LEWISBURG, Pa. – Freshman right side
Kat Teepe had a contest-best 16 kills as the Holy Cross volleyball team earned a 3-1 victory at Patriot League opponent Bucknell Sunday afternoon in Davis Gymnasium.
The win, the third in a row for the Crusaders (10-11, 3-5 PL) was their fourth over their last five games and put them in a tie for sixth place in the Patriot League standings. This marks the first time since 2016 that Holy Cross has recorded double-digit wins in a season.
Teepe hit .268 with four digs and two aces a block and assists. Sophomore outside hitter
Emma Sorensen double-doubled for the ninth time this season and 16th time in her career with 13 kills and 10 digs. Freshman setter
Drew Flanagan also double-doubled with 32 assists and 14 digs.
Bucknell (7-10, 3-5 PL) was paced by Cameron Lloyd's 14 kill and 17 dig double-double.
SET SCORES:
Crusaders 3, Bison 1 (25-22, 25-20, 22-25, 25-20)
HOW IT HAPPENED:Â
- Sorensen dished to Teepe for a kill which put the Crusaders up 7-4 in the opening set. Bucknell trimmed the deficit to one, but the Crusaders countered with an 11-3 outburst to build the margin to 18-9. A Bucknell attack error had Holy Cross in the lead at 22-14. The Bison kept attacking using an 8-2 run to trail by a pair, 24-22. Flanagan found Teepe for the set clinching kill.
- Holy Cross produced six straight to turn an 8-7 deficit into a 13-8 lead as Flanagan, junior middle blocker Lacey Murphy and Sorensen tallied kills each in the scoring stretch. Bucknell regained the lead 16-15 following a 8-2 run of their own. Sophomore outside hitter KK Green improved the Crusader lead to 21-18 via a kill. Bucknell stayed down three until sophomore middle blocker Kyla Harris and Sorensen combined for a block for the 2-0 match lead.
- A Harris ace moved the Crusaders in front 9-4 in the third set. Four straight points which including three straight Sorensen kills upped the margin to 16-10. A 9-1 Bucknell binge moved the score to 19-17 in their favor. They would not relinquish the lead as they took the third set 25-22.
- Another Harris ace had Holy Cross ahead 7-3 in the fourth set. Six straight from Bucknell built the lead to 9-7. The Crusaders countered with six straight of their own capped off by a Lacey Murphy block. The set of runs continued with Bucknell posting four in a row to level the margin 13 all. Down two, Holy Cross again produced six straight points using two Teepe kills to take control of the set late, 21-17. Teepe won the match for Holy cross with her 16th and final kill.
INSIDE THE BOX:
- This was the Crusaders' first win at Bucknell (W, 3-1) since Oct. 27, 2018.
- Sophomore defensive specialist Elizabeth Hall has recorded double digit digs in seven straight contests.
- Flanagan has 30+ assists in five straight games. Her six total blocks were a career-high.
- Harris has four consecutive matches of 5+ total blocks.
- Lacey Murphy (83.0 blocks) moved into a tie for eighth place on the program's single-season block list (Mary Mullen, 2014)
- Holy Cross needs one more win for the most in a season since 2010 (12).
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