2009 bucknell volleyball media guide

2009Senior Co-captains

Lindsay Smith & Allison Gittings

1 2009 Bucknell Volleyball www.BucknellBison.com

Quick Facts and 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: Brian C. MitchellDirector of Athletics: John P. Hardt

Associate Directorof Athletics/SWA: Amanda Backus

Volleyball InformationHead Coach: Cindy Opalski

Alma Mater: Southern Connecticut State ’77

Record at Bucknell: 279-275 (19 seasons)

Career Record: 371-323 (23 seasons)Assistant Coach: Anna AllisonGrad. Asst. Coach: Inga Kurgonaite

2008 Record: 13-18, 8-6 PL

2009 Captains: Allison Gittings,Lindsay Smith

Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/4

Starters Returning/Lost: 4 + Libero/2

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, 2009Early Decision II: Jan. 15, 2010Regular Decision: Jan. 15, 2010

Financial Aid: Nov. 15, 2009 (ED) Jan. 1, 2010 (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 ◊

◊ 2009 Roster ◊No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School

1 Kelsey Sauer Fr. OH/L 5-6 Pleasant View, Tenn./Goodpasture Christian School2 Arden Fuller Fr. MH 5-11 Matthews, N.C./Weddington3 Rachel Rodriguez Jr. S 5-9 Sagamore Hills, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit4 Kelsey Guardia So. DS 5-4 Upland, Calif./Vivian Webb School5 Lindsay Regruto So. DS 5-4 Atlanta, Ga./Marist School6 Kat Tauscher Fr. S 5-9 Washington, D.C./National Cathedral School7 Lindsay Smith Sr. RS/MH 6-0 Boulder, Colo./Monarch8 Ragin Jackson Fr. MH 5-11 Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson9 Allison Gittings Sr. S 5-9 Dayton, Md./Glenelg

10 Kyleigh McAhren So. OH 6-0 Napa, Calif./Justin-Siena11 Kaitlin Segal Jr. OH 5-10 Pacific Palisades, Calif./Harvard-Westlake12 Kebah Edoho Fr. MH/RS 6-2 Odenton, Md./Arundel HS13 Katie Baumgarten So. OH 6-0 South Pasadena, Calif./South Pasadena14 Anne Ellenberger So. RS/MB 6-4 Phoenix, Ariz./Horizon Honors15 Heidi Kamp Jr. MB 6-0 Eugene, Ore./Henry D. Sheldon16 Jackie Landes Fr. MH 6-2 Pacific Palisades, Wildwood School17 Emily Sawanobori So. L 5-3 Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills

Head Coach: Cindy Opalski (Southern Connecticut State ’77), 20th seasonAssistant Coach: Anna Allison (Oral Roberts ’04), Fifth seasonGraduate Assistant Coach: Inga Kurgonaite (Lock Haven ’08), Second season

August 28 vs. St. Peter’s # 5 p.m. 29 at St. Francis (N.Y.) # 11 a.m. vs. NJIT # 1 p.m.September 5 at Marist $ 12:30 p.m. vs. Bryant $ 4:30 p.m. 6 vs. Providence $ 11 a.m. 11 vs. West Virginia % 5 p.m. at Akron % 7:30 p.m. 12 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) % 2:30 p.m. 18 DELAWARE STATE ^ 7:30 p.m. 19 RADFORD ^ 12 p.m. RUTGERS ^ 5 p.m. 25 ARMY * 7 p.m. 26 HOLY CROSS * 5 p.m.

# St. Francis (N.Y.) Invitational $ Marist Invitational % Akron Invititational

October 2 at American * 7 p.m. 3 at Navy * 12 p.m. 9 at Colgate * 7 p.m. 16 LAFAYETTE * 7 p.m. 17 LEHIGH * 5 p.m. 23 at Holy Cross * 7 p.m. 24 at Army * 4 p.m. 30 COLGATE * 7 p.m.November 6 at Lehigh * 7 p.m. 7 at Lafayette * 4 p.m. 13 NAVY * 7 p.m. 14 AMERICAN * 5 p.m. 20 Patriot League Tournament TBA 21 Patriot League Tournament TBA

Bucknell Invitational * Patriot League match HOME games in bold caps

◊ 2009 Schedule ◊

2009 Bucknell Volleyball 1www.BucknellBison.com

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 need-ed 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 athletics, such as time man-agement, 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-ath-lete 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 reward-ed for a lifetime.

What it means to

“Being a Bison means representing Bucknell in and out of the classroom and working hard as a team toward the common goal of winning a Patriot League Championship.”

— Junior Setter Rachel Rodriguez

Being a Bison

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 graduation 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 in the fall of 2008, Bucknell’s • four-year student-athlete graduation rate was second-highest in the nation among student-athletes who entered college between the 1998-99 and 2001-02 academic years. With a four-class average of 89 percent, Bucknell trailed only Davidson (92 percent) among all Division I institutions report-ing federal graduation rates (the Ivy League and military academies do not report federal graduation rates). Georgetown, Notre Dame and Holy Cross were also at 89 percent. Bucknell’s student-athlete graduation rate is identi-cal to its overall student-body average of 89 percent.

Bucknell has claimed a league-high 113 Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of • the Year since the league’s inception as an all-sports conference in 1990-91.

A total of 366 Bison appeared on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in • 2008-09 after recording a GPA of 3.2 or better during their sport’s competi-tion season. Among all BU student-athletes, 238 made the Dean’s List with GPAs of 3.5 or better in the spring of 2009.

24 of Bucknell’s 27 varsity squads posted team GPAs of 3.0 or better in the • spring of 2009.

In addition to the 117 • ESPN the Magazine Academic All-Americans produced since 1970, Bucknell has also claimed 276 Academic All-District honorees over the same span, including a school-record 22 in 2008-09.

With three more Patriot League championships in 2008-09, Bucknell has • now earned 73 crowns in 19 years in the league. In addition, Bucknell has had 100 conference players of the year, 83 PL coaches of the year and a whopping 476 individual league champions from sports such as cross country, track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and golf.

Bucknell has captured the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup, signifying the • league’s all-sports champion, 15 times in the 19-year history of the affiliation, including 11 of the last 12 years. Bucknell claimed the overall and women’s Cup standings in 2008-09. It was the 12th straight year and the 15th time overall that the Bison took home the women’s title. In 2008-09, Bucknell won Patriot League titles in women’s outdoor track & field, women’s rowing and men’s golf. Additionally, the baseball and men’s lacrosse teams captured regular-season titles.

Bucknell ranks FIFTH in the nation (to Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State • and Stanford) in total number of ESPN The Magazine All-America selections.

A major element in ensuring Bucknell’s commitment to athletics excellence • 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 Olympic 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 Aca-demic All-America wall, a sports medicine suite, modern offices for coaches and staff, and locker room and classroom space are also included in the facil-ity’s layout.

2008-09Academic All-District

KEVIN MacLEOD

2008-09Academic All-DistrictCHRIS YAMAGUCHI


CHELSEA BRINKMAN

2008-09Arthur Ashe Award Winner

KYLE ANTHONY

2008-09Academic All-DistrictSHANNON PITSCH

2008-09Academic All-DistrictPATRICK SELWOOD


SARAH EBRIGHT


MARY PAVLOVICH


PL Scholar-AthletePL Goalie of Year

ALYSSA DeLORENZ


Arthur Ashe Award WinnerSAM NANA-SINKAM


LAUREN STOLLER


BEN ALLEN

2008-09Academic All-DistrictMEGAN HATHAWAY

2008PL Offensive Player of Year

CONOR O’BRIEN

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-athlete 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 residen-tial 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, administration, 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 prac-tice 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. Additionally, 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 pro-moting 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 community within the athletics program involving all athletics teams; organizing community service projects and efforts; creating a vehicle for student-athlete representation 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.

