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Bucknell Volleyball Places Eight on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

Czipri, Rodriguez Lead Bison with 4.0 GPA

Rachel Rodriquez was one of eight Bison named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

Jan. 27, 2009

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Eight members of the Bucknell volleyball team were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll on Tuesday. Sheena Czipri (Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) and Rachel Rodriguez (Sagamore Hills, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) led the Bison by earning perfect 4.0 grade-point averages during the fall semester.

The eight selections ranks Bucknell second among league teams for most student-athletes receiving accolades, with American earning 11 spots. The Patriot League recognized a total of 44 volleyball student-athletes for their academic success.

To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must achieve a 3.2 grade-point average in the fall semester and be awarded a varsity letter.

Following is a list of Bucknell volleyball student-athletes who were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll:

Sheena Czipri, Sr., Neuroscience, Aurora, Ill./West Aurora

Anne Ellenberger, Fr., Chemical Engineering, Phoenix, Ariz./Horizon Honors

Allison Gittings, Jr., Psychology, Dayton, Md./Glenelg

Liz Hazuka, Sr., International Relations, Colorado Springs, Colo./Cheyenne Mountain

Shannon Pitsch, Sr., English, Oak Brook, Ill./Fenwick

Rachel Rodriguez, So., Accounting, Sagamore Hills, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit

Kaitlin Segal, So., Undeclared, Pacific Palisades, Calif./Harvard-Westlake

Lindsay Smith, Jr., Neuroscience, Lafayette, Colo./Monarch