2018–19 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team


The 2018–19 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represents Bucknell University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by eighth year head coach Aaron Roussell, play their home games at Sojka Pavilion and are members of the Patriot League. Bucknell won the Patriot Conference tournament championship game over American, 66–54 to earn an automatic trip to NCAA women's tournament. They lost in the first round to Florida State. They finished the season 28–5, 16–2 in Patriot League play to share the Patriot League regular season title with American. With 28 wins, they finish with the most wins in program history.

2018–19 Bucknell Bison women's basketball
Brown University Turkey Tip-Off Champions
Patriot League regular season co-champions and tournament champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferencePatriot League
Record28–6 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeanine Radice
  • Darren Guensch
  • Brittany Pinkney
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
Seasons
2018–19 Patriot League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bucknell162 .889286 .824
American162 .8892211 .667
Lehigh126 .6672110 .677
Boston University117 .6111514 .517
Holy Cross99 .5001813 .581
Colgate810 .4441217 .414
Army612 .3331119 .367
Navy513 .2781019 .345
Loyola (MD)513 .278724 .226
Lafayette216 .111823 .258
2019 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 22, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

At the conclusion of the season, head coach Aaron Roussell left the team to take the coaching job at the University of Richmond. The school went to the Division III ranks for its new hire, naming Scranton's Trevor Woodruff as their new coach on April 26.[1]

Roster

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2018–19 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G2Kyi English5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)SrEast OrangeEast Orange, NJ
F3Tessa Brugler6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoNazarethNazareth, PA
G4Gia Hayes5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JreStem High Public Charter SchoolMaumelle, AR
G11Taylor O'Brien5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrPlymouth WhitemarshLafayette Hill, PA
G12Marly Walls5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrNelson CountyBardstown, KY
G13Rachael Dumiak5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SrLa Costa CanyonCarlsbad, CA
G20Kate Walker6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrRed Oak CommunityRed Oak, IA
F22Maegan Mikkelsen6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrWoodbridgeWoodbridge, VA
G23Ally Johnson5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoBeechwoodFort Mitchell, KY
F24Autumn Ceppi6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoDana HallBedford, MA
G25Abby Kapp6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoBoyertownBarto, PA
G40Ellie Mack6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrConestogaPaoli, PA
F50Kaitlyn Slagus6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrBelle VernonBelle Vernon, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at MonmouthW 70–32 1–0
OceanFirst Bank Center (815)
West Long Branch, NJ
Nov 11, 2018*
4:00 pm
QuinnipiacW 75–58 2–0
Sojka Pavilion (1,215)
Lewisburg, PA
Nov 15, 2018*
7:00 pm
at DrexelL 42–64 2–1
Daskalakis Athletic Center (359)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCNE
at SyracuseL 56–70 2–2
Carrier Dome (1,409)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 23, 2018*
6:00 pm
vs. Massachusetts
Brown University Turkey Tip-Off
W 77–58 3–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (436)
Providence, RI
Nov 24, 2018*
4:00 pm
vs. Fairfield
Brown University Turkey Tip-Off
W 77–54 4–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (344)
Providence, RI
Nov 25, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Brown
Brown University Turkey Tip-Off
W 91–78 5–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (927)
Providence, RI
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at St. BonaventureW 77–46 6–2
Reilly Center (486)
Olean, NY
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm
IonaW 81–43 7–2
Sojka Pavilion (659)
Lewisburg, PA
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm
RiderW 80–59 8–2
Sojka Pavilion (825)
Lewisburg, PA
Dec 18, 2018*
11:00 am
Youngstown StateW 73–68 9–2
Sojka Pavilion (1,990)
Lewisburg, PA
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Iowa StateL 61–86 9–3
Hilton Coliseum (10,261)
Ames, IA
Patriot League regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm
AmericanW 71–56 10–3 (1–0)
Sojka Pavilion (836)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 6, 2019
2:00 pm
Boston UniversityL 62–70 10–4 (1–1)
Sojka Pavilion (1,452)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm
at ArmyW 66–52 11–4 (2–1)
Christl Arena (522)
West Point, NY
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm
at LafayetteW 56–47 12–4 (3–1)
Kirby Sports Center (584)
Easton, PA
Jan 16, 2019
6:00 pm
LehighW 71–53 13–4 (4–1)
Sojka Pavilion (1,033)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 19, 2019
12:00 pm
at ColgateW 90–62 14–4 (5–1)
Cotterell Court (263)
Hamilton, NY
Jan 23, 2019
6:00 pm
at Loyola (MD)W 75–57 15–4 (6–1)
Reitz Arena (273)
Baltimore, MD
Jan 26, 2019
6:00 pm
Holy CrossW 75–71 16–4 (7–1)
Sjoka Pavilion (1,321)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm
at NavyW 77–43 17–4 (8–1)
Alumni Hall (1,072)
Annapolis, MD
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at Boston UniversityW 62–58 18–4 (9–1)
Case Gym (538)
Boston, MA
Feb 9, 2019
2:30 pm
LafayetteW 75–43 19–4 (10–1)
Sojka Pavilion (1,282)
Lewisburg, PA
Feb 13, 2019
6:00 pm
LehighW 73–68 20–4 (11–1)
Stabler Arena (616)
Bethlehem, PA
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm
ColgateW 76–58 21–4 (12–1)
Sojka Pavilion (850)
Lewisburg, PA
Feb 20, 2019
6:00 pm
Loyola (MD)W 87–55 22–4 (13–1)
Sojka Pavilion (836)
Lewisburg, PA
Feb 23, 2019
1:00 pm
at Holy CrossL 60–61 22–5 (13–2)
Hart Center (1,005)
Worcester, MA
Feb 27, 2019
6:00 pm
NavyW 90–48 23–5 (14–2)
Sjoka Pavilion (616)
Lewisburg, PA
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at AmericanW 65–64 24–5 (15–2)
Bender Arena (770)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 6, 2019
6:00 pm
ArmyW 84–66 25–5 (16–2)
Sojka Pavilion (705)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League Women's Tournament
Mar 11, 2019
6:00 pm
(1) (9) Loyola (MD)
Quarterfinals
W 88–63 26–5
Sojka Pavilion (846)
Lewisburg, PA
Mar 14, 2019
6:00 pm
(1) (5) Holy Cross
Semifinals
W 66–31 27–5
Sojka Pavilion (855)
Lewisburg, PA
Mar 17, 2019
12:00 pm, CBSSN
(1) (2) American
Championship Game
W 66–54 28–5
Sojka Pavilion (1,672)
Lewisburg, PA
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 22, 2019*
4:15 pm, ESPN2
(12 G) vs. (5 G) No. 25 Florida State
First Round
L 67–70 28–6
Dale F. Halton Arena (1,750)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Trevor Woodruff named Bucknell head women's basketball coach". patriotleague.org. April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball - Schedule - Bucknell University". Bucknellbison.com.