Army Set to Host Loyola, American at Gillis

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point volleyball team returns to Gillis Field House Friday and Saturday nights for Patriot League matchups against Loyola and American. Friday's match is set to begin at 7 p.m., while Saturday's will start at 8:30 p.m. following the football game on Post.

ARMY (9-6, 2-0 Patriot League)

The Black Knights opened Patriot League play with three-set sweeps over Bucknell and Lafayette on the road.
Army leads the PL in hitting percentage with a .261 and is also first in service aces with an average of 1.63 per set.
Rachel Gearon stepped up for the team over the weekend with 23 kills and a .514 hitting percentage over the two matches.
Courtney Horace posted a career-high 14 kills opposite Lafayette after coming off the bench.
Carolyn Bockrath leads the league and is 26th in the country with a .410 hitting percentage.

HOW TO FOLLOW – LOYOLA
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
LIVE STATISTICS • sidearmstats.com/army/wvball
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_VB

LOYOLA (6-9, 0-2 Patriot League)

Loyola enters the weekend with a 6-9 record and a 0-2 mark in league play.
The Greyhounds and Black Knights have one common opponent from the tournament season which is Akron. Army defeated the Zips 3-0, while Loyola topped them by a score of 3-1.
Ann Ernst leads the Greyhounds in kills per set (3.54) and is fourth in the Patriot League. She tops the team in service aces per set (0.21).
Molly Werts and Ashley Kozer have split time in the setters position and dish out 4.96 assists per set and 4.50 assists per set, respectively.

HOW TO FOLLOW – AMERICAN
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
LIVE STATISTICS • sidearmstats.com/army/wvball
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_VB

AMERICAN (2-10, 1-1 Patriot League)

American enters the weekend with an 8-7 record and a 1-1 mark in league play.
The Eagles dropped a 3-1 decision to Navy on Tuesday night.
The Eagles and Black Knights shared one common opponent so far this season in Georgetown. Both teams suffered a loss to the Hoyas.
Aleksandra Kazala ranks seventh in the country in kills per set with a 4.85 average. She also dishes out 3.33 digs and 0.22 service aces per set.

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