Volleyball Brushes Aside Colgate in Four Sets for First Season Sweep of the Raiders Since 2006

Saturday, November 7

Hamilton, N.Y.

4 p.m.

Bucknell University

11-13,7-8Patriot

Colgate

12-13,6-9Patriot

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Bucknell	25	14	25	25	3
Colgate	21	25	21	21	1

Photo by: Steven Schoenfelder

11/7/2026 6:21:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

HAMILTON, N.Y.- Bucknell, facing possible elimination from the Patriot League Tournament, spoiled Colgate's Senior Day with a four-set victory (25-21, 14-25, 25-21, 25-21) on Saturday. The Bison improved to 11-13 overall but more importantly stayed alive for a tournament bid at 7-8 in conference action. The Raiders fell to 12-13 overall and 6-9 in PL play and are in danger of missing the conference tournament for the first time since 2017.

Colgate held the minor edge in kills 58-57, digs 71-70, and hitting percentage .281 to .239, but Bucknell recorded six aces to the Raiders' one and grouped together its points in its winning three sets.

Four Bison recorded double-digit kill totals. Marion Haskell, freshman sensation, paced Bucknell with 15 kills. She had six kills in the first two sets but ramped up her production in the final two stanzas with nine more kills.

Cameron Lloyd and Klea Tarja each notched 12 kills. Lloyd added 16 digs for another double-double. Tarja, who saw her double-digit digs streak broken last night at Army, rebooted her efforts.

Sidney Shaffer, a senior herself, displayed disdain for Colgate's forthcoming graduates, recording 11 kills and three block assists.

Bucknell, not impacted by Senior Day emotions, dashed out to a 10-5 lead. Colgate asserted its troops and grabbed a 13-12 advantage. Bucknell tied the score at 15-15 before a 3-0 Colgate run restored the Raiders' lead. The Orange & Blue countered with a 6-1 run. Colgate tried to respond but Bucknell controlled the rest for the 25-21 set win.

Colgate, desperate not to lose a second straight stanza, fired out to a 13-7 lead in the second set. The Raiders kept stacking points and rolled to the 25-14 set win to even the match.

Bucknell had a brief memory and wiped away the second set results to never tie or trail in the third. A 3-0 opening run set the tone. Colgate cut the deficit to 7-6 but never inched closer. The Bison stalled any Colgate rallies by answering every challenge. An Isabella Charlton service ace at 22-16 effectively sealed the set and Bucknell coasted to the 25-21 set victory. An interesting statistical note: both teams hit .242 on 13 kills, five errors, and 33 total attacks.

Colgate scored the opening point in the final set but a 4-0 Bucknell lead erased that small deficit and the Raiders never led again. The Bison built leads of 14-8 and 17-11. Colgate desperately tried to mount a late rally and cut within 23-21. A Haskell kill and a twin block by Peyton McGee and Shaffer ended their game, set, and, potentially, their PL tournament hopes.

The Bison are currently positioned fifth in the conference, one game ahead of Colgate and Holy Cross. The Orange & Blue have the head-to-head tiebreaker on Colgate but the opposite holds true for Holy Cross. The latter plays at Loyola (Md.) in its season finale.

Bucknell completes the regular season next Saturday at league-leading American. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.