Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Women's Basketball Tries to Clinch Share of PL Title Saturday vs. Colgate
2/16/2007 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 16, 2007
What: Colgate (5-21, 4-7 PL) at Bucknell (18-8, 10-1 PL)
Where: Sojka Pavilion, Lewisburg, Pa.
When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, 5 p.m.
Radio: WVBU 90.5 and SportsJuice.com
Live Video: Patriot League All-Access
Game Notes
Bucknell has a number of milestones within reach as the 2006-07 campaign winds down to its final week. The first significant accomplishment the Bison will aim for is breaking the program record for consecutive wins, a feat that could be accomplished Saturday against Colgate as they go for their eighth straight win. Bucknell could also clinch its first outright Patriot League title since 1995-96 with a victory and an Army loss to Navy on Sunday. Regardless, a win over the Raiders will give the Bison at least a share of the title. Prior to the game, seniors Lindsey Hollobaugh and Jacquie Seawright will be honored as they play their final regular season home contest. Hollobaugh, the lone player to be with the Bison over the last four years, is sixth on Bucknell's career scoring list with 1,382 points, while Seawright has been a valuable player in her two years since transferring from South Plains Junior College, totaling 374 points and 211 rebounds.
ABOUT COLGATE
Colgate endured a 14-game losing streak earlier this year, but has won three of its last five games despite playing four of those without leading scorer Melanie Cargle. Cargle, who owns a team-best scoring average of 12.1 points per game, including a league-best 20.1 in conference games, is the lone Raider scoring in double figures. Caitlin Gillard is second on the squad at 9.9 points per game, while Gretchen Polinski, the lone Colgate player to play in and start all 26 games, leads the team in rebounding at 6.7 per contest. Due to a number of injuries, the Raiders have had nine different players appear in the starting lineup this year, while six of those players have started at least 10 games.
BISON VS. RAIDERS
Bucknell has won the last three games in the series with Colgate by an average of 19.7 points to take a 28-17 advantage in the all-time series. The Bison have won four of the last five contests and the last four matchups have been decided by 19.3 points per contest.
WITH A VICTORY OVER COLGATE, BUCKNELL WOULD...
• ...stretch its best-ever Patriot League start to 11-1
• ...improve to 11 games over .500 for the first time since ending the 2001-02 season with a 21-10 record
• ...break the program record for consecutive wins
• ...reach 19 wins for the third time in program history
• ...win at least 11 games in the Patriot League for the second time
• ...post 11 wins in an 12-game span for the first time in program history
• ...clinch at least a share of the regular season Patriot League title
• ...sweep the regular season series from Colgate in back-to-back years for the first time since 1997 and 1998
QUICK FACTS
Bucknell reached the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament for the fourth time in five years last year ... Hope Foster leads current Bison with 641 career rebounds, 36 shy of climbing into Bucknell's top-10 list ... the Bison were one of the best defensive teams in the nation last year as they ranked in the top 50 nationally in four defensive categories, including seventh in field goal percentage defense ... just once in the last 96 games has an opponent converted at least 50.0% of its field goals against the Bison defense ... senior guard Lindsey Hollobaugh has 75 career double-figure scoring games ... Hollobaugh became the 10th Bison to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career against Navy ... Jacquie Seawright will be playing in her 100th career college game (South Plains JC/Bucknell) against Colgate.
WINNING STREAKS
Bucknell has won seven games in a row to equal the program record for consecutive victories. It is the second straight year the Bison have posted a seven-game winning streak.
Bucknell's Longest Winning Streaks
Year Streak Final W-L
2005-06 7 18-11
1986-87 7 17-11
2006-07 7 --
WIN CLINCHES SHARE OF TITLE
With a win over Colgate, Bucknell will clinch at least a share of the Patriot League title. The Bison currently have a "magic number" of two over Army to claim the outright title for the second time in the 17-year history of the Patriot League.
GOOD SHOOTING FOR FOSTER
In each of the last six games Hope Foster has attempted at least 10 field goals and has made at least 50.0 percent of her shots as well. She is second in the Patriot League, making 53.4 percent of her field goals this season. That figure, which ranks 43rd in the nation, would break the Bucknell single-season standard.
OPENING MONTH 4-0
For the first time since February 2002, Bucknell has commenced a month 4-0. The Bison opened that month with five consecutive victories, one shy of the program high for wins to begin a month.
