Volleyball's Winning Streak Halted by Army Sweep

Friday, November 6

West Point, N.Y.

6 p.m.

Bucknell University

10-13,6-8Patriot

Army

13-10,7-7Patriot

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Bucknell	23	23	22	0
Army West Point	25	25	25	3

Photo by: Steven Schoenfelder

11/6/2026 7:47:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y.- Bucknell (10-13, 6-8 PL) and Army (13-10, 7-7 PL) entered Gillis Field House on Friday night tied for fourth place in the Patriot League. The Black Knights left its arena situated in fourth place and with the inside track to host a First Round match in the Patriot League Tournament after lancing the Bison in a sweep as the Orange & Blue fell 23-25, 23-25, 22-25. Bucknell dropped into a tie for sixth place with Holy Cross, who owns the head-to-head tiebreaker.

The Black Knights controlled the statistical sheet, recording 49 kills to the Bison's 37 and 58 digs to Bucknell's 50. Both teams served up five aces.

Cameron Lloyd led Bucknell with 12 kills. Sidney Shaffer added ten kills on a sparkling .526 hitting percentage. Reigning Patriot League Player of the Week Klea Tarja had her four-match double-digit kills streak broken as Army held the sophomore to six kills.

The Black Knights galloped to a 12-7 lead in the first set. Bucknell fought back with a 11-4 run to seize the lead. Army responded and the two teams traded points until the score was 22-22. West Point scored the next two points. Lloyd obtained a kill but Army scored the next point to win the set.

The second set ended in the same score. Army broke an 8-8 tie with a 3-0 run. Bucknell rallied with a 3-0 stretch. The Black Knights forged ahead multiple times, only to see the Bison tie the contest again. Bucknell went up 20-18 before Army charged ahead 24-22. Once again, Lloyd prevented elimination with a kill. She tried to tie the set but her attack went wide and Army had the 2-0 lead.

The Bison, facing elimination, stampeded out of the gate to a 14-8 lead and remained ahead 16-11. The Black Knights swiped the lead with a 6-0 run. A Stephanie Eroh kill tied the set. Army broke off a 6-1 run to permanently regain the advantage. Bucknell refused to surrender and reeled off a 3-0 run. A final Army kill ended the set and match.

Bucknell faces Colgate in Hamilton tomorrow at 4 p.m. in a crucial match for tournament entry and seeding.