Army Wins Big on Senior Night

Friday, November 10

West Point, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

18-10, 11-4PL

Lehigh

18-12, 9-7PL

Lehigh

Army

Army Wins Big on Senior Night

November 10, 2017 | Volleyball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – After celebrating its eight first classmen on senior night, the Army West Point volleyball team swept Lehigh, 3-0, Friday at Gillis Field House.

"I am really proud of our team," said head coach Alma Kovaci Lee. "Our seniors played so well and the rest of the team played for them. It was great to see everyone playing as a unit for one another tonight."

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MATCH NOTES

Carolyn Bockrath led the squad with 13 kills and a .476 hitting percentage.
Amber Clay had 11 kills and seven digs, while Vanessa Wesley (6), Allie Strong (5) and Jaden Pickell (3) also aided in Army's offensive production.
Haven Bethune tallied 22 assists in the match and Nikki Lum produced 14.
Ellie Petersen and Strong each notched 10 digs, while Ana Oglivie had seven.
The Cadets held the Mountain Hawks to a .043 hitting percentage in the match while hitting .333 themselves.

HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE (25-15 ARMY)

The Black Knights jumped ahead 6-0 to start the set forcing Lehigh to utilize one of its timeouts four points in.
Army then continued on to lead 20-12 before the Mountain Hawks took their next timeout.
The Cadets rallied 5-3 to close-out the set 25-15.
Clay led the Black Knights with five kills and Lum had seven assists.

SET TWO (25-15 ARMY)

Army jumped out yet again with a 14-9 lead. The Black Knights continued to cruise while leading 20-13 to force a Lehigh timeout.
Collectively, the Black Knights hit .400 in the set compared to Lehigh's 0.83.
Bockrath totaled six kills in the set and went on a 4-0 run with straight points for the Black Knights.
Bethune earned two kills in the set as well as garnering eight assists.

SET THREE (25-17 ARMY)

The Black Knights and Mountain Hawks battled with four tie scores and three lead changes in the final set.
Bockrath added another six kills in the final set. Clay tallied another three kills, while Wesley notched three of her own including the match-clinching point.
Bethune recorded 11 assists in the final set, while Petersen had four digs.

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