HAMILTON – Colgate (13-10, 10-2 Patriot) avenged one of its two Patriot League losses and defended Cotterell Court successfully, defeating Army (10-11, 6-6 Patriot) in a clean sweep, 3-0.

The Raiders controlled the match with a .265 hitting percentage, while Army only hit at a .108 clip. Colgate never trailed the entire match, jumping out to an early lead in all three sets. 

Milan Bayless led the squad with ten kills, followed by Gillian Hauschild who contributed nine. Sydney Jones and Deren Kuker combined for 29 of Colgate's 36 assists. Taylor Cigna had 14 digs, and Greta Hoogstra registered three blocks. 

COACH BAKER'S COMMENTS

"There's always an advantage being home. We've played really well here in Hamilton. We had a big defensive week in practice and our defense showed up. We made a lot of big digs that we needed to make against a good Army team. We're trying to peat at the right time. We need to play our best in November. Army is a tough team and to beat them 3-0 shows our team showed up mentally and physically today. We've gotten everybody's best and I thought our team handled it well tonight."

HOW IT HAPPENED

Set 1 | Colgate 25, Army 18
The Raiders jumped out to an early 9-3 advantage, which they rode to a 25-18 victory in the opening set. Abby Shadwick dominated the set with four kills, and Colgate limited mistakes, only making four attack errors and zero ball-handling errors. 

Set 2 | Colgate 25, Army 20
Colgate continued its trend of jumping out to an early lead and playing mistake-free ball. The Raiders started out up 15-9, and only made three attack errors the entire set, leading them to a 25-20 victory in the second set. Frances Torres subbed in with the score at 6-4 and made an immediate impact, contributing three kills to help lead the Raiders to a commanding two set advantage. 

Set 3 | Colgate 25, Army 18
The Raiders finished the match off strong, winning the third and final set 25-18. Hauschild was the hero of the set with her five kills, and the squad continued to be efficient, hitting at a .375 clip for the set. 

UP NEXT
Volleyball returns to action this Sunday when the Raiders match up against Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., at 2 p.m.