Bucknell Bison women's basketball | |||
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University | Bucknell University | ||
Head coach | Trevor Woodruff (2nd season) | ||
Conference | Patriot | ||
Location | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | ||
Arena | Sojka Pavilion (Capacity: 4,000) | ||
Nickname | Bison | ||
Colors | Blue and orange [1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA Tournament Appearances | |||
2002, 2008, 2017, 2019 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2002, 2008, 2017, 2019 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1996, 2006, 2019, 2020 |
The Bucknell Bison women's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The Bison currently participate as part of the NCAA Division I basketball, and compete in the Patriot League. The Bison currently play their home games at the Sojka Pavilion. [2]
As of the 2015–16 season, the Bison have an all-time record of 499–593. They played in the East Coast Conference from 1982 to 1990 before joining the Patriot League in 1990. They played in their first NCAA Tournament in 2002 after winning the Patriot League Tournament. In the First Round, they lost to Baylor 80–56. In 2008, they qualified again for the Tournament after winning the Patriot League title, though they lost to North Carolina 85–50 in the First Round. Since playing in the Patriot League beginning in 1990, they have a 193–169 record in the conference. [3]
Season | Record | Conference record | Coach |
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1973–74 | 3–3 | n/a | Barbara Testa |
1974–75 | 2–6 | n/a | Barbara Testa |
1975–76 | 6–4 | n/a | Barbara Testa |
1976–77 | 6–4 | n/a | Rebecca Carr |
1977–78 | 8–8 | n/a | Rebecca Carr |
1978–79 | 9–6 | n/a | Rebecca Carr |
1979–80 | 8–12 | n/a | Rebecca Carr |
1980–81 | 7–12 | n/a | Terrie Grieb |
1981–82 | 5–19 | n/a | Karen Harden |
1982–83 | 8–17 | 2–7 | Karen Harden |
1983–84 | 9 17 | 1 7 | Cindy Connelley |
1984–85 | 4–22 | 1–13 | Lori Howard |
1985–86 | 11–17 | 4–11 | Lori Howard |
1986–87 | 17–11 | 7–7 | Lori Howard |
1987–88 | 18–11 | 8–6 | Lori Howard |
1988–89 | 16–12 | 7–7 | Lori Howard |
1989–90 | 9–19 | 5–9 | Lori Howard |
1990–91 | 2–24 | 1–11 | Lori Howard |
1991–92 | 7–20 | 4–10 | Juliene Simpson |
1992–93 | 11–17 | 8–6 | Juliene Simpson |
1993–94 | 6–21 | 3–11 | Juliene Simpson |
1994–95 | 11–17 | 7–7 | Juliene Simpson |
1995–96 | 18–9 | 10–2 | Juliene Simpson |
1996–97 | 12–14 | 6–6 | Juliene Simpson |
1997–98 | 12–14 | 6–6 | Kathy Fedorjaka |
1998–99 | 13–14 | 8–4 | Kathy Fedorjaka |
1999-00 | 15 15 | 8–4 | Kathy Fedorjaka |
2000–01 | 20–8 | 9–3 | Kathy Fedorjaka |
2001–02 | 21–10 | 11–3 | Kathy Fedorjaka |
2002–03 | 13–15 | 7–7 | Kathy Fedorjaka |
2003–04 | 15–14 | 7–7 | Kathy Fedorjaka |
2004–05 | 10–18 | 4–10 | Kathy Fedorjaka |
2005–06 | 18–11 | 10–4 | Kathy Fedorjaka |
2006–07 | 20–11 | 12–2 | Kathy Fedorjaka |
2007–08 | 16–16 | 8–6 | Kathy Fedorjaka |
2008–09 | 16–12 | 8–6 | Kathy Fedorjaka |
2009–10 | 7–21 | 3–11 | Kathy Fedorjaka |
2010–11 | 11–17 | 7–7 | Kathy Fedorjaka |
2011–12 | 5–25 | 3–11 | Kathy Fedorjaka/Bill Broderick |
2012–13 | 15–16 | 5–9 | Aaron Roussell |
2013–14 | 16–14 | 11–7 | Aaron Roussell |
2014–15 | 18–12 | 10–8 | Aaron Roussell |
2015–16 | 25–8 | 17–1 | Aaron Roussell |
2016–17 | 27–6 | 16–2 | Aaron Roussell |
2017–18 | 22–10 | 15–3 | Aaron Roussell |
2018–19 | 28–6 | 16–2 | Aaron Roussell |
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2002 | #15 | First Round | #2 Vanderbilt | L 56-80 |
2008 | #16 | First Round | #1 North Carolina | L 50-85 |
2017 | #14 | First Round | #3 Maryland | L 61-103 |
2019 | #12 | First Round | #5 Florida State | L 67-70 |
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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.
The 2016–17 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by second-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the regular season 23–8, 15–3 in Patriot League play to win the regular season championship, their third straight title and sixth in seven years. As the No. 1 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they defeated Army, Navy, and Lehigh to win the tournament championship. As a result, the Bison received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West region. There they lost in the First Round to West Virginia.
The 2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. 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.
The 2017–18 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by third-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–10, 16–2 in Patriot League to win the Patriot League regular season championship. They defeated Loyola (MD), Boston University, and Colgate to win the Patriot League Tournament championship. As a result, they received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Michigan State.
The 2017–18 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represents Bucknell University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh year head coach Aaron Roussell, play their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. 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.
The 2018–19 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fourth-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 21–12, 13–5 to earn a share of the regular season Patriot League championship. As the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they defeated Holy Cross and Lehigh before losing to Colgate in the championship game. They were not selected for postseason play.
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.
The 2005 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts after the conclusion of the 2004–05 regular season. Number two seed Bucknell defeated top seed Holy Cross, 61–57 in the championship game, to win its first Patriot League Tournament title. The Bison earned an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament as #14 seed in the Syracuse region. In the round of 64, Bucknell upset #3 seed Kansas 64–63. It was the first win for a Patriot League team in the NCAA Tournament, and the first time Kansas lost an opening-round game since 1978.
The 2005–06 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by head coach Pat Flannery, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 27–5, 14–0 in Patriot League play to win the conference regular season title by three games. They won the Patriot League Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament where they defeated No. 8 seed Arkansas in the opening round. In the round of 32, the Bison were beaten by No. 1 seed Memphis. This was the second straight season the Bison reached the round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament.