2011 bucknell volleyball media guide

2011

BUCKNELL

VOLLEYBALL

LINDSAY REGRUTO

KATIE BAUMGARTEN

EMILY SAWANOBORI

KYLEIGH MCAHREN

ANNE ELLENBERGER

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Quick Facts/RosteR

◊ Quick Facts ◊University Information

Location: Lewisburg, PA 17837

Founded: 1846 as the University at Lewisburg

Enrollment: 3,583Nickname: BisonColors: Orange and BlueAffiliation: NCAA Division I, ECAC

Conference:

Patriot League (American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy)

President: John C. BravmanDirector of Athletics: John P. Hardt

Senior Associate Director of Athletics/SWA:

Maisha Palmer

Volleyball InformationHead Coach: Cindy Opalski

Alma Mater: Southern Connecticut State ’77

Record at Bucknell: 297-310 (21 seasons)

Career Record: 389-358 (25 seasons)Assistant Coach: Anna Allison2010 Record: 10-17, 8-6 PL

2011 Captains: Kyleigh McAhren, Lindsay Regruto

Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/4

Starters Returning/Lost: 3 + Libero/3

Volleyball Phone: 570-577-3048Email: [email protected]: www.BucknellBison.comAthletic Dept.FAX Phone: 570-577-1660

Volleyball Address:

Cindy OpalskiVolleyball CoachBucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA 17837

Athletic CommunicationsVolleyball Contact: Becky HartPhone: 570-577-1835Email: [email protected]

Application Information and DeadlinesAdmissions Phone: 570-577-1101

Early Decision I: Nov. 15, 2011Early Decision II: Jan. 15, 2012Regular Decision: Jan. 15, 2012

Financial Aid: Nov. 15, 2011 (ED) Jan. 1, 2012 (Reg.)

In 2006, the Bucknell Department of Athletics and Recreation announced its new “Bison Good Sports!” campaign, a sportsmanship awareness program designed to promote appropriate fan conduct at all Bison sporting events.

The objective of the campaign, according to Bucknell director of athletics and recreation John Hardt “is to thank fans for the tremendous energy and enthusiasm they bring to each Bucknell athletics contest while also empowering them as caretak-ers of the collegiate gameday experience. While the extremes of unwanted behavior and its impact on home and visiting fans are not commonplace at Bison athletics events, Bucknell and our visiting teams ask for our fans’ help in keeping their support of our teams positive and cheer with positive encouragement, rather than supporting an atmosphere of intimidation that attempts to degrade opposing players and teams. We hope that our fans will continue to join our players, coaches and staff in helping all

spectators find creative and ingenious ways to positively support our Bucknell student-athletes.”

◊ Bison Good Sports ◊

August 26 at William & Mary # 7 p.m. 27 vs. Delaware State # 10:30 a.m. vs. Stetson # 4 p.m.September 2 FORDHAM $ 7:30 p.m. 3 MANHATTAN $ 12 p.m. DARTMOUTH $ 5 p.m. 9 vs. Stony Brook % 7 p.m. 10 at Central Connecticut State % 1 p.m. vs. St. Peter’s % 5:30 p.m. 16 COPPIN STATE^ 7:30 p.m. 17 STONY BROOK ^ 12 p.m. BOWLING GREEN ^ 5 p.m. 23 at American* 7 p.m. 24 at Navy* 4 p.m. 30 LAFAYETTE* 7 p.m.October 1 LEHIGH* 5 p.m. 8 at Colgate 4 p.m.

14 ARMY* 7 p.m. 15 HOLY CROSS* 5 p.m. 21 NAVY* 7 p.m. 22 AMERICAN* 5 p.m. 29 COLGATE* 4 p.m.November 4 at Lehigh* 7 p.m. 5 at Lafayette* 4 p.m. 11 at Holy Cross* 7 p.m. 12 at Army* 4 p.m. 19-20 Patriot League Tournament~ TBA

# Tribe Invitational, Williamsburg, Va.$ Bucknell Tournament % Central Connecticut State Blue Devil Invitational, New Britain, Conn.^ Bucknell Invitational~ Patriot League Tournament at site of highest seed* Patriot League match HOME matches in bold capsAll Times Eastern

◊ 2011 Schedule ◊

◊ 2011 Roster ◊

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School 1 Emily Sawanobori Sr. L 5-3 Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills 2 Kadri Lutter Fr. S/RS 5-8 Saku Parish, Estonia/Audentes Sports Gymnasium3 Kellye Zobrist So. DS 5-7 Scottsdale, Ariz./Notre Dame Prep4 Kristen Titley So. OH 6-0 Coral Gables, Fla./Palmer Trinity School5 Jessica Serrato So. OH 5-10 Millbrae, Calif./Saint Ignatius College Prep6 Kat Tauscher Jr. S 5-9 Washington, D.C./National Cathedral School7 Rose Lewis So. S 5-9 Santa Barbara, Calif./Santa Barbara8 Morgan Mientus So. OH 5-10 Chicago, Ill./Saint Ignatius College Prep10 Kyleigh McAhren Sr. RS 6-0 Napa, Calif./Justin-Siena11 Amanda Hall Fr. MH 6-1 Los Angeles, Calif./Harvard-Westlake12 Kebah Edoho Jr. MH 6-2 Odenton, Md./Arundel13 Katie Baumgarten Sr. OH 6-0 South Pasadena, Calif./South Pasadena14 Anne Ellenberger Sr. MH 6-5 Phoenix, Ariz./Horizon Honors15 Sarah Morris Fr. RS/MH 6-0 Marietta, Ga./Alan C. Pope16 Hannah Young So. RS 5-11 McConnellsburg, Pa./Broadfording Christian Acad. (Md.)17 Morgan Markarian Fr. DS 5-8 Los Angeles, Calif./Marymount18 Lindsay Regruto Sr. DS 5-4 Atlanta, Ga./Marist School19 Leylin Marroquin So. L 5-6 Lone Tree, Colo./Highlands Ranch20 Sydney MacGregor So. DS 5-8 Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa Canyon

Head Coach: Cindy Opalski (Southern Connecticut State ’77), 22nd seasonAssistant Coach: Anna Allison (Oral Roberts ’04), Seventh season

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Be a Bison

The term “student-athlete” signifies something extraordinary on the campus of Bucknell University.

Being a Bison means that you have the rare blend of physical skills along with the drive and passion needed to succeed at the highest level of collegiate athletics.

Being a Bison also means that you are a scholar first and foremost. You believe that values associated with Division I athlet-ics, such as time management, leadership, teamwork and grace under pressure, are but a part of a well-rounded college experience.

At Bucknell, our students, faculty and staff pride themselves as national leaders in upholding the scholar-athlete ideal that balances a challenging academic program with the demands of successful Division I athletics. Being a Bison means that you have pledged to be a student-athlete in the purest sense. In doing so, you will be rewarded for a lifetime.

What it means to

“Being a Bison means striving for excellence both in the classroom and on the court. Here at Bucknell, we get the opportunity to compete for a Patriot League Championship while earning a degree that will help us achieve our career goals.”

— Senior Anne Ellenberger

Being a Bison

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Academic All-DistrictCHRISTINE WEISS

2010-11 PL Scholar-Athlete of the YearCHRISTIAN TREAT

2010-11Academic All-District

JILLIAN O’MARA

2010 & 2011All-American

KEVIN LeVALLEY

2011 PL Scholar-Athlete /Academic All-American

ALYSSA DeLORENZ

2010 & 2011PL Scholar-Athlete/Aca-

demic All-AmericanTRAVIS NISSLEY

2010Academic All-DistrictRACHEL RODRIGUEZ


JOYCE NOVACEK


DREW CONSTABLE


CHRISTA MATLACK

2011NCAA All-American

TED HEITZMAN


JESSIE SNYDER


TOMMY CASO

2010-11Academic All-DistrictKRISTIN BRETSCHER

Bucknell Bison AthleticsSetting the Standard of Excellence

Bucknell takes great pride in its commitment to excellence on and off the playing fields. From Presidents’ Cups to Academic All-Americans to gradua-tion rates that are ranked annually in the national top-10, Bucknell is clearly at the head of the class when it comes to upholding the scholar-athlete ideal.

• According to federal data released by the NCAA each fall, Bucknell’s student-athlete graduation rate annually ranks in the top 10 among all Division I institutions. Bucknell has led the nation in graduation rates twice in the last 11 years, and it ranked No. 2 in the 2008 study. In the most recent survey in the fall of 2010, Bucknell ranked No. 7 in the na-tion.

• Bucknell has claimed a league-high 121 Patriot League Scholar-Ath-letes of the Year since the league’s inception as an all-sports conference in 1990-91.

• A total of 421 Bison appeared on the Patriot League Academic Hon-or Roll in 2010-11 after recording a GPA of 3.2 or better during their sport’s competition season. Among all BU student-athletes, 259 made the Dean’s List with GPAs of 3.5 or better in the spring of 2011.

• In addition to the 120 Capital One Academic All-Americans produced since 1970, Bucknell has also claimed 314 Academic All-District honor-ees over the same span, including a school-record 22 in 2008-09 and 21 more in 2010-11.

• With six Patriot League championships in 2010-11, Bucknell has now earned 87 crowns in 21 years in the league. In addition, Bucknell has had 113 conference players of the year, 93 PL coaches of the year and a whopping 511 individual league champions from sports such as cross country, track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and golf.

• 25 of Bucknell’s 27 varsity squads posted team GPAs of 3.0 or better in the spring of 2011.

• Bucknell has captured the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup, signifying the league’s all-sports champion, 17 times in the 21-year history of the affiliation, including 13 of the last 14 years. Bucknell claimed the over-all, men’s and women’s Cup titles in 2010-11. It was the 14th straight year and the 17th time overall that the Bison took home the women’s title. In 2010-11, Bucknell won Patriot League titles in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, men’s lacrosse, women’s rowing and men’s and wom-en’s outdoor track & field.

• Bucknell ranks FIFTH in the nation (to Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State and Stanford) in total number of Capital One Academic All-Amer-ica selections with 120.

• A major element in ensuring Bucknell’s commitment to athletics excel-lence is the Kenneth G. Langone Athletics & Recreation Center, which opened fully in 2003. One of the finest collegiate athletics facilities of its kind, the center includes the 4,000-seat Sojka Pavilion, the Olym-pic class Kinney Natatorium, the Krebs Family Fitness Center and the Berger Family Weight Room. A Hall of Fame area, a display of Bucknell’s Medal of Honor recipients, a new Academic All-America wall, a sports medicine suite, modern offices for coaches and staff, and locker room and classroom space are also included in the facility’s layout.

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DOUG SHRIBMAN


JOHN PICARDO


TIM BOLTE


ALISON FORD


MIKE MUSCALA


AMANDA CITRON

2011All-American

CHARLIE STREEP

2011 Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year

MINJOO LEE


TRAVIS RAND


CAROLINE TOLLI

2010 HonorableMention All-American

RICHIE HYDEN


SARAH MONIZ

2011Academic All-District

JAY HAHN

Four-Time All-PLSelection

LAUREN LUCIDO

Bucknell Bison AthleticsA National Model in Promoting the Scholar-Athlete Ideal

Bucknell Athletics is first and foremost a student-centered organization, one that strives to be a national model when it comes to operating by a true scholar-ath-lete model. At Bucknell, student-athletes’ academic programs are their first priority, and providing a competitive Division I athletics program only advances the mission, values and residential learning goals of the university. To that end, the Department of Athletics and Recreation proactively seeks ways to assist student-athletes in their daily academic pursuits. Below are just some of the student-athlete support programs currently in place.

FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE: The faculty athletics representative (FAR) is a member of the faculty or administrative staff who is designated to represent Bucknell in its relationships with the NCAA and the Patriot League. Bucknell’s FAR is Mitch Chernin, Professor of Biology. The FAR can enhance the student-athlete experience by promoting a balance between academics, athletics and the social lives of student-athletes, which affords them opportunities to enjoy the full range of collegiate experiences available to students generally.

SIDELINE COACH PROGRAM: This program is a truly unique initiative in Division I college athletics, and it involves the invitation of a member of the faculty, ad-ministration, staff or community by one of Bucknell’s 27 varsity teams. The participant has the opportunity to discuss the overall program with the respective coaching staff, including practice preparation and strategy for the upcoming contest. The sideline coach attends a practice session and an actual intercollegiate competition, where he/she is introduced to the team and gains rarely seen insight into the relationships that exist between player-coach and player-player. The purpose of the Sideline Coaches Program is to foster a better understanding by the faculty and administration of the roles played by coaches and athletes in the university’s competitive intercollegiate athletic arena.

ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT CENTER: In the Fall of 2005, the Department of Athletics opened a study/computer lab for student-athletes on the concourse level of Sojka Pavilion. The center is outfitted with computers, a laser printer, four television monitors and a projection unit with computer, VCR and DVD player. Addition-ally, the study lab can be used as a meeting place for group projects, tutorial area or just a secluded and quiet study space before or after practice.

LAPTOP PROGRAM: The Department of Athletics owns a number of laptop computers that may be signed out by student-athletes for use on away trips.

STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAAC): Representatives from each varsity team comprise the SAAC, which is designed to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete welfare, and fostering a positive student-athlete image. The Committee is an invaluable resource for promoting communication between athletics administration and student-athletes; promoting communication between athletics and campus-wide administration; providing feedback and insight, as well as soliciting responses into department issues and proposed NCAA legislation; building a sense of com-munity within the athletics program involving all athletics teams; organizing community service projects and efforts; creating a vehicle for student-athlete rep-resentation on campus-wide committees; serving as a collective voice of campus student-athletes; and disseminating information to the student-athlete body.

