WASHINGTON, D.C. – Colgate was downed on the road by American in three sets, 25-18, 25-19, and 25-15 in Bender Arena.
RYAN BAKER'S COMMENTS
"There's a reason American is top in the league and tonight it was on display. You have little room for lack of details and we had too many of them. This group's game inexperience and youth keep showing up. This is a whole new lineup and we are working to find consistency."
MOMENTS OF THE MATCH
- Both teams competed early in the set as the Raiders took a slight 6-5 lead off back-to-back kills from Tiana Owens.
- American went on a 9-2 run, building a six-point advantage at 15-9 behind eight kills.
- Colgate strung together points, including kills from Aubrey Anders and Morgan Reese, to trail 18-14.
- The Eagles maintained their offensive pace to close out the first set with a 25-18 victory.
- The second set featured multiple scoring runs from both teams.
- American jumped out to a 7-1 lead, but Colgate climbed out of the early deficit to trail 8-6, highlighted by a pair of kills from Anders.
- The Eagles strung together five consecutive points, but Julia Oster's serving helped the Raiders respond with four straight points to trail 13-10.
- The Raiders found their offensive momentum, scoring five straight points to even the score at 15-15, including a block assist from Stella Labrecque and Anders.
- American went on to win the second set 25-19, closing out the frame with a 10-4 scoring advantage.
- Colgate opened the third set with a kill from Nina Gannon and a service ace from Reese to take a 4-1 lead.
- American put together three short runs of four points to build a 13-6 advantage.
- Kills from the Raiders helped halt the Eagles' momentum, but Colgate ultimately fell to American 25-15 in the third set.
NOTES
- Schabes recorded 13 assists to lead the Raiders.
- Four different Raiders recorded two block assists each as the team totaled 12 on the night.
UP NEXT
The Raiders (7-9, 2-5 Patriot) conclude their five-match road stretch by returning to Cotterell Court on Sunday to host the Lafayette Leopards at 2 p.m. for their Breast Cancer Awareness game.
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