2015–16 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–8, 17–1 in Patriot League play to share the Patriot League regular season title with Army. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Loyola (MD). As champs of the Patriot League who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament they defeated Akron in the first round before losing to Michigan in the second round.

2015–16 Bucknell Bison women's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season Co-Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferencePatriot League
2015–16 record25–8 (17–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Lane
  • Carissa Nord
  • Martina Wood
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
2015–16 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Army †17–1 .944  29–3  .906
Bucknell17–1 .944  25–8  .758
Loyola (MD)11–7 .611  16–16  .500
Lehigh10–8 .556  18–13  .581
Holy Cross10–8 .556  13–17  .433
Navy9–9 .500  15–15  .500
American5–13 .278  8–23  .258
Colgate4–14 .222  7–23  .233
Lafayette4–14 .222  6–23  .207
Boston University3–15 .167  3–27  .100
† 2016 Patriot League Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2015–16 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Kyi English 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrEast Orange East Orange, NJ
G 3 Tyler Craig 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrSt. Francis DeSales Columbus, OH
G 4 Claire Maree O'Bryan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrThe Hill School Darwin, Australia
G 11 Megan McGurk 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrAcademy of Notre Dame West Chester, PA
F 12 Claire DeBoer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrGrosse Point South Grosse Pointe, MI
G 13 Rachael Dumiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrLa Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA
G 20 Kate Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrRed Oak Community Red Oak, IA
G 21 Jacquie Klotz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoThe Lawrenceville School West Windsor, NJ
F 22 Maegan Mikkelsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWoodbridge Woodbridge, VA
F 32 Catherine Romaine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoChapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
G 33 Carly Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoPalmyra Palmyra, PA
G 34 Sheaira Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrColerain Cincinnati, OH
F 41 Sune Swart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrCranberry Cincinnati, OH
F 50 Kaitlyn Slagus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBelle Vernon Belle 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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Cleveland State W 59–57  1–0
 Wolstein Center (297)
Cleveland, OH
11/15/2015*
1:00 pm		 at No. 3 Notre Dame L 54–85  1–1
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,948)
South Bend, IN
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm		 Binghamton W 76–46  2–1
 Sojka Pavilion (347)
Lewisburg, PA
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Manhattan W 61–56  3–1
 Draddy Gymnasium (688)
Riverdale, NY
11/24/2015*
4:30 pm		 Mount St. Mary's W 71–45  4–1
 Sojka Pavilion (389)
Lewisburg, PA
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Canisius L 56–61  4–2
 Koessler Athletic Center (606)
Buffalo, NY
12/02/2015*
4:30 pm		 Youngstown State L 47–55  4–3
 Sojka Pavilion (421)
Lewisburg, PA
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm		 Fairleigh Dickinson W 72–62  5–3
 Sojka Pavilion (401)
Lewisburg, PA
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm		 at UMBC L 52–65  5–4
 Retriever Activities Center (612)
Catonsville, MD
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm		 Delaware W 80–51  6–4
 Sojka Pavilion (496)
Lewisburg, PA
12/22/2015*
12:00 pm		 at Morgan State L 50–64  6–5
 Talmadge L. Hill Field House (105)
Baltimore, MD
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm		 at Navy W 51–41  7–5 (1–0)
 Alumni Hall (578)
Annapolis, MD
01/02/2016
2:00 pm		 Army W 79–69  8–5 (2–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (507)
Lewisburg, PA
01/06/2016
7:00 pm		 at American W 66–60  9–5 (3–0)
 Bender Arena (165)
Washington, D.C.
01/09/2016
1:00 pm		 at Holy Cross W 58–51  10–5 (4–0)
 Hart Center (1,063)
Worcester, MA
01/13/2016
7:00 pm		 Lehigh W 80–77 OT 11–5 (5–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (527)
Lewisburg, PA
01/16/2016
4:00 pm		 at Colgate W 71–51  12–5 (6–0)
 Cotterell Court (494)
Hamilton, NY
01/20/2016
7:00 pm		 Loyola (MD) W 71–64  13–5 (7–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (454)
Lewisburg, PA
01/23/2016
4:00 pm		 Boston University W 74–56  14–5 (8–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (415)
Lewisburg, PA
01/30/2016
1:00 pm		 at Army L 63–68  14–6 (8–1)
 Christl Arena (1,185)
West Point, NY
02/03/2016
7:00 pm		 American W 60–54 OT 15–6 (9–1)
 Sojka Pavilion (523)
Lewisburg, PA
02/06/2016
12:00 pm		 Holy Cross W 74–64  16–6 (10–1)
 Sojka Pavilion (677)
Lewisburg, PA
02/10/2016
7:00 pm		 at Lehigh W 67–54  17–6 (11–1)
 Stabler Arena (626)
Bethlehem, PA
02/13/2016
2:00 pm		 Colgate W 79–60  18–6 (12–1)
 Sojka Pavilion (596)
Lewisburg, PA
02/17/2016
7:00 pm		 at Loyola (MD) W 64–42  19–6 (13–1)
 Reitz Arena (514)
Baltimore, MD
02/20/2016
2:00 pm		 at Boston University W 72–59  20–6 (14–1)
 Case Gym (256)
Boston, MA
02/24/2016
7:00 pm		 Lafayette W 69–55  21–6 (15–1)
 Sojka Pavilion (314)
Lewisburg, PA
02/27/2016
7:00 pm		 Navy W 64–52  22–6 (16–1)
 Sojka Pavilion (716)
Lewisburg, PA
03/02/2016
6:00 pm, ASN		 at Lafayette W 68–59  23–6 (17–1)
 Kirby Sports Center (476)
Easton, PA
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/07/2016
7:00 pm		 American
Quarterfinals		 W 73–65  24–6
 Sojka Pavilion (661)
Lewisburg, PA
03/11/2016
7:30 pm		 Loyola (MD)
Semifinals		 L 53–65  24–7
 Sojka Pavilion (768)
Lewisburg, PA
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Akron
First Round		 W 74–70  25–7
 James A. Rhodes Arena (343)
Akron, OH
03/19/2016*
2:00 pm		 at Michigan
Second Round		 L 72–95  25–8
 Crisler Center (938)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. http://www.bucknellbison.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=32100&SPID=137629&SPSID=810396
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