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Bucknell University
Saint Francis (Pa.)
Bison Split Pair of Matches on Day Two of the Bucknell Volleyball Invitational
9/15/2007 8:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 15, 2007
Box Score vs. Saint Francis (Pa.)
Box Score vs. Stony Brook
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bison split a pair of matches on day two of their own, Bucknell Volleyball Invitational, picking up a 3-0 win over Saint Francis (Pa.), but falling to Stony Brook, 3-0, in the final match of the tournament. Bucknell is now 6-7, while Saint Francis falls to 1-10 and Stony Brook moves to 7-6 after a 3-0 weekend.
Against Saint Francis, the Bison built a 20-13 advantage in game one only to see it erased by a 10-1 run that gave the Red Flash a 23-21 lead. Bucknell recovered and, with the score tied at 30, senior Jenna Henderson (Elk Grove, Calif./Laguna Creek) tallied two straight kills to help the Orange and Blue to a 32-30 victory.
Then in game two, Bucknell raced out in front, 14-2, and would never trail on the way to a 30-17 decision to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
With the score even at 19 in game three, the Bison used a 7-1 stretch to distance themselves from the Red Flash and sealed the match victory with a 30-25 win.
Freshman Kaitlin Segal (Pacific Palisades, Calif./Harvard-Westlake) paced the attack for the Orange and Blue with 15 kills and hit .400 (14-3-29) with eight digs. Henderson followed with 14 kills along with nine digs and earned a spot on the Bucknell Invitational All-Tournament team. Juniors Emilie Hardinge (Darien, Conn./Darien) and Shannon Pitsch (Oak Brook, Ill./Fenwick) both posted double doubles in the match, Hardinge with 12 kills and 11 digs, and Pitch with 49 assists and 13 digs. Freshman Heidi Kamp (Springfield, Ore./Henry D. Sheldon) hit .688 with 11 kills and no errors on 16 attempts, while classmate Jocelyn VanOpdorp (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville) tallied a team-high 17 digs.
For Saint Francis, Kristin Buter notched a double-double with 13 kills and 10 digs, while Shirley Miller was the only other member of the Red Flash to reach double figures in kills with 10. Rikki Myers and Christine Breisch contributed totals of 10 and 12 digs apiece, with Myers dishing 29 assists, as well.
In Bucknell's second match of the afternoon, the Bison battled back from a 5-0 deficit in game one and remained within striking distance of Stony Brook until the Seawolves strung together seven unanswered points and went on to take the opener, 30-21.
The Orange and Blue fell in game two by the same margin, 30-21, after never rebounding from a 6-1 deficit at the start of the frame.
A strong start helped Stony Brook in game three as well. The Bison trailed 9-1 from the outset as the Seawolves clinched the match with a 30-18 win.
Henderson led Bucknell with 11 kills and nine digs against Stony Brook and joined Hardinge on the all-tournament squad. Hardinge recorded nine kills versus the Seawolves, while Segal added six and Pitsch registered 17 assists.
Morgan Sweany and Jackie Ahlers spearheaded the Stony Brook offense with totals of 14 and 13 kills, respectively. Noelle Bay compiled 15 digs and Kaitlyn Deutsch contributed 25 assists.
The Bison will continue their homestand this Tuesday, Sept. 18, with a match against Maryland-Eastern Shore that is set for 7 p.m. in Davis Gym.
Bucknell Invitational All-Tournament Team
Morgan Sweany (Stony Brook)
Jackie Ahlers (Stony Brook)
Noelle Bay (Stony Brook) - All-Tournament Libero
Josie Hanners (Radford)
Jessica Sullivan (Radford)
Emilie Hardinge (Bucknell)
Jenna Henderson (Bucknell)
Kristin Buter (Saint Francis)