4x Patriot League Boat of the Year MemberPAGE KANNOR


KEVIN MULLEN


AUBREY ROWE


JON LOCKHART


PL Offensive Player of YearJENNIFER DERVARICS

2008-09Academic All-DistrictASHLEY CARLSON


Arthur Ashe Award WinnerJASON SOTO


ASHLEY BEANS

2008-09Academic All-American

CHRIS HENNINGS


GILLIAN NORDQUIST

2009PL Player of Year

ANDREW COHEN

2009 OutdoorPL Field Athlete of Year

AMY MANTUSH

2008-09Academic All-DistrictANDREW BROUSE

2009PL Defensive Player of Year

BILLY HAIRE


Season Preview

After a one-year hiatus from the Patri-ot League Tournament in 2007, Bucknell reclaimed a spot among the league’s top four teams last season, showing off the power of a youthful team. The bulk of that squad returns in 2009 with an added year of experience, a taste for the championship and a support group of talented newcomers. With that combina-tion, the Bison are poised for their 18th trip to the Patriot League’s year-ending tour-nament and are gunning for an-other title.

“Our expectation is nothing less than competing for a championship this year,” said Cindy Opalski, who begins her 20th season as the head coach for Bucknell. “It’s one thing to say you want to compete for a championship. It’s another thing to get in the gym everyday and have that determination, persis-tence and work ethic to really compete for a champi-onship. I see good signs of that in the preseason.”

Bucknell certainly has the tools to compete in the newest campaign. Despite graduating the school’s all-time assists leader in Shannon Pitsch, the team has some solid replacements in Allison Gittings, a senior co-captain, and junior Rachel Rodriguez.

“We have really great experience and talent in our setters group. Allison and Rachel are in re-ally good physical condition,” Opalski explained. “They’ve worked hard over the summer, and they’re very focused. They know that the more consistent they are, the better our hitting percentage is going to be. I’m really pleased right now with where they are developmentally and their potential to improve.”

At the net, the Bison return the core of their at-tack. Junior Kaitlin Segal, who led the team in kills and was named Second Team All-Patriot League last year, will be joined by sophomore Katie Baum-garten and junior Heidi Kamp, the team’s leader in blocks and hitting percentage in 2008. The trio is expected to bring a renewed sense of intensity to Davis Gym.

“Kaitlin, who has been our most consistent player, has come back in really strong physical condition, and I think both she and Katie are much more mature and mentally tougher,” Opalski said of the outside hitters. “Heidi Kamp has really become much more aggressive and determined on the front line.”

Opalski also anticipates Kyleigh McAhren and Anne Ellenberger to team up to create a formidable duo on the front line. Expect McAhren to switch from middle hitter, a position she occupied through much of her freshman campaign, to the more natural right and left sides. Both she and Ellenberger finished their first season in the Orange and Blue among the team’s top three in total blocks.

“With the people we have acquired in this year’s recruiting class, we’re going to move Kyleigh to a position where she can be much more effec-tive. Along with Anne Ellenberger, both have their strengths. Anne can be a dominant force at the net because of her height, and Kyleigh is a really smart hitter.”

At libero, the Bison have a trio of sophomores in Emily Sawanobori, Lindsay Regruto and Kelsey Guardia, providing a wealth of options at the

position. “Defensively, I think Emily, especially, is very determined to earn a start-

ing spot, and we hope that both Lindsay and Kelsey will give us the depth and consistency in that position we’ll need to be successful.”

Rounding out the crew of returning players is senior co-captain Lindsay Smith. The right side/middle hitter is coming off shoulder surgery last winter, but the Bison will rely on much more than just Smith’s arm to move them toward success.

“Someone who has been really supportive and a really good stabilizer for us has been Lindsay Smith. Beyond her volleyball, her leadership and motivational skills have really been evident this preseason.”

Bucknell’s roster is completed with six freshmen who bring their own success from high school and club competition. The incoming class, made up of Kebah Edoho, Arden Fuller, Ragin Jackson, Jackie Landes, Kelsey Sauer and Kat Tauscher, boasts a number of all-district selections as well as academic honors. Upon announcing the newest Bison, Opalski identified them as one of Bucknell volleyball’s strongest recruiting classes both on and off the court.

“The good news is this entire freshman class has had experience on the national level playing in club tournaments, and has played against some of the best volleyball players in their age group in the coun-try,” Opalski said of the newcomers. “I’m pleasantly surprised with the talent and the determination in this freshman class. In our competitive scrimmages, they’re really extending and pushing the upperclassmen. There are a lot of good things happening.”

The Bison will aim for consistent contributions all the way down the bench as they go for their first league title since 2000. To get there, they will have to face the usual league foes. Following a series of early-season tournaments that includes the Bucknell Invitational Sept. 18-19, Bucknell will open its Patriot League schedule with a home contest against Army, which placed sec-ond in the league a year ago. The team will also have to get through the perennial favorite American, which comes to Lewisburg in the final regular-season match on Nov.14. The schedule culminates Nov. 20-21 with the Patriot League Tournament to be held at the site of the highest seed. Bucknell hopes that site will be Davis Gym.

“Making it to the final four (of the Patriot League last year) with such a young team gave us a taste of what it’s like to play for a championship. And I believe that our vision is one of sitting in our locker room having the pregame talk at the conference championship, not taking a bus ride anywhere.”

◊ 2009 Season Preview ◊

◊ Quoting the Bison ◊

Emily SawanoboriA second-year student perspec t ive “My first season on the team was a huge growth year for us and it’s great to be back on a team with so much talent and heart. The feeling of family and passion for the game that brings us together is something I’ve never experienced anywhere else, and that unity is going to bring us an amazing season.”

Kaitlin SegalOn moving to Buck nel l f rom the West Coast“I came into Bucknell extremely nervous, 3,000 miles away from home and very shy, but was immediately welcomed into the Bucknell family. The volleyball girls welcomed all of us with open arms and the freshmen orientation was so much fun, allowing me no time to even think about feeling homesick.”

Lindsay SmithOn l i fe at Buck nel l“At Bucknell University, there are so many things to get involved with and it’s great that Bucknell has such a balance between student and athlete. You can really get in-volved in all the extracurriculars on campus, but you can also do athletics at the same time, and all the professors at Bucknell are really supportive of that balance.”


Student-Athlete Profiles

2008: Co-captain … saw action in 28 matches, starting one … finished second on the team with 166 assists (2.48/set) behind all-time assists leader Shannon Pitsch … totaled 35 digs (0.52/set), eight kills (0.12/set) and eight service aces (0.12/set) on the season … set a career-high with three kills in the season-opening match at Central Connecticut State … also posted