OTHER PROGRAMMING: The Department of Athletics, through the identification of outside speakers and periodic “Brown Bag Luncheons,” thrives to enhance the quality of the student-athlete experience as well as to educate student-athletes on a variety of issues that may affect them throughout their collegiate career. Some recent topics of interest have been alcohol, nutrition, body image, hazing, sexuality, diversity, career development, study skills, religious life and gambling.

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The team is different, but the goal is the same. Bucknell volleyball has one its biggest senior classes in recent years, giving the squad the experience and leadership necessary to make another run in the Patriot League Tournament.

“The really exciting part of coaching is that every year you have new personalities. Within those personalities are changes – changes in con-tribution level, changes in focus, changes in the commitment of our in-dividual athletes. So we’ve noticed that especially our senior class is right on it in terms of being ready to go this year,” said head coach Cindy Opalski. “With that kind of focused leadership, it makes each and ev-ery practice session much better, much more competitive, much more detail-oriented because they’ve been there before. If I had to make a comparison to previous years, we’re much further along this preseason than we’ve been in the past.”

Aiding in that progress, said Opalski, is the team’s veteran leader-ship at every position on the court. Seniors Emily Sawanobori and Lind-say Regruto provide the defensive prowess, Kyleigh McAhren and Katie Baumgarten step in as a right side and outside hitter, respectively, and Kebah Edoho and Anne Ellenberger add power as middle hitters.

“Because of their extensive experience, each of them brings a really special intensity to each and every drill,” said Opalski, who is heading into her 22nd season at Bucknell. “They’ve done an outstanding job in the preseason helping the young players to be focused, to be more de-termined and to really create that vision of where we want to go.

“Clearly our goal is to always win a Patriot League Championship,” Opalski continued. “We’ve fallen short of that in the last couple years, but I think the big push is always to get into the final four, always to be one of those schools in the third week in November that’s on a bus or that’s playing at home to compete for a Patriot League Championship.”

Bucknell’s senior class has already made two trips to the confer-ence tournament. They’ll be looking for a third with help from players like McAhren, who is tied with Baumgarten as the Bison’s leading kills artist returning in 2011.

“Kyleigh has always been a terrific motivator, but this season she is in great physical condition and has really been hitting to terminate,” Opalski said. “She’s clearly one of the more verbal, more aggressive leaders on

the court.”Baumgarten, who

more than doubled her career totals in kills, aces, digs, blocks and assists during a break-out junior campaign, will also be key to Bucknell’s game plan as long as she is able to remain healthy.

Both Sawanobori and Regruto have given the Bison a boost defensive-ly and at the service line throughout their careers. Sawanobori continued to hold her position toward the top of the squad’s list in both digs and aces last season, even leading the Orange and Blue with 0.33 aces per set.

“Their defensive mindset and their defen-sive aggressiveness has really transformed us in a short period of time, so they will be key role play-ers in what we do this year,” said Opalski.

Making the transition to middle hitter this year is Ellenberger who, along with junior Kebah Edoho, should give Bucknell a more powerful and ef-ficient game on the front line. Ellenberger is Buck-

nell’s top returning blocker from a year ago, a trend that she is expected to continue in her final season.

Both Edoho and classmate Kat Tauscher will be called upon to make even bigger contribu-tions in 2011, a task where Opal-ski sees success as a given. Edoho is expected to be an of-fensive weapon that will force other teams to take notice, while Tauscher is poised to take over as the lead setter.

“Kat is making our decision as coaches very difficult,” said Opalski. “We had gone in to preseason camp with the mind-set that we were going to have a two-setter offense. She came back to campus fitter and faster than we’ve ever seen her before. She has a greater presence and consistency than last year and is determined to be our primary setter.”

A large group of eight sopho-mores is looking to make an even bigger impact for the Bi-son after a year of growth and development. Opalski believes the cohort has the skills to make that impact, but the team is still searching for its balanced play-maker.

“We have the potential to have some strong offensive weapons. We have some very talented passers. We have some good defensive folks,” said the coach. “We’re looking for those all-around players, that one person who can do it in the front row and the back row, that one person that can do it defen-sively and from the service line.”

Kristen Titley has the potential to be that person after becoming one of Bucknell’s starters late during her rookie season. She finished the campaign among the team’s top six in kills, digs and service aces. Titley’s classmate, Leylin Marroquin, emerged as the Bison’s starting libero last season and led the team in digs with 270. She was also third on the squad in aces with 25 on the year.

Bucknell’s newest faces include Kadri Lutter, Amanda Hall, Sarah Mor-ris and Morgan Markarian. Just as with any freshman class, these rookies will need time to adjust to the faster pace and stronger hitting of the college game, but with a wealth of high-level club experience, the transformation shouldn’t take long.

“Three of our four freshmen played in national AAU Championships this year, and the fourth one played internationally,” said Opalski. “They’ve got some great experiences under their belt, and they just need to learn the sys-tem. They need to play the game faster. They need to work a little harder, and they need to play the game above the height of the net, not at the height of the net.”

Bucknell fans will have more opportunities than usual to see the team at home early in the season. The Bison will be hosting a pair of tournaments in September, promising plenty of action on their home court that will only ben-efit the squad moving forward.

“We’re fortunate to be having two tournaments, so we’ll be in the friendly confines of Davis Gym twice in the preseason. We haven’t done that since I’ve been here, so hopefully that will give us some confidence early on,” said Opalski. “Hopefully that will really give us a sense of ownership, that it’s our house and our place, and give us a really valuable amount of confidence to go after teams outside of our conference.”

Bucknell’s competition schedule officially kicks off with the William & Mary Tribe Invitational Aug. 26-27. The Bison will then host their first home event Sept. 2-3, featuring matches with Fordham, Manhattan and Dartmouth. The first step toward the Patriot League postseason will be Sept. 23 when Bucknell travels to Washington, D.C., to take on defending champion American.

season PReview

Kyleigh McAhren

◊ Quoting the Bison ◊

Kebah EdohoA Student-Athlete Perspective “Overall, my first year was a learning experi-ence. I had to learn new ways to study, play volleyball and work with roommates. Once I got these things down, my experience was a blast! I would not have changed it for any thing!”

Anne EllenbergerOn Life at Bucknel l“For me, Bucknell is the perfect blend of academics and athletics. Coaches and professors are all very supportive of all student endeavors and push you to be the best you can be both in the classroom and on the court.”

Amanda HallOn Moving to Bucknel l from the West Coast“I always knew that I wanted to go to college on the East Coast, and that played a huge part in my decision to come to Bucknell. On my official visit for volleyball, the team was really nice and welcoming to me, and the class I attended was really interesting, too. I liked both the academic and athletic aspects of this school, and I couldn’t be happier that I’m here now!”


2010: Appeared in 26 matches, starting 25 … saw action in 81 sets … second on the team in kills (154) and kills/set (1.90) … also fourth on the team with 148 digs (1.83/set) … led Bucknell in both kills and digs against Lafayette (8 kills, 12 digs) and Army (9 kills, 12 digs) … set or tied single-match career highs in kills (15 at Navy), blocks (4 vs. Providence), digs (14 at Lehigh, vs. Colgate) and service aces (2 at Lehigh, vs. Lafayette, vs. Holy Cross) … was named the Susquehanna Valley Limousine Bison Athlete of the Week Oct. 3 after averaging 9.0 kills and 13.0 digs against Lehigh and Lafayette. 2009: Saw action in 17 sets over eight matches … missed the first 18 matches of the season while recovering from a thumb injury … recorded a season-best eight kills in final match of the season versus American … also had seven kills the previous match versus Navy … posted kills in five straight

matches to finish the season. 2008: Played in 27 matches … earned nine starts, all coming at the beginning of the season … totaled 59 kills (1.02/set) and 30 digs (0.52/set) … posted 10 kills versus Canisius in the Bucknell Invitational … also earned seven kills versus Sam Houston State … served her lone ace against Saint Francis (Pa.) … also tallied her only assist versus Saint Francis (Pa.) … chipped in four total blocks (1-3) versus the University of Tennessee-Martin, setting a career high. High School: Earned four letters in volleyball, two in soccer and one in track at South Pasadena High School … four-year starter … All-Rio Hondo League first team and all-area second team honoree in 2007 … tabbed Offensive MVP in 2007 … earned All-Rio Hondo second team recognition in 2006 … received Coach’s Award … played for the San Gabriel Elite Volleyball Club for six years … was soccer team’s Defensive MVP in 2005. Personal: Daughter of Moe and Jane Baumgarten … born Mar. 14, 1990 in Pasadena, Calif. … has three siblings, Joanna, Ben and Megan … father was a member of the crew team at Stanford … mother competed for the University of New Hampshire gymnastics team … sister, Joanna, was a member of the swim team at Duke … brother, Ben, played water polo at USC … sister, Megan, played volleyball at Seton Hall ... major is accounting … member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s List ... studied abroad with Semester at Sea during 2011 spring term.

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2010 81-26 154 1.90 115 535 .073 11 0.14 32 148 1.83 2 27 29 0.36 5 8 0.102009 17-8 24 1.41 11 66 .197 0 0.00 0 6 0.35 1 2 3 0.18 2 0 0.002008 59-27 59 1.02 58 232 .004 1 0.02 10 30 0.52 3 10 13 0.22 1 1 0.02

Career 157-61 237 1.51 184 833 .064 12 0.08 42 184 1.17 6 39 45 0.29 8 9 0.06

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2010 64-25 18 0.28 21 94 -.032 0 0.00 0 9 0.14 4 35 39 0.61 8 3 0.052009 49-23 24 0.49 15 72 .125 0 0.00 0 11 0.22 1 21 22 0.45 1 3 0.062008 84-30 50 0.60 14 171 .211 0 0.00 2 12 0.14 3 46 49 0.58 8 9 0.11

Career 197-78 92 0.47 50 337 .125 0 0.00 2 32 0.16 8 102 110 0.56 17 15 0.08

2010: Played in 64 sets over 25 matches … earned seven starting assignments … third on the team in total blocks (39.0) … recorded a season-high five blocks in back-to-back matches versus Iona (0-5) and Providence (3-2) … also led the team in blocks opposite Loyola Marymount (0-2) and In-diana (0-2) … recorded a season-high four kills in win over Providence. 2009: Played in 23 matches, drawing three starts … tied her career best in kills with five at St. Francis (N.Y.) … hit .556 (5-0-9) against the Terriers … posted a season-high five blocks against St. Francis (N.Y.) … shared the team lead in blocks on two occasions (vs. Lehigh,

at Holy Cross) …recorded four digs and two assists in first match of the season versus Saint Peter’s. 2008: Played in 30 of 31 matches … earned starts on 12 occasions … totaled 50 kills (0.60/set) … finished the season ranked third on the team in blocks with 49 (0.58/set) … tallied five kills against both Fairleigh Dickinson and Saint Francis (Pa.) … contributed two assists versus Stony Brook at the Central Connecticut State Invitational … posted a career-high six blocks (0-6) versus the University of Tennessee-Martin. High School: Lettered three-times in both volleyball and basketball at Horizon Honors High School … also attended Nishimachi International School in Tokyo, Japan from 2004-2005 … served as team captain in 2007 … named to 2A Metro Girls Volleyball All-Conference team in 2007 … MVP of the Maricopa Invitational Volleyball Tourna-ment in 2007 … received team’s Most Improved Varsity Volleyball Player Award in 2005 … was team captain for basketball in 2008 and was a two-time 2A Metro Girls Basketball All-Conference selection … named Most Improved Varsity Basketball Player in 2006. Personal: Daughter of Carole and Ronald Ellenberger … born July 23, 1990 in Richardson, Texas … has one sister, Sara … father played basketball at Grove City College … has lived in Japan and the Philippines ... majoring in chemical engineering ... member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s List.

#13 katie BaumgaRtenSenior ~ OH ~ 6-0

South Pasadena, Calif.South Pasadena

#14 anne ellenBeRgeRSenior ~ MH ~ 6-5

Phoenix, Ariz.Horizon Honors

student-athlete PRoFiles


2010: Appeared in 26 matches, earning a start on 14 occasions … tied for second on the team in kills with 154 total and 1.81/set … recorded a career-best 18 kills versus Providence to lead Bucknell to its first win of the season … led Bucknell in kills in eight total matches, including three of the last four regular-season con-tests … reached double-digit kills in six matches … also reached double figures in digs once with 10 opposite Colgate … registered half of her season’s total in aces against Lehigh with three. 2009: Saw action in 21 matches, starting 13 … played in 58 sets … totaled 101 kills (1.74/set), good for fourth on the team … also tallied 106 digs (1.83/set) … recorded double-digit kills in four matches … finished with a season-best 11 kills in three matches, in-cluding each of the season’s first two con-

tests (vs. Saint Peter’s, at St. Francis (N.Y.)) … backed up 11 kills versus Delaware State at the Bucknell Invitational with 10 in the next match versus Radford … also had three service aces and 13 digs versus Radford … finished in double figures in digs three times … set a career best with 15 digs versus Rutgers … led the team in kills in three matches, and digs and blocks twice … posted four blocks (1-3) versus Army for a season high … recorded at least one kill in her first 18 matches of the season. 2008: Played in all of the team’s 104 sets and started all 31 matches, the only freshman to do so … finished third on the team in kills with 215 (2.07/set) … also finished the season second in service aces with 32 (0.31/set) and blocks with 58 (0.56/set) … her eight block solos was best among Bison … tallied double-digit kills in five matches, including a season-high 14 versus Navy … also hit .545 (14-2-22) against the Midshipmen … served four aces against St. Francis (N.Y.) … career high of six total blocks (2-4) came versus Penn at the Villanova Invitational … recorded at least one kill in every match of the season … set a career best of five digs in season opener at Central Connecticut State … selected as a Patriot League/Baden Rookie of the Week (Nov. 10). High School: Four-time letterwinner in volleyball and three-time letterwinner in basketball at Justin-Siena High School … served as team captain as a senior … named Marin County Athletic League Player of the Year … was a First Team All-Napa County selection sophomore and junior seasons … tabbed Newcomer of the Year as a freshman after helping team to a Northern California section championship … earned Marin County Athletic League Volley-ball honorable mention recognition both sophomore and junior years … helped the basketball squad to a Northern California section title as a senior and was named Second Team All-Napa County … received the All-Academic Scholastic Team Championship Award for both volleyball and basketball as a senior. Personal: Daughter of Kyle and Rebecca McAhren … born Oct. 19, 1989 in Napa, Calif. … uncle, Kraig McAhren, played basketball at Columbus State … played in Austria, Slovenia and Italy as part of the 2009 European Smash Tour ... majoring in management … member of Bucknell Dean’s List.

