LEWISBURG, Pa. (11/4/2006)—Colgate University freshman Meghan Fanta (Hillsboro, Wis.) registered 37 assists to break the Raiders’ single-season record as the Raiders suffered a tough 3-0 loss to Bucknell in Patriot League volleyball action this evening. She passes Tory Rodger’s record of 1,084 set in 1996 with 1,105 in her rookie season.

 

Colgate stands at 13-14 overall and 5-7 in Patriot League play with the 30-18, 32-30, 31-29 loss to the Bison. Bucknell improves to 18-10 overall and 9-3 against conference opponents.

 

Sophomore Katrina Zawojski (Palo Alto, Calif.) led the Colgate offense with 11 kills, while three other players added eight apiece. Senior Marybeth Maziarz (Wilbraham, Mass.) fired in eight kills and a team-best .412 hitting percentage and freshman Kelsea Loveless (Lubbock, Texas)  and junior Erin Kanetzke (Cincinnati, Ohio) also had eight. Sophomore Jackie Adlam (Mill Valley, Calif.) just missed breaking her own single-season digs mark with a team-high 14 digs. She needs just four digs to break her record of 531 set last season.

 

The Bison dominated the first game against the Raiders, hitting .308 and never sacrificing the lead. The second game proved to be very different as Colgate built a 21-14 lead. Bucknell battled back to tie the game at 25 apiece before the Raiders used a 4-1 run to take a 29-26 advantage. The Bison held strong, staving off the game point and scoring three consecutive points and six of the game’s final seven points to win 32-30.

 

The third outing was a tight affair, featuring 14 ties and five lead changes. Trading points throughout much of the game, Colgate was able to push its lead to three at 25-22, but Bucknell once again answered with three straight points to tie the contest at 25. It was back and forth action for the next few points before the Bison broke the 28-28 tie with a kill from Jenna Henderson to set up the 31-29 victory.

 

Henderson led all hitters with a match-high 21 kills and also picked up nine digs. Amanda Grossman added nine kills for the Bison. Shannon Pitsch sparked the attack for Bucknell with a match-best 50 assists, while Kristen Sydlowski anchored the defensive effort with 19 digs.

 

Colgate returns to action on Nov. 10-11, traveling to Navy and American for 7 p.m., and 2 p.m., matches, respectively.