Black Knights Win Fourth Straight, Blank Lafayette

Saturday, September 23

Easton, PA

2 PM

Army West Point

9-6

Lafayette

3-11

Army

Lafayette

Black Knights Win Fourth Straight, Blank Lafayette

September 23, 2017 | Volleyball

Box Score

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. – The Army West Point volleyball team improved its winning streak to four-straight after a 3-0 decision over Lafayette on Saturday afternoon.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MATCH NOTES

The Black Knights led the Leopards in every category including points (59-41), kills (50-33), aces (5-3), assists (44-29) and digs (54-29).
Lafayette did however top Army in blocks with a 5-4 advantage.
For the second match in a row, Rachel Gearon led the Cadets with 14 kills and a .619 hitting percentage.
Courtney Horace also produced 14 kills for the Black Knights, while Vanessa Wesley recorded 10.
Nikki Lum and Haven Bethune aided from the setters position with 20 and 18 assists, respectively.
Ellie Petersen led the squad with 14 digs as Ana Oglivie added 13 and two service aces.

HOW IT HAPPENED SET ONE (25-21 Army)

Gearon was on fire for Army right out of the gate. She boasted eight kills in the first set and a .778 hitting percentage.
The Black Knights hit .406 collectively in the first set and only recorded three errors.
Lum recorded nine assists in the set.

HOW IT HAPPENED SET TWO (25-16 Army)

Horace was the stud in the second frame and boasted six kills, while Wesley trailed with five.
Army improved its hitting percentage to .516 in the set and lowered its error count to two.
The Black Knights led for the entirety as there was one tie score, but no lead changes.

HOW IT HAPPENED SET THREE (25-19 Army)

Horace continued to excel in set three and notched another five kils, while Bethune recorded eight assists.
The Cadets had 20 digs in the final set to counter the Leopard's 34 attacks.

UP NEXT

Army will return to Gillis Field house next Friday and Saturday to host Loyola and American. Friday's match will begin at 7 p.m. and Saturday's start time will be at 8:30 p.m.

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