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2010 85-26 154 1.81 81 476 .153 6 0.07 7 58 0.68 0 24 24 0.28 2 11 0.132009 58-21 101 1.74 74 330 .082 11 0.19 15 106 1.83 2 20 22 0.38 1 11 0.192008 104-31 215 2.07 190 585 .181 32 0.31 46 54 0.52 8 50 58 0.56 6 4 0.04

Career 247-78 470 1.90 345 1391 .090 49 0.20 68 218 .883 10 94 104 .421 9 26 .105

2010: Saw action in 17 matches and 28 sets … set a season high with eight digs at Holy Cross … also set a new career high with a team-best four service aces op-posite Columbia … also served aces against Fairleigh Dickinson and Lafayette … tallied 96 total digs (0.93/set) off the bench. 2009: Played in 25 matches, earning three starts … gathered 79 digs (1.25/set) … ranked fourth on the team in service aces (0.22/set) … recorded first career match with double-digit digs, posting 10 at Army … also recorded a season-high three assists against the Black Knights … posted at least one dig in each of her last 14 matches of the season … totaled nine service aces, eight of which came in Patriot League play. 2008: Saw action in 20 matches … earned a start versus La Salle … tallied 27 digs (1.00/set) and one kill, assist and service ace on the year … set a then-career high with six digs versus

La Salle at the Villanova Invitational … also served her only ace of the season against the Explorers … earned her lone kill of the year versus Fairleigh Dickinson in the Bucknell Invitational. High School: Lettered three times in both volleyball and swimming & diving at Marist School … helped her team to a state championship in 2006 and a state runner-up finish in 2005, along with area titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007 … served as co-captain for the swimming & diving team and helped guide the squad to a state championship in 2008 after runner-up showings in 2006 and 2005. Personal: Daughter of JoAnn and Rich Regruto … born Oct. 18, 1989 in Long Island, N.Y. … has two brothers, Max and Brad … member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s List … majoring in biology.

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2010 28-17 0 0.00 0 3 .000 6 0.21 7 26 0.93 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.072009 63-25 0 0.00 3 12 -.250 14 0.22 27 79 1.25 0 0 0 0.00 0 9 0.142008 27-20 1 0.04 0 3 .333 1 0.04 5 27 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.04

Career 118-62 1 0.01 3 18 -.111 21 0.18 39 132 1.12 0 0 0 0.00 0 12 0.10

#10 kyleigh mcahRenSenior ~ RS ~ 6-0

Napa, Calif.Justin-Siena

#18 lindsay RegRutoSenior ~ DS ~ 5-4

Atlanta, Ga.Marist School



2010: Saw action in all 27 matches and appeared in 87 total sets … tied for the team lead in service aces with 29 but led in aces/set (0.33) … sixth in service aces during Patriot League play (0.36/set) … also third on the team in digs with 160 (1.84/set) … led Bucknell in digs six times on the year, including in four of the team’s first five matches … recorded a season-high 12 digs against Iona and Cani-sius … also led the team with three aces against Iona at the Bucknell Invitational … averaged 2.3 aces/match at the home tournament … finished with five double-digit dig performances on the year. 2009: Played in 26 matches, serving as the starting libero … saw action in 88 of team’s 89 sets … led the team in digs with 316 (3.59/set) … also had the team high in service aces with 32 (0.36/set) … ranked fourth in Patriot League action in digs (3.33/

set) … recorded double-digit digs on 19 occasions, including in each of the first seven matches of the season … tallied a career-best 23 digs at St. Francis (N.Y.) … also totaled a career-best six service aces against the Terriers … finished the season with 32 aces, more than tripling her freshman total … led the team in digs in 16 matches … named to the All-Tournament Team at the St. Francis (N.Y.) Invitational … also selected Damon’s Bison Ath-lete of the Week (Aug. 30). 2008: Played in 29 matches in her first season as a Bison … finished second on the team in digs with 223 (2.62/set) … also registered 13 assists (0.15/set) and 10 service aces (0.12/set) on the year … tallied a then-career-high 21 digs versus La Salle at the Villanova Invitational … posted double-digit digs in 11 outings … earned her lone kill against Canisius at the Bucknell Invitational … registered three service aces versus St. Francis (N.Y.). High School: Earned three letters in volleyball at Watchung Hills Regional High School … named Watchung Optimist Club Athlete of the Year for volleyball as a senior … served as team captain and helped guide her team to county championships in 2007 and 2006 and a state quarterfinalist finish in 2007 … tabbed Team MVP … selected to the All-Central Jersey first team and All-Group 4 first team … MVP of Children Tournament in 2007 … her club team, Atlantic Valley Volleyball Club, earned an AVVC 18 National No. 1 regional ranking in 2007 and 2008 and was the regional champion … USAV High Performance A1 in 2006 and 2007 … named NJ Star Ledger Athlete of the Week on Oct. 8, 2007 … member of NCVA Area League 14s champions in Bay Area, Calif. … National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society member. Personal: Daughter of Diane and Tom Sawanobori … born July 28, 1990 in Upland, Calif. … has two sisters, Kimiko and Hana ... majoring in civil engineering.

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2010 87-27 1 0.01 4 14 -.214 29 0.33 34 160 1.84 0 0 0 0.00 0 30 0.342009 88-26 3 0.03 4 9 -.111 32 0.36 37 316 3.59 0 0 0 0.00 0 26 0.302008 85-29 1 0.01 1 5 .000 10 0.12 16 223 2.62 0 0 0 0.00 0 13 0.15

Career 260-82 5 0.02 9 28 -.142 71 0.27 87 699 2.69 0 0 0 0.00 0 69 0.27

2010: Appeared in 22 matches, drawing nine starts … played in 48 sets … finished fourth on the team with 30.0 total blocks (0.62/set) … led the team in blocks at Niagara (1-1) and Navy (1-4) … also led the team in kills against Lafayette with six … also had six kills twice against Navy, tying her career high … added six blocks (0-6) versus the Mids to set a new career high. 2009: Saw action in 24 matches … earned seven starts on the year … totaled 45 kills (0.71/set) and 28 blocks (0.44/set) …

shared the team lead in blocks versus Providence at the Marist Volley in the Valley … posted a career-high four blocks (0-4) versus Holy Cross … recorded at least one kill in 11 straight matches from Sept. 5 to Oct. 2 … during that streak, totaled a career-high six kills versus Delaware State at the Bucknell Invitational. High School: Two-year letterwinner in volleyball at Arundel High School … served as volleyball team captain … named Capital Newspaper First Team All-County … also named Second Team All-Baltimore Metro as a senior … received Senatorial recognition from Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr. … led team to No. 20 ranking on Baltimore & Metro Top 20 list … one-year letterwinner in basketball on top-ranked team in the region in 2006-07 … three-year letterwinner in track and field … competed in Maryland state championships in track two consecutive years … placed second in the region in high jump three con-secutive seasons. Personal: Daughter of Garmai and Francis Edoho … born Jan. 15, 1991 in San Diego, Calif. … has a brother, Tony … mother played college volleyball in the Ivory Coast ... major is psychology … member of Dean’s List ... initiated Bucknell volleyball’s community outreach project with Shoes for Liberia.

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2010 48-22 37 0.77 24 124 .105 0 0.00 0 5 0.10 4 26 30 0.62 1 0 0.002009 63-24 45 0.71 29 151 .106 0 0.00 0 10 0.16 0 28 28 0.44 4 5 0.08

Career 111-46 82 0.74 53 275 .105 0 0.00 0 15 .135 4 54 58 0.52 5 5 0.05

#1 emily sawanoBoRiSenior ~ L ~ 5-3

Warren, N.J.Watchung Hills

#12 keBah edohoJunior ~ MH ~ 6-2

Odenton, Md.Arundel



2010: Appeared in all 27 matches, earning a start against Indiana … finished sec-ond on the team with 314 assists (3.53/set) after totaling just one assist as a fresh-man the previous season … ranked 10th in Pa-triot League play in assists (3.60/set) … reached double digits in assists in 17 matches … recorded a career-best 22 assists versus Fordham … also reached 20 assists at Navy … reached double-digit assists for the first time in her career versus Iona (15) and went on to average 12.7 assists/match at the Bucknell Invitational … led Bucknell in assists

in six matches, including twice against American … at least shared the team lead in service aces three times. 2009: Earned playing time in 22 matches, often entering the game to serve … finished the season with 11 digs (0.26/set) … recorded a career-high four digs versus Providence … served aces against Bryant and Rutgers in non-conference play … recorded lone kill versus Saint Francis (Pa.) at the Akron Invitational. High School: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball at National Cathe-dral School for Girls … member of the Independent School League Division A Championship team sophomore and junior seasons … twice named All-ISL … two-year team captain … earned team’s MVP award as a sophomore … moved from outside hitter to setter at end of freshman year … became squad’s starting setter each of the next three years … two-time captain of Metro American 16s … 2006 MVP of Metro American 16s … named to the FCA/Mizuno 15/16s Invitational All-Tournament Team … also named to the 2008 Fragile X All-Tournament Team. Personal: Daughter of Bill and Laura Tauscher and Ellen Tauscher and Jim Cieslak … born May 11, 1991 in Walnut Creek, Calif. … has six siblings, Lauren, Joe, Caitlin, Brendan, Kelly and Andy … father, Bill, played basketball at Yale … sister, Lauren, played rugby at Cornell … brother, Joe, threw javelin for Emory track and field … grandfather, Gill, played football at Maryland … stepfather, Jim, played football at Northwestern ... majoring in English and psychology … member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s List.

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2010 89-27 13 0.15 5 47 .170 12 0.13 34 108 1.21 0 2 2 0.02 1 314 3.532009 42-22 1 0.02 0 2 .500 2 0.05 10 11 0.26 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.02

Career 131-49 14 0.11 5 49 .184 14 0.11 44 119 0.91 0 2 2 0.02 1 315 2.40

2010: Saw only action against Lafayette … appeared in two sets opposite the Leopards … totaled two assists and one service ace in that match. High School: Two-year letterwinner at Santa Barbara High School ... earned Coach’s Award ... member of team that was CIF Division I semifinalist and champions during her high school career … served as team captain … member of the Junior Olympics team that won gold in 2006 ... member of National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation. Personal: Daughter of Valerie Froscher and Kirk Lewis … born Feb. 18, 1992 in Santa Barbara, Calif. … has a sister, Francesca ... major is undeclared.

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2010 2-1 0 0.00 0 0 .000 2 0.50 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 1.00

Career 2-1 0 0.00 0 0 .000 2 0.50 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 1.00

#6 kat tauscheRJunior ~ S ~ 5-9Washington, D.C.National Cathedral

School

#7 Rose lewisSophomore ~ S ~ 5-9Santa Barbara, Calif.

Santa Barbara


2010: Did not appear in a match. High School: Member of La Costa Canyon’s volleyball, track and field and water polo teams … team captain as a freshman and sophomore … four-year member of National Honor Society and two-year member of California Scholarship Federation … six-year member and vice president of phi-lanthropy for National Charity League, a mother-daughter philanthropy organiza-tion … four-year member of nationally ranked speech and debate team. Personal: Daughter of James and Gina MacGregor … born Sept. 25, 1992 in Green Bay, Wis. … has two siblings, Kevin and Megan … sister played volleyball at Dartmouth ... major is undeclared.

#20 sydney macgRegoRSophomore ~ DS ~ 5-8

Carlsbad, Calif.La Costa Canyon


2010: One of five players and the only freshman to play in all 27 matches … emerged as Bucknell’s starting libero … led the team with 270 digs (2.76/set) … ranked eighth in Patriot League action in digs (3.50/set) … also third on the squad in total service aces with 25 (0.26/set) … posted the team-high digs total in 16 matches, including 12 of 17 Patriot League contests … recorded first career double-digit digs performance with 15 in win over Providence … also earned two assists and a service ace in five sets against the Friars … recorded a career-best 22 digs in five sets versus Colgate … posted double-figure digs totals in 14 of 16 matches from Sept. 17 to Nov. 12. High School: Two-year letterwinner at Highlands Ranch High School … named all-league as a junior and senior … member of 2008 team that finished third in the state and 2009 squad that finished runner-up … served as

team captain as a senior ... earned Most Inspirational honor in 2009 ... also earned Falcon Award ... four-year academic letterwinner. Personal: Daughter of Edith Farro and Alfredo Marroquin … born June 28, 1992 in Lima, Peru … has two siblings, Alfredo and Meylin ... majoring in civil engineering … member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s List.

