Ashley Kerestes
Joe Mattis
0
Queens (NC) Queens 5-2,2-0 SAC
3
Winner Gannon Gannon 8-1,0-0 PSAC
Queens (NC) Queens
5-2,2-0 SAC
0
Final
3
Gannon Gannon
8-1,0-0 PSAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Queens (NC) Queens 13 20 21 (0)
Gannon Gannon 25 25 25 (3)
0
Mount Olive MO 5-3,0-0 Conference Carolinas
3
Winner Gannon Gannon 9-1,0-0 PSAC
Mount Olive MO
5-3,0-0 Conference Carolinas
0
Final
3
Gannon Gannon
9-1,0-0 PSAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Mount Olive MO 16 13 20 (0)
Gannon Gannon 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Bob Shreve, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Runs Win Streak to Six in a Row with Two Victories at FMU Invitational

FLORENCE, S.C. – The Gannon University volleyball team pushed its winning streak to six straight matches with a pair of victories on the opening day of the FMU Invitational, hosted by Francis Marion at the Smith University Center. The Lady Knights improved to 9-1 with a 3-0 win over Queens(NC) (25-13, 25-20, 25-21), followed by a 3-0 triumph over Mount Olive (25-16, 25-13, 25-20). Eight of their nine wins have now come in three sets,

"We feel good to pick up two wins today," commented head coach Matt Darling.  "We had good performances from Lauren (Sampson) and (Ashley) McClung in the early part of the day, and that kept us in a good position until our defense, middle attack, and blocking got going.  Now we will get focused on playing a very strong West Florida team, and I think both teams are looking forward to that competition.  It should be fun."

Gannon faces a showdown with 19th-ranked West Florida (9-1) on Saturday at 3:00 p.m., then wraps up the tournament with a 7:00 p.m. match against host Francis Marion (3-7). The Lady Knights' lone loss is a five-set setback to a Nebraska-Kearney team that was ranked fourth at the time and now sits atop the AVCA Division II rankings.

GANNON 3, QUEENS(NC) 0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-21)
The Lady Knights never trailed in winning their sixth 3-0 match in nine contests. Gannon never trailed in the first two sets, winning 25-13 and 25-20. A tight third set featured four lead changes and seven ties before the Lady Knights scored the final five points for a 25-21 victory. Lauren Sampson (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson) continued her pursuit of 1,000 kills with a season-high 16 kills. The senior outside hitter finished with .394 hitting percentage with just three errors in 33 attempts. Gannon would end the match hitting .263. Ashley Kerestes (Loves Park, Ill./Rockford Lutheran) added 8 kills and a pair of block assists, while Maggie Greenfield (Woodstock, Ontario/Woodstock Collegiate Institute) and Ashley McClung (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) had 7 kills apiece. Ashley Beyers (Lanark, Ill./Eastland) contributed 36 assists to the victory, along with 9 digs. Freshman Sam Deinek (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon East) led the defensive effort with 15 digs, while senior Kenzie Lasher (Ford City, Pa./Armstrong) had 14 digs and freshman Emma Hall (Lowell, Mich./Lowell) 12. Queens dropped to 5-2 with the loss.

GANNON 3, MOUNT OLIVE 0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-20)
Gannon coasted to a 25-16 win in the first set, 25-16, before finding themselves trailing early in the second set. Trailing 8-7, the Lady Knights went on an 11-3 run and would prevail 25-13, ending the set on an 18-5 run. Set number three saw the Lady Knights never trail, as they jumped out to a 7-2 lead and Mount Olive never pulled closer than three points the rest of the way. McClung had a team-high 8 kills and a pair of block assists, with Kerestes chipping in with 7 kills and a couple block assists. Beyers finished with 28 assists. Madde Blake (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central) and Hall led the defensive numbers with 14 and 13 digs, respectively.
 
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