Black Knights Rout Providence to Cap Weekend

Saturday, September 16

West Point, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

7-6, 0-0PL

Providence

11-3, 0-0BIG EAST

Providence

Army

Black Knights Rout Providence to Cap Weekend

September 16, 2017 | Volleyball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – For the second week in a row, the Army West Point volleyball team topped its BIG EAST opponent in tournament play. The Black Knights defeated Providence Saturday night in three-straight sets to improve to 7-6 on the season.

Carolyn Bockrath and Haven Bethune were named to the All-Tournament team for Army.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MATCH NOTES

The Black Knights boasted a .435 hitting percentage as a team compared to the Friars' .202 and had a 7-1 block advantage in the game.
For the third time this weekend, Bockrath led Army with a 17 kill performance and 20.5 points as the only player with double-digit kills. She was nearly perfect at the net with a .600 hitting percentage, 2.5 blocks and even added a service ace.
Amber Clay notched nine kills in the match and added nine digs. Jaden Pickell and Vanessa Wesley each had seven kills on the night and three total blocks a piece.
Ana Oglivie notched three service aces on the night and added eight digs and three assists.
Haven Bethune recorded 24 assists and Nikki Lum recorded 11 helpers, seven digs and two service aces.

HOW IT HAPPENED SET ONE (25-19 Army)

The Black Knights took a 12-7 lead over Providence after a 6-0 run with Bockrath and Oglivie earning points in the stretch.
To close-out the set, Army posted back-to-back blocks first from Bockrath and Clay and then from Wesley and Pickell. Lum then recorded an ace and Wesley had a kill off a free ball at the net.
Army hit .400 in the first set and had 2.0 blocks.

HOW IT HAPPENED SET TWO (25-17 Army)

In the second set, Bethune dished out 10 assists and connected mostly with Bockrath who had six kills.
The team hit .519 in the set with four Black Knights hitting over .500.
Army reached the 20 point mark off a 5-1 run fueled by back-to-back blocks by Wesley.
Two of the final three points for the Cadets was produced by an ace by Oglivie and by a kill from Bockrath.

HOW IT HAPPENED SET THREE (25-18 Army)

Army went ahead early in the final set of the match which featured no lead changes, but one tie score.
The Black Knights closed-out play with a slew of points from its upper classmen. On an offset play, Pickell recorded a kill off an assist from Wesley before Bockrath and Pickell combined for a block.
Bockrath finished the set with five kills and two block assists.

UP NEXT

Army will begin Patriot League play next Friday and Saturday on the road at Bucknell and Lafayette.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

#17 Katelyn Evans, West Virginia* MVP
#9 Erin Slinde, West Virginia
#7 Alexa Hasting, West Virginia
#2 Carolyn Bockrath, Army
#14 Haven Bethune, Army
#14 Lindsey Schaible, Providence
#6 Kayla Gwozdz, Akron

WEEKEND SCHEDULE / RESULTS

Friday Sept. 15
West Virginia vs. Akron	WVU 3, AKR 0
Akron vs. Providence	AKR 3, PROV 1
Army vs. West Virginia	WVU 3, ARMY 2
Saturday, Sept. 16
Army vs. Akron	ARMY 3, AKR 0
Providence vs. West Virginia	WVU 3, PROV 1
Army vs. Providence	ARMY 3, PROV 0