2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team

2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Roumd
Conference Patriot League
2016–17 record 27–6 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach Aaron Roussell (6th season)
Assistant coach Mike Lane
Assistant coach Carissa Nord
Assistant coach Martina Wood
Home arena Sojka Pavilion
2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Bucknell 16 – 2   .889     24 – 5   .828
Navy 14 – 4   .778     21 – 8   .724
Army 12 – 6   .667     21 – 8   .724
American 11 – 7   .611     14 – 15   .483
Boston University 11 – 7   .611     13 – 16   .448
Colgate 7 – 11   .389     10 – 19   .345
Loyola (MD) 6 – 12   .333     10 – 19   .345
Holy Cross 6 – 12   .333     8 – 21   .276
Lehigh 5 – 13   .278     10 – 19   .345
Lafayette 2 – 16   .111     3 – 27   .100
† 2017 Patriot League Tournament winner
As of March 4, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster

2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 English, KyiKyi English 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So East Orange East Orange, NJ
G 4 Hayes, GiaGia Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr eStem High Public Charter School Maumelle, AR
G 11 McGurk, MeganMegan McGurk 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Academy of Notre Dame West Chester, PA
F 12 DeBoer, ClaireClaire DeBoer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Grosse Point South Grosse Pointe, MI
G 13 Dumiak, RachaelRachael Dumiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So La Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA
G 20 Walker, KateKate Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Red Oak Community Red Oak, IA
F 22 Mikkelsen, MaeganMaegan Mikkelsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA
F 32 Romaine, CatherineCatherine Romaine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
G 33 Richardson, CarlyCarly Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Palmyra Palmyra, PA
G 34 Jones, SheairaSheaira Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Colerain Cincinnati, OH
G 40 Mack, EllieEllie Mack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Conestoga Paoli, PA
F 41 Swart, SuneSune Swart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Cranberry Cincinnati, OH
F 50 Slagus, KaitlynKaitlyn Slagus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Belle Vernon Belle Vernon, PA
F 54 Moore, MKMK Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas Fort Lauderdale, FL
Head coach
  • Aaron Roussell (Iowa)
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

11/11/2016*
5:30 PM, ESPN3		 at Binghamton W 67–57  1–0
 Binghamton University Events Center (3,278)
Vestal, NY

11/13/2016*
2:00 PM		 at Saint Joseph's W 64–61  2–0
 Hagan Arena (743)
Philadelphia, PA

11/17/2016*
6:00 PM		 NJIT W 67–36  3–0
 Sojka Pavilion (445)
Lewisburg, PA

11/20/2016*
6:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 at North Carolina L 50–65  3–1
 Carmichael Arena (2,498)
Chapel Hill, NC

11/22/2016*
7:00 PM		 at Elon L 58–64  3–2
 Alumni Gym (533)
Elon, NC

11/27/2016*
7:00 PM		 Drexel W 78–66  4–2
 Sojka Pavilion (454)
Lewisburg, PA

11/30/2016*
10:30 AM		 at Akron W 61–47  5–2
 James A. Rhodes Arena (1,449)
Akron, OH

12/03/2016*
2:00 PM		 at Rutgers L 53–57  5–3
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,674)
Piscataway, NJ

12/06/2016*
7:00 PM		 at St. Bonaventure W 57–35  6–3
 Reilly Center (587)
Olean, NY

12/18/2016*
2:00 PM		 Cleveland State W 77–66  7–3
 Sojka Pavilion (382)
Lewisburg, PA

12/20/2016*
6:00 PM		 Manhattan W 69–64  8–3
 Sojka Pavilion (376)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League regular season

12/30/2016
6:00 PM		 Navy W 67–64  9–3 (1–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (597)
Lewisburg, PA

01/02/2017
7:00 PM		 at Army W 60–56  10–3 (2–0)
 Christl Arena (506)
West Point, NY

01/05/2017
11:00 AM		 American W 73–67 OT 11–3 (3–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (814)
Lewisburg, PA

01/08/2017
2:00 PM		 Holy Cross W 77–48  12–3 (4–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (451)
Lewisburg, PA

01/11/2017
7:00 PM		 at Lehigh W 77–58  13–3 (5–0)
 Stabler Arena (592)
Bethlehem, PA

01/14/2017
2:00 PM		 Colgate W 79–56  14–3 (6–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (695)
Lewisburg, PA

01/18/2017
7:00 PM		 at Loyola (MD) W 72–66  15–3 (7–0)
 Reitz Arena (237)
Baltimore, MD

01/21/2017
2:00 PM		 at Boston University W 66–50  16–3 (8–0)
 Case Gym (186)
Boston, MA

01/28/2017
6:00 PM		 Army W 68–62  17–3 (9–0)
 Sojka Pavilion (860)
Lewisburg, PA

02/01/2017
7:00 PM		 at American L 47–59  17–4 (9–1)
 Bender Arena (339)
Washington, D.C.

02/04/2017
12:00 PM, ASN		 at Holy Cross L 51–63  17–5 (9–2)
 Hart Center (1,012)
Worcester, MA

02/08/2017
6:00 PM		 Lehigh W 73–54  18–5 (10–2)
 Sojka Pavilion (469)
Lewisburg, PA

02/11/2017
2:00 PM		 at Colgate W 79–49  19–5 (11–2)
 Cotterell Court (883)
Hamilton, NY

02/15/2017
6:00 PM		 Loyola (MD) W 57–39  20–5 (12–2)
 Sojka Pavilion (674)
Lewisburg, PA

02/18/2017
2:00 PM		 Boston University W 73–56  21–5 (13–2)
 Sojka Pavilion (736)
Lewisburg, PA

02/22/2017
7:00 PM		 at Lafayette W 79–65  22–5 (14–2)
 Kirby Sports Center (344)
Easton, PA

02/25/2017
7:00 PM		 at Navy W 63–54  23–5 (15–2)
 Alumni Hall (1,086)
Annapolis, MD

03/01/2017
6:00 PM		 Lafayette W 78–61  24–5 (16–2)
 Sojka Pavilion (532)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League Women's Tournament

03/06/2017
6:00 PM		 (1) (8) Loyola (MD)
Quarterfinals		 W 75–72  25–5
 Sojka Pavilion (546)
Lewisburg, PA

03/10/2017
5:00 PM		 (1) (4) American
Semifinals		 W 69–57  26–5
 Sojka Pavilion (1,337)
Lewisburg, PA

03/12/2017
11:00 AM, CBSSN		 (1) (2) Navy
Championship Game		 W 79–71 OT 27–5
 Sojka Pavilion (1,231)
Lewisburg, PA
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/17/2017*
12:00 PM, ESPN2		 (14 B) at (3 B) No. 4 Maryland
First Round		 L 61–103  27–6
 Xfinity Center (3,511)
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

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