Bucknell University Athletics
Women's Basketball Hosts Cornell in Home Opener on Saturday
11/29/2014 1:53:00 AM | Women's Basketball
What: Bucknell (2-2) at Cornell (3-2)
Where: Sojka Pavilion – Lewisburg, Pa.
When: Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014
Webcast: Bison Vision
Radio: WVBU-FM 90.5
Live Statistics: BucknellBison.com
With a Victory Over Cornell, Bucknell Would...
• Win its third straight game over the Big Red to improve to 19-5 in the all-time series.
• Improve to 29-24 against current members of the Ivy League.
• 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 23 games.
• Improve to 18-16 against non-conference opponents in the regular season under Aaron Roussell.
• Win the 195th game of Roussell's career and his 34th with the Bison.
• End Cornell's current three-game winning streak.
• Win its home opener for the second straight year. The Bison rolled to an 89-48 win over Binghamton in last season's first game at Sojka Pavilion.
How To Get the Game
• The Bucknell-Cornell game will be webcast free of charge on Bison Vision on the Patriot League Network via BucknellBison.com.
• 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.
• Live stats can be accessed at BucknellBison.com.
Series Notes
• Saturday marks the 24th meeting in the all-time series between Bucknell and Cornell. The Bison lead the series 18-5.
• The Bison have won each of the past two games, including a 72-59 victory last season.
• Bucknell is a perfect 12-0 on its home floor against Cornell.
• The Bison have won five of the past six meetings. The Big Red's last win came in 2011 (65-45).
• Bucknell head coach Aaron Roussell is 2-0 against Cornell, winning by an average of 19 points.
Series History
Date Winner Score Location
1/5/82 Bucknell 68-58 Lewisburg, Pa.
12/7/85 Bucknell 69-67 (OT) Lewisburg, Pa.
12/6/86 Bucknell 71-65 Ithaca, N.Y.
12/8/87 Bucknell 95-82 Lewisburg, Pa.
11/25/88 Bucknell 70-39 Ithaca, N.Y.
1/22/90 Bucknell 66-60 Lewisburg, Pa.
1/27/92 Cornell 74-61 Ithaca, N.Y.
12/7/93 Bucknell 70-58 Lewisburg, Pa.
1/22/96 Bucknell 57-54 Lewisburg, Pa.
2/11/97 Bucknell 64-53 Ithaca, N.Y.
12/2/00 Cornell 75-74 Ithaca, N.Y.
1/6/01 Bucknell 74-57 Lewisburg, Pa.
12/5/03 Cornell 68-62 Ithaca, N.Y.
11/24/04 Bucknell 86-83 Lewisburg, Pa.
12/20/05 Bucknell 62-57 Ithaca, N.Y.
11/20/06 Bucknell 73-59 Lewisburg, Pa.
11/25/07 Cornell 74-63 Ithaca, N.Y.
1/7/09 Bucknell 56-45 Lewisburg, Pa.
1/6/10 Bucknell 69-55 Ithaca, N.Y.
12/30/10 Bucknell 54-45 Lewisburg, Pa.
12/18/11 Cornell 65-45 Ithaca, N.Y.
1/2/13 Bucknell 64-39 Lewisburg, Pa.
11/23/13 Bucknell 72-59 Ithaca, N.Y.
About the Big Red
• After an 0-2 start, Cornell has won three straight games, notching victories over Colgate, Fairfield and Marshall.
• The Big Red are allowing just 54.4 points per game this season and have held three of their opponents under 50 points.
• Nia Marshall, a 6-0 forward, leads the team in scoring (14.0 ppg), steals (11) and blocks (3).
Bucknell History vs. The Ivy League
• Bucknell is 28-24 all-time against members of the Ivy League.
• The Bison have played every team in the conference except Dartmouth at least once. They hold a winning record over Cornell and Columbia.
Bucknell vs. Current Ivy League Members
Team Record Last Meeting
Brown 0-1 1996-97 (Brown, 83-73)
Columbia 3-0 2006-07 (Bucknell, 71-53)
Cornell 18-5 2013-14 (Bucknell, 72-59)
Harvard 1-2 2001-02 (Harvard, 67-44)
Penn 3-5 2013-14 (Penn, 69-61)
Princeton 1-5 1998-99 (Princeton, 61-50)
Yale 2-6 2012-13 (Yale, 82-62)
Overall 28-24
Last Time Out
• Playing on the road for the fourth straight game to open the season, Bucknell travelled to Youngstown, Ohio where it dropped to 2-2 on the season with a 69-54 loss.
• The Penguins made nine of their first 14 3-point attempts and finished the game 53 percent from beyond the arc.
• Sophomore Claire DeBoer matched a career high with 15 rebounds.
• Junior Sheaira Jones scored all of her season-high seven points in the first half.
• Freshman Catherine Romaine scored her first collegiate points.
Career Highs Set at Youngstown State:
• Tyler Craig: field goals (5)
• Julia Gnieser: field goal attempts (1), 3-point field goal attempts (1)
• Claire Maree O'Bryan: blocks (3)
• Catherine Romaine: points (2), field goals (1), field goal attempts (2)
• Sune Swart: blocks (2)
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 33. He passed Rebecca Carr (1976-80) with the season-opening win at Bowling Green.
Converting From The Line
• Bucknell continues to take advantage of its opportunities from the foul line. The Bison rank first in the conference, shooting 49-64 (.766).
• The Bison took the most foul shots (665) in the conference last season and took advantage of those opportunities with the best free-throw percentage in the league (.735). They scored 24 percent of their points (489 of 2005) from the line.
• Six players on the roster shoot better than 70 percent from the line for their career.
Career 70% Or Better From The Line
Player FT-FTA Pct.
Audrey Dotson 196-251 78%
Megan McGurk 51-67 76%
Katherine Harris 22-29 76%
Tyler Craig 41-56 73%
Claire DeBoer 86-120 72%
Claire Maree O'Bryan 54-76 71%
Protecting the Basket
• Audrey Dotson had one block at Fairleigh Dickinson, moving her into a tie with Felicia Mgbada (2009-13) for seventh on the program's career blocks list with 94. 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.
Career Leaders - Blocked Shots
Name Blocks Years
1. Hope Foster 344 2004-08
2. Marie Kocornik 132 1984-88
3. Cosima Higham 110 2007-11
4. Desire Almind 108 2000-04
5. Susie Hopper 103 1986-90
6. Joyce Novacek 98 2007-11
t7. Felicia Mgbada 94 2009-13
t7. Audrey Dotson 94 2010-
9. Ann Kirwin 87 1983-87
10. Shannon McGowan 80 1993-97
Mid-Major Poll
• After not receiving a single vote in College Insider's Preseason Mid-Major Poll, the Bison came in at No. 25 with 90 points in the most recent poll. They are the second-highest ranked team from the Patriot League, behind Army (21st).
End of a Streak
• Senior Audrey Dotson finished with zero rebounds in Bucknell's game at Youngstown State. It was the first time since her freshman season she failed to grab a rebound, a streak of 68 games.
Up Next for the Bison
• Bucknell will play three of its next four games at Sojka Pavilion, starting with a home game against Morgan State on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
