Horace has Career Night in Army's Loss to Lehigh

Friday, September 28

West Point, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

6-10, 1-2PL

Lehigh

13-2, 2-1PL

Lehigh

Army

Horace has Career Night in Army's Loss to Lehigh

September 28, 2018 | Volleyball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point volleyball team fell, 3-2, Friday night in a tough matchup against Lehigh.

The Black Knights went up 2-1 in the match, but two-straight set wins by the Mountain Hawks helped them prevail over the Cadets.

Senior captain Courtney Horace led Army with a career-high performance of 22 kills and 14 digs. The night marked her first-career double-double.

HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET (Lehigh 25, Army 23)

It was a tight set throughout with eight tie scores and three lead changes.
Both teams wanted it, but the Mountain Hawks snuck away with the set, 25-23.
Sydney Morriss led the way with five kills and a .444 hitting percentage, while Horace and Monica Eckford each had three.
The Black Knights produced more kills than Lehigh (20-13), but six hitting errors plagued Army.

SECOND SET (Army 25, Lehigh 21)

Army bounced back in the second set with a well-rounded effort.
The Cadets jumped out with a lead straight away and never allowed Lehigh to pass them.
Nikki Lum paced the offense with seven assists as Horace, Morriss and Eckford led the way with four kills apiece.

THIRD SET (Army 25, Lehigh 22)

The third set was all about Army again.
Horace had a standout performance in the frame with nine kills and even added four digs.
Cate Buckingham came off the bench for the Black Knights to contribute four kills.
Army hit .195 in the set over the Mountain Hawks' .121.

FOURTH SET (Lehigh 25, Army 23)

The fourth set was a battle with 13 tie scores and seven lead changes, the most in the entire match.
Horace continued to lead from the floor with five kills and a .273 hitting percentage.
Emmy Barnhorst and Morriss were each credited with solo blocks in the set.
Lehigh went on to win the fourth, 25-23, to force a fifth set.

FIFTH SET (Lehigh 15, Army 10)

Army started the set strong and reached the eight-point mark first, but a 9-2 run by the Mountain Hawks gave them the set and match.
Lehigh was strong offensively with a .300 team hitting percentage over Army's .111.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Horace recorded career-highs in two categories tonight.
The junior captain notched 22 kills and added 14 digs which also marked her first-career double-double.
Morriss hit .364 on the night with 16 kills and was followed by Eckford with 10 kills at .304.
Morriss also recorded a team-high five blocks.
Lum dished out 34 assists tonight, while Hannah Presley tallied 29.
Ana Oglivie produced a team-best three service aces and 21 digs.
Multiple Black Knights recorded double-digit digs including Lum (14), Buckingham (13) and Allie Strong (11).