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2010 98-27 0 0.00 2 8 -.250 25 0.26 17 270 2.76 0 0 0 0.00 0 38 0.39

Career 98-27 0 0.00 2 8 -.250 25 0.26 17 270 2.76 0 0 0 0.00 0 38 0.39

#19 leylin maRRoQuinSophomore ~ L ~ 5-6

Lone Tree, Colo.Highlands Ranch


2010: Saw action in 13 matches, earning a start at American … totaled a season-best two blocks in that start … recorded a season-best three kills in her collegiate debut versus Cal State Fullerton … equaled her three kills two matches later ver-sus Loyola Marymount. High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner in volleyball at Saint Ignatius College Preparatory … also played basketball for two years … finished third in the Junior Olympics National Division in 2009 … finished with the third-highest kills average in the West Catholic Athletic League in 2009 … Block Club vice president as a senior … named to Central Coast Section #2 Varsity Team in 2007 … member of 2006 undefeated WCAL Championship team … served as basketball team captain in 2006-07 … earned Wildcat Award as basketball team’s

2007 MVP … awarded Bucknell Dean’s Scholarship and Italian Catholic Federation Scholarship … National Merit Scholar … received high school’s Fr. Harry Carlin, S.J. Award for excellence in academics, athletics and extracurricular activities … commended for completing more than 200 hours of community service … inducted as a lifetime member of the California Scholarship Foundation. Personal: Daughter of Albert and Claire Serrato … born Feb. 10, 1992 in San Francisco, Calif. … has two brothers, Scott and Ryan ... majoring in management … member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s List.

2010: Saw action in 18 matches, drawing 10 starts in her debut campaign … sec-ond among Bison freshmen in kills (59) … led Bucknell in kills at Niagara … 10 kills against the Purple Eagles was a career high and her only double-digit performance of the season … twice recorded 10 digs … registered at least one kill in each of her first 13 matches. High School: Four-year let-terwinner at Saint Ig-natius College Prep … named to Top 50 Play-ers list by Chicago Sun-

Times and Top 100 Players list by Springfield News Gazette … also earned All-State Special Mention from Chicago Sun-Times … Under Armor Preseason All-American candidate … all-time leader in kills at Saint Ignatius College Prep … two-time selection to GCAC All-Conference team … 2009 Waubonsie Valley Invitational All-Tournament selection … four-time Academic All-Con-ference selection … two-year captain … member of the National Honor Society and National Latin Honor Society … active in iSeed Diversity Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions and St. Ignatius Leadership Seminar. Personal: Daughter of Steve and Shari Mientus … born Aug. 13, 1992 in Oak Lawn, Ill. … has a brother, Steve … father played football at St. Joseph’s College (Ind.) … mother was a diver at Eastern Illinois ... major is undeclared.


Career 42-18 59 1.40 38 204 .103 7 0.17 14 67 1.60 0 7 7 0.17 1 5 0.12

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2010 19-13 13 0.68 15 62 -.032 0 0.00 1 9 0.47 0 4 4 0.21 2 0 0.00

Career 19-13 13 0.68 15 62 -.032 0 0.00 1 9 0.47 0 4 4 0.21 2 0 0.00

#8 moRgan mientusSophomore ~ OH ~ 5-10

Chicago, Ill.Saint IgnatiusCollege Prep

#5 Jessica seRRatoSophomore ~ OH ~ 5-10

Millbrae, Calif.Saint IgnatiusCollege Prep

Morgan Mientus &Leylin Marroquin


2010: Earned 11 starts in 24 matches … 108 kills (1.57/set) was first among Bucknell freshmen and fifth on the team overall … recorded a season-best 19 kills and 14 digs at Navy … both were the first double-digit totals of her career … also tallied 14 kills versus Holy Cross … served a season-best five aces at Lehigh … also had three aces in the third set against American to help push the match four sets. High School: Five-year member of volleyball team at Palmer Trinity School … also

played softball for six seasons … served as captain of both teams as a junior and senior … named Miami Herald First Team All-Dade County as a senior … selected to Florida Coaches Second Team All-State and Miami Herald Third Team All-Dade County as a junior … member of team that finished district champions in 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 … team was also re-gional champions in 2005 and 2008 as well as state runner-up in 2008 … served as volleyball club team’s captain for three years ... member National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Math Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta. Per-sonal: Daughter of Roger and Jo-Ann Titley … mother graduated from Bucknell in 1975 … born May 30, 1992 in Miami, Fla. … has an older sister, Katie ... majoring in management … member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s List.

2010: Appeared in two matches in debut season, playing opposite Indiana and Lafayette … played in one set in each contest … recorded two kills on two at-tempts in win over Leopards. High School: Letterwinner in soccer, volleyball and basketball at Broadfording Christian Academy … earned All-Mason Dixon Christian Conference Second Team honors in volleyball as a freshman and First Team hon-ors sophomore through senior seasons … was also named All-County Honorable Mention as a freshman, All-County Second Team as a sophomore and junior, and All-County First Team as a senior … selected team’s MVP after sophomore cam-paign … also selected Maryland Christian School Tournament MVP twice … MCST All-Tournament Team, MDCC Tournament MVP and BCA Offensive Player of the

Year as a junior … NACA All-Tournament Team as a senior … twice earned MDCC All-Conference honors in soccer. Personal: Daughter of Steven and Tamela Young … born Feb. 2, 1992 in Hagerstown, Md. … has an older sister, Cindel … sister played volleyball at Shippensburg ... majoring in biology … member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s List.


Career 69-24 108 1.57 81 374 .072 44 0.16 17 99 1.43 0 19 19 0.28 5 1 0.01

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2010 2-2 2 1.00 0 2 1.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00

Career 2-2 2 1.00 0 2 1.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00

#4 kRisten titleySophomore ~ OH ~ 6-0

Coral Gables, Fla.Palmer Trinity

School

#16 hannah youngSophomore ~ RS ~ 5-11

McConnellsburg, Pa.Broadfording Christian

Academy (Md.)


#3 kellye ZoBRistSophomore ~ DS ~ 57

Scottsdale, Ariz.Notre Dame Prep

2010: Did not appear in a match. High School: Member of Notre Dame Prepara-tory regional championship team in 2008 … also a member of the Volleyball Mi-rana Tournament Championship squad … named Charter Athlete MVP and Foot-hills Academy MVP … served as captain of volleyball team. Personal: Daughter of Keith and Ann Zobrist … born Sept. 17, 1991 in Dallas, Texas … father ran cross country at North Central College … cousin, Ben Zobrist, plays baseball for Tampa Bay Rays … cousin, Aaron Zobrist, played basketball at Bradely … cousin, Logan Simpson, plays soccer for Dominican College … cousin, Brenda Hodel, was member of cross country/track and field teams at Metamora ... major is undeclared.


#11 amanda hallFreshman ~ MH ~ 6-1

Los Angeles, Calif.Harvard-Westlake

#2 kadRi lutteRFreshman ~ S/RS ~ 5-8Saku Parish, Estonia

Audentes Sports Gymnasium

#17 moRgan maRkaRianFreshman ~ DS ~ 5-8

Los Angeles, Calif.Marymount HS


High School: Lettered in volleyball at Harvard-Westlake School … member of the Mission League Championship team in 2009 and 2010 ... named all-league as a senior ... member of the team that won the 2011 Junior National Champion-ship … team was also the Durango Tournament Champions … named Most Im-proved in 2009-10 … placed second at the Santa Barbara Tournament ... Nation-al Achievement and AP scholar ... member of National Spanish Honor Society. Personal: Daughter of Sonia Gilmore Hall and the late David Hall … born Jan. 17, 1993 in Los Angeles, Calif. … has a sister, Rachel … major is undeclared.

High School: Graduate of Audentes Sports Gymnasium in Tallinn, Estonia … member of the Estonian Youth Volleyball Team that placed second in the Baltic League … team also placed fourth in the Estonian Salestar League in 2009-10 … earned a second-place finish with Liis Noormtes beach volleyball in the Esto-nian Championships (U-20) in 2010 … beach volleyball team placed third at the Estonian Championships (U-20) in 2009. Personal: Daughter of Ahto and Eve Lutter … born May 21, 1992 in Keila, Estonia … has two sisters, Anna and Maria … major is undeclared.

High School: Lettered twice in volleyball at Marymount High School … member of the team that won back-to-back league championships … team also won the Division 1A CIF Championship her senior campaign … also a Division 1 state quarterfinalist as a senior … named team’s Most Inspirational. Personal: Daugh-ter of Jean and Armen Markarian … born April 23, 1993 in Los Angeles, Calif. … grandfather, John Roesch, played football for UCLA … major is undeclared.

#15 saRah moRRisFreshman ~ RS/MH ~ 6-0

Marietta, Ga.Alan C. Pope

High School: Lettered four times in volleyball at Alan C. Pope High School … named All-State … member of the state championship teams in 2009 and 2010 … served as team captain three seasons. Personal: Daughter of Karen and Da-vid Morris … has two brothers, Eric and Jack … born March 13, 1993 in Atlanta, Ga. … major is undeclared.

Bucknell volleyball joined a long list of Bison programs to contribute to the com-munity when it sponsored a collection for the Tarkus Zonen Foundation’s Shoes for Liberia Project last spring. Led by junior Kebah Edoho, the team collected ap-proximately 300 pairs of gently used shoes to be distributed to deserving Liberians in villages and underprivileged communities. After visiting Liberia with her mother, Edoho returned to the United States and inspired her teammates to take on a project that would benefit people in Africa. The Bison partnered with the non-profit Tarkus Zonen Foundation and, by working with the Bucknell community and local elementary schools, collected the 300 pairs of shoes over three weeks in April. “We are humbled that this donation will be cherished by underprivileged Libe-rians who are not fortunate to even own a pair of shoes,” said head coach Cindy Opalski.

During the season, the Bison also host annual events at matches to involve the Lewisburg and campus communities. Dig Pink for the fight against breast cancer, Empowering Everyone’s Kids (EEK) Night and Rock the House Night bring new fans to Davis Gym annually.

Bucknell VolleyBall in the communityKellye Zobrist, Lindsay Regruto, Kebah Edoho, Hannah Young, Jessica Serrato and Sydney Mac-Gregor were just some of the Bison who collected and packed shoes to send to villages in Liberia last spring.


The resurgence of Bucknell’s volleyball program can be traced directly to Cindy Opalski’s arrival in 1990. Granted the turnaround didn’t come overnight, but after a couple of years of growing pains and some energetic recruiting efforts, Opalski has transformed the Bison volleyball program into one of the top programs in the East. Bucknell made NCAA Tournament appearances in both 1998 and 2000 and has averaged nearly 15 victories over the last 15 seasons.

Under Opalski the Bison were recognized as the most improved team in the nation by Volleyball Monthly in 1993; recorded the best record in school history in 1995 at 26-7; won the first-ever Patriot League automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament; and in 2003 posted a school-record 11 Patriot League wins en route to a second-place finish. The Bison have qualified for the PL Tournament in 19 of 21 years in the league under Opalski, who has been named the Patriot League Coach of the Year in 1995, 2000 and 2003.

Opalski won her 300th career match in 2004, and with 389 career victories is the fourth-winningest active volleyball coach in the Patriot League. In 2006, Opalski won her 250th match as coach of the Bison and is quickly approaching the 300 mark.

Now in her 26th season as a collegiate head coach, Opalski wrote essentially the same script at Clarion University. In her four years there (1986-1989), Opalski led Clarion to a record of 92-48 and the school’s first-ever conference title in 1988. She was selected as the American Volleyball Coaches Association Coach of the Year in the Atlantic Region, and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year during her tenure.

Opalski graduated from Southern Connecticut State in 1977 and earned a Master of Science degree from that school in 1984. A savvy outside hitter for the Owls, she played in two AIAW national tournaments and captained the squad in her senior year. From 1979 through 1985 as head coach at Maloney High School in her native Meriden, Conn., Opalski led that school to two state titles. Her resume there included six undefeated regular seasons and an eye-popping overall record of 147-11. Opalski’s success in volleyball has been documented by her 2006 induction as a player to the F.T. Maloney High School Hall of Fame and as a coach in the Connecticut Scholastic Women’s Volleyball Hall of Fame soon afterwards.

Opalski worked with the U.S. Volleyball Junior Olympic Program in the 1980s, coaching the Connecticut team at numerous national qualifiers. For five years she coached and trained some of the top players that have ever come out of the Nutmeg State as well as several teams that qualified for the USVBA National tournament.

During the summer, Opalski serves as a technical consultant at numerous volleyball camps throughout the East, in addition to directing the Bentley College and Kutztown University Volleyball camps.

