Lehigh University Athletics
Lehigh hits the road for two key league matches
11/4/2010 10:21:00 PM | Volleyball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh volleyball team will take to the road for the final time during the regular season as the Mountain Hawks visit Bucknell and Colgate in a pair of crucial Patriot League matches. Lehigh has had a week off since routing rival Lafayette last Friday. The Mountain Hawks enter the weekend in fifth place in the league standings, one match behind the Bison and Raiders, who are tied for third.
The Mountain Hawks are coming off of one their most dominant victories of the season last Friday night. A balanced attack led to a .333 team hitting percentage on the evening as Lehigh downed Lafayette 25-14, 25-17 and 25-13 to sweep the season series from the Leopards and even its record at 11-11, 5-5 in league matches.
Freshman Courtney McCutchan led Lehigh's attack with ten kills, while junior Angelika Kopacz added eight to go along with a match-high 17 digs. Setters Jessica Kudirka and Dana Raber each recorded 16 assists on the night. Bucknell and Colgate squared off last weekend in Hamilton, N.Y., with the Raiders prevailing 3-1 to move into third place tie with the Bison at 6-4 in league play.
The Bison (8-14 overall) are led offensively by Heidi Kamp, who owns 185 kills this season. Ragin Jackson has added 118 kills and 73 total blocks. Defensively, Leylin Marroquin leads Bucknell with 218 digs. Bucknell swept Lehigh 3-0 at Leeman-Turner Arena on October 2.
Colgate (13-11 overall) brings a modest two-match winning streak into Friday's match with Lafayette, before the Mountain Hawks visit on Saturday. Maureen Colligan leads the Raiders with 240 kills, with Logan Keala (219) and Casey Ritt (211) also over 200 on the season. Keala leads the team in digs with 224. Colgate prevailed 3-2 in a five-set thriller over Lehigh on October 1.
Action gets underway Friday at 7 p.m. when Lehigh faces Bucknell at Davis Gym in Lewisburg, Pa. Saturday's Lehigh-Colgate match will start at 2 p.m. from Cotterell Court.
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