Army Rallies in Thrilling Comeback over Navy

Saturday, October 14

West Point, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

13-8, 6-2PL

Navy

17-4, 7-1PL

Navy

Army

Army Rallies in Thrilling Comeback over Navy

October 14, 2017 | Volleyball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Down 2-0 in the match, the Army West Point volleyball team rallied to win the next three sets to earn a thrilling victory over Navy Saturday night in Gillis Field House. Carolyn Bockrath reached the 1,000 kills mark fueled by her 23 kills in the five sets.

The Black Knights earned the win over the top-ranked Midshipmen who had been undefeated in Patriot League play before tonight.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MATCH NOTES

Haven Bethune controlled Army's offense with a career-high 66 assists. She also added 13 digs to post her first double-double of the season.
Bockrath led the Cadets' offense with a 23 kill performance with just two errors on the night. She boasted a .404 and added eight digs.
Courtney Horace notched a career-high 17 kills and Sydney Morriss added 15 and a team-leading three block assists.
Ellie Petersen also had a career-high night with 40 digs and four assists. Allie Strong had 20 digs on the night, while Amber Clay had 14 and Maggie Petersen had 12.
The Black Knights led in kills (84-67), hitting percentage (.273-.228), assists (78-58) and digs (116-107).

HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE (25-20 Navy)

The Midshipmen set the tone of the set early when they came out to a 3-0 advantage.
Navy out-hit Army .278-.256 in the set that remained close until the 15th point.
Bockrath had five kills in the set, while Vanessa Wesley and Morriss each had two.

SET TWO (25-20 Navy)

The second set mimicked the first. Army and Navy were tied at 14-all and the Black Knights gained the point to force the media timeout, but afterwards the Midshipmen would go onto their run to win.
Bockrath continued to excel with six kills.
Bethune produced a 15 assist set, while E. Petersen had nine digs.

SET THREE (25-21 Army)

After the break, Army came strong out of the gate and controlled the third set to stay alive.
Bethune paced the Black Knights' offense with 16 assists, six of them going to Bockrath who hit .600 in the set.
Horace also garnered six kills as Morriss added three.

SET FOUR (34-32 Army)

Used to the marathon sets, the Black Knights persevered once again in extra points.
Army tied the set at 24-all and went ahead 25-24 with back-to-back kills from Morriss and Strong.
There were 12 total tie scores in the set, but Army pulled away in the end when Morriss garnered a kill before a Navy error to force the fifth set.
Morriss tallied seven kills in the set and Horace added five.
Bethune boasted 22 assists.

SET FIVE (15-12 Army)

Navy had the upper hand for a majority of the set, but Army took control to gain the eighth point first and continued to cruise towards victory.
The Black Knights trailed the Midshipmen 12-11 in the final set, but a 4-0 run by Army would seal its fate.
Bockrath slammed down an open ball at the net to clinch the match for Army. She totaled three kills in the set along with three from Rachel Gearon.

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