Cindy OPALSKi’SCOAChing reCOrd

Years Institution Record Accomplishments1986-89 Clarion (4 yrs.) 92-48 1988 - School’s 1st Conf. Title1990 Bucknell 3-221991 Bucknell 9-231992 Bucknell 4-241993 Bucknell 17-151994 Bucknell 20-13 1st 20-win season in 11 yrs.1995 Bucknell 26-7 BU’s 1st Patriot League title1996 Bucknell 18-121997 Bucknell 19-8 Patriot League Champions1998 Bucknell 16-12 PL Champs/NCAA Tournament1999 Bucknell 11-112000 Bucknell 17-15 PL Champs/NCAA Tournament2001 Bucknell 12-132002 Bucknell 15-132003 Bucknell 16-13 School record 11 PL wins2004 Bucknell 14-132005 Bucknell 17-142006 Bucknell 20-12 250th win as Bucknell’s coach2007 Bucknell 12-172008 Bucknell 13-182009 Bucknell 8-182010 Bucknell 10-17Career 389-358 (.521)

coach PRoFiles

cindy oPalskiHead Coach ~ 22nd Season

Career: 389-358Bucknell: 297-310

Bucknell VolleyBall SucceSS in the claSSroom Bucknell volleyball placed 13 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll last fall. Recent graduate Rachel Rodriguez also led the Bison by

earning spots on the inaugural Academic All-Patriot League Team as well as the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team. The 13 selections to the honor roll ranked Bucknell first among league teams for most student-athletes receiving accolades. The Patriot League recognized a

total of 47 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. Name ...................................................... Major Name ...................................................... Major Katie Baumgarten ........................Management Rachel Rodriguez ...........................Accounting Morgan Clark ..................................Undeclared Jessica Serrato ............................Management Anne Ellenberger ...........Chemical Engineering Kat Tauscher .................................. Undeclared Ragin Jackson ................................Undeclared Kristen Titley ................................Management Heidi Kamp ......................... Art Studio/Spanish Hannah Young ......................................Biology Sydney MacGregor ........................Undeclared Kellye Zobrist ................................. Undeclared Leylin Marroquin ....................Civil Engineering


Anna Allison enters her seventh season as a member of the Bison volleyball coaching staff this fall. A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a member of a prominent volleyball family, Allison is a 2004 graduate of Oral Roberts University, where she was one of the top setters in Golden Eagles’ history. In 2006, she helped guide former Bucknell setter Shannon Pitsch to a school single-season record total in assists, which ranked first in the Patriot League.

Allison was a First Team All-Mid Continent Conference selection three times and was named Setter of the Year in 2000 and 2002. As a senior in 2002 she shattered the Oral Roberts career assists record as well as the Mid-Con career service aces record. Oral Roberts won four straight league titles and played

in four NCAA Tournaments during her playing days. A two-time team captain, Allison was also an outstanding student and earned Scholar-Athlete honors while successfully completing degrees in advertising and marketing communications.

A lifelong student of the sport of volleyball, Allison’s enthusiasm and commitment to the game was influenced by her father, Antonio Carlos Moreno, who played for the Brazilian national team for 16 years and participated in four Olympic Games. Anna’s twin brother, Carlos, was an All-America setter who earned AVCA Player of the Year honors while leading BYU to the 2004 NCAA men’s national championship.

In 2003-04 Allison served as graduate assistant coach at Oral Roberts, where she worked closely with the Golden Eagles’ setters and assisted in scouting and recruiting. Throughout her undergraduate career she coached the ORU Club team, featuring players aged 12 to 18, as well as the 16-18 Tulsa Volleyball Club. In her native Brazil, Allison was a regular coach at the S.P. Volleyball Camp and has worked as director, recruiting manager and coach with the Moreno Corp. Over the summers, she has served on the staff of the Gold Medal Square Camp as well as the Bentley College Camp.

“Our team and future recruiting classes will clearly benefit from Anna’s vast international experi-ence and technical knowledge of the game,” said Cindy Opalski at the time of Allison’s hiring. “Her technical knowledge will benefit our setters and enhance our offensive production. I believe that she is one of the best young coaches in the country.”

Athletics Mission StatementThe Department of Athletics and Recreation strives to set the standard of excellence for intercollegiate and intramural programs in higher educa-

tion, thereby advancing and drawing attention to the mission, core values, and educational goals of Bucknell University.The Department believes that student-athletes’ academic programs must be their first priority. It is therefore committed to maintaining Bucknell’s

high national ranking for student-athletes’ graduation rates and for producing Academic All-Americans, and to continued leadership of the Patriot League in Academic Honor Roll nominations, based on grade-point averages. The coaches’ and staff’s paramount responsibility is maintaining academic priorities and supporting student-athletes’ education, even while providing the rigorous and serious NCAA Division I athletic opportunities Bucknell student-athletes seek.

Further, the Department promotes the personal growth of student-athletes and the general student body by encouraging personal health, develop-ment, and balance among intellectual, social, civic, and physical pursuits; by celebrating challenge and competition; and by preparing participants for service and leadership in the world. Coaches and staff direct a rich array of athletic programs and recreational opportunities aimed at increasing student engagement, as well as strengthening character, healthy living, teamwork, sportsmanship, and spirit. In creating shared experiences for students, faculty, and staff, as well as alumni, family, and friends, the Department’s programs add substantially to Bucknell’s sense of community and foster life-long relationships with Bucknell.

The Department embraces the University’s decision to compete at the highest extramural level, in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Division I membership is valuable not only because this level of competition maximally challenges student-athletes, but also because it signals clearly Bucknell’s high standards and seriousness of purpose in all extracurricular endeavors and it helps position Bucknell apart from other National Liberal Arts Colleges. Likewise, the competitive success the Department seeks, measured in part by consistent contention for the Patriot League’s student-athletes and the University alike, and it brings distinction and national recognition to Bucknell.

A student-centered operation, the Department is committed to providing equitable opportunities to women and men, as well as members of minority and majority groups of all kinds. The Department subscribes to, and complies with, all principles and regulations of the Patriot League, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the NCAA.

The department is proud that so many of today’s exemplary Bison scholar-athletes will be tomorrow’s outstanding leaders.

coach PRoFiles/mission statement

anna allisonAssistant Coach Seventh SeasonOral Roberts ’04


DaV i S Gy m: th e ho m e o f Bi S o n Vo l l e y B a l lThe construction of the Kenneth Langone Athletics and Recreation Center specifically impacted the Bucknell volleyball program in a significant way. The relocation of the Bison men’s and women’s basketball teams to Sojka Pavilion left Davis Gym as the premier volleyball and wrestling facility. The venerable 1,000-seat arena was dedicated on June 13, 1938 and has hosted Bison athletic events for more than 70 years. The Davis Gym hardwood was recently refinished and painted with volley-ball boundaries as its primary color scheme. The team’s spacious locker room and coaches offices are located just off the main playing floor. A new scoreboard was added in 2007, as well.

Overall Home Away Neutral All Matches ..............................10-17 ................ 5-5 .............. 5-7 ...................0-5 League .......................................8-6 .................. 4-3 .............. 4-3 ...................0-0 Non-League ..............................2-11 ................. 1-2 .............. 1-4 ...................0-5 [-------------ATTACK-------------] [----SET----] [-----SERVE-----] [-----DIG-----] [-----------BLOCKING-----------] ## Name S K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SE SA/S RE Dig Dig/S BS BA Total B/S BE BHE 15 Kamp, Heidi 97 221 2.28 83 542 .255 4 0.04 0 3 0.00 1 19 0.20 13 69 82 0.85 6 1 10 McAhren, Kyleigh 85 154 1.81 81 476 .153 11 0.13 6 7 0.07 15 58 0.68 0 24 24 0.28 2 0 13 Baumgarten, Katie 81 154 1.90 115 535 .073 8 0.10 11 32 0.14 18 148 1.83 2 27 29 0.36 5 0 2 Jackson, Ragin 89 142 1.60 52 320 .281 2 0.02 0 0 0.00 0 13 0.15 21 69 90 1.01 9 0 9 Titley, Kristen 69 108 1.57 81 374 .072 1 0.01 11 17 0.16 14 99 1.43 0 19 19 0.28 5 0 8 Mientus, Morgan 42 59 1.40 38 204 .103 5 0.12 7 14 0.17 15 67 1.60 0 7 7 0.17 1 0 11 Clark, Morgan 41 58 1.41 59 246 -.004 1 0.02 2 5 0.05 18 53 1.29 1 9 10 0.24 1 0 12 Edoho, Kebah 48 37 0.77 24 124 .105 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 5 0.10 4 26 30 0.62 1 0 3 Rodriguez, Rachel 98 20 0.20 11 90 .100 495 5.05 29 13 0.30 0 186 1.90 0 9 9 0.09 0 7 14 Ellenberger, Anne 64 18 0.28 21 94 -.032 3 0.05 0 0 0.00 1 9 0.14 4 35 39 0.61 8 0 5 Serrato, Jessica 19 13 0.68 15 62 -.032 0 0.00 0 1 0.00 6 9 0.47 0 4 4 0.21 2 0 6 Tauscher, Kat 89 13 0.15 5 47 .170 314 3.53 12 34 0.13 0 108 1.21 0 2 2 0.02 1 5 16 Young, Hannah 2 2 1.00 0 2 1.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1 Sawanobori, Emily 87 1 0.01 4 14 -.214 30 0.34 29 34 0.33 29 160 1.84 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4 Guardia, Kelsey 3 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 1 0.00 1 3 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 7 Lewis, Rose 2 0 0.00 0 0 .000 2 1.00 1 0 0.50 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 18 Regruto, Lindsay 28 0 0.00 0 3 .000 2 0.07 6 7 0.21 9 26 0.93 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 17 Marroquin, Leylin 98 0 0.00 2 8 -.250 38 0.39 25 17 0.26 38 270 2.76 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 Team 33 Bucknell 98 1000 10.2 591 3141 .130 916 9.35 139 185 1.42 198 1233 12.58 45 300 195.0 1.99 41 14 Opponents 98 1219 12.4 550 3260 .205 1111 11.3 198 203 2.02 139 1330 13.57 50 265 182.5 1.86 32 21 Bold Indicates Player Returning for 2011

◊ 2010 Statistics ◊

◊ Team Statistics ◊ ◊ Patriot League Standings ◊ Patriot League Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct.*American 14 0 1.000 29 3 .906Army 11 3 .786 18 14 .563Colgate 10 4 .714 18 12 .600Bucknell 8 6 .571 10 17 .370Lehigh 7 7 .500 13 13 .500Holy Cross 4 10 .286 12 21 .364Navy 1 13 .071 7 23 .233Lafayette 1 13 .071 5 23 .179

* Patriot League Champion

ATTACK ......................BU ......Opp. Kills .......................... 1000 ..... 1219 Errors ........................ 591 ....... 550 Total Attacks ............ 3141 ..... 3260 Attack Pct...................130 .......205 Kills/Set.....................10.2 ......12.4

SET .............................BU ......Opp. Assists ...................... 916 ...... 1111 Assists/Set .................9.3 .......11.3

SERVE ........................BU ......Opp. Aces .......................... 139 ....... 198 Errors ........................ 185 ....... 203 Aces/Set ....................1.4 ........2.0

SERVE RECEPTIONS ....BU ......Opp. Errors ........................ 198 ....... 139 Errors/Set ..................2.0 ........1.4

DEFENSE....................BU ......Opp. Digs ......................... 1233 ..... 1330 Digs/Set ....................12.6 ......13.6

BLOCKING .................BU ......Opp. Block Solo.................. 45 ......... 50 Block Assist .............. 300 ....... 265 Total Blocks .............195.0 ....182.5 Blocks Per Set ...........2.0 ........1.9 Block Errors ............... 41 ......... 32

2010 statistics


Now in its third decade as an all-sport conference combining academic and athletic excellence, the Patriot League sponsors championships in 23 men and women’s sports. Initially started as an NCAA Division I-AA football conference in 1986, the Patriot League became an all-sport conference in 1990 and includes

American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy as full members, and Fordham, Georgetown and MIT as associate members. These institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation and their alumni have and continue to play leadership roles in shaping our country.

Since 1998, the Patriot League has ranked first each year among all Divi-sion I conferences awarding athletic aid in the NCAA Graduation Rate Report. The League finished at the top spot with nearly all of its teams reporting a graduation rate of 85 percent or higher in the most recent data. In addition, 82 teams from Patriot League full-member institutions earned NCAA Academic Performance Program Public Recognition Awards after posting academic prog-ress rate scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports.

The Patriot League’s mission is simple, to provide successful competi-tive athletic experiences while maintaining high academic standards, and to prepare its student-athletes to be leaders in society.

During the 2010-11 academic year, Patriot League student-athletes and teams accomplished the following:

*Patriot League schools came in with glowing marks in the latest release of the NCAA Academic Progress Rate, as 97 percent of Patriot League teams came in at or above the national Division I four-year average score of 970.

*Bucknell claimed the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup for the 17th time overall and sixth consecutive season. The Bison also won their eighth male trophy and 17th female award, sweeping the honors for the second straight year and seventh time overall.

*Six different schools claimed multiple Patriot League titles, led by Navy with seven and Bucknell with six. Lehigh and Army each won three champion-ships while Colgate and American claimed a pair.

*Bucknell’s Travis Nissley was named a finalist for the Campbell Trophy and earned an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation.

*Navy tennis standout Nick Birger was part of a select group of student-athletes to receive a $7,500 postgraduate scholarship from the NCAA.

*11 student-athletes were named Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, including: Erin Anthony, Army (Women’s Basketball); Nathan Hedgecock, Army (Men’s Basketball); Travis Nissley, Bucknell (Football); Sam Miller and Alex Foskett, Navy (Men’s Soccer); Ben Koenigsfeld, Army (Base-ball); Jay Laing, Army and Jonathan Stumpf, Lehigh (Men’s Lacrosse); Nick Birger, Navy (Men’s Tennis); Alyssa DeLorenz, Bucknell (Women’s Lacrosse) and Cody Rome, Navy (Men’s Track and Field).

