Bucknell University Athletics
Women's Basketball Looks to Keep Rolling at Mount St. Mary's on Sunday
12/20/2014 10:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball
What: Bucknell (6-3) at Mount St. Mary's (2-7)
Where: Knott Arena (3,121) – Emmitsburg, Md.
When: Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, 1 p.m.
Webcast: NEC Front Row
Audio: BucknellBison.com
Live Statistics: MountAthletics.com
With a Victory Over Mount St. Mary's, Bucknell Would...
• Win its third straight game.
• Improve to 3-3 on the road this season.
• Improve to 2-6 all-time against The Mount.
• Improve to 2-0 against The Mount under coach Aaron Roussell.
• Improve to 26-20 all-time against the Northeast Conference.
• Improve to 2-0 against the NEC this season.
• Improve to 22-17 against non-conference opponents in the regular season under Aaron Roussell.
• Win the 199th game of Roussell's career and his 38th with the Bison.
How to Get the Game
• The Bucknell-Mount St. Mary's game will be webcast free of charge on NEC Front Row.
• The game can be heard via BucknellBison.com, with Justin Antweil calling the action. The pregame show begins 15 minutes before tip-off.
• Live stats can be accessed at MountAthletics.com
Series Notes
• Sunday marks the eighth meeting in the all-time series between Bucknell and Mount St. Mary's. The Mount holds a 6-1 lead in the series.
• The Bison won the most recent meeting and the only game against The Mount under coach Aaron Roussell by a score of 55-43 during the 2012-13 season.
• Mount St. Mary's won the first six games in the series between 1990-2011.
• Bucknell is 0-3 at Mount St. Mary's
• Audrey Dotson started and had nine points and nine rebounds in the Bison's last game against Mount St. Mary's. Sheaira Jones came off the bench and just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds.
Series History
Date Winner Score Location
1/5/90 Mount St. Mary's 71-69 Lewisburg, Pa.
1/28/91 Mount St. Mary's 75-53 Emmitsburg, Md.
1/9/92 Mount St. Mary's 78-71 Lewisburg, Pa.
12/21/93 Mount St. Mary's 72-59 Lewisburg, Pa.
11/27/94 Mount St. Mary's 79-47 Emmitsburg, Md.
12/31/11 Mount St. Mary's 58-46 Emmitsburg, Md.
11/28/12 Bucknell 55-43 Lewisburg, Pa.
About the Mountaineers
• Mount St. Mary's is 2-7 after a 85-60 loss at North Carolina State on Dec. 13.
• Senior guard Jacqueline Brewer scored 22 points in the loss to the Wolfpack and has led the team in scoring six times this season.
• The Mountaineers qualified for the WNIT last season, where they dropped their first-round game to Duquesne.
Bucknell History vs. The Northeast Conference
• Bucknell is 25-20 all-time against current members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).
• The Bison are 1-0 against the NEC this season. They defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 61-60 in overtime on the road.
• The Bison have played all but two teams - Bryant and Central Connecticut State - in the 10-team conference. They hold winning records over five of the opponents - Fairleigh Dickinson (4-0), Robert Morris (4-2), Sacred Heart (2-1), Saint Francis Brooklyn (2-1), and Saint Francis (12-7).
Bucknell vs. Current NEC Members
Team Record Last Meeting
Fairleigh Dickinson 4-0 2014-15 (Bucknell, 61-60 OT)
LIU-Brooklyn 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)
St. Francis Brooklyn 2-1 1996-97 (Bucknell, 59-42)
Saint Francis 12-7 2012-13 (Saint Francis, 62-54)
Wagner 0-2 1997-98 (Wagner, 73-70)
Overall 25-20
Last Time Out
• Audrey Dotson recorded her 13th career double-double with 25 points and 15 rebounds as Bucknell improved to 4-0 at Sojka Pavilion with a 73-66 win over visiting Yale.
• The Bison out-scored the Bulldogs 46-24 in the paint.
• Bucknell led by as much as 12 in the first half before Yale battled back and took a three-point lead (34-31) into the break. The Bison came out with an 11-2 run to open the second half and didn't trail the rest of the way.
• For the game, Bucknell shot 19-for-23 from the line, including a 16-of-17 mark in the second half. Dotson and junior Tyler Craig were both a perfect 4-for-4, while junior Claire Maree O'Bryan made all three of her attempts on her way to 12 points.
• The win snapped Bucknell's four-game losing streak against Yale. Prior to Friday, the Bison's last win over the Bulldogs came in 2008, a 73-70 victory on the road.
