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
2018–19 record28–6 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeanine Radice
  • Darren Guensch
  • Brittany Pinkney
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
2018–19 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell †16–2 .889  28–6  .824
American16–2 .889  22–11  .667
Lehigh12–6 .667  21–10  .677
Boston University11–7 .611  15–14  .517
Holy Cross9–9 .500  18–13  .581
Colgate8–10 .444  12–17  .414
Army6–12 .333  11–19  .367
Navy5–13 .278  10–19  .345
Loyola (MD)5–13 .278  7–24  .226
Lafayette2–16 .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
2018–19 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Kyi English 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrEast Orange East Orange, NJ
F 3 Tessa Brugler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoNazareth Nazareth, PA
G 4 Gia Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JreStem High Public Charter School Maumelle, AR
G 11 Taylor O'Brien 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrPlymouth Whitemarsh Lafayette Hill, PA
G 12 Marly Walls 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrNelson County Bardstown, KY
G 13 Rachael Dumiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrLa Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA
G 20 Kate Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrRed Oak Community Red Oak, IA
F 22 Maegan Mikkelsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrWoodbridge Woodbridge, VA
G 23 Ally Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBeechwood Fort Mitchell, KY
F 24 Autumn Ceppi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoDana Hall Bedford, MA
G 25 Abby Kapp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoBoyertown Barto, PA
G 40 Ellie Mack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrConestoga Paoli, PA
F 50 Kaitlyn Slagus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrBelle Vernon Belle Vernon, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Monmouth W 70–32  1–0
 OceanFirst Bank Center (815)
West Long Branch, NJ
Nov 11, 2018*
4:00 pm		 Quinnipiac W 75–58  2–0
 Sojka Pavilion (1,215)
Lewisburg, PA
Nov 15, 2018*
7:00 pm		 at Drexel L 42–64  2–1
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (359)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCNE		 at Syracuse L 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. Bonaventure W 77–46  6–2
 Reilly Center (486)
Olean, NY
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Iona W 81–43  7–2
 Sojka Pavilion (659)
Lewisburg, PA
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Rider W 80–59  8–2
 Sojka Pavilion (825)
Lewisburg, PA
Dec 18, 2018*
11:00 am		 Youngstown State W 73–68  9–2
 Sojka Pavilion (1,990)
Lewisburg, PA
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm		 at Iowa State L 61–86  9–3
 Hilton Coliseum (10,261)
Ames, IA
Patriot League regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm		 American W 71–56  10–3 (1–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (836)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 6, 2019
2:00 pm		 Boston University L 62–70  10–4 (1–1)
 Sojka Pavilion (1,452)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm		 at Army W 66–52  11–4 (2–1)
 Christl Arena (522)
West Point, NY
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm		 at Lafayette W 56–47  12–4 (3–1)
 Kirby Sports Center (584)
Easton, PA
Jan 16, 2019
6:00 pm		 Lehigh W 71–53  13–4 (4–1)
 Sojka Pavilion (1,033)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 19, 2019
12:00 pm		 at Colgate W 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 Cross W 75–71  16–4 (7–1)
 Sjoka Pavilion (1,321)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm		 at Navy W 77–43  17–4 (8–1)
 Alumni Hall (1,072)
Annapolis, MD
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm		 at Boston University W 62–58  18–4 (9–1)
 Case Gym (538)
Boston, MA
Feb 9, 2019
2:30 pm		 Lafayette W 75–43  19–4 (10–1)
 Sojka Pavilion (1,282)
Lewisburg, PA
Feb 13, 2019
6:00 pm		 Lehigh W 73–68  20–4 (11–1)
 Stabler Arena (616)
Bethlehem, PA
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm		 Colgate W 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 Cross L 60–61  22–5 (13–2)
 Hart Center (1,005)
Worcester, MA
Feb 27, 2019
6:00 pm		 Navy W 90–48  23–5 (14–2)
 Sjoka Pavilion (616)
Lewisburg, PA
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm		 at American W 65–64  24–5 (15–2)
 Bender Arena (770)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 6, 2019
6:00 pm		 Army W 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

References
  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.
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