Black Knights Take Down Navy, 3-1

Friday, November 2

West Point, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

12-14, 7-6PL

Navy

18-8, 10-3PL

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Navy	22	19	25	19	1
Army	25	25	20	25	3

Black Knights Take Down Navy, 3-1

November 02, 2018 | Volleyball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point volleyball team outlasted Navy on Friday night for a 3-1 victory.

The Black Knights took a 2-0 lead in the game, but Navy was able to muscle the third away to keep the match alive. Army responded and took a 24-15 lead in the fourth. Navy attempted to rally, but the Black Knights clinched the match in the end off of an error by the Midshipmen.

As a team, Army held an advantage in blocks (18-11), digs (81-78) and tied in kills (41-41).

HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET (Army 25, Navy 22)

The Black Knights and Midshipmen fought through 13 tie scores in the first set.
Allie Strong led Army with seven kills in the set and Courtney Horace added seven digs.
The Cadets only had one block, but it counted as it was the set clinching point by Emmy Barnhorst and Lisa Sullivan.

SECOND SET (Army 25, Navy 19)

The second set was an exciting one for the Black Knights.
Army went on an 8-1 run to take a 13-7 lead early on. Sullivan earned four points in a row to aid in the scoring streak.
The Cadets boasted seven blocks in the set with Sullivan leading the way with four total, while Barnhorst chipped in three.

THIRD SET (Navy 25, Army 20)

Navy took an early lead in the set and Army couldn't make up the points in the end.
Ana Oglivie was all over the place in the set with 11 digs.
Brianna Hartman came off the bench to lead the team with four kills.

FOURTH SET (Army 25, Navy 19)

The Black Knights led for the entire fourth set to clinch the match.
Strong posted three kills and Sullivan added two.
What was most impressive were the eight team blocks.
Monica Eckford tallied four block assists as Barnhorst and Sullivan added three each.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Oglivie had an outstanding performance on the night with 21 digs, four assists and a service ace.
Nikki Lum and Hannah Presley split time leading the offense and tallied a combined 33 assists.
Strong led the team with 13 kills and Sullivan followed with nine.
Barnhorst had a team-leading eight total blocks in the game, while Sullivan and Eckford chipped in seven each.
The 18 team blocks were a season-high for Army in Patriot League play.
The Cadets are now riding a three-game winning streak.

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