HAMILTON – Colgate won its first two sets, 25-15 and 25-17, but Navy completed a reverse sweep, winning the final three sets, 25-14, 25-21 and 15-9, to defeat the Raiders, 3-2.
RYAN BAKER'S COMMENTS
"Volleyball is a game of momentum and today it was really on display. Navy made some very good adjustments after being down and we didn't respond well to it. Our inexperience and youth showed. We will watch the film and get back to it tomorrow."
MOMENTS OF THE MATCH
- Colgate got the early jump, 7-5, with a pair of kills from Julia Headley and Tiana Owens.
- The Mids leveled the match at 7, but the Raiders earned three straight points and never gave up the lead for the remainder of the set.
- Two kills from Aubrey Anders, along with one each from Headley and Owens, helped Colgate push a 6-2 run and take a 16-11 lead.
- Colgate won consecutive points throughout the rest of the set, including a four-point run to bring it to set point at 24-14.
- Anders delivered the final kill to take the first set, 25-15.
- The Raiders jumped to a quick 9-4 lead to start the second set, with Owens leading the way with four kills and Headley adding two.
- Mid-set points were highlighted by blocks from Stella Labrecque and Jordyn Moore, helping the Raiders build a 16-8 lead.
- Navy rallied to earn some points, but Colgate closed out the second set with a kill from Labrecque to win, 25-17, and take a 2-0 set advantage.
- Momentum shifted in favor of the Mids as they went on a 9-1 run in the third set to take a 12-6 lead.
- A service ace from Reagan Knipling, a block from Charlotte Goldfeder and Labrecque, and kills from Anders and Owens cut the deficit to 14-11, with the Mids still ahead.
- Navy outplayed Colgate down the stretch, earning 11 points to the Raiders' three to take the third set, 25-14.
- In the fourth set, Gabrielle Emch's serving tied the score at 6.
- Navy, playing with urgency, earned eight points off four kills and four Raider errors to take a 14-7 lead.
- Three kills from Owens kept Colgate close, with the Raiders trailing 16-13 and 18-16.
- A key block from Labrecque and Goldfeder leveled the score at 19.
- The Mids struck first as the offensive momentum remained on their side, finishing out the fourth set with a 25-21 win.
- In a back-and-forth fifth set, the gap was created midway through the set when Navy posted a 5-0 run to take a 12-6 lead.
- Colgate registered a block and two kills, but the gap was too large to close as Navy completed the reverse sweep and took the fifth set, 15-9.
NOTES
- This marks the fourth time Hannah Langton has totaled 20 or more digs in a match.
- Owens has logged six straight matches with 10 or more kills.
- The Raiders logged their highest-block total of the season with 13, led by Labrecque with seven.
UP NEXT
- The Raiders will play Saturday against Loyola at 3 p.m. on Cotterell Court.
