Colgate Sweeps Navy for Fifth-Straight Win
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Methodical offense and dominant defense paced Colgate Volleyball to its fifth-straight win with a 3-0 sweep over Navy on Friday night at Wesley A. Brown Field House.
Colgate hit .375 as a team with 37 kills against just seven errors. The defense held the Midshipmen to a .054 hitting clip with 28 kills and 23 errors, led by a season-high nine block assists from Lal Akin. As a team Colgate racked up 24 blocks with Milan Bayless adding six block assists and a team-high 13 kills.
COACH BAKER'S COMMENTS
"I was very pleased with our execution tonight. Navy is a very good team year in and year out. We knew they would play hard and serve very well which they did. Our defensive effort was very good which allowed some good transition opportunities. We have another tough match tomorrow."
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 | Colgate 25, Navy 17
Back-to-back kills from Bayless and Tiana Owens helped the Raiders open an early 10-5 lead. Navy rallied with four unanswered points to close within 13-12 before Colgate took control with a 9-2 burst, led by a pair of blocks from Akin, to build a 22-14 margin. Kills from Owens and Ava Schabes capped off the opening set for the Raiders, 25-17.
Set 2 | Colgate 25, Navy 11
Bayless landed three kills in a quick spurt that fueled an early 7-2 lead and the Raiders never looked back. Colgate bolted on another 5-0 run capped off by an attack error to establish a 14-7 edge. The Raiders scored the final four points of the frame, with two more rejections from Akin sealing the 25-11 victory in the second set.
Set 3 | Colgate 25, Navy 20
The Raiders once again got off to a red-hot start, with three consecutive service aces from Akin leading to a 12-6 lead. Back-to-back kills from Bayless stretched the lead to 20-11 and Colgate cruised to the final-set victory, with a kill from Libby Overmyer preceding an attack error to end the match with the Raiders completing the sweep, 25-20.
UP NEXT
Colgate (12-9, 9-1 Patriot) visits American on Saturday for a 3 p.m. match in Washington, D.C.
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