Volleyball Continues Hot Streak, Defeats Blue Devils

Saturday, September 10

Hanover, NH

10:30 AM

Army West Point

5-4

CCSU

5-4

Army

CCSU

Volleyball Continues Hot Streak, Defeats Blue Devils

September 10, 2016 | Volleyball

Box Score

HANOVER, N.H. – The Army West point volleyball team continued its strong weekend at Dartmouth with a 3-0 win over Central Connecticut State on Saturday morning. Amber Clay led the way with 11 kills and four digs, while Allie Strong recorded a double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MATCH NOTES

This morning's win puts Army on a 4-0 streak with all matches being decided in three-straight sets.
Clay and Olivia Fairfield notched 11 kills apiece, while Strong finished with 10. Sydney Morris and Vanessa Wesley were also impressive on the net with nine and six kills each.
Fairfield led the squad with a .550 hitting percentage and Morriss followed suit by posting a .471. Haven Bethune dished out 29 assists in the match and added three digs.
Megan Bryn and Strong notched 11 digs for the Black Knights as Wesley tallied five blocks.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first set featured a lot of back-and-forth action between the two squads with nine tie scores and three lead changes, the most of any set in the match.
The Black Knights were sitting comfortable on a 17-12 lead, but seven unanswered points by the Blue Devils gave them a 19-17 lead over Army.
A three point run by the Cadets regained their lead by one (20-19). CCSU put the match in the deadlock at points 20 and 22 before Army could break away to win 25-22. Morriss and Wesley closed-out the set with two of the three final points.
Set two featured much of the same of the first set. Army earned a point off a bizarre play when the ball hit off a player's foot to keep it alive, Fairfield dove to save it and send it over the net then was able to get up and block it for an Army tally.
The Black Knights reached the 20-point mark first, but another rally by the Blue Devils brought the set within one again (22-21). Strong, Morriss and Fairfield joined together to put the Cadets ahead 2-1 in the match.
With the third set tied at 8-all, Army went on a 4-1 run to take a 12-9 lead. CCSU put up a fight, but the Black Knights charged ahead to win the set and the match in three. Just like yesterday's match against Hartford, Army's Clay closed-out the match with the game-winning point.

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