Lehigh University Athletics
Saturday, October 28
Easton, Pa.
4 p.m.
Lehigh University
16-10
3
at
0
Lafayette
5-19
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh | 25 | 30 | 25 | 3 |
| Lafayette | 14 | 28 | 21 | 0 |
Lehigh Sweeps Lafayette
10/28/2017 8:56:00 PM | Volleyball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Mountain Hawks completed the season sweep over rival Lafayette with a 3-0 victory in Easton on Saturday evening and has claimed the season sweep over the Leopards seven times in the last eight seasons. Lehigh is now 16-10 overall, 7-5 in the Patriot League, while Lafayette falls to 5-19 overall and 2-9 in league play.
The Mountain Hawks out-scored Lafayette 62-34 on the night, their highest margin in league play this season. Ana Spangenberg was the only player to reach double-figures with her match-leading 18 kills. The sophomore capped the week with 39 kills in two matches.
Sabrina Lancaster nearly had a double-double as posted eight kills to go along with her match-high 11 digs. Lauren Bright led all players with five kills and Megan Polak posted a match-high 35 assists.
The Mountain Hawks scored a dominant 25-14 victory in the first set. LU broke out to an 11-5 lead with six kills and capitalized on the Lafayette attack errors. Lehigh never broke strike and ended the set on a 9-2 run.
The second set played out much differently than the first with Lafayette forcing Lehigh to play catchup as the Leopards set the pace from the beginning. Lafayette took an 11-8 lead, but Lehigh regained some ground and took a 16-15 lead and forced a Lafayette timeout. As the points reached 25, the set became tighter. Lafayette took a 24-23 lead, but a kill by Lancaster knotted the set at 24-24. Lafayette had set point opportunities three more times, but could not close the deal. Tied 28-28, a Lafayette attack error set up Julia Pressly for the set-deciding kill and gave Lehigh the 30-28 win.
Lehigh put Lafayette in an early 7-1 deficit to start the third set, led by three Spangenberg kills. The Leopards cut the deficit to 11-8 as the errors piled up for Lehigh, which then led to a 13-13 tie. Lafayette led as late as 19-18, but then Lehigh began to compile the kills and ultimately sealed the match on back-to-back service aces by Polak.
The Mountain Hawks return to the court Friday with a road trip to Loyola before returning home to face American on Saturday at 5 p.m.
The Mountain Hawks out-scored Lafayette 62-34 on the night, their highest margin in league play this season. Ana Spangenberg was the only player to reach double-figures with her match-leading 18 kills. The sophomore capped the week with 39 kills in two matches.
Sabrina Lancaster nearly had a double-double as posted eight kills to go along with her match-high 11 digs. Lauren Bright led all players with five kills and Megan Polak posted a match-high 35 assists.
The Mountain Hawks scored a dominant 25-14 victory in the first set. LU broke out to an 11-5 lead with six kills and capitalized on the Lafayette attack errors. Lehigh never broke strike and ended the set on a 9-2 run.
The second set played out much differently than the first with Lafayette forcing Lehigh to play catchup as the Leopards set the pace from the beginning. Lafayette took an 11-8 lead, but Lehigh regained some ground and took a 16-15 lead and forced a Lafayette timeout. As the points reached 25, the set became tighter. Lafayette took a 24-23 lead, but a kill by Lancaster knotted the set at 24-24. Lafayette had set point opportunities three more times, but could not close the deal. Tied 28-28, a Lafayette attack error set up Julia Pressly for the set-deciding kill and gave Lehigh the 30-28 win.
Lehigh put Lafayette in an early 7-1 deficit to start the third set, led by three Spangenberg kills. The Leopards cut the deficit to 11-8 as the errors piled up for Lehigh, which then led to a 13-13 tie. Lafayette led as late as 19-18, but then Lehigh began to compile the kills and ultimately sealed the match on back-to-back service aces by Polak.
The Mountain Hawks return to the court Friday with a road trip to Loyola before returning home to face American on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Team Stats
LEHIGH
LAFAYETT
Kills
48
28
Errors
23
20
Attempts
102
93
Hitting %
.245
.086
Points
62.0
34.0
Assists
44
27
Aces
3
2
Blocks
11.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
18
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
5
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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