Friday, September 2
Lewisburg, Pa.
3:30 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
NJIT vs. LIU
Volleyball Hosts Bucknell Invitational at Davis Gym Friday and Saturday
8/31/2022 11:20:00 AM | Volleyball
TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
What:Â Bucknell Invitational
When:Â Friday, Sept. 2 - Saturday, Sept. 3
Where: Davis Gym – Lewisburg, Pa.
Live Stats:Â BucknellBison.com
Watch:Â All Bucknell matches will be broadcast on ESPN+. All other matches will be shown on YouTube.
Follow on Twitter: Bucknell_VB
Tournament Schedule
Friday, Sept. 2
3:30 p.m. – NJIT vs. LIU | Watch
6 p.m. – George Washington at Bucknell | Watch
Saturday, Sept. 3
9 a.m. – NJIT at Bucknell | Watch
11 a.m. – LIU vs. George Washington | Watch
2 p.m. – George Washington vs. NJIT | Watch
4 p.m. – LIU at Bucknell | Watch
*An All-Tournament Team, selected by participating team coaches, will be announced following the final match on Saturday.
About the Bison
• Fresh off a 3-0 weekend, Bucknell is hosting its first home tournament since 2019. George Washington, LIU and NJIT will all be in attendance, and the Bison will see each team once.
• Bucknell's 3-0 start is its best since 2017. At the Red Flash Classic, the Bison won 3-1 over Bellarmine after dropping the first set in the season opener last Friday. They then swept Garnder-Webb in the early match on Saturday and battled to a 3-2 victory over Saint Francis Saturday night. Bucknell reached 25 points in each of the first four sets against the Red Flash but lost two of them by 27-25 scores. They then picked up a 15-13 win in the fifth to come out on top in the tournament.
• Freshman outside hitter Bri Frazilus, junior outside hitter Catherine Jamison and sophomore libero Jordan Hardy were all named to the All-Tournament Team at the Red Flash Classic. Hardy was named the tournament's MVP after totaling 64 digs (5.33 digs/set), seven service aces and 14 assists.
• Frazilus took home one of the first two Patriot League weekly awards, earning Rookie of the Week. Frazilus led the team with 42 kills (4.2 kills/set) and finished second on the roster with 32 digs (3.2 digs/set). She posted two double-doubles, including a 22-kill, 11-dig performance against Gardner-Webb. She also maintained a .514 hitting percentage that match. For her efforts, Frazilus was named the first Bison of the Week for the 2022-23 athletics season.
• Joining Frazilus with a double-double over the weekend was senior Lisa Zoch, who totaled 19 kills, 16 digs and a block assist with a .359 hitting percentage in the Saint Francis match.
• Other statistical leaders from Bucknell's opening weekend included freshman setter Luara Caro, who racked up 68 assists, and junior middle blocker Allie Lopez, who posted nine blocks (8 block assists, 1 block solo).
• Bucknell went 6-0 in home tournament matches in 2019, dropping just two sets during those two weekends.
Scouting the Opponents/Series History
• George Washington is 0-2 to start the 2022 season and will face Delaware Wednesday evening. The Colonials suffered losses to New Orleans and American last weekend.
• George Washington, which finished 2-25 (2-14 A10) last season, was picked to finish ninth out of 10 teams in the 2022 Atlantic 10 Volleyball Preseason Poll.
• The colonials are under the direction of first-year head coach Tanya Vogel, who most recently served as the head men's volleyball coach at Lawrence Tech.
• Bucknell and George Washington have never faced one another.
• LIU has started 1-2 this season, defeating Alabama State 3-2 and losing 3-0 to both Arizona and New Mexico State. Freshman outside hitter Amaris Smith earned NEC Volleyball Rookie of the Week on Monday after leading her team in kills (36) at the Arizona Cactus Classic. She posted 24 kills alone in the five-set victory over Alabama State.
• The Sharks went 13-14 overall and 10-4 in the Northeast Conference in 2021. They were picked to finish second in the NEC preseason poll.
• LIU is led by head coach Ken Ko, who in his eighth season has compiled a 99-86 career record.
• NJIT is 1-3 to open its season. The Highlanders defeated Saint Peter's 3-0 on Tuesday after being swept by Northern Illinois, Illinois-Chicago and South Dakota State last weekend.
• NJIT was picked sixth in the America East Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll after going 2-25 overall and 0-12 in conference play in 2021.
• Highlanders head coach Pedro Trevino began his tenure at NJIT in 2019. He is 6-69 overall with the team.
• Bucknell is 4-1 all-time against NJIT, dating back to 2009. Bucknell has won four in a row after the Highlanders collected the first win in the series. The teams last met in 2018 when the Bison won 3-1 at the Terrier Invitational in New York.
