*The Leopards are coming off a 3-1 loss to American last Saturday. Sophomore
Leanna Deegan led the team in kills with 16, followed by sophomore
Grace Tulevech with 13 and freshman Ellie Carerra-Justiz with seven.
*Tulevech has now recorded double-digit kills in the last eight matches and out of the 23 matches the Leopards have played this season she has reached the double-digit mark in 19 of those matches. She also leads the team in kills with 285.
*Tulevech was also received an honorable mention nod on Monday as part of this week's Patriot League weekly honors. This marks the fourth time this season she has received the honorable mention nod.
*Bucknell lost its matches last week, falling to Navy 3-0 and Colgate 3-0 at well. They stand at 2-6 in conference action and 13-7 overall coming into Friday's match.
*Bucknell leads the all-time series at 23-47 with Lafayette's last win coming on Oct. 29, 2016. During the first round of Patriot League action earlier this season saw the Bison taking the 3-1 win over the Leopards in Lewisburg.
*Lehigh is coming off back-to-back wins this past week, taking down both Loyola and Holy Cross 3-0. They will play Bucknell on Saturday before Lafayette makes the trip to Bethlehem on Sunday. Heading into Saturday's match, the Mountain Hawks hold an 11-11 overall record and a 4-4 Patriot League record.Â
*Lehigh leads the all-time series between the Leopards and the Mountain Hawks, 30-58. The last time the Leopards defeated the Mountain Hawks was Sept. 23, 2015. Earlier this season, Lafayette fell to Lehigh to start off Patriot League action in a close five set match.
*All through the month of October, the Leopards will be wearing pink laces during their matches to support Breast Cancer Awareness.
*As of October 21
st in the NCAA as a team, Lafayette ranks 12
th in team kills (1088.0), 11
th in team service aces (144.0) and 25
th in team total attacks (3007.0).
*In the Patriot League as of October 21
st, the squad is first in team kills (1088.0) and in total team attacks (3007.0). They are second in the league in team assists (978.0) and team service aces (144.0) and third on the team in aces per set (1.57). Individually, senior
Julia Howard is third in the league in service aces (31.0).