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
Conference	Patriot League
2018–19 record	28–6 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Aaron Roussell (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeanine Radice Darren Guensch Brittany Pinkney
Home arena	Sojka Pavilion

2018–19 Patriot League women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	16	–	2		.889			28	–	6		.824
American	16	–	2		.889			22	–	11		.667
Lehigh	12	–	6		.667			21	–	10		.677
Boston University	11	–	7		.611			15	–	14		.517
Holy Cross	9	–	9		.500			18	–	13		.581
Colgate	8	–	10		.444			12	–	17		.414
Army	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Navy	5	–	13		.278			10	–	19		.345
Loyola (MD)	5	–	13		.278			7	–	24		.226
Lafayette	2	–	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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Kyi English 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr East Orange East Orange, NJ F 3 Tessa Brugler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Nazareth Nazareth, PA G 4 Gia Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr eStem High Public Charter School Maumelle, AR G 11 Taylor O'Brien 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Plymouth Whitemarsh Lafayette Hill, PA G 12 Marly Walls 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Nelson County Bardstown, KY G 13 Rachael Dumiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr La Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA G 20 Kate Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Red Oak Community Red Oak, IA F 22 Maegan Mikkelsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA G 23 Ally Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Beechwood Fort Mitchell, KY F 24 Autumn Ceppi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Dana Hall Bedford, MA G 25 Abby Kapp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Boyertown Barto, PA G 40 Ellie Mack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Conestoga Paoli, PA F 50 Kaitlyn Slagus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Belle Vernon Belle Vernon, PA	Head coach Aaron Roussell (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Jeanine Radice (Fordham) Darren Guensch (Radford) Brittany Pinkney (Virginia Commonwealth) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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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

• 2018–19 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

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.