two assists and a block assist against the Blue Devils … contributed a season-best 25 assists versus Fairleigh Dickinson at the Bucknell Invitational … served two aces versus Iona, Canisius and Fairleigh Dickinson … posted six digs versus Saint Francis (Pa.). 2007: Appeared in 50 sets over 24 matches … totaled 124 assists (2.48 per set), three service aces and 38 digs on the season ... recorded a career-high 51 assists at Saint Francis (Pa.) … contributed a season-high eight digs at Air Force … also posted seven digs at Robert Morris. 2006: Saw action in 50 sets over 28 matches, contributing 34 assists, two service aces and 41 digs … posted a season-best five digs at La Salle and at St. Francis (N.Y.) … season high in as-sists came at Lafayette (8) … also totaled seven assists at St. Francis (N.Y.). High School: Earned two letters in volleyball and two in basketball at Glenelg High School ... started on the JV volleyball squad freshman and sophomore year ... varsity starter as a junior and senior ... served as JV captain in 2003 and as varsity captain in 2005 ... helped her team to a state championship in 2005 ... named first team All-Howard County Baltimore Sun, first team All-County Howard County Times, second team All-Metropolitan Area Baltimore Sun, first team All-County Gazette and honorable mention Washington Post All-County ... was regional assist leader in 2005 with 630 assists (8.9/game). Personal: Daughter of Steve and Marty Git-tings ... born Sept. 3, 1987 in Bryan, Texas ... sister, Dana, played volleyball at Saint Mary’s College of Maryland ... mother played field hockey at Westminster College ... father was a member of the swim team at the US Coast Guard Academy and at Westminster … competed in Europe in summer 2009 ... member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... majoring in psychology with a minor in biology ... member of the Dean’s List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2008 67-28 8 0.12 5 26 .115 8 0.12 14 35 0.52 0 8 8 0.12 0 166 2.482007 50-24 2 0.04 6 19 -.211 3 0.06 10 38 0.76 0 3 3 0.06 0 124 2.482006 50-28 1 0.02 4 14 -.214 2 0.04 10 41 0.82 0 1 1 0.02 0 34 0.68

Career 167-80 11 0.07 15 59 -.068 13 0.08 34 114 0.68 0 12 12 0.07 0 324 1.94

2008: Played in 24 matches, including five starts … tallied 21 kills (0.41/set) … teamed up for 10 block assists (.20/set) off the bench … notched a season-best four kills versus Canisius in the Bucknell Invitational … also had three kills in the second match of the season versus Iona at the Central Connecticut State Invitational … tallied two blocks versus Evansville at the Loyola-Chicago

Invitational and Saint Francis (Pa.) in the Bucknell Invitational. 2007: Saw action in 18 matches, starting eight … totaled 22 kills, 13 blocks (1-12) and six digs … recorded a season-best seven kills against Robert Morris. 2006: Played in 13 sets over 11 matches, drawing one start … totaled 12 kills and five blocks on the year … hit .600 with nine kills in 15 attempts and totaled three block assists at St. Francis (N.Y.) … also posted one kill apiece in two matches against La Salle and added another ver-sus Holy Cross. High School: Earned two letters in volleyball at Monarch High School ... named to both the Academic All-Con-ference team and the Academic All-State first team in 2004 and 2005 ... earned the Colorado Volleyball Company 18s National Team’s Most Improved Player award in 2005 ... helped the Colorado Volleyball Company 17s National Team qualify for and place 13th at the Junior Olympic National Championships in 2004-05 ... served as Five Start Volleyball Club 18 National Team captain in 2005-06. Personal: Daughter of Steven and Nancy Smith ... born May 14, 1988 in Boulder, Colo. ... has a brother, Adam … Dean’s List student and two-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member … majoring in neuroscience.

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2008 51-24 21 0.41 25 98 -.041 0 0.00 0 3 0.06 0 10 10 0.20 2 4 0.082007 31-18 22 0.71 12 68 .147 0 0.00 0 6 0.19 1 12 13 0.42 3 4 0.132006 13-11 12 0.92 5 27 .259 1 0.08 2 3 0.23 1 4 5 0.38 0 3 0.23

Career 95-53 55 0.58 42 193 .067 1 0.01 2 12 0.13 2 26 28 0.29 5 11 0.12

#9 • Allison GittingsSenior • S • 5-9

Co-captainDayton, Md./Glenelg

#7 • Lindsay SmithSenior • RS/MH • 6-0

Co-captainBoulder, Colo./Monarch



2008: One of four players to see action in all 104 sets and start all 31 matches … led the team in blocks with 77 (0.74/set), including seven block solos … finished second on the team with 240 kills (2.31/set) … also totaled 28 digs (0.27/set) and 11 service aces (0.11/set) … recorded seven matches with double-figure kills … tallied 13 kills versus Canisius, Colgate and Lehigh

… also hit .722 (13-0-18) against Lehigh, setting a new career high … recorded a hitting percentage of .500 or better on four occasions … served three aces versus Colgate and Lafayette … season-high four digs came at Cal State Fullerton … set a season best with seven blocks at Lehigh (0-7) and versus Holy Cross (1-6) … recorded all of her 11 service aces in just five matches. 2007: Was the only player to appear in all 101 sets … started 28 of 29 matches … recorded 240 kills (2.38 per set), 23 service aces and 60 digs on the season ... led the team with 81 total blocks (12-69) … recorded double-figure kills in 10 matches … had a season-best 15 kills against Colgate … posted eight blocks against Lehigh … earned eight kills on 13 attempts (.615) against Holy Cross … logged a season-best six digs at Duquesne. High School: Lettered for four years in volleyball and swimming at Henry D. Sheldon High School … served as captain of both squads as a senior and helped her volleyball team to four league titles … earned a spot on the all-league first team in 2006 and was named all-league honorable mention in 2005 … selected as the team MVP as a senior along with earning Most Inspirational Player recognition … was named Outstanding Junior Swimmer in 2006 … was a part of three district championship squads as a member of the swimming program. Personal: Daughter of Gerry and Debra Kamp … born Jan. 21, 1989 in Eugene, Ore. … has three siblings, Alison, McKenzie and Russell … Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member … majoring in art studio and Spanish.

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2008 104-31 240 2.31 86 560 .275 11 0.11 26 28 0.27 7 70 77 0.74 9 4 0.042007 101-29 240 2.38 94 562 .260 23 0.23 45 60 0.59 12 69 81 0.80 11 8 0.08

Career 205-60 480 2.34 180 1122 .267 34 0.17 71 88 0.43 19 139 158 0.77 20 12 0.06


Career 119-48 5 0.04 2 21 .143 17 0.14 10 153 1.29 0 2 2 0.02 0 67 0.56

#15 • Heidi KampJunior • MB • 6-0

Eugene, Ore./Henry D. Sheldon

2008: Saw action in 31 matches with nine starts … totaled 134 digs (1.46/set), 27 assists (0.29/set) and 15 service aces (0.16/set) on the season … tallied a career-high two kills in the season-opening match at Central Connecticut State … earned her third kill versus American … posted a season-high seven assists versus Canisius at the Bucknell Invitational … twice

chipped in 10 digs, setting a career-best … her two aces at American and against Iona and Saint Francis (Pa.) was also best of her career. 2007: Saw action in 17 matches, starting two … played in 27 sets … totaled 40 assists, 19 digs, two kills and two blocks … totaled a season-best 35 assists and eight digs against Radford along with one block … registered a season-high two service aces against Chicago State along with three assists and four digs … had two digs versus Army and again at Saint Francis (Pa.). High School: Lettered four times in volleyball and three times in softball at Walsh Jesuit High School … as a team co-captain, helped her squad to state runner-up finishes in 2005 and 2006 … earned first-team all-district, second-team all-state, Beacon Journal All-Star, Touchdown Club All-Star and Record Publishing All-Star accolades during her career … was a High School Heisman nominee. Personal: Daughter of Michael and Tracy Rodriguez … born Jun. 4, 1989 in Cleveland, Ohio … has two siblings, Megan and Alex … sister, Megan, plays volleyball at the University of Akron … father played baseball and mother played volleyball at Cleveland State … Dean’s List student and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member … accounting major.

