Box Score WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Two-time Patriot League Player of the Year Alli Lowe led a powerful hitting attack for Colgate as the Raiders bounced back from a Friday night loss to Navy with a three set sweep of American University. Colgate took the match by scores of 25-21. 25-22, 25-21.

The win marks Colgate's first-ever 3-0 sweep at American in D.C. Lowe notched 20 successful attacks including scoring the last three points of the match for the Raiders. As a team Colgate outhit American .358 to .202, and had 50 successful attacks to only 30 for American.

The Raiders started slowly in the first set falling behind by three points on three separate occasions.  After tying the match at 9-9 the teams traded points to 15-15. An American service error gave Colgate a 16-15 lead and the Raiders never trailed again in the set. Two attacks by Lowe finished the first set.

Set number two saw the Raiders rally from a 19-20 deficit by outscoring the Eagles 6-2 over the next eight points. A Harper Snyder attack tied the match at 20 and an American attack error gave the Raiders a one-point lead. Following an Eagle timeout, a Colgate service error knotted the match again at 21. Two attacks by Lowe gave the Raiders a 23-21 cushion. A successful attack by American brought the score within one, but a service error by the Eagles and a Julia Kurowski service ace gave the set to the Raiders.

Colgate took five-point leads three times in the third set, the last being 20-15. American pulled within two at 21-19, but that was as close as the Eagles would come before Lowe finished out the match.

Colgate had 48 assists in the match to only 31 for the Eagles. The Raiders also had more digs (49/42) and more assists (48/31). Colgate moves to 3-1 in Patriot League Play while the match was the first of the season in the conference for the Eagles.

FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Ryan Baker

"This was one of our best offensive matches of the season. We had some extra pop on the ball tonight. Julia set a very consistent ball and Alli and Libby put some big swings on the ball. On the defensive side of things, Cami was incredible backrow. She made great reads and was able to make some big digs against some strong American outsides. Overall this was our most complete match and the entire team contributed."

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Colgate will host The College of the Holy Cross in a Patriot League contest on Saturday, October 2 at 4 p.m.