Army Drops Battle to Loyola

Friday, September 29

West Point, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

9-7, 2-1PL

Loyola

7-9, 1-2PL

Loyola

Army

Army Drops Battle to Loyola

September 29, 2017 | Volleyball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to Patriot League opponent Friday night.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MATCH NOTES

Carolyn Bockrath led the Black Knights with 13 kills and Courtney Horace followed with 12.
Amber Clay converted eight kills and added 14 digs, while Vanessa Wesley notched seven kills and 3.5 blocks for 10.5 points.
Ana Oglivie recorded 14 digs in the match and added a service ace. Ellie Petersen also had double-digit digs with 10.
Haven Bethune boasted 35 assists on the night and added six digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE (25-18 Army)

Army led the entirety of the set, but there were four tie scores.
The Black Knights went on a 7-2 run to force a Greyhounds timeout as Army claimed a 16-10 lead.
Horace led the Black Knights in the first set with five points off a service ace and four kills.
Wesley and Clay each posted three kills in the set.

SET TWO (25-19 Loyola)

The Greyhounds started off strong in the set and charged out to a 14-9 lead.
Army was held to a .125 hitting percentage, while Loyola hit .200 and recorded 16 kills compared to the Cadets' 11.
Horace and Bockrath each posted three kills in the set.

SET THREE (25-23 LOYOLA)

The set was another back-and-forth battle featuring two lead changes and five tie set scores.
Despite hitting .231 to Loyola's .213, the Black Knights committed seven errors to the Greyhounds' four.
Bockrath came in strong off the bench for the Cadets and converted five kills.
Wesley kept Army in the set with back-to-back blocks, but Loyola took it 25-13.

SET FOUR (25-18 LOYOLA)

The Greyhounds led for a majority of the final set and pulled away to a 17-14 lead before finishing it out for the match win.
Errors plagued the Black Knights' offense as they hit .070 in the final stanza.
Horace returned to the match and notched a team-high three kills in the set.

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