#3 • Rachel RodriguezJunior • S • 5-9

Sagamore Hills, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit



2008: Was one of four players to see action in all 104 sets ... started each of the team’s 31 matches … led the team with 338 kills (3.25/set), 256 digs (2.46/set) and 40 service aces (0.38/set) … her 26 block assists (0.25/set) was fourth among Bison in blocking for the sea-son … named to the Loyola-Chicago Invitational and Bucknell Invitational All-Tournament

Teams … also selected to the All-Patriot League Second Team … recorded double-digit kills 18 times during the season … 20 kills in the regular-season finale versus Lafayette was a new career-high … also posted a season-best .424 hitting percentage (20-6-33) versus Lafayette … at least tied for the team lead in kills in 21 of the Bison’s 31 matches … set a career-high 18 digs versus Canisius during the Bucknell Invitational … also had 16 kills versus Canisius … tallied 17 digs versus Holy Cross … registered seven double-doubles in kills and digs … set career highs in total blocks with four versus Colgate and at Lehigh. 2007: Started 21 of 29 matches … saw action in 97 sets … totaled 194 kills (2 per set), 184 digs, 34 assists and 33 service aces … recorded a season-best 17 kills against Maryland-Eastern Shore …regis-tered 10 kills on 17 attempts (.588) against Niagara … tallied a season-best 12 digs at Duquesne, and against Radford and Lafayette … recorded 10+ digs five times on the season … named Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Sept. 24). High School: Earned three letters in volleyball at Harvard-Westlake School … named to the all-league second team her junior and senior seasons, helping her squad to a California High School State quarterfinals appearance in 2005 and a Mission League championship in 2006 … received Los Angeles Daily News honorable mention recognition as a senior … was a four-time Athletic Achievement Award recipient … served as team captain both her junior and senior years … named Freshman MVP in 2003 ... received coaches award both junior and senior years. Personal: Daughter of Michael and Leanne Segal … born Apr. 20, 1989 in Santa Monica, Calif. … has two sisters, Kirsten and Molly … majoring in sociology and anthropology ... member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.


Career 201-60 532 2.65 286 1387 .177 73 0.36 99 440 2.19 3 56 59 0.29 1 47 0.23

#11 • Kaitlin SegalJunior • OH • 5-10

Pacific Palisades, Calif./Harvard-Westlake

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, plays volleyball at Seton Hall ... 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/S2008 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 59-27 59 1.02 58 232 .004 1 0.02 10 30 0.52 3 10 13 0.22 1 1 0.02

#13 • Katie BaumgartenSophomore • OH • 6-0 South Pasadena, Calif./

South Pasadena


Student Athlete Profiles

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 Hon-

ors 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 Tournament 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.

2008: Joined the team as a walk-on ... saw action in three matches … earned a dig at Holy Cross. High School: Lettered twice in volleyball and four times in soccer at Vivian Webb School … was twice named captain of her volleyball squad ... earned Coaches’ Award in 2004 ... awarded honorary MVP as a senior at Vivian Webb School ... worked at the Upland Animal Shelter for four years. Personal: Daughter of Cheryl and Philip Guardia … born Dec. 6, 1989 in Upland, Calif. … has one brother, Kevin … cousin, Michelle Lopez, played soccer at Cal State San Bernadino … cousin, Lisa Lopez, runs track for UC Riverside ... major is undeclared.

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 career-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 Volleyball honorable mention recogni-tion both sophomore and junior year … 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 ... majoring in managament.


Career 84-30 50 0.60 14 171 .211 0 0.00 2 12 0.14 3 46 49 0.58 8 9 0.11

Year SP-MP K K/S E TA PCT SA SA/S SE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE A A/S2008 3-3 0 0.00 0 1 .000 0 0.00 0 1 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Career 3-3 0 0.00 0 1 .000 0 0.00 0 1 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

#14 • Anne EllenbergerSophomore • RS/MB • 6-4

Phoenix, Ariz./Horizon Honors

#4 • Kelsey GuardiaSophomore • DS • 5-4

Upland, Calif./Vivian Webb School

#10 • Kyleigh McAhrenSophomore • MH • 6-0

Napa, Calif./Justin-Siena


Career 104-31 215 2.07 190 585 .181 32 0.31 46 54 0.52 8 50 58 0.56 6 4 0.04



Bucknell VolleyBall SucceSS in the claSSroom Bucknell Volleyball placed eight student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll last fall. Current Bison Rachel Rodriguez and her former team-

mate, Sheena Czipri, led the Bison by earning perfect 4.0 grade-point averages during the 2008 fall semester. The eight selections ranked Bucknell second among league teams for most student-athletes receiving accolades. The Patriot League recognized a total of 44

volleyball student-athletes for their academic success. To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must achieve a 3.2 grade-point average in the fall semester and be awarded a varsity letter. Name ...........................Major Name .................................Major Sheena Czipri ..............Neuroscience Shannon Pitsch .................English Anne Ellenberger .........Chemical Engineering Rachel Rodriguez ..............Accounting Allison Gittings .............Psychology Kaitlin Segal ......................Sociology Liz Hazuka ...................International Relations Lindsay Smith ....................Neuroscience

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 career-high with six digs versus La Salle at the Villanova Invitational … also served her only ace of the season against the Explor-ers … 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 show-ings 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 … majoring in biology.


Career 27-20 1 0.04 0 3 .333 1 0.04 5 27 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.04

#5 • Lindsay RegrutoSophomore • DS • 5-4

Atlanta, Ga./Marist School

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 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 … regis-

tered three service aces versus St. Francis (N.Y.). High School: Earned three letters in volleyball at Watchung Hills Regional High School … named Watchung Optomist 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 Honors Society and Spanish Honors 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.


Career 85-29 1 0.01 1 5 .000 10 0.12 16 223 2.62 0 0 0 0.00 0 13 0.15

#17 • Emily SawanboboriSophomore • L • 5-3

Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills



#12 • Kebah EdohoFreshman • MH/RS • 6-2Odenton, Md./Arundel

#2 • Arden FullerFreshman • S • 5-9

Matthews, N.C./Weddington

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 recogni-tion from Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr. … led team to No. 20 ranking on Baltimore & Metro Top 20 list … one-year letter-winner 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 tracks two consecutive years … placed second in the region in high jump three consecutive

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 undeclared.

High School: Three-year letterwinner in volleyball at Weddington High School … served as team captain … named All-South-western 4A Conference and Union County First Team … also earned Southwestern 4A Tournament Most Outstanding Player … led team to Southwestern 4A Conference regular-season and tournament titles … also lettered in softball and track and field … member of Weddington High School All-Academic Team. Personal: Daughter of Harold and Barbara Fuller … born Feb. 13,

1991 in Mobile, Ala. … has a sister, Leslie, and a brother, Ben ... major is undeclared.

Opalski on ... Edoho“Kebah was a stellar athlete on her high school team, and we hope she will bring that same

quickness and agressiveness to our offensive system. We anticipate that her maturity, presence at the net and keen sense of determination will impact our front line immediately.”

Opalski on ... Fuller“Arden is a dynamic setter who has a plethora of state championship and club experience. It takes a special individual to run an offense as fast and diverse as ours, and Arden has the tools to distribute the ball with creativity and consistency. She has good court sense

and isn’t afraid to run a quick attack.”

Newcomers

#8 • Ragin JacksonFreshman • MH • 5-11

Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson

High School: Three-year letterwinner in volleyball at Hendrick Hudson … member of three-time undefeated New York State Championship team … high school team finished 98-1 over four years … captain of 2008 squad … named All-League and All-Section 1 as a junior and senior … earned All-State First Team honors in 2008 and Second Team honors in 2007 … also named to the State Championship All-Tournament Team as a senior … earned a Garden Em-

pire Volleyball Association Regional Championship in 2008 … claimed a bronze medal at the 2007 Empire State Games … also lettered in basket-ball. Personal: Daughter of Garrison and Kelly Jackson … born June 19, 1991 in White Plains, N.Y. … has a brother, Zachary … father hurdled on the Boston College track and field team ... major is undeclared.

