WHEELING, W.Va. – The No. 6 seeded Gannon University Golden Knights earned a spot in the 2015 NCAA Atlantic Region Volleyball Tournament finals after sweeping past West Chester University, 3-0, in the semi-finals Friday evening.

Gannon managed to take the opening three sets (25-20, 25-19, 25-21) and finished the contest hitting .237 as a team. Gannon out-blocked West Chester 11-3 in the contest.

The Golden Knights will face the winner of the semi-finals match between the Cardinals of Wheeling Jesuit University and the Clarion Golden Eagles. The match will be played at 7 pm on Saturday.

Full Box Score

Gannon Leaders:

Hannah Kren – 14 kills, .314 hitting percentage, 9 digs

Sara Crandall – 20 digs, 1 ace

Jordyn Thiery – 16 digs, 7 block assists, 3 kills

 
West Chester Leaders:

Molly Grammer – 10 kills, 2 digs,

Victoria Cruciani – 9 kills, 2 digs, 2 block assists

Nicki Yates – 15 digs, 7 assists, 1 kill