Friday, September 26
West Point, N.Y.
7:00 PM

Lehigh University

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Army

8-4,2-1Patriot

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Lehigh
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Army West Point
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Abby Felkai vs NJIT
Photo by: Cece Ravenelle

Mountain Hawks Drop Road Contest To Army 3-1

9/26/2025 9:59:00 PM | Volleyball

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Lehigh volleyball played the first leg of a road back-to-back on Friday evening from Gillis Field House against the Army West Point Black Knights. The Mountain Hawks took set two from the Black Knights but ultimately fell in four sets.

Lehigh (6-6, 0-3 PL) and Army (8-4, 2-1 PL) were engaged in a competitive first set. The Black Knights managed to take control of the set in the early going with a 13-7 lead, but the Mountain Hawks managed to keep it close after the fact. With Army leading 22-18, Lehigh went on a 5-0 run to take a 23-22 lead and put themselves two points away from the set win. The two teams traded points past the 25th, eventually culminating in a narrow 27-25 win for Army.

Following the tight loss in set one, Lehigh dominated in set two. The Mountain Hawks bested the Black Knights 25-17 in the frame while hitting a match-best .263. Lehigh also held Army to a match-low .049 in the second set.

The Black Knights avenged their set two loss with a strong showing in set three, soundly defeating the Mountain Hawks 25-15. Lehigh was held to .000 hitting percentage while Army hit their match-best .290 in the period. The Mountain Hawks kept pace with the Black Knights to open the fourth, but a stronger hitting percentage helped propel Army past Lehigh 25-18 in set four to clinch the victory.

Sophomore Sophia Bond was outstanding defensively for Lehigh, posting a match-best 24 digs. Three Mountain Hawks reached double-digit kills, those being senior Natalie Lusomb (12), first-year Mary Massias (11) and junior Ufuoma Omene (10). Junior Abby Felkai led Lehigh and the match with 30 assists, reaching a new career-high.

Mackenzie Lynch and Chloe Murakami led the Black Knights offensively, posting 18 and 15 kills respectively.

The Mountain Hawks head north to take on Holy Cross on Saturday, September 27 at 5 p.m. in Worcester.

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Team Stats

Lehigh
ARM
Kills
45
52
Errors
26
23
Attempts
137
147
Hitting %
.139
.197
Points
64.0
63.0
Assists
44
47
Aces
8
5
Blocks
11
6

Game Leaders

Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
11
Aces
3
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
8

Players Mentioned

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