WINS FOR SENIOR CLASS
Bucknell seniors Lindsey Hollobaugh and Jacquie Seawright will be playing their final regular season home contest against Colgate. While Seawright transferred from South Plains Junior College prior to her junior campaign, Hollobaugh will be trying to lead the Bison to their 62nd win during her four years. That figure would tie the 1989 senior class for fourth on Bucknell's all-time list.
Most Wins by Senior Class
Senior Class Wins
2004 69
2003 69
2002 69
1989 62
2007 61
BACK-TO-BACK .500 RECORDS
Bucknell has clinched its second consecutive record of at least .500. It marks the first time the Bison will finish with a .500 record in back-to-back years since 2000-01 and 2001-02. Additionally, Bucknell has won 36 games the last two years, marking the second-highest two-year figure behind 2000-01 and 2001-02.
Bucknell's Most Wins in Two-Year Span
Years Wins
2000-01/2001-02 41
2005-06/2006-07 36
HOLLOBAUGH RETURNS
Senior guard Lindsey Hollobaugh made a return to the Bucknell lineup on Tuesday against Lafayette and scored one point in nine minutes after missing five of the previous six games. The Bison are 9-0 in games played without her over the last two years and have an average margin of victory of 11.9 in those contests.
BEST 26-GAME RECORDS
Bucknell is 18-8 this year, giving it the second-best 26-game mark in program history. Only the 2000-01 squad that was 19-7 through 26 games posted a better mark.
Bucknell's Best 26-Game Records
Year Start Final W-L
2000-01 19-7 20-8
2006-07 18-8 --
500-POINT CLUB
Bucknell's 500-point club has swelled this year as Hope Foster, Kesha Champion and Amanda Brown joined teammate Lindsey Hollobaugh in the exclusive club. Brown was the latest addition, crossing the 500-point plateau Jan. 20 against Colgate as she became the 39th member of the club. Foster currently ranks 21st on the list with 851 points, while Champion is 28th with 621. Brown is 29th, just 19 points behind Champion.
Career Scoring
Player Points
20. Jane Meyer 857
21. Hope Foster 851
27. Jenny Burke 665
28. Kesha Champion 625
29. Amanda Brown 606
SUCCESS FOR FEDORJAKA
Bucknell 10th-year head coach Kathy Fedorjaka has a record of 155-127 at the helm of the Bison, marking the first time she has been 28 games over .500 in her career. Tied for second in career Patriot League victories with Lehigh's Sue Troyan, Fedorjaka has more than doubled the win total of Lori Howard, who holds down second place on the Bison career wins list with 77.
18-4 WHEN LEADING AT HALF
Bucknell led Lafayette 20-17 at halftime on Tuesday, marking the 22nd time this season the Bison led at halftime and they are 18-4 in those contests. Bucknell is outscoring its opponents by more than 150 points in the first halves of games this season.
HOLDING OPPONENTS TO LESS THAN 40 POINTS
Three times in its last six games Bucknell has limited its opponents to less than 40 points. The Bison have now accomplished that feat four times in the last two seasons after it had occured just four previous times since 1980-81.
Games Bucknell has Held Opponents Under 40 Points (since 1980-81)
Year, Opponent, Final Score
1985-86, Coppin State, W, 83-36
1988-89, Cornell, W, 70-39
1992-93, Army, W, 51-37
2003-04, American, W, 51-39
2005-06, American, W, 73-38
2006-07, Lehigh, W, 64-37
2006-07, Holy Cross, W, 63-37
2006-07, Lafayette, W, 53-39
60+ POINTS USUALLY LEADS TO WIN
With its 63-37 win over Holy Cross on Feb. 9, Bucknell improved to 14-1 when netting at least 60 points. The Bison are just 4-7 when falling short of that figure. Bucknell was 14-4 when registering at least 60 points in 2005-06 and is 31-6 in its last 36 games with at least 60 points.
SOJKA SUCCESS
Bucknell has posted a 10-3 home mark this year to improve its all-time record at Sojka Pavilion to 37-20 (.649). It is just the fourth time in program history the Bison have posted double figures in home wins. The 1995-96 squad holds the record with 12 victories in Davis Gym.
Bucknell's All-Time Record in Sojka Pavilion
Year W-L Pct.
2002-03 4-2 .667
2003-04 8-5 .615
2004-05 7-5 .583
2005-06 8-5 .615
2006-07 10-3 .769
Totals 37-20 .649
UP NEXT
Bucknell takes to the road for its final two games of the 2006-07 season. The Bison will travel to Lehigh on Tuesday night, while next Saturday they play at second-place Army in a contest that could possible determine the top seed in the Patriot League Tournament.
