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Volleyball Hosts Navy Tuesday, Concludes Schedule with Senior Day Match vs. Colgate Saturday
11/11/2019 11:39:00 AM | Volleyball
Setting the Scene
What:Â Navy (14-10, 9-4 PL) at Bucknell (14-12, 3-11 PL)
When: Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.
Where: Davis Gym, Lewisburg, Pa.
Live Video: Patriot League Network
Live Stats:Â BucknellBison.com
What:Â Colgate (20-6, 13-1 PL) at Bucknell (14-12, 3-11 PL)
When: Saturday, Nov. 16 at 4:30 p.m.
Where:Â Davis Gym, Lewisburg, Pa.
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com
About the Bison
• Bucknell faces two of the top three teams in the league this week with matches against Navy and Colgate. Saturday's match against the Raiders is the final on the schedule this season.
• The Bison are coming off a pair of tough losses to Holy Cross and Army. With a win this week, the Bison will have collected the most victories in a season since 2006.
• Anna Carroll had one of her best weeks of the season last week. The junior totaled 20 kills and 12 digs, all while keeping her hitting percentage above .270. Carroll has also been above .250 in each of the last four matches.
• Libero Brooke Stark has provided double-digit digs in each of the last seven matches. The senior is 39 digs away from matching her career high in a season. She currently ranks third in program history with 1,331 in her career.
• Senior Sophie Bullard is one dig away from moving into fifth on Bucknell's all-time digs list. Bullard is also over 1,000 kills for her career and has 11 double-doubles this year.
• Senior Mimi Richards is third all-time with 414 total blocks for the Bison. Richards is number one all-time in block assists with 414.
• Kelsey O'Loughlin, who's won six Rookie of the Week awards this season, leads the Bison in both hitting percentage (.309) and assists (915). The freshman is second in the league with 9.78 assists per set this season.
• Saturday is Senior Day for the Bison. Five seniors – Selby Schnobrich, Bridgette Holland, Mimi Richards, Sophie Bullard, Brooke Stark – will be recognized prior to the start of Saturday's match.
Scouting Navy
• Navy has won five of its last six matches and is third in the Patriot League standings. Three of Navy's four Patriot League losses have come against the two top teams in the league in American and Colgate.
 • The Midshipmen are third in the league with a .218 hitting percentage, and are a top-five team in assists, kills, and service aces.
• Navy junior Maddi Sgattoni was last week's Patriot League Player of the Week after posting 34 kills and only five errors in a pair of road wins for the Mids. Sgattoni is third in the league with 3.45 kills per set this season. She's also fifth with 0.32 service aces per set.
• Senior setter Paige Miles is fourth in the league with 9.22 assists per set. Miles has surpassed 40 assists nine times this season and is second on the Mids' roster with a .288 hitting percentage.
Series History with Navy
• Navy defeated Bucknell 3-0 back on October 15 and leads the all-time series 34-22.
• Last time Bucknell faced the Mids, Bullard led the team with 11 kills.
Scouting Colgate
• The Raiders sit tied for first in the Patriot League with a 13-1 record. The Raiders' only loss came against American, who they also defeated earlier in the season.
• Colgate has swept seven of its league opponents this season, including Bucknell on October 19. The Raiders are currently riding a four-game winning streak that includes three sweeps.
• Colgate ranks second in both hitting percentage and assists, and ranks third in blocks, kills, and opponent hitting percentage.
• Colgate libero Bridget Kolsky was an honorable mention for Player of the Week this week after tallying 31 digs in a pair of wins. Kolsky is sixth in the league in that category with 385 for the season.
• Alli Lowe is second in the league in kills per set this season. The junior has posted double-digit kills in each of the last 11 matches and recorded a season-high 31 against Sacred Heart back in September.
• Colgate setter Julia Kurowski leads the Patriot League with 10.33 assists per set.
Series History with Colgate
• Colgate defeated Bucknell 3-0 back on October 19 in Hamilton, N.Y. In that match, Richards led the Bison with nine kills, two solo blocks, a block assist, and a .389 hitting percentage.
• The Raiders lead the all-time series 43-23.
