Volleyball Clinches Dartmouth Tournament Title

After four-straight sweeps this weekend, the Army West Point volleyball team was named the Dartmouth Tournament Champions. The Black Knights completed their streak with a 3-0 victory over Niagara Saturday evening. Allie Strong was named the Tournament MVP and was joined by Vanessa Wesley on the All-Tournament Squad. Today's wins puts Army (6-4) on a 5-0 streak with all matches being decided in three-straight sets. The Black Knights held an advantage in every statistical category over the Purple Eagles. The Cadets (1-9) led in points (52-28), kills (38-22), aces (7-3), blocks (7-3), assists (33-21) and digs (42-40). Wesley led the team with 10 kills and a .563 hitting percentage. Amber Clay and Sydney Morriss had eight kills apiece while Strong tallied seven. Haven Bethune continued as setter for Army and dished out 26 assists and added a match-high three service aces. She had her second double-double of the day as she added a team-high 10 digs. In blocking, Olivia Fairfield made the difference for the Cadets with five with Morriss adding three.