Opalski on ... Jackson“Ragin’s speed and athleticism will raise the bar for our existing middles and

challenge the top blockers in the Patriot League. Ragin understands the impor-tance of strong team chemistry.”



#16 • Jackie LandesFreshman • MH • 6-2

Pacific Palisades, Calif./Wildwood School

High School: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball at the Wildwood School … three-time team captain … earned First Team All-League and League MVP honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... also lettered twice in basketball … twice claimed all-league honors in basketball … is Wildwood School’s first graduate to compete at Division I level. Per-

sonal: Daughter of Wendy and Robert Landes … born June 27, 1991 in Mamaroneck, N.Y. … has a brother, Matt, and a sister, Ali … sister, Ali, played basketball at Tufts … father, Robert, played basketball at Holy Cross and professionally in Europe’s National Basketball League ... major is undeclared.

Opalski on ... Landes“We thought Jackie would be a late bloomer because she started the game relatively late

in her career. Her learning curve has been swift and she has helped her Sunshine Vol-leyball Club to be one of the best blocking teams in the nation. We are excited about her

potnetial to impact our front line, especailly defensively.”

#1 • Kelsey SauerFreshman • OH/L • 5-6Pleasant View, Tenn./

Goodpasture Christian School

#6 • Kat TauscherFreshman • S • 5-9Washington, D.C./

National Cathedral School

High School: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball at Goodpasture Christian School … named the 2008 District MVP … also awarded the Goodpasture MVP in 2007 and 2008 … earned All-Tourna-ment Team and All-District First Team

honors as a junior … recorded team bests in aces, kills and digs as a senior. Personal: Daughter of Conrad and Angela Sauer … born Aug. 24, 1991 in Salem, Ore. … mother played volleyball at Arizona State ... engineering major.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball at National Cathedral 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 ... major is undeclared.

Opalski on ... Sauer“We’ve had the good fortune to coach some athletes who have played in a USVBA National Championship, but no one who has ever won her age division. Kelsey’s te-nacity and work ethic are her best attributes, but we hope her competitiveness raises

the bar for all our athletes.”

Opalski on ... Tauscher“Katherine has the capacity to connect with hitters in a profound way because of her ma-turity and vision on the court. She has the ability to take the ball that was delivered out of system and turn it into a viable offensive attack. That Kat has been asked to play a variety

of positions last club season has increased her overall versatility.”

For the third consecutive year, Bison volleyball will have a pair of matches broadcast on Bison Vision at BucknellBi-son.com. The contests against Army (Sept. 25) and Lafay-ette (Oct. 16) will each be broadcast live from Davis Gym. Doug Birdsong and select guest analysts will call the action. Live events on Bison Vision, which will also include all

five home football games and select field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s water polo games throughout the fall, require a subscription. Bison Vision also will continue to offer an array of free content, includ-ing interviews, highlights and features. Fans can sign up through any Bison Vision link on BucknellBison.com.

Bucknell VolleyBall on Bison Vision


Coach Profiles

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 more than 16 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. Bucknell has won four of the last 14 Patriot League regular season titles under Opalski, who has been named the Patriot League Coach of the Year in 1995, 2000 and 2003. The Bison have qualified for the PL Tournament in 18 of 20 years in the league.

Opalski won her 300th career match in 2004, and with 371 career victories is the second-winningest active volleyball coach in the Patriot League. In 2006, Opalski won her 250th match as coach of the Bison.

Now in her 23rd 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 Vol-leyball camps.

CiNdy OpAlski’s COAChiNg reCOrdYears 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 13-18Career 371-323 (.535)

Cindy OpalskiHead Coach20th Season

371-323 Career279-275 at Bucknell

Director of Athletics & Recreation, John P. Hardt, and Associate Director of Athletics and former vol-leyball coach, Terrie Grieb, present Opalski with a volleyball commemorating her 350th career win.

Anna Allison enters her fifth 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.

Anna AllisonAssistant CoachOral Roberts ’04

Fifth Season


Coach Profiles/Mission Statement

Inga Kurgonaite, a 2008 graduate of Lock Haven and a former All-America selection, enters her second season as the graduate assistant volleyball coach with the Bison volleyball program. As a Third Team All-America choice in 2006, Kurgonaite led Lock Haven to three straight NCAA Elite Eight appear-

ances (2004-2006), three NCAA Atlantic Region championships (2004-2006) and a pair of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) titles (2004, 2006). A four-time All-Atlantic Region selection, she ended her career with the Lady Eagles third on the program’s kills list (1,459), third in hitting percentage (.303) and fourth in blocks (426). She piled up a team-high 359 kills as a senior and registered at least 20 kills in a match four times. Named to the All-PSAC Team four times, Kurgonaite was an Honorable Mention All-America choice as a sophomore when she tallied 89 digs and 106 blocks. A native of Kaunas, Lithuania, Kurgonaite helped Lock Haven pace the NCAA in blocks per game in 2004 (3.83 bpg) and 2006 (3.06 bpg), and in hitting percentage in 2006 (.317). A right-side hitter during her playing career, Kurgonaite was a 2007 NCAA Leadership Conference participant and was the co-president of the Lock Haven Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as a senior in 2007-08. “Inga brings a lot to the table in terms of her experience as a player and her success on both the national and international levels,” said Opalski when Kurgonaite joined the staff. “She has really taken the initiative to jump in and immediately impact the offensive and defensive production of our big people.”

Inga KurgonaiteGraduate Assistant Coach

Lock Haven ’08Second Season

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 experience and technical knowledge of the game,” said 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.


2008 Statistics

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 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 volleyball 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 score-board was added in 2007, as well.

Overall Home Away Neutral All Matches ..............................13-18 ................ 7-4 ............. 3-10 ..................3-4 League .......................................8-6 .................. 5-2 .............. 3-4 ...................0-0 Non-League ..............................5-12 ................. 2-2 .............. 0-6 ...................3-4 [-------------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 11 Segal, Kaitlin 104 338 3.25 183 887 .175 13 0.12 40 58 0.38 31 256 2.46 0 26 26 0.25 1 2 15 Kamp, Heidi 104 240 2.31 86 560 .275 4 0.04 11 26 0.11 0 28 0.27 7 70 77 0.74 9 2 10 McAhren, Kyleigh 104 215 2.07 109 585 .181 4 0.04 32 46 0.31 7 54 0.52 8 50 58 0.56 6 3 2 Hazuka, Liz 75 129 1.72 77 418 .124 2 0.03 17 16 0.23 15 75 1.00 4 12 16 0.21 3 2 13 Baumgarten, Katie 58 59 1.02 58 232 .004 1 0.05 1 10 0.02 13 30 0.52 3 10 13 0.22 1 1 14 Ellenberger, Anne 84 50 0.60 14 171 .211 9 0.11 0 2 0.00 0 12 0.14 3 46 49 0.58 8 3 6 Pitsch, Shannon 104 42 0.40 10 117 .274 766 7.37 26 19 0.25 2 141 1.36 0 14 14 0.13 1 14 7 Smith, Lindsay 51 21 0.41 25 98 -.041 4 0.08 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.06 0 10 10 0.20 2 0 8 Willis, Taylor 32 18 0.56 6 42 .286 5 0.16 0 0 0.00 0 4 0.12 2 8 10 0.31 1 0 9 Gittings, Allison 67 8 0.12 5 26 .115 166 2.48 8 14 0.12 2 35 0.52 0 8 8 0.12 0 3 3 Rodriguez, Rachel 92 3 0.03 2 14 .071 27 0.29 15 8 0.16 17 134 1.46 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 1 Czipri, Sheena 75 2 0.03 4 15 -.133 14 0.19 12 18 0.16 13 148 1.97 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 5 Regruto, Lindsay 27 1 0.04 0 3 .333 1 0.04 1 5 0.04 5 27 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4 Sawanobori, Emily 85 1 0.01 1 5 .000 13 0.15 10 16 0.12 36 223 2.62 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 12 Guardia, Kelsey 3 0 0.00 0 1 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.33 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 Team 32 Bucknell 104 1127 10.8 580 3174 .172 1029 9.89 173 238 1.66 173 1171 11.26 27 254 154.0 1.48 32 34 Opponents 104 1228 11.8 569 3200 .206 1108 10.6 174 254 1.67 172 1233 11.86 42 240 162.0 1.56 31 26

