Volleyball Hosts Colgate Friday and Holy Cross Saturday

Friday, October 26

Lewisburg, Pa.

7:00 PM

Bucknell University

Colgate

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Volleyball Hosts Colgate Friday and Holy Cross Saturday

10/24/2018 11:03:00 AM | Volleyball

The Bison Are Home for Four of Their Final Six Matches

Setting the Scene
(Friday, Oct. 26 – 7 p.m.)
What: Colgate (11-11, 6-4 PL) at Bucknell (6-15, 1-9 PL)
Where: Davis Gym (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com

(Saturday, Oct. 27 – 5 p.m.)
What: Holy Cross (4-19, 3-7 PL) at Bucknell (6-15, 1-9 PL)
Where: Davis Gym
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com

About the Bison
• Four of Bucknell's final six matches are at Davis Gym. The Bison host Colgate and Holy Cross this weekend and will host Army West Point and Loyola (Md.) for the final weekend of the season.
• The Bison have players in the top 10 in the league in five individual statistical categories, led by junior Mimi Richards in fourth in blocks/set (1.11) and seventh in hitting percentage (.281).
• Sophomore Alexa Bonanno is also in the top 10 in two categories, ranking sixth in aces/set (0.28) and seventh in assists/set (6.93). Freshman Jennie Burke is eighth in aces/set (0.26), while junior Brooke Stark is ninth in digs/set (3.47).
• Richards and junior Bridgette Holland have started all 21 matches and played in all 75 sets for the Bison.

Scouting Colgate
• Colgate is 11-11 overall and 6-4 in the Patriot League after posting back-to-back 3-0 wins over Army West Point and Holy Cross.
• The Raiders are just 1-7 in road matches this season. They are 5-3 at home and 5-1 at neutral sites.
• Colgate allows just 1.71 blocks/set, best in the Patriot League.

Series History with Colgate
• Colgate leads 41-23 in the all-time series with Bucknell. The teams first played in 1984.
• The Raiders have won two straight in the series, including the first matchup this season.
• Bucknell won the first matchup between the teams last season.

Scouting Holy Cross
• Holy Cross is 4-19 overall and 3-7 in the Patriot League after losses to Navy, Army West Point, and Colgate.
• The Crusaders lead the Patriot League in aces, averaging 1.56/set.
• Regan Wright ranks first in the conference with 40 aces.

Series History with Holy Cross
• Bucknell leads 37-17 in the all-time series with Holy Cross. The teams first played in 1986.
• The Bison are 6-5 against the Crusaders under head coach Anna Allison.
• Holy Cross won 3-0 in the first matchup between the teams this season.

Up Next
• The Bison play at Lehigh on Friday, Nov. 2, and at Lafayette on Saturday, Nov. 3.