Freshmen Step Up Against Big Green

Friday, September 9

Hanover, NH

12 PM

Army West Point

3-4

Dartmouth

3-1

Army

DART

Freshmen Step Up Against Big Green

September 09, 2016 | Volleyball

Box Score

HANOVER, N.H. – The Army West point volleyball team began its weekend at Dartmouth with a, 3-0, win over the hosting Big Green. Freshmen Haven Bethune, Allie Strong and Sydney Morriss led the Black Knights' offense.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MATCH NOTES

The Black Knights swept their second-straight team after defeating Dartmouth and UTSA in three sets.
Bethune recorded the first double-double of her career as she notched 33 assists and 12 digs. Strong tallied 15 kills and eight assists in the match along with two service aces. Morriss had a .667 hitting percentage with four kills.
Vanessa Wesley had eight kills and hit .300 to aid Army offensively and Amber Clay added five kills.
Megan Bryn led the defense with 13 digs and Olivia Fairfield posted a team-leading six blocks, two solo.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first set featured much back-and-forth action as it was tied up 14 times and had five lead changes. Army reached the 20-point mark first with a kill from Strong, then an attacking error by the Big Green to go up 21-19.
Dartmouth came back though and tied the score at 21-all before the Cadets were able to go on another two-point run off errors by their opponent.
The set was re-tied at 23-all, but a dump by Bethune put the Black Knights up for set point before an attacking error by the Big Green secured the set for Army, 25-23.
The Black Knights began set two on a 6-2 run and maintained their lead for a majority of the set. Dartmouth was able to tie things up at 8-8, but it sparked three-straight points for the Cadets.
As the set continued, Army maintained a lead, but the Big Green tied things up at 20-20. Dartmouth then jumped ahead 23-21, but a kill by Victoria Reyer and an attacking error by the Big Green clinched the set for Army 25-23.
After trailing 5-2 in the third set, the Cadets went on a 6-1 run to retake the lead at 8-6 fueled by kills from Strong and Wesley, and from an ace by Bryn.
The set was tied three more times, but Army never gave up its lead and would essentially win the match.
Army truly charged ahead in the end of the match and went on a commanding 6-1 run to win (25-17). The Cadets took advantage of four errors by Dartmouth and added an ace by Strong and a kill by Clay.