2018–19 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team


The 2018–19 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by eighth-year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 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 finished 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 16 2   .889 28 6   .824
American 16 2   .889 22 11   .667
Lehigh 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Boston University 11 7   .611 15 14   .517
Holy Cross 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Colgate 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Army 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Navy 5 13   .278 10 19   .345
Loyola (MD) 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
Lafayette 2 16   .111 8 23   .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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Kyi English 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr East Orange East Orange, NJ
F 3 Tessa Brugler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Nazareth Nazareth, PA
G 4 Gia Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr eStem High Public Charter School Maumelle, AR
G 11 Taylor O'Brien 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Plymouth Whitemarsh Lafayette Hill, PA
G 12 Marly Walls 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Nelson County Bardstown, KY
G 13 Rachael Dumiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr La Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA
G 20 Kate Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Red Oak Community Red Oak, IA
F 22 Maegan Mikkelsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA
G 23 Ally Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Beechwood Fort Mitchell, KY
F 24 Autumn Ceppi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Dana Hall Bedford, MA
G 25 Abby Kapp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Boyertown Barto, PA
G 40 Ellie Mack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Conestoga Paoli, PA
F 50 Kaitlyn Slagus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Belle Vernon Belle Vernon, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 7, 2024

Schedule

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Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Monmouth W 70–32  1–0
OceanFirst Bank Center (815)
West Long Branch, NJ
November 11, 2018*
4:00 p.m.
Quinnipiac W 75–58  2–0
Sojka Pavilion (1,215)
Lewisburg, PA
November 15, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
at Drexel L 42–64  2–1
Daskalakis Athletic Center (359)
Philadelphia, PA
November 18, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ACCNE
at Syracuse L 56–70  2–2
Carrier Dome (1,409)
Syracuse, NY
November 23, 2018*
6:00 p.m.
vs. Massachusetts
Brown University Turkey Tip-Off
W 77–58  3–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (436)
Providence, RI
November 24, 2018*
4:00 p.m.
vs. Fairfield
Brown University Turkey Tip-Off
W 77–54  4–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (344)
Providence, RI
November 25, 2018*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Brown
Brown University Turkey Tip-Off
W 91–78  5–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (927)
Providence, RI
November 29, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure W 77–46  6–2
Reilly Center (486)
Olean, NY
December 2, 2018*
2:00 p.m.
Iona W 81–43  7–2
Sojka Pavilion (659)
Lewisburg, PA
December 15, 2018*
2:00 p.m.
Rider W 80–59  8–2
Sojka Pavilion (825)
Lewisburg, PA
December 18, 2018*
11:00 am
Youngstown State W 73–68  9–2
Sojka Pavilion (1,990)
Lewisburg, PA
December 29, 2018*
2:00 p.m.
at Iowa State L 61–86  9–3
Hilton Coliseum (10,261)
Ames, IA
Patriot League regular season
January 3, 2019
6:00 p.m.
American W 71–56  10–3 (1–0)
Sojka Pavilion (836)
Lewisburg, PA
January 6, 2019
2:00 p.m.
Boston University L 62–70  10–4 (1–1)
Sojka Pavilion (1,452)
Lewisburg, PA
January 9, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at Army W 66–52  11–4 (2–1)
Christl Arena (522)
West Point, NY
January 12, 2019
2:00 p.m.
at Lafayette W 56–47  12–4 (3–1)
Kirby Sports Center (584)
Easton, PA
January 16, 2019
6:00 p.m.
Lehigh W 71–53  13–4 (4–1)
Sojka Pavilion (1,033)
Lewisburg, PA
January 19, 2019
12:00 p.m.
at Colgate W 90–62  14–4 (5–1)
Cotterell Court (263)
Hamilton, NY
January 23, 2019
6:00 p.m.
at Loyola (MD) W 75–57  15–4 (6–1)
Reitz Arena (273)
Baltimore, MD
January 26, 2019
6:00 p.m.
Holy Cross W 75–71  16–4 (7–1)
Sjoka Pavilion (1,321)
Lewisburg, PA
January 30, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at Navy W 77–43  17–4 (8–1)
Alumni Hall (1,072)
Annapolis, MD
February 2, 2019
2:00 p.m.
at Boston University W 62–58  18–4 (9–1)
Case Gym (538)
Boston, MA
February 9, 2019
2:30 p.m.
Lafayette W 75–43  19–4 (10–1)
Sojka Pavilion (1,282)
Lewisburg, PA
February 13, 2019
6:00 p.m.
Lehigh W 73–68  20–4 (11–1)
Stabler Arena (616)
Bethlehem, PA
February 16, 2019
2:00 p.m.
Colgate W 76–58  21–4 (12–1)
Sojka Pavilion (850)
Lewisburg, PA
February 20, 2019
6:00 p.m.
Loyola (MD) W 87–55  22–4 (13–1)
Sojka Pavilion (836)
Lewisburg, PA
February 23, 2019
1:00 p.m.
at Holy Cross L 60–61  22–5 (13–2)
Hart Center (1,005)
Worcester, MA
February 27, 2019
6:00 p.m.
Navy W 90–48  23–5 (14–2)
Sjoka Pavilion (616)
Lewisburg, PA
March 2, 2019
2:00 p.m.
at American W 65–64  24–5 (15–2)
Bender Arena (770)
Washington, D.C.
March 6, 2019
6:00 p.m.
Army W 84–66  25–5 (16–2)
Sojka Pavilion (705)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League women's tournament
March 11, 2019
6:00 p.m.
(1) (9) Loyola (MD)
Quarterfinals
W 88–63  26–5
Sojka Pavilion (846)
Lewisburg, PA
March 14, 2019
6:00 p.m.
(1) (5) Holy Cross
Semifinals
W 66–31  27–5
Sojka Pavilion (855)
Lewisburg, PA
March 17, 2019
12:00 p.m., CBSSN
(1) (2) American
Championship game
W 66–54  28–5
Sojka Pavilion (1,672)
Lewisburg, PA
NCAA women's tournament
March 22, 2019*
4:15 p.m., 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.

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. ^ "2018-19 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". Bucknellbison.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.