Bold Indicates Player Returning for 2009

◊ 2008 Statistics ◊

◊ Team Statistics ◊ ◊ Patriot League Standings ◊ Patriot League Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct.*American 13 1 .929 24 9 .727Army 13 1 .929 26 4 .867Colgate 9 5 .643 15 14 .517Bucknell 8 6 .571 13 18 .419Navy 5 9 .357 17 13 .567Lafayette 5 9 .357 12 18 .400Lehigh 3 11 .214 8 20 .286Holy Cross 0 14 .000 1 25 .038

* Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament Champion

ATTACK ......................BU ......Opp. Kills .......................... 1127 ..... 1228 Errors ........................ 580 ....... 569 Total Attacks ............ 3174 ..... 3200 Attack Pct.................. 172 ........206 Kills/Set.....................10.8 ......11.8

SET .............................BU ......Opp. Assists ..................... 1029 ..... 1108 Assists/Set .................9.9 .......10.7

SERVE ........................BU ......Opp. Aces .......................... 173 ....... 174 Errors ........................ 238 ....... 254 Aces/Set ....................1.7 ........1.7

SERVE RECEPTIONS ....BU ......Opp. Errors ........................ 173 ....... 172 Errors/Set ..................1.7 ........1.7

DEFENSE....................BU ......Opp. Digs ......................... 1171 ..... 1233 Digs/Set ....................11.3 .......11.9

BLOCKING .................BU ......Opp. Block Solo.................. 27 ......... 42 Block Assist .............. 254 ....... 240 Total Blocks .............154.0 ....162.0 Blocks Per Set ...........1.5 ........1.6 Block Errors ............... 32 ......... 31


Patriot League/Community

In its second decade of combining academic and athletic excellence, the Patriot League sponsors champion-ships 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 confer-ence in 1990 and includes American,

Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy as full members, and Fordham and Georgetown 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 Division I conferences awarding athletic aid in the NCAA Gradua-tion Rate Report. The League finished at the top spot with 96 percent of its teams reporting a graduation rate of 85 percent or higher in the most recent data. In addition, 76 Patriot League teams earned NCAA Academic Performance Program Public Recognition Awards after post-ing academic progress 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 2008-09 academic year, Patriot League student-athletes and teams accomplished the following:

• 14 student-athletes earned ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors

• 61 student-athletes were recognized as ESPN The Magazine/Co-SIDA Academic All-District recipients, with 45 on the First Team.

• Bucknell won its 15th overall and women’s Patriot League Presi-dents’ Cup trophy, while Army won the men’s trophy for the first time since 2005.

The Presidents’ Cup signifies overall excellence in the 23 sports sponsored by the Patriot League, and Bucknell has won the Cup 15 times in its 19-year existence, including 11 of the last 12 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.

Presidents’ Cup Champions1991 — Bucknell 2001 — Bucknell1992 — Bucknell 2002 — Bucknell1993 — Bucknell 2003 — Bucknell1994 — Army 2004 — Bucknell1995 — Army 2005 — Army1996 — Bucknell 2006 — Bucknell1997 — Army 2007 — Bucknell1998 — Bucknell 2008 — Bucknell1999 — Bucknell 2009 — Bucknell2000 — Bucknell

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• Holy Cross men’s soccer senior Jerry Dickinson was awarded a Fulbright Grant to work and study in South Africa.

• Navy’s Kelly Zahalka earned her third Academic All-America selec-tion from CoSIDA, and was also named to the USA Today First-Team All-Academic squad. She also earned both a Truman and Marshall Scholarship.

• Navy’s Lizzie Barnes was one of 58 student-athletes nationally to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and was also a First-Team All-Senior All-America selection.

• Army became the first Patriot League team to advance to the finals of the NCAA Baseball Regional.

• Bucknell’s Andrew Cohen set a record with a score of 208 at the Patriot League Golf Championship, and was named Golf World’s College Player of the Week for his effort.

• Colgate’s Nick Hennessey and Steve Jonas and Holy Cross’ Brett McDermott all signed NFL free agent contracts.

• The Lehigh women’s basketball team was one of 14 NCAA Tourna-ment participants to record a perfect graduation rate.

• Army men’s soccer goalkeeper A.J. Glubzinski was a First-Team All-Senior All-America selection and Lowe’s Senior CLASS award finalist.

• American’s Irene Schickhardt and Christine Fingerhuth were both named Longstreth/NFHCA Division I Field Hockey All-Americans.

• Navy’s Erica Ziel became the fourth female student-athlete to earn the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete award in Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field in the same academic year.

• Twelve Patriot League student-athletes received Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars awards.

• Bucknell rowing senior Page Kannor, Army baseball sophomore Kevin McKague and Lehigh softball senior Lisa Sweeney each appeared in SportsIllustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd”.

Bison in the community Bison volleyball was active in the community throughout 2008. Some of the team’s efforts included hosting Empowering Everyone’s Kids (EEK) Night, encouraging children to adopt a healthy and active lifestyle and to increase the community’s interest in volleyball. Bucknell also took part in the nation-wide Dig Pink Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. As the Bison took on Patriot League foe American dur-ing Dig Pink Night, they promoted awareness of the disease and helped to raise money for breast cancer research. Players wore pink jerseys, and game-used pink volleyballs were raffled following the match. Bucknell will continue its community outreach efforts in 2009, hosting the annual EEK Night and Dig Pink campaign as well as a Rock the House night to encourage campus and community involv-ment.


◊ East Coast ◊Conference Honors

A L L- L E A G U E1986 Second Team ................. Beth Davis1988 Second Team ................... Sue Riley

◊ Patriot League ◊Honors

A L L- L E A G U E1991 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 Segal

O f f E n s i v E P L Ay E r O f t h E y E A r2000.................................... Shannon Walker

D E f E n s i v E P L Ay E r O f t h E y E A r2000.................................... Brandi Trapasso2005................................. Chelsea Anderson

r O O k i E O f t h E y E A r2000.................................... Brandi Trapasso

C O A C h O f t h E y E A r1995, 2000, 2003.................... Cindy Opalski

tO U r n A m E n t m v P1998...................................... Emily Pomeroy2000.........................................Brooke Bader

A L L-tO U r n A m E n t t E A m2006......... Kristen Sydlowski, Shannon Pitsch2008........................................ Shannon Pitsch

◊ Patriot League Academic Honor Roll Selections ◊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 Mesaros1993 Brenda Hayduk, Heather Hoehn, Karen Horiszny, Joanne Lewis, Laura Spinney, Katherine Steele1994 Brenda Hayduk, Karen Horiszny, Joanne Lewis, Annalise Meidman, Heather Rendle, Katie Steele, Amy Turnshek1995 Cameron Adams, Tara Cancro, Annalise Meidman, Allison Morris, Emily Pomeroy, Heather Rendle, Katie

