LEWISBURG, Pa. - The seven-match win streak for American University volleyball was snapped on Saturday by Patriot League-leading Bucknell, as the Bison swept the Eagles in three sets on their home court. Bucknell improved to 11-1 in PL play, while AU drops to 10-3.

Notable

• Junior Adelina Berisha led AU with 12 kills, also totaling eight digs.
• Freshman Zedo Yilmaz posted 10 kills to go with seven digs, and contributed two blocks.
• Freshman libero Bella Marrero led AU with 12 digs.
• Senior middle blocker Lilou Stegeman recorded a team-high four blocks along with six kills and five digs.

How It Happened

• Hitting errors plagued AU throughout the match, and the Eagles totaled 20 of them to Bucknell's 10.
• The first set saw the Bison hit .400 with 15 kills and one error, while AU committed seven errors with just 12 kills and lost 25-20.
• Sets two and three were similar for AU with seven errors and six errors, respectively. 
• After a 9-9 tie in the second set, Bucknell took a lead and held it the rest of the way, closing with a 5-2 run to take it 25-19.
• American had its best chance to extend the match in set three as Bucknell hit .211 to AU's .204.
• The Eagles had set point at 24-23, but ultimately lost 27-25.
• Yilmaz was her strongest in the third set with five kills, hitting .500, but Bucknell's Tijana Kostic and Sidney Shaffer combined for 11 kills to help Bucknell complete the sweep.

Up Next

• The Eagles will return home for their final three matches of the regular season, starting with a 6 p.m. game against Loyola Maryland on Friday, Nov. 8.

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