Black Knights Leap Past Lafayette

Friday, October 20

West Point, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

14-8, 7-2PL

Lafayette

5-17, 2-7PL

Lafayette

Army

Black Knights Leap Past Lafayette

October 20, 2017 | Volleyball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point volleyball team defeated Lafayette 3-1 Friday night at Gillis Field House. The Black Knights claimed the first two sets and bounced back to clinch in the fourth set.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MATCH NOTES

Haven Bethune dished out 57 assists on the night and added two service aces.
Carolyn Bockrath led both sides with 26.5 points and had a .455 hitting percentage.
Amber Clay added 17 kills on the night with a .407 hitting percentage and 12 digs for a double-double.
Vanessa Wesley tallied 10 kills on 15 attempts and hit .533 on the night.
Ellie Petersen had 20 digs in the match, while Allie Strong added 13 and Maggie Petersen had 11.
The Black Knights held an 8-3 block advantage on the night and 70-40 kill advantage.

HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE (25-20 ARMY)

The Leopards jumped ahead 19-12 in the set, but a 13-1 run by the Black Knights clinched the set 25-20.
Army was led by Bockrath who hit .800 and had nine kills
Nine assists on the set were from Bethune and E. Petersen had seven digs.

SET TWO (25-16 ARMY)

The Black Knights continued their run into the second set to lead 17-4. This means across two sets Army went 30-5 over the Leopards.
Bethune produced 16 of Army's 17 assists in the set. Bockrath recorded eight kills, while Clay had four.
Clay and E. Petersen each added four digs.

SET THREE (28-26 LAFAYETTE)

Lafayette stuck with the Black Knights in the third set and overtook them late to win.
Army committed eight errors to the Leopards' four which was a difference maker in the extended frame.
Bethune stayed strong for the Cadets with 15 assists and Clay totaled six kills.

SET FOUR (25-13 ARMY)

Army was determined to close-out the Leopards and once it took the lead, never lost it.
20 of the Black Knights' points were produced by Army, while the remaining five were due to Lafayette errors.
Wesley charged into the game with six kills in the final set.
Bethune recorded all of Army's 17 assists and notched a service ace.

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