Black Knights Complete Sweep of Army Invitational

Saturday, August 31

West Point, NY

11 AM

Army West Point

Rhode Island vs. New Hampshire

Black Knights Complete Sweep of Army Invitational

September 01, 2019 | Volleyball

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point volleyball team completed a championship sweep of the Army Invitational with wins over Rhode Island and New Hampshire on Sunday.

Army took the first contest over Rhode Island 3-1 and defeated Iona in straight sets to clinch the tournament title.

"This team has been on a mission since the first day of preseason," Head Coach Alma Kovaci Lee said. "It's easy to say you want to win a championship, but its very different to actually back up that talk. From the beginning, this team has said they want to do it and they have been working so hard to make it happen."

Senior libero Ana Oglivie was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player after totaling 44 digs and compiling a perfect 1.000 reception percentage in the team's three games.

Sophomore Emmy Barnhorst led the team with 10 kills in the finale vs. Iona and senior Nikki Lum led the way with 16 assists in the contest.

In the team's earlier match against Rhode Island, Courtney Horace (14), Sydney Morriss (12) and Monica Eckford (11) all posted double-digit kills. Hannah Presley followed up on her strong performance on Saturday with a tournament-high 30 assist game.

The Black Knights will now turn their attention westward as they prepare to head to Hawaii for the Rainbow Wahine Invitational next weekend.

"Winning this tournament this weekend allows us the ability to see success moving forward," Kovaci Lee said. "Going to Hawaii and having Ana (Oglivie) and Nikki (Lum) head to their home state will be really special. Hawaii is a place with so much military support, so we know that we'll have the gym packed with Army fans."

The Cadets will face the tournament host Hawaii Rainbow Wahine on Friday at 1 am ET.