BALTIMORE – Loyola University Maryland volleyball earned a first-set victory Saturday afternoon over visiting Army West Point, but the Black Knights rallied to win the next three for a 23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-21 Patriot league victory in Reitz Arena.
The Black Knights committed nine hitting errors in the first set, and Loyola took advantage with a .257 hitting percentage of its own as
Sydnee Peters,
Ava Nepkin and
Addie Lowe all had three kills in the opening frame.
The Black Knights, however, came back to hit .179 in the second set and .562 in the third to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
Loyola led 16-13 in the fourth after an
Addie Huber service ace, but Army West Point came back to tie the score at 17-17.
The Greyhounds again led 21-20 following an
Ava Nepkin kill, but the Black Knights recorded the last five points to win the match.
Nepkin and
Morgan Crawford both had nine kills for Loyola, which had six players tally six or more.
Mariah Sanabia added eight, Peters and
Elsie Afful had seven each, and Lowe finished with six.