Steele, Susie Teitsworth, Amy Turnshek1996 Cameron Adams, Annalise Meidman, Heather Montaperto, Allison Morris, Emily Pomeroy, Jen Post, Heather

Rendle, Pam Scoville, Amy Turnshek, Tristen Voget1997 Mary Agnes, Brooke Bader, Nicole LaMothe, Emily Pomeroy, Jen Post, Amy Turnshek1998 Kerri Bishop, Kristen Erickson, Melanie Gray, Emily Pomeroy, Jen Post, Tristen Voget, Shannon Walker1999 Mary Agnes, Brooke Bader, Kerri Bishop, Melanie Gray, Kristin Pietrocarlo, Jennifer Post, Shannon Walker,

Jennifer Wrigley2000 Brooke Bader, Kerri Bishop, Melanie Ghiz, Melanie Gray, Nicole Lamothe, Brandi Trapasso, Breean Trapasso, Shannon Walker, Deirdre Witte2001 Jessica Bissett, Carolyn Dougherty, Melanie Gray, Lauren Kraus, Shamree Landis, Chelsea Robertson,

Brandi Trapasso, Breean Trapasso, Shannon Walker2002 Chelsea Anderson, Jessica Bissett, Courtney Clark, Carolyn Dougherty, Melanie Ghiz, Jessica Le, Chelsea

Robertson, Amanda Rowe, Brandi Trapasso, Breean Trapasso, Jennifer Wrigley2003 Jessica Bissett, Courtney Clark, Carolyn Dougherty, Amanda Grossmann, Jessica Le, Cindy Lowe, Chelsea

Robertson, Amanda Rowe, Jennie Smith, Kristen Sydlowski, Brandi Trapasso, Breean Trapasso2004 Carolyn Dougherty, Amanda Grossmann, Tessa Mendez, Chelsea Robertson, Jennie Smith, Kristen Sydlowski2005 Chelsea Anderson, Allison Brady, Sheena Czipri, Sarah Groman, Amanda Grossmann, Liz Hazuka, Jessica

Le, Tessa Mendez, Shannon Pitsch, Jennie Smith2006 Allison Brady, Jacqueline Feeney, Rachel Freeman, 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 Gittings, Liz Hazuka, Shannon Pitsch, Rachel Rodriguez, Kaitlin Segal, Lindsay Smith

C O S I D A A C A D E M I C A L L- A M E R I C A N S

1984.........Shelly Farris (Honorable Mention)1992...................Sara Mesaros (Third Team)

C O s i D A A C A D E m i C A L L- D i s t r i C t s E L E C t i O n s

1984...........................................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)

E C C s C h O L A r-At h L E t E1982........................................Denise Cohen

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SeriesOpponent W-L-T Began Academy of the New Church 1-0-0 1982Air Force 0-2-0 1981Akron 0-0-0 2009Alaska 0-2-0 1992Alaska-Fairbanks 0-2-0 1992Albany 0-1-0 2002American 1-24-0 1989Army 13-20-0 1989Ashland 0-1-0 1991Baptist Bible 1-0-0 1979Bentley 1-1-0 1991Binghamton 0-1-0 2001Boston College 1-3-0 1984Bowling Green 0-1-0 1987Brown 0-1-0 1993Bryant 0-0-0 2009Buffalo 0-3-0 2000Cabrini 1-0-0 1986Cal State Bakersfield 0-1-0 2008Cal-State Fullerton 0-3-0 1996Cal-State Northridge 0-1-0 1996Cal-Irvine 0-1-0 1996Campbell 0-1-0 1994Canisius 7-2-0 1991Catholic 0-2-0 1980Catonsville Community College 0-1-0 1981Central Connecticut 3-1-0 2000Charleston Southern 1-0-0 2004Charlotte 0-1-0 2004Chicago State 2-0-0 1995Cincinnati 0-2-0 1988Clarion 3-1-0 1980Cleveland State 0-7-0 1986Coastal Carolina 0-1-0 2002Colgate 21-24-0 1984Columbia 7-4-0 1984Connecticut 0-4-0 1985Coppin State 4-0-0 1995Cornell 1-11-0 1984Cortland (SUNY) 1-2-0 1981C.W. Post 1-0-0 1984Dartmouth 3-3-0 1994Delaware 1-22-0 1980Delaware State 2-0-0 1995Drexel 4-9-0 1981Duquesne 2-8-0 1981Eastern Connecticut 0-1-0 1985East Stroudsburg 1-1-0 1982Elizabethtown 1-1-0 1980Elon 0-1-0 2001Evansville 0-1-0 2008Fairfield 1-1-0 1993

SeriesOpponent W-L-T BeganFairleigh Dickinson 6-2-0 1984Fordham 8-7-0 1987Franklin & Marshall 3-3-0 1978Furman 0-1-0 1997George Mason 0-3-0 1987Gettysburg 4-5-0 1978Hartford 2-3-0 1988Harvard 1-1-0 1993Hofstra 0-10-0 1982Holy Cross 26-9-0 1986Howard 3-3-0 1986Indiana (Pa.) 1-3-0 1980Iona 5-2-0 1982James Madison 0-6-0 1980Juniata 0-6-0 1978Kean 3-0-1 1981Kent State 0-1-0 1988Kutztown 2-0-0 1979Lafayette 30-19-0 1978La Salle 13-7-0 1980Lehigh 21-36-0 1978Le Moyne 0-1-0 2002Liberty 0-1-0 1985Lock Haven 2-1-0 1980Long Island 1-0-0 1997Louisville 0-1-0 1988Loyola 5-6-0 1984Loyola Chicago 0-1-0 2008Manhattan 2-2-0 1983Mansfield 1-4-0 1978Marist 8-0-0 1987Marquette 0-1-0 1987Maryland 0-1-0 1989Maryland-Baltimore Co. 2-2-0 1988Maryland-Eastern Shore 2-1-0 1994Messiah 1-1-0 1979Minnesota 0-1-0 1996Morgan State 4-2-0 1998Navy 17-18-0 1981Nevada 0-1-0 2003 New Hampshire 0-1-0 2006New Jersey Institute of Technology 0-0-0 2009New York Tech 0-2-0 1986Niagara 6-1-0 1993North Carolina-Asheville 1-1-0 1994North Carolina-Greensboro 1-0-0 2007North Carolina-Wilmington 0-1-0 2006Northeastern 1-1-0 1991Northeastern Illinois 1-0-0 1995Penn State 0-5-0 1978Pennsylvania 1-3-0 1998Pittsburgh-Johnstown 0-1-0 1980

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 Sullivan1992 Sarah Mesaros, Audrey Schneggenburger1993 Heather Hoehn, Joanne Lewis

