Undefeated Women's Tennis Plays La Salle in Hershey on Friday

Friday, February 15

Hershey, Pa.

6 p.m.

Bucknell University

La Salle

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Undefeated Women's Tennis Plays La Salle in Hershey on Friday

2/14/2019 5:25:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Setting the Scene
What: Bucknell (4-0) vs. La Salle (0-3)
When: Friday, Feb. 15 – 6 p.m.
Where: Hershey Racquet Club (Hershey, Pa.)

About the Bison
• Bucknell looks to stay unbeaten when it plays La Salle on Friday at the Hershey Racquet Club. At 4-0, the Bison are off to their best start since 2005.
• The Bison are two straight wins away from matching the 6-0 start during the 2005 season.
• So far, Bucknell has victories over St. Bonaventure, Siena, Niagara, and Saint Joseph's. Up next is the match against La Salle and then a match with Saint Francis.
• Two Bison players are undefeated with 4-0 records this spring. Cayla Koch is unbeaten on court two, while Sofia Ayuso has a perfect record on court five.
• Bucknell is 19-5 in singles matches this spring. Jill Auteri, Paige Leavy, and Mishi Papich are all 3-1.

Scouting La Salle
• La Salle is 0-3 with losses to Morgan State (4-0 score), Towson (4-0), and Temple (7-0).
• The Explorers showed improvement last season with five wins. That eclipsed their win total from the previous four seasons combined.

Series History
• Bucknell is unbeaten at 8-0 in the all-time series with La Salle.
• The Bison have posted a win over the Explorers in each of the past three seasons.
• Sofia Ayuso, Danielle Gannon, Paige Leavy, and Mishi Papich are all 1-0 in singles against La Salle.

Up Next
• Bucknell will host Saint Francis at the Central PA Tennis Center on Friday, Feb. 22, at 3 p.m.