*55 Patriot League student-athletes earned Capital One/CoSIDA Academic

The Presidents’ Cup signifies overall excellence in the 23 sports sponsored by the Patriot League, and Bucknell has won the Cup 17 times in its 21-year existence, including 13 of the last 14 years.

The Presidents’ Cup is awarded an-nually to the institution that accumulates the highest point total over the entire academic year, with points awarded on the basis of the school’s finish in each of the 23 Patriot League sports. If there is a league tournament in a sport, the points are awarded based on the average of the regular season and tournament finish, and if there is no postseason tournament, points are awarded based on regular-season standings.

1991 — Bucknell1992 — Bucknell1993 — Bucknell1994 — Army1995 — Army1996 — Bucknell1997 — Army1998 — Bucknell1999 — Bucknell2000 — Bucknell2001 — Bucknell

The Presidents’ Cup

All-District honors, with 39 on the first team.*Candidates for Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award included: Erin Anthony, Army

(Women’s Basketball); Stefan Bauer, Lafayette (Men’s Lacrosse); Jonathan Stumpf, Lehigh (Men’s Lacrosse); Rob Keefer, Lehigh (Men’s Basketball); An-drew Keister, Holy Cross (Men’s Basketball); Erica Prosser, Lehigh (Women’s Basketball); Ben Koenigsfeld, Army (Baseball); Friederike Engel, American (Women’s Soccer) and Jessie Snyder, Bucknell (Softball).

*Army’s Erin Anthony concluded an outstanding career with First-Team Academic All-America recognition for the second year in a row and a nomina-tion from the Patriot League for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.

*American’s Christine Fingerhuth was named a first-team All-America selection in field hockey and also received an NCAA Woman of the Year nomination from the Patriot League.

*Colgate’s Nate Eachus finished sixth in the voting for the Walter Payton Award, given to the Most Outstanding Player in the Football Championship Subdivision.

*Lehigh’s Will Rackley became the highest-ever NFL Draft selection out of the Patriot League when he was picked in the third round by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

*Lehigh became the first Patriot League team since 2003 to win a game in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs when it won at Northern Iowa, 14-7, in the first round. The Mountain Hawks finished at No. 14 in each of the major FCS rankings, matching the highest for a Patriot League team since 2003.

*Army’s Jeremy Boltus was one of five finalists for the Tewaarton Trophy, given to the top men’s lacrosse player.

*Bucknell and Colgate each finished in the top 15 of the final Nike/Inside Lacrosse poll, with the Bison at No. 9 and the Raiders coming in at No. 14.

*Lehigh’s Lauren Dykstra capped an amazing career as a women’s lacrosse All-American and MVP of the IWLCA North-South Senior All-Star Game, as well as the Patriot League Female Sportsmanship Award winner.

*Sophomores C.J. McCollum (Lehigh) and Mike Muscala (Bucknell) each received postseason All-America recognition following strong men’s basketball seasons.

*Three Patriot Leaguers competed at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, with Bucknell’s Ted Heitzman and Army’s Domonick Sylve giving the League a pair of All-America recipients for the first time since 2003.

*The Navy trio of Olaf Olson, Mark Meyer and Justin Vagts all competed at the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship.

*A Patriot League record four runners went to the NCAA Cross Country Championships, with Colgate’s Elise DeRoo earning a top-100 finish in the women’s race.

*Four Patriot League baseball players were selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft, including Holy Cross pitcher John Pedrotty in the 13th round.

*Army’s Ben Koenigsfeld was named a semifinalist for the Olerud Award as the collegiate baseball Two-Way Player of the Year in addition to a long list of athletic and academic accomplishments.

Presidents’ Cup Champions2002 — Bucknell2003 — Bucknell2004 — Bucknell2005 — Army2006 — Bucknell2007 — Bucknell2008 — Bucknell2009 — Bucknell2010 — Bucknell2011 — Bucknell

PatRiot league


CoSidA ACAdeMiC ALL-AMeriCAnS1984..........Shelly Farris (Honorable Mention)1992....................Sara Mesaros (Third Team)

CoSidA ACAdeMiC ALL-diStriCt SeLeCtiOnS1984............................................Shelly Farris1985.................. Cheryl Conrad, Shelly Farris1986............................................Shelly Farris1992....................................... Sarah Mesaros1995............................................ Katie Steele1997....................................... Emily Pomeroy2000................Shannon Walker (First Team),....................Brandi Trapasso (Second Team)2001................Shannon Walker (First Team), ....................Brandi Trapasso (Second Team)2002...........Breean Trapasso (Second Team)2003...............Breean Trapasso (First Team), ...................... Jessica Bissett (Second Team)2004 Chelsea Robertson (Second Team)2005 Amanda Grossmann (First Team)2006 Amanda Grossmann (First Team)2007.............Shannon Pitsch (Second Team)2008..................Shannon Pitsch (First Team)2009...............Lindsay Smith (Second Team)2010..............Rachel Rodriguez (First Team)

◊ Academic Awards ◊

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eCC SChOLAr-AthLete1982............................................. Denise Cohen

PAtriOt LeAgue SChOLAr-AthLete1991........................................ Kathleen Sullivan1992............................................Sarah Mesaros1995.................................................Katie Steele2000..........................................Shannon Walker2009............................................. Lindsay Smith

ACAdeMiC ALL-PAtriOt LeAgue2010....................................... Rachel Rodriguez

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1990 Kristen Colbert, Sarah Mesaros, Stacy Sontheimer, Kathleen Sullivan1991 Meg Kinney, Sarah Mesaros, Dee Scinta, Stacy

Sontheimer, Kathleen Sullivan1992 Sloan Fleckman, Colleen Conway, Joanne

Lewis, Aubrey Schneggenburger, Sarah Me-saros

1993 Brenda Hayduk, Heather Hoehn, Karen Horiszny, Joanne Lewis, Laura Spinney, Kath-erine Steele

1994 Brenda Hayduk, Karen Horiszny, Joanne Lewis, Annalise Meidman, Heather Rendle, Katie Steele, Amy Turnshek

1995 Cameron Adams, Tara Cancro, Annalise Meidman, Allison Morris, Emily Pomeroy, Heather Rendle, Katie Steele, Susie Teitsworth, Amy Turnshek

1996 Cameron Adams, Annalise Meidman, Heather Montaperto, Allison Morris, Emily Pomeroy, Jen Post, Heather Rendle, Pam Scoville, Amy Turnshek, Tristen Voget

1997 Mary Agnes, Brooke Bader, Nicole LaMothe, Emily Pomeroy, Jen Post, Amy Turnshek

1998 Kerri Bishop, Kristen Erickson, Melanie Gray, Emily Pomeroy, Jen Post, Tristen Voget, Shan-non Walker

1999 Mary Agnes, Brooke Bader, Kerri Bishop, Melanie Gray, Kristin Pietrocarlo, Jennifer Post, Shannon Walker, Jennifer Wrigley

2000 Brooke Bader, Kerri Bishop, Melanie Ghiz, Melanie Gray, Nicole Lamothe, Brandi Tra-passo, Breean Trapasso, Shannon Walker, Deirdre Witte

2001 Jessica Bissett, Carolyn Dougherty, Melanie Gray, Lauren Kraus, Shamree Landis, Chelsea Robertson, Brandi Trapasso, Breean Trapasso, Shannon Walker

2002 Chelsea Anderson, Jessica Bissett, Courtney Clark, Carolyn Dougherty, Melanie Ghiz, Jes-sica Le, Chelsea Robertson, Amanda Rowe, Brandi Trapasso, Breean Trapasso, Jennifer Wrigley

2003 Jessica Bissett, Courtney Clark, Carolyn Dougherty, Amanda Grossmann, Jessica Le, Cindy Lowe, Chelsea Robertson, Amanda Rowe, Jennie Smith, Kristen Sydlowski, Brandi Trapasso, Breean Trapasso

2004 Carolyn Dougherty, Amanda Grossmann, Tessa Mendez, Chelsea Robertson, Jennie Smith, Kristen Sydlowski

2005 Chelsea Anderson, Allison Brady, Sheena Czi-pri, Sarah Groman, Amanda Grossmann, Liz Hazuka, Jessica Le, Tessa Mendez, Shannon Pitsch, Jennie Smith

2006 Allison Brady, Jacqueline Feeney, Rachel Free-man, Sarah Groman, Amanda Grossmann, Liz Hazuka, Jenna Henderson, Tessa Mendez, Shannon Pitsch, Jennifer Rupp, Jennie Smith, Lindsay Smith, Kristen Sydlowski

2007 Sheena Czipri, Liz Hazuka, Heidi Kamp, Tessa Mendez, Shannon Pitsch, Rachel Rodriguez, Lindsay Smith

2008 Sheena Czipri, Anne Ellenberger, Allison Git-tings, Liz Hazuka, Shannon Pitsch, Rachel Rodriguez, Kaitlin Segal, Lindsay Smith

2009 Anne Ellenberger, Arden Fuller, Allison Git-tings, Heidi Kamp, Lindsay Regruto, Rachel Rodriguez, Kaitlin Segal, Lindsay Smith

2010 Katie Baumgarten, Morgan Clark, Anne Ellen-berger, Ragin Jackson, Heidi Kamp, Sydney MacGregor, Leylin Marroquin, Rachel Rodri-guez, Jessica Serrato, Kat Tauscher, Kristen Titley, Hannah Young, Kellye Zobrist

◊ Patriot League Academic Honor Roll Selections ◊◊ East Coast ◊Conference Honors

ALL-LeAgue1986 Second Team ......................... Beth Davis1988 Second Team ........................... Sue Riley

◊ Patriot League ◊Honors

ALL-LeAgue1991 Second Team ................Kathleen Sullivan1992 First Team ............................. Katie Steele1993 First Team ............................ Katie Steele1994 First Team ............................ Katie Steele1995 First Team ........................... Katie Steele, ......................................Melissa Wharton Second Team ..................Susie Teitsworth1996 First Team .....................Melissa Wharton, .......................................Susie Teitsworth Second Team ....................Emily Pomeroy1997 First Team ......................Melissa Wharton Second Team ....................Emily Pomeroy1998 First Team ............................Tristen Voget Second Team ....................Emily Pomeroy1999 Second Team .....................Brooke Bader, ...................................... Shannon Walker2000 First Team ..........................Brooke Bader, ...................................... Shannon Walker Second Team ................ Whitney Williams2001 First Team ...................... Shannon Walker2002 First Team ............................Melanie Ghiz Second Team ..................Brandi Trapasso2003 First Team ........................... Jackie Leahy, .......................................Brandi Trapasso Second Team ............... Breean Trapasso, ................................... Chelsea Anderson2004 First Team ............................Jackie Leahy2005 First Team ................... Chelsea Anderson2006 First Team .................... Jenna Henderson Second Team ................Kristen Sydlowski2007 First Team ................... Jenna Henderson2008 Second Team ..................Shannon Pitsch, .............................................Kaitlin Segal2009 Second Team ......................... Heidi Kamp2010 First Team .............................. Heidi Kamp

OffenSiVe PLAyer Of the yeAr2000............................................ Shannon Walker

defenSiVe PLAyer Of the yeAr2000.............................................Brandi Trapasso2005......................................... Chelsea Anderson

rOOKie Of the yeAr2000 Brandi Trapasso

COACh Of the yeAr1995, 2000, 2003.............................Cindy Opalski

tOurnAMent MVP1998...............................................Emily Pomeroy2000.................................................Brooke Bader

ALL-tOurnAMent teAM2006..................Kristen Sydlowski, Shannon Pitsch2008.................................................Shannon Pitsch

histoRy


SeriesOpponent W-L Began Academy of the New Church 1-0 1982Air Force 0-2 1981Akron 0-1 2009Alaska 0-2 1992Alaska-Fairbanks 0-2 1992Albany 0-1 2002American 1-29 1989Army 13-24 1989Ashland 0-1 1991Baptist Bible 1-0 1979Bentley 1-1 1991Binghamton 0-1 2001Boston College 1-3 1984Bowling Green 0-1 1987Brown 0-1 1993Bryant 1-0 2009Buffalo 0-3 2000Cabrini 1-0 1986Cal Irvine 0-1 1996Cal State Bakersfield 0-1 2008Cal State Fullerton 0-4 1996Cal State Northridge 0-1 1996Campbell 0-1 1994Canisius 8-2 1991Catholic 0-2 1980Catonsville Community College 0-1 1981Central Connecticut 3-1 2000Charleston Southern 1-0 2004Charlotte 0-1 2004Chicago State 2-0 1995Cincinnati 0-2 1988Clarion 3-1 1980Cleveland State 0-7 1986Coastal Carolina 0-1 2002Colgate 23-26 1984Columbia 7-5 1984Connecticut 0-4 1985Coppin State 4-0 1995Cornell 1-11 1984Cortland (SUNY) 1-2 1981C.W. Post 1-0 1984Dartmouth 3-3 1994Delaware 1-22 1980Delaware State 3-0 1995Drexel 4-9 1981Duquesne 2-8 1981East Stroudsburg 1-1 1982Eastern Connecticut 0-1 1985Eastern Michigan 0-1 2010Elizabethtown 1-1 1980Elon 0-1 2001Evansville 0-1 2008Fairfield 1-1 1993Fairleigh Dickinson 6-3 1984

