Bucknell University Athletics
Bison Volleyball Hosts First of Two Tournaments, Opens Season with Bucknell Tourney Friday
9/1/2011 8:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 1, 2011
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LEWISBURG, Pa. –After waiting a week longer than expected to get its season underway, Bison volleyball will finally kick off the 2011 campaign with the Bucknell Tournament this weekend. Davis Gym will feature six matches between the Bison, Dartmouth, Fordham and Manhattan over two days. Action begins at 5 p.m. on Friday, while the 7:30 p.m. bout will showcase Bucknell opposite Fordham. Play resumes at 10 a.m. Saturday with four matches, including Bucknell against Manhattan (12 p.m.) and Dartmouth (5 p.m.). Live stats for all matches will be available on GameTracker at BucknellBison.com.
BUCKNELL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
(Times Subject to Change)
Friday, Sept. 2
Dartmouth vs. Manhattan, 5 p.m. (Live Stats)
Bucknell vs. Fordham, 7:30 p.m. (Live Stats)
Saturday, Sept. 3
Manhattan vs. Fordham, 10 a.m. (Live Stats)
Bucknell vs. Manhattan, 12 p.m. (Live Stats)
Dartmouth vs. Fordham, 3 p.m. (Live Stats)
Bucknell vs. Dartmouth, 5 p.m. (Live Stats)
ABOUT THE BISON
- Bucknell had its season-opening tournament at William & Mary canceled last weekend due to Hurricane Irene.
- The Bison finished the 2010 season with a 10-17 overall record. Of their victories, four came in five-set matches, three in four-setters and three more in three-setters. Bucknell was 4-1 in matches that went the full five sets.
- Bucknell's first five-set win last season also turned out to be its first victory overall. The Bison downed Providence in the final match of the Bucknell Invitational, 25-22, 21-25, 14-25, 25-19, 16-14. Katie Baumgarten (South Pasadena, Calif./South Pasadena) clinched the win with a block solo on match point.
- Bucknell is 56-56 all-time when hosting in-season tournaments. The first Bucknell Invitational to make the schedule came in 1982 with the Bison going 5-1 against Towson State (W, 2-1), Scranton (W, 2-0), West Chester (W, 2-0 and L, 1-2), Robert Morris (W, 2-0) and SUNY-Cortland (W, 2-1).
- The Bison are also .500 all-time against each of their three opponents for this weekend. Bucknell and Fordham have split the series 8-8 since their first meeting in 1987. Bucknell and Dartmouth are 3-3 since 1994, and the Bison and Manhattan are 2-2 since 1983.
- Bucknell and Fordham faced off just last fall with the Rams taking a 1-3 win at the Columbia Classic. Kyleigh McAhren (Napa, Calif./Justin-Siena) led the Bison with 10 kills, while Kat Tauscher (Washington, D.C./National Cathedral School) chipped in a career-best 22 assists. It was Bucknell's fourth consecutive loss to Fordham.
- Bucknell and Manhattan have been unable to secure back-to-back wins against each other since first meeting 28 years ago. If the trend continues, the Bison should claim a victory on Saturday after losing the teams' last match 3-1 in 2000.
- The Bison are looking to snap a two-match skid against Dartmouth. The squads last squared off at the 2003 Bucknell Invitational where the Big Green had the upper hand, winning 3-2. Despite the loss, Bucknell's Breean Trapasso tallied 56 assists.
ABOUT THE RAMS
- Fordham is 1-0 on the year after having two of its three season-opening matches canceled due to Hurricane Irene. The Rams' win came in five sets over Rider (25-22, 20-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-12). Three players finished in double-digit kills, led by Brittany Daulton with 17. Daulton also finished with 15 digs, while Sara Konkel and Maria Rodenberg each tallied more than 20 assists.
- The Rams were 17-18 overall and 7-8 in the Atlantic 10 last season. Daulton is the leading returner in kills with 290 (2.50/set) last fall. Mary Diamantidis fell just short of the 1,000 assists mark, totaling 983 (9.73/set).
ABOUT THE JASPERS
- Manhattan comes to Lewisburg with a 1-1 record after splitting with Radford (W, 3-2) and Hofstra (L, 0-3) at last weekend's Asics Invitational. LaKell Havens leads the team with 26 kills, followed closely by Malia McGuinness with 25. Freshman Hollegn Henderson has already amassed 80 assists (10.0/set), including 56 in the five-set match with Radford.
- The Jaspers finished the 2010 season with a 20-14 overall record and an 11-7 mark in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Havens totaled 263 (2.58/set) kills a year ago, making her the leading returning offensive player. Jamie Collareta led in assists with 1,239 (9.52/set).
ABOUT THE BIG GREEN
- The Bucknell Tournament will the first competition of the fall for Dartmouth.
- The Big Green was 14-11 overall and 6-9 in the Ivy League last season. Many of those victories came early as the squad started the fall 12-2.
LOOKING AHEAD
Bucknell will head to Central Connecticut State for the Blue Devil Invitational Sept. 9-10. While in New Britain, Conn., the Bison will take on Stony Brook (7 p.m.) on Friday, followed by Central Connecticut State (1 p.m.) and Saint Peter's (5:30 p.m.) on Saturday. They will then host the Bucknell Invitational Sept. 16-17 with Coppin State, Stony Brook and Bowling Green at Davis Gym.
