Women's Basketball Back on the Road for Game at Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday

What: Bucknell (1-1) at Fairleigh Dickinson (1-1)
Where: Stratis Arena (3,000) – Hackensack, N.J.
When: Saturday, Nov. 23, 2014, 2 p.m.
Webcast: NEC Front Row
Radio: WVBU-FM 90.5
Internet Radio: BucknellBison.com
Live Statistics: FDUKnights.com

With a Victory Over Fairleigh Dickinson, Bucknell Would ...
• Stay perfect in the all-time series with the Knights. The Bison are 3-0, including an 80-64 win in the most recent game (2005).
• Keep its season record at .500 or better. The Bison haven't dropped below .500 since falling to 5-6 on Jan. 2 of last season, a span of 21 games.
• Improve to 25-20 against current members of the Northeast Conference. The Bison have played eight teams and have a winning record against five of them.
• Open the season 2-1 for the first time since 2008-09 when the Bison started 3-0 with victories over George Mason, Yale and Fordham.
• Improve to 17-15 against non-conference opponents in the regular season under Aaron Roussell.

How to Get the Game
• The Bucknell-Fairleigh Dickinson game will be webcast on NEC Front Row.
• The game can be heard in the Susquehanna Valley on the radio on BVUB-FM 90.5, with Justin Antweil calling the action. The pregame show begins 15 minutes before tip-off.
• The audio feed is also available online free of charge via BucknellBison.com.
• Live stats can be accessed at FDUKnights.com.

Bucknell vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
• Saturday marks the fourth meeting in the all-time series between Bucknell and Fairleigh Dickinson.
• The Bison have won all three of the previous games, including an 80-64 victory in the most recent meeting during the 2004-05 season.

The Bison vs. the NEC
• Bucknell is 24-20 all-time against current members of the Northeast Conference. The Bison have played eight teams and hold winning records against five.
• The Bison last played a team from the NEC during the 2012-13 season, when they beat Mount St. Mary's but fell to Saint Francis (Pa.)..

Bucknell vs. Current Northeast Conference Members
Team, Record, Last Meeting
Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-0, 2004-05 (Bucknell, 80-64)
Long Island, 0-1, 2002-03 (LIU-Brooklyn, 66-51)
Mount St. Mary's, 1-6, 2012-13 (Bucknell, 55-43)
Robert Morris, 4-2, 1997-98 (Bucknell, 84-53)
Sacred Heart, 2-1, 1999-2000 (Bucknell, 70-60)
Saint Francis (N.Y.), 2-1, 1996-97 (Bucknell, 59-42)
Saint Francis (Pa.), 12-7, 2012-13 (Saint Francis, 62-54)
Wagner, 0-2, 1997-98 (Wagner, 73-70)
Overall: 24-20

Last Time Out
• Bucknell travelled to Ann Arbor where they lost 68-61 to Michigan in just the second meeting between the team.
• The Bison started slow and trailed by 14 midway through the first half. They battled back and took a one-point lead early in the second half, but the Wolverines pulled away for the seven-point win.
• Just two days after playing only 21 minutes because of foul trouble and scoring just three points - her lowest point total since her freshman season - senior Audrey Dotson bounced back with a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds. She was a perfect 7-for-7 from the line.

Career Highs Set vs. Michigan:
• Tyler Craig: field goals (4), field goals attempted (7)
• Carly Richardson: assists (2), steals (1)
• Catherine Romaine: rebounds (1)

Roussell Moves Up Bucknell's List:
• In his third season with the Bison, head coach Aaron Rousell is now fourth on the program's all-time wins list with 32. He passed Rebecca Carr (1976-80) with the season-opening win at Bowling Green.

Protecting the Basket
• Audrey Dotson ranks eighth in program history with 93 career blocks, just one shy of Felicia Mgbada (2009-13) for seventh. She owns the program's sixth- and seventh-best single-season marks with 44 blocks as a junior and 42 as a sophomore. Senior Micki Impellizeri gives the Bison depth with her defense in the paint. She was second on the team last season with 29 blocks and registered a career-high five blocks in 21 minutes of playing time in the season-opening win at Bowling Green.

Mid-Major Poll
• Bucknell's win at Bowling Green and close game with Michigan didn't go unnoticed. The Bison didn't receive a single vote in the preseason College Insider Mid-Major Poll, but received 25 votes in the most recent rankings.

About the Knights
• Fairleigh Dickinson is coming off a 3-26 season, but won its season opener over Manhattan and kept it close with NJIT before dropping that game and falling to 1-1.
• The Knights were picked ninth in the 10-team Northeast Conference in the league's preseason poll.
• Erika Livermore, a 6-1 center, was named the season's first NEC Player of the Week following the win over Manhattan. She recorded a double-double, leading all players in both points (22) and rebounds (16). She added two blocks and one steal.

Up Next for the Bison
• Bucknell will conclude its stretch of four road games to open the season when it travels to play at Youngstown State on Tuesday. The game will stream live on ESPN3.