Black Knights Fall to #11 Florida, 3-1

Saturday, September 15

Gainesville, FL

2 PM

Army West Point

5-8

Florida

9-3

ARMY

Black Knights Fall to #11 Florida, 3-1

September 15, 2018 | Volleyball

Box Score

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Army West Point volleyball team fell to 11th-ranked Florida Saturday, but was able to wrestle away set three from the Gators.

It was the third time in program history that the Cadets won a set against an SEC Opponent. The last time Army earned a set victory against a ranked opponent was opposite Pepperdine in 2009 when the Black Knights won 3-2.

The Cadets finished 2-1 on the weekend to place second at the Gators Invitational. Emmy Barnhorst and Ana Oglivie were named to the All-Tournament Team after their outstanding performances.

HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET (Florida 25, Army 16)

The Black Knights jumped ahead 8-5 after an early 4-0 run.
Florida answered back with a six-point scoring streak of its own to take a 13-9 lead.
The Gators maintained control of the set with a 20-14 lead and finished set one on a 5-2 rally.

SECOND SET (Florida 25, Army 12)

Florida maintained dominant in the second set with a 17-6 edge.
Army was unable to gain momentum and the Gators closed-out the set with three straight points holding the Cadets to 12 points.

THIRD SET (Army 25, Florida 20)

With the set tied 10-10, the Black Knights rallied a comeback fueled by a four-point run fueled by a kill from Courtney Horace, a solo block by Barnhorst and two attacking errors by the Gators.
Army increased its lead to 21-15 before Florida attempted a comeback.
Poised for set point, 24-17, the Gators scored three straight, but a service error ultimately gave Army the set victory.

FOURTH SET (Florida 25, Army 16)

Florida bounced back in the fourth and final set to take the match.
The Gators jumped to a 16-11 lead and continued on a 4-2 rally to reach the coveted 20-point mark first and then to match point.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Barnhorst tallied 16 points on 15 kills and one of Army's three blocks.
Cate Buckingham had seven kills on the day and was followed by Monica Eckford (6) and Brianna Hartman (5).
Nikki Lum posted 18 assists in the match and Hannah Presley had 14.
It was the third time in program history that the Cadets won a set against an SEC Opponent.
The last time Army earned a set victory against a ranked opponent was opposite Pepperdine in 2009 when the Black Knights won 3-2.