Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, September 4
West Point, NY
12 PM
Army West Point
4-1,0-0Patriot
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3
High Point
5-1,0-0Big South
1
2
3
F
High Point
25
26
25
3
Army West Point
19
24
13
0
Army Splits the Second Day of the Black Knight Invitational
September 04, 2021 | Volleyball
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Army West Point volleyball split the second day of the Black Knights Invitational falling 3-0 to High Point then returned to sweep Columbia 3-0 in the last match of the invite, on Saturday night.
MATCH 1
The Black Knights opened the match with three kills from Paige Fixemer to lead 4-1 over the Panathers. High Point battled back capitalizing on Army's mistakes to take a 13-10 lead. Savannah Bray and Fixemer battles to keep the Cadets in the match, recording three kills and one block each. It was not enough, as errors increased High Point's lead allowing the Panthers to take the first set 25-19.
Army opened set two with a 9-4 lead over the Panthers, led by two kills from Bray. Errors started to get the best of High Point helping keep the momentum in Army's favor. Cate Buckingham fired off a kill to increase Army's lead to 16-10 forcing the Panthers to take their second timeout. High Point fought back, capitalizing on attacking errors made by the Cadets, to bring the set to 22 all. The teams traded points but High Point jumped ahead to take the 26-24 victory. Bray finished with six kills and four digs.
High Point jumped out in front early, leading 6-2 at Army's first timeout. Attacking errors by the Cadets allowed the Panthers in extend their lead. Kai Nickerson and Fixemer helped the Cadets battle, but ultimately fell 13-25 to lose 3-0 to High Point.
MATCH 2
The Cadets came out swinging to start the second match, leading 15-13 at the first media timeout. Bray and Fixemer dominated at the net recording four kills each while Bray added on one block assist. Bray played a role on the defensive end for the Cadets as well, recording seven digs for the team. Army capitalized on errors made by Columbia to help extend their lead before Fixemer ended the set with a kill to push Army to the 25-23 win.
Army fell behind, trailing 0-4 before catching momentum on a 5-0 run to takeover the lead at 9-8. Buckingham played a key role in the run firing off two kills to force a timeout by Columbia. The Black Knights kept the fire burning to extend their lead to 18-15 forcing another timeout. Riley Parchment recorded two service aces out of the timeout to increase the Cadets' lead to 20-15. Army's powerful offense helped pushed the team to set point, and claimed the 25-20 win after an error by Columbia.
Columbia's offense was strong to start the third set claiming the lead early. Army made errors that allowed for Columbia to extend their lead to 16-11. The Cadets came alive and went on a 6-0 run, taking advantage of errors made by of their opponent to tie things up at 17-17. Fixemer helped keep the Cadets' fire going with two big kills to cut Columbia's lead to 22-21. Buckingham sealed the deal with a kill to take the set 25-23, and the 3-0 sweep over Columbia.
Fixemer led the Cadets with 11 kills and four total blocks. Nickerson recorded eight kills, 17 digs and three total blocks.
COACH'S CORNER
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
UP NEXT
The Black Knights travel to Queens, N.Y. on Sept. 10-11 to take on St. John's, Boston College, and Fordham.
MATCH 1
The Black Knights opened the match with three kills from Paige Fixemer to lead 4-1 over the Panathers. High Point battled back capitalizing on Army's mistakes to take a 13-10 lead. Savannah Bray and Fixemer battles to keep the Cadets in the match, recording three kills and one block each. It was not enough, as errors increased High Point's lead allowing the Panthers to take the first set 25-19.
Army opened set two with a 9-4 lead over the Panthers, led by two kills from Bray. Errors started to get the best of High Point helping keep the momentum in Army's favor. Cate Buckingham fired off a kill to increase Army's lead to 16-10 forcing the Panthers to take their second timeout. High Point fought back, capitalizing on attacking errors made by the Cadets, to bring the set to 22 all. The teams traded points but High Point jumped ahead to take the 26-24 victory. Bray finished with six kills and four digs.
High Point jumped out in front early, leading 6-2 at Army's first timeout. Attacking errors by the Cadets allowed the Panthers in extend their lead. Kai Nickerson and Fixemer helped the Cadets battle, but ultimately fell 13-25 to lose 3-0 to High Point.
MATCH 2
The Cadets came out swinging to start the second match, leading 15-13 at the first media timeout. Bray and Fixemer dominated at the net recording four kills each while Bray added on one block assist. Bray played a role on the defensive end for the Cadets as well, recording seven digs for the team. Army capitalized on errors made by Columbia to help extend their lead before Fixemer ended the set with a kill to push Army to the 25-23 win.
Army fell behind, trailing 0-4 before catching momentum on a 5-0 run to takeover the lead at 9-8. Buckingham played a key role in the run firing off two kills to force a timeout by Columbia. The Black Knights kept the fire burning to extend their lead to 18-15 forcing another timeout. Riley Parchment recorded two service aces out of the timeout to increase the Cadets' lead to 20-15. Army's powerful offense helped pushed the team to set point, and claimed the 25-20 win after an error by Columbia.
Columbia's offense was strong to start the third set claiming the lead early. Army made errors that allowed for Columbia to extend their lead to 16-11. The Cadets came alive and went on a 6-0 run, taking advantage of errors made by of their opponent to tie things up at 17-17. Fixemer helped keep the Cadets' fire going with two big kills to cut Columbia's lead to 22-21. Buckingham sealed the deal with a kill to take the set 25-23, and the 3-0 sweep over Columbia.
Fixemer led the Cadets with 11 kills and four total blocks. Nickerson recorded eight kills, 17 digs and three total blocks.
COACH'S CORNER
"I thought today was an important day for us," said head coach Alma Kovaci Lee. "We played a very good High Point team and they definitely scouted us well. We played very well at certain times but were not consistent enough. We took the lesson from that match and applied it to the Columbia match. We served tough, played better defense and were gritty. There is a lot of work to be done and we are excited about it. I love how Kai (Nickerson) is developing and Mackenzie (Karnig) is steady whenever we put her on the court. Looking forward to a great week of practice and already excited about the tough competition we will see next weekend!"
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Savannah Bray finished the first match with 11 kills.
- Sayler Butters finished match one with 16 digs.
- Paige Fixemer and Savannah Bray were named to the All-Tournament team.
- The Cadets finished the first set against Columbia with a .314 hitting percentage.
- Riley Parchment recorded two service aces and was strong on the serve for the Black Knights.
UP NEXT
The Black Knights travel to Queens, N.Y. on Sept. 10-11 to take on St. John's, Boston College, and Fordham.
Team Stats
HP
ARM
Kills
36
30
Errors
13
25
Attempts
110
107
Hitting %
.209
.047
Points
51
36
Assists
36
28
Aces
5
1
Blocks
10
5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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