Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Volleyball Hosts Annual BU Invitational
9/17/2000 8:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 17, 2000
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Bucknell Volleyball Invitational - Manhattan Takes The Crown
Lewisburg, Pa. --- This weekend the Bucknell women's
volleyball team hosted its annual invitational, in the past called
the Bucknell Triad. This year's tourney expanded in size to five
teams and the use of two volleyball courts. After all was said
and done at the end of Saturday, the Manhattan Jaspers had clinched
the tournament victory by going undefeated in four contests, including
an epic five game battle versus Virginia Commonwealth.
Leading the way for the Jaspers were All-Tournament selections,
middle hitter Kim Frederick and right side hitter Bridgett Geddes.
Geddes, a sophomore at Manhattan, started the tournament as her
team's setter, but finished the tournament as a hitter with 32
kills on 109 attempts and 12 service aces. Frederick, a junior
for the Jaspers had 48 kills on 118 attempts for a .288 hitting
percentage. Manhattan defeated Bucknell 3-1 (15-8, 15-8, 8-15,
15-13), St. Francis 3-0 (15-10, 15-4, 15-2), Stony Brook 3-2 (10-15,
15-4, 15-3, 16-18, 15-5) and Virginia Commonwealth 3-2 (12-15,
4-15, 15-6, 17-15, 15-7).
Virginia Commonwealth finished the BU Invitational in second
place with a final record of 3-1, its only loss to eventual tournament
champion, Manhattan. Shelley Sprouse, a senior middle blocker
for the Rams, was selected to the All-Tournament team. Sprouse
completed competition totally 41 kills on 98 attempts for a .347
hitting percentage and blocking a total of 17 hits. Virginia,
on its way to a 3-1 mark for the tourney, defeated Stony Brook
3-0 (15-12, 15-10, 15-2), Bucknell 3-1 (15-13, 7-15, 15-9, 15-6)
and St. Francis 3-0 (15-13, 15-11, 15-8). The Rams only loss was
to Manhattan, a five set heartbreaker 3-2.
Finishing in third were the Seawolves from Stony Brook, with a 2-2 tournament record, closely followed by Bucknell with a 1-3 tally. St. Francis finished the tournament with a 0-4 record, however, all of which were close matches.
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Final BU Invitational Standings 1. Manhattan 4-0 2. Virginia Commonwealth 3-1 3. Stony Brook 2-2 4. Bucknell 1-3 5. St. Francis (Pa.) 0-4
