BETHLEHEM, Pa. – No. 1 Colgate welcomes No. 4 Army West Point to Cotterell Court for the 2024 Patriot League Women’s Volleyball Championship Match on Sunday, Nov. 24.
Coverage of the 2024 Patriot League Women’s Volleyball Championship Match starts at 2 p.m. on ESPN+. Jon Gross and Patriot League Multimedia Journalist Paige Messier will be providing the call.
The Raiders and Black Knights will meet in the women’s volleyball title match for the first time since the 2020-21 season and the sixth time overall. Army West Point is 4-1 in the five-prior championship-match meetings (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2020-21) which includes the last four matchups.
Colgate will play for its fourth consecutive Patriot League title and ninth in program history after defeating No. 6 Lehigh, 3-1, in Friday’s semifinal round. Two-time Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Abby Shadwick, paced the Raiders with a match-high 22 kills.
Army West Point advanced to the title match for the 14th time in program history after knocking off No. 2 Bucknell in five sets on Friday at Cotterell Court. Sophomore setter Juliette Myrick led the Black Knights with her seventh triple double of the season and senior opposite hitter Kingsley Wallace totaled a match-high 19 kills.
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2024 Patriot League Volleyball Championship Schedule
Quarterfinal Round – Tuesday, Nov. 19
No. 6 Lehigh 3, No. 3 American 2
No. 4 Army West Point 3, No 5. Loyola Maryland 0
Semifinal Round – Friday, Nov. 22
No. 4 Army West Point 3, No. 2 Bucknell 2
No. 1 Colgate 3, No. 6 Lehigh 1
Championship Match - Sunday, Nov. 24
No. 4 Army West Point vs. No. 1 Colgate | 2 p.m. |
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Army West Point-Colgate Championship Match History: Colgate advanced to the Patriot League Women’s Volleyball Championship match for the fifth straight season and the 20th time overall, while Army West Point is making its 14th trip to the title game. The Raiders and Black Knights will meet for the Patriot League title for the first time since 2020-21 as Army came out victorious, 3-1, in the previous championship match meeting.
PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHUPS
1990 – No. 2 Colgate 3, No. 1 Army West Point 1
1991 – No. 2 Army West Point 3, No. 1 Colgate 0
1992 – No. 1 Army West Point 3, No. 3 Colgate 3
1994 – No. 1 Army West Point 3, No. 2 Colgate 1
2020-21 – No. 3 Army West Point 3, No. 1 Colgate 1
Army West Point All-League Honorees: Mackenzie Lynch (First Team), Kinglsey Wallace (First Team), Juliette Myrick (Second Team), Chloe Murakami (Second Team)
Black Knights Statistical Leaders:
Kills – Kinglsey Wallace, 308
Digs – Mackenzie Lynch, 348
Assists – Juliette Myrick, 762
Blocks – Tatum Grimes, 123.0
Service Aces – Chloe Murakami, 37
Colgate All-League Honorees: Milan Bayless (First Team, Player of the Year), Abby Shadwick (First Team), Sydney Jones (Second Team), Tiana Owens (Second Team)
Raiders Statistical Leaders:
Kills – Milan Bayless, 318
Digs – Taylor Cigna, 253
Assists – Sydney Jones, 561
Blocks – Lal Akin, 105.0
Service Aces – Syndey Jones, 37
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