Volleyball On the Road for Matches at American and Navy this Weekend

Saturday, October 20

Annapolis, Md.

4:00 PM

Bucknell University

Navy

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Volleyball On the Road for Matches at American and Navy this Weekend

10/17/2018 1:12:00 PM | Volleyball

The Bison Tallied 14 Kills Against Army West Point Last Match

Setting the Scene
(Saturday, Oct. 20 – Noon)
What: Bucknell (6-13, 1-7 PL) at Navy (15-6, 7-1 PL)
Where: Wesley A. Brown Field House (Annapolis, Md.)
Live Stats: NavySports.com

(Sunday, Oct. 21 – 2 p,m.)
What: Bucknell (6-13, 1-7 PL) at American (13-9, 8-0 PL)
Where: Bender Arena (Washington, D.C.)
Live Stats: AUEagles.com

About the Bison
• Bucknell is coming off a solid performance despite suffering a five-set loss at Army West Point. The Bison were up 2-1 in the match and had a chance at match point in the fifth set, but the Black Knights came out on top 25-17, 18-25, 18-25, 25-21, 17-15.
• Junior Bridgette Holland had a great match at Army, finishing with 10 kills and seven total blocks. Junior Mimi Richards had 10 kills and six total blocks, and senior Blake Buchholz tallied eight kills and five blocks.
• Richards ranks sixth in program history with 250 block assists. She needs 14 to pass former teammate Erika Eastley (2013-17) for fifth.
• The Bison have won one of the first two sets in each of their past four matches.
• Bucknell has two players ranked in the top 10 in the Patriot League in service aces. Sophomore Alexa Bonanno is fifth, averaging 0.29/set. Freshman Jennie Burke is seventh, averaging 0.27/set.

Scouting Navy
• Navy is 15-6 overall and 7-1 in the Patriot League. The Mids have won four straight matches over Colgate, Army West Point, Lafayette, and Holy Cross, all by shutout.
• The Mids' lone league loss came to American, 3-2.
• Katie Patrick ranks first in the Patriot League in hitting percentage (.369) and third in blocks/set (1.13).

Series History with Navy
• Navy leads 32-22 in the all-time series with Bucknell. The teams first played in 1981.
• The Mids won 3-1 earlier this season.
• Mimi Richards had 14 kills, five total blocks and five digs for the Bison.

Scouting American
• American is 13-9 overall and 8-0 in the Patriot League after finishing unbeaten in the first half of the league schedule.
• Most recently, the Eagles defeated Army West Point, 3-0 behind 14 kills from Aleksandra Kazala.
• Kennedy Etheridge ranks first in the Patriot League in assists, averaging 10.06/set.

Series History with American
• American leads 45-1 in the all-time series with Bucknell. The teams first played in 1989.
• The Eagles won 3-0 earlier this season.
• Mimi Richards had 12 kills and a .364 hitting percentage for the Bison.

Up Next
• The Bison will host Colgate on Friday, Oct. 26, and Holy Cross on Saturday, Oct. 27.