LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Lafayette College volleyball team fell in straight sets (20-25, 20-25, 25-18) Sunday afternoon at the hands of Bucknell inside Davis Gym.
 
Freshman Hannah Ehrich-Pollock was the bright spot for the Leopards, finishing with nine kills and hitting .467 on the afternoon.
 
It was a promising start for the Leopards when they jumped out to an 11-6 lead in the first. Bucknell would quickly answer with a 4-0 run and after Lafayette scored three-straight to make it 14-10, the Bison would score seven in-a-row.
 
The Bison scoring run in the first would grab momentum that would carry into the second frame as the Bison would put together a similar 7-1 run to take a 10-4 advantage. The Leopards were able to get back within two at 12-10, but Bucknell would prove to be too much in the second.
 
Lafayette bounced back in the third, jumping out to a 3-0 advantage and grew its lead to 7-3 in the early parts of the final frame. Bucknell would answer with a 6-0 run to jump in front but the Leopards would battle back and take the lead, 15-14, at the media timeout.
 
Bucknell would score five-unanswered after the timeout and runaway with the third set.
 
Junior Gracie Gibson added six kills and sophomore Abby Nieporte had five putaways and three service aces.
 
Lafayette continues Patriot League play, returning home Friday to host Army at 7 p.m. before playing Colgate on Saturday inside Kirby Sports Center.