Aug. 28, 2007

Final Stats

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy volleyball team posted its second three-game sweep in as many matches Tuesday night as the Midshipmen Coppin State by scores of 30-13, 30-10, 30-24 in Macdonough Hall. The victory improves Navy's record to 3-1 on the young season, while Coppin State fell to 0-2 on the year.

"Our starters set the tone for tonight with a very crisp opening game," said Navy head coach Mike Schwob. "Our bench players continued playing at a high level when they had the opportunity to take to the floor themselves. It is important to the success of our season that a high level of effort and execution is maintained no matter who is on the court at any one time."

The Mids jumped out to large leads early in both games one and two, then broke away from the Eagles midway through game three to tally the sweep in Navy's home opener.

Navy has now posted a three-game victory in its home opener in four of the last six seasons and improved the Mids to 12-1 in home opening matches over the last 13 seasons.

Navy's offense totaled a .392 attack percentage in the match, with its defense holding Coppin State to a .070 percentage. Alexa Gibbs (Jr., Springfield, Ill.) tallied seven kills in as many swings to lead the Navy offense, while Lindi Conner (Sr., Kingman, Kan.) knocked down six kills in 10 attempts for the Mids.

The Mids enjoyed a big night from the service line, finishing with 19 service aces against just seven service errors. Rachel Dougherty (Sr., Derwood, Md.) led Navy with a match-high five service aces. The Eagles, meanwhile, dropped in a respectable seven aces but also recorded nine service errors.

Navy will next be in action on Labor Day when the Mids play at Wagner in a 2 p.m. match on Staten Island.