◊ All-Time Series Records ◊ SeriesOpponent W-L-T BeganPortland State 0-1-0 2007Princeton 0-3-0 1998Providence 2-4-0 1986Quinnipiac 1-0-0 2002Radford 0-1-0 2007Rider 11-9-0 1982Robert Morris 7-5-0 1982Rutgers 0-1-0 1996Sacramento State 0-1-0 2005St. Bonaventure 4-6-0 1988St. Francis (N.Y.) 12-0-0 1986Saint Francis (Pa.) 29-6-0 1981St. John’s 2-3-0 1995St. Peter’s 6-0-0 1992Sam Houston State 1-0-0 2008San Francisco 0-2-0 2001Scranton 4-1-0 1978Seton Hall 6-4-0 1980Shepard 1-0-0 1979Shippensburg 1-3-0 1980Siena 1-4-0 1984Slippery Rock 0-3-0 1980Southern Connecticut 1-0-0 1983Stony Brook 0-6-0 2000Susquehanna 8-3-0 1978Syracuse 0-2-0 1984Temple 0-1-0 1994Tennessee-Martin 1-0-0 2008Towson 4-15-0 1979Ursinus 1-0-0 1983Valparaiso 0-2-0 1995Vermont 0-1-0 1992Villanova 0-9-0 1981Virginia 0-3-0 1981Virginia Commonwealth 1-3-0 1991Wagner 6-0-0 1993Waynesburg 0-1-0 1980West Chester 7-3-0 1980West Virginia 0-0-0 2009Western Maryland 0-1-0 1982William & Mary 0-1-0 1998Wilkes 5-0-0 1980Winthrop 1-0-0 1994Wisconsin 0-1-0 2000Wright State 0-1-0 1988Yale 1-3-0 1997York 4-2-0 1979Youngstown State 0-5-0 1989 Totals 398-488-1 2009 opponents in bold italics

◊ All-Time Captains Roster ◊1994 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 Wrigley2003 Brandi Trapasso, Breean Trapasso, Jackie Leahy2004 Carolyn Dougherty, Jackie Leahy2005 Chelsea Anderson, Jennie Smith2006 Amanda Grossmann, Jennie Smith, Kristen Sydlowski

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2007 Jenna Henderson, Shannon Pitsch2008 Sheena Czipri, Allison Gittings, Shannon Pitsch2009 Allison Gittings, Lindsay Smith


◊ 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 ◊k i L L s

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

h i tt i n G P E r C E n tA G E ( m i n . 1 0 0 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

A C E s 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

D i G s 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

A s s i s ts 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

s O LO B LO C k s 1. 94 ....Melissa Wharton ........1995 2. 84 ....Katie Steele ...............1993 3. 81 ....Katie Steele ...............1994 81 ....Melissa Wharton ........1997 5. 79 ....Melissa Wharton ........1994

B LO C k A s s i s ts 1. 105 ....Melissa Wharton ........1996 2. 93 ....Jennie Smith ..............2006 93 ....Melissa Wharton ........1995 4. 87 ....Katie Steele ...............1995 87 ....Jennie Smith ..............2003

tO tA L B LO C k s 1. 187 ....Melissa Wharton ........1995 2. 165 ....Melissa Wharton ........1996 3. 166 ....Katie Steele ...............1994 4. 143 ....Melissa Wharton ........1994 5. 141 ....Katie Steele ...............1993

◊ Career Records ◊k i L L s

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

h i t t i n G P E r C E n tA G E 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

A C E s 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

D i G s 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

A s s i s ts 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

s O LO B LO C k s 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

B LO C k A s s i s ts 1. 317 ....Melissa Wharton ...1997-97 2. 284 ....Jennie Smith .........2003-06 239 ....Katie Steele ..........1992-95 4. 219 ....Sarah Groman ......2003-06 5. 192 ....Heather Rendle ....1993-96

tO tA L B LO C k s 1. 631 ....Melissa Wharton ...1994-97 2. 497 ....Katie Steele ..........1992-95 3. 329 ....Jennie Smith .........2003-06 4. 302 ....Heather Rendle ....1993-96 5. 282 ....Shannon Walker ...1998-01

◊ 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 279-275-0 (.504)Totals 398-488-1 (.449)

◊ 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 ....... 11/14/08Most 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 will enter the Hall of Fame with the Class of 2009.

History


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) Eighth1990 3-22 (.120) 0-6 (.000) PL Seventh1991 9-23 (.281) 1-6 (.143) Eighth1992 4-24 (.143) 2-5 (.286) Sixth1993 17-15 (.531) 3-4 (.429) Fifth

1998 & 2000

patriot league Champions!!!

years of the dance. . .

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

1996Semifinal

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


◊ All-Time Patriot League Tournament Results ◊

History

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


Year Overall Record

Conference Record Place

1994 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) Fifth2008 13-18 (.419) 8-6 (.571) Fourth

^ - Patriot League Tournament champions and NCAA Tournament 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 athletics, to the NCAA.

◊ All-Time Results ◊


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 15 Patriot League Presidents’ Cups in 19 years, national leadership in graduation rates, 117 Academic All-Americans in 39 years and 113 Patriot League Scholar-Athletes in 19 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; the spacious West Fields for softball, and Emmitt Field and Graham Field at Holmes Sta-dium, including 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, hav-ing previously been approved by the students and faculty. We have begun implementing it and are de-termined 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

◊ The Kenneth G. Langone Athletics and Recreation Center ◊

◊ The Plan for Bucknell ◊

KLARC/The Plan for Bucknell


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 locatedMore 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 learnMore than 50 majors leading to bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bach-• elor 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, Hu-manitities, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Management, Mathematics, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Russian, Sociology and Anthropol-ogy, Spanish, Theatre and Dance, Women’s and Gender Studies.Engineering Departments: Biomedical, Chemical, Civil and Environmental, • Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical.

The Faculty: Focused on the studentsMore than 300 full-time faculty.• 95% of faculty members hold doctoral degrees. • Undergraduate learning is highest priority.• Faculty members are active scholars who conduct research, produce • creative works, and publish their findings, often in collaboration with stu-dents.

Undergraduate Research: Hands-on learningStudents 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 momentLearning 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 6 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 futureFull-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 yourselfTours are offered five times daily on weekdays and three times on Satur-• days. 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.

◊ 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 2010 — Make unofficial visits to schools of interest.** September 2010 — 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 2010 — 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, 2010 — Deadline for Admissions Early Decision I and Financial Aid applications for Early Decision I candidates.** Late December, 2010 — Target date for Admissions letters to go out for Early Decision I candidates.** January 1, 2010 — Deadline for Admissions Regular Decision and Early Decision II. Deadline for Financial Aid applications for Regular Decision and Early Decision II candidates.** Late January, 2011 — Target date for Admissions decision letters to go out for Early Decision II candidates.** Late March, 2011 — Target date for Admissions decision letters to go out for Regular Decision candidates.** Mid-April, 2011 — Target date for open house weekend for all accepted applicants.** May 1, 2011 — 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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About Bucknell/Recruiting Information

August 28 St. Francis (N.Y.) Invitational vs. St. Peter’s 5 p.m. 29 St. Francis (N.Y.) Invitational at St. Francis (N.Y.) 11 a.m. vs. NJIT 1 p.m.SeptemberSeptember 5 Marist Invitational at Marist 12:30 p.m. vs. Bryant 4:30 p.m. 6 Marist Inivitational vs. Providence 11 a.m. 11 Akron Invitational vs. West Virginia 5 p.m. at Akron 7:30 p.m. 12 Akron Invitational vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) 2:30 p.m. 18 BUCKNELL INVITATIONAL DELAWARE STATE 7:30 p.m. 19 BUCKNELL INVITATIONAL RADFORD 12 p.m. RUTGERS 5 p.m. 25 ARMY* 7 p.m. 26 HOLY CROSS* 5 p.m.October 2 at American* 7 p.m. 3 at Navy* 12 p.m. 9 at Colgate* 7 p.m. 16 LAFAYETTE* 7 p.m. 17 LEHIGH* 5 p.m. 23 at Holy Cross* 7 p.m. 24 at Army* 4 p.m. 30 COLGATE* 7 p.m.November 6 at Lehigh* 7 p.m. 7 at Lafayette* 4 p.m. 13 NAVY* 7 p.m. 14 AMERICAN* 5 p.m. 20 Patriot League Tournament TBA 21 Patriot League Tournament TBA* Patriot League contest

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