Colgate Volleyball Drops Intense Match to Army

Colgate Colg 6-6,1-2 Patriot

Army West Point ARM 8-4,2-1 Patriot

Colgate Colg

6-6,1-2 Patriot

Final

Sep. 25, 2026

Army West Point ARM

8-4,2-1 Patriot

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Colgate Colg	24	28	18	(0)
Army West Point ARM	26	30	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Volleyball | 9/25/2026 9:36:00 PM | Ashley Hudak

Raiders fall in straight sets, 3-0

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Colgate pushed the first two sets to extra points but was unable to come out on the winning end as Army swept the Raiders, 3-0, to open Colgate's five-game road stretch.

RYAN BAKER'S COMMENTS
"Credit to Army for their sustained fight. We are still figuring out how to win in tight sets. It's disappointing to have chances and make some mental errors in the end. Our lessons need to come sooner rather than later."

MOMENTS OF THE MATCH

In a back-and-forth early battle, Colgate built a lead with kills from Tiana Owens and Morgan Reese to take a 7-4 advantage.
Army stayed within reach, but a pair of kills from Jordyn Moore helped Colgate extend its lead to three, 11-8.
The Raiders earned a slew of points to build a six-point advantage, 17-11, their biggest lead of the set.
The Black Knights rallied to take a 20-19 lead, capitalizing on Colgate attacking errors.
Both teams traded pairs of points until Moore's kill leveled the score at 24.
Army claimed the next two points to edge Colgate, 26-24, in the first set.
Both teams fought for gritty points early in the second set, with the score tied eight times through 10-10.
Colgate went on a six-point run that included two Moore kills, a kill from Owens, a block by Owens and Julia Headley, a service ace from Hannah Langton and a Black Knight error to take a 15-10 lead.
Army responded with a six-point run of its own to tie the set at 16.
Both teams went point-for-point in another tightly contested set, with the score tied at 24.
Army pushed ahead with three straight set points, but Colgate answered each time to stay alive.
A kill from Stella Labrecque and a Black Knight attacking error gave the Raiders their first set-point advantage of the match at 28-27.
Army responded by winning the next three points to take the second set, 30-28, and go up 2-0.
The Black Knights started the third set strong, but three Raider kills and two service aces from Ava Schabes put Colgate in front, 5-4.
Colgate continued to chip away at Army's defense to take a three-point lead, 12-9, including an ace from Reagan Knipling.
Undeterred, Army responded with eight straight points to build its biggest lead of the night, 18-13.
Colgate earned a few points off kills, but a four-point Black Knight run sealed the set for Army, 25-18, completing the sweep.

NOTES

Owens led the way offensively with 19 kills, marking the eighth straight match in which she has recorded 10 or more kills.
Headley posted the best hitting percentage for the Raiders at .455, converting five kills on 11 attempts.
Colgate totaled seven service aces. Schabes, Knipling and Langton each recorded two, while Owens added one.

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