Bucknell Volleyball Places Eight on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

Jan. 27, 2009

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Eight members of the Bucknell volleyball team were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll on Tuesday. Sheena Czipri (Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) and Rachel Rodriguez (Sagamore Hills, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) led the Bison by earning perfect 4.0 grade-point averages during the fall semester.

The eight selections ranks Bucknell second among league teams for most student-athletes receiving accolades, with American earning 11 spots. The Patriot League recognized a total of 44 volleyball student-athletes for their academic success.

To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must achieve a 3.2 grade-point average in the fall semester and be awarded a varsity letter.

Following is a list of Bucknell volleyball student-athletes who were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll:

Sheena Czipri, Sr., Neuroscience, Aurora, Ill./West Aurora

Anne Ellenberger, Fr., Chemical Engineering, Phoenix, Ariz./Horizon Honors

Allison Gittings, Jr., Psychology, Dayton, Md./Glenelg

Liz Hazuka, Sr., International Relations, Colorado Springs, Colo./Cheyenne Mountain

Shannon Pitsch, Sr., English, Oak Brook, Ill./Fenwick

Rachel Rodriguez, So., Accounting, Sagamore Hills, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit

Kaitlin Segal, So., Undeclared, Pacific Palisades, Calif./Harvard-Westlake

Lindsay Smith, Jr., Neuroscience, Lafayette, Colo./Monarch