SeriesOpponent W-L BeganFordham 8-8 1987Franklin & Marshall 3-3 1978Furman 0-1 1997George Mason 0-3 1987Gettysburg 4-5 1978Hartford 2-3 1988Harvard 1-1 1993Hofstra 0-10 1982Holy Cross 29-10 1986Howard 3-3 1986Indiana 0-1 2010Indiana (Pa.) 1-3 1980Iona 5-3 1982James Madison 0-6 1980Juniata 0-6 1978Kean 3-0-1 1981Kent State 0-1 1988Kutztown 2-0 1979La Salle 13-7 1980Lafayette 33-20 1978Le Moyne 0-1 2002Lehigh 25-36 1978Liberty 0-1 1985Lock Haven 2-1 1980Long Island 1-0 1997Louisville 0-1 1988Loyola (Md.) 5-6 1984Loyola Chicago 0-1 2008Loyola Marymount 0-1 2010Manhattan 2-2 1983Mansfield 1-4 1978Marist 8-1 1987Marquette 0-1 1987Maryland 0-1 1989Maryland-Baltimore Co. 2-2 1988Maryland-Eastern Shore 2-1 1994Messiah 1-1 1979Minnesota 0-1 1996Morgan State 4-2 1998Navy 20-19 1981Nevada 0-1 2003 New Hampshire 0-1 2006New Jersey Institute of Technology 0-1 2009New York Tech 0-2 1986Niagara 6-2 1993North Carolina-Asheville 1-1 1994North Carolina-Greensboro 1-0 2007North Carolina-Wilmington 0-1 2006Northeastern 1-1 1991Northeastern Illinois 1-0 1995Penn State 0-5 1978Pennsylvania 1-3 1998Pittsburgh-Johnstown 0-1 1980Portland State 0-1 2007

1978 Wendy Green, Sheryl Sauer1979 Susan Bairstow, Wendy Green1980 Susan Bairstow1981 Jeanne Groeneveld, Katie Hale1982 Denise Cohen, Jeanne Groeneveld1983 Kathy Eckert, Beth Hopper1984 Scott Haggard, Beth Hopper1985 Cheryl Conrad1986 Michelle Farrell1987 Beth Davis, Emily Malatesta, Sue Riley1988 Sue Riley1989 Dana Bradley, Kara Forosisky1990 Kara Forosisky, Kristen Colbert1991 Kara Forosisky, Kathleen Sullivan

◊ All-Time Series Records ◊ SeriesOpponent W-L BeganPrinceton 0-3 1998Providence 3-5 1986Quinnipiac 1-0 2002Radford 0-2 2007Rider 11-9 1982Robert Morris 7-5 1982Rutgers 0-2 1996Sacramento State 0-1 2005St. Bonaventure 4-6 1988St. Francis (N.Y.) 13-0 1981Saint Francis (Pa.) 29-7 1984St. John’s 2-3 1995St. Peter’s 7-0 1992Sam Houston State 1-0 2008San Francisco 0-2 2001Scranton 4-1 1978Seton Hall 6-4 1980Shepard 1-0 1979Shippensburg 1-3 1980Siena 1-4 1984Slippery Rock 0-3 1980Southern Connecticut 1-0 1983Stetson 0-0 2011Stony Brook 0-6 2000Susquehanna 8-3 1978Syracuse 0-2 1984Temple 0-2 1994Tennessee-Martin 1-0 2008Towson 4-15 1979Ursinus 1-0 1983USC 0-1 2010Valparaiso 0-2 1995Vermont 0-1 1992Villanova 0-9 1981Virginia 0-3 1981Virginia Commonwealth 1-3 1991Wagner 6-0 1993Waynesburg 0-1 1980West Chester 7-3 1980West Virginia 0-1 2009Western Maryland 0-1 1982Wilkes 5-0 1980William & Mary 0-1 1998Winthrop 1-0 1994Wisconsin 0-1 2000Wright State 0-1 1988Yale 1-3 1997York 4-2 1979Youngstown State 0-5 1989 Totals 416-523-1 2011 opponents in bold italics

◊ All-Time Captains Roster ◊1992 Sarah Mesaros, Audrey Schneggenburger1993 Heather Hoehn, Joanne Lewis1994 Joanne Lewis, Brenda Hayduk, Katie Steele1995 Brenda Hayduk, Katie Steele1996 Allison Morris, Heather Rendle, Susie Teitsworth1997 Amy Turnshek, Melissa Wharton1998 Emily Pomeroy, Tristen Voget1999 Michelle Lesh, Jen Post2000 Brooke Bader, Nicole LaMothe2001 Melanie Gray, Shannon Walker2002 Jennifer Wrigley

2003 Brandi Trapasso, Breean Trapasso, Jackie Leahy2004 Carolyn Dougherty, Jackie Leahy2005 Chelsea Anderson, Jennie Smith2006 Amanda Grossmann, Jennie Smith, Kristen Sydlowski2007 Jenna Henderson, Shannon Pitsch2008 Sheena Czipri, Allison Gittings, Shannon Pitsch2009 Allison Gittings, Lindsay Smith2010 Heidi Kamp, Rachel Rodriguez2011 Kyleigh McAhren, Lindsay Regruto

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◊ Team Season Records ◊Most Kills ............................................ 1592 ........................... 2000Most Digs............................................ 2051 ........................... 2000Highest Hitting Pct ................................212 ........................... 1990Most Aces ............................................ 254 ............................ 1998Most Assists........................................ 1388 ........................... 2005Most Wins ............................................. 26 ............................. 1995Highest Winning Pct. .......................788 (26-7) ...................... 1995Most Patriot League Wins .................... 11 ............................. 2003Highest League Winning Pct. .........1.000 (6-0) ...................... 1995

◊ Season Records ◊KiLLS

1. 432 ....Jenna Henderson ......2007 2. 421 ....Melissa Wharton ........1996 3. 413 ....Jackie Leahy..............2003 4. 408 ....Melanie Ghiz..............2002 5. 404 ....Shannon Walker ........2000

hitting PerCentAge (Min. 100 K)

1. .445 ....Melissa Wharton ........1995 2. .411 ....Melissa Wharton ........1997 3. .410 ....Melissa Wharton ........1996 4. .381 ....Katie Steele ...............1993 5. .373 ....Heather Rendle .........1993

ACeS 1. 81 ....Susie Teitsworth ........1994 2. 77 ....Katie Steele ...............1993 3. 74 ....Susie Teitsworth ........1995 4. 57 ...Whitney Williams .......2000 5. 56 ....Chelsea Anderson .....2005

digS 1. 612 ....Kristen Sydlowski ......2006 2. 528 ....Susie Teitsworth ........1995 3. 462 ....Brandi Trapasso ........2002 4. 461 ....Allison Morris .............1995 5. 440 ....Chelsea Anderson .....2005

ASSiStS 1. 1199 ....Shannon Pitsch .........2006 2. 1175 ....Whitney Williams .......2000 3. 1123 ....Breean Trapasso .......2003 4. 1103 ....Breean Trapasso .......2002 5. 1043 ....Jessica Le..................2004

SOLO BLOCKS 1. 94 ....Melissa Wharton ........1995 2. 84 ....Katie Steele ...............1993 3. 81 ....Katie Steele ...............1994 81 ....Melissa Wharton ........1997 5. 79 ....Melissa Wharton ........1994

BLOCK ASSiStS 1. 105 ....Melissa Wharton ........1996 2. 93 ....Jennie Smith ..............2006 93 ....Melissa Wharton ........1995 4. 87 ....Katie Steele ...............1995 87 ....Jennie Smith ..............2003

tOtAL BLOCKS 1. 187 ....Melissa Wharton ........1995 2. 166 ....Katie Steele ...............1994 3. 165 ....Melissa Wharton ........1996 4. 143 ....Melissa Wharton ........1994 5. 141 ....Katie Steele ...............1993

◊ Career Records ◊KiLLS

1. 1403 ....Jenna Henderson .2004-07 2. 1377 ....Melissa Wharton ...1994-97 3. 1254 ....Shannon Walker ...1998-01 4. 1194 ....Jackie Leahy.........2001-04 5. 1146 ....Emily Pomeroy .....1995-98

hitting PerCentAge 1. .400 ....Melissa Wharton ...1994-97 2. .322 ....Katie Steele ..........1992-95 3. .309 ....Heather Rendle ....1993-96 4. .298 ....Tristen Voget ........1995-98 5. .290 ....Shannon Walker ...1998-01

ACeS 1. 241 ....Susie Teitsworth ...1993-96 2. 192 ....Katie Steele ..........1992-95 3. 136 ....Shannon Pitsch ....2005-08 4. 131 ....Brandi Trapasso ...2000-03 5. 130 ....Joanne Lewis........1991-94

digS 1. 1588 ....Brandi Trapasso ...2000-03 2. 1474 ....Susie Teitsworth ...1993-96 3. 1210 ....Chelsea Anderson ... 2002-05 4. 1165 ....Allison Morris ........1993-96 5. 1111 ....Kristen Sydlowski ... 2003-06

ASSiStS 1. 3597 ....Shannon Pitsch ....2005-08 2. 3071 ....Amy Turnshek.......1994-97 3. 2737 ....Whitney Williams ..1998-01 4. 2570 ....Breean Trapasso ..2000-03 5. 1753 ....Brenda Hayduk .....1992-95 1753 ....Jessica Le.............2002-05

SOLO BLOCKS 1. 314 ....Melissa Wharton ...1994-97 2. 258 ....Katie Steele ..........1992-95 3. 138 ....Scott Haggard.......1981-84 4. 110 ....Heather Rendle ....1993-96 5. 101 ....Shannon Walker ...1998-01

BLOCK ASSiStS 1. 317 ....Melissa Wharton ...1997-97 2. 284 ....Jennie Smith .........2003-06 3. 277 ....Heidi Kamp ...........2007-10 4. 239 ....Katie Steele ..........1992-95 5. 219 ....Sarah Groman ......2003-06

tOtAL BLOCKS 1. 631 ....Melissa Wharton ...1994-97 2. 497 ....Katie Steele ..........1992-95 3. 329 ....Jennie Smith .........2003-06 4. 323 ....Heidi Kamp ...........2007-10 5. 302 ....Heather Rendle ....1993-96

◊ All-Time Coaches Log ◊Years Name Record1978-1984 Terrie Grieb 90-96-1 (.484)1985-89 Victoria May 29-117-0 (.199)1990-present Cindy Opalski 297-310-0 (.495)Totals 416-523-1 (.443)

◊ Individual Match Records ◊Most Solo Blocks ............................ 9Kristen Colbert vs. Susquehanna .. 10/22/90

Most Assist Blocks ....................... 10 Jennie Smith vs. Dartmouth ... 9/13/03

Most Assists ................................. 66 Jessica Le vs. Holy Cross .... 10/15/04

Kills ................................................ 40 Beth Davis vs. Cornell ............ 9/18/87

Digs ................................................ 40Kristen Sydlowski vs. Rider ........9/2/06

Highest Hitting Pct. ................... .722 Heidi Kamp vs. Lehigh...........11/14/08

Most Aces ........................................ 9 Cheryl Conrad vs. St. Francis...9/28/85 Molly Brown vs. Army ............. 9/18/98

Current players listed in bold Italics denote Patriot League record

◊ Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame ◊KATIE STEELE ’96 is the only Bison volleyball player to be named to the All-Patriot League team four times. She was a two-year captain and graduated as the school record-holder in hitting percentage, aces and

blocks. Most important, Steele, who was also a Patriot League Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-District selection, is credited for helping turn a struggling program into a league power. Af-ter compiling a 45-186 record from 1985-92, Bucknell went 63-35 in Steele’s sophomore, ju-nior and senior years. The Bison were the most improved team in the country in 1993, and by Steele’s senior year team finished 26-7 and won its first Patriot League regular-season title with a 6-0 record. She entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 2007.

MELISSA WHARTON ’98 graduated with 10 school records and is considered one of the best players in program history. She is still

the only Bison player to hit .400 in a season, and she did so three times. Wharton recorded a Bucknell and Patriot League-record .445 hitting percentage in 1995 (second-best in the nation that year), and she followed it up by hitting .410 in 1996 and .411 as a senior in 1997. She owns three of the top four single-season hitting percentages in Patriot League history, while her .400 career average is also the school and league record. Wharton’s 1,377 career kills was the school record for 10 years until being surpassed in 2007. She is also the Bucknell and Patriot League career leader in blocks with 631. Wharton was a three-time First Team All-Patriot League selection and earned the Christy Mathewson Award as the top senior athlete in her class. She entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 2009.

