Army Tops Bucknell In Four Sets

Friday, October 7

West Point, NY

7 P.M.

Army West Point

10-7,6-1Patriot

Bucknell University

11-5,4-3Patriot

Bucknell

Army West Point

Army Tops Bucknell In Four Sets

October 07, 2022 | Volleyball

Box Score

Match 17
SCORE	Army Black Knights 3, Bucknell Bison 1 (25-18, 27-25, 25-27, 25-21)
RECORDS	Army (10-7, 6-1 Patriot League) \| Bucknell (11-5, 4-3 Patriot League)
LOCATION	Gillis Field House

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army Black Knights set season-highs in kills, assists, and digs en route to a four-set win over the Bucknell Bison on Friday night.

Match Synopsis
The Black Knights returned home for the first time since beating rival Navy on September 17. Army went 3-1 on its four-match road swing to sit in second place in the league.

Army looked poise to sweep the Bison after taking the first two sets. The Black Knights closed the first set on a 10-3 run to win the set 25-18. In the second set, the Black Knights sprinted to a 10-1 lead; however, Army had to hold off a furious rally by Bucknell. The Bison stormed back to take a 25-24 lead. After a timeout, Alyssa Lukasik tied the set with a kill. Then Allanah Cutler followed with consecutive kills to clinch the set, 27-25.

The third set featured 12 ties and eight lead changes. Army led 20-16 before Bucknell took a 23-22 lead. With the set tied at 24-24, Bucknell scored three of the next four points to win the set.

The Black Knights pulled away late to win the fourth set, 25-21.

Coach's Corner
"Bucknell is a very good team and is very well coached. Clearly, they are gritty and believe they can win. We knew we were going to face a tough opponent today, so I am incredibly proud of our team for staying patient and doing the right things when it mattered. Every league match is important in this championship journey so we must continue to stay humble, improve and learn every day we step on the court." – head coach Alma Kovaci Lee

Cadets Capsules

Allanah Cutler led the match with 17 kills.
Savannah Bray registered a double-double with 15 kills and 16 digs.
Paige Fixemer had 14 kills and a team-high three block assists.
Diana Ethridge had a double-double with a match-high 46 assists and with 10 digs.
Sayler Butters led the match with 28 digs and added nine assists.
Mackenzie Karning notched a career-high 17 digs.
Alyssa Lukasik added nine kills.

Inside The Numbers

The Black Knights had season-highs in kills (67), assists (62) and digs (91).

Up Next

Army hosts Loyola Maryland on Saturday, October 8 at 4 p.m.

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