Andrew Turner

Box Score

Loyola Maryland LOYOLA 6-19, 3-11 PL

Colgate COLGATE 16-10, 12-3 PL

Loyola Maryland LOYOLA

6-19, 3-11 PL

Final

Nov. 05, 2016

Colgate COLGATE

16-10, 12-3 PL

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Loyola Maryland LOYOLA	12	17	19	(0)
Colgate COLGATE	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | 11/5/2016 4:10:00 PM | Chelsea Vielhauer

Raiders Clinch No. 2 Seed in PLT with 3-0 Win Over Loyola

Three Colgate Seniors Celebrated on Senior Day

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HAMILTON – The Colgate volleyball team rolled to a 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-19) win over Loyola on Senior Day at Cotterell Court Saturday afternoon. The Raiders secured the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Patriot League Tournament with the victory.

Following next weekend's regular-season finale, the Raiders will travel to top-seeded American for the Patriot League Tournament. Colgate will face the No. 3 seed in the semifinals Saturday for a chance to advance to Sunday's championship match. The Patriot League Champion earned the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.

Colgate celebrated its three seniors (Kathleen Harris, Katie Stebbins and Madison McAndrews) prior to the 3-0 victory over Loyola. All three played a major role in the win as Harris and Stebbins both recorded double-digit kills and McAndrews chipped in 10 digs.

The Raiders got out to a quick 13-6 lead in the first set, forcing the Greyhounds to take an early timeout. A kill from Katie Stansbury capped off a 6-3 run out of the break that put the Raiders ahead 20-9. The Raiders then used spikes from Stansbury, Jaelah Hutchison and Gabby Benck to score five of the final eight points of the set and earn a 25-12 set-one victory. The Raiders hit a match-best .565 in the opening set.

Colgate scored the first four points of the second set behind the serve of Molly Smith. The Raiders worked their lead to 15-5 before Loyola called its second timeout of the set. The Greyhounds answered with six-straight points to pull within five at 16-11. A Hutchison spike got Colgate back on track and ignited a 4-1 Raiders streak. Loyola was back within five at 21-16, but the Raiders closed the set by scoring four of the final five points to claim a 25-17 set-two win and take a 2-0 match advantage.

The third set began much closer as the score was tied at every point up until an 8-8 stalemate. Loyola used a 4-0 run to jump ahead 11-8 and force a Colgate timeout. The Greyhound lead reached as high as four at 14-10 before the Raiders used a Harris service ace and Stansbury kill to pull within one at 14-13. With Loyola in front 16-15 a few points later, a Harris spike was followed by back-to-back kills from Hutchison to give the Raiders an 18-16 advantage. Colgate would hang onto the lead the rest of the way as the Raiders rattled off the final four points to capture a 25-19 set-three victory and 3-0 match sweep.

BOTTOM LINE

Colgate 3, Loyola 0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-19)

WON-LOST RECORDS

The Raiders improve to 16-10 overall and 12-3 in league action.
Loyola falls to 6-19 overall and 3-11 in the Patriot League.

KEY RAIDER INFO

The Raiders pick up their eighth 3-0 sweep against Patriot League opponents this season. It's Colgate's tenth overall 3-0 win of the season.
Three Raiders tallied double-digit kills against the Greyhounds as Stebbins and Stansbury both accounted for 12 and Harris chipped in 11.
Stebbins' 12 kills came in 16 attempts with just one error for an outstanding .688 hitting percentage.
Stansbury finshed the match with no errors and controlled a .600 attack percentage. She also tallied a team-best 11 digs to notch her third double-double of the season.
Smith led the squad with 46 assists and a team-high four service aces.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

The Raiders finished the match with a strong .396 team attack percentage and limited Loyola to a clip of .163.
Colgate held an 8-3 advantage in service aces.
The Raiders registered 49 digs and 48 assists in the three-set match.
Loyola was led by Ann Ernst's 10 kills.

FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Ryan Baker

"Our service game was much better today which allowed us to get set up defensively. Overall, we had a really strong attack game throughout the night. To have three hitters with double digit kills, it says a lot about the passing and setting game."
"It's been an absolute honor and privilege to coach Kat, Mads, and Stebs. They were a top recruiting class that panned out in every way possible. They are incredible volleyball players, wonderful students, and leaders on campus. The university and our program have benefited so much from them. I can never thank them enough."

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