Bucknell University
Holy Cross
Volleyball Suffers 3-1 Setback at Holy Cross
10/28/2022 11:47:00 PM | Volleyball
WORCESTER, Mass. – The Bucknell volleyball team raced to a 25-14 win in the opening set at Holy Cross on Friday, but the Crusaders went on to win each of the next three to send the Bison to 5-7 in Patriot League play.
Bucknell hit .163 for the match after posting a .244 hitting percentage in the opening frame, and Holy Cross held a 7-2 advantage in service aces. Bucknell freshman Tijana Kostic led the team with 11 kills on 23 attacks and three errors for a .348 hitting percentage. She also posted 10 digs for the first double-double of her career. Fellow freshman Bri Frazilus neared a double-double with nine kills and nine digs. She was also one of three Bison with a trio of block assists.
Bucknell never trailed in the opening set as Holy Cross hit -.077, and the Orange & Blue cruised to a 1-0 lead in the match. Bucknell also posted four team blocks in the opening frame.
The second set was back and forth and the Bison led at 12-11, but a 6-0 Crusaders run put Bucknell in a hole that it was never able to climb out of. Holy Cross also captured the last four points in a row to win the second 25-17 and even the match at 1-1.
The Bison struggled to just a .087 hitting percentage in the third after dropping the first three points. Bucknell never led, and Holy Cross went on to win the third 25-20.
The Crusaders led throughout the fourth set as well. They jumped out to a commanding 14-7 lead, which gave them enough cushion to overcome a 4-0 Bison run that made it 16-12. Bucknell went on to lose the set 25-20.
Bucknell libero Jordan Hardy finished the match with 22 digs, and freshman libero Caleigh O'Connell posted 22 assists. O'Connell, along with Valentina Feigl, joined Frazilus with three block assists each.
Up next, Bucknell challenges first-place Colgate on the road at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
