ANNAPOLIS, Md. –– One day after sweeping No. 23 Michigan to open the Kristen Dickmann Invitational, West Virginia (5-0) posted a 25-15, 25-19, 25-19 victory over the Navy volleyball team (3-3) to close the tournament, Saturday night at the Wesley A. Brown Field House in Annapolis.

Navy dropped a four-set decision to Michigan Friday night.  The block generated by the Wolverines proved to be the deciding factor in the match, which saw the Mids take a set from a nationally-ranked team for the first time.  Tonight, the West Virginia offense was too much for Navy to overcome as the Mountaineers recorded 40 kills and a .267 attack percentage in contrast to the 24 kills and a .056 hitting percentage tallied by the Mids.

"West Virginia played at a consistently high level throughout the match," said Navy head coach Paco Labrador.  "We are still growing as a team, and I am glad we had this weekend's matches against teams from the Big Ten and Big 12 conferences to serve as a template for what the next level looks like."

West Virginia opened set one by taking a 9-3 lead.  Navy closed to as few as four points at 16-12, 17-13 and 18-14, but from there the Mountaineers stretched the lead out to 23-14.

The teams were tied at 3-3 early in the second set when West Virginia took an 11-4 advantage.  Navy made it a four-point margin several times, including at 20-16, but another late run by the Mountaineers allowed them to pull away from the Mids.

Navy quickly fell behind 13-3 in the third set and was only able to close to within six points over the remainder of the set.

West Virginia middle hitter Briana Lynch recorded 15 kills and just three errors on 26 swings for a .462 hitting percentage.  She led all players in both statistical categories.

Avery Stowell (Sr., Yorba Linda, Calif.) led Navy with 10 kills.

Navy will be in action again this coming weekend when the Mids close their three-week slate of non-league matches by taking part in the Liberty Invitational in Lynchburg, Va.  Navy will face Purdue Fort Wayne and Liberty on Sept. 10 and Loyola Marymount on Sept. 11.