ERIE, Pa. – Gannon got back in the win column on Tuesday evening with a 3-0 sweep over Walsh University (25-18, 25-13, 25-14) in nonconference action at the Hammermill Center. The win is Gannon's 16^th of the season as the Golden Knights improved to 16-4 on the year.
 
Sam Deinek (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon East) and Ashley McClung (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) led the Golden Knights with 10 and 9 kills, respectively, in the win. Deinek hit .267 with just two errors and also tallied 11 digs to record a double-double for Gannon. McClung hit .348 and had just one hitting error in the match. Lauren Sampson (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson) scored a team-high 14 points for the Golden Knights, finishing the match with eight kills, five service aces and two blocks.
 
"Tonight's win brought a sense of relief to our entire team," said GU head volleyball coach Matt Darling. "We've had a couple matches in a row where we struggled to get on the ball offensively, so to get through tonight's match with no reception errors, it really gave us the opportunity to set up and play on offense.
 
"Sam Deinek (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon East) and Ashley McClung (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) performed at a high level tonight, leading the team on offense and really limiting their error counts."
 
As a team, Gannon hit .236 with 38 kills compared to just 13 errors. Walsh, on the other hand, hit just .009 with 23 kills and 22 errors. The Golden Knights held a 6-3 advantage in blocks and also had a 9-0 advantage in service aces.
 
Maggie Greenfield (Woodstock, Ontario/Woodstock Collegiate Institute) and Ashley Kerestes (Loves Park, Ill./Rockford Lutheran) led Gannon around the net with three blocks apiece.
 
Ashley Beyers (Lanark, Ill./Eastland) recorded a double-double from her setter position with 31 assists and 10 digs. Katie Becht (Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster) tallied a match-high 17 digs as the libero for Gannon in the win. Madde Blake (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central) added three aces on the serve for GU.
 
Walsh never held a lead in the match and the scored was tied just five times on Tuesday evening.
 
Walsh (fell to 10-7 on the season) got a team-high five kills and 10 digs from Sydney Dixon. Olivia Kearns passed out 16 assists.
 
Gannon returns to PSAC West play this weekend with matches against Cal U (Friday, 6 p.m.) and Slippery Rock (Saturday, 1 p.m.) on the road.