2017–18 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League.^[1][2][3] They finished the season 22–10, 15–3 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League women's tournament, where they lost to Army. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to West Virginia in the first round.

2017–18 Bucknell Bison women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	22–10 (15–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Aaron Roussell (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Lane Jeanine Radice Brittany Pinkney
Home arena	Sojka Pavilion
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American †	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Bucknell	15	–	3		.833			22	–	10		.688
Navy	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
Army	9	–	9		.500			17	–	14		.548
Lehigh	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Holy Cross	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Loyola (MD)	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Lafayette	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Boston University	5	–	13		.278			10	–	19		.345
Colgate	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
† 2018 Patriot League tournament winner As of 16 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 27–6, 16–2 in Patriot League play win Patriot League regular season title. They won the Patriot League women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2008, where they lost to Maryland in the first round.

Roster

2017–18 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) Jr East Orange East Orange, NJ F 3 Tessa Brugler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Nazareth Nazareth, PA G 4 Gia Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So eStem High Public Charter School Maumelle, AR G 13 Rachael Dumiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr La Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA G 20 Kate Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Red Oak Community Red Oak, IA F 22 Maegan Mikkelsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA G 23 Ally Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Beechwood Fort Mitchell, KY F 24 Autumn Ceppi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Dana Hall Bedford, MA G 25 Abby Kapp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Boyertown Barto, PA F 32 Catherine Romaine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC G 33 Carly Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Palmyra Palmyra, PA G 40 Ellie Mack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Conestoga Paoli, PA F 50 Kaitlyn Slagus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Belle Vernon Belle Vernon, PA F 54 MK Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So St. Thomas Aquinas Fort Lauderdale, FL	Head coach Aaron Roussell (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Mike Lane (Notre Dame) Jeanine Radice (Fordham) Brittany Pinkney (VCU) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 6, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 5:30 pm		at Rider	W 76–71	1–0	Alumni Gymnasium (892) Lawrenceville, NJ
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		Akron	W 63–52	2–0	Sojka Pavilion (722) Lewisburg, PA
11/15/2017* 6:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	L 53–77	2–1	Sojka Pavilion (704) Lewisburg, PA
11/18/2017* 2:00 pm		at Drexel	L 54–63	2–2	Daskalakis Athletic Center (582) Philadelphia, PA
11/21/2017* 6:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	L 48–59	2–3	Sojka Pavilion (621) Lewisburg, PA
11/24/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Youngstown State	W 66–60	3–3	Beeghly Center (1,393) Youngstown, OH
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm		Canisius	W 76–57	4–3	Sojka Pavilion (595) Lewisburg, PA
11/29/2017* 6:00 pm		Binghamton	W 64–59	5–3	Sojka Pavilion (600) Lewisburg, PA
12/03/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Iona	W 60–53	6–3	Hynes Athletic Center (550) New Rochelle, NY
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm		at Fordham	L 62–71	6–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (883) Bronx, NY
12/20/2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Pittsburgh	L 39–57	6–5	Peterson Events Center (432) Pittsburgh, PA
Patriot League regular season
12/29/2017 7:00 pm		at American	L 58–68	6–6 (0–1)	Bender Arena (332) Washington, D.C.
01/02/2018 2:00 pm		at Boston University	W 63–58	7–6 (1–1)	Case Gym (174) Boston, MA
01/05/2018 6:00 pm		Army	W 60–36	8–6 (2–1)	Sojka Pavilion (1,007) Lewisburg, PA
01/08/2018 11:00 am		Lafayette	W 83–53	9–6 (3–1)	Sojka Pavilion (1,638) Lewisburg, PA
01/11/2018 6:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 62–66	9–7 (3–2)	Stabler Arena (582) Bethlehem, PA
01/14/2018 2:00 pm		Colgate	W 77–57	11–7 (4–2)	Sojka Pavilion (790) Lewisburg, PA
01/17/2018 6:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	L 65–68	11–8 (4–3)	Sojka Pavilion (614) Lewisburg, PA
01/20/2018 1:00 pm		at Holy Cross	W 71–47	12–8 (5–3)	Hart Center (805) Worcester, MA
01/24/2018 6:00 pm		Navy	W 47–39	13–8 (6–3)	Sojka Pavilion (639) Lewisburg, PA
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		Boston University	W 67–57	13–8 (7–3)	Sojka Pavilion (805) Lewisburg, PA
02/03/2018 2:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 80–57	14–8 (8–3)	Kirby Sports Center (877) Eaton, PA
02/07/2018 6:00 pm		Lehigh	W 59–52	15–8 (9–3)	Sojka Pavilion (486) Lewisburg, PA
02/10/2018 2:00 pm		at Colgate	W 63–42	16–8 (10–3)	Cotterell Court (439) Hamilton, NY
02/14/2018 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 74–69	17–8 (11–3)	Reitz Arena (202) Baltimore, MD
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		Holy Cross	W 72–63	18–8 (12–3)	Sojka Pavilion (945) Lewisburg, PA
02/21/2018 7:00 pm		at Navy	W 49–40	19–8 (13–3)	Alumni Hall (1,053) Annapolis, MD
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		American	W 57–52	20–8 (14–3)	Sojka Pavilion (332) Lewisburg, PA
02/28/2018 7:00 pm		at Army	W 75–55	21–8 (15–3)	Christl Arena (578) West Point, NY
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/05/2018 6:00 pm	(2)	(7) Holy Cross Quarterfinals	W 67–53	22–8	Sojka Pavilion (594) Lewisburg, PA
03/08/2018 6:00 pm	(2)	(3) Navy Semifinals	L 62–68	22–9	Sojka Pavilion (619) Lewisburg, PA
WNIT
03/15/2018* 7:00 pm		at West Virginia First Round	L 50–83	22–10	WVU Coliseum (1,509) Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

References

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2. "Bucknell Bison Women's Basketball - Bison News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
3. Bucknell Bison. "Bucknell Bison on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
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