Army West Point Athletics
Friday, November 17
Hamilton, NY
3:00 PM
Army West Point
14-12,11-5Patriot
0
vs
3
#3 American University (Semifinal)
20-10,11-5Patriot
1
2
3
F
American
25
25
25
3
Army West Point
11
17
16
0
Volleyball Falls to American 3-0 in Patriot League Semifinals
November 17, 2023 | Volleyball
HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Army West Point volleyball team (14-12, 11-5 PL) dropped the Patriot League semifinal match to American (15-15, 7-9 PL) in straight sets. Army's Paige Fixemer and Savannah Bray led the Black Knights' efforts with seven kills each.
Army held the #2 seed going into the Patriot League Tournament and American was the #3 seed.
Army had a tough start in the first set, going down 8-1 until an American service error got the Black Knights back on the board. A series of attack and block errors by Army set the team back greatly. Despite big kills by Julia Johnson and Fixemer, an American seven-point run late in the set sealed the deal and secured the Eagles' 25-11 win.
Army won the first point of the second set, their only lead of the day. Fixemer and Johnson led Army's second set campaign, each tallying four kills. Setter, Diana Ethridge totaled nine assists and helped the Black Knights reach within a two-point deficit on multiple occasions. Patriot League Player of the Year, American's Zeynep Uzen, posted seven kills in the set and clinched the 25-17 second-set victory for the Eagles.
Bray led Army in the third set will four kills. Army was down 19-10, but managed to close the gap to 20-15 late in the set. The Eagles responded with a 5-1 run, winning the match on a service ace by Holly Hopkins.
The Black Knights conclude their 2023 season with an overall record of 14-12, going 11-5 in Patriot League play.
"Tough loss for sure. Lots of credit goes American. They were determined and very aggressive. we just never quite got in our normal rhythm. Very unfortunate as this group has played well and earned a second seed in the tournament. Proud of our seniors. They will be great officers in the Army. Already very excited to get going with the underclassmen. We will work hard in the off season to put ourselves in a position to win a regular season and championship." – Head Coach, Alma Kovaci Lee
Army held the #2 seed going into the Patriot League Tournament and American was the #3 seed.
Army had a tough start in the first set, going down 8-1 until an American service error got the Black Knights back on the board. A series of attack and block errors by Army set the team back greatly. Despite big kills by Julia Johnson and Fixemer, an American seven-point run late in the set sealed the deal and secured the Eagles' 25-11 win.
Army won the first point of the second set, their only lead of the day. Fixemer and Johnson led Army's second set campaign, each tallying four kills. Setter, Diana Ethridge totaled nine assists and helped the Black Knights reach within a two-point deficit on multiple occasions. Patriot League Player of the Year, American's Zeynep Uzen, posted seven kills in the set and clinched the 25-17 second-set victory for the Eagles.
Bray led Army in the third set will four kills. Army was down 19-10, but managed to close the gap to 20-15 late in the set. The Eagles responded with a 5-1 run, winning the match on a service ace by Holly Hopkins.
The Black Knights conclude their 2023 season with an overall record of 14-12, going 11-5 in Patriot League play.
"Tough loss for sure. Lots of credit goes American. They were determined and very aggressive. we just never quite got in our normal rhythm. Very unfortunate as this group has played well and earned a second seed in the tournament. Proud of our seniors. They will be great officers in the Army. Already very excited to get going with the underclassmen. We will work hard in the off season to put ourselves in a position to win a regular season and championship." – Head Coach, Alma Kovaci Lee
Team Stats
Americ
ARM
Kills
42
23
Errors
11
20
Attempts
110
107
Hitting %
.282
.028
Points
54.0
28.0
Assists
40
22
Aces
6
1
Blocks
6
4
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
2
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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