Women's Basketball Travels to Delaware Looking for Third Straight Win

12/6/2014 10:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball

By: TBD

What: Bucknell (4-2) at Delaware (3-3)
Where: Bob Carpenter Center (5,000) – Newark, Del.
When: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2014, 3 p.m.
Webcast: BlueHens.com
Internet Audio: BucknellBison.com
Radio: WVBU-FM 90.5
Live Statistics: BucknellBison.com

With a Victory Over Delaware, Bucknell Would ...
• Win its third straight game
• Improve to 3-20 in the all-time series with the Blue Hens.
• Win at Delaware for just the second time in 13 games.
• Improve to 32-70 all-time against current members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
• Improve to 20-16 against non-conference opponents in the regular season under Aaron Roussell.
• Win the 197th game of Roussell's career and his 35th with the Bison.
• Start the season 5-2 for the second time in Roussell's three years at Bucknell.

How to Get the Game
• The Bucknell-Delaware game will be webcast free of charge on on the Blue Hens website.
• 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 BlueHens.com

Series Notes
• Saturday marks the 23rd meeting in the all-time series between Bucknell and Delaware. The Blue Hens lead the series 20-2.
• Delaware has won 10 straight games against Bucknell.
• The teams have not played since 2002.

Series History

Date Winner Score Location

1/30/82 Delaware 73-39 Newark, Del.

1/29/83 Delaware 74-62 Lewisburg, Pa.

1/28/84 Delaware 79-49 Newark, Del.

3/1/84 Delaware 64-37 Newark, Del.

1/16/85 Delaware 62-38 Lewisburg, Pa.

2/16/85 Delaware 84-62 Newark, Del.

1/16/86 Delaware 65-49 Newark, Del.

2/8/86 Delaware 67-64 Lewisburg, Pa.

2/14/87 Bucknell 71-68 Newark, Del.

2/27/87 Delaware 87-80 Lewisburg, Pa.

1/27/88 Delaware 86-73 Newark, Del.

2/20/88 Bucknell 87-72 Lewisburg, Pa.

1/28/89 Delaware 78-55 Newark, Del.

2/21/89 Delaware 94-90 OT Lewisburg, Pa.

3/5/89 Delaware 80-74 Lewisburg, Pa.

1/30/90 Delaware 85-78 2OT Lewisburg, Pa.

2/24/90 Delaware 71-50 Newark, Del.

3/1/90 Delaware 83-66 Newark, Del.

11/28/90 Delaware 86-76 Lewisburg, Pa.

11/23/91 Delaware 87-63 Newark, Del.

11/28/01 Delaware 86-66 Lewisburg, Pa.

12/8/02 Delaware 71-45 Newark, Del.

About the Blue Hens
• Delaware is 3-3 after winning back-to-back games road wins over Vermont and Temple.
• Erika Brown scored 23 points and Courtni Green scored 19, including a 10-for-12 mark from the line, in the Blue Hens' most recent game, a 69-58 win at Temple.
• Delaware trailed by three at the half at Temple, but out-scored the Owls 44-30 in the second half.

Bucknell History vs. Colonial Athletic Association
• Bucknell is 31-70 all-time against current members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).
• The Bison have played all but two - Charleston and UNCW - of the 10 teams in the conference. They hold a winning record over Elon and are tied with Northeastern.

Bucknell vs. Current CAA Members

Team Record Last Meeting

Delaware 2-20 2002-03 (Delaware, 71-45)

Drexel 8-16 2009-10 (Drexel, 67-54)

Elon 1-0 1998-99 (Bucknell, 73-64)

Hofstra 9-13 1999-2000 (Hofstra, 87-74)

James Madison 0-2 2008-09 (James Madison, 76-56)

Northeastern 2-2 2001-02 (Bucknell, 75-67)

Towson 9-16 2013-14 (Bucknell, 78-62)

William & Mary 0-1 1982-83 (William & Mary, 83-43)

Overall 31-70

Last Time Out
• Bucknell led by just two at the half, but opened the second half with a 22-2 run on its way to a 79-50 win over Morgan State. The win was the second straight for the Bison, both at Sojka Pavilion.
• Claire Maree O'Bryan went 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and scored a career-high 20 points.
• Claire DeBoer posted her second straight double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
• The Bison had 20 assists on their 23 field goals.

Career Highs Set vs. Morgan State:
• Jacquie Klotz: free throws (2), free throw attempts (2), steals (1)
• Claire Maree O'Bryan: points (20), 3-point field goals (4)
• Carly Richardson: free throws (4), free throw attempts (4)
• Catherine Romaine: rebounds (5)
• Jorden Sneed: field goal attempts (1), 3-point field goal attempts (1)
• Tara Wilk: free throw attempts (3)

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 35. He passed Rebecca Carr (1976-80) with the season-opening win at Bowling Green. He is also just fourwins 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 36consecutive 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 85-110 (.773).
• 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 204-258 79%

Megan McGurk 53-69 77%

Katherine Harris 22-29 76%

Tyler Craig 46-62 74%

Claire DeBoer 93-128 73%

Claire Maree O'Bryan 58-80 73%

Protecting the Basket
• Audrey Dotson had one block against Cornell, moving her into seventh on the program's career blocks list with 95. She added another against Morgan State to up her total to 96. 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 96 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 and have since posted a win over Morgan State.

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 64points away from becoming Bucknell's 21st member of the 1,000-point club. She currently sits at 936 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