sophomore Laura Bebinger (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) had 13.
  • Lexi Johnson (Chandler, Ariz./Basha) added nine kills and Sampson smacked eight kills for the Lady knights.
  • Gannon hit above .300 in all three sets and concluded the match with a .412 hitting percentage.
  • The Lady Knights held an 8-2 edge in blocks and a 6-2 advantage in service aces.
  • Torres handed out 42 assists for Gannon and added six digs.
  • Gregory (.542) and Johnson (.533) each hit above .500 for the Lady Knights.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • With the victory, the Lady Knights lead the all-time series 3-0 against Concord.
  • Darling notched his 250th victory at the helm of the Lady Knights volleyball program.
  • The first set of the match was one of the most competitive of the entire season for the Lady Knights with 17 ties and 14 lead changes.
  • Leitshuh recorded double-digit digs in each match on Thursday.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon concludes play in the Concord Classic with a pair of matches tomorrow against King (Tenn.) and Kentucky State.
  • Match times are set for 10:00 a.m. and 12 noon, respectively, from the Carter Center.
  • Live stats and live video will be available for both matches.
  • A tournament webpage for the Concord Classic is available here.
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