Army Blanks Loyola in Baltimore

Friday, October 28

Baltimore, MD

7 PM

Army West Point

16-9, 8-3PL

Loyola

5-17, 2-9PL

Army West Point

Loyola Maryland

Army Blanks Loyola in Baltimore

October 28, 2016 | Volleyball

Box Score

Baltimore, Md. – The Army West Point volleyball team blanked Loyola 3-0 Friday night in Baltimore, Md. The Black Knights improved to 16-9 overall and 8-3 in the Patriot League with tonight's victory.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MATCH NOTES

Carolyn Bockrath led the Black Knights with 13 kills and a .600 hitting percentage. Allie Strong also contributed offensively with nine kills, while Amber Clay notched six and Vanessa Wesley had four.
Haven Bethune recorded 22 assists in the sweep and Nikki Lum added 13.
Olivia Fairfield led the team with three total blocks as Strong had a team-high three service aces as Clay and Lum each had two.
Shannel Chong notched 18 digs in the match and Clay pitched in with eight of her own.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Cadets claimed a 16-15 lead over the Greyhounds in the first set, but Loyola battled back to take a 20-19 lead. Lum tallied a kill before the Greyhounds committed an error to give Army back the lead. Points from Fairfield and Strong along with two errors by Loyola pushed the Black Knights ahead 25-23 to take the first set.
In set two, the Black Knights went on a three point run to take a 14-6 lead. The Greyhounds scored five-straight points in the set to trail by just four (21-17), but Army would score the next four to clinch the set and take a 2-0 lead in the match. Strong and Lum connected to push the Cadets to set point then Clay finished things off with a service ace.
Army had control for the entirety of the third set and claimed a 20-12. The Black Knights notched four of the final six points with Rachel Gearon and Sydney Morriss earning one kill apiece.

UP NEXT

Army is back in action tomorrow evening with a 4 p.m. matchup against top-ranked American.

SCOUTING AMERICAN

The Eagles boast an impressive 21-6 mark and are 11-0 in the Patriot League after sweeping Navy on Tuesday.
American is riding a 12-match winning streak and have only given up one set since Sept. 17. The team has now won 27-straight Patriot League matches.
Vela McBride leads the league with a .362 hitting percentage, while Kennedy Etheridge ranks first in assists per set (9.96) and Shannon Webb leads in service aces per set (0.39).