Oct. 20, 2006

Box Score

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Two Bison recorded double-doubles as the Bucknell volleyball team fought its way to a 3-2 victory against Army on the court in Davis Gym on Friday evening. The win improved the Orange and Blue to 14-10, 5-3 in the Patriot League, and marked the first time the Bison defeated the Black Knights (16-6, 6-2 PL) since the 2003 season.

Junior Jenna Henderson (Elk Grove, Calif./Laguna Creek) led the way for Bucknell's offense with 22 kills along with four service aces and completed her double-double with 10 digs. Senior Amanda Grossmann (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) followed with 13 kills and hit .370 with just three errors in 27 attempts. Senior Sarah Groman (Hollister, Calif./San Benito) compiled 12 kills, hit .296 (12-4-27) with seven blocks, sophomore Emilie Hardinge (Darien, Conn./Darien) totaled 10 kills and senior Jennie Smith (Roanoke, Va./Patrick Henry) had eight kills and eight blocks. Sophomore Shannon Pitsch (Oak Brook, Ill./Fenwick) was the second Bison to notch a double-double, matching her career high with 58 assists while also tallying 10 digs and four service aces. Freshman Rachel Freeman (San Mateo, Calif./San Mateo) set a career high with a team-best 22 digs and senior Kristen Sydlowski (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) posted 20 digs.

For the Black Knights, Danielle Cooper hit .327 (24-6-55) with 24 kills, four service aces and seven digs. Elizabeth Lazzari contributed 19 kills and added 12 digs, while Jamie Clark had 15 kills, seven blocks and hit .542 (15-2-24). Eileen Cassidy recorded a match-high 27 digs and setter Maureen Bannon aided the attack with 65 assists while also finishing with 14 digs.

In game one, Army led from the outset and did not trail after the team's seventh point, on the way to a 1-0 advantage in the match with a 30-21 win.

Then in game two, Henderson set the tone for Bucknell by opening the frame with a kill and following up with three consecutive service aces to put the Orange and Blue out in front, 4-0. The Bison extended their lead to as many as twelve points and tied the match, 1-1, by playing to a 30-20 result.

After trailing 25-19 in the third game, Bucknell scratched its way to within a point of the Black Knights at 29-28, which prompted an Army timeout. Following the break, the Bison knotted the score on a Black Knights' attack error and notched the next two points on a kill by Henderson and a service ace by Pitsch, which gave the Orange and Blue a 31-29 game three victory.

The teams traded point-for-point most of the way through game four until Army used a 9-3 run to build a 27-20 advantage. The Black Knights went on to take the game, 30-23, which evened the match score at 2-2.

In game five, with the score tied at seven, Bucknell forced an Army timeout after three straight kills, one by Grossmann and two by Henderson, which put the Bison in front, 10-7. The Black Knights would tie the score on two more occasions, at 12 and at 13, but the Orange and Blue iced the match with back-to-back kills by Henderson for the team's 14th and 15th points.

Bucknell returns to action tomorrow, Oct. 21, when the team will play host to Holy Cross in a Patriot League match at 7 p.m.

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