Volleyball Defeats Harvard in Five

Saturday, September 12

Arlington, VA

1 PM

Army West Point

6-4

Harvard

1-5

Harvard

Army

Volleyball Defeats Harvard in Five

September 12, 2015 | Volleyball

Box Score

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Army West Point volleyball team defeated Harvard in five sets Saturday afternoon at the Fort Myer Fitness Center. The Black Knights won 3-2 over the Crimson after splitting the first four sets and outlasting Harvard in the fifth.

"I'm very proud of the team for fighting today," said head coach Alma Kovaci. "It was not pretty, but it was a win. It was a total team win from the players to the coaching staff. I think after a high emotional game like Air Force, we were happy with the team's grit. Not all games this weekend went the way we wanted to, but our effort was there and it was impressive for so early on in the season. Shannel did a great job this tournament. She was consistent, her skill and her comfort level on the court under pressure is impressive."

In set five, the Black Knights jumped out to a 4-0 lead when Chong was on the serve. Vanessa Wesley and Olivia Fairfield converted for Army points before an ace and assist by Vanessa Edwards to Nicole Perri. Harvard made a 5-2 run to tie the score at 6-6. Carolyn Bockrath retied the score at 7-all before Amber Clay lofted a ball over for another West Point tally.

Edwards recorded an assist to Wesley after a Harvard point to bring the score to 8-8. Two hitting errors by the Crimson then gave Army a two-point lead at 10-8. Army and Harvard traded points before Wesley had a big kill down the middle to give the Black Knights a 12-10 advantage and to force the Crimson to a timeout.

Bockrath and Perri earned a blocking point at the net for the Cadets' 13th point. Harvard answered with a kill, but Perri tallied two kills to set Army up for the 15-12 win.

Army improves to 6-4 on the season with the win over the Crimson with set scores of 25-14, 19-25, 25-17, 20-25 and 15-12.

The Black Knights went 2-1 on the weekend with wins over Air Force, 3-2, and Harvard, 3-2, and a loss to Cal, 3-1.

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