Seton Hill hosted Gannon on Saturday afternoon as they played their second PSAC West match in just over a 12 hour period. SHU took the first set but Gannon responded by winning the next three sets for a 3-1 road victory. SHU falls to 20-10 overall and 11-6 in PSAC play while Gannon improves to 19-7 overall and 12-5 in PSAC play.
Gannon started off the first set with a 5-2 lead.
Shelby Kyllo had a kill to start a 3-0 run and tie the set at 5. The Knights answered with three straight points to take an 8-5 lead. GU continued to hold the three point lead and led 19-16. Back to back kills from
Rachel Satira and
Cassie Hausfeld gave SHU a 23-22 lead. With the score tied at 24, Satira got a kill and
Jenna Sassack and Satira teamed for a block to give SHU the first set 26-24.
The start of the second set was tight until the Griffins went on a 4-0 run to take a 12-10 lead. The Knights then went on a 6-2 run to retake a 16-14 lead. After a SHU timeout, Sassack,
Maggie Murray and Hausfeld got kills to give SHU an 18-16 lead. A kill from Hausfeld and a block from Sassack and Satira gave SHU a 23-22 lead. Satira gave SHU a set point with a kill. GU answered with two points before Hausfeld fought off a set point with a kill. The Knights then got back to back kills for the 27-25 win.
Gannon held a 12-8 advantage in the third set. A kill from Hausfeld and two blocks from Hausfeld and
Katie Wenson trimmed the lead to 12-11. A kill from Kyllo and an ace from
Mary Baich cut the lead to 18-17. GU then ran off three straight to take a 21-17 lead. The Knights then won the set 25-18. SHU took a quick 3-0 lead in the fourth set on a block from Kyllo and Satira and two Kyllo aces. That would be about it for the Griffins in the fourth set as Gannon went on a 10-1 run and cruised to a 25-16 fourth set win.
Cassie Hausfeld led the Griffins with 17 kills.
Rachel Satira added 10 and
Shelby Kyllo had 8. Satira led with 4 blocks while
Jenna Sassack added 3 and Hausfeld 2.
Maggie Murray led the offense with 38 assists.
Lauren Teed had a match high 24 digs.
SHU will travel to California (PA) on Tuesday night for another PSAC West battle.