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Bob Cornell
0
Colgate COLGATE 10-15, 8-6
3
Winner American AMERICAN 24-6, 15-0
Colgate COLGATE
10-15, 8-6
0
Final
3
American AMERICAN
24-6, 15-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Colgate COLGATE 17 15 18 (0)
American AMERICAN 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Colgate Squares Off Against American

Junior Kathleen Harris Paces Raiders with 12 Kills in Setback to Eagles

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kathleen Harris tallied 12 kills to lead Colgate in a 3-0 setback at American in Patriot League volleyball action Saturday at Bender Arena.
 
Aleksandra Kazala tallied a match-high 13 spikes while Kristyna Lindovska and Carmen Unzue pitched in 10 kills each to power a potent Eagles attack that finished with a combined hitting percentage of .411 for the match.
 
Harris finished with 12 spikes and just three errors in 23 total swings for the Raiders, who hit just .137 for the match.
 
Bottom Line
American 3, Colgate 0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-18)
 
Won-Lost Records
- American improved to 24-6 overall and 15-0 in Patriot League play.
- Coglate dipped to 10-15 and 8-6 with the setback.
 
Tuning Point
- After cruising to 25-17 and 25-15 victories in the first two sets, American found itself down to Colgate, 15-12, midway through the third frame.
- A kill by Kazala ignited a 5-0 spurt that put the Eagles in front, 17-15.
- The Raiders kept the game close until, with the score 20-18, a spike by Kazala set in motion another 5-0 stretch that gave American a 25-18 victory and the match.
 
Key Raider Info
- Harris led the Raiders with 12 spikes as she posted her team-leading 17th double-digit kills performance of the season. She has reached double digits in spikes in each of the past four contests.
- Harris was the only Raider to reach double digits in kills as newcomers Katie Stansbury and Jaelah Hutchison finished with seven and four, respectively.
- Jackie Macy dished out a team-high 12 assists.
- Madison McAndrews finished with a team-best 12 digs. She has now tallied double-digit digs in 14 matches in 2015.
 
Inside the Box Score
- American finished with a team hitting percentage of .411 (48K-9E-95TA). The Eagles hit better than .400 in all three sets, highlighted by a .419 attack clip (17-4-31) in the first frame.
- Colgate was limited to a .139 (31-17-101) attack rate for the evening. The Raiders' best offensive set came in the opening frame, when it posted a .185 (9-4-27) hitting percentage. 
 
Up Next
- Colgate wraps up its weekend road swing Sunday with a 2 p.m. contest at Loyola.
 
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