Women's Basketball Back at Sojka Pavilion Wednesday Against Morgan State

12/3/2014 12:37:00 AM | Women's Basketball

By: TBD

What: Morgan State (2-4) at Bucknell (3-2)
Where: Sojka Pavilion (4,000) – Lewisburg, Pa.
When: Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, 7 p.m.
Webcast: Bison Vision on the Patriot League Network
Radio: WVBU-FM 90.5
Live Statistics: BucknellBison.com

With a Victory Over Morgan State, Bucknell Would ...
• Take a 2-1 lead in the all-time series with Morgan State with its second straight win over the Bears.
• Improve to 21-9 against current members of the MEAC.
• Win back-to-back games for the first time this season. The Bison haven't lost back-to-back games either through the first five games.
• Improve to 19-16 against non-conference opponents in the regular season under Aaron Roussell.
• Win the 196th game of Roussell's career and his 35th with the Bison.
• Start the season 4-2 for the second time in Roussell's three years at Bucknell.

How to Get the Game
• The Bucknell-Morgan State 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
• Wednesday marks just the third meeting in the all-time series between Bucknell and Morgan State. Each team has won one game.
• The Bison won the most recent game, 72-64, during the 2012-13 season.
• Current Bucknell players Audrey Dotson and Sheaira Jones both started in the win. Dotson scored nine points and led all players with 11 rebounds. Jones scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds in 24 minutes of action.
• Current Morgan State player Tracey Carrington was also a starter in the most recent game between the two teams. she finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.

Series History

Date            Winner                    Score         Location
11/22/11      Morgan State           54-52          Lewisburg, Pa.
11/25/12      Bucknell                   72-64          Baltimore, Md.

About the Bears
• Morgan State is 2-4 after six games against opponents on complete opposite sides of the spectrum. The Bears have four losses against teams from BCS conferences and wins against one Division III opponent and one NAIA school.
• Senior Tracey Carrington has scored 33 percent of her team's points this season. She averages 20.5 ppg on 34 percent shooting and gets to the line a lot, as evident by her 44-of-57 mark through six games.
• The Bears have a minus-8 rebounding margin, but give themselves plenty of second-chance opportunities with 15.7 offensive rebounds per game.

Bucknell History vs. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
• Bucknell is 20-9 all-time against teams from the MEAC.
• The Bison have played eight teams in the conference and hold winning records against five of them, including unbeaten marks against two (Howard and Maryland-Eastern Shore).

Bucknell vs. Current MEAC Members

Team Record Last Meeting

Coppin State 3-5 2006-07 (Coppin State, 64-50)

Delaware State 4-1 2006-07 (Bucknell, 53-42)

Florida A&M 0-1 1986-87 (Florida A&M, 69-62)

Hampton 3-1 2007-08 (Bucknell, 89-79)

Howard 3-0 2008-09 (Bucknell, 63-53)

Md.-Eastern Shore 5-0 2005-06 (Bucknell, 93-92, 3OT)

Morgan State 1-1 2012-13 (Bucknell, 72-64)

N. Carolina A&T 1-0 1985-86 (Bucknell, 77-62)

Overall 20-9

Last Time Out
• Bucknell used a 16-2 run in the second half to top Cornell 59-51 in its 2014-15 home opener at Sojka Pavilion.
• Claire DeBoer had a double-double of 15 points and 15 rebounds, matching her career-high in rebounds for the second straigh game.
• Freshman Jacquie Klotz made her collegiate debut, hitting a 3-pointer and pulling down three rebounds.
• The Bison improved to a perfect 13-0 all-time against the Big Red on their home floor.

Career Highs Set vs. Cornell:
• Jacquie Klotz: points (3), rebounds (3), field goals (1), field goal attempts (3), 3-point field goals (1), 3-point field goal attempts (3), assists (1)
• Carly Richardson: free throw attempts (1)
• Catherine Romaine: rebounds (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 34. He passed Rebecca Carr (1976-80) with the season-opening win at Bowling Green. He is also just five wins shy of 200 for his career. See page 8 for complete list of Bucknell coaches

McGurk Continues Consecutive Starts Streak:
• Sophomore Megan McGurk has started every game of her college career, a streak of 35 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, shooting 60-77 (.779).
• 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 198-251 78%

Megan McGurk 51-67 76%

Katherine Harris 22-29 76%

Tyler Craig 42-57 74%

Claire DeBoer 93-127 73%

Claire Maree O'Bryan 54-76 71%

Protecting the Basket
• Audrey Dotson had one block against Cornell, moving her into seventh on the program's career blocks list with 95. 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

7. Audrey Dotson 95 2010-

8. Felicia Mgbada 94 2009-13

9. Ann Kirwin 87 1983-87

10. Shannon McGowan 80 1993-97

Mid-Major Poll
• Following a 1-1 week with a loss at Youngstown State and a win over Cornell in the home opener, Bucknell dropped out of the College Insider Mid-Major Poll. The Bison are listed as a team receiving votes.

Young But Experienced
• The Bison are a young team - just one senior in the projected starting lineup - but still bring back plenty of players with experience from last season. Audrey Dotson, Megan McGurk, Claire DeBoer, Tyler Craig and Sheaira Jones have combined for 172 career starts, while Claire Maree O'Bryan played in all 30 games during her debut season and has started all five games this year. In all, eight players have started at least five games for the Bison.

Dotson Close to Joining 1,000-Point Club
• Audrey Dotson is 74 points away from becoming Bucknell's 21st member of the 1,000-point club. She currently sits at 926 points, averaging 10.2 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