Box Score WEST POINT, N.Y. – In day two of the Army Invitational, the High Point University volleyball team took on Yale University Friday afternoon in another exciting, high scoring action packed game.
Dylan Maberry posted 25 kills, registering a new career-high to go along with four block assists.
Christine Graf made a big presence in the match, coming in clutch when the Panthers needed it. She finished the afternoon with 13 kills for a .323 hitting percentage, while also adding two block assists.
"I'm very proud of our battle tonight," head coach
Ryan Meek stated. "We kept our vibes high and never wavered from what we were doing. I'm especially proud of our ability to bounce back in the fourth set and get a big win after losing the third set."
Site: Gillis Field House
Score: High Point 3, Yale 1
Records: High Point (2-3), Yale (0-1)
The Panthers put up a fight on Friday afternoon, opening the first set in extra point fashion. High Point's
Christine Graf put away set one for the Panthers after the game was tied up 24-24. A kill and block on the net for Graf secured a first set win, 26-24. Graf finished set one hitting a perfect 4-for-4.
Set two remained competitive as three straight kills from High Point gave the Panthers the 13-10 lead to force a Bulldogs timeout. Staying focused, HPU kept pushing, even after feeling the pressure at 24-24. After going down 25-24, Maberry and Graf put the Panthers back on top before a Bulldogs error gave HPU the 27-25 win.
Staying on fire, High Point stretched on an 8-4 lead early in the third set. Holding onto the lead through half of the set, Yale tied the game at 14 all with two back-to-back kills. HPU took another three-point lead but the Bulldogs closed the gap to tie it back up at 17 all. The teams took it down to the wire for the third straight set, but the Panthers came up short from a 3-0 sweep, falling 25-23 in the third set.
The fourth set started out like the first three as the score remained close. Big time blocks from the opposite corners of the net helped High Point to a 16-11 lead mid-way through. As the Panthers kept heating up, High Point extended the teams lead to 22-16, the largest of the match. HPU prevented the Bulldogs from landing another point and took the set 25-16.
UP NEXT
High Point takes on the host, Army, in the final game at the Army Invitational on Saturday, September 2 at 1:00 pm.
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