Saturday, October 15
Lewisburg, Pa.
4 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Army
Photo by: Ben Popko
Volleyball Hosts Army Black Knights Saturday at Davis Gym
10/13/2022 11:33:00 AM | Volleyball
Setting the Scene
Who: Bucknell (11-6, 4-4 PL) vs. Army (10-8, 6-2 PL)
When: Saturday, Oct. 15 at 4 p.m.
Where: Davis Gym – Lewisburg, Pa.
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com
Pride Game: Saturday's match against Army will be the volleyball team's second annual Pride Game, presented by Bucknell's Athlete Ally Chapter. Athlete Ally works to end homophobia and transphobia in sport, and it activates the athletic community to exercise their leadership to champion LGBTQIA+ equality.
About Bucknell
- Just eight days after facing Army in West Point, N.Y., Bucknell hosts the Black Knights at Davis Gym on Saturday for its only match of the weekend. The Bison are looking to bounce back from an 0-2 weekend and remain among the top six teams in the Patriot League.
- The Bison fell to 4-4 following matchups with Army and Navy last weekend and are 1-4 over their last five matches. Three of those matches went five sets after Bucknell opened the league schedule with 3-0 sweeps over its first three opponents.
- Bucknell is currently fifth in the Patriot League standings. All four of the Bison's losses are to the four teams sitting ahead of them in the standings.
- Bucknell remains the Patriot League leader in opponent hitting percentage (.147), opponent aces per set (1.26) and digs per set (16.95). Its opponent hitting percentage mark and its digs per set are sixth and ninth in the nation, respectively.
- Sophomore libero Jordan Hardy ranks fourth in the country with her 5.77 digs per set. She's supplied 20 or more in 11 of 17 matches and has surpassed 30 digs twice. Hardy posted 29 digs against Navy last time out.
- Senior Catherine Jamison and freshman Bri Frazilus continue to lead the Bison in kills and rank fifth (3.42/S) and sixth (3.41/S) in the league, respectively. Frazilus, who has been named PL Rookie of the Week three times, was in double figures for a 12th time this season against Army. Jamison has posted double-digit kills in seven straight matches and is eighth in the league in hitting percentage (.273).
- Junior middle blockers Allie Lopez and Valentina Feigl each put together outstanding performances last weekend. Feigl finished the Army match with a career-high eight total blocks, and Lopez posted three block assists and three block solos against Navy. Lopez is sixth in the Patriot League with 0.93 blocks per set.
- Hagstrom is in his third season with the program. He's joined by second-year assistant Jeremy Young. Hagstrom is looking to guide the Bison back to the Patriot League Tournament for the first time since 2010.
Scouting Army/Series History
- Army is third in the Patriot League standings at 10-8 overall and 6-2 in league play. Army's league losses are to Colgate and Loyola.
- Army was picked second in the Patriot League preseason poll after finishing top-3 in the league in each of the last three seasons.
- The Black Knights are second in the Patriot League in both kills per set (13.18) and blocks per set (2.10).
- Two-time All-Patriot League middle blocker Paige Fixemer currently ranks third in the league in blocks per set (1.11) and sixth in hitting percentage (.290). She posted 14 kills in the win over the Bison last weekend. Senior libero Sayler Butters is third in the league in digs per set (4.72).
- The Black Knights are led by head coach Alma Kovaci Lee, who is 293-153 in 16 seasons with the team. She led the program to league titles in 2009 and 2020.
- Army leads 44-14 in the all-time series with Bucknell and has captured the last 11 in a row.
- Bucknell battled back from a number of late deficits in last weekend's 3-1 loss to the Black Knights. The Bison erased a 9-point deficit to take a lead in the second set and used a 4-1 run late in the third to force a fourth. The Bison recorded 11 total blocks for a second straight match. Bucknell hit .324 in the fourth set but was at just .174 for the match while Army hit .189 overall.
Up Next
Bucknell plays its next four matches on the road as it travels to Lafayette, Lehigh, Holy Cross and Colgate over the next two weeks. The Bison will face Lafayette at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21.
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