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Year Overall Record

Conference Record Place

1978 2-7 (.222) -- --1979 4-11 (.267) -- --1980 11-15 (.423) -- --1981 16-17 (.485) -- --

1982 22-17-1 (.562) 2-2 (.500) ECC Fifth*

1983 22-11 (.667) 4-7 (.364) Fifth1984 13-18 (.419) 1-9 (.100) Eighth1985 2-24 (.077) 0-11 (.000) Eighth1986 7-23 (.233) 2-5 (.286) Sixth1987 8-23 (.258) 2-5 (.286) Sixth1988 10-21 (.323) 3-4 (.429) Fifth1989 2-26 (.071) 0-7 (.000) Eighth

1990 3-22 (.120) 0-6 (.000) PL Seventh

1991 9-23 (.281) 1-6 (.143) Eighth

1990First Round

No. 2 Colgate 3No. 7 Bucknell 015-10, 15-6, 15-7

Second Round

No. 3 Holy Cross 3No. 7 Bucknell 015-1, 15-11, 15-11

1991First Round

No. 1 Colgate 3No. 8 Bucknell 015-5, 15-10, 15-8

Second Round

No. 5 Lafayette 3No. 8 Bucknell 015-13, 15-8, 15-12

1992First Round

No. 3 Colgate 3No. 6 Bucknell 112-15, 15-11, 15-4, 15-3

Consolation Quarterfinals

No. 7 Fordham 3No. 6 Bucknell 115-10, 9-15, 15-5, 15-11

1993First Round

No. 4 Navy 3No. 5 Bucknell 015-9, 15-7, 15-9

Consolation Round

No. 5 Bucknell 3No. 8 Fordham 015-6, 16-14, 15-11

No. 3 Colgate 2No. 5 Bucknell 315-13, 17-15, 9-15, 14-16, 15-10

Third Place

No. 4 Navy 3No. 5 Bucknell 015-7, 15-4, 15-9

1994First Round

No. 4 Navy 2No. 5 Bucknell 315-5, 15-8, 13-15, 6-15, 15-13

Championship Round

No. 1 Army 3No. 5 Bucknell 215-12, 15-12, 10-15, 5-15, 15-12

Consolation Round

No. 3 Lehigh 3No. 5 Bucknell 115-12, 15-9, 10-15, 15-8

1995

First Round

No. 1 Bucknell Bye

Championship Round

No. 1 Bucknell 3No. 4 Lafayette 015-1, 15-11, 15-10

Championship Final

No. 1 Bucknell 1No. 3 Colgate 315-12, 15-12, 9-15, 15-11

◊ All-Time Patriot League Tournament Results ◊1996

Semifinal

No. 2 Bucknell 1No. 3 Navy 317-15, 15-4, 9-15, 15-9

1997Semifinal


Final

No. 1 Bucknell 2No. 3. Lehigh 311-15, 15-5, 15-13, 13-15, 15-12

1998 - CHAMPIONSSemifinal

No. 1 Bucknell 3No. 4 Lehigh 17-15, 15-8, 15-12, 15-9

Final


2000 - CHAMPIONS

Semifinal

No. 1 Bucknell 3No. 4 Lehigh 112-15, 17-15, 15-12, 15-12

Final

No. 1 Bucknell 3No. 2 Colgate 015-7, 15-8, 15-12

2001Semifinal

No. 1 American 3No. 4 Bucknell 030-13, 32-30, 30-22

2002Semifinal

No. 2 Lehigh 3No. 3 Bucknell 030-24, 30-27, 30-24

2003Semifinal

No. 2 Bucknell 3No. 3 Lehigh 030-22, 30-17, 30-27

Final


2004Semifinal

No. 2 Army 3No. 3 Bucknell 125-30, 30-27, 31-29, 30-22

2005Semifinal

No. 1 American 3No. 4 Bucknell 225-30, 30-28, 28-30, 30-28, 15-11

2006

Semifinal

No. 2 Army 1No. 3 Bucknell 330-28, 30-18, 27-30, 30-26

Final


2008

Semifinal


2010

Semfinal


Year Overall Record


1992 4-24 (.143) 2-5 (.286) Sixth1993 17-15 (.531) 3-4 (.429) Fifth1994 20-13 (.606) 4-3 (.571) Fifth1995 26-7 (.788) 6-0 (1.000) First1996 18-12 (.600) 4-2 (.667) Second1997 19-8 (.704) 5-1 (.833) First1998 16-12 (.571) 5-1 (.833) First^1999 11-11 (.500) 5-7 (.417) Fifth2000 17-15 (.531) 10-2 (.833) First^2001 12-13 (.480) 7-7 (.500) Fourth2002 15-13 (.536) 9-5 (.643) Third2003 16-13 (.552) 11-3 (.786) Second2004 14-13 (.519) 8-6 (.571) Third2005 17-14 (.548) 9-5 (.643) Fourth2006 20-12 (.625) 10-4 (.714) Third2007 12-17 (.414) 5-9 (.357) Fifth

Year Overall Record


2008 13-18 (.419) 8-6 (.571) Fourth2009 8-18 (.308) 4-10 (.286) Sixth2010 10-17 (.370) 8-6 (.571) Fourth

^ - Patriot League Tournament champions and NCAA Tourna-ment participant.* - In 1982 Bucknell was seeded fifth going into the East Coast Conference Tournament, then went 1-2 in pool play and did not advance.

Bucknell left the ECC to be a charter member of the Patriot League in 1990. Prior to 1982 Bucknell’s women’s volleyball team competed in the AIAW, the precursor, for women’s athlet-ics, to the NCAA.

◊ All-Time Results ◊

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The Bucknell University Depart-ment of Athletics and Recreation prides itself on setting the standard of excel-lence when it comes to success both on the playing fields and in the classroom. With 17 Patriot League Presidents’ Cups in 21 years, national leadership in graduation rates, 120 Academic All-Americans since 1970 and 122 Patriot League Scholar-Athletes in 21 years, Bucknell is clearly at the head of the class in terms of upholding the scholar-athlete model.

The addition of the Kenneth G. Lan-gone Athletics and Recreation Center, one of the finest collegiate athletics and recreation venues of its kind, ensures the continuation of that success.

The facility enhances each of Buck-nell’s 27 varsity programs and greatly expands the scope of its grow-ing intramural and recreational sports offerings. A visually appealing structure located along Moore Avenue on the “downhill” side of cam-pus, the Langone Athletics and Recreation Center was designed to reach out to all members of the campus community, including the stu-dent body, varsity student-athletes, faculty, staff and alumni.

Three primary venues lie within the facility: the Arthur D. Kinney Jr. Natatorium, the 4,000-seat Gary A. Sojka Pavilion and the Krebs Family Fitness Center. Other features include a new location for the Bucknell Ath-letics Hall of Fame, a display of Bucknell’s Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, a sports medicine and athletic training suite, classrooms, mod-ern offices for coaches and staff and increased locker room space for var-sity and recreational athletes.

The facility is named in honor of Ken Langone, a 1957 Bucknell gradu-ate who, along with his wife, Elaine, pledged $11 million toward the center’s construction. Langone was a member of the university Board of Trustees from 1980 to 1996.

One of the special qualities of the Langone Athletics and Recreation Center is the manner in which it supplements the pre-existing facilities. The brand new construction surrounds Gerhard Fieldhouse and historic Davis Gymnasium, which has been restored as a competition venue for the Bison volleyball and wrestling teams, as well as intramural, recreation and other varsity practice activities.

As Bucknell continues to strive toward its mission of setting the stan-dard of excellence in college athletics, the Langone Athletics and Recre-ation Center becomes the centerpiece in an already impressive cache of athletics facilities that includes the 13,100-seat Christy Mathewson-Memo-rial Stadium and its FieldTurf and 8-lane track surface; the scenic Bucknell Golf Club; Depew Field, the home of the Bison baseball team; Becker Field for softball, and Emmitt Field and Graham Field at Holmes Stadium, includ-ing the new Phase III portion of the West Fields Project.

Bucknell is a unique national university where liberal arts and professional programs complement each other, where more than 3,500 full-time students are educated for a lifetime of critical thinking and strong leadership. For more than 160 years, the University has remained true to its fundamental purpose: to educate and prepare students for lives that

make a difference and have a positive impact on the world.

In keeping with that purpose, the University has developed The Plan for Bucknell, which includes its collective vision — “To provide students with the premier undergraduate experience in American higher educa-tion.” Students helped shape this vision because of their confidence in the University.

The Plan comprises five strategies:

Strengthen the Academic Core aims to ensure that a Bucknell education is challenging and engaging, with openness to new ideas and a culture of innovation;

Deepen the Residential Learning Experience will provide a residential learning and living experience that complements the academic program, integrates the athletics and recreation program and promotes personal growth and development and civic and ethical responsibility;

Enhance Diversity is a commitment to diversity in all its forms within a civil and supportive environment of open ex-change to prepare Bucknell graduates to live and work in a globally integrated and intercultural world;

Build Bridges will bring the world to Bucknell — through visiting scholars and sports teams, international students and alumni, guest speakers, international focus semesters, and electronic communications — and bring Bucknell to the world through strategic partnerships and community engagement activities as well as opportunities for off-campus study and faculty research;

Secure Our Financial Future will secure resources nec-essary to engage new opportunities, lessen dependence on tuition, and ensure our financial future.

The Plan for Bucknell was unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees on April 29, 2006, having previously been ap-proved by the students and faculty. We have begun implementing it and are determined to make it a reality over the next decade. To read the complete version of The Plan for Bucknell or to request a published version, see http://www.bucknell.edu/ThePlanforBucknell

◊ The Kenneth G. Langone Athletics and Recreation Center ◊

◊ The Plan for Bucknell ◊

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About BucknellBucknell University is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation.

Our academic programs encompass:• The traditional liberal arts disciplines—arts, humanities, natural sci-

ences, and social sciences.• Professional programs in accounting, management, education, engi-

neering, and music.• Preprofessional programs in law and medicine.

With more than 3,500 undergraduates and 150 graduate students, we combine the personal attention of a small college with the resources of a large university.

The Campus: Beautiful and centrally located• More than 100 facilities for learning, living, and recreation.• Recent additions: music building, residence hall, geology/psychology

building, engineering building, and athletics center. The new West Fields complex is home to field hockey, women’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s soccer.

• Approximately three hours from Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C.

Academics: Broad opportunities to learn• More than 50 majors leading to bachelor of arts, bachelor of science,

bachelor of engineering, bachelor of science in education, bachelor of science in business administration, or bachelor of music.

• Arts & Sciences Departments and Programs: Animal Behavior, Art and Art History, Astronomy, Biology, Cell Biology/Biochemistry, Chemistry, Classics, Computer Science, East Asian Studies, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Studies, French, Geography, Geology, German History, Humanitities, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Management, Mathematics, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Russian, Sociol-ogy and Anthropology, Spanish, Theatre and Dance, Women’s and Gen-der Studies.

• Engineering Departments: Biomedical, Chemical, Civil and Environmen-tal, Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical.

The Faculty: Focused on the students• More than 330 full-time faculty.• 95% of faculty members hold doctoral degrees. • Undergraduate learning is highest priority.• Faculty members are active scholars who conduct research, produce cre-

ative works, and publish their findings, often in collaboration with students.

Undergraduate Research: Hands-on learning• Students conduct research in the lab and off campus in conjunction with

faculty mentors. • High degree of independence.• Great preparation for graduate school and career.

Campus Life: Never a dull moment• Learning outside of class: academically oriented student organizations,

guest lecturers, campus publications, concerts, art exhibitions, theatre, trips off campus, and more.

• More than 150 student-run organizations to suit nearly every interest, from a capella singing to Zen Buddhist meditation.

• Volunteer and service projects on- and off-campus, including abroad.• 13 fraternities and 8 sororities.• Diverse religious life programs.• Athletics: varsity intercollegiate program, club sports for both men and

women, and intramural programs.

Residential Colleges: Housing options with an academic twist• Seven themed programs open to first-year students: arts, environment,

global, humanities, language and culture, social justice, and society and technology.

• Students take a course together, live together, and participate in out-of-class activities such as informal discussions, guest lectures, and off-cam-pus trips.

Career Services: Preparation for the future• Full-or part-time internships at companies, non-profits, or governmental

agencies.• Resume writing and interviewing guidance.• Two-day job shadowing externships.• On-campus employment expos and off-campus networking nights.

Visit Campus: See Bucknell for yourself• Tours are offered five times daily on weekdays and three times on Sat-

urdays. • No appointment is necessary for tours; other options may require reserva-

tions.• Please go to www.bucknell.edu/admissions/calendar or call (570) 577-

1101 for more information about visit options.• See award-winning virtual tour at http://community.bucknell.edu.

◊ Recruiting Information ◊CALENDARA typical recruiting calendar for prospective student-athletes in their junior year of high school interested in volleyball would go something like this:

** Spring 2012 — Make unofficial visits to schools of interest.** September 2012 — Contact head coach Cindy Opalski if Bucknell falls within your top-five list of potential colleges. Send a letter expressing interest in the volleyball program. Include a transcript and any vid-eotape you may have available. Also, the student-athlete should be registered with the NCAA Clearinghouse. See your high school athletics director or guidance counselor for information.** Late Summer 2012 — Head coach Cindy Opalski will be in contact regarding the

student-athlete’s interest and possible visit date. The student-athlete and family should file CSS Financial Aid Profile Form. See your college guidance counselor for information.** November 15, 2012 — Deadline for Admissions Early Decision I and Financial Aid applications for Early Decision I candidates.** Late December, 2012 — Target date for Admissions letters to go out for Early Decision I candidates.** January 1, 2013 — Deadline for Admissions Regular Decision and Early Decision II. Deadline for Financial Aid applications for Regular Decision and Early Decision II candidates.** Late January, 2013 — Target date for Admissions decision letters to go out for Early Decision II candidates.** Late March, 2013 — Target date for Admissions decision letters to go out for Regular Decision candidates.** Mid-April, 2013 — Target date for open house weekend for all accepted applicants.** May 1, 2013 — Deadline for securing spot in class of 2015 with deposit.

EARLY DECISIONStudents who are absolutely, 100% confident Bucknell is their top college choice are encouraged to apply during the Early Decision process. Advan-tages are that you’ll have an Admissions decision prior to Christmas and all students accepted during the early decision process are guaranteed financial aid for which they qualify.

VERBAL COMMITMENTSVerbal commitments help to solidify a quality recruiting class for Bison Vol-leyball by the end of the first semester.

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