Women's Basketball Hosts Unbeaten Youngstown State on Wednesday

What: Youngstown State (5-0, 0-0 Horizon League) at Bucknell (4-2, 0-0 Patriot League)
Where: Sojka Pavilion (4,000) – Lewisburg, Pa.
When: Wednesday, Dec. 2 – 4:30 p.m.
Webcast: Patriot League Network
Radio: WVBU 90.5 FM
Internet Audio: BucknellBison.com
Live Statistics: BucknellBison.com

Storylines
• Bucknell looks to improve to 3-0 at Sojka Pavilion this season when it hosts Youngstown State on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
• The Penguins are one of 27 unbeaten teams remaining in Division I women's basketball.

With a Victory Over Youngstown State, Bucknell Would...
• Improve to 3-0 at home this season and 23-8 over the past three seasons.
• Improve to 99-67 all-time at Sojka Pavilion.
• Improve to 54-44 in Aaron Roussell's four years as head coach.
• Improve to 3-7 in the all-time series with the Penguins.
• Improve to 2-2 against the Penguins under Roussell.
• Improve to 5-9 against current members of the Horizon League.
• Improve to 2-0 against teams from the Horizon League this season.
• Improve to 27-17 against non-conference opponents with Roussell.
• Start 5-2 for the second time in three seasons.

How to Get the Game
• Wednesday's game can be seen free of charge on the Patriot League Network.
• The game can be heard on the radio in the Susquehanna Valley on WVBU 90.5 FM and online via BucknellBison.com, with Justin Antweil calling the action. The pregame show begins 15 minutes before tip-off.
• Live stats can be accessed at BucknellBison.com

Last Time Out
• Bucknell nearly erased a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit, getting as close to three late in the game, but fell 61-56 at Canisius on Sunday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak, dropping the Bison to 4-2 overall, including a 2-2 mark on the road.
• Junior Claire DeBoer recorded her 12th career double-double with 24 points and 12 rebounds. She shot 8-of-14 from the field and 7-of-10 from the foul line. It was her third double-double of the season and the sixth for Bucknell as a team this year.
• The Bison had a poor shooting night, going 20-for-55 (36%) from the field, 6-for-20 (30%) from beyond the arc and 10-for-18 (56%) from the foul line.
• Crystal Porter paced the Golden Griffins with nine points, seven assists and four blocks.

About the Penguins
• Youngstown State is a perfect 5-0 after a 96-77 win at Oakland on Saturday, The Penguins are one of just 27 remaining unbeatens among 349 teams in Division I women's basketball.
• The Penguins tied a school record with 16 3-ponters in their win over Oakland last game. Kelsea Newman matched the team's individual record with eight and finished with 27 points. Indiya Benjamin tallied 21 points and 13 assists.
• It was the offense that excelled last game, but Youngstown State has the top defensive statistics in the Horizon League. The Penguins have allowed 56.2 points per game.
• Sarah Cash has the top field goal percentage in the Horizon League, making 28 of her 45 shots, while Morgan Olson is a perfect 14-for-14 from the foul line.
• The Penguins' other wins came against Canisius (53-51), Niagara (71-54), Radford (54-53) and Robert Morris (55-46).

Where Do They Rank?
• Following a 4-2 start, including a game against national power Notre Dame, Bucknell debuts at 129th out of 349 teams in the national RPI.
• Youngstown State's undefeated start has it ranked 20th in the RPI. The Penguins are also receiving votes in the College Insider Mid-Major Poll.

Series Notes
• Wednesday marks the 10th meeting in the all-time series between Bucknell and Youngstown State. The Penguins lead the series 7-2.
• The teams have met in each of the past five seasons, with Youngstown State winning four times. Bucknell's win came at home in 2013 with a score of 66-41.
• Claire DeBoer has averaged 11.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in two games against the Penguins, while Claire Maree O'Bryan has averaged 8.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals.

Streaks of Note
• Claire DeBoer - 19 straight games with an assist
• Jacquie Klotz - 14 straight games with at least five rebounds
• Megan McGurk - 66 straight starts

Career-Highs Set Against Canisius
• Jacquie Klotz: field goal attempts (21), 3-point field goal attempts (10)
• Catherine Romaine: rebounds (8), 3-point field goal attempts (2)

Bison Earn Weekly Awards
• Bucknell has earned multiple weekly awards from the Patriot League this season, as well as multiple awards from the Bison athletic department. The most recent was Claire DeBoer, who was named the 5th Quarter Fresh Bison Athlete of the Week on Monday after averaging 21.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in games against Binghamton and Canisius last week.

2015-16 Weekly Awards
Claire DeBoer
- Bison Athlete of the Week on Nov. 30 after averaging 21.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in games against Binghamton and Canisius
Jacquie Klotz
- Voted Patriot League Player of the Week and Bison Athlete of the Week on Nov. 23 after a 33-point, 12-rebound performance in a win over Manhattan
Kaitlyn Slagus
- Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Nov. 23 after scoring a career-high 11 points in a win over Binghamton.

Bucknell History vs. the Horizon League
• Bucknell is 4-9 against current members of the Horizon League.
• The Bison have played just three teams from the conference, two of which are on the schedule this year. They already posted a 59-57 victory at Cleveland State in the season opener.

Dominating the Boards
• Rebounding has been a staple of Aaron Roussell's Bucknell teams and that has continued to be the case this season. The Bison rank second in the Patriot League and 18th in the country with a +12.3 rebounding margin. The number is even more impressive when you consider that one of the team's five games was at No. 3 Notre Dame, which Bucknell out-rebounded 44-33.
• Jacquie Klotz and Claire DeBoer rank third and fifth in the Patriot League in rebounding. Klotz averages 10.8 boards, with 54 of her 65 total rebounds coming on the defensive end. DeBoer averages 9.2 with an impressive 25 of her 55 total rebounds coming on offense.
• Bucknell has won the rebounding battle in 33 of its past 36 games dating back to the beginning of last season.

3-Point Records
• Bucknell has set the program record for single-season 3-pointers in back-to-back seasons.
• The Bison set the mark with 150 3-pointers in the 2014-15 season, and then topped that by one with 151 last year.
• This year's team has 35 3-pointers through six games, putting it ahead of the pace set in each of the past two seasons. The Bison had 26 treys through six games of the 2014-15 season and 24 during that stretch during the 2013-14 season.

Up Next
• It will be a short turnaround for the Bison following Wednesday's game. They will host Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday at 7 p.m.