WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Holy Cross volleyball team was downed 3-0 by Patriot League opponent Army West Point Sunday afternoon in Gillis Field House.

The setback was the 20th overall and 10th in league play for the Crusaders. The Black Knights moved to 15-5, 9-2 PL with the victory.

SET SCORES:
Black Knights 3, Crusaders 0 (16-25, 24-26, 16-25)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Back-to-back junior outside hitter Taliah Lee kills put the Crusaders ahead 3-2 early in the first set. Three straight from Army pushed them in the lead at 7-5. Freshman outside hitter Emma Sorensen tied the game 8-8, but Army exploded for six straight markers, part of an 12-2 binge to double up the Crusaders 20-10. Three straight Black Knight miscues put Holy Cross down 22-16. They posted the final three points for the lead.
• A Sorensen ace pushed the Crusaders ahead 4-2. Army took a one point lead, 12-11 midway through the set. Lee and freshman setter/right side KK Green moved the Crusader edge to 20-18 late. An Army block put them on the brink of a 2-0 match lead, 24-23. Sophomore middle blocker Lacey Murphy briefly leveled the score 24 all. A Crusader service error and an Army kill wrapped up the set 26-24.
• Two straight blocks by Murphy, Lee, and Green expanded the edge to 5-2 Holy Cross in the third set. Behind by three, five in a row jumped them ahead 10-8. Freshman middle blocker Isa Glover converted a kill for the 11-10 edge. From there, a 10-2 Army scoring run put them ahead 20-13. They ended up winning the set 25-16.

INSIDE THE BOX:

• Russell had 25 assists and needs 27 more to move to ninth place on the program's all-time list
• Freshman defensive specialist Elizabeth Hall has double-digit digs in seven of her last eight matches.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross heads back home on Friday, Oct. 31 against league foe Navy (10-10, 6-5 PL).
• First serve is set for 6 p.m.

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