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University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Athletics

PITT-JOHNSTOWN MOUNTAIN CATS
Ali Single
0
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ 16-7,3-6 PSAC
3
Winner Gannon Gannon 18-5,10-0 PSAC
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ
16-7,3-6 PSAC
0
Final
3
Gannon Gannon
18-5,10-0 PSAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ 13 16 17 (0)
Gannon Gannon 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Suffers 3-0 Loss at PSAC West-Leading Gannon

Erie, PA

Zuro, EllieEllie Zuro collected a team-high eight kills, but PSAC West-leading Gannon stayed hot and ran its winning streak to 11 straight matches with a 3-0 victory over Pitt-Johnstown, Friday evening in Erie.  The Mountain Cats are now 16-7 overall and 3-6 in conference-play.
 
A kill from Lualis Alvarado kept the opening set tight early, but Gannon got hot and used a 13-4 run to turn a two-point advantage into a 19-8 lead on Ali Sorenson's kill and a pair of Mountain Cat attack errors.  The Golden Knights, who collected 14 kills in the set, used one from Carissa Treser and another attack error to win the set, 25-13.
 
Gannon held the momentum to start the second set and jumped out to a four-point lead, before Dannika Susko's kill, a service ace from Zuro, and a Golden Knights' attack error helped Pitt-Johnstown knot it at 12.  However, Gannon broke the tie with four unanswered points and went on to outscore the Mountain Cats, 13-4, the rest of the way to take a two-sets-to-none lead with a 25-16 victory.
 
Lulis Alvarado, Natalie Lippincott, Susko, and Zuro combined for nine kills to start the third set that put Pitt-Johnstown on top, 9-3, before Gannon countered with nine consecutive points, including a block solo and two block assists Alvarado, LualisSusko, Dannikafrom Lauren Atwell to take a 12-9 lead.  The Golden Knights were able to push it out to 20-14 and went on to close out the match with a 25-17 win on Sorenson's kill.
 
Along with Zuro's eight kills, Alvarado had six kills and a dozen digs, and Susko added six kills and a block for the Mountain Cats.  Pitt-Johnstown also got four kills from Mallory Pinske and three kills from Lippincott.
 
Adiamar Beaz had a team-high 22 set assists and 15 digs, while Gabriella DeRenzo also had 15 digs and Jessica Krug tallied seven digs for the Mountain Cats.
 
Gannon, now 18-5 overall and 10-0 in the PSAC West, was led by Journey Blevins' match-high 14 kills.  Haley Koch finished with nine kills and Lauren Atwell and Sorenson combined for  nine kills and 12.5 blocks.. 
 
Pitt-Johnstown travels to a PSAC West road matches at Edinboro on Saturday, before hosting conference matches against California (PA) on Nov. 8 and Seton Hill for Senior Day on Nov. 9.
 
 
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