PSAC VOLLEYBALL QUARTERFINAL PREVIEW
 
PSAC VOLLEYBALL QUARTERFINALS
NO. 4W SETON HILL GRIFFINS AT NO. 1W GANNON GOLDEN KNIGHTS
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m.
ARENA/LOCATION: Hagerty Family Events Center | Erie, Pa.
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QUARTERFINALS
TUESDAY, NOV. 19
4E Millersville at 1E Shepherd, 7 p.m.
3W Clarion at 2W IUP, 7 p.m.
3E East Stroudsburg at 2E Shippensburg, 7 p.m.
4W Seton Hill at 1W Gannon, 7 p.m.
Semifinals, Friday, Nov. 22
Site TBD
Millersville-Shepherd winner vs. Clarion-IUP winner
East Stroudsburg-Shippensburg winner vs. Seton Hill-Gannon winner
Championship, Saturday, Nov. 23
Site TBD
Semifinal winners




 
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THE GANNON-SETON HILL SERIES
Gannon leads series 25-6
Last Meeting: Oct 26, 2024, Gannon won 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-23) | RECAP
 
RECORDS
Gannon: 21-6 overall, 13-1 PSAC West
Seton Hill: 19-8 overall, 8-6 PSAC West


ERIE, Pa. – The Gannon volleyball team hopes to begin its quest for a third consecutive PSAC Tournament championship when the Golden Knights host Seton Hill in a PSAC quarterfinal match on Tuesday.
 
Coach Matt Darling's Gannon team won the PSAC West regular-season season title with a 13-1 record and claimed the No. 1 seed from the Western Division. If the Golden Knights can defeat the fourth-seeded Griffins, Gannon would host the PSAC Final Four and championship match on Friday and Saturday at Hagerty Family Events Center.
 
Gannon recently clinched its eighth consecutive division title, a run that includes four PSAC West titles and four PSAC Northwest titles. During the past seven tournaments, Gannon has won the quarterfinal matchup each time. In fact, during those seven tournaments, GU advanced to the finals six times and won three conference championships.
 
Gannon (21-6 overall) welcomes a Seton Hill team that is seeking its 20th victory after going 19-8 in the regular season and 8-6 in the PSAC West. Gannon defeated Seton Hill twice during the regular season, but the two victories were dramatically different. On Sept. 28 in Greensburg, Gannon trailed SHU 2-1 before rallying to win in five sets. On Oct 26 in Erie, the Knights swept the Griffins 3-0.
 
Gannon has won 14 of its past 15 matches, with the only loss coming in a five-set setback against Clarion.
 
 
Schedules:
Gannon  Seton Hill
 
Rosters:
Gannon  Seton Hill
 
Statistics:
Gannon  Seton Hill
 
Head coaches:
Gannon's Matt Darling  Seton Hill's Rick Hall        
 

Golden Knights to Watch:

Senior right side hitter Hailey Koch (Littleton, Col./Dakota Ridge): The 6-foot-3 Koch paces Gannon with 294 kills and is averaging 11 kills per match and 3 kills per set. She has hit double digits in kills in seven of the past nine matches, and she had nine kills in the other two matches.
 
Senior middle blocker Ali Sorenson (Tinley Park, Ill./Lincoln Way East): The 6-foot-2 Sorenson is a defensive force as she leads Gannon with 132 total blocks (34 solo, 98 assists). She also paces Gannon with a .379 attack percentage and ranks third on the team with 245 kills.
 
Junior setter Bengisu Arslan (Ankara, Turkey/Private Çankaya Doga Anatolian): She passed the 1,000-kill mark in a season for the second time, as her 1,006 assists trail only her 1,244 from her freshman season. Arslan had 586 during her injury-marred sophomore season. She ranks sixth in GU history with 2,836 career assists.
 
Senior libero Emma Hall (Lowell, Mich./Lowell): She had 59 digs in two matches as the Gannon volleyball team completed a two-win weekend with four-set victories at California on Friday and Slippery Rock on Saturday. She became the first Gannon volleyball player to reach at least 500 digs in four seasons as she moved her season total to 549 digs. Hall is Gannon's career leader with 2,359 career digs.
 

Gannon's division titles:

The Golden Knights have now won 8 consecutive PSAC division titles, including 4 PSAC West (2021-24) and 4 PSAC Northwest (2016-19).
Here's a look at the division titles:
2024 PSAC West: 13-1
2023 PSAC West: 14-2*
2022 PSAC West: 15-1*
2021 PSAC West: 13-3
2020: No PSAC season
2019 PSAC Northwest: 17-1
2018 PSAC Northwest: 17-1
2017 PSAC Northwest: 15-3
2016 PSAC Northwest: 16-2*
*PSAC champion

 
Scouting the Griffins:
 
Paige Cole leads Seton Hill with 378 kills and ranks third with 253 digs. Catie  Flohr ranks second on the team with 286 kills and leads the Griffins with 83 blocks. Payton Rodberg has 157 kills and Ella Deeter has 144. Abby Oesterling has a team-high 688 assists and Deeter has  361. Maddie Stout leads SHU with 310 digs while Kendyl Wagner has  276.
 
 
What's ahead:
 
The winner of this quarterfinal will face the winner of Tuesday's East Stroudsburg-Shippensburg match in Friday's semifinals.