Volleyball Closes Season with Home Matches Friday and Saturday

Friday, November 9

Lewisburg, Pa.

6 p.m.

Bucknell University

Army West Point

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Volleyball Closes Season with Home Matches Friday and Saturday

11/8/2018 4:26:00 PM | Volleyball

The Bison Will Celebrate Senior Day Against Loyola on Saturday

Setting the Scene
(Friday, Nov. 9 – 6 p.m.)
What: Army West Point (12-15, 7-7 PL) at Bucknell (7-18, 2-12 PL)
Where: Davis Gym (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Watch Live: Patriot League Network
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com

(Saturday, Nov. 10 – 4 p.m.)
What: Loyola (13-14, 8-6 PL) at Bucknell (7-18, 2-12 PL)
Where: Davis Gym (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com

About the Bison
• Bucknell closes the season with a pair of home matches, hosting Army West Point on Friday and Loyola on Saturday.
• The Bison will celebrate Senior Day against the Greyhounds on Saturday. Three players – Lindsey Baker, Blake Buchholz, and Jamie Risdal – will be honored prior to the match.
• Bucknell is coming off a 3-2 win over Lafayette, completing a season sweep of the Leopards. Sophie Bullard had 21 kills and 14 digs. Bridgette Holland tallied 15 kills and five block assists, while Mimi Richards finished with 10 kills and six block assists.
• Alexa Bonanno had a career-high 50 assists in the win over Lafayette. The sophomore has averaged 33.8 assists over the past four matches.

Scouting Army West Point
• Army West Point is 12-15 overall and 7-7 in the Patriot League after a 3-2 loss to Loyola in its most recent match.
• Lisa Sullivan finished with a career-high 16 kills against the Greyhounds.
• Prior to the loss to Loyola, the Black Knights won three straight matches over Lafayette (3-1), Lehigh (3-2), and Navy (3-1).

Series History with Army West Point
• Army West Point leads 38-14 in the all-time series with Bucknell. The teams first played in 1989.
• The Black Knights have won five straight, including a 3-2 victory in West Point earlier this season.
• Bridgette Holland finished with 10 kills and seven total blocks against Army earlier this season, while Mimi Richards tallied 10 kills and six total blocks.

Scouting Loyola
• Loyola is 13-14 overall and 8-6 in the Patriot League after back-to-back wins over Holy Cross (3-0) and Army West Point (3-2).
• The Greyhounds are currently tied with Colgate for fourth in the Patriot League standings, sitting one match in front of Army West Point.
• Loyola has never qualified for the four-team Patriot League Tournament.