Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, October 8
Easton, PA
5 PM
Army West Point
12-8, 4-2PL
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0
Lafayette
3-13, 1-5PL
1
2
3
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ARMY
25
25
25
3
Lafayette
9
19
12
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Army Sweeps Lafayette on the Road
October 08, 2016 | Volleyball
EASTON, Pa. – The Army West Point volleyball team swept Lafayette in convincing fashion Saturday evening on the road. The Black Knights earned their largest margin of victory in a set when they dominated with a 25-9 decision in the first set of the match.  Â
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ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MATCH NOTES
HOW IT HAPPENED
UP NEXT
For up-to-date information about Army volleyball, please follow @ArmyWP_VB on Twitter and Instagram.
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ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MATCH NOTES
- Army downed the Leopards to improve to 12-8 overall and 4-2 in the league.
- Allie Strong stepped up for the Black Knights with 11 kills and a .556 hitting percentage.
- Olivia Fairfield notched nine kills and Carolyn Bockrath tallied eight as the pair each posted a .400 percentage.
- Vanessa Wesley and Sydney Morriss also chipped in offensively with six kills apiece.
- Haven Bethune dished out 36 assists in the effort as Shannel Chong earned a team-leading 11 digs and Ellie Petersen had 10.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cadets jumped out quickly in the first set and went on a 10-0 run with Bethune on the serve to take a 15-3 lead.
- The Leopards were able to convert a few more points on the board, but Army pulled away to win set one 25-9.
- Set two was a little tighter with four tie scores and two lead changes, but the Black Knights prevailed.
- After leading by just one point at 9-8, the Cadets pulled ahead powered by a 5-0 run. The two teams would trade points before the Black Knights were set up for set point, but Lafayette fought back with three-straight points, but an attacking error gave Army the set, 25-19.
- In the third set, the Black Knights jumped ahead and never succumbed their lead. After leading 9-2, the Leopards gained some momentum and stayed in the set, but never would catch Army's dominating lead.
- With the set score at 20-12, the Black Knights went on a 5-0 run to clinch the match at 25-12.
UP NEXT
- Army will continue its four-game road series next weekend when it travels to Bucknell and Lehigh for Friday and Saturday matchups.
For up-to-date information about Army volleyball, please follow @ArmyWP_VB on Twitter and Instagram.
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Team Stats
ARMY
LAFAYETT
Kills
43
20
Errors
11
14
Attempts
98
87
Hitting %
.327
.069
Points
62.0
25.0
Assists
40
18
Aces
14
2
Blocks
5.0
3.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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