Polls/Rankings
• The Bison are listed as a team receiving votes in the College Insider Mid-Major Poll. They have been ranked as high as 25th this season. In the latest RPI rankings (12/20), Bucknell comes in at 68th out of 349 teams.
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 36. He passed Rebecca Carr (1976-80) with the season-opening win at Bowling Green. He is also just three wins shy of 200 for his career. See page 9 for complete list of Bucknell coaches
Career Highs Set vs. Yale:
• Jacquie Klotz: blocks (1)
McGurk Continues Consecutive Starts Streak:
• Sophomore Megan McGurk has started every game of her college career, a streak of 39 consecutive games.
Converting From The Line
• Bucknell continues to take advantage of its opportunities from the foul line. The Bison rank first in the conference and eighth in the country, shooting 129-166 (.777). The program record for single-season free throw percentage is .771, set in 2002-03.
• 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 212-268 79%
Tyler Craig 54-70 77%
Megan McGurk 56-74 76%
Katherine Harris 22-29 76%
Claire Maree O'Bryan 68-90 76%
Claire DeBoer 97-135 72%
Protecting the Basket
• Audrey Dotson had four blocks in the win over UMBC, moving her into sixth on the program's career blocks list. She added one against Yale to give her 101, just two shy of Susie Hopper (1986-90) for fifth. 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 is tied for the team lead with 11 blocks and registered a career-high five in the season-opening win at Bowling Green.
• The Bison rank first in the conference in blocked shots per game (4.2). The team's interior defense is a big reason why it ranks an outstanding fourth in the nation in opponents' field goal percentage (32%).
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. Audrey Dotson 101 2010-
7. Joyce Novacek 98 2007-11
8. Felicia Mgbada 94 2009-13
9. Ann Kirwin 87 1983-87
10. Shannon McGowan 80 1993-97
Balanced Offensive Attack
• The Bison have seven players averaging at least five points per game this season. Claire Maree O'Bryan leads the way at 11.8 ppg, while Audrey Dotson is right behind her at 11.7 ppg. Six different players have led the team in scoring through the first nine games.
Dotson Close to Joining 1,000-Point Club
• Audrey Dotson is 19 points away from becoming Bucknell's 21st member of the 1,000-point club. She currently sits at 981 points, averaging 10.3 per game during her four-year career.
1,000-Point Scorers
1. Molly Creamer 2,462 1999-2003
2. Jennifer Walz 2,112 1985-89
3. Desire Almind 1,581 2000-04
4. Vicki Quimby 1,570 1998-2002
5. Shelby Romine 1,543 2010-14
6. Lori Houck 1,447 1996-2000
7. Lindsey Hollobaugh 1,386 2003-07
8. Amanda Brown 1,344 2005-09
9. Ann Kirwin 1,343 1983-87
10. Marie Kocornik 1,310 1984-88
11. Hope Foster 1,256 2004-08
12. Kate Franks 1,244 1999-2003
13. Susie Hopper 1,228 1986-90
14. Stacey Spitko 1,220 1984-88
15. Lynne Walshaw 1,209 1985-89
16. Lauren Schober 1,129 2005-09
17. Kirsten Ellison 1,050 1988-92
18. Juliet McGee 1,040 1989-93
19. Kim Delfs 1,016 1995-99
19. Kesha Champion 1,016 2004-08
Stacking the Schedule
• The Bison's schedule is highlighted by seven teams that played in postseason tournaments beyond their respective conference tournaments last season.
• The schedule featured a challenging road trip to open the season, as the Bison played Bowling Green on Nov. 14, and went to Ann Arbor to play Michigan on Nov. 16. The Falcons, who advanced to the WNIT quarterfinals a year ago, finished 30-5 and won the MAC regular season title with a 17-1 record. The Wolverines were also in the WNIT after a 20-win season and a .500 mark in the Big Ten.
• Other non-conference opponents for the Bison this season that appeared in last year's WNIT include Delaware and Mount St. Mary's. On the conference schedule, the Bison will play home/away series against defending Patriot League champion and NCAA Tournament qualifier Army, and against WNIT qualifiers American and Navy.
National Exposure
• During the conference portion of Bucknell's schedule is a unique TV doubleheader against Army on Feb. 15. CBS Sports Network will broadcast the women's game at Bucknell at 2 p.m., followed by the men's game at Army at 4 p.m.
• The Patriot League Championship game, scheduled for March 14 at 6 p.m., will also air on CBS Sports Network.
