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Holy Cross Deals Bucknell Volleyball 3-2 Setback
Oct. 6, 2001 LEWISBURG, Pa. - Holy Cross battled back from a 2-0 deficit to win three sets in a row and handed the Bucknell University volleyball team its first home loss of the season, winning 3-2 in Patriot League action Saturday evening. Bucknell had started the season 5-0 in Davis Gym before tonight's match. With the loss the Bison dropped to 9-6 (5-2 Patriot League) and lost for just the second time in their last eight matches. Holy Cross improved to 10-6 and 2-4 in league play. The Bison came out strong in the opening set, building an 11-6 lead before cruising to a 30-22 win. Holy Cross turned it around in the second game, leading by as many as five (22-17) before serving for match point at 29-28. But the Bison held on to win the final three points to take the match 31-29. Bucknell appeared to be on its way to a sweep after forging an early 14-10 advantage in game three, but the Crusaders put together a 12-2 run to go up 22-16 before winning the set 30-24. Holy Cross used 6-0 surge to turn a 5-3 deficit into a 9-5 advantage in the see-saw fourth set, which featured a total of 12 ties. The Crusaders outscored Bucknell 6-4 down the stretch after the Bison had taken a 24-23 lead to win 30-28 and force a fifth and deciding match. Holy Cross fell behind 11-7 in the final set, but regrouped to outscore Bucknell 8-2 the rest of the way for the 15-13 comeback victory.
Senior Shannon Walker continued her strong play this season, posting a season and match-high 25 kills while making just seven errors in 58 attempts for a .310 hitting percentage. Walker added a season and match-high nine blocks. Sophomore Brandi Trapasso also had a solid night for the Bison, recording a season and match-high 31 digs, just one short of her own school record set twice last season. Trapasso added a career-high 18 kills, and freshman Jackie Leahy also posted a "double-double" with 15 kills and 10 digs. Senior Whitney Williams added a match-high 46 assists.
Carissa Bennett led Holy Cross with 23 kills. Bucknell returns to action Oct. 14-15 when it makes a trip to the West Coast to play UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton. |
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