Saturday, October 9
Lewisburg, Pa.
4 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Loyola
Volleyball Squares Off with Loyola, Colgate in Davis Gym This Weekend
10/6/2021 10:11:00 AM | Volleyball
Setting the Scene, Part I
Who: Bucknell (5-10, 1-5 PL) vs. Loyola (Md.) (12-4, 4-1 PL)
When: Saturday, Oct. 9 at 4 p.m.
Where: Davis Gym – Lewisburg, Pa.
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com
Setting the Scene, Part II
Who: Bucknell (5-10, 1-5 PL) vs. Colgate (8-7, 5-1 PL)
When: Sunday, Oct. 10 at 3 p.m.
Where: Davis Gym – Lewisburg, Pa.
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com
Spectator Mask Policy: Spectator masking is REQUIRED at all Bucknell indoor athletic venues for competitions, regardless of vaccination status.
About the Bison
- Bucknell plays the second half of a four-match homestand this weekend when it hosts Colgate and Loyola at Davis Gym. The Bison are facing two of the top three teams in Patriot League standings, and both have just one loss each in league play. Colgate and Loyola are the only remaining Patriot League teams the Bison have yet to play and round out the first half of the conference schedule. Colgate and Loyola will face one another on Friday before taking on the Bison.
- The Bison fell 3-0 to both Navy and American last weekend, giving them four consecutive losses since defeating Holy Cross on Sept. 18. Despite losing in straight sets, Bucknell's match against American was tightly contested. Bucknell lost 27-25 and 25-23 in the first two sets of the American match and posted hitting percentages above .330 in both.
- The Bison currently sit eighth in the Patriot League but have 10 regular season matches left to climb in the standings. Five of the 10 remaining matches will be played at home.
- Catherine Jamison led the Bison in kills in both matches over the weekend and has done so seven times this season. She posted double-digit kills over the weekend for the sixth and seventh times this season, and the sophomore ranks fifth in the Patriot League with 3.20 kills per set. She's also sixth in the league with a .270 hitting percentage, posting a .429 mark in the American match.
- Fellow sophomore Libby Nieporte also had a solid outing on Sunday, adding eight kills on a .368 hitting percentage vs. the Eagles. She slipped in seven digs as well.
- Setter Sarah Ramirez has climbed the Patriot League leaderboard in assists, ranking fifth with 8.83 per set. She had her third-highest assist total on Sunday with 37.
- The sophomore duo of Allie Lopez and Valentina Feigl has led the Bison in blocks throughout the season. Lopez sports a team-best 34 on the season, and Feigl has 26.
- First-year Libero Joran Hardy ranks sixth in digs (3.90/S) in the Patriot League. As a team, the Bison are third in the category with 14.73 per set.
- Bucknell entered league play 4-5 following three non-conference tournaments. Bucknell went 2-1 in the season-opening Delaware State tournament, 1-2 at the Penn tournament, and 1-2 at the Cornell Invitational. Bucknell has played two five-setters and has one 3-0 sweep this season.
- Bucknell played a truncated season in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic and went 1-3 against Patriot League opponents.
- Head coach Tyler Hagstrom is in his second season with the Bison. He previously served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Princeton from 2016 to 2019.
- The Bison returned 13 letterwinners and welcomed four newcomers to the roster, bringing the team total to 17. An outside hitter, a middle blocker and a pair of liberos make up the rookie class, which has seen plenty of playing time through the first three weekends of the season. Hagstrom also added two new assistants, Erin Kretzschmar and Jeremy Young, to the coaching staff.
Scouting Loyola/Series History
- The Greyhounds are in the midst of one of their best seasons in recent memory and are currently third in Patriot League standings with a 12-4 (4-1 PL) record. They dropped their first league match on Saturday in a loss to Lafayette after defeating Navy, Army, Holy Cross and Lehigh previously. The Greyhounds were riding a nine-match winning streak prior to the Lafayette loss. They're 5-2 in road matches this fall.
- Loyola sits atop the Patriot League in a host of categories, including opponent hitting percentage (.146), assists (13.24/S), kills (14.22/S) and digs (19.33/S). The Greyhounds also rank second in team hitting percentage (.229).
- Three-time Patriot League Libero of the Year Katie Forsythe leads the league with 5.83 digs per set and has already been named PL Player of the Week once this season. She's also fifth in service aces (0.39/S).
- Junior middle blocker Cecylia Guye is third among Patriot League players with a .345 hitting percentage, and senior outside hitter Abby Hamilton ranks second in kills with 4.25 per set.
- First-year setter Kacy Sekunda has been named PL Rookie of the Week three times with her 10.08 assists per set.
- Loyola is guided by seventh-year head coach Alija Pittenger, who has a 61-109 record with the Greyhounds. She previously served as head coach at Fairfield and has two NCAA tournament appearances under her belt.
- Bucknell and Loyola have met 26 times since 1984, and the Bison hold a 16-10 edge in the series. Bucknell has won four of the last six meetings, including a 3-1 win in the most recent match.
- The Bison are 8-2 all-time in home matches against the Greyhounds. Bucknell and Loyola split the two meetings in 2019.
Scouting Colgate/Series History
- Colgate is 8-6 (5-1 PL) and sits second in Patriot League standings. The Raiders have won three in a row and lost their only league contest at Navy on Sept. 24. Four of the Raiders' five Patriot League wins have been sweeps. They're 2-2 in road matches.
- Colgate finished first during the regular season in the spring before falling in the Patriot League Championship. Bucknell did not see the Raiders last season.
- The Raiders rank middle of the pack in most statistical categories this season, sitting fourth in hitting percentage, kills and blocks.
- Junior middle blocker Sophie Thompson leads all Patriot League players with 1.29 blocks per set this season. She posted four in last weekend's win over Army and has had five or more in five matches.
- Colgate's kills leader is sophomore outside hitter Libby Overmyer, who's been in double figures in five consecutive matches. Overmyer, who tallied a season-high 17 kills in a win over Lafayette, ranks fourth in the league with 3.24 kills per set.
- Second on the Colgate roster in kills is two-time Patriot League Player of the Year Allie Lowe. Lowe was an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention last season after tallying 4.34 kills per set.
- Colgate head coach Ryan Baker is in his 16th season with the team. He owns a 247-189 record, including a 148-60 Patriot League mark. Baker is a three-time Patriot League Coach of the Year and led the team to the 2012 league title.
- Bucknell is 23-44 in the all-time series with Colgate, dating back to 1984. The Bison have won just one match against the Raiders since 2010, capturing a 3-1 victory at home back in 2017. Colgate won 3-1 on Nov. 16, 2019 in the most recent meeting.
- The Bison are 15-18 all-time in home matches against the Raiders.
Up Next
Bucknell plays Colgate for a second consecutive match when it travels to Hamilton, N.Y. on Saturday, Oct. 16 for its only contest of the weekend. Next Saturday's match is scheduled 4 p.m.
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