Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
17-8,11-5Patriot
American
17-13,11-5Patriot
Volleyball Drops Match to American on the Road
November 13, 2021 | Volleyball
| MATCH 25 | |
| SCORE | Â Â American 3, Army 2 |
| RECORDS | Â Army (17-8, 11-5) | American (17-13, 11-5)Â |
| LOCATION | Â Washington, D.C. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Army West Point volleyball (17-8, 11-5) battled American (17-13, 11-5) but dropped the match in five sets to the Eagles on Saturday afternoon.
The Black Knights started the match strong, winning the first set but were unable to contain the Eagles' offense dropping the next two sets. Army made a late push in the fourth set with an 8-0 scoring run to force a fifth set but made errors that allowed American to win the match 3-2.
Allanah Cutler led the Black Knights' offense with 19 kills on a .33 hitting clip while adding on six block assists. Julia Johnson made a statement on the court recording 15 kills for Army with one assist, one block and four digs. Emmy Barnhorst racked up seven kills for the Cadets along with three solo blocks and six block assists.
Diana Ethridge helped run the court, dishing out 49 assists for Army while serving one aces and recording eight digs. Mackenzie Karnig and Sayler Butters each had 13 digs for the Black Knights.
How It Happened
Army had the momentum at the start of the first set, opening with a 5-0 scoring run. American fought back, taking advantage of Army's errors but the Black Knights kept their lead into the first media timeout, 15-10. Army was able to keep its pace in the set winning the set 25-19. Cutler had a strong set with seven kills on a .417 hitting clip. The Cadets finished the set with three service aces.
 The teams traded points in the first set, before errors got the best of the Cadets allowing American to take a 12-6 lead. Johnson threw down a kill that ignited a 5-0 scoring run for Army to cut American's lead to 13-12. The teams continued to trade points, kill from Savannah Bray pushed Army to a 16-15 lead. Army's offense began to make errors, allowing American to secure the 25-22 win over the Black Knights. Johnson finished with five kills for Army.
American had the momentum in the beginning of the set leading 8-4 at the first timeout. Army hit a rough patch, struggling to fix attacking errors. American kept its offensive momentum lead 18-12. Army was able to get a few points on the board with help from Johnson and Cutler but dropped the set 25-17.
Army had a slow start to the fourth set, trailing 11-5 at the first timeout. Barnhorst came alive out of the timeout firing off a kill and a service ace during Army's short 3-0 scoring run. The Black Knights chipped away at American's lead to 19-17. Barnhorst threw down a kill that started an 8-0 scoring to push Army to the 25-20 victory, forcing a fifth set. Barnhorst finished the set with five kills on a .714 hitting clip, one service ace, one solo block and two block assists. Cutler racked up five kills for the Black Knights while Johnson had three.
The teams fought through the first few points of the fifth set, but Army found its groove to lead 8-5 at the first timeout. American's offense fought back and took advantage of Army's errors to win the set 15-10, winning the match 3-2. Savannah Bray finished the set with three kills for the Cadets.
Coach's Corner
"We played tough at certain times but not tough enough through the entire match. American is a good team and they play tough at home today. We had our chances but couldn't capitalize. Julia [Johnson] was a warrior today, she came in and played tough when we needed her too. It was great to see. We need to be clicking on all cylinders this Tuesday. I am confident in our ability to perform at a high level against Navy at home on Tuesday night." - Head coach Alma Kovaci Lee
Inside the Box Score
- Julia Johnson recorded a season-high of 15 points.
- Emmy Barnhorst notched a season-high in solo blocks with three.Â
Army will host Navy in the Patriot League Quarter finals on Tuesday, Nov. 16. The match will begin at 7 p.m.
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