Black Knights Fall in Five Setter to Chippewas

Saturday, August 26

West Point, NY

12 PM

Army West Point

1-1, 0-0

Central Michigan

3-0, 0-0

Central Michigan

Army

Black Knights Fall in Five Setter to Chippewas

August 26, 2017 | Volleyball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – After forcing a fifth set, the Army West Point volleyball team dropped a 3-2 decision to Central Michigan Saturday afternoon in game two of the Black Knights Invitational.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MATCH NOTES

Five Cadets boasted double-digit kill performances in the match. The effort was led by Allie Strong's double-double on 11 kills and a match-leading 28 digs. Nikki Lum also had a double-double with 33 assists and 10 digs.
Ana Oglivie posted 16 digs in the five-setter and added four service aces for a career-high.
Carolyn Bockrath led Army's offensive group with 17 kills on 30 attempts for a .500 hitting percentage.
Jaden Pickell (14), Courtney Horace (13) and Vanessa Wesley (13) also helped contribute to the Black Knights' scoring efforts. Wesley notched four blocks in the match, while Horace recorded two.
The Cadets held a 72-57 advantage in kills over Central Michigan and led in services aces (12-5) and digs (83-74).
Haven Bethune split time at the setter position and posted 26 assists and a pair of kills.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Chippewas claimed sets one, three and five from the Black Knights. In set two, the Black Knights started off strong and closed it out with a 12-4 run. Oglivie's two aces bookended a kill by Horace to clinch.
The fourth set was all about the Cadets who only allowed Central Michigan 14 points.
The Black Knights led 14-6 before they really picked up the momentum. Points from Wesley, Bethune, Pickell and Lum padded Army's lead at 19-7 and a block by Wesley brought the Cadets to a 20-8 lead.
Central Michigan staged a comeback late in the set with three straight points, but a dump by Bethune clinched it for Army 25-14.
The fifth set featured much back-and-forth action. The Chippewas reached the eight point mark first, but didn't lead long as Strong came through with a critical kill.
Army and Central Michigan traded points before Pickell notched back-to-back kills to give Army an 11-9 lead. The Chippewas called time out and came back to lead 12-11 before a timeout by the Cadets.
Central Michigan went on a 6-1 run to secure the match and the tournament title.

TURNING POINT

The Chippewas' 6-1 run to close-out the fifth set secured them the win.

UP NEXT

Army will host Hartford at 7 p.m. at Gillis Field House.

FULL SCHEDULE
August 25
St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Central Michigan            CMU 3, SFBK 0
Central Michigan vs. Hartford                               CMU 3, HART 1
Army vs. St. Francis Brooklyn                             ARMY 3, SFBK 0

August 26
Army vs. Central Michigan                                   CMU 5, ARMY 2
Hartford vs. St. Francis Brooklyn                          3 PM
Army vs. Hartford                                                7 PM

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