Volleyball Drops Match to Loyola

Friday, September 24

Baltimore, MD

7 PM

Army West Point

8-4, 2-1

Loyola

10-3, 3-0

Army West Point

Loyola Maryland

Volleyball Drops Match to Loyola

September 24, 2021 | Volleyball

Box Score

MATCH 12
SCORE	Army 1, Loyola 3
RECORDS	Army (8-4, 2-1) \| Lehigh (10-3, 3-0)
LOCATION	Reitz Arena

BALTIMORE, Md. --- Army West Point (8-4,2-1) volleyball dropped its first Patriot League match of the season, falling 3-1 to Loyola Maryland (10-3, 3-0) on Friday night at Reitz Arena.

Savannah Bray was dominate on both sides of the ball for the Cadets, notching her second double-double of the season with 11 kills and 18 digs. Sayler Butters recorded 27 digs for the Black Knights, with 11 after the first set.

How it Happened

Army had the momentum out of the gate, leading 19-13 over Loyola at the first timeout. The Black Knights were capitalizing on the Grey Hounds' errors from the start to keep the ball in their hands. Kai Nickerson played a key role in Army taking set one 25-20. She recorded four kills for the Cadets. Bray came alive in the set with seven digs, a solo block and two kills. The Cadets kept Loyola to a .074 hitting percentage in the first set.

The second set was a fight, but Loyola claimed the set 25-18 over Army. The Black Knights had momentum, but defensive errors allowed Loyola to keep a lead. Paige Fixemer worked to keep Army in the set contributing five kills, while Butters worked on the defensive end recording seven digs in the set.

The third set opened with a kill from Bray to give Army early momentum. Loyola bounced back to tie the set at 9-9. Army's errors allowed the Grey Hounds to push their lead to 19-16. Emmy Barnhorst recorded her first kill of the season to get Army within two, 24-22, but Loyola secured set point to take a 2-1 lead in the match.

Loyola brought its momentum from the third set into the fourth to lead 6-1 at the first timeout. The Black Knights worked to fight back, but errors continued to get the best of them. Loyola went on to win the set 25-15 to take the match 3-1 over Army.

Coach's Corner

"Loyola Maryland is a very experienced team, and they are strong this year. We are still young, our youth showed against them. We had a lot of offensive struggles. We played a clean first set, then errors got the better of us. We need to take tonight as a lesson, but now we prepare for tomorrow's match against Navy. Time for us to focus on what is next." – Head coach Alma Kovaci Lee

Inside the Box Score

Savannah Bray recorded her second double-double of the season and seventh match with double-digit kills.
Savannah Bray recorded a season-high of 18 digs.
Emmy Barnhorst notched her first kills, three, since the 2019 season.
Sayler Butters recorded her third match of the season with 20 or more digs.

Up Next

Army travels to Annapolis, Md. to square up with Navy in the Star Series match presented by USAA, on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m.