With the postseason approaching, the Gannon women's volleyball team will be competing in a playoff atmosphere this weekend as it tries to secure first place in the PSAC West regular season and a No. 1 seed for the playoffs.

The Golden Knights visit third-place Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Friday at 6 p.m. followed by a 1 p.m. match against Clarion in the regular-season finale.

The Golden Knights (21-5 overall) and Golden Eagles (23-2 overall) are both 13-1 in the PSAC West and tied for first place going into the weekend. (Clarion will host Edinboro on Friday.) If Gannon and Clarion both win Friday, their match on Saturday will decide first place in the PSAC West and the No. 1 seed for the PSAC Tournament. Both teams will host PSAC quarterfinals on Wednesday.

The weekend features three of the top teams in the latest Atlantic Region rankings: No. 1 Clarion, No. 3 Gannon, and No. 6 IUP.

The Golden Knights have won nine matches in a row and 15 of their past 16. Their only loss in that stretch came against Clarion, which swept Gannon 3-0 on Oct. 7 at Highmark Events Center.

Gannon swept IUP in their only meeting this season on Oct. 8 at Highmark Events Center.

 
Friday's match: Gannon at Indiana, 6 p.m., Kovalchick Convention & Athletic Complex

Saturday's match: Gannon at Clarion, 1 p.m., Waldo S. Tippin Gymnasium & Natatorium
 

Last time:

Gannon swept IUP 26-24, 25-16, 25-10 on Oct. 8 at Gannon.

Clarion swept Gannon 25-22, 25-23, 25-14 on Oct. 7 at Gannon.
 

All-time series:

Gannon has a 41-10 record against IUP.

Gannon has a 32-39 record against Clarion.

  
2022 records:

Gannon: 21-5 overall, 13-1 PSAC West (8-1 on road)

Clarion: 23-2 overall, 13-1 PSAC West (10-0 at home) going into Friday's match vs. Edinboro

Indiana: 19-6 overall, 9-5 PSAC West (9-1 at home)
 
PSAC standings

 
Coaches:

Gannon: Matt Darling, 16th season (373-141)

Clarion: Jennifer Herron, 16th season (360-157)

IUP: Lorelle Hoyer, first season (19-6)

 
Statistical leaders:
 
Gannon:
 
Sam Deinek 288 kills, 110 digs, 26 blocks

Madde Blake (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central), 252 kills, 283 digs, 45 aces

Maggie Greenfield (Woodstock, Ontario/Woodstock Collegiate Institute), 196 kills, 46 blocks

Hailey Koch (Littleton, Col./Dakota Ridge) ,179 kills, 50 blocks

Sophia Glabus (Elmhurst, Ill./York), 120 kills, 54 blocks

Bengisu Arslan (Ankara, Turkey), 905 assists, 216 digs

Emma Hall (Lowell, Mich./Lowell), 470 digs, 26 aces

Lara Toruner (Istanbul, Turkey/Terakki Foundation), 216 digs, 29 aces

Anja Vranic (Belgrade, Serbia), 163 digs, 34 aces
 
  
Indiana:

Nicole Peterson, 243 kills, 226 digs

Caroline Walsh, 193 kills

Brooke Little, 206 kills, 118 digs, 39 blocks

Lauren Valentic, 182 kills, 81 blocks

Leah Henderson, 868 assists, 184 digs, 41 aces

Bailey Flowerdew, 269 digs
 

Clarion:

Julia Piccolino, 314 kills, 226 digs, 40 aces

Cassidy Snider, 254 kills, 167 digs

Amy Regrut, 184 kills, 30 blocks

Lauren Aichinger, 164 kills, 69 blocks

London Fuller, 942 assists, 226 digs, 49 blocks

Abigail Selfridge, 355 digs

Alyson Peters, 50 blocks