Bucknell University Athletics
Bison Women's Cagers Host St. Bonaventure in Non-Conference Match-up
12/4/2001 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 4, 2001
Bucknell vs. St. Bonaventure Game Notes
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ABOUT TONIGHT'S GAME: The Bison enter this evening's game with a 3-2 record after dropping two tough games at home last week. The losses mark the first time since December of last season that the Orange and Blue have dropped two in a row. Bucknell looks to get back on the winning side with the final game in a four-game homestand.
Saint Bonaventure comes to Davis Gymnasium with an identical record after most recently defeating Buffalo, 56-43, on Sunday. Junior Courtney Mattingly leads the squad in scoring with 14.6 points per game.
THE SERIES: Bucknell and Saint Bonaventure are meeting for the first time in nearly ten years. The Bison trail the Bonnies, 4-1, in the series that began in 1985 with Bucknell's only win to date. Saint Bonaventure took the last game between the two schools on December 1, 1992, with an 84-82 victory.
SCOUTING ST. BONAVENTURE: St. Bonaventure comes to Bucknell with a 3-2 overall record. The Bonnies opened the season with a five point loss to Vermont, 55-50, before defeating St. Francis (Pa.), 64-52, for their first win of the season. After dropping its only other road game of the year, a 69-62 loss at Providence, St. Bonaventure has rattled off two straight victories.
Junior Courtney Mattingly leads the squad in points (14.6) and assists (4.0), while senior Christina Cole leads the team in rebounds with 6.4 per game.
