Esma Siphai serves during a home volleyball match
Josh Markowitz
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Winner Army West Point ARM 14-10,11-4 Patriot
2
American Americ 17-10,10-5 Patriot
Winner
Army West Point ARM
14-10,11-4 Patriot
3
Final
2
American Americ
17-10,10-5 Patriot
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Army West Point ARM 20 20 25 25 15 (3)
American Americ 25 25 21 23 8 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Has Win Streak Snapped by Army West Point in Five Sets

WASHINGTON - After taking a 2-0 lead, the momentum shifted away from American University volleyball and the Eagles ultimately suffered a five-set loss to Army West Point at home in Bender Arena. It snaps a six-match win streak for the Eagles, who are now locked into finishing third or fourth in the Patriot League and hosting a quarterfinal match on November 14.

Prior to that, American will host Bucknell for Senior Day on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. 

By the Numbers
  • Both Zeynep Uzen and Esma Sipahi finished with double-doubles for American, with Sipahi coming as close to a triple-double as ever. She added a career-high eight blocks to 44 assists and 11 digs.
  • Uzen totaled 14 kills and 15 digs, and moved into third place all-time in career kills at AU, now with 1,673. That total also ranks her fourth all-time in the Patriot League.
  • Freshman Carly Sciborski posted a team-high 15 kills and hit an impressive .412 with only one error on 34 attempts.
  • Leading AU in digs was Bridget Javitch with 22, while Maya Mrus also finished in double figures in digs with 11.
  • Carlie Fikse added seven blocks to six kills, and Lilou Stegeman hit .44 with 10 kills while also putting up four blocks.
Notable
  • Not surprisingly, the Eagles' best two hitting performances came in the first two sets as they posted percentage of .342 with 17 kills and .268 with 15 kills.
  • AU won both of the first two sets by scores of 25-20, and led from the first point in both. 
  • Half of Stegeman's 10 kills came in the opening set including the set-winner.
  • There were nine ties and five lead changes in the third set, but after a final tie at 17-all, the Black Knights used a 3-0 run to take the lead for good. 
  • The fourth set was a nail-biter with AU fighting off two set points before an error gave it to Army, 25-23.
  • Army was the aggressor early in the fifth set and never trailed. The Eagles came back from a 5-1 deficit to get within one, but a 4-0 run put Army up 10-5 and the Black Knights kept control from there with only a single attack error in the set.
Next Up
  • The Eagles will honor four student-athletes for Senior Day when they host Bucknell at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11.
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