Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – In a pivotal match with tournament implications in the Patriot League, the Colgate women's volleyball team left no doubt it is one of the top squads in the league with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-17) sweep of Army on its home court.

The Raiders (18-7, 10-1 PL) continue to roll into November and it looks like no team can stop them. Diane Seely and Lindsay Young led the offense with 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Kaylee Fifer added 32 assists, while Allie Dyer posted 17 digs. Kathleen Harris had seven kills from the backline, along with 16 digs.

Army (12-10, 9-3 PL) was led by Kerry Horan with 11 kills and Vanessa Edwards added 33 helpers and 10 digs. D.J. Phee had a team-high 15 digs.

"I am really pleased with our serving and defense," head coach Ryan Baker said. "Our game got better as the match went on, which is a testament to the type of team we are. This was a huge win for our team against well-coached Army team. Allie Dyer, Caitlin Cremin and Lexi Finger were outstanding from the backline."

In the opening set, Colgate took an 8-5 lead with a small run with kills by Kenzie Hume and Harris. The Black Knights fought back and earned a 16-14 lead with three-straight kills. The lead didn't last long as the Raiders climbed back in front with a 5-1 run with kills from three different players, along with an ace from Cremin to make it 19-17. That two point lead was never relinquished and Colgate took a 1-0 lead in the match with a 25-21 win.

The Black Knights erased an early deficit in the second set and the teams were tied at 9-9. However, the grabbed the momentum back to take a 12-9 lead with kills by Young and Kate Reilly and a Fifer ace. Colgate held off a couple of Army chances to get back in the set and then opened up a five-point lead at 20-15 after a strike by Harris. The Raiders put away the set with Fifer adding a kill to win the set, 25-18, and Colgate took a commanding 2-0 lead in the match.

The teams traded points in the first 20 points of the third set and it was tied at 10-10. The Raiders took the set by the horns with four-straight to open up a 14-10 lead. Once again it was a team effort with three kills by three different players to get the advantage. The run continued with bad play from the Black Knights and Colgate took a 19-12 lead and Army couldn't recover. The Raiders scored the final four points of the set to earn the 25-17 win and take home the sweep.

Colgate is back on the court tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. as the Raiders make the trip over to Holy Cross.