Up Next
The Bison compete at the 2022 Western New York Invitational, hosted by Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y. Bucknell will face the Bulls, Canisius and Youngstown State on Friday, Sept. 9 and Saturday, Sept. 10.
What:Â Bucknell Invitational
When:Â Friday, Sept. 2 - Saturday, Sept. 3
Where: Davis Gym – Lewisburg, Pa.
Live Stats:Â BucknellBison.com
Watch:Â All Bucknell matches will be broadcast on ESPN+. All other matches will be shown on YouTube.
Follow on Twitter: Bucknell_VB
Tournament Schedule
Friday, Sept. 2
3:30 p.m. – NJIT vs. LIU | Watch
6 p.m. – George Washington at Bucknell | Watch
Saturday, Sept. 3
9 a.m. – NJIT at Bucknell | Watch
11 a.m. – LIU vs. George Washington | Watch
2 p.m. – George Washington vs. NJIT | Watch
4 p.m. – LIU at Bucknell | Watch
*An All-Tournament Team, selected by participating team coaches, will be announced following the final match on Saturday.
About the Bison
• Fresh off a 3-0 weekend, Bucknell is hosting its first home tournament since 2019. George Washington, LIU and NJIT will all be in attendance, and the Bison will see each team once.
• Bucknell's 3-0 start is its best since 2017. At the Red Flash Classic, the Bison won 3-1 over Bellarmine after dropping the first set in the season opener last Friday. They then swept Garnder-Webb in the early match on Saturday and battled to a 3-2 victory over Saint Francis Saturday night. Bucknell reached 25 points in each of the first four sets against the Red Flash but lost two of them by 27-25 scores. They then picked up a 15-13 win in the fifth to come out on top in the tournament.
• Freshman outside hitter Bri Frazilus, junior outside hitter Catherine Jamison and sophomore libero Jordan Hardy were all named to the All-Tournament Team at the Red Flash Classic. Hardy was named the tournament's MVP after totaling 64 digs (5.33 digs/set), seven service aces and 14 assists.
• Frazilus took home one of the first two Patriot League weekly awards, earning Rookie of the Week. Frazilus led the team with 42 kills (4.2 kills/set) and finished second on the roster with 32 digs (3.2 digs/set). She posted two double-doubles, including a 22-kill, 11-dig performance against Gardner-Webb. She also maintained a .514 hitting percentage that match. For her efforts, Frazilus was named the first Bison of the Week for the 2022-23 athletics season.
• Joining Frazilus with a double-double over the weekend was senior Lisa Zoch, who totaled 19 kills, 16 digs and a block assist with a .359 hitting percentage in the Saint Francis match.
• Other statistical leaders from Bucknell's opening weekend included freshman setter Luara Caro, who racked up 68 assists, and junior middle blocker Allie Lopez, who posted nine blocks (8 block assists, 1 block solo).
• Bucknell went 6-0 in home tournament matches in 2019, dropping just two sets during those two weekends.
Scouting the Opponents/Series History
• George Washington is 0-2 to start the 2022 season and will face Delaware Wednesday evening. The Colonials suffered losses to New Orleans and American last weekend.
• George Washington, which finished 2-25 (2-14 A10) last season, was picked to finish ninth out of 10 teams in the 2022 Atlantic 10 Volleyball Preseason Poll.
• The colonials are under the direction of first-year head coach Tanya Vogel, who most recently served as the head men's volleyball coach at Lawrence Tech.
• Bucknell and George Washington have never faced one another.
• LIU has started 1-2 this season, defeating Alabama State 3-2 and losing 3-0 to both Arizona and New Mexico State. Freshman outside hitter Amaris Smith earned NEC Volleyball Rookie of the Week on Monday after leading her team in kills (36) at the Arizona Cactus Classic. She posted 24 kills alone in the five-set victory over Alabama State.
• The Sharks went 13-14 overall and 10-4 in the Northeast Conference in 2021. They were picked to finish second in the NEC preseason poll.
• LIU is led by head coach Ken Ko, who in his eighth season has compiled a 99-86 career record.
• NJIT is 1-3 to open its season. The Highlanders defeated Saint Peter's 3-0 on Tuesday after being swept by Northern Illinois, Illinois-Chicago and South Dakota State last weekend.
• NJIT was picked sixth in the America East Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll after going 2-25 overall and 0-12 in conference play in 2021.
• Highlanders head coach Pedro Trevino began his tenure at NJIT in 2019. He is 6-69 overall with the team.
• Bucknell is 4-1 all-time against NJIT, dating back to 2009. Bucknell has won four in a row after the Highlanders collected the first win in the series. The teams last met in 2018 when the Bison won 3-1 at the Terrier Invitational in New York.
Up Next
The Bison compete at the 2022 Western New York Invitational, hosted by Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y. Bucknell will face the Bulls, Canisius and Youngstown State on Friday, Sept. 9 and